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THE MARSEILLAISE : JSASSLiTED BY ERXEST J 0 SE 3 ; At present suffering imprisonment in Tothill Fields Dnmreon , under a sentence of Two Years' Incarceration , ic , « tc , for the " crime" of demanding Justice for the People . Sons of freedom ! break your slumbers , The day of glory ' s drawing nigh , Against us Tyranny ' s red numbers Hear their bloody banner hi gh . Rear their bloody banner ni gh . -Ilark I Irirelings fierce for brutal strife , Far and near sound war ' s alarms , And outrage in your very arms The hopes—the partners of your life . To arms ! brave citizens ! Array each gallant hand ! Jlarch on 2 march on ! your tyrants blood Shall drench the tliirsty Land We'll march ! we'll march ! our tyrants' Wood Shall drench the thirstv land !
What demand their banded minions ? What dares each despicable king ? Amid the flap of Freedom ' s pinions , Hear their rusty fetters ring . Bear their rusty fetters ring . For us ? "Tis but an insult vain , That shall arouse our hearts the more ; We broke their manacles before , "We'll dash them into dust again . To arms ! brave citizens , etc . Shall an alien crew conspiring , Make laws to Wi ght a freeman ' s hearth ? Shall the mercenary hireling Tread all our manlv pride to earth ?
Tread all our manly pride to earth . Croat God ! shall mi ghty millions cower , -And ' neath a yoke so paltry yield , Shall petty despots basely Vield A nation ' s strength—a people ' s power ? To arms 1 brave citizens , etc . Tremble tyrants ! traitors ' tremble , Plague spots of the factious few ' Plot , conspire , betray , dissemble , Yon shall not escripe your ' due ! You shall not escape your due ' . Tor we'll he soldiers , one and all—If hundreds die , fresh thousands stand—Every death recruits a band Towed to crush vou or to fall .
To arms ! brave citizens , etc . And now like warriors , gallant-hearted , Learn by turns to strike and spare—Pity those whom faction parted , And would he -with ns diet they dare ! They would be with ns did they dare ! But for those despotic knaves , Who make them play the minion ' s part , And tear their Weeding country ' s heart , Onward—onward o ' er their graves I To arms ! hrave citizens ! etc .
Chudren of each hallowed martyr ! Kindle fresh the kindred strife' 3 Iid their ashes Freedom ' s Charter Shall set the seal upon their life . Shall set the seal upon their life . Less eager to survive the brave Than to partake their honoured rest , Xow dare the worst—and hope the best , Uut never—never die a slave . To anus ! brave citizens ! etc . Our country ' s sacred love inspires—Freedom . ' those who fight with thee ! For the land—for the land of our sires , The home and birthri ght of the free ! The home and birthright of the free ! Fight with us , TTreedom—at thy \ oice Victory hails our strong career , Till stricken tyrants dying hear The liberated world retoiee I
To arms ! hrave citizens : array each gallant band , March on ! march on ! your tyrants blood Shall drench the thirsty landf . We'll inarch ! we'll march ! our tyrants' blood Skill drench the thirstv land .
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CHORUS OF THE GIRONDISTS ( Mourir j > our la Patrie , ) TKASSLATEn BV EBXEST TOXES . The cannon are calling in thunder The hi h-hearted children of Prance And rending her fetters asunder , See her citizen soldiers advance .
cnoncs . Tofallforlibcrtv ! To fall for liberty ! Is the fate the most noble—most worthy the free ! Let ns rush like a vast inundation , On those who would keep us in thrall ; Let us show them , united , a nation Can battle and conquer them all . To fall , etc . Upholding the rig hts that we cherish , Away ! to the scene of the strife ; Jlnd soon shall our enemies perish , Or ask ou their knees for their life . To fall , etc . To amis , then , each gallant avenger , The wrongs of our land to redress S Then on ! for where thickest the danger , The soldiers of freedom shall press . To fall for libertv ! To fall for liberty ! Is the fate the most nohle ^ -most worthy the free !
