Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-24

come of the infant. She was imprisoned.
One day sentry observed crow pulling
white substance from under mound; on
searehing,the body of fall grown, newly
born bat strangled baby WAS discovered,
wrapped up in chemigs which boro tho
initials H. g." Doubts were now 81
fenced, and Mile, though she declared she
was innooens, was nevertheless sentenced
to be executed. She appealed, but the
higher ceurt confirmed the senteaee. while
aagmezting it's ignomy Except her mother.
Helene had been deserted by all, yet her
family had influence enough to obtain a
reprieve. The morning of the execution
the hsadsman insisted on being confessed.
On ascending the seaffola he begged the
crowd to be indulgent; he had only risen
from fever, where he had been
Down for three msnths, he
demanded pardon of the soxssna-
ed; repeated hs had never executed any
one in his life; he bit his fingers, trenblsd,
fell On his knees, rolled Oh tho ssafsld,
and threw his arns up wildly in the air.
The poor girl removed the bendage from
her eyes, hearing the crowd vociferats,
to ask what WAS wrong. The exscationer
raised the sword; it fell nervously on tho
girls cnin and jaw; he threw down the
weapon and begged tho crowd to allow him
60 die. They replied with yells and stonee.
His wife then remoantsd the scaffold, re-
PLACED Hilene's head on the block. The
sword went up again and this time fell on
her shoulder. The executioner threw down
the sword and ran for safety to the chapel,
pursued by the crown. Helene had fallen
On her side, and on the naked sword. The
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round the victira's neck, and attempted to
choke hsr; next she pulled from her side
an enormous pair of scissors and com
menced plunging the blades into Helene's
throat AID reok. The crowd had
by this broken the ranks, and
the wreichsd woman ran to join her hus-
band amidst q volley Of stones. The butch
ers with their knives, and the masons with
their hammers soon reduced the exeeu-
TONER and his wife to jelly. Helene was
conveyed to neighboring house and her
fearful wounds dressed. She said, being
innocent, she knew she could Hes be killed.
BY Law she had ten days respite, go a eeur-
isr was dispasshed at onee fren Dion to
Versailles, 10 demand royal pardon. IA
for Halsns, a fever set it and carried her
OFF After she funeral her mother called
On tks Judge; confessed that it was she whe
had delivered her daughter, killed and
buried the shild, obtaining the promise
from Helene never SO divslge the secret;
aHs, lovingly attached to her parent, Hell
enc preferred rather to die tsan betray
her mother.
AIDS TO DIGESTION
The game of billiards was invented to
aid Louis XIV, who wes g notorious
trenchsrman in his digestion. 70 pro
rnote the same operation, Saint Louis went
to bed Immediately after his meaIs. There
was king of Wales in the tenth century
who had q royal officer called "Troediawg"
whose duty it was to rub and keep warm
against his breast thu feet of his majesty
while he was faking his meals.
BoYAL FUNERALS.
When Francois II. tae first husband cs
Mary Queen of Scots died, he was lett to
tbs servants to be buried, and so poor was
the court that only few of the body guard
accompanied the bier as plain as sui
tan's to st. Denis. On the Gay of
Louis XIV. interment, the plain
of s.. Denis was flied
With holiday crowd. singing, dancing
and disporting Themselves, while snathe-
mstizing the royal corpse that came be-
tween the wind and their nobility. The
burial OF Louis XIV. was worse still: It
vas rattle his bones, DER the stones;
with difficulty two volunteered to put him
into a cofdn--he died Of smallpox. In
forsy-eight hours after death, the coffin
YVES placed in hunting cart, one-half
protruding beyond the ooaehman's feet
and set off in a gailop. En- route, the pub
lie homes were fall of merry makes, who
Knocked rs the humble procession passed
by. One tippler was demonstrated with
What" replied he, "ihe old fool starved
as during his life, and he attempts to
make US die of thirst after his death"
''LovE Is LovL1RsT WHEN EMBAIMED IN"
RenRud, archbishop of Cologne, died in
Italy during the second half of the
twelfth csAtHry. He was iGolized by his
followers, who in order to transport his re-
mains home, cut the body up in norssls,
cooked them in boiling water, and then
sprinkled all oyer with salt, and closed the
coffin.
AN OLD LIQUOR LAW.
Zelexcus decrssd, that any pasient who
uFanh WHO WltHott WrlItSn 9rQer OF sno
doctor, was to be put to death.
"TRUTH IS ALWAYS STRANGE"
Queen Chickina was a great admirar of
Bernin's statue of "Trath.' "Your majes-
ty,'" said cardinal to her ose day, sis the
first among the crowned heads TO whom
truth has had the honor to please" Mon
sisr le CARDINAL" replied the queen, ''alI
frrt he o+ IN 10
BATHS FsR TN8 MILLION.
In ancient Paris, there was a street
(Vieilles-'Esteuves) specially devoted to
vapor baths, and owned by the guild of
BARRIERS. When steam was up, the BARRIERS
went round the city with bells, announc-
ing the baths were ready, and the price
less than farthing.
HOW HAPPY COULD BE WITH EITEEa.
A shopmEn had brought two lovely ball
dresses for lady to make choice, she
and her friend could not make up their
minds. At this juncture Tallyrand ar
rived, and they left the decision to him.
which dress does the shopman recon-
mend?" he asked. s'This one." "Well
then, take the other"
a Deserted Bride of Week.
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