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

The story of MADAME DE Iaiavct'r. wife on
the tficnd at washington.

/ was q period ~ great ~ i'ibn. Tu' tcsistanco
! IT lNons give IN men ary non, thlt 10y roind
TO that oitv she might csctup from Frlure. Hut
! Lyons was ttkeu. md til. mop, vanished. The
| drcrce of the ~ NJ Sertnmher announced d
! great and Il N ,rnl ucr -echtiou. T. or i,rrd tha
| es hii-hm 'u' 81 hnt.es e deteruIn IA tho
citcf III &c " cv'rv iistrl't Tor tn, ipclrcera+
! lion Of the fuh'ts, m ;Ners, relltiy,s, and
No nts Of the cmgris, rs we'll "a Of the former no,
| bles who had not evcn cDn-t mt proofs OF adj.
hcrcnce to the revolution. Committee wero
for ed ~ design ITO the susuectrd persons les
sirpectD Tho Representative, Sll1n Kesn,ud
# Pd,, W sent tners on this mission. aud no
composed tAc rommrtess Of Who mot uro-
nouuccd Jacobins. Soon aftcrvarl member
" the Z 'yrlntoniry Com nt.tcs c.mc To Cha
Sauac to m Ike search fpr papers, I'm order ia
burn those, they said that were tainted with
| eud llity. rhs melnt destrdction OF All title
deeds. The plpers were put into cart, wi,h
bust ~ the King aud one ~ MiralctL in order
to make i bonfire II tiem aud To- II W. dance
around n. But they were Obliged to carry ali
this to Aurit. for the inhahitau's " Cravaniad
refused to take part In "a on the d,y when
Madame de- LAFAYETTE was to be- arrested
A certain " Gr.u"rier C,mmirslrg of thu
| Revolutionary Cowmitce. arrlv d that uight al
the chateau with a dctncnmcnt ~ the National
| Guard OF PaulIuget. he brought IN trlor OF
| the 'mmit;ee for the arrest Of Nine. do
| hiNete Hne preSehteh the cer'IIc ie OF
| c''iH 'nsnIp gwen Nv the C'hmlnr' lie sdid IL
was TOO o'u' ana not hHV'nS ocen rue ny thd
| committee, II was OF no use. $40 wa taken to
p1ouue' ana Ipusru IN the mouse ~ drlrhipns
which was filled with prisoners OF ~ classes.
She founi herself among some aristlcritio
ladies' with whom, since the revolu ton sho
n"u "au u" reil'"uS "n''cVe lhr' were AZ
| nrst very impert'nent 70 nor She 81 npy void
| ed then' ana tound pace IN chimh'f where
l a.. A
thrce bpurgeoises ~ BHOuie were loiS'i ono
| OF them bakers wife. They eceivcd her IN
touchng manner.
"hlle she was incarcerated In this place She
learned OF the arrest ~ her mother and sister Id
I"ls' her cuiufrh renamed at thavlniao.
ine' cohmuh'ca'ed WIN her every week when
| thev sent her linen To her by putting httis notes
| INTO the packet. Ihe daughter u an innNeeper.'
OF the age OF thlrteen' VINO carried her dinner to
the prison. brou9htt them accounts OF her healths
| Injuries and blows. says Nine. de Listeyrici
| were all the sane to this girl. provided she could
see Nine de Lafayette, aud bring awiv some'
account OF her Tor her children. In January
1874 the children asc'rtained that the jule1
might be gained, aud that entran e into Ind
prison could be obtained. NJ. FresteL tue tItoF
OF George, undertook T.. lie succeeded, sd
That one OF the children every fortnighd
visited their mother by night. At thn
time the sale OF Cen. lafayette prop.
| erty' under the conl'cition, took plncei
| NINE. de Lafayette applied for permission to ID
present at the SALE under guard NJ soldiers. III
| necessary. frestei carried her petition to tho
President k'ynaud' hut he was Obliged to lisieu
| 10 torrent OF lnVectiVeS against hhHettesl
whose entrails teHnaud declared he wished "a
tear OUT against MS "lie' Ia whom ne ia thd
prIde OF the No'u's was PERSONNEL and
against tn 'ir ch''dren, whom he characterzed
| AZ serpent- tnat the hepuonc nourishei In ~
posom' freSlei returned with the most gloomy
'O n
| "o' nauu "as so0" '"''u superHoueu AZ
r,e''u''. u '"e pep"''ne,'' oy one ""yarn'n'
WI" ""u 'no 'epu'a''on Vi oeius less "oients
nc "oas'eu VI us 'ePuo'o'n s'hphcity' anu ~
pvo' VI " "o'' AZ us ou''o""o'~ wooueu
i.IA anu SPOON D'r'ne tnose ps'"iui months
VI ""pi'o"u'eu' a' "'iouue' "auano ue LaiaY-
~ oeOA"o 'no ''ppo'' VI '"o ''''na'os' i"ere
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'"'s' was ,. ''''ii 'uo Oon''""" p"ssasq
'"' " ''0'V'h' luz ''N''o'' De'ween PIlrouI
CTS OF sucn inherent socia oondtlohs werd
coh''huai oaus"s Oh disgust nut all tniS pooS
IauS st"ouR".s "e'o no" aosoroeu ny one ai5
no"ou. Sne 'oaineu tnaV her hother' her slsJ
'e'' anu "er g'"nu"otne' hau oeeu UonsieIIeu
10 tue huAemooure'
| Az the eno oil may an order came 10 briondt
| LOT uer transfer W 'ne PRISON OF Ia force' 20
| farls' Inc oruer was that she shouid DC co4
| Quoted from brigade to brigade. Hut the cal
| tain OF the gendHmes who was charged WITH
the execution 81 the order allowed her to travel
post. Before they departed she asked him II hf
| supposed II possible Tor her to ma means u
escaping on the way. She did not wish to aci
| cept his OUcr ana then 10 compromise hlm on