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THE TfiSEE DAYS OF FEBRUAEY . The arrival of the First Anniversary of the French Revolution of 1848 , demands that we should consecrate a portion of this week ' s Northern Star to a recital of the principal oventsofthe ever-memorable days of February . Postponing " Reviews" ' of several publications , we give place to the following recollections of the downfall of Louis Philippe , and the vieiorv of the people : —
22 X 1 ) OF FEBRt / AUT , Early In the morning , numerous groups of men of all classes , especially workmen , covered the public places , and moved along the streets following the Kline direction , the east of Paris . The thresholds of almost all the dooi'S were crowded with women , or persons who , more sedentary without appearing less agitated , seemed to wish , by remaining stationary , to associate themselves with the interest of distant events . At ten o ' clock , the students of the schools of law and medicine assembled near the Pantheon . They formed hito two tiles and advanced in this order to the
number of 1 , 500 or J , Sl' 0 , apparently obeying the orders of a young man of twenty , of colossal stature , placed at their head . Arrived at the quay , they aiet a body of about 2 , 000 workmen , descending from the Faubourgs , " they joined and mingled in the same tank * , without disturbing the order of their march . Half-past Elevex . —It is the time fixed for ihe general meeting at La Madeleine . Students and workmen , agitators and spectators , are there in multitudes . Innumerable masses cover the place , the streets Royale and Tronchot , the entrance of the boulevards , and all the abutments . They sing the Jiarseillaise . They shout "Vive la Reformc!—A lias Guizot I" & c . *
Jfoox . —At the Champs Elysees , three barricades were erected by the crowd on the principal cause-Tv ^ Y and thev at length besieged the municipal station of the Grand Carre Marigny . The inmates were constrained by a shower of stones to withdraw ir . to the interior of the corps de garde , which was protected bv iron cratings recently erected round it . Throug hout the afternoon the Champs Elysees were the theatre of disorders less serious than turlulent . As soon as the troops appeared to still the tumults , they were greeted with vehement shouts © f - Vive la ligne , " and were approached with sympathy , insteadof being shunned . lkilf-past Twelve — The whole city is become tuc scene Of alarm and ag itation . It is repor ted that serious engagements have taken place at the i
Faubourg Saint ifcirceau ; that ten wounded muncipal officers have been conveyed to Val de Grace ; ? uatscaptainhas beenkillcd . Barricades have been erected near the niarehe St . Honore , and the Hue de Ptivoli . Two poor women were killed , or rather assassinated , in the first of these streets . During these traffic scenes , an innumerable crowd of spectators of all classes covered the Boulevards , and the principal adjacent streets . Sis . o'clock . —The tumult became more serious in the Champs Elysees , where they erected a vast pile of garden seats ; it was set on firo , and it appeared at a distance as if the whole city was in liaises . Somechildrenhrokethci-cverberes , humed thel > mnibus benches , Ac . without any opposition from the municipal officers or the sergeants de
yiilc Foot and horse patrols paraded all the thoroughfares in the heart of the city , ^ embhes were formed near 1 'Ecolc Polyteehnwue . The JUarseiliaiseand the Chant des Girondins were sung by a great number of students as a signal to come out , as-in 1 S 30 , but the most rig id precautions were taken bv the authorities . The students of 1 teole P ^ vtecbiflue , whose clothes and swords had been taicnaway , and who were vigilantly guarded , COUiu paly reply " by the same songs .
"We take the following from a paper in Chambers ' s Edinburgh Journal , entitled . "All English Workman ' s Recollections of Paris in 1843 . " We should observe that the " English Woriman" is evidentl y no friend to the dem ocratic cause , althoug h circumstances ^• lo h im for themomeut & fi actor ia one ei
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the scenes of the Revolution . His constant use of the epithet " mob , " is peculiarly disgusting ; and , indeed , stamps him a " snob ;" but such snobbishness is the best passport to the columns of Chambers ' s Journal : — On the ever-memorable morning of Tuesday , the 22 nd of February , I was proceeding as usual to my employment , when on renchiug the Boulevards , I found groups of workmen and others readin g the official proclamation prohibiting the meeting . The crowds seemed very much excited , and gave vent to their feelings in loud and angry exclamations . At the guard-house , instead of the one solitary sentinel , the whole front was occupied by the military , all armed , and ready to act at a moment ' s warninir .
