New-York tribune., 1900-09-02

morning before the grumbIlng old guardian %
the seals knocked at the door. looking for the
comfort Of her easy chair. Once in her room he
did not leave it again al day. and in the even
ing came his harpy wife TO share his Iods.na-
This woman filed the cup OF bitterness 70 the
brim. for she Of the wild beasts Of tae
guillOtinc- She loved blood and cruelty. and de-
lighted in giving her husband every night mat
she called the news" long accounts OF every
horrible scene OF the day-she had sought ta-an
all Alas. for the trembling little girl forced TO
listen to this wretch. The dorniciHary visits
went on. toO. for the search for Des Eche-1. les
was kept up. They knocked furiousIy or ne
door at midnight and rushed in. crying out-
Where is her"
Foret. indignant that his fidelity should b
doubted, pointed out that the rooms
sequestrated, and that he was guardian o. The
seals, which he showed on four Of the dCors he
was still talking by the time they had asked
me at least ten questions At the first sound
L had sat up IN bed and waited silently for
what might happen; the curtains OF ny huge
bed were drawn. but two officers coming %
the foot Of IL, perceived me with astOnishneuf
and asked who / When I answered 7
heard dozen men CITY out all together What
a little voicei That is certainly not man
And pressing forward looking over each gth-rss
shoulders to See me better. they repeated again.
What a little voice! What a little giri, How
thin She is. how scklyr'
/ was the butt Of all their pIeasantries whzIe
n
gerous examination concerning my father and
his pretended plots. and on the retreat where
he was now resting after his labOrs- Ny
answers were brief: I knew nothing as
soon as the visit was over I was seized b,y such
a mt OF trembling as I have never had before o
since IN my lie Ny strength fairly gave way
I could no longer hear their foot
steps. and, crushed by the weight OF my IoueIi-
ness and my nisfortunes overcome bv me sense
Of my own heIplessness 7 passed the rest - --e
night in a state OF moral and physical suffering
that was almost despair For the first time
rFg ITV4Ff 70 2 Tne fTT
Again worse vas to come-a morning 7rhzn
the child. barely fourteen. ran Willy
through the courtyards. the halls OF the Hotel
de Vile, seeking one over whose head hOversd
the shadow OF the knife The sen-ries dove
her away, or she would have broken into the
hall Of the Tribunal itself They took her away.
and within hour the knife had fallen Noble
and beautiful indeed was the character Of the =--
der Mile ces EscheroIes, We see Il II this sen
ume- No deeper sorrow than this loss Couie -r5sis
Alexandrine, but she was 70 experience many
dangers and troubles still She barely escare1
imprisonment with the West criminals among
womer and found reasonably safe bur unco-.-
Portable asylum with an eccentric cousin OF ever
eighty. who lived On her estates in a reulo-s
province The pages devoted TO the e1rrs Ira
in this refuge are fuH OF humOr. Her queer "a
hostess saw visitors. read 10 papers ard
knew nothing OF what vas going on. and ~as
consequently i'll prepared for the oCCurren-e
thus described:
One day when she vas at dinner q
peasant asked to see her without delay Me
Melon sent word that she would receive hl-l-
but. once in ner presence, the man. whez--r
through embarrassment stupidity could r1-
very clearly explain the object Of his vs--
After being repeatedly told 10 speak cut he az
last took courage.
Now that We are all equal" ne said L have
come TO -reqU!siti0n You"
What DO you mean?' returned Nile Nz-.-
who did not understand
Il say that now are all free TO exercise r-.-
rights, put you in requisItiOn-"
And what does hat Tnean27 she asked. s.--a-
what inDatieEtly.
Why, it means that you must marry me-
To hear this, to rise from her chair 70 s-e
her cane and let fall a rain OF blows up0n this
astonishing Cand astOnished) sUitor was -1-
work or an instant He stepped back but she
followed him, crying All you wish 10 NAY
me- All. ali! Here IS a wedding for y0u-h-ra
like this and this and this"
The man sttu withdrew backward u-t--.y
stupefed by his reception
Dame Cheyenne! 7 JhoUght--
"Ah. am cheyenne now am L Waf- A
little. wait a little! That's for the ci--y-
enne-"
And here the took to his heels thor
oughly frightened by this warIiks old woman
The proposition was nothing new; IN several
departments the JacObins forced rich herassps
into such marriages. having q mind 70 make
hpi hofr of heir viar