The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-31
4 LIFE rs BEI UTIFUL As Ir WAS
INILR ESTING.
The story Of Madame DC LAFAYETTE, Wife Ot
the Friend of Washington,

The story OF Madame DC Lafayette, Wtfe 81
the Friend Of washington,
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I7gl-110j.
We are not aware of any means by winch
the fact can he made certain, but 1t - probable
that Nine de Lafayette WIS for a time at
least, saved from death by the unofficial exer-
lions Of Gouvcrneur Morris. She herself always
believed that she owed her life TO his interces-
sion. We have seen that on her arrival at the
prison Of Petite Force in Paris. VI. Frestcl the
tutor OF her son George, went Immediately to
Mr.. NOrrs's residence near Mclun. 10 solicit his
interference in her behalf Mr. Sparkle. IN his
Life Of Morris" gives the substance OF IN I'M
ofci letter which Morris at once wrote to the
proper authority in her behalf Mr. Sparks says
that although this letter did not pro rure her
release from imprisonment, II seems TO
have averted the cat strophe Of her death
and he quotes phrase from letter
which sho wrote to Mr. Morris few
weeks afterward from the prison, which im-
plies that he had saved her life. At later
period, after her release. and when she was
her way to join her husband In the prison Of
Olnutz, she wrote to Mr.. Morris In terms which
distinctly and with the liyeest gratitude ex-
pressed the same belief. But in the midst Of
the revolutions and counter revolutions that
were then taking place, with two committees
struggling against each other for supreme
power, and that power based upon system OF
terror, no life could be safe" After the 10th
Thermidor the massacres had ceased, but they
might begin again at any time. But the revolu-
ton which dates from IN. day brought into the
Committee Of General Safety toward the end Of
Fructdor tSeptembcr), a new set o. men. The
Representatives Bourbon de lOise and lie
gendrs were directed to visit the prison Of
Plessis, and to decide the fate Of the pris on
ers. They were all liberated. excepting Nine.
dc L fayctie. The Representatives. decided
that her husband had too evidently betrayed
his country FOR them to undertake to determine
what should bo done with her, and tn she
must send her papers t. the committee She
begged them to present them, as she knew
one who could undertake the commission.
" You did not say So" replied Legendre. "when
you were 80 insolent with your ailes-de camp"
Mr. Monroe, why mad now become American
Minister In France. In the place Of Mr.. Morris.
came to see her in the prison, with his wife,
and he undertook t. ensc, her libora,ion but
without success. She was transferred to another
prison. In the house Delmns. rue Notre Dame
des Champs, where she remained for four months
during the winter OF l10i-j II was a very rlgor-
Gus season. and She sun re gre itly from the
G I'd weather. While there she received visits
from M.Carrlchon, the 'aithful and devoted priest
who nal att ,nieI her relatives - the stalf,lI
she profit "a by his yi-its IN ~ king an ex lminl-
ton ~ her whole ne and general confession.
In the Neon time. Nr. NonrD, c,ntinlsl his
effort. in her behaI seconded by 'liie. Beau.
cAet anl Nine. de Dirls. At lelgth sac mem
oor- NJ 'hn c)mmi..es becan' fav)riply dis
pos' o. with tle cx 'eotl1 Of Ilt,nlr,, who re-
fused DO -ien1t ire 10 tn order for hcr lio rA-
ton. until line d. D ira-, WI had some cai ns
up 30 MN, prevail Il unpn him % Civ 70. II was
sisg. on the "a Puv.)t', - Jlniarr 1isj
slA nen months .fter her rr'st a. Cnaylniac.
W. now como 81 ihlt act % her NE which
should CONNECT her memory most tends " with
our own colutiy. and which her .sband id.
after Ter death. WIS what deserved his greatest
lraiso-that she should have hal the courage to
send her son TO America Ga qli, ing the irts9n
nerLr-t s'sH was to seek ,lr. Monroe to thank
him Tor WIN t he bad done, ana to beg him -
obtain ssports or herself ant her children.
that they might leave France. sac took uD her
abode fora mort time with Nine. de Seeur. who.
lived AZ Chitcnay. some leagues from Paris.
She was received there with the greatest ten
derness. and there she recovered something Of
her natural strength ana tranquility. Six days
after her release from the prison she saw her
son. Unwilling TO cOmpromisc Nine. de Segur,
by having him come u her chite lu, she met
him at the house Of two old jansenlste
ladies' in the neighborhood. she found
linn all that she could desire. She could
not leave him In France. AMI she could
not take him to Germany among his
fathers enemies. She believed that her hus-
band would wish him to be 10 the United States,
and she determined to send him to q IN. Wash.
ington. N. de Sesur made her &C Iuainted with
B1,sy AnglIs, an Influential mcnb r. OF the
new Committee Of Public safety, who occupied
himself In long what good was In his power.