Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-04-25

who had money, to another. A turn
key recognized her as the ususi visitant
to the prison, permitted to sell things
po5terD and let her out into the
street. y
But a woman in a dress exactly like
hers had long before this gone down
the great staircase, having sold her
eggs and chickens and received in re-
turn fair sum of money from her
customers in the prison.
The first eountryw woman was Mademe
St Vslery. The second was not wo-
man at all, but the Count st. Valery,
who had been supplied with the fe-
male dress by bis wife, who had worn
it over her. -s
By different routes they found their
way to the cavern, where the two chill
dren received them with the widest
delight, and where they lived for a
length of time in safety with them and
with the two faithful servants. it was
Andre, the old gardener, who had found
out that his master WAS imprisoned at
Nantes, and he was thus the Indirect
means of his escape.
In the meantime, little Charmette,
whose loving instinct had betrayed
him, was quite celebrated dog among
the sans clGtOttes, and his pretty name
was changed To that of the 'Ratcatcher.'
He was given to revolutionary
leader, who afterward became 0ne OF
the most eminent Girondists, a party
who overthrew the most atrocious of
the revolutionists, and who were more
moderate in their actions, so that
many of the gentry who had emigrat-
ed returned for time to France.
This leader, whom we shall call
Lefevre, was very fond of the Rat
catcher, and took him with him every.
where. So that when he went into
Brittany to put stop to the butcherieS
and cruelties which had been perpetrat-
ed in that province, the dog was in the
carriage with him. When they came
to the blackened ruins of the Chateau
st. Valery, the excitement of the Rat
catcher knew no bounds. 1t was re
marked to Citizen .Lefevre, and he al
once remembered the history of the dog
and of the capture Of the count. Now
he himself had been a noble, and a
friend of the count, though he had
feared 10 acknowledge any OF his old
friendships. So he left his carriage at a
place near, and entered with Charmette
the precincts Of the chateau.
After snuffing about everywhere, the
dog darted off like lightning toward
the woods. Lefevre followed, but he
soon lost all traces of him. He whi5!l-
ed on a little silver call which the Rat
catcher was accustomed to obey, and
soon he reappeared, inducing him by
his dumb signs to follow him.
At last, Lefevre came to, the old
quarry, and when he saw his dog dis
appear among the bushes, he followed
him, and after narrowly escaping the
rifle of the count, found him and his
whole family living in safety in the
cavern. 80
Having many friends now in power,
the st. Valerys returned to the light OF
day. But the count had but little con-
fidence in the political state of affairs,
and he retired with his wife an d chill
dren to England, where he had dep0sit.
Ell considerable sums of money before
the Revolution broke out.
Thus he escaped the danger that
might have threatened his family on
the fall of the GirUndists, who were
themselves so cruel to the enemies OF
their party that the period of their
sscendency is called the Ierreu1
| Blanche.