Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-11-11

ness, stopped outside the gate, and then
entered, following at distance the wo-
man now threading her way through the
orandlshed pixies and sabres. The wide
staircase was crowded with rabble in
sabots, carmagnoles and red caps, sing
ing shouting and surging to and fro.-
Groups Of men blocked the entrances to
the different Revolutionary tribunals,
loudly urging summary proceedings and
a general massacre, accusing the au-
thorities of lukewarmness and leniency
towards tho guilty Newspaper vend-
ers came and went, crying: Here you
have tho list of the lucky numbers in
the lottery of tho holy guillotine Buy
the treason Of Joseph Lefebvrc, former
physician of the Infamous Capet. Buy
tho account of the dreadful conspiracy
of the traitor Lefebvre to bring about
the massacre Of all good patriots"
Delphinc made her way through the
crowd. She was going upstairs when
she was brought to stand BY a man
dressed in a carmagnole, self-appointed
sentinel. "Where are you going citi-
zen ?"
81 am going. citizen, to attend the
trial Of Joseph Lefebvre; am a wit
ness ?"
He made no objection, and she was
moving on when hideous woman, with
baby in her arms, protested, declaring
that aristocrats ought to be kept away
from the tribunals. where they only
went to corrupt the judges. She, for
instance, that woman, would 60 and
show her face. and weep and faint away
and turn the heads of all those men in
side. Such creatures know perfectly
we'll what they were about, and that was
the way justice was cheated and traitors
escaped who let people die of starvation.
But Delphine hurried on to the room
where she heard the clerk Of the court
reading the summons of Joseph Le-
febvrc.
Protected by his dress, Despies fol-
lowed her unmolested. But the wo-
mans railing had enflamed vindictive
hatred, and on all sides cries of, "Marat
has gone. We have lost our best friend.
Since he was killed the arstocrats arc
raising their heads, Down with the
aristocrats ! Death to the conspirators
To the guillotine with tho enemies Of
the people Death to false witnesses
Down with sorceresses, tho fine ladies' |"
The indictment against Jos. Lefebvre
was read. the interrogatory was over
the witnesses were to be heard. Every
moment some one coming out of the
courtroom gave to the crowd outside a
distorted account Of some incident con-
neoted with the trial. Among other
things il was asserted that it was proved
beyond doubt that the infamous Doc
tor Lefebvre had constantly administered
poison, instead Of medicine, to his poor
patients. And when it was reported that
n woman had testified in favor Of the nc
cused, the tumult reached its climax and
there were shouts of: "She is his nc
complete Send her to the guillotine
with him" Then there were interim
nable disputes, shameful exhibitions of
brutal ignorance and fendish cruelty.
The hours wore away and the popular
Impotence grew more uncomfortable.
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death 10 ali false witnesses p nrow
Ioudor and loudor Tho Sento9bor
butchers mossod nm tho s,a;rs wors
talking Of breaking down the door,
when It opened and Delphine appeared.
At the sight of the furious, threatening
mob, she paused for q moment, proudly
erect bnt verv male Maurice Who ha1
followod hor close nressed m hor aida
as she stood there encirclod bv the bare
brawnv arms tho cloncbed Gsts and nm.
liftcd sabrcs Of these bloodtbirstv man
but sbo restrained him bv nm almost i'm.
nercen,iblc motion Of her head The
iLroats rodonbled Tho women'a sbrill
,r;os roso 6orcelv above tho drunksn
volIs If somo If tho men The most
fr;abtr,, Of al ,hoss womon tho same
o,oo,nro with n ch;Id in bor orms wbo
had kent tbe crowd in state If con-
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blood and connections that bor Iocts
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could hs Instantly eatal~sbe GAS, hor
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