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A Story from the ‘Reign of
Terror.”
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“Take care, Henri, my friend !
infatuation will lead you into trouble !
“Likely enough, Pierre ; 1 care not
what risk I run if I can only secure
their safety.”
The speakers were two young men
belonging, apparently; to the better
class of artisans, The last speaker was
a remarkably handsome young man.
were in was a small
on the
The room they
but neatly
floor of a
Paris.
It was the period when the Revolu-
tion was at its height.
“How
Paris ?"’
“ About a week since I was walking
behind someone in a grisette’s
The slender figure and graceful carriage
80 roused my curiosity that I determined
to see her face, I supposed the sound
of my footsteps alarmed the person I
was following. She looked bagk fear-
fully. I then saw a face that, though
1 had not seen it for more than three
years, appeared too often in my dreams
for me to have forgotten it. I followed
at a distance, and saw her disappear
into a doorway. The next day I
watched the house, and saw the Comte
come out, He was dressed in work-
man’s clothes ; but I knew him at
This settled the matter beyond a doubt.”
‘ The
ord, is he not,
“Yes; and I his daughter
gince she was a child. When I was a
mere lad I have watched for hours upon
the chance of seeing her ride
her father. On one oecasion I had the
good fortune to her
{t was running away.”
‘one top
furnished
house in a quiet quarter of
did vou know they were in
dress,
once,
Comte her's land-
Henri 7’
is your fat
have loved
past with
stop horse when
“ For which,
thanks, after t
aristocrats 7’
“On the contrary, both the
and his daughter overwhelmed me with
thanks !"’
“ What can have induced them
come to Paris just now? It
dangerous for them !"’
“Do not speak of it. I have had
rest since I found they were here. 1
know one of the goalers at the Concier-
gerie. 1 have bribed him to let me
have a list every night of the arrests
made during the 2a. Every time I
receive it I tremble with the fear of
finding their Hark!
what is that ?”’
At that moment hurried
were heard on the stairs |
burst
into the
“Save me |
I suppose you got scant
he usual fashion of these
Comte
to
is very
5o
names down.
footsteps
the door was
open, and a young girl rushed
rooin.
save me |’ she exclaimed,
out her hands to Henri.
at the latter
holding
Pierre looked and
the
8 face,
no difficulty in
had who
intrude
i will defend
mademoiselle sai
do vou fear ?”’
A trampiing of
on the stairs, and a motley crowd poured
into the room.
They
jowest class, literally san
exception being a frightened-looking
priest, who appeared to be a prisoner.
There wese several horrid-looking old
hags among them,
and unkempt grey hair streaming down
their backs. These latter were hercer
in their denunciations than the men.
“There she is!—there's the little
aristocrat I" they screamed, with furi-
ous gestures,
Henri had placed Mdlle. Beaupre in a
corner, and placed himself before her,
with a pistol in his hand that he had
snatched down from over the mantie-
plece.
«+ Stand back I’ he exclaimed. ** The
first man that advances will receive a
bullet through his brain! Let us hear
what the citizeness has done,’’
“Done!” screamed one of the hags,
Look at her face.’
“Hush, Mere Sanson!” a man said,
advancing, and taking upon himself the
office of spokesman, ‘You see, gitizen,
it is as the mere gsays—her face is
enough to condemn her, We intend to
rid France of all these aristocrats. She
will be a dainty morsel for la Mere
Guillotine
“1 ean tell you of a more sensible
use to put her to. Give her tome. 1
want a wife;
these aristocrats is worse to them than
taking their lives.’ Henri affected a
tone of coarse jocularity. *‘l should soon
teach her her duties as a wife, and 1
daresay she would clean my boots and
cook my dinher quite as well for having
good blood iu her veins, or I would
know the reason why!”
“ No, 1" murmured
guessing
Was,
my life,
* What
as heard
many leet w
+
to belong to the
appeared to very
1
8 CU
tte. the only
with bleared eyes
nol the girl.
,, Death rather than disgrace | in
“You hear her, citizens! You see
ghe i8 too grand to be the wife of an
honest man, if he don’t happen to be
an aristocrat |’
When the mob found than Marie
preferred the chance of death to marry-
pe Henri, they verred round, and
¢ hought it would be a capital joke to
force her into the marriage | besides, it
ate. No se ———- ———. a
selves,
‘But where shall we find a priest ?"’
said Henri, appearing to take their
consent for granted.
“Here!” eried half a dozen voices,
dragging the unfortunate priest
ward,
While the discussion had been going
forward he had remained in the back-
ground, closely guarded.
