The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-04


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ID IN the unised States. wsnt 20 shs
prison to read The d~ash.wArrans 50
tie King. oaty oae other pex~oa. Ma.
they. the iailor. b~sa' pramSns Om
the 2eth ~ 'eloca the FrsaxA Mia.
ssssr Of Iassioe and asons = aas~n
other mea composing the Ex~rassvs
council. appeared at the prtson ana
nan Sho qua arting "a ss~rrsary
read the death warrant. Hsa paS~r
declared In substance that Louis "a.
pet the las, kink OF France. hastax
been guilty Of oonspirtnK against the
liberty OF the nation should andsrgo
the punishment os death. that the
appeal he had claimed should not be
allowed. but that the eoancit should
se eto the execution OF the sent@nc~
within twenty-four hourA. uii In
claimed that the Klng nho~sd no
signs ov fear or regret aud cnoly
read q paper he had prepared himself
askin' for delay os three days TO
enable him TO prepare himself for
death; that a priest be permitted to
visit him. that the present rtgid
/ guard regulations ov the prison be
toned down for the time and that
hiz family be allowed to Walt hira
daily durin' the next three days. tha
limit oy hix time on this earth. lie
awiso requested that the assembly
permit members ov hix family 20 se-
lect homes In whatever country they
might choose TO reside In. The once
powerful King ov a powerful coun-
try wuz at last brought low, lower
even than the ordinary culpr.t. for
on that very day when dinner wur
placed In the cell occupied By the
King he fouad that no knife or fork
had been sent with the food. a pre-
caution TO prevent an attempt at self
destruction, ov course. The royal
prisoner said: do they believe me
such foof That would attempt my
life?" How had the mighty fallen!
Durin' the same day the king re-
ceived an answer TO hiz several re-
quests. which wuz In effect that he
could hez the presence ov O priest In
the prison: that the nation would
look after the comfort ov hiz family:
that the nation would pay hix debts,
/ but that no delay would be granted
regarding the sentence OF death.
Early the next morning the Queen
and ber three children visited the
prison and the scene wux described
az very sad one. Hiz family wns
awlso allowed to see him Tor a few
minutes at eight the next morning.
hiz last day upon this earth. for he
must meet death before the end ov
the day. Hit wux arranged that the
former King see hiz family privately
at the last meetin'. though hit wux
fixed so that the guard could look
through a glass door and observe ev-
erything that mite take place. this
precaution bein' taken TO prevent any
attempt at suicide should the Queen
furnish the means TO her husband
durin' the last meetin'. The Queen.
madam Elizabeth. a relative. and the
children spent some two hours with
the late King. Immediately after the
departure ov the family the abbe de
Firmont. the priest who had been &C.
lected. proceeded TO the cell: In fact.
he had been permitted TO witness the
family meeting. which vuz NEXT 90
the last TO be granted, for the King
would be executed the next day. IL
liz said that the late King retired
early and slept soundiy durin' hiz last
mite upon earth. But ] hev awlways
doubted such statements In regard 20
persons condemned TO die within
tventy-four hours. brave man
may meet death under such circum-
stances without noticeable finchin'.
But to siumber through the whole ov
the last mite az ''cooi N o cucumber
LIZ not bravery: 10 In either due 20 de-
pravity or 10 extreme exhaustion fol-
lowing many sleepless mites. II there
IL any truth At swi in such claims.
At 6 o'clock the foliowin' mornin'
the priest appeared an the perform
anee ov mass wuz commenced. the
sacrament bein' administered soon
afterward- The late King gave hix
watch TO hiz son and favorite seal
ring 10 the Queen.
The city ov Paris wuz under mill
tary control for the day. disorder be-
in feared. While bein' conducted
from the prison 10 the place ov execu-
ton the King noticed Mathey. the