The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-03-04

4 pbOr MttY utl tatlet nor, anu 6t1e
WAS unabl, to put hor resolve into
execution.
Bat nov q sistor's lDvo sselloi ND
in her breast, and shs recovered her
strength.
She spra,y forward, bursting
through tho line of guards aud rsn
mp the steps.
Graspiug her bro;hor by tbs hal
sue cried
What does this noinf Il il ouly
the sristocr'cy that are T. lie "
Away, womln - exclaimoi Que
of ths exeoutiouers
M | will not as,v until you
toll mo Why my brotacr ia hors, AJAX
thus b,una
Your brother VAS the echo.
"fes. this IL my brother"
"Well, who are you T.
III am Mire. DJnt you know
me ?"
Tho rsuper :"
"Ay :"
But this is not YOUR brothar 7"
1T is. Ask him ask him -
Young Antonio do Nantes had
turnsd II &C ,rnfil gaz, upon the
maiden, but a light passed at onco
across his face. aui ho IA mirmurod
"Oh, my sister
rs this your brother T. astei
Robospicrre Of the supposed piuper,
alsaucing nesr her.
at is"
But his name is down dif f,rcut
ly."
''rhen you are mistakon. lIo ID
my brother. Ask him"
Does Marie speak tho truth ?"
sskoi Robespiorre.
"She does"
"And you are not d, Nantes =
II tell y-u | am her brother
"Why did yoe not tell us this be
fjro Z"
II attempted to speak, bi! was 81
lencei.'
"Bi. you might have declared
yourself'
You would not havo bslievol
me. y
bat yo9r dress -
ut b-longs to an aristrcrat. Per-
haps to him Tor whom was mistak
en-.
Robespierre advanced close 10
young Nuutes aud guzel earnestly
into his face Then ho approached
Marie, aud looked steadily iuto her
eyes for sh1r. time.
II was moment OF trial for the
poor girl. She tre'ublei in spite OF
der efJrts to appear calm she al
most felt that sbo was lost. whsu
the human fsni, whose word wa.
law, turned and said
"itslease the nan,
Tue chains were instantly re,nov-
cd. and Antonio ds Nantes wake |
dowu from the srhfDld, followed 10y
his sister, while the shouts Of those
arnuni rem. tha air, f)c they sup.
p 'sel it was ccm!nouer who had
th1s been saved.
The .youl5 mtn worked his way
throogh the crowd as rapidly as pos
sibls, leading Mari,.
They hal acarcely escaped it hs.
foro tho poor girl fiiatod frosn the
intensity of her feelings.
Tue brother scarcely knew what
TO do. but Il hand was laid on his
arm. aud voice said.
bring her to my room again
She will bc safe thore." ="
The brother conveyed her to the
apartment of the pauper, and asked
uf her:
"Have ysu seen this female be-
fore Z"
"Yes, I know oil about il" re-
turned the pauper. "Shs borrowed
my clothes to save her lover. She
has don, it and lam glad
Before the noble sister had return
ed to consciousness the brother bad
learned all.
When sho did so they botl
oouSue ooouto uuHtctS "''o' s"'
wardin9 the beggar girl as had beel
promised
"DJ you think Robespierre was
really deceived I" asked Marie de
Nantes.
IL think no."
"rheu why did he order your re-
lease I"
"He saw your plan. He aimirsd
your courage. Could o feud have
done less T.
"Perhaps this was the case. But
IL 80 il was a degyi OF mercy, aud
the only one that man ever did
"You are right"
Antonio de Nantes was not again
arrested, aud lived happily with that
sister. who had 30 nobly periled her
own life to save him by represents
ing the = Pauper of Paris.
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