Nothing of any note attracted my attention during the morning beyond vague and contradictory reports of conflicts between the troops and the people . At eleven , I went as usual to breakfast , when I was somewhat startled bv observing a large tumultuous assemblage enter rue St . Martin from the Boulevards . The foremost , who was an ouvrier en blouse , bore a piece of red cloth on a staff , as a substitute for the terrible dra ]) eau rouge , and for the first time I heard the French ' vive— " Vive la lteforme . '" The progress of this mob , although unmarked b y any species of wanton outrage that I could observe , spread consternation and alarm through all the neighbourhood . I was somewhat amused b y ohserving a perfumer who lived nearly opposite removing , with all possible despatch , the
royal arms from the front of his shop . On returning to my work , I found the shop closed , and all the workpeople departed , as now indeed were all the shops in the street . On reaching the Boulevards , I found everywhere immense assemblages of people , and great excitement . The shops were closed the whole length of the Boulevards , from the Porte St . Martin to the Madeleine , and thousands of heads protruded from the windows , all very evidently expecting a something to covfirm or ease then- apprehension . I proceeded down rue Koyal to the Placode Concorde . Here I found a strong military force of horse and foot . I next visited tho rue St . Honore . Here things wore a
most serious aspect . Some omnibuses and cabriolets had been overturned in several places , the stones had been removed , and an attempt made to form a barricade . A troop of dragoons were employed to keep the mob from assembling together . They used tho flat of their swords , with no very great delicacy of touch , on all - who chose to disobey their commands . Much ill-feeling here ediibited itself between the soldiery and the people . The noise of drums now struck my ear : it was the rappcl beating for the Garde Rationale , strongly guarded both in front and rear . A number of young men and bovs followed , singing the " Marseillaise and " Mourir pour laPatrie . "
Here for the present we leave the "English Workman ' s Recollections "
THE 2 t > RD OF PEBBfABY . This day belied the famous expression of Potion — " It is going to ram , we have nothing to fear from the people to-day . " Thick clouds covered the sky ; a cold wind accompanied with heavy squalls prevailed . _ A circumstance less unfavourable to the undisciplined bauds of the people , than to the regular and organised troops of power . The troops sutfered greatly from the inclemency of the weather during the night and morning . The people , on the contrary , refreshed by sleep , and
sheltered from the weather , proceeded immediately to the scene of action . Sixty workmen suddenly appeared in the quarter Poissonniere ; preceded by a drum , and conducted by a man with a long board , waving a small tricoloured flag . They first tried to erect a barricade at the entrance of rue des Pronveries ; but the approach of a detachment of infantry forced them to renounce their design . The troops , with a view to disperse them , followed them to the market , where these soldiers were surrounded by women , who offered them , gratuitously , provisions of every kind , exclaiming , —" Friends ! spare our husbands , our brothers , our children !"
The first barricade was erected in rue Poissonniere with a carriage and a water-cart . A second barricade was made across rue de Clery , with two hacknev coaches , the horses of which were restored to the coachmen . A third barred me Saint Eustache . A fourth was commenced iu rue du Petit-Carreau , a little below rue Th 6 venot . These operations were executed , without any interruption , before a crowd of spectators . They occupied more than three quarters of an hour . uclucuhiciiivi iuuiMi
lowaras naii-pasi eigiu , a ; -rpal Guards on foot forced a way through rue de Clery , and drove out the workmen , who took refuge near rue Poissonniere . Is ot a gun had been levelled against the soldiers , hut they fired upon the people . Three persons , two of whom were women , fell victims to the basest assassination . At the same time other attempts were made at different points in the quarter . In rue Bourbon-Yillcneuvc a barricade was formed with carriages . The streets contiguous to rue Montorgueil were barricaded with hackney coaches , carts and vans .