In spite of his protestations that he
could not perform a marriage so evi-
dently against the wishes of the lady,
he was compelled to take up his station
for-
hefore the strangely-assorted couple,
In the eonfusion consequent upon
bringing forward the priest, Henri had
contrived to whisper to Marie not to
fear, for the marriage would be only a
form, in order to save her life,
His respectful manner, forming, as it
did, such a contrast to his pretended
brutality, seemed to reassure her some-
what: so when the priest asked her if
she were willing for the ceremony to
take place, she bent her head.
The marriage then commenced, It
wis a strange sc
The bridegroom’s face, flushed with
excitement. formed a striking constrast
to the deathly pallor of the bride ; while
the wild-looking group surrounding them
fitting Of
ene.
seemed scarcely spectators
such a ceremony.
The
cledr and decided, the bride's
audible,
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the
spokesman went
+, and making
wratul ded
bridegroom’s responses were
scarcely
man who had been
to the newlyv-married couple
up
a mock-respectful bow, col
ironical
by
roan,
thein on their marriage in an
tone, His
the rest, and then
Pierre, who had been a
of the scene,
When Henri found himself alone with
Marie. he turned to her and said, *' For
was the
example was followed
they all left the
silent spectator
followed them.
give me, mademoiselle | it only
way of saving your lifé!
3ut monsieur, will this marriage be
binding ?"’
“Fear not,
proudly ; *‘I
would bind no wbman to
You will
» said Henri,
yOu,
mademoisells
4
will not claim
me bv a
that galls her explain
matter to M.
“What
face seems familia
le Comte.’
! you know us, monsieur ¥ Y our
to me; it seems to
bring back recollections of home,’
“Do you remember, mademoiselle,
youth
years ago 7"
who stopped your horse some
Then,
vou have ren-
“Quite well 1 know you now.
this is not the fir
dered me.’
“How
SL Service
came you in such a dangerqus
posit to-day. mademoiselle 7°’ asked
Henri.
‘1 was retuming home, and
when sever of
uj
WAS Bh Ans
nearly reached the door,
those dreadful men came
wld see 1
tempted to sieze
ZTasp,
and rushed in.
While Mdlle,
speaking, a sud
Henri’
“1 think I see
to be the means
Monsieur le
thinking
get you and Monsieur
down in my passport
father-in-law.
they ef
and fled,
i iW Al
You know
Beaupre
fen thought
8 mind.
had been
had flashed
through
a way for this marriage
of securing vour and
safety. i
England, and can
Comte's am
go of going 10
Vou ut
father
as my wife and
Marie winced, and a flush passed over
Henri uttered the
but she
her face as word
“wife ;’ “1s
would be an inestimable service if you
could enable us to reach England safe-
Ivy.”
#1 think it might be managed,” said
Henri. **Will you mention it to Mon-
sieur le Comte, and see what he thinks
about it 7’
Mdlle. Beaupre assented, and then
said she had better go, as she feared her
father would be getting anxious about
her,
answered calmly,
Henri fetched a fiacre, and escorted
her home, as he did not think it prudent
for her to pass through the streets on
foot. When he left her it was agreed
that he should call the next day to hear
the Comte's decision.
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The Comte Henri
haughtily, and expressed himself much
annoyed at the affair of the day before.
Henri told him that he was sure the
marriage could easily be annulled, both
parties being willing that it should be
so. It could be represented asa compul-
sory one, and had taken place without
received very
formality to render a French marriage
legal. Henri then spoke to the Comte
of his plan to enable them to reach
England. The Comte inquired if
Henri considered it safe. The latter
answed *‘Yes, he thought so,”
When they parted, after discussing
gome necessary arrangements, ‘the
WADE.
* » » ® # #
Three days after, our fugitives were
standing on the deck of a vessel that
was approaching the coast of England,
There had been no difficulty in obtaining
-.
acter as a loyal citizen ;
were free |
and now they
her father's arm, contemplating the
home for some time. Certainly
approach to Dover shows the English
ot most
dazzling white
coast under one its
aspects, The of
on high, the comfortable-looking
aasily in the hollow,
up a very attractive picture.
felt a
now her
nestled so
Mademoiselle Beaupre load
lifted from her heart
safety was really secured, As for the
form, she resolved to cast the recollection
of it from her-—a resolution
carry out than it might otherwise have
been from Henri’s behavior, who during
the journey had held himself quite aloof,
and appeared to recognize the distance
that separated him from the Comte an
his daughter.
vasier
On landing, they drove to a hotel. A
they
FOO,
found themselves in a
Henri, turning to the
“Here 1 will take leave of
Mons, le Comte ; and here’
SOON a8
private
Comte,
you,
ing him a paper
said,
hand-
“is a statement of the
circumstances under which the marriage
took place ; and also my renunciation of
all claim on Mademoiselle Beauj
think,
culty in
He. I
with this, vou will bave no difli-
getting it annulled.”
