The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-03-16
DEVOTION IN DANGER.
A STORY or THE BAsTILE.

The Marquis de Pelleport, short time
before the French Revolution, was thrown
into the Basile for writing a pamphlet
AGAINST the Count de Vergenness and the
Sieur de Noir, entitled ale Diable dams un
Beniticr' -"rhe Devil in a Holy-Water
Pot" His amlable wife, who had been left
with four children with q relation in Swift
erland, no sooner heard of her husbands
captivity than she flew to his assistance, and
spent six months in frutless solicitation for
his liberty, when she saw herselfleft without
resources by the death of the relation who
supported her. Thrown into despair at the
thoughts or her husband in prison, and her
children on the point of Wanting bread, pre-
ferring death to begging it from strangers
hand, and every day Obliged to reject oilers
which in a corrupt town but too frequently
put virtue to the blush, size knew not which
way to turn her eyes, when M. Dc Launay
persuaded her solicit the Chevalier de Pau
let for the admission of her sons into the
the Military orphan School. The children
were admitted, and Madame de Pelleport
had q lodging provided for her near the
school, where She might take care of her
children. For four years she employed her
self in soliciting the liberty of her husband
and performing the duties ofa mother to the
Youngest children of the school when NJ. De
Villedeuil came into the Ministry then he,
on the case of De Pelleport being represented
to him, obtained from the King an order for
his liberation.
The Marquis, soon after his liberation, re-
turned to Paris, where lie arrived the day
before the Bastile was taken, and had the
misfortune to sec NJ. de Launay put to death
and NJ. de Losme dragged TO the place Of
execution. Struck with the sad spectacle,h he
recalled to mind the humanity of NJ. de
Losme, who had ever striven to console the
prisoners, and had frequently shown much
concern for him. Listening only to the voice
of friendship, he flew to the unfortunate
Major, whom the enraged mob were drag
rinr along with fury that would haze in
undated the stoutest heart, and, catching
him in his arms, cried out to them to desist
"You are going to sacrifice the worthiest
man on earth five years was prisoner IN
the Bastile; and he was my only friend"
These words reused De Losmej and, lift
ing up his ewes with the coolness Of a spirit
truly Roman, not to be expected in a man
whom the mob were almost tearing to pieces,
he said
"Young man, what are you doing? With
draw you will only sacrifice your own life,
without saving mine"
The Marquis dc Pelleport, perceiYlng the
mob were deaf 10 his entreaties, exclaimed I:
Dcgone! will defend him against you
ALL"
Forgetting that he was unarmed, he began
to be beat them oil with his hands, when he
was attacked on all sides, wounded by some
with sabers, by others with bayonets. He
at length seized musket, and did much
execution with it, until it was torn from
him, and he was on the point Of perishing ;
but by new exertions he forced his way
through the mob, and escaped to the Hotel
de Vile, on the steps of which he fell sense
| less. He was. however, conveyed to a place
of safety, and recovered from his wounds.