Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-10


Egalite shared the fate of the King and
Queen. After his death Mrs EIii>t was
confined for three weeks in q dungeon, en-
pecting death at every moment bat her So
iourn with the rets and mice WAS at length
relaxed, and she was allowed to mix with the
other prisoners. From the Recollects at
Versailles she was removed to the prison Of
the Carmes in Paris, where she found many
acquaintances, among them Nine Besuhar-
nais, Mime. de Cuisine and her husband, and
others. The details of her life in this prison
are full of interest. Even in the presence of
death they managed to enjoy themselves and
the dramas of real life played from day to
day were at one time farce, at another
a tragedy Nine BeauharnAis (eftervard
wife of Napoleon) had been on bad terms
with and separated from her husband. until
one day fresh prisoner was added to those
assembled in the large room of the prison
who turned out to be the Marquis -da r.
harnais. It was an embarrassing meeting f0fs
both husband and wife, who, under the cir
cumstances, agreed to be reconciled. The
day that the Marquis de Beauharnais joined
them was the one on which the husband of
Mime. de Cuisine was executed. 81 never
saw a scene of more misery than the
parting between the young couple" says
Mrs Elliot az really thought she would
have dashed her brains out. Nine. Bean
harnais and did not leave her for three
Gays ana nlgnt5- nut NINE ue Justine was
young. full of spirit, and a Frenchwoman,
and at the end of six weeks was consoled by
the attentions of the Marquis de Beauhar-
nais much to the distress of his wife, who
seemed attached 10 her husband. Mrs
Elliot says she did all she could to persuade
Beauharnais TO spare his wifes feelings, but
he was not to be controlled. 81 am far from
supposing that there was anything wrong in
their attachment" she adds, but certainly
Beaaharnais was more in love than L was
possible to describe, and the little woman
seemed to have no objection to his atten-
tions." It was but brief paradise for Beau
harnais, who was among the next fifty led
out to execution His death was tragedy
for the two miserable women who
chung to him at parting. and one
of whom never smiled after his death After
is months imprisonment Mrs. Elliott was ct
last liberated, but. during her Incarceration
I she was once 50 near the scafold that her
hair was cut in readiness for her execution
The death of Robespierre was the signal for
her delivery. She remained in Paris after
this, moving in the highest circles during The
Consulate and the Empire. Napoleon adj
mirsd her and, il is said, made her an oder
before he married her friend, Mime. BeauhAr-
nais In the year 1901 she returned 10 En-
gland and was reported by those who knsw
her to be- at the age of Sc, more beautiful
than ever 1t was during this visit 70 En-
gland that she met de Chsnsenets, whom she
had so nobly rescued and she had the salts
faction of living to see him reiastated as Gov
ernor of the Tuileries The remainder Of her
life was tranquil She remained In England
until the year 1914, when she returned to
l4rance, where she lived to q good age, and
died at Vile d'Avray.