‘Thanks,
“1 have now
' said the Comte,
the
Monsieur!
to thank you for Way
in which you and
for tl
your i
shielded my daughter,
still more jation.
What
ture 7’
* I shall
weeks ; |
18 generous renunc
are tentio
remain in
shall then
the
HA very
and enter army.”
1x "0 4 ¥
resoive, said ihe
or at the
2 al the
Wise
ie, giancin
stalwart form of
» young man before him. **You will
make a capital soldier ; and we may yet
live
“Henri smiled sadly ;
to salute you a Mons, le Marechal.”
mung Ww
‘*Adieu
and tu
Beaupre, said,
mademoiselle I
Adieu,
our gratitude for the services you
Marie,
Mademoiselle
doubt
have
monsieur ; and do not
rendered ** said offering
Henri
He took it, raised it to
us,
her hand,
his lips, then
turned away hastily, saluted the Comte,
and left the
“* A fine
few minutes after. What a
room al onoe,
tos g
Comte, a
he
his veins |
fellow said the
pity
has not noble bicod in
11
Marie,
ped ms
Some
wlieve he has, my fath a
quickly. ** I remember wi
slog
mention
Bert
horse, on
umstance to Madame
Cire
told me that they were desce ded
the younger
A prude
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to ou
came
" seviviirid
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orable behavior ; fo
continuad the Comte,
man who would have acted in
he has. '’
“ No."
in her
he
Women are contradictory creatures!
said Mdlle.
heart she felt
Beaupre ; perhaps
a slight pique that
renounced her readily.
had 80
«' * * ® .
Five years have elajsed. A ball is
taking place, given by one of the aristo-
cratic leaders of Lendon society.
The scene is a brilliant one, some of
the most beautiful women of the day
are to be seen there,
“ Mons, le Comte and Mdlle,
pre,’ announces a servant.
All eves are turned to the door as an
aristocratic-looking elderly gentleman
enters, with a very beautiful girl hang-
ing on his arm.
The past five years have added to
Marie's attractions ; her figure is more
rounded, and her face seems more ex-
pressive,
She has become quite the fashion | no
ball or party is considered complete
without her presence : she is always sur-
rounded by a crowd of admirers, but
not one can boast of being favored,
manner is the same to all
cous, and no nore,
On the present occdsion she is soon
surrounded as usual. Glancing up soon
after her arrival, she saw an old friend
of her father’s approaching her, accom-
panied by a gentleman, at the sight of
whom the color rushed to her cheeks,
and then receded, leaving her deadly
pale,
Where had she seen that face and fig.
ure ? Before her “mind’seye’’ arose the
vision of that parting at Dover five
years before,
This gentleman's resemblance fo
Henri was striking, but when she came
to examine him more closely, she found
a difference in many eespects, The
stranger's complexion was more bronzed,
kis moustache and beard different ; he
Beau-
lecalm, courts
appeared taller, but that might be only !
his erect carriage, for his bearing was
These thoughts passed through her
have
By the time the
had
taken to deseribe them,
Marechal had reached her side she
regained her composure,
Permit me to introduce M. k
erale Comte de Latouche.”’
he
Gen- |
Mare- |
greeted |
said
chal Aubaine, after had
Mdlle. Beaupre,
The latter received the
usual
General with
graceful composure, and :
Marie found her partner a very agreeable
his manner was highly pol-
appeared to have read
deal, had
more serious subjects
ished, he and
thought a great and
thing to say
than are usually
SOIe-
on
introduced into a ball-
room conversation.
Marie asked
whether he had been long in England 7%’
“No, “* He had
returned from active service,
him, after a pause,
he said. only just
and think-
le rest would be good
short
spend it
ing a littl
he had
made
him,
and
for
applied for a leave,
up his mind to in Eng-
land.”