Upon place du Cairo , some Municipal Guards , pursued by young people , armed only with sticks , suddenly fired . A woman , struck on the head with a bullet , was killed on the spot ; other passengers were wounded . 2 Tixe o ' clock . —The National Guards were called in all the streets . From this moment it was understood that a solemn manifestation of that body would nest take place . The 2 nd legion patrolled rue de la Paix , shouting " Vive la Refornie ! " in which they were joined by the surrounding crowd . A detachment of cuirassiers arrived . The captain ordered them to disperse the crowd which followed the National Guards . The commandinsr officer seemed to hesitate a
moment ; at length he refused . Immediately the National Guards and citizens joined the cuirassiers , and shook hands with them . In the mean time , the heroism of the people was everywhere manifested . A barricade had been formed in rue Saint-Martin . A company of soldiers attempted to take it by assault . A youth of fifteen jumped over it , and wrapping a flag round him , threw himself on his knees , and said , with a firm voice , — "This is your standard ; fire , if you have courage ! " The ' example of this intrepid boy was immediately followed by the citizens ; they leaped over the barricade with one accord , —placed
themselves before the guns , exclaiming , "Fire , if you dare , upon unarmed citizens . " The soldiers refused to fire ; and cries of "Vive la Ligne ' . " resounded on all sides . In the quarter Saint Denis , the agitation had been increasing since the morning . The shops were closed . The workmen were at the doors , the inhabitants at the windows . They saw the body of a young workman , who had been killed by the Municipal Guard , half an hour before , earned past on a board . A bloody mark upon his breast indicated the place where he had been struck . He was one of the victims of the barricade at Petit Carreau . Twenty men accompanied this sad procession .
Two barricades were erected between the gate Saint Denis and rue Mesley . The firing soon commenced in this quarter ; but the barricades were more numerous and better defended towards rue Auinairo , rue Transnonain , me Phalippaux , rue Benbourg . There were several also in other streets bordering upon rue Saint Martin , rue du Temple , and rue Saint Avoie , Jfoox . —A detachment of the line , commanded by a general , received orders to attack a barricade which was erected at the corner of rue Saint
Francis . At the moment the general ordered them to fire , an officer vainly attempted to lower the barrels of the guns with his sword . They fired , and killed several victims . The troop retired into rue de l'Oiseille ; when a bundled National Guards , accompaniedhyacrowdof people , entered rue de Poitou , exclaiming , "Vive la Keforme ! " The troop , expecting an attack , fired in that direction , and wounded three of the National Guards ; one mortally . Tins catastrop he terminated the struggle hi that quarter .
We return to the English Workman s Recollections : — My curiositv being somewhat excited by the occurrences of the morning , I struck work , and descended into tlie street , which I found now completely deserted , except by the military ; strong detachments of which held it at both ends . They allowed me to pass through them into Rue Royal , where I found the mob had constructed a barricade which the soldiers were now busily employed in destrovin " . A vast crowd occupied this street ,
and all the streets adjoining . Many of them were armed with such weapons as most readily came to hand-as thick bludgeons , pitcliforks , hatchets , and sledge-hammers . Bars of iron vnenched from railings were general ; but I observed several with muskets and pistols . A few paces farther on I saw a crowd surroundin-some object on the ground , , and singing the eternal " Mourn- pour la Patrie . " . On looking through the throng , a melancholy spectacle prcseutcf itsclf-extcnded on its back lay the corpse of a voting man covered with mud and gore .
