The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-08-18

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nations whose very thrones ctum-
bled at the bare mention of his ap
lproach. He was despot in his will,
was great and intrepid in action, and
most shamefully wanting and desti-
| tute in the nobler attributes Of virs
tue and gratitude" And but FOR
his failure at Waterloo there is no
doubt but his next grand conception
and plans would have been directed
against America Such was the
character Of Napoleon Bonaparte,
the most extraordinary man perhaps
that in the annals OF this world ever
"Rose, Reigned or Fell" France to-
day as Republic views with great
suspicion and Ia jealous eye his many
adherents and scrutinizes closely
their conduct and prctentions, more
especially Of those Of former reign
ing families. 1t is said that the
government has or will issue de.
cree for the compulsory expulsion Of
the chief pretenders to the throne
whom it is thought contemplate and
desire the overthrow OF the Repub-
lie. The country is under Q fever
ish state Of excitement and decree
and proclamation is daily anticipated.
From the tombs of the Bonapartes
went to Champ de Mors, fit spot
for reflection, and gloomy specula
tion upon the past history OF France,
! ,y;tt, tba n; ;rr,, ~, 81 a poar ond o,r
roundings threatening the stability
of the Republic, and bringing to
| mind and view the French revolution
and bloody sReign Of Terror" where
| frantic women amidst a surging pop
ulace and an infuriated and reckless
mob, with human heads victims Of
the Guillotine, were borne aloft on
pixies In front and before the carriage
of the unhappy, and afterward i'll
fated Louis the 10th and Marie An
toinette, his wife, when being con
ductcd to the Capitol. Poor unfor
tunate Louis though then tcmpora-
rily rescued at the capitol BY the
noble intervention of that great and
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ficing Lafayette, the friend Of our
own Washington and the defender
of American Liberty and Independ
ence, was still unable TO escape the
bloody, Dauton, Robcspierre Marat
and the savage San Calottes, who
scented his track in his attempted
flight and arrested him at Varrennes,
together with the queen, his sister
Elizabeth, and his tive children, and
after an eight days journey returned
them again to Paris where the last
hope and chance for the safety Of
his life ceased, and where after sew
eral months confinement In the old
Temple Prison he was brought be
fore the convention charged with in
trigue and with favoiing the royal
cause in foreign countries, and by
its members tried and found guilty
and condemned to death. solemnly
declaring his innocence and forgiv
ing his enemies, and while attempt
ing to address the poor misguided
mob the fatcd axe of the Gnillotine
fell upon him and severed his head
from his body. Dauton afterwards
suffered the same fate at the hands
Of the bloody Robesplerre, who had
sent some 1885 persons to the Gull
lotinc from the 10th Of June to the
17sh Of July, 1892, when Robespierre
in turn with some OF his fellow de
mons became like victims, not until,
however, In his despair he had tried
to kill himself with pistol, but with
which he only fractured lis jaw,
when he and his coadjutors were ar
rested and cast into cart by the re
action of the better reason and cool
er Judgment OF those whose hearts
became sickened ut the tragedies OF
Of this insatiate monster and blood
thirsty tyrant, and carried to the
Guillotine and made to expiate with
his head With that of.his fellows in
like manner for the bloody trage
dies OF his reign OF inhuman wrongs
ana crimes. Marat met deserved
death at the hands Of Charlotte Cor
day, young woman who came from
Caen for the purpose of assassinat-
ing him. "a purpose which she ac-
complishcd in his BATH" These in
carnate demons being removed the
terrible "Reign of Terror the
Bloody Revolution, ceased and peace
and order began IN a measure to as
sumo control and human rights to
be respected. The prisons were
opened, exiles recalled and churches
opened for the worship Of God. This
much of history brought to mind by
my visit to the Champ de Mors.
From here, aud from these medta
tions, wended my way to and
through Palais Royal, now converted
into magnificent shops and stores Of
all kinds, asslmllating very much to,
and reminding me OF William Barr's
and A. Il. Stewards great mercantile
emporlums in St. Louis and New
York.
/ would like 20 purchase few lit
tie notions TO take home for presents,
more on account Of their coming
from gay Paris, tho ton of fashion,
than for anything else, but am de-
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