The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-01

AT half an hour past midnight the
king re-entered his bedchamber.
Clery goes on to describe what next
ensued:
II undressed the king; and, as 1
was going to roll his hair, he said,
1t does not signify Afterwards,
when he was in bed. as | was draw
ing his curtains, Celery. you will call
me at five o'clock
"He was scarcely in bed before he
fell into a profound sleep which last
ed without interruption till five. Fa-
ther Edgeworth, whom his majesty
had persuaded TO take some rest,
threw himself upon my bed; and |
passed the night on a chair in the
kings chamber, praying God to sup
port his strength and his courage.
ION hearing five o'clock strike l be-
gan to light the fire. The noise l
made awOke the king, who, drawing
his curtains, asked if it had struck
five. I said it had. 4 have slept
soundly,' said his majesty; I stood
in need of it; yesterday was a IA
tiguing day to me. Where is M.
Edgeworth?' | answered, ON my bed.
And where were you all night?-
On this chair.'-I am sorry for it.
said the king.-'Oh! SIRE replied l,
can | think of myself at this mo-
ment?' He gave me his hand and
tenderly pressed mine"
The priest bears testimony that the
king heard mass while kneeling on
the floor with no cushion beneath him
and afterwards prayed. His air was
calm. his face was composed, he did
not once trembie. AT eight O'Clock
came the escort of soldiers who were
to lead him forth to death. OF them
he asked first that the valet and the
priest should not be punished for
their services to him, and that the
former should be permitted to attend
his son.. the Dauphin.
"His majesty (says Clery) had his
will in his hand and, addressing a mu-
nicipal officer named Jacques Roux, a
former priest who happened to stand
before the others, said, I beg you
" give lhlS pupCi " Xix quCCh W
my wife.-It is no business of mime
replied he. refusing to take it. I am
come here to conduct you to the scat
fold His majesty then turned to
Gobeau, another municipal officer. I
beg said he. that you will give this
paper to my wife; you may read IT.
-. On the top Of the stairs he
met Mathey, the warden of the tower,
to whom he said, 4 spoke with some
little quickness to you the day before
yesterday do not take it ILL., Mathey
made no answer and even affected to
turn from the king while he was
speaking"
Citizens Line Path to Death.
Father Edgeworth was permitted to
ride with Louis in the carriage which
bore him to the place of execution;
soldiers rode with them. Of that
dreadful journey the priest set down
this account:
"The king, finding himself where
he could neither speak to me nor be
spoken to without witness, kept a
profound silence. | presented him
with my B~reviary, the only book !
had with me, and he seemed to ac-
cept it with pleasure; he appeared
anxious that l should point out to
him the psalms that were most suited
to his situation, and he recited them
attentively with me The
procession lasted almost two hours.
The streets were lined with citizens.
all armed, some with pixies and some
with guns, and the carriage was sur
rounded by a body of troops, formed
of the most desperate people of Paris.
AS another ~precaution, they had
placed before the horses a great mum
Der of drums. intended to drown any
1.-THE carriage proceeded thus in
silence to the Place de Louis XIV.
and stopped in the middle of a large
space that had been left round the
scaffold. This space vas surrounded
with cannon and beyond, an armed
multitude extended as far as the eye
could reach. AS sOOn as the king
perceived that the carriage stopped
he turned and whispered to me. We
are arrived. If I mistake not My
silence answered that we were. One
of the guards came to open the car
riage door, and the gendarmes would
have jumped out but the king
stopped them and leaning his arm on
my knee. Gentlemen said he. with
the tone Of regal majesty. I recon-
mend to you this good man take care
that after my death no insult be Of
fered to him-I charge you to pre-
vent 1t. /. j
"As soon as the king had left the
carriage three guards surrounded