The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-02-27

and the stranger murmur-d softly
| MAY she always lie happy"
Then he wen, into the church.
H.
T~enty years passed and the Reign
OF Terror began. In la Nenie- the
MAR MAS at its height. when the Con
y-ntion sent one of i,s members TO
Nantes with Instructions 10 take ssi'I
and violent measures against the Roy
ali.ts.
Accordingly. this man, Carrier by
mans. caused "A Large number OF ''sn.-
/ I--rts" To lie confined ia tile Int fvipol,
a building near the Cathedral of 81.
Pierre. men, women, and children s.r.
hustled I,-il-msil into this ante cham
her OF the River Loire. and in spite O,
the daily irosninss, the prison aas
ever throng~si alth victims,
Ia a large low hall tho terrible pro-
consul presided At ia. mock trials
| Tie prisoners WEIR divided into tao
parties. the accused and ia. con
i-nn-d; the former group diminished
rapidly, as the latter Increased, and
at las, Carrier resolved To hurry the
proceedings by dispensing with all
iorinaliiy IN dlsposins ot the victims
Then the fatal words. Condemned
to death" s-T- heard repeatedly az
the Eoyaiists ~uF- hurried across the
hall
Henri lie K.rsou-t'" called the
clerk. sni a yonns man about eighteen
| years of A.s- l-il his companions and
advanced toward the tribunal. lie
/ bowed To ,li- iils- With a. mu Ia ease
and grave as u lie a-T- ~ tho Court o,
/ Versailles. and seemed Ia Is unron
seious that cruel death awaited
/ him
You arr accused of ronstirins
| seains; the HTpubl.s Ia the i-rson of
/ ito representative" said Carrier. YOU
took l,arl IN n plot a.ain,, my life
h-syouth turned frank. fearless
pair 81 eyes toward ia. speaker. ami
answered slowly
Il owe my fathers death to you.
siHny. pay my debts"
Henri" cr..si a Woman. voice -n.
tr-Hiinsly.
Carrier cast a furious glance round
him. aud then H-nri dc k-rsou-t 80.
/ hurried hunv Two women nos
stood before 'h- iudsr. Who asked of
the elder ONE
Are you the mother OF tia, youn:
mani
Il ant -hs answered. and that.
SRI - lis sister"
Your nnm-''
''folsni- 10 Clairvills. Marlui.- do
k-rsou-,,"
I'b- iIds-- looked hs.dly "a, the
speaker Tor minute. then declared
the iny"ri 'a'ion a, an end. and add
81 lg4c.,ys=
Condemned to death. all three"
The doomed w-H- NOW lca back Ia
ihriF dungeons. aud n, nine o'clock at
night the executions. began. Tied TO.
.rlh.r. teo 10y two, the unfortunate
were thrown into boats. taken out on
tie river. ANA dispatched ~i'h sword
or hnyon-;. aud their bodies east into
the water. This met lloi. however.
soon proved too slow to- satisfy
CAREER. and h- caused hundreds oihi-
victims to b- driven out TO a neigh.
boring quarry aud shot.
The Mnrqui.- dc k-r.ou-, aud her
two children w-rv awaiting their
doom IN silence. when I'll" raol-r
entered their r-ll and ordered the
daughter to follow him.
Why mus; We lie -crarsicd''' cried
the mother.
Citizen Carriers ORDERS" replied
the man. II. luicA''
After long and fearful embrace I'll.
yonnr rirl left hcrmo,h-r and brother.
and followed tn. cnol-r into the pres
"nrr al the dreaded proconsul. who
looked at her earnestly and. when they
were left alone. asked slowly;
what il your name"
"Svonn- lie k-rgou.t.
"Do you Low. your mother"
"Ah. yes. monsieur" replied the
girl trembling with terror.
"Ard your brother: VIVA, would You
do To save hi. ii.cy"
II would gladly give my own life"
cried lvonn-. eagerly.
II do no, want your life. child. but
your silence. How old mr., you'''
sixteen years. monsieur"
Then YOU have not learned to lie.
Listen to me. Here is n letter witch
| coniidc to you ON condition of your
promising NJ. that it shall u. hc
opened until midnight. MOI :. :,
you nrc no. to speak OF /: to nj .ie.
Have your promise, Very well.
Co"
The irieh, rned girl took the letter,
pu, it into her bosom. and was taken
back to her cell. but before she had
time % reply to the anxious question.
Ing with which her mother and broth.
err greeted her. n man appeared. carry
ing n pt.tol. signed to them nil , q follow