The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-03

replied, nor viii ask its pardon.
Down? cried they; down and ask par
don, II you wish to live
mo, said she; Z scorn 70 ask pardon
from assassins that cal themselves the ma
ton. ! will never bend knee or accept
a favor at such hands
Her soul was superior to fear. 'Kneel
and ask pardon was shouted a, her by a
thousand voices, but in vain. Two Of the
assassins now seized her arms. and. pull
ing her from side to side, nearly dislocated
her shoulders Go on, scoundrels.' said
the heroic princess; I vii Task no pardon.
in rage to see themselves TINS over
/ come by the constancy OF woman they
dashed her down and fell upon her with
their knives and poniards. Her head was
soon hoisted upon pike and her heart.
after being bitten by one Of the ruffians.
was put into basin. Both were carried in
triumph through the streets Of Paris. The
body was stripped naked. and with bowels
hanging out was exposed to view"
The brutality of these fiends OF the ter
ror toward the women in the prisons, not
ably toward those who became mothers
amid such surroundings. almost surpasses
| the limits Oh human Dele1.
NATURE OF THE ASSASSINS.
There were many leaders to this vie
mob, and the leaders Of one day were often
aomng the prisoners of the next A fair
idea Of the character Of these creatures
may be gained from this glimpse Of one Of
them:
"Billaud de Varennes returned the next
the steps of the staircase, when a man
named Rulhiere. a prisoner of the Abbaye,
already pierced by many pike wounds, ran
naked into the court, falling and rising
again alternately. I saw him advance
again several tottering steps forward and
struggle for ten minutes against dsath,
which at last vanquished him. The fol-
lowing are the abridged, bona fide words
OF Billaud de Varennes to the assassins:
a." Respectable citizens, you have just
destroyed a set of sooundrels; you have
saved the country; all France owes you
eternal gratitude; the municipality knows
not how to make a return to you. In
doubtedly the booty and the spells of
these scoundrels (pointing to the dead
bodies) belong to those who have deliv-
a sufficient reward, L am deputed to offer
each of you "a livres (s1 sterling). which
are to be paid to you Immediately. cloud
applause from the assasstns) Respecta-
BILE citizens. continue your work, and the
country will be grateful
"After this speech BiIlaud de Varennes
entered into the committee and directed
it to give the "a livres which ne had just
promised to the operators. The commit
tee possessing no funds, demanded from
him the means of satisfying the engage
ments he had imposed upon them. He
laconically required them TO make a list,
and went away without giving any other
solution.
Scarcely had he quilted the room be-
fore the witches entered in a body and
loudly dmeanded the sum which had just
been allotted to them by Billaud de Va
rennes. Never was there a more horrible
spectacle.
"One held sabre. another a blood
stained bayonet, another broken pike,
covered with human brains; another had
torn out palpitating heart, which he
carried at the end of a mutilated hal
berd. These were the trophies, the a1bom-
Unable Qualifications. on which they found
ed their threatened ckms.
" DO you think that have only earned
"a livres?' boldly exclaimed a journeyman
baker armed with a club. L have killed
more than forty of them for my share :"
These fellows went about cursing and
foaming with rage, threatening the COM
mittee itself with a general cutting Of
Threats If they were not paid the money
which an irresponsible adventurer had
voted them out of the emptiness of mis-
head. They were finally paid to get rid Of
them.
STORY OF Able SICARD.
One of the most graphic stories in these
narrowing pages is that told by the esti-
mable Able Sicard, man VINO had de-
voted his life to kind deeds and 10 the aid
and instruction OF the 3laf and dumb in
Paris. AS ne says in his introduction, his
story is not only disgraceful 70 that age,
but il is also difficult for posterity TO
conceive OF its horrors. The Able Sicard
was seized without warning while at his
work, was first confined in the Mayoralty
prison, and was later transferred 10 the
Abbaye with brutal treatment a tevery
turn. His narrative continues:
THE soldier who accompanied US in
formed Us that We should not arrive az
me Abbaye; that the people 70 whom they
were going 10 deliver Us. would at length
do justice o their enemies and would
massacre Us on the way. These dreadful
words we're accompanied by every ex-
preston Of rage and by blows OF their
.sabers and their pixies. which these
wretches leveled al each Of Us. The
coaches started and Immediately the mob
collected and followed Us with insults.
''As We advanced toward TIE A5baye the
multitude Increased n the most alarming
fashion. We attempted 20 close the win
dows Of the coach several times. but me
mob forced Us 10 leave them open that
they might De able with greater ease 70
commit their ao-rid outrages. One Of my
conpan- ous received a cut with a saber
on ;le shoulder. another wan wounded in
the cheak. and 4 third over the nose.
occupied one q the places at the back.
and the blows which we're aimed az me
feu upon my companions.
Imagine 4 you can my wre,ched situa-
ton during this painful ride. the blood %
my companions flowing before my eyes.
unprotected n me mids; OF al enrazed
popUlsce. actually excited 10 violence BY
those who we're placed over Us as our
guard. expecting every momeR; 10 be mas
sacred
WORK OF BCTCHERY BEGINS.
"a. length We arrived az me AhAsve;
the butchers were waiting there. Taey
tad orders % begin WITH Us TIE c5u-r
was sled with az immense crowd. our
coaches were surrounded. Ons OF our
opened the coach door and leapei into TIE
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