Saint Mary's beacon., 1874-01-08

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Akshca.i oHholit .was shc aia.hs sAuoQ
| and was ao.ired and, vesl 70 care haE
1 " at all; bat one evening. ~ the sehael
i ssrcamed. into the. room. she found - No
j pillow beside hcria riAuse s.aSaSay tsa6e
she sinas asht she lss.lsones ssen ksslS dnaa
fais lsdy-z~ WY fsir: r:ladyrs-esA ne long
golden ha;r hups is two lsaiss d,tFn oyer
The breast, She. vas alone aud lcafed -
II cufioasly.. and saSiuAa esHcatns' NssssibL
I'd. ssMarie de EiA>sl. .s 's,lisris d. yisas.5'
That sashen ssoshsr,anans. aaA A.sas:peos
weak haad wandered up To the, pale face,
and she wondered what il coald Eaean.
Well. the days pas<rd. and she rcccv-
cred. il YEAS il mid July. and sAssnai
20. Those around che chateau said net.
bnt she could not star. Somehow her
heart would not ,let her; aud so one night
esss. Y ;sess-s !sneins. a. sloss sad
wandered away back Is i'aFt& = =
She.dii not 20 back to tie faetery. He
! might 6nd her there. and she dreaded him
now, sem ", with an indefinite ia Of
she knew not what; and 50. with other
poor girls. she worked in the rafes. where
there was mnch talk now of the war;
There was revolutionary talk, too, Of what
the reds would do were the army awav.
aud once in u Willie when she dared ask.
she made .;morous inquiries OF" Monsieur
the Marqsis." asshe called him. and once
when his name was read aloud rs tho lead-
cr o: desperate charge, aud oaly retreat
sd Saen borne back By soldiers. she shul.
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This time $50 passed. aud Paris. in
'.sabc,s" ans: i..rcd csrs"vwas in N up
roar. Napoleon had surreuied. Paris
..al fallen. and after the enemy let. The
city was crazy. wild. mad and furious With
Blood and fire; but she worked on. What
was II all 10 her, only a poor sewing -tsirh
except that bread wis hard to gel. aud at
That very poor and dear? II, Aa.-f
Blu, one dsy she heard there was TO bc
an execution What was that? Only
something she had heard Of. never sec,,;
and so in the press Of the crowd she has-
teued to where La Commune waved iis
red flag, and where the ruined, blackcacd
walls showed where In C,mmune's vcn-
gcance had fallen. -.'" .'! a...t-
Thcre we're three hns.a ans--only three.
Que young man, a chasseur. in his rich
uniform. He was handsome. all said. =
His eyes were bound; he stood against
the wall A crash. roar. aud he fen
forward on his face. while his gile uni
form was draggled in the dust. 81. ....it
The second vas 4 priest in his black
sonibre dress and beads; he looked up
once. and then died. as the other before;
and tire third. he was general. q they
said. aud had dodcd tho people. There
was a press forward to zee. aud Marie
was pushed forward TO the foremost rank.
She looked. lie vas man Of over six
ty. with white hair and features. clear
cut and hard. and very cold then; he
stepped up proudly aud smiled. I'd
The Red in command gave the or
dcrs. "one." "two"-,here was a -ash
from the foremost rank. a sudden cry.
and then girls form WIS seen to Be- E-
ing in the arms Of the hostage. .'three.
iire." shouted the Rer, but sosschow,, the
muskct's didn't roay, and somehow the
Sabbot,es in The crowd raised a faint
cheer which deer encd. into a roar. and n
suggestion was neari to put the Red IN
his place. -..-. .E.s..
Paris. espcci ally common Paris, is
quick of feeling, and when the poor girl
explained in t.cr tears that "thc general
was dear. very doarto her; that he hsd
saved her r 70, oace when si.e was very
ILL.,. Aye. more. he was her mother s lot
or long - in Lorraine; taas s,s LAD
died WI .le married TO anoth er uian. and
and: nat she loved him. Would they
Sbe was not lair: SD, was nee pretty
even bu. her palo golden hais coEorci
him like falo and cloud. aud red Ear;e.
ers twhile f,rieas for his blood raised d Ia,
a III her IN their shoulders. aad r,hs.
I ariors array marched away down nie
street % whore j., Commuae Sat si,h
clos0t portals La Commune was. haw-
ever, easily got a.. and when the x5d
a1ay burst in with its hostages tornc
slot. i: was only too happy to grant what
Sas wanted. and when they re,usncd
like sea goiag cut. tho two were laaaled
close together, ard he. tue great cenroa.
the proud marqais. folded her IN his arD$
nsd kissed her. while th- -itears stool in
his eyes. They were very happy.
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Do you SEQ tia. couple yonlcr--.ls,
tail gentleman with gray hair. rilias be-
hind the Marshal IF France? Wei, tAa.
is Monsieur the Marquis. and tho ss.l
lady. With hair like a sunbcam, is his
wife. ......-.-. .......
Thcy are married, Yes, srd theegi,
the red ashes Of Ia Commune .rc crushed
out deal forever. as they rSie on the
boulevard maay cap is touched sha, way.
for they arc always very kind 10 Pari. in
"sabO,cs," she never forgetting. ttcaah
she is now Madame The Marciianess, that
she was once poor sewing girl. 'A''