Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-27
an amusing escapade. we're ready tc

an amusing escapade, were ready to
proceed instantly to the Field of Mars.
Her mordsnt grief had palied. and
again Juliette's nature was crying oui
for action, rough, energetic action o.
some kind that would make the nerves
and the mind alert.
AS to feast the young women tripp-
cd the narrow streets, across the Seine
ard away 10 where the mighty amphi-
theatre was being delyed. The sight
that me, them was one Of piled up con-
fusion. Huge trenches We're dug;
mounds o, earth were raised on the en-
bankments; there were contradictory
orders. ana many were laboring to little
purpose.
Julieute and her companions walked
about. wondering. In one corner Of the
immense field they encountered band
y idlers. they had thrown aside their
picks and shoyels, and We're SPRAYING
and Joking in easy mood.
With cay Juliette jumped forward
and seized spade. The other women
followed her example, and those who
failed TO secure spade snatehed picks
from the ground.
Having no idea what had led to this
proceeding, the men with oaths sprang
forward and would have wrested the
tools from the hands Of the girls.
Stand back" cried Juliette, raising
her shovel on high as though she would
eleave to the ground the first man who
dared lay hands on her. Stand back,
you sluggards. You were here to work
"a noble work--to make stage for
France. and you dawdle the days. VIII
there not be time later on to dawdle?
stand aside, and if you find nothing bet
ter to do watch the women OF Paris
teach 4he men how to work. a"
She spoke with all her former imper-
iousness. She stood straight as d lance
while her eyes flung out scorn as much
Us her words.
The men had no answer in them.
They looked on dumb-stricken while
Jalette and the women, with the en-
ergy OF enthusiasm. started breaking
the soil with their picks, shoveling II
into the barrows. and wheeling 1t to
where a great earth gallery was being
reared to seat fifty thousand spectators.
It spread like wildire that mere
handful of giris had put gang OF lazy
workrnen to shame by snatching their
tools and doing the work in their stead.
The more curious of the men in the
other parts of the field came running
forward to witness the sight But Vt
labouring, streaming faced girls TO send
them away crestfalen and intent again
upon their own work.
All Paris knew ere nightfal There
was much shucklng in the richer parts
of the city. In the poorer quarters the
news that Juliette Marigny had resum-
ed her role of leader gave rise to JUDI
liant demonstrations. The only grum-
hien were the women who had failed to
be i'm Ju1iette train that afternoon
When Julette came back tired,
grimy. flushed with the satisfaction
that the foothold she had nearly lost
had been so quickly recovered among
the workers of Paris, she felt that she
had really done a good days labor
With all the mercurial tendencies OF
their race, one day sunk in desponden-
cy, another day raised to giddy heights
OF Joy. these women snatched at the
prospect of helping i'll the preparations
of the Field of Mars. Not because OF
remuneration, but because they were
touched with the frenzy of the mo-
ment. and because in the act there WAS
something essentially dramatic.
Not a handful but an army of wo-
men did Juliette lead forth the next
morning. But how different in desire
from the occasion on which she had
formerly led the market workers OF
Paris, Food was still seant, but hope
was plentiful Those nights the tat
ter-demalions went screaming through
the streets and along the miry. high
way to Versailles destruction was their
AIM
Now their object was to have share
IN building up. i'll consolidating, IN
making ready the platform where the
new Era of peace and happiness and
goodwill. liberty, equality and fra
tern!tv would be begun. From hooks
snd crannies and corners implements
were dragged shovels and spades of all
descriptions; barrows, wheezy and de-
rrepit; baskets in lieu of barrows;
hands and fingers and nails often in
lieu of spades when these coulu not be
obtained On the way the hand-bar-
rows and carts became damned in a
bottleneck thoroughfare. Boisterous
good-nature prevailed while the inter
laced wheels were disentangled
,Iuliette, her bosom heaving with
pride and ambition, jumped upon one