Arizona republican., 1902-04-27

brawny figure. black-browed. with
rude f1attened face. and the subtle.
cunning Robespierre, who "glided like
green serpent into power"-these
formed the terrible jacobin triumvi-
rate.
y struggle for supremacy, a fight to
the death. ensued between the two
parties. Roland protested against an
archy and pleaded for moderation. But
he was powerless. Discouraged and
disgusted. ne resigned the ministry.
The Girondists were overpowered and
subsequently, Guillotined. Roland had
fled. but Madam Roland shared the
fate of her eompatriots.
During the five months OF her i'm
prisonment she wrote her memoirs and
left long written counsels to her lttl.
girl. Queenly, sublime in her uncom-
planning sorrow. she is thus described
by Eiouffe:
Something more than is usually
found in the looks of woman painted
| itself in those large black eyes of hers.
full OF expression and sweetness. She
spoke in language like music of which
one could not hear enough. Her con-
versa ton. coming from the lips of Il
beautiful woman, was frank and cour-
|
maid told me. Before you she collects
her strength. but in her own room she
wiz sit for hours leaning on the
window, weeping
! clad in white, with her long black
hair hanging down to her girdle, she
goes to the judgment bar. She returned
with a quick step, lifted her finger to
signify that she was doomed"
At the foot of the scaffold she asked
for pen and paper, ''to write the
| strange thoughts that We're rising in
| her" but the request was refused.
| Locking at the statue of Liberty she
! said bitterly, 20 Liberty, what crimes
are committed in thy name"
| Carlyle elcquently apostrophizes her
| in these words:
Noble white Vision. with its high
queenly face, its soft proud eyes, lon"
| black hair hanging down to the girdle.
| and brave a heart as ever beat in Il
| Woman's bosom, Like u white Grecian
statue. serenely complete, she shines
! in that black wreck OF things-long
memora BILE
Eight days later the body of her nus
| band was found near Rouen, q cane
| sword run through his heart. at his
! feet this writing: tWhoever thou art
that findest me lying. respect my re-
mains: they are those of a man who
| consecrated his life to being useful.
and who has died as he has lived, viz
tuous and honest. Not fear. but in
digna ton. made me quit my retreat on
| learning that my wife had been MUIR
dered. I wished not to remain longer
on an earth polluted with crimes
CHARLOTTE CORDAY.
In marked contrast to Joan Of Arc
is another girl, Charlotte Corday. Each
like a new star appeared above the
horizon. shone for brief period and
was eXtinguished.
Joan was instrumental in delivering
her country from a national foe on the
field of battle, Charlotte Corday helped
to rescue France from Il murderous
oligarchy, by the knife OF the assassin.
Though descended from the nobility
she early imbibed revolutionary prin-
! ciples. but was Mortified at the mon
| strosities of the JacObins and her
! hatred of their acts was intensified by
associating with Girondists who had
! fled to Normandy.
| She resolved to rid her country Of
! one of the leaders of the Jacobin fac
ton. and for that purpose Travelled to
Paris. She had not decided whether to
kill Marat or Robespierre, but while
! deba ting the question a demand Of
| Marat for one or two hundred thousand
more victims for the guil!otine marked