Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-06-04
By MOLLIE K. wETHERELL.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

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One evenIng-it was the latter part
OF the eighteenth century-a carriage
stopped at the door Of an Inn midway
between Versailles and Paris. A gen
tlcman whose dress and manner de-
noted that he was of some Importance
alighted. entered the Inn. where the
landlord stood obsequiously rubbing
his hands, and ordered a supper.
While 1t was being prepared the land
lord was hopping about, now running
into the kitchen TO hurry up the cook
and now returning to the gentleman TO
assure him that he would not have
long TO wait.
Meanwhile the gentleman went out
on TO the piazza for the purpose of
stretching his legs during his halt.
lie found there something that inter-
ested him--a boy about sixteen years
old, pale and cmaciated, sitting In an
invalid chair. The gentleman ap-
preached him and began TO question
him.
"You do not seem well. What is
your trouble?'
MY right leg is drawn up, and
cannot straighten II. Ny back. too. Is
getting crooked"
How long since this trouble came
upon your"
"Since n year ago when the young
Marquis OF Treviile kicked me-"
The gentlcman's brow lowered. At
that moment supper was announced.
and he went into the dining room.
"Who Is the boy outside with hip
disease and spine curvature?" he ask
ed Of the landlord. who waited ON him.
"fIe is my son. selgneur."
"IIe has fine head and an intel
lectual face. II Is pity that he should
suffer thus. He would II relieved
make IA good man."
ut was that little villain Treville."
"lf you will send him TO me NJ Paris
l will see II cannot straighten his
leg and prevent the further curvature
OF his spine. am the kings surgeon"
IF you will do that. NJ. le Docteur.
we win all bless you, but fear have
not so much money as you will ex-
pect."
"rhere will be no money to pay.
am going direct 10 Paris. and II you
like will take your boy with me In
my carriage. He will travel more COM
foriably and be less liable 10 injury
than IL he Is carried In one of your
country wagons"
When the doctor was driving away,
beside him. made comfortable with
pillows and rugs. sat Jean Demaurier.
That night he was placed In hos
pital, and the next morning DR.. Du
Fnur began n course of treatment
During the next dozen or fifteen
years the American colonists had
thrown on the kingly yoke and become
an independent people with govern
ment of their own. The French. who
for centuries had been blcd by their
kings and their mobiles, ground down
to the very earth. encouraged by the
Americans example. had begun to turn
upon their oppressors. One day mob
marched by the inn where Or. Du
Faur had stopped for supper. going 10
Versailles 10 bring the king 10 Paris.
Jean Demaurier had forgiven the
young noble who had kicked him. but
he had not forgotten that so great was
the power OF the aristocrnts that he
had not dared resent his treatment.
He had thrown himself into the cause
of the revolution. and when the peo-
them. Then when they came back
with the king In his carriage Jean
continued on with them to Paris.
where he became one OF the minor
leaders.
Then began that reign of terror based
ON determination on the part OF a
people who hnd suffered oppression
for centuries 10 wipe their oppressors
from the face OF the EARTH. In the
Place de In Revolution they sat up a
machine for carrying out their work.
The prisons were filled with aristo-
Gratis. consisting OF mobiles and their
sympathizers. and whenever the doors
opened out poured crowd who were
TO be eliminated by the guillotine from
the problem Of French politics.
DR. Du Fnur was not noble. but his
wife was or had been. for he was n
widower, and his daughter had mar
ried the young Count Destcllcs at the
breaking out Of the revolution. The
doctor. having been the royal surgeon.
was deemed OF more importance than
the other two and was arrested among
the first. The arrest Of his daughter
and his son-in-law soon followed.
One morning the doctor was brought
up before the citizen Judge Of his
reimbursement for what was called
n trial. The doctor saw man ap-
parently not yet thirty sitting behind
a pine table who was la he his judge.
The man looked NJ the doctor, and II
was evident that some cnmmotion was
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