There was
of
Beaupre befor
his
Mdlle,
part,
HO CONSCIousness in
manner evel
having met
for her
knew not what
ence REIT HEEL
along
take
These thou
Line
place ir
made
preoccupied companion,
+
the General’ nversation
t . 1 +4 4 2 1
aanced Logein SEVEeral
From
Be sid
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the Ger
)
the cours
Deegan uu LChAnge
stood
surrounding her
place to Mdlle. Bear
The Comte. on being introduced to
General, had not appeared to ne
Henri
unaccountable shy
Rice §
resemblance to Lemaire ;
Marie,
on the
feeling an
subject, had not mentioned
bim.
the
#X0CeR8Ive Ini
One evening after dancing with
General. the heat being
they went to t
Marie
hey were
i the
the ball-room, TR
:
i
vatory, which regretted
& only occupants ; i
dreaded on which
felt sure General would
She
¥
the
was not deceived na few manly
words he lared his love for her,
asked perm
on the subj
Marie
(36H
sgion to address her
ject,
had by this time quite §
Hes
the ide CGreneral
i and
the same person,
HOCESEATY
wien
aL his
nowiedge ext nicl she continued
pronounced
after it had taken
free! My
erested in Henri Lemaire’
but
MAITIAge Was
three months
WAS once more ob
very much int
subsequent fate | we have been
unable to
with
he still the
istinguished himself greatly.”
fact that
and had d
Wl see
WAS army,
nothing in this to interfere
with my suit, said the General when
Marie had finished, “You tell me
are free to marry again,”
You
“Skould you be very much offended,
Monsle, Generale, if 1 told you how
much vou reminded me of Henri Lemaire
when I first saw you ?"’
The General, in reply to this, drew
from delicate cambric
handkerchief, which he held out to Made-
$1 : de tt
18 pPOCaul i
moiselle Beaupre,
Khe took it and found embroidered in
the corner her own initials, designed
and worked by herself. She had
lost it the day they landed at
Dover.
“Henri !
ing at him
ner,
“Yes, Henri the despised artisan,”
sand he, smiling.
“Never despised,” returned Marie.
“And now, my darling,” he said,
“can you forgive this mystification ? I
wished to see whether I should be
more successful than 1 was five years
azo.”
“Kuccessial |
little trouble
exclaimed Marie,
in a bewildered
gaz.
man-
I think you took very
at that time to ensure
statue.”
“Never mind the past,” said Henri,
“Jot us think only of the
future. What do you think your father
will say to it all 2
“] think he will be delighted. He
always had a very good opinion of you,
and now that his prejudices on the score
of position’
“By the bye, 1 have not told you how
I succeeded to the title, There has
been quite a fatality attending the elder |
branch of my family. At last they had |
dwindled down to three representatives, |
a father and his two sons, who were
drowned while yachting. This happened
three months ago.”
Marie
ing to
now suggested thelr return-
the ball-room, fearing their
Henri said it was no matter, Their
secret would not be one long, for
after waiting five years for his wife he
did not intend to waste much more time
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The Comte was quite as much pleased
as Marie had predicted. He had always
respect for Henri Lemaire
of his
Marie,
POSE E880
on account honorable conduct
in releasing and his presen
the
and the
united with bigh military
ng that
in-law could desire,
4
i
of a good old
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estates belonging
prestige, was
the most exacting father-
to the
also the appearance of the happy-
looking bride to that of
shrinking of five years
striking contrast former one, as
blushing
pale, zirl
before,
to
ter yourself,
The Comte said one day, jokingly,
flatt
that
I can assure
his son-in-law, **Do not
Mons, le
wife's first
Generale, yOu are your
love. you that
after a certain Henri Lemaire left us at
there great change
Marie, wh
I believe
Dover, WAS 4 in
ich lasted a considerable time,
he carried off some, if not all
her heart.”
re.
a faint
ly ili. 8 ni sure yO want 10
t I. 'unwooed, waswon
Henri Lemai
to me,’
i
pretend the * and
I am sure never made
1
Ove
HN ave
100K) POU
lied to the
jessert stores’ 1
, figs, etc. exciu
fruits
1500 pounds of jams and jell
ch are taken in at every
(ANN pounds i tinned meats,
3600 pounds
forty
potatoes, F00 1H NY pound
aried Dean
pounds of
ice, TANK) i
onions
20 ON) CEES
1a
3 i
vegetal dead meat,
pigs,
guinea-b ducks
ER Ail %. ALE
CASUAL game are gen
4
each port of call
vie JOU
het end of
to obtain
up Lhe
tated
HRS
i ountry town, id We
it oon.
four
inds
hat. among other things,
twelve ounces of quin
gallons of black-draug!
f Seidlitz powders, a gallon of
| idred- wei ght of Epsom
salts, saat if the sick people
do not get well it is not from lack of
Four thousand 2000
blankets, BOO0 2000 pounds of
various soaps, 2000 pounds of candles—
except in those vessels which are itted
with the electric light; 1600 knives,
2200 plates, 900 cups and saucers, 3000
tains ne,
twenty pot
castor-
oil. and half a hw
it is evident t
physic, sheets,
towels,
glasses—fancy what a handsome income
the amount represented by annual loss
from breakage would be 800 table-
cloths, 2000 glass-c loths-—all these are
figures exhibited in the provedoring of
one ship alone. Think what they would
amount up to when multiplied by the
number of hips in each company’s
fleet. and then try to realize the fact this
department constitutes only one, and by
no means the greatest, of their inciden-
tal expenses, — Chambers’ Journal,
a
Bill Jones’ Easy Creditor.
