Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26

l'ohicu menacingly raised the hammer
Seeing his own danger the raven sud-
denly flew. cnwiug, TO the very top raft
tors of the shop, whore he bid himself
iu the darkness, shaking down q lot Of
dust and cObWcbs
Bring him down." cried the sergeant.
we viii have Citizen ,IucquOt if we
have 10 dcm0lish the shop to get him
Several of the men began To climb
nltvr tlic raven; they did not care what
they destroyed of the boys property.
and held by hands which seemed to take
delight In pinchng his flesh. Fnbicn was
| forced against the wall while the upper
part OF The room was assaulted by the
rcvOlutiuuists.
After Il long and stubborn fight among
the rUltprr, Citizen JucquOt was taken.
| but several of the men had felt his sharp
henk aud mlons. and they wanted but u
nod from the sergeant 10 give them leave
10 wiring the ravens neck.
III YOU take Citizen ,lncQuot YOU win
nave 20 take me Also cried Fuhien,
sprinRiug forward.
"But we don't want you. though you
have. given Us u good deal of trouble;
! YOU have resisted the win " the assem-
| bly,. said the scrgcuut.
Then ! resist u stili further Long
! I'VE the King. IL that cnoughY shouted
| the little cohhler Of the Rue puscurin
The souldiers, an ardent followers Of
the ierrorlsts, turned red with rage.
! They looked ut one another and thcu M
the little shoemaker who stood erect
| with flashing ewes aud determined mcn.
| IL WIS event that Fabicn was not to be
| browbcntcn.
81 win 20 10 the Euillotine with Citi-
zen Jncqnot. We ride together iu the
sumo cart. You shall not separate ma
| minions of the beast Robespicrrc."
That was enough Rough hnnds
| seized the boy and be- was dragged into
| tue midst OF the squad which faced about
anu tWmped forth into the narrow
| street.-The raven so held ns not 10 he
! able 10 do any damage TO his cuptors,
! he people who had ycnturpd near the
| shop during these scenes fpll back, white
faced ana watched the little procession
/ VS. " moved OF, with Fubicn the boy
| COUPLER, walking erect next TO the man
who carried Citizen Jacquot.
IL was all Crcpiu's work The hoy
| fell that the ruilan had reported Citizen
| Jnyquots treason to the tcrrorlsts.
! All thought he ut viii come your
| time, one OF these days, Monsieur Gre
In less than half an hour after the
arrest of the little shoemaker and his
! pct they were thrown into Il dungeon
whore they had no lght and only
| pitcher of water, IL was one of those
| prisons which already contained hum
| drods of people who were Ia be sent TO
/ the guillotinc and from whose doors the
dread cart made daily trips TO the place
| of execution
lituc Fabion was delighted with one
| thlhg, ana that was that he had not
! been deprived of Lucuuots society
! lhey were not Go he separated, and as
] tHmen throw himself upon the heap Of
! straw which had been the couch of
! some poor victim of the revolution be-
! fore him, he found Citizen Jncquot end
! ding up close 10 him with his glossy
! feathers pressed against his breats.
| Tue next morning they heard the
! tramp of heavy feet along the corridor
outside the dungeon, and then came the
/ grating of iron doors aS they opened 10
! lgl ont the next batch of Victims. After
/ tlds the tramp, tramp camo back and
/ passed away, and the rumble of The
death cart died away ON the stony
street
/ For three days this was repeated with
! toT1he mimtcness aud certainty.
/ Bread and water came mysteriously 60
the cell occupied 10y lRh.en and Citizen
\ JAcquOG aud The ruYcn. once merry.
/ was now strangely ailcnt and morosc.
I Nthont che conipNnl0nship OF lis
friend Fahien would have gone mad.
I he talked &c The raven, tried TO cheer
NM up, and even sang snQtchos of song
/ which he was wont TO sing Ia the old
Z shop willie az work.
Why did they summon them 10 the
mock trials which sometimes prefaced
/ the execution OF the already CON
+ dcmnedl The boy was eager 10 meet
I his accuscrs; he even longed to stand
heiprc the dreaded man In France.
! kohesplere himself, aud tell him that
( u was all wrong 10 make war on n
raven and O hoy
One morning the raven flew to the
mengfe sill OF the window from which
1 the l.Bht had been barred with boards
ana began % cav in startling mani
ner Little Fabien spraug up ana won.
dered what had come over the bird.
Is u the death cart for nag" he
asAed Have they como 20 our NUM-
hut he waited while the raven aut.
/ teed and caWed and Whom Clifton
4 Iacquot ccased for a moment. he heard
the FAINT sound OF cheers ana lona
/ cries, the Ike of which lie had nos
hemrrd since they entered the dungeon.
What did il meang
! presently there came 20 their ears
ne noise of feet in the corridor Ilt.
! W. tabien ran 20 the door ana listened.
iils heart was IN lis throat an was
Long I've the kingw suddenly
serrechet Citizen 1Qcqnot.
liGsh! answered the alarmed boy.