On attempting to return up the Rue St . Mai tin , I was repulsed bv point of bayonet , so I passed through a short passage which Connects it With t-tlC Rue St . Denis . This I found also occupied by troops . I gained the Boulevards by another route . On arriving at the guardhouse of tho Boulevards des Bonnes Nouvelles , I saw a mob advancing with drums beating in front and flags flying . There was a strong body of the Municipal Guards at this spot , with a regiment of the line . The sot diers formed right across the Boulevard , and seemed determined to resist the approaching multitude who , by their glittering bayonets , appeared well armed . The head of the column halted ; a short consultation was held , and then the column wheeled off crvin" "Vive la Keforme , " and singing the never ^ dving " Mom-irpour ; la Patrie . '' I proceeded to the KuedQ la Harpe , by the way
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of the Rue Poissonniere , crossing the Seine at the PontNeuf . I observed a sharp fusillade going on at Ponfc au Change , the next bridge , while troops were crowding to that point from every direction . The firing soon ceased , and the people gave way . At that moment a fresh body of military , who , by their appearance , had just entered Paris from some distance , passed along the quais . They consisted of lancers , dragoons , and horse artillery , with riflemen and several regiments of the line . Both men and horses seemed dreadfully fatigued , being covered with mud , looking wet and miserable . All the bridges and quais were swarming with troops—li ght horse , dragoons , and cuirassierswho were incessantly employed in dispersing the numerous groups , who took every opportunity of assembling together , and venting their displeasure in loud outcries against the Ministry , mingled with " Yive la Ligne ' . "— " Vive la Reformc ' . "— " A has Guizot !"
* * * Towards evening it was announced throughout the city that Guizot had resigned . The people ceased the struggle , and Paris became the theatre of universal rejoicing . But a fiercer , deadlier conflict was at hand . . Throughout the evening the people marched in large processions through the streets , singing and shouting , but animated by peaceable intentions . A powerful column proceeded to the Boulevard des Capucines , where is situated the hotel of Forei gn Affairs , the then residence ofGruizot . Here they encountered an impenetrable barrier of aimed soldiers , arranged in battle array , the whole breadth of the Boulevard .
The column , nevertheless , continued its route , until the first rank came in contact with the front of the infantry . The oflicer who directed them then commanded them to halt , while he advanced towards the commander of the soldiers to obtain a passage , promising at the same time the maintenance of good order , and answering for tho pacific intentions of his followers . The commander refused . The citizen oflicer repeated his petition . The crowd drew near to listen , and to join their entreaties to that of their officer . The commander of the troop then ordered his soldiers to lower their bayonetsa command which could not be obeyed without breaking their line of battle . A breach was thus made , into which some children maliciously tried to enter , The commander then considered his position lost , and his safety threatened ; he retired behind the throng , and , without any previous warning ,
gave orders to fire . Two hundred muskets were then flred upon this dense , inoffensive , and unarmed crowd . It was a frig htful spectacle to see these thousands of citizens falling in confusion , overthrown by terror , grief , or death . When the prolonged noise of this atrocious discharge had ceased , when the infernal work of this horrible butchery appeared to be finished , thousands rose as from the tomb , and fled with swiftness from that fate which had spared them for fresh blows . They would not have fled if they had been armed ! Had they fled in tho morning from the firing at the barricades ? Numerous victims remained : some already stiff in the stern embrace of death , others uttering lamentable cries for pity and succour . Fifty-two were raised ! the greater part deprived of life ! It is impossible to describe the public stupor , the expressions of grief , rage , and despair , which succeeded this barbarous episode .
Tlie unfortunate victims of this base assassination were immediately conveyed . away by their fellowcitizens , who survived to avenge them . The cart which contained them was lighted with torches , surrounded by their hrave comrades , whose tears were stifled by indignation , and who exclaimed with fury , ' Des armes ! des arnies ! " while exhibiting the bleeding forms of those men , erewhile singing and gay , now inanimate and still warm with the fire of the balls ; and the torches . casting their light by turns upon the victims and their conductors , added to the tumultuous emotions which this
funeral procession excited . * * * * The National Guards passed tho night in cleaning their arms ; making powder , and preparing balls ; trees fell under the stroke of the workmen ; the pavements were torn up , carriages and coaches were overturned , and gigantic barricades were erected in all the populous quarters . But the people being without arms , provided themselves by pulling down the church gates , by sharpening iron , and preparing clubs . Partners of then- vengeance , as well as of their misery , the women brought their humble pewter dishes to convert into balls . So far from wishing to detain their protectors , they stimulated them , promising to throw their furniture , and even the roofs ol their houses upon the troops , in case they succeeded in destroying the barricades ; they passed the remainder of the nig ht in preparing liniments and bandages to dress the wounds which the people might receive .
