The Washington herald., 1911-09-03

hngs at her husbands hotel. The Girondins
wished TO maintain the Monarchy and Roland
wrote letter to Louis, begging him to adopt
ueGIueu plan OF action; but at this the fool
missed "'~ N''
A few weeks later the King was imprisoned
with hIs family in the Temple and deposed :;
nGharchy was abolished, Republic declared,
ana the Legislative Assembly took the name
Oh Hhe National Convention. Roland was re-
caue1 and Tor short time the Girondins and
t the Men OF the Mountain were united in ac-
G, ZION, put when the MoUntaineers organized
n9rr!pie massacres and the King was execlEt-
ed' the GTondlns declared that they would
never again act with men who were capable
OF such deeds
me re M0untaincers, having resolved to get
TI CIa OF all their opponents began with the
IIrohdns " At first they intended to murder
them whist assembled at the Convention, but
'he plot becoming known, was abandoned.
ID M an attempt was made to implcate Madame
noIahd IN a pretended plot against the ma.
uoh and she was summoned TO the Conven.
L9h' nut she was dismissed with applause
wren the falsehood of the accusation was
ptoNeu' much to the chagrin OF Alarat, but
disclose the place where her husband was con.
ceaeai she was arrested and imprisoned in
the ,Abbaye. The jailor's wife was very kind
10 neT, soitenng her condition as much as
possible and allowing her the use Of a piano.
she even offered to aid her in making her es
cape, but this Madame Roland firmly refused
On the 3lst of October. 1913, the Giron.
IhS uIhS were executed and Madame Roland was
transferred 10 the Conciergerie the prison that
her friends had just left for the gIillotina
In tins prison there was an iron GRATING
or railing separating the part in which sbs
was confined from that occupied by the male
PRISONERS and she frequently converSed with
Lhem through this railing enhancing them bv
her noble sentiments and heroic courage
speaking OF the dead Girondins as Our
lrienus' whose glorious fate she soOa expect-
ed TO share She still preserved her fascina-
ton and her large dark eyes were full "f
ssweeChess, but, though 50 cheerful before them.
tears were frequently seen on her checks
IN day before her trial her advocate vi;.
ed her to receive her last instructio1s b,,t
she besought him not to come TO the tribunaI
is ms efforts to save her life would endanger
ms own and giving him a ring from her fnSer
She asked HIM to wear it for her sake,
She appeared before her iudges dressaJ :;
Thlte az symbol of her innoCence. and her
lark haIr tel in thick curis on her necE and
shoulders She composed her own defense in
which she answered every charge with The
greatest dignity, concluding with the IyorJs,
l await my sentence. Nav | he the Last
iICtIm that shall be sacrificed I leave tb;S
Unhappy land, which is DESTROYING The gooJ
md drinking in the blood of the mst, 1;oJ
)t heaven! enlIghten this unhappy people for
Fh0Se liberty ] breathe my warmest vov,sI" l
ier eloquent appeal was of no avail The
witnesses had proved nothing against her but
he was condemned to death for her frienJ' ,
hip TO the Girundins
On hearing her sentence she stood mn and
aid: You Judge me worthy of sharing the
ate Of the great men whom you have sssas-