Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-01-05

; worst follies, its bloodiest crimes, was
/ marked man.
The denuncation of Gustave Chaudey,
the journalist, by Vermesch, the editor OF
the Infamous PeTe Dlichenc, followed with
in twenty-fOur hours by his arrest and inn
prisOnment, was the next rude blow. Again
CASTOR denounced the tyrants Of the Hotel
de Vile: and this time retaliation was inn
mediate. The Red Flag was suppressed,
and proprietor and contributors were threat
ened with arrest. Gaston's occupation was
gone. His economies of the past had been
exhausted by the evil days OF the siege, and
he found himself penniless.
He was not altogether disheartened. lie
sat himself down to write satircal ballads,
which were printed secretly, at the old
Office, and sold by the hawllers in the
streets; and in these days Of fever-heat and
perpetual agitation, the public pence flowed
freely for the purchase of squibs, which hit
right or left Versailles or Paris, Republic
or Commune. The little household in the
Rue Git lie Cgur, fragile bark to be tossed
on such tempestuous sea, managed thus to
breast the waves CALAMITY for little while
longer, and Durand's kindly offer Of help
was refused, as not yet needed.
Soon after hearing of the arrest Of the
Archbishop anu inc OLllcI pIltSlS, OttNbOh
made pilgrimage little way out Of Paris.
He went to visit his old friends the Domini-
can monks, at the school Of Albert the
Great, and to ascertain for himself whether
any storm-coud was darkening over those
defenceless heads. Who could tell where
those in power might look for their next
victims? Priests and sorgents &c uitlc were
the beteS nOires Of the Communards.
All was tranquil at the Dominican School
The house had been turned Into an ambu-
| lance by the fathers during the siege; AID
il was still used for the same purpose under
the Commune. The Dominicans could have
no affection for government which turned
| churches into clubs, forbade public worship
and imprisoned priests; but they were
| ready TO give shelter to the wounded FEEDER
| ais, and TO attend them with that divine
charity which asks no questions rs 20 the
creed of the sufferer. They had a right TO
! SUPP, Sc that the Geneva Cross would pro-
tect their homes.
Out of doors they did not pass without in
suits. The house had the reputation Of b.
| ing rich, and the Cummunards bncan 10 talk
! of hidden treasures, and of 4 rcactiOnary
spirit among the fathers. The Dminicans
| let them say their say, turned a deaf ear 10
opprobrious epithetS, appeared in public as
! little as possible, and c3nfdcd themselves
10 the mercy of God. CASTOR saw Fathe:
! Captier, the good prior, offered 10 serve HIM
| in any way within his power, which, Un-
| happily, was Of the smallest, thanked him
| for all his goodness in the past, and talked
with him OF the future, which was not full
! of promise. And 50 they parted, each try
ing to cheer the other with hopeful speech,
each oppressed by the dread If impending
troubles.
Serizier, the colonel OF the 18th legion,
had established his headquarters in noble
mans chateau adjoining the Dominican
School, and looked with no friend y eye up
on the fathers, whose garden lay within
sight of his drawing-roOm windows. The
seizure OF the fort az Issy aggravated the
ready dangerous position of the monks.
The Federals forced to cvacuatc their posi-
ton, fell back upon Arcuel and Cachan,
| and the 18th legion cncamped in the ell
virons of the Dominican School. The faith
ers began 10 fear that the Geneva Cross
would not protect them forever.
On May 18th a fire broke out in the roof OF
the chateau occupied by Serizier The
! Domlncans hurried TO the rescue, tucked
| UP Their robes, and succeeded in cXtlnguish-
| ing the flames. Scrzier sent for them, and
they appeared before him, expecting TO be
! thanked and praised.
To their surprise, they were treated as
| spies, seTgents dc Uute in disguise; they
were accused of having themselves SET fire
! 10 the roof, which was 10 serve rs a signal
TO the Versaillais. They protested, but in
| vain.
I'VE shall make a qufk finish of tho
shayen-polls," said Sari2ier.
Onthe 10.h of May, Leo Meillet, COM
mardcr Of the fort at Blcetre, was ordered
to arrest the DOmnicans with all their
subordinates. To accomplish this perilous
expedition he required no less than two
battalions OF Federals, enc Of which was the
notorious 1Olst, commanded by Serizier.
CASTOR Mortemar heard Of the intended
arrest on the evening of the 18th. He spent
the greater part OF the night going from
place TO place, interviewing those delegates
OF whom he knew something, and from
whose influence lie might hope something.
He urged each Of these to strike a blow in
defence Of those guiltless monks, TO inter-
fere to prevent an arrest which might end
In murder. But in vain. The chiefs of the
Commune had grander schemes in hand
than the rescue Of a handful of harmless
monks.
Castor was at the school early on the 10Th.
If he could do nothing 10 help his old
friends, he could at least be near them in
their LAY of peril. lie was with them when
the 1Olst battalion invested their house, and
ne shared their peril. Serizier recognised
him as the orator of the Folies Bcrgercs,
the editor of the suppressed Red Fldg-a
paper which had publish d some hard things
about the colonel OF the 101st. He ordered
Mortemar to be arrested with the monks.
$50 You are pupil of the Dominicans,"
he cXclaimed-"a worthy pupil of such
masters. We know now where you learnt
to spit venom at honest patriots. You shall
stew together In the same saucer
The capture was made, after but little
resistance. Father Captier, feeling the
responsibility of his office as prior cntreat-
ed to be allowed to put his seal on the outer
doors of the house. This grace was accord
ed without difficulty. Those who granted
the boon well knew the fu;ility of such
precaution.
At seven o'clock in the evening the pris-
oners arrived at the fort of Bicetre, after
having endured every kind Of outrage on
the way there. They were flung into q yard,
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