SR
A good old deacon was going the
rounds making a collection for the
church. and ran upon a tough customer
in Bill Jones. Bill had not been to
church for years, and when the deacon
made known his errand, he declined
giving anything. “Come, William
give something,’ said the deacon,
“an't doit.” “Whynot? Isn't the
cause a good one?’ “Well, yes-I
guess 80, but I ain’t able to give any
thing.” “Pooh! pooh! I know better.
You must give a better reason than
“Well, then, 1 owe too much
. money, and I am just before [| am gen-
erous.” “Ah! But William, you owe
Heaven a larger debt than you owe any-
one else.” “That's true, deacon, but
He alt pushing me like the balance of
wy
What is the Use of Snakes?
Persons who dislike snakes contin.
ually ask : “What is the use of them 77’
That they are not without a use will, I
hope, appear in the course of this work,
were it necessary to preach that all
things bave their use. Put in one
habit that offended Lord Bacon, namely,
of of
{0
‘going on their belly
lies one
that,
formation
ing. enables them to
CATTNYOrous
ito dark and
bog jungles, swamps,
of
of the lesser rep-
of them feed,
otherwise outhalance the har-
produce pes-
cate
gether
thelr internal
and external cover
wher
cold
penetrate e no larger
venture,
NOIBOINE INOTAREeESs,
the
where ¢
tangled vege
tation the
warins
iles, on which so ma
ny
would
mony of nature, die and
Lilence,
Wondrously and exquisitely construe
habit
the hi
while
their
exist where
not ; and
ted for ate, they are able to
gher animals could
they help to clear those
naccessible places of the lesser vermin,
they themse
of
Ww ith
Vast
Ives supply food for a num-
which,
devour
The
rat,
wl the smaller mammalia,
birds,
& i
SHAKES,
Nanny carnivorous
numbers of voung
hedgehog weasel
ichneumon
peceary, and an
immense 1
8 keep snakes
» the latter
per-
he grain-devour-
lesser creatures,
of
alance
y sunny ideal
would like
would
could
they
x
ir i
¥
where they
WETS
a very bright record. But in
do
use
present cannot
» §8 little
undrum and a
sy can accomplish
f anvil
of anvihin
beautiful
«1 with their
another ; and
and
Vears glide
» the
every
away,
end, to
op-
thing worthy of
eter.
vocation is
issed
a rational being on thi passage 10
The ruin is, ol ©
possibility, It is
duties that
No day is
had eves 0
is no duty that
brings
us the
e.— Ex.
A Good Recommendation.
down to
and
merchant.
for me on
EArn Some.
lad, coming
I
one of the in Boston,
harve:
addressing a well. known
oir, berth
to
have you any
your ship? 1 want
thing.’
“What
gentleman.
“] ean try my best to do whatever I
am put to,” answered the boy.
“What have you done?’
“I have sawed and split all mother’s
wood for nigh two vears.”’
“What have you not done ?’’ asked the
gentleman, who was a queer sort of a
questioner.
“Well, sir,”’ answered the boy,
after a moment’s pause, “I have not
whispered once in school for a whole
year.”
“That's enough,” said the gentle-
man; “you may ship aboard this
vessel, and I hope to see you th?
master of her some day. A boy
who can master a wood-pile and
bridle his tongue must be made of good
uff,”
can you do?” asked the
—————— —
“We are the Old Men.”
A physician will te ii a man that,
cidents aside, it depends on hithaelf
whether he shall live to forty, fifty, or
three score and ten. He will also tell
him that if he keeps the commandments,
which ought to control his soul and
body, his old age will be happy in its
calm quiet and in those pleasing remi-
niscences in which the aged delight to
dwell. A French paper brings out this
habit by this tender little sketch : Two
old gentlemen, over whose heads the
seventeen-year locusts have passed re-
peatedly, are walking along a public
promenade which they, have frequented
for many and many a year, “It’s rather
curious,” says the first, “but things
soem to be changing here. Don't you
remember how, ever so long ago,
used to see lots of old, old men, crawl
ing up and down here in the sun?
meet sny of them any more.” ‘My
friend,” rejoins his companion, *‘we
are the old, old men that we used to
soe 1M