The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-04-03

AMI fixing his eyes with vivid interes
on the tall lady, made mental CON
/ parison between her countenance an
that of some one described in the doc
ument he held in his hand.
"What is your name, cheyenne? !?
asked he suddenly in a tone of au
thority.
"May I first ask, sir, who it is I shal
hava the honor of answering when 1 d.
give my name?" returned the lady
who, although she had become exceed
ingly p le, retained her sclf-possessiol
in remarkable manner, for it was M
joke for woman of position to faI
into the hands of fo'actionnoire8 il
those days.
Ct am the Mayor of Jougne."
In that case, M. le Marie, I an
Madame de Pryne."
Have you no papers about you-nc
passport 2"
"Mon Dieu Yes-no; that is, OF
course I have, but in nay trunk" an.
swered the lad y. "We are only going
to Besancon. This is my maid, Susanne;
we are two women travelling on busi-
ness. have an engagement at Besan-
con and really, M. le Marie, I had no
idea passports were necessary when
travelling in France"
You said that you had one in your
box. Very well, Madame de Pryne,
allow me to see this passport"
Willingly; call in your men, and let
them bring my largest trunk all my
papers are in it"
The order was given and the box
opened.
"It is at the bottom of ALL" said
Madame de Pryre, rising as if to search
for it herself.
cit is useless your troubling your
self, cheyenne. See Look at these
grand trains, these alone suffice to prove
that you belong to the court, and intend
emigrating into Switzerland" cried the
mayor, as he thraw out of the box on
to the table several magnificent robes of
velvet, one of which was lined with
ermine. "And here-here, my suspi-
cions are more than confirmed. Ah
All Madame de Pryne THAT is your
name, is it ?-and you wear a crown, 10
you ?" exclaimed the mayor, as he sud
denly rose from his inspection of the
box's contents, brandishing in one hand
a crown studded with large gems, and
LII ULS OGASA u SSSplISs AL all
laughed he exultingly, "Madame de
Pryne, 50 you were going over the from
tier with the crown jewels of France?
I know who you are.
"Who % asked Madame de Pryne, as
pale as sheet.
You are Marie Autoinette, of Aus
tria, sometime queen of France"
is the queen expected to pass this
way in her flight ?"
"She is, and you know that better
than any one. In the name of France
and the law I arrest you"
Without any further proofs ?"
Certainly; 1 do not require them"
"Will you not at least look at my
?"
"Bah, borrowed passport" said
the mayor in an impatient tone. "You
had better give yourself up, madame,
without any further ado. Believe me,
it will be for the best"
''Then. SIR" the lady answered, rising
from her seat, and assum-
.ng an imperial attitude, I am the
queen"
It would be difficult to imagine
more noble figure than that of the IN
princess as she spoke these
'our words. Seeing that Susanne was
about to interrupt her, she |
,ilenced her by an imperative gesture,
and then reseated herself with much |
liguity in her chair. So queenly did |
she appear at this critical moment of |
Ter existence, that, staunch republican |
rs he was, the mayor of Jougne forgot |
Ill about egalite, bowed low before his |
allen sovereign and retired at once to |
give the necessary orders for her ma
esty's detention and to announce the |
news of her capture to his fellow-citi-
lens. A few moments after his exit |
wo gentlemen were sent to mount |
guard at the doors of the saloon, and |
,he unfortunate queen, concluding a
ew words of whispered conversation |
With Susanne, threw herself on her |
Knees and prayed earnestly for divine
assistance. In less than an hour the
mayor returned accompanied by dozen
or so of the municipality. They found
;he queen calm, and even cheerful. She
their deferential manner
,oward her with royal grace, and when
that the upper floor of the
lotel was placed at her service until
urther instructions were received from
Paris, followed them thither with so
quick and even gay step that several
If them afterward remembered 1t as an
Instance of unusual self-command.
When once the queen was safe, and
guards placed at her door, the mayer of
Fougne gave himself up to a transport
# revolutionary JOY. "He had the
queen of France under lock and key.
IN him, before three or four days We're
,ver, would be fixed the eyes of all the
world. His name would descend to
and live forever in the annals
# his country"
Having assembled his fellow-func-
ionaries in the saloon of the inn, he
made them patriotic speech, in which
,e invoked the spirits of Brutus and
Jato, and wound up by proposing that
he "patriots of Jougne form them
elves into battalion of true republi-
ans, and, placing Marie Antoinette of
tustria in their centre, lead that arch
raitregs before the national tribunal
Possessed as they were of her crown,
ceptre, globe, and royal manrle, they
ould carry these emblems of fallen
espotism in their triumphal proce--
ion, and offer them as holocaust on
be altar of liberty"
An address to the national assembly,
tating their intention, and giving the
lost m mute details of the queens ar
est, was forthwith written out and
igncd by the entire conclave, and dis
atched Immediately to the capital. To
his letter was added a private one
,om the queen herself, and so artfulIy
as it sealed, that do what they could,
was impossible for them to read a
ngle word of it's contents. Having
ismissed the council, the mayor went
nee more to the queen, TO inform her
{ what had been determined. Being
kind hearted man, however, he spared
er the knowledge Of the manner in
hich he proposed to conduct her back
, Paris.
While he was conversing with her
iaiestv, q gendarme hurriedly entered
le chamber in a state of great excite
ent
"M. le Marie L. le Marie we have
rested Polignac or Lamballe %
"Ah p exclaimed the queen, "it is
lat young man." {
g 'What young man?" inquired the