The daily critic., 1890-08-22
MAURICE SAxES DEATH.
How the Famous Marsbai Died AFTER
the Duel Of 1880.

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From Tempys Bay.
Toward the end Of November, 1850,
The Comte de Fiesen, nephew Of
Marshal SAKE, and Frederick Grimm,
the eminent literary critic, we're staying
at Chambord Early one morning
travelling carriage. preceded by
mounted courier, entered the park 1t
stopped at the beginning Of the avenue
and two strangers got out The courier
dismounted and made his wav To- the
chateau with letter which he directed
should be delivered TO the marshal at
once. The latter who had not been
long awake, no sooner read 10 than he
dressed himself huuiedly arranged
some papers and then left the chateau
by a side door He took his aide de
camp but forbadethe Comte de Friesen
10 follow him The marshal and his
meet the two strangers
After q short conversation the party
then retired 20 q glade in the forest,
whtre an old peasant saw the marshal
and one Of the strangers draw their
swords and prepare to engage Mean
while the Comte de Friesen had re-
mained at the chateau, q prey to grave
anxiety The sudden arrival Of the
two strangers and the marshars agita
tion filled him with alarm After
waiting In one Of the rooms for a little
time the suspense became uubearable.
lie threw the marshal's injunction 20
the winds and rushed out into the park
II was too late He only reached the
avenue to be confronted by some men
carrying a litter on which the marshal
was lying badly wounded OF the two
strangers no sign was left They had
in fact, re.entered their carriage and
driven OF the moment the duel was
ended The marsha's first words,
however, revealed the identity Of his
antagonist and the cause OF his hurt.
rs the Prince de Cont still here2'
said he, opening bis eyes at the passion
ate excamations of his nephew. Tell
him ] bear him no ill-will. Fetch
Senac; ] fear he will arrive too late,
but want to see my friend. Keep
what has passed In the most profound
secrecy"
The marshal was carried to his bed,
stricken to the death Senac, his pri
vate physician, did all he could to save
him, but there was no hope, and the
wounded man sank rapidly. Great
professional soldiers have rarely failed
to manifest some religious feeling In
the hour Of death. Tiliy, the sacker
Of Mapdeburg, struck down by Swed.
ish bullet at the passage Of the LeCh,
died at lngolstadt with his lips pressed
to the crucifix and the pious eiacula-
tion, In te sp6rdrj, Domiaes, non con.
fuEddr in dternumt The noble.
hearted Schulenburg, Maurice's first
instructor in the art Of war; passed
away with an eloquent Thanksgiving 10
the Providence that had guided him
through the tolls and dangers Of his
Ivtntful life. Francis Trenck. the "a
nous PandouT leader Of the Austrian
Succession War, when he felt his end
approaching, took the vows of Ca.
| puChin friar, So that he exclaimed. half
IN humor, half In superstition. the
| devil might bc disappointed Of his p,Or
soul, TO which he had looked forward
| with such pleasure 90 having.
But In the death Of Maurice dc SAKE
tie slightest vestigC Of religious seuti.
| meut will be sought In vain Louis
W. with that curious zeal for the cN.
teTnals Of religion, which he retained
even amid the gnormilles of the Pare
aux cerfs, was deeply grieved that his
favorite marshal should die a Lutheran.
lie hurricdly sent the marshaps old
fellow soldier, the Comte de Loewen-
| dahl, himself a convert TO Catholicism,
10 try and bring the dying man to the
| true faith The mission was unsuc
cessful. II must not, however, be sup
posed that this refusal TO change his
creed inferred any definite religious be-
lief on the maTshal's part. The man
had no hopes, no faith and no regrets.
He had lived a bold, reckless, brutal
life, and he died the same. Doctor, Z"
said he, 10 Senac, shortly before he ex-
pired, "life Is only dream. Mine has
been short, but Il has been good
one" In the morning Of November
80, 1885, he passed awav.