New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-26
THE CHILD.

It was the twelfth Brumaire in the
second year of the French republic
The day was cherries, and the sky
dark with a threatening snowstorm,
as the beautiful Delphine, Countess of
Athis under the monarchy, alighted
from q hack on the Pont Neuf, close
to a liberty-tree surmonted with it's
red cap. A man, who had been lean
ing for sometime against the PEDESTAL
from which they had dislodged the
statue OF Henry w., came eagerly
forward and lifted his fur cap. His
hair was close cropped in revolution
airy fashion, and he wore ragged
carn4agole open at the throat with
out amy cravat; but even thus dis
guised, the lady recognized Maurice
Desples one OF the youngest and most
promising advocates in the last par
liament.
'Maurice," she said, 'your dress is
admirable; but that does not insure
your safety. 1 have sent for you to
take me before the revolutionary
tribunal" ..@.-.
II, DeIphine, take you before these
eXecutioners!''
"You know that our friend Lefebvre
is brought to trial today
Eyes, know that, Delphine, and
i know, too, that he will not be alive
tomorrow"
"And I Maurice know that I ought
to testify in his behalf. Since the
10Th of July have often heard him
declare himself republican, and 1
can prove that he refused a place Of
Tered him as tutor of the Dauphin-
against my advice, it is true [ can
bring forward many instances Of his
patriotism that must convince his
Judges"
'"rhey will not listen to you. Write,
send word, but do not 60 yourself"
She looked at him beseethinGy -.~
'Do not try and discourage me,
Maurice. If you only knew how
frightened I am in such crowd and
how hard it is to do my duty! am
trembling now and only 60 because I
must"
You ask me, Delphine, to take
You to certain DEATH
"If you really love me, Maurice, you
would not have me cOWardly."
But it is SO useless
cit is never useless to do our duty.
Ihave been perfectly frank in acknowl-
edging my weakness; but what would
you truly think OF me if I should fol-
low your advice, turn now and go
back to my house at Auteuil?"
Come them" said Maurice She
took his arm and they walked along
the quay: talking in a low tone of the
old friend whose courage had brought
him before the bloody tribunal.
He was hiding" said Nine. d 'Atliis,
Sat Nine. d 'Aubry's, my lace Woman's,
and he was perfectly safe there; but
he insisted on leaving because he had
reason to think that his stay was en-
dangering his benefactress. He sue
ceeded in reaching Sevres in safety,
but he was recognized in q wineshop
by some Jacobins, brought back to
Paris, and now he is in the concier-
gerie awaiting his trial. 1t will go
hard with him."
"Thank you, Delphine, for sending
to let me know"
'Who but the imam I love, Maurice,
should share my danger?'
AS they turned the corner Of the
large square clock tower that Adults
on the quay, they saw a crowd of
armed men, tumultuously swaying to
and fro before the iron gateway OF the
palace OF justice. Delphine quickly
withdrew her hand from Maurice's
arm.
"Keep me in sight," she said. "My
courage will tail me if do not feel
that you are looking at me all the
time; but it is best that we should not
seem to be together. | had better
appear to be quite alone, for l have
an instructive feeling that / shall be
safer.if these creatures think me en-
tirely unprotected"
Heyielded to her imperious sweet
ness, stopped outside the gate and
then entered, following at a. distance
the woman now Threading her way
Through the brandished pixies and
,sabers. THE wide staircase was
crowded with q rabble In sabots, car
magnoles, and red caps, singing, shout
ing and surging to and fro. Groups
OF men blocked the entrances to the
different revolutionary tribunals,
loudly urging summary proceedings
and ageneral naassacre, accusing the
authorities Of lukewarnaness and
ienieEcy toward the guilty. News
paper vendors came and went, crying,
He. you have a list of lucky mum
hers in the lotery OF the holy guslotine.
Who will bny the list? Buy tie