The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-17

tu"S anu the chilirrn what was necdful for
heir subsistence; COR. ulul the return " NJ.
Frestel, they had liy on moucy which The PEG.
rlc Of the viii ipc had lent with touching Kind
ness, TO the aunt. Ever, day 10 was snnounosd
that Mme. dc Cnavalilc and TIE eldest Of hpr
neces were to be carried to the house " deten-
non at Bdnude, and TINT the two younger cnil-
dten were to DC vat INTO tho poorhousc. Nine
dc Lafayette detention ln the Petite Force was
fiightful There ere Iuc persons Of I. apect-
Hoility among the prisoners, nut she had no TO
source OF at, kind. The horrors that were CONF
mittcd every dN; the situation Of her relatives
In tn Lux 'mbourg. with whom she did not dare
LO communicate; the risks that she herself ran
IN account - her nnm'; tho situation of her
children all IN { can hc I'm lrlnsd 81 suffering
In such "a condition. created fri Il that none but
deeply religious anl remarkably gifted wo-
man could have gOae thrOu III without loss VI
reason.
AT the cad Of two weeks she transferred
10 Plessis. auci ut college that had been con-
verified into a prison. Two days 4f,or her arrival
there she learned tuat tho NJ .rechal de MOuchy
md his wife han p 'ri+hrl on the 80 IN I'D. She
had TO announce 10 to their daughter, and she
had 90 flln the sans mission TO a very interest
Ing Young lazy, whose husband was another Of
the victims OF the Reign Of Terror. At this time
The evolutionary rn junu nut t. death sixty
,p'r,nns dly. Every morning twenty Of tho
rsopers confined ia one Of the buildings Of
Nlcs5is were led out 10 die. Twice Madame do
l'2'Net.c believed that they had come for her
tu,n her place IN the number Of the con-
hemnei. She was lodged iu lt,ls att ic oman
NtrD IN the nith iipor. wners she had the nd
fAutoge Of being alone. As she felt her strength
tiing, she tried to renew II by repeating the
werda OF the creed, 81 believe IN q I'D tho
- hor Almighty" In this terrible situation,
momPltlrily eNnc 'tiug an awful death. oh,
d q d.
giycn b, her daughter, Madame de Llsteyrie,
We tiausi .tc as literally tho peculiar ana del.
ieAic idilms Of hcf language can be trans
furmed into ours
.t,,ul rIou art NV sucror and my strength
iu' .hr xtrnne evils tntt h.ve fallen upon ne.
I.u ar NV God. al. the events Of nay HE are
fog Inv hands; c,u.ctl my .s5i-. .nr. be ever
vim me-. .ni m -u,u fear nothing IN the
En of death tf-rlf.
I,a,v oiwa,s n.cd. and l hone Low the grace
" d. . in tit in tie uY-uu of tue Catholic
lfif 90 'tr principic. ut thia holv religion that
.uittiun. have confidence tnnt 10 VIII sustain
tpV ittnc moment of my death. believe IN tuee,
m q 'd; mall thai innI mast revealed T.
pr"r'i.ed. pnt my who.e tru-t IN the merit@
q l"-n- Cnri-f. and IA the purchase of His
l"IVu. desire TO conform nav iiie to HIS, aud
"ri.e nv sun rings 10 ~ suI, rugs uI ueath
- itls 'hl. nope my Noi. H. rove ihee
above al things. and to- come hS rhy grace to
the hle-sigg Of loving Thee eterntily accept
wth"n reservation. the means which my
~A'~N~t'
I u,ri 10, With M my heart. M, enemies. II I
have hlN, nav per~cc Itnr-. whatsoever they arc,
uid escu tue tersocu,nrs ~ him whom / love.
VA, God 10 h"Ap benefits upon tue.u AMI -
forgive them as tul-Nc them. Lord. IN pray
pnv ,,ta.a tn.tir.. mo. mon wiz nor ratert nv
IrnetS Ton him VINO j. dear TO inc. aud Thou
MUt uc % with us According to tne greatness Ot
LEI l,lc'. Have ui-, un me. 80, God
III 60 NV country; thlt / have never taken part
in any Intrigue that could trouhle u; that my
N|U ItnH
tbe uunciules Of my attachment 20 1t are iu.X-
tnsui liable, and that ~ IersecItiOn, from
chem model very dear to my heart gives me
he example Of ihe-c sentiments.
gtkC to my children ms tenderest bless
iugs, aud priN God. Uy the sacrifice of this life
which had wish'l CD c'n.ecrate {" their hap
of HIM.
IL i IN the name Of Jesu. Christ TIA, 1 ask for
udence In by great mercy ! place these dear
children rl'cs my sonIin i ~, hands;
my duausi'. and That Thou hast power In the
greet ass ~ eternity, 20 restore II 60 ne. aud 10
remit. Ills all there whore W. may less Thee for
ever l. u ~ Ihce. in ihre floue. that have
put my hope. Have p.ty on me- o my GOD!
Aud now we must turn aside from this cruel
spectacle 10 an episode ina shall detaiu the
reader with its painful def III. no lonler than is
nsedfnlto describe tuo slffsgngs Of those who
survived. 1ht such Things should be written
IN the history ~ a civilized people" Of nation
Of cavalier. ani mon OF honor us passing
strange. L ciion. % g. htd Cssaycd to depict
such atrocities. wo1ll be pronounced inons'rous
and unnatural. Yet W. must remember that
human nature I. an iuezi llc .tle ENIGMA, when
the y .ssiuns OF mIliltuIes, loosened from all
the RESTRAINTS o. law, If r-ii-i IA, II reason, OF
humanity, have trIn.ilrmed men into nsnds,
whose frcnzte1 plr'uit of liberty oxpends its
energies IN the viol .tiun ~ an the dictates Of
Justice and all the fecliu-- ofmercy. IL perusing
the history f tine French Nev )lIti)n, we ma m
the coul act 4 parties, Il factions and % lndi-
vidu IL, act, that were So unnecessary, So Gesu-
tute OF ali relation % any rational object, 40 de-
void Of any utiiit' even OF The lowest kind, that
they can only be expl in %, N exclamation 1t he,
upon the superstition tina, for some inscrutahle
Iurposc Goa permitted a wAole nation to be-
come insane.
when Nine DE- Tafav ties mother and slater
LEFT Chavani G 10 return 10 Paris. m the autumn
81 1891, they wen frat - their own house, tho
Hotel dc Noatiles. Gen lafayette came to
Parts, As We have seen. in order to attempt the
suppression Of tine JAtlnin-. lie then saw his
mothof-in-iaw Tor the LIST time. Alter his re-
turn to the armY the situation OF their house.
so near to the Tuileries. the Assembly. and the
Iacobin Club, made It an uncomfortabl, real
dcnce for Nine. d'Aycn aud her daughters They
removed u "a small house IN the FlubDurg II.
Germ 'in In few d4ys Nine. d'Ayen and her
husband, who was an I'll ger 10 Attendance on
the King ~ the Tucres, were conducted - the
Hotel de vile 70 render an account Of tho rel-
sons for his change ~ residence. Their answers
were satisfactory, and they returned to
the Hotel de Noalles. They could not
leave Paris however, before the "a OF
September which one Of the most
dangerous days u those fearful timas. hut as
soon NJ the gates Of part were opened, Rosahe
Dime de Gramm7nr, the Duche.s's third
daughter, went with her husband 10 their own