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

idea of Immortality sustained her courage.
Never was there seen such a calm IN such situ-
alton. She forgot hetsclf to render service to
her mother az Il her grandmOthcr. AT 6 o'clock
they took some lire kfast, to sustain their
strength. gho ladies HOuflcrs brought them
some cbocnl tie. They renamed an inst MT with
them and then babe an eternal adieu. Nino
o'clock struck. The officers came to seek their
victims. IN the MIDST OF the tears Of persons who
ID known them fpr only twelve hours. The
mothers made some arrangements. In case Of
their Hcquittal The daughter, who never
doubted the fte TINT awaited her. thanked
Nine. L,V't WIN those cnnrmlng forms which
she mad received from nature. expressed all her
gratitude for her kindness aud then added,
your face IS happy. YOU will not PERISH"
We have not the hcari t. 20 through with the
last scene az It IS related by NJ Cirrichon. He
was ithfu to his promise, md through viD-
lent thunder storm, amtd thc curiosity and the
ieers Of the multitude. he followed the fatal car
to the guillutine. once. NJ great lax, be got
near enough 20 make Sign which they under
stood. Mamma" said the Vicomtcasc. M
Carleton Is going to give rs abs1lution" ." I'm
mediateiv" he says. "they bowed their heads
with an ayr " repentance. OF conttition, Of ten
de ness, VI hope, aud ~ piety. raise my hand,
aud with uncovered head, pronounce tho
FORM oi uh-ulullons lnen tnc WORDS winch
follow It, vers distinctly aud with super
natural attention. The car moves on. At the
scaGod he ono, more approached the Vi
rOmtessc. She sees HIM. lie draws down his
hat over his brow. ami listens to her words
"Our sacrifice Is accomplished what dear
ones do we leavel But God. In his mercy. calls
us--we have the sweet aud hrm hope Of that.
We shall not forget them. Receive our tender
adeus for them our thanks fIr you. Jesus
Christ, who died for Us, IS our strength MAY
we die in him. Adieu. May we all see each
ether again ia lleavenl !"
There were many other victims. We cannot
repeat the brutal details the preparations hy
the rude hands Of tho cxecuti,ncrs, the
hooking insults Of tho hardened multi
tude. OF these three bl4mclc-s women,
who persisted ny the caurice Of "a mad
dened irayesty Of puonc lus'ic, that some
timcs struck the hign aud sometimes tue hum
tle, ami rarely struck with any rational cause,
the grandmother died nrst, then the mother,
then tue dauiuier. The last, as suo was ascend
ing the scat Did. hearing n young man who was
also to die uttcrSomo hia-phcmy. turned to hlni
with her unfaing grace, and sAi1, For mere, .
sake. sir. say Pardonl"
Nine. de lafayette, IN the prison Of PIE sis.
remained ignorant OF the deaths Of her reli-
tives. although 1t was the custom to announce
the victims Of each day. But. for some reason,
this was not done ~ regard TO these PERSONS
IN the midst of the tumult caused by TIE
rcvomti 81 the lOih Ihermlor f. was
feared for a short time that there would be
o general massacre Of tine prisoners. Then
they heard OF the death Of Kobespiorre. anu
knew that the murders Of the Evolutionary
tribunal had ceased. Nine. de LIayoties first
thought WAS To send to the Luxembourg, and
"a she feared to compromise those VINO were
80 dear to her, and VINO she believed were sui
/ there the note was written by Nine. de Durds
/ The answer Of the jliler told tue Whole. Sue
| tried. in her letters to her children, t. make
/ them feel that they would he a comfort to her
/ but az nrst she could not believe It possible that
She could over receive cOusOllti,n. " Thank
God" she wrote To- them. afterw trd, " Tor having
/ preserved my life. nv reason. and my strength
/ DO not regret being far away from me. God has
preserved me from revolving against him, hat
! nave not for a long time worn even the sem
] biancc OF humpn consol ttiou."
In that capital. wherc Constantly had been
abolished 10y law and religion had been decreed
to oe an idle superstition. these deaths attested
that It Is the fool who SAYS IN his heart thai
there Is no God.