The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-17
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AN INCIDENT or THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION.


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Eugene Levesque. lieutenant In the
royalist army Of the Prince OF Condo
at the time OF the French revolution,
hearing that the Marquis Of Mirachieu
and his daughter Heloise. to whom Lee
vesane was engaged. had been arrest
ed by the revoutionists and were In
danger Of the guillotine. asked and OBJ
talned leave to go to them. having
faint hope of saving one or both.
One day he appeared. disguised. In
the village near which stood the Mira |
chieu chateau. The marquis and bis |
daughter were prisoners in their own
home, waiting guard and transportation
to Paris. Among the tenantry Of the
marquis was the Brouneau family. to
whom the Miraculous had been espe-
ciaIly Kind during the period Of their
prosperity. Levesque, who had lived
In the neighborheod. knew Of this obli-1
CATION and making himself known TO
Marie Brouneau. asked her assistance
in his design Marie had been permit
| ted to visit Heloise, and Of this Eugene
resolved to take advantage. Dressed
and made up as Marie, he gained ac-
cess to the prisoners and succeeded In
making a transfer Of clothing with the
MARQUIS, who went out In his stead.
At the Brouneaus' the ex-prisoner found
Levesque's disguise, in which be made
his way across the border.
Eugene. whose identity was not dis
i covered. now turned his thoughts to
yome means of escape for Heloise. The
father and daughter had been permit
ted to occupy adjoining apartments on
the upper story. The door leading from
! Heloise's room to hallway had been
locked and the key removed. Eugene
had brought small file with him. with
which. he began to file the lock. but
: the guard, hearing the sound. looked
into the rooms, and Eugene had turned
away from bis work just in time to
escape detection. In the morning.
when breakfast was brought up to the
prisoners, be secreted case knife. and
II the knife was missed 1t could only
have been missed by the servants. who
were not likely to inform the guard
Of the fact. While HeIoise listened at
the door where the sentinel was post
ed for his slightest movement Eugene
lav on he'd covered with the bed.
! clothing and pillows to deaden sound
and WITH his file made a saw Of the
case Knife.
During the night again covered t.
conceal sound he cut in the door &
/, hole large enough to enable him e
, insert the saw and. working very slow
~ and cautiously. sawed circl,
ar.und the lock. leaving a connection
iust ADEQUATE 70 hold the lock in ii
Mace tiIl he was ready 10 remove it.
IIa,oisa found in closet a differen
costume from the one she was wear
Is inc and after the customary inspectio
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