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

sister D. Npaillcs." she adds. "nnd been sum
moned to England by her husband, but finding
herself the only one Of my mothers daughters
with her, and unatle, / am sure, to parato ner-
self from uc, foaiiug, too. to leave behind some
terson vino might bt compromised, she sacri-
nceu herself ~ NY mother. to her children, and
10 M. ana made some excuse about the preser-
Walton Of her fortune In order to obtain uerms-
sion TO remain in France. 1t g. said that my
mother hod some wish to leave tho country. but
knew nothing very pusitive Of this period. She
was always ready to serve me IN every way. and
10 the situation in which ~ was OF great consc-
qucnco that the Affairs II my husband. or rather
those Of our creditors. should be transacted la
the deuariment whore resided. in spite Of all
the retuenanco that she fen, sue went herself To-
the Minister Carat, and spoke 10 him with the
elevation which was natutdl to her ana which
made her eloquent"
In the month of Ann, l1p}. the Duo d'Aver,
on account of the irreguiarity of some certin-
Gates " residence, was Obliged to escape into
Swi zerl mi. HIS wifo then hoped to join Nine
de Laiaye te az Chayaniac. rlhey had even oh
taincd passports; but the Illness Of the old
Marshil detained them at Saint Gprman. The
summer passed very sadly. At the end Of Au-
gust the Marshal died. Occupied then with this
grief with the care Of his widow and sin
prejudired IN favor ~ Parts, they roBntcred 1t
and established themselves there, agai 1t Mime.
de laflyeti e's earnest prayers. Tue fatal de-
croo Of sept. II followed 1nev were arrested
and confined to their hotel. They continued
for tinic to correspond with Nine de la
fayette, and to receive such Of their friends AZ
were permitted to visit them The three children
Of Nine. dc Noailles were with them. NJ. Grset.
tho tutor Of these Children. and NJ. Carrichon. a
priest. were especially devoted to them, at great
risk to themselves. NJ. Carrichon brought to
thcm the consultations Of religion, which pre-
pared them for the sacrifice thai aw aited them.
In amonth aftcrward, Mime. de Lafayette was a
prisoner az Btoude. ana the difficulties OF cor
rc-puulcucc increased. Ito two ladies at the
Hotel le Noailles wcro examined ABOUT thelr
actions ARID their thoughts. Their answers were
satisfactory. and no immediate consequence
followed this inQuisitiou. Soon. however, an
inventory was taken II all their possessicfe.
Nine. d'Ayon. fearing that she would be- Obliged
10 tike an oath that she had concealed nothing.
attached her remaining diamonds to the cnain
= her watch, which sho wore at her side. Tney
were not taken She sold them on the same day
to a jeweller, who paid part Of tho money,
which was used to discharge some debts. The
next day the joweller was executed. Tney re-
mained thus destitute OF everything but some
old trinkets OF NINE. de Noaillss, which she
sold. aud the little money Of NJ. Grellet, VINO
shared with them his slender purse.
In a short time. the revolutionary tribunals
began the MURDER ofiwomen. Pretexts were at
FIRST sought for, hut mono could be found IA tho
case OF these ladies'. Prepared, however. for
everything. they asked NJ. Carrichon II he would
have the courage 10 accompany them TO the
scanold. He gave hts promise. At length. to-
ward tho month Of Nav, they were expcll. d
from their hotel and went to a hired lodging.
Afer being taken three days in succession t.
the doors Of different prisons they were at
last nsgned TO tho Luxembourg, along
with Nine. de Noailes. the widow OF the Mar
shall and N other-in-law OF Mime d'Ayen. The
children were left IN the care 81 W. Grellei who
found means, In spite OF all obstacles. to com
muu ate with tho ladies and to apprse them Of
the fate that awaited them. From him they
learned Of the arrival Of Nine dc Lafayette IN
the prisons Of Paris. At length the fatal day
u their transfer 10 the Conciergerle which was
OF ITSELF sentence OF death. came.
We dwell upon these horrible details only for
the purpose Of enabling the reader to see the
character and bearing of that beautiful crea-
ture whom Nine. de Latiyette describes as
ner angelic sister 1t Nigh, be necessary to
make some allowance for sisters partiAiit,, IL
the traits exhibited IN this awful scene were no.
atte-tol hy eyewitness. whose citcun tam
tial accounts are exceedingly minnie. aud at lAe
'"''~ 'f'' ~ ~t'"'' '''tt 10 N'''t't't' '''f'''
ohc or these narratives i that "i the priest VI.
OAir'thln' iN' olAer va ave" hi HlN nN
the name or LlNet' "ho was prisoner IN the
Con'ierfere al tue same tme' SIZE was "a
stranger u tAe l'di"' N"til es' butthe witnessed
thcir WI j. u'mean"r III 20 zoe tme tAON cn.
tereo me -clcr- 200 HNtA tAry "tf- d o. 90"
scahold.
Louise De- N0aNlaq. Niccmn'e De Is Mos.
was at tnls t4uc q tuo.gcoftAlr.s -..N.' ioaieit
beauty Of u,4s.n sloaLlcd d. charming sweet.
ness Of dlapos ii.u aLd q Latural sra. .au-n,.-.
which ueyera.rear Tor an 30 staut 10 have failed
her IN the dreadful clfcun stances a. her ] 70
days any more than H. the Lapuie-t pCtlld of ler
life. Religion bad done It's perfect WORK d. her
character. as IL had with all W rien 81 her
family. Submission t. ihc Will g G. q was com
mon to them ali. but there VS. such "a serenity.
such n calmue-s aud self control about this lady
that tho bitter,st sun ring does not seem 10
have wrung from her ono word Of complaint.
Devotion TO others was so natural T. her that
from lrst to last she occupied herself ia tender
cares Tor her mother and grandmother without
thought VI herself. She was, as IL was fitting
the last Of the three TO suffer-, having sustained
the others to the end. The following /. the sub
stance Of Nine. Lavet'- narrative:
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