Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-31


yourself at Chantilly, and engaged t,
raise a company for US; under whicl
you did raise it. and afterward sold i
to NJ. Mazarin.'
Pardon, madam: but it seems to M
that l have already VIGOROUSLY an
swered to all these accusations
Therefore, we do not now question
you about them, but only ask yom
name. As he did not reply, she con
tinued, Write down the Baron dc
Cauvagnac.' Now your rank: l trust
that is more easy to answer
Not at all, madam. l am bachelor
of letters, and doctor of theology
We want your military rank, sir. =
We'll, madam, on this point | can
not reply to you, for l never knew
myself
How so. SIR
why, madam, l made myself a
lieutenant, but as | had no right to
| do so, [ do not think l can be called
! lieutenant"
We'll, sir, but [ made you captain,
therefore you are one
"Oh, madam, here my conscience
interfereS again. l have since began
to think that all rank ought to ema-
nate from royal authority, and that [
cannot call myself captain"
Well at least, you are governor of
Branne"
No, madam; this is the most con-
testible of all. L was certainly ap-
pointed, but [ never entered on nv
duties, and never set foot in my gov
eminent. Therefore am no more gov
ernor Of Branne, than [ am lieutenant
or captain"
well, sir, the council will appre-
clate your defence. Write Governor
of Branne.' Now, sir, sign"
L should have been delighted to
obey your highness, but in the strug-
gle with the people on entering Bor-
deaux, l had the misfortune to hurt
my right hand"
Write the refusal of the prisoner to
sign"
Write the impossibility, madam. [
could refuse nothing to so great a
princess
Lenet hoped that Cauvagnac had
drawn upon himself all the anger of
the tribunal; but, in fact, he had
rather amused than irritated them.
They then took the votes, which were
unanimous for death; and the princess
going to the window, cried out "Mes-
sleurs les BOrdelais, be satisfied:
R1chOu shall be avenged"
Scarcely had she returned to her
room with Lenet, who followed her
to make one more effort to change her
resolution, than the door opened, and
Claire, pale and wild looking, threw
herself at her feet "Oh, madam
cried she, listen to me, in Heavens
name
What is the matter, my child, and
why do you weep SOP
Because you have voted for death,
madam. But yet, you cannot kill NJ.
de Candles"
why not? did they not kill
RichOu"
But, madam, he saved you at Chan
lilly"
Am [ to be thankful to him for
having been duped?"
ooh, madam, he was not duped. He
recognized me at the first glance"
You, Claire?"
Eyes, madam; we had travelled to-
gothor- He knew me-ho lovod mo-
and perhaps did wrong, but it is not
you who punish him for it."
Then he whom you love, and asked
my permission to marry"
WAS NJ. de Candles, who surren-
dered to me at st. George; and who
but for me, was about to blow up
himself and your soldiers; who might
have fed, but surrendered himself
that he might be with me. There
fore, if he dies, will die too; for it
would be 1 who would have killed
him"
My dear child said the princess,
not without emotion, you ask me an
in possible thing. Richou is dead, and
must be avenged; we have deliberated
and come to a decision, and it must
be carried out. If my husband him
self were to ask me [ would refuse"
"Oh. unhappy that I am" cried
Claire, with loud sobs, 81 have killed
my lover
Then Lenet approached: Madam"
said he, lis not one victim enough?
Must two pay for RichOu"
"Ah, monsieur; you the just man!
you ask for the death of one, and the
life of another? Is that just?'
Eyes, madam; it is just that one
man should die instead of two; and it
is just, if there is a choice to be made,
that the honest man should live, and
the intiguer die"
"Ohr' cried Claire, "speak for me,
NJ. Lenet. And you, madam, remem-
Der that [ have devoted my life to
the service of your house"
And I, Also said Lenet; land yet
| have never asked for anything from
your highness in return for thirty
years service; but now, if you high
ness is pitiless, [ will ask boom"
what is that?''
MY dismissal, madam: that l may
go and throw myself at the feet of
the king, and consecrate to him the
rest of an existence which l had hoped
! to devote to your house.
well, then" cried the princess, "say
no more. Do not menace. my old
| friend. Do not weep, Claire; only one
! shall die as you ask it, but let no one
come to ask me for his life"
Claire seized the hand of the prin-
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