Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-08
Historical RepetitiOns.

That history repeats itself Is an ancient
tru1sm. Ii is, however, interesting to note how
many great events have been duplicated, as 1t
were, by shadowy limitations, and how many
novelties are but "neW toots d. e. tunes) on adlli
horns" as King jamie expressed it. As years
pass away, the limitations frequently drop into
opscurlty: Every one has heard Of Charlotte
Cofday. but few people remember Cecile Re
nault, the young girl who attempted to follow
In her footsteps. This young woman presented
herself repeatedly at the house of Robespierre,
urgently endeavoring to gain admtttance to
him; but Marat's fate had probably made his
colleague suspicious, and the police searched a
parcel Cecile carried. 1t contained two knives,
and from this and other circumstances there
appears little doubt that the young girl shared
Charlotte COIdays enthusiasm, as she eyentu
ally did her fate. Cecile Renault was gull
lotined on the charge Of an intention to assas-
sinate
Joan OF Arc Is familiar historical character:
but only vague memory survives OF that
woman OF Berrt, named Catherine" who &C
urging her father to assist her In her mission"
gave out that she also had ''beheld visions of
fair ladies with crowns OF gold, who babe her
60 &C. through France seeking subsidies and men
alarms for the Dauph!n." This Catherine
never appears to have gained the belief or her
ne1ghbOrs. in spite OF her promises that her
..fair ladies'" would "reveal hidden treasures
to her followers; and she is now only re-
memOered as kind Of feeble SHADOW of the
famous Maid OF Orleans.
II Fuller Is to be believed one OF the most
SuIlOuS iuSt vi tu!S ElO0 OF historical rene
ut1On occurred In the thirteenth century, 1t is
stated that so universal was the crusading en-
thuSlasm at this era that in 1918 no less than
30. eco children set out for the Holy Land This
'Ch1ldS Crusade" was organized by two worth
less monks, who designed to sell their deluded
victims as slaves IN Africa. According to the
story, nearly all the ships containing the young
enthusiasts we're wrecked oil the coast of Italy.
few vessels reached Africa where the uil-
happy Children were sold as slaves and carried
Into the interior OF the country: some OF the
ships were driven into the port of Genoa. where
some or the young Crusaders were rescued and
restored 10 their parents Two merchants of
MaTseilies are sald to have been executed for
completely In this crime.
Few inventions or ingenious contrtyances are
absolutely new. 1t is not long since there was
an account In the papers OF successful cure
effected at one OF the London hospitals by
checking an apparently fatal hemOrrhaqe from
place where 1t was Impossible to apply band
ages. The medical students took it In turn IN
keep the wound closed by the pressure OF a
nnger, relieving each other at intervals through
out the day and till the place healed over. This
contr1vance was mentioned as novelty: but
the same treatment was successfully practtsad
over two hundred years ago, when the Prince OF
Orange (Sllent William'D was wounded in tn
neck by an assassin. Juan Jaureguy. IL wa
impossible to apply bandages to stop the bleed
Ing without suffocat1Dg The patient, but
young surgeon named BOtalli applied the sam
method OF gentle pressure by q finger. an
saved the Princes life.