Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-11-02

AAt N'itNNNtN Nu"t ne NhN kNl'Nt NUV
then permission was granted him to tell
his own story.
This he did in few words, bus the
court could do nothing but pass .entenc,
ot dealh bat the mrm atrs thereof nl
signed a petition p,aytug that J,rom,
Duboi, might be pndoucd; and Til.
petition was sent ta tine grpenu ct the
b igade. and through biu O., the geuc,n
d. the dnt.oa, by whom ID Na, endorseo
and sent dp to the MnsHat.
Lctebyre was KIND aud generous to his
soldiels almost to Il mult, bat he could
not over.ooN 50 gwNo au erDul as thN
which he'd breu e,mmJtd ov Dobnls.
The otder, Sy,n othc ,,uiue we've
very simple, el nrmoJo.>yty ueccs
,lN W. tine o.d, w1.dlns hm to
,t,c bis p'.t Wu pN relieved
Int,.aH.> yu. Who!e
aw .u .o. u. III each
ui... .w1 rcNN lpon
.a-t... III wtn. Nerp.-.i auue,l
llc .u.. Iot un,.
am 4.t -lI -u--at hurJo.d
nHu',p. uJ.dup uclHuo ava
wtoie! b.,s IS oo oUye au, had
presented IT, 81 am sure hat man
mean, %, Nalorg ud yotA .rru wrong
wa- dwe. lie knew what he wa. doing
he ran the rik-hc was detected be
has been uicd and condemned. Ho must
suffer-"
They asked Lctobyre it ho would see
the coudcmued
"No, no r. the Marshal cried, quickly.
"Should .ee him md .l-Dco to one halt
hi ~loty, might padau him, mud thnl
must not bo d,or. Let hlm de, That
Thousand. migut q, .u,od
Tuc umr u>.d lor tine execution oi
Duooi- wa- Jho morning succeeding Tn,
day OF trml, Iue result ot she inter
view with Mu-mu Lc.ebyro was mad,
known 10 him, and be- vo. NOT wui dis
appointed iio blamed uooueaud wu
only sorry that ne had not d,ad upon th,
baltic field,
~l have tried to be o good soldier" ," ho
suid to l- rupa.u. 81 Joe ;hat have
done no crime that houd leave stain
upon my mmc."
The captain took his hand aud ussarcd
him That his uama shoud be held III
respect.
Ioward evening Piuro Valiant, win
his wife and child, Welo admitted to so,
the prisoner. Tui wasuyleit which Jc.
rome wuud hnto glad y Dispensed with,
rs his feelings were already Wlougbl ul
to pitch that almost unnamed him ;
but he braced himself for the interview,
ard would have stood il like here, md
not little Natalie, ia the cugeruc-. of hcI
love and gratitude, thrown herself upoG
his bosom and olucd o die in bis stepd
Thus tipped the blimmiug cup, aud his
tcur- flowed freely.
Pierre and Li-rttr knew not what to
do. They vopr oui they p.n}cd, aud
they A,oud have willingly dlrd ,or the
noble fellow who had thu, beru con
dcmued
LaOer IN ueeyeninE came companion
who, ii he lived, would at solnelimo re-
turn to Jerome bo,hood home. First
the condemned thought OF ms widpNeC
mother aud he eut her me,-ags 9
love aud devotion. Thou he thought @
a brother aud sister. Aud hmIly Ii
thought OF oue-a bright eyed maid
whose vine clad cot -lood upon the bank
Of the Seine -one whom hp had lowed
with a love .uoh ~ ouly great hrarts caa
lcel.
"Ob, my dear lriaud." he cried how
ing hi- head up hi- co-p'd hands
''you need NOT tell Dhcm t,'sobo.d, bu
if tine thing po-.ible, iet lbom boIiev'
that loll 10 bauIr."
HI. commnioa promi cd thi be woull
doaIl hecoud, and 81 tLc uub couic
not he kent bpeG, 10 houd De HHhlut
ly told tlmt lhe p,me ol Jcomn Dubou
.hou d mol bea. di-auoa Iu ti. .mud a O.
tho.e who bad loved bu iuo.h. days
Muuue euu., @u ud gloomy, viii
driving .I..lwI -,,vi ial pt pu earb
I hou j Iym. Dubu M ND oth to
m.ctnl. ttr Tue pae ot csoouliot
hed aMa It.| .pHa oF ouu po
ud N.un u dti.i'f
a D.us Hu.u .t.al. ne .4u
Iuuwu uJ wlte
tau ura Hu.sr .ao ud o
suu, ru .mat tuaeupuo h'
mutyu.mlsuy houF $50 ad-de.
cump cm druiug go 400 -lde of th'
gepraD oi tbr.D.iGtde, ai0hlh cty:
"A .,r:c a -urtie The enemy art
out ln force. let lhi-tmrg be -layed.-
/ Til. Marsha directs lint you face abou
and advance upon the paoiu-un."
In an instant all va changed in that
division, md thc huradier-acncml, wbr
hid temporary command tluuGr.d foril
+ Nl- 0Ii4NtH i't Afi7 '''NIf''.' 'i'f ''f . ~
gloom vn. d--ipat,d, md with ga.
hpart The soldiers turned from ih'
thought Of tie execution of bruyc com
radp to thoughts of meeting the eucmy
"What shall we do with the prisonerY
asked lhe sargeant who had charge o
the guard.
"Lead hin bacl; 10 the camp" lOplieC
The captain.
The direction was very simple, but th'
execution lhercot was not 70 be So cay
for hmdIy had the words escaped th
captains lips when squadron - Ptus
sian cavalry came dahing directly to
ward them. The division wa quickly
formed into hoilow squares, while th'
guard That held charge of the pi-oue
found themselves Obliged 10 fee.
an hcaven'- name" c id Jmome
"cut my boud., and lst mo die ike
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