THE 2 ± TH OF FEBRCABr . The enraged peop le hailed with enthusiasm the dawn of this great day . Leaving the care of providing the necessary materials of war to their old men women and children , the avengers of liberty scattered themselves over the city . * In the rue Mauconseil , a barricade was attacked by a military detachment . From time to time , a young man appeared above the intrenchment , entirely uncovered , loaded his gun , took aim with the greatest coolness , and struck a soldier at each blow . The detachment fired upon him , but not a ball reached him . lie repeated this manoeuvre ten times . The officer in command at last ordered his soldiers not to fire . The young man then retired , and appeared no more . Let them talk of ancient chivalry !
M . Thiers had been called to tho councils of Louis Philippe , and instructed to form an Administration , hut it was " too late !" We return to the " Eng lisli Workman ' s Recollections : "As I proceeded into Paris , ' I heard drums boating in all directions , bells tolling , and tho sound of the pickaxe and crowbar . At the church of our Lady deLorrette , the people were dragging down the iron railing in front , and removing the stones in the street .
Proceeding onwards , I saw barricades forming about every hundred yards rig ht and left of me . A captain of the National Guards endeavoured to persuade them to desist ; but they refused . The rappcl was beating in all quarters : everywhere National Guards , singly or in parties , were hastening to their places of rendezvous , clambering on the best way they could , for march they could not , the road was now so dreadfully cut up . I would bug my reader to imagine Cheapside in London strewn with broken glass , bottles , pots , and iron railings , diligences , omnibuses , carts , waggons , wheelbarrows , and watering-carts , p lanks and scaffold-poles , with ladders , barrels , buckets , and articles of household furniture , in fact everything a mob can lay their hands on ; and thev then may form some notion oi the scene which all the principal thoroughfares in Paris presented Oil that day .
On reaching the bottom of the Hue du Faubourg Montmartre , I was stopped by tlie people , who were constructing a ver y strong barricade , and desired to assist . This I had no particular wish to do , as I knew not how long before it might be the scene of a sanguinary struggle . The method pursued in constructing these street defences was nearly in all cases tlie same . "Where any street vehicles could readily be obtained , they were used in preference to other materials ; but as these things were now nearly used up , the mob had no resource but that of paving stones . A band of labourers formed line across the street , with crowbars , pickaxes , or bars of iron , with which they loosened the stones . These were rapidly taken up by another line , who passed them on to a third ,
and so on to the barricade . By these means a barricade was formed in an incredibly short space oi time . My station was nearest to the barricade—for they had selected me , on account of my being taller than most of them , to place the stones on the top—I took the opportunity of passing over to the other side , and finally gave them the slip . On reaching the Boulevards , 1 found all the fine trees cut down , and placed across the road . Everywhere were traces of rhe destructive activity ol the preceding ni g ht . Advancing towards Porte St . Denis , 1 passed a very large body of troops . Dragoons dismounted , standing by their horses ; troops of the line , with their scarlet trousers covered with mud : riflemen in their dark-green uniforms ;
and artillery standing by their guns . With the exception of the military , I was alone on the Bomevard , and the sound of my own footsteps sounded painfully on mv ear ; for the silence of death reigned amidst thousands , all standing still and motionless as statues . A lcug line of watch-fires were smouldering , round which they had evidently bivouacked ; and tlie men looked pale and spiritless with excessive fatigue . At the farther extremity of this body of soldiery were placed several pieces of cannon , " pointed towards Porte St . Denis . My heart sunk within me , and tears started in my eyes , as I thought how soon they might be used in tho destruction of mv fellow creatures . I never shall fovct the sensations thosemurderousenginesof war
occasioned within me . , - . „ . After passing these troops , and arriving at Porte St , Denis I found an enormous barricade . I climbed over , and was made prisoner in an instant . A ^ ahi I was set to work , