The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-06-05
CHARLOTTE CORDAY.

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the Mansion de TIntel.dance. where busy
deputies are coming and going, young
lady, with an aged valet, Is taking grace
ful ltave of Deputy Barbaroux. She is
OF stately Norman figure, in her twenty
fifth year, OF beautiful still, countenance.
Her name is Charlotte Corday. Barba-
roux has given her a note to Deputy
Duperet-him who once drew his sword
in the effervescense. Apparently she
will to Paris on some errand "She was
a republican before the revolution and
never wanted energy" 4 completeness
decision is in this fair female figure.
BY energy she means ''the spirit that
Will prompt one to sacrifice himself foi
his country"
What if she this fair young Charlotte,
had emerged from her secluded stiffness
Suddenly, like star; cruel lovely with
half angelic, half demoniac splendor; to
CLEAN for a moment and in a moment be
extinguished; to be held in memory, 50
bright, complete, was she, through long
centuries2 Quitting Cimmerian coali-
tions without, and dim -simmering twen
ty five millions within, history will look
tixediy at this one fair apparation of a
Charlotte Corday; VIII note whittier
Charlotte moves; how the little life
burns forth SO radiant, then vanishes
swallowed by the night.
With Barbayoux's note Of introduction
and q slight stock of luggage we see
Charlotte on Tuesday, the 9Th of July,
seated in the Caen diligence with place
for Paris. None takes farewell of her or
wishes her good journey. Her father
viii lind line left signifying that she is
gone to England; that he must pardon
her and forget her. The drowsy dill
genca lumbers along, amid drowsy talk
of politics and praise of the Mountain,
in which she mingles not, all night, and
all day, and again all night. On Thurs.
day not long before noon, we are at the
bridge of Neuilly. Here is Paris with
her thousand black domes and goal and
purpose Of thy journey. Arrived at the
Inn de Ia Providence, in the Rue des
Nieux Augustins, Charlotte demands a
room, hastens to bed, sleeps all afternoon
and night till the morrow morning.
On the morning she delivers her note
to Duperet. 1t relates to certain family
papers which are in the minister of the
Interiors hand, which q nun Of Caen, an
old convent friend of Charlotte's, has
need of, which Duperet shall assist her
in getting. This then was Charlotte s
errand in the course of Friday, yet says
nothing of returning. She has seen and
silently investigated several things. The
convention in bodily reality she has seen;
what the Mountain is like. The living
physiognomy Of Marat she could not
see; he is sick at present and confined at
home.
About on the Saturday morning she
purchases a large sheath-knife in the
Palais Royal; then straightway in the
Place des VICTORIES takes Il hackney
coach; ''To the RTE de l'Ecole de Med
icine, No. A." 1t is the residence of
The Citoyen Marat
The Citoyeu Marat is Ill, and cannot
be seen, which seems to disappoint her
much. Her business is with Marat then
Hapless, beautiful Charlotte; hapless,
squalid Marat From Caen, in the ut
most west, from Neufchatel, in the ut
most east, they two are drawing nigh
each other; they two have, very strange
IL, business together. Charlotte, return
ing to her inn, dispatches short note to
Marat, signifying that she is from Caen,
the seat of of the rebellion; that she de-
siros earnestly TO see him, and will put il
in his power to do France great service.
No answer. Charlotte writes another
note, still moro pressing, sets out with il
by coach about in the evening herself.
1t is yellow July evening, We say the
13th of the month; evening Of the Bas.
tile day, when NJ. Marat four years age
in the crowd of the Pont Neuef, shrewd
" required of that Besenval Hussal
party which had such friendly disposit
ions, ''to dismount and give up theil
arms then," and became notable among
patriotic men. -Four years. What {
road he has travelled, and sits now about
half past seven of the clock, stewing il
slipper bath; sore afflicted: Ill of resolu
ton fever-of what other malady tbi:
history had rather not name. Excess
lively sick and worn, poor man, Will
precisely eleven pence half penny o
ready money in paper, with slipper bath
strong three-footed stool for writing OF
the while. and squalid washerwoman
one may call her-that is his civic estao
Hshment in Medical School street; thith
er and not elsewhere has his road lee
him. Not to the reign of brotherhood
and perfect felicity; yet surely on the
way toward that 4? Hark, rap again
j musical woman's voice refusing to b,
rejected; it is the Cheyenne who woul,
, do France a service. Marat, recognizing
from within, cries, "Admit her." Char
lotte Corday is admitted.
"Citoyen Marat, an from Caen, th
seat of the rebellion, and wish to speal
with you.
''Be seated, mon enfant Now wha
are the traitors doing at Caen Wha
Deputies are at Caen - Charlotte
names some deputies.
Their heads shall fall within fort
night, eroaks the peoples friend, clutch
, ing his tablets to write. Barbaroux
Potion, writes he with bare shrunk arm