The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-06-07


found with this otherwise perfect face,
was that the lower lip, slightly thick,
protruded little beyond the upper one,
as is frequently observed in the portraits
of the sovereigns of the house of Austria.
Her costume was simple, consisting of a
gray petticeat and lowered chintz over
skirt made in the fashion once SO popular
and styled dolly Warden" Her attend
ant whom she called Susanna, was a
pretty and unpretendiny young woman,
belonging to the sprigEtly class of French
servant-maids immortalzed by Mollere
and Beaumarchias as ''soubrettes.'
The two travellers had scarcely tasted
their first spoonful of soup, when the
doors of the apartment were thrown open
and 'fonctionare" of the Professionally
government, wearing his tri-colored scarf,
entered. Striding up to the table where
| the ladies' were seated, he drew from his
pocket letter, and, fixing his eyes with
avid interest on the tall lady made a
mental comparison between her cOunte-
nance and that of some one described in
the document he held in his hand.
"What is your name, cheyenne ?" b.
asked suddenly, in a tone of authorit-
"May first ask, sir, who it is shall
have the honor of answering WI | do
give my name?" returned the iy, who,
although she had become exceedingly
pale, retained her self osSeSsion in re-
markable mar ", Ior it was no joke for
a woa... of position to fall into the hands
of "functionaires'' il those days.
81 am the Mayor of Jougne.'
'In that case, NJ. lie Marie, | am Nine.
de Pryne."
"Havo you no papers about you-no
passport?'
"Mon Dieu, yes-no; that is, of course
have; but in my trunk" answered the
lady. 1--WE are going to Besancon. This
is my maid Susanna, We are travelling in
France, and for that had no idea pass
ports were necessary, NJ. lie Maire.''
"You said you had one in your trunk.
Very we'll, Nine. dc Pryne, allow me to
sec this passport.
''Willingly. Call in your men, and
let them bring my large trunk; all my
papers are in it."
The order was given aud the box was
opened.
at is at the bottom of all, said Nine.
de Pryne, rising as if to search herself.
at is useless your troubling yourself,
cheyenne. See. look at these grand
trains; these alone suffice to prove that
you belong to the court, and intend emf.
grating into Switzerland" cried the
mayor, as he threw out of the box on to
the table several magnificent robes of
velvet, one of which was lined with
ermine. And here-my suspicious are
more than confirmed. All. ah, Nine de
Pryne, you wear a crown, do you? ex-
claimed the mayor as he suddenly rose
from his inspection of the bOx's contents
brandisling in one hand crown stud
ed with large gems and in the other
sceptre. All, all" laughed he exultingly,
madame, so you were going over the
frontier with the crown jewels of France?
l know who you Me."
"Whe!"' said the lady, as pale as a
sheet.
"You are Maria Autoinettc, somtime
queen of France"
rs the queen expected to pass this way
in her flight?"
"She is--and you know that better
than any one. In the name of Franco
and the law. arrest you"'
"Without any further proofs?"
''Certaiuly--I do not require them"
"Will you not at least look at my pass
porte
bah! a borrowed pass" said the
mayor in an impatient voice. you had
better give yourself up, madame, with
out any further trouble. Believe me, it
will be the test.'
"Then SIR" said the lady, rising ma
jestically from her seat and assuming an
imperial attitude-''I am the queen"
1t would he difficult to imagine more
notable figure than that Of the unfort-
innate lady, as she spoke these four
words. Seeing that Susanna was impa-
ticntly about to inturrupt her, she
silenced her by an imperative gesture,
and then Ieseated herself with dignity,
in her chair. SO queenly did she appear
at this critical moment of her existence,
that, staunch Republican as he was, the
mayor of Jougne forgot all about egalte
bowed low before the fallen sovereign.
and retired at once to give the necessary
orders tor her majesty's detention, and
to announce the news to his felow-citi-
zens. A few moments after this exit
two ''gendarme" were sent to mount
. guard at the doors at the salon, and the
:. the unfortunate queen. concluding a few
words of conversation with Susanna,
threw herself on her knees, and prayed
= earnestly for Divine assistance.
u In less than an hour the mayor re.
" turned, accompanied by dozen or sc
members of the municipality. They
= found the queen calm and cheerful. She
i acknowledged their deferential manner
= TOWARDS her with regal grace, and when
informed that the upper part of the hote
was placed at her service until further
instruction was received from Paris, fol
lowed them thither with so quick anC
even gay step that several of then
aiterward remembered it as an unusua
- instance of selt-command.
a When once the queen was safe, and
guard placed at her door, the mayor O
y. Jougne gave himself up to a transport o
4 revolutionary JOY. He had 1.-THE queer
: under lock and key" On him, befor
three days were over, would be fixed tn
! eyes of the world His name would de
+, scend to posterity and live forever in tn
,s annals of history. Having assemble
:, his fellow ''fonctionaires" in the salo
= of the inn, he made a patriotic speech
in which he invoked the spirits of Bru
. tus and Cato, aud wound up by propos
ri ing That the patriots of Jougne shoul
70 form themselves into battalion of tru
" Republicans, and, placing Marie Al
toinette Of Austria in their GENRE, lea
the archtraitress before the Nation;
Tribunal. Possessed, as they were, ,
crown, sceptre, globe and royal mantle
they could carry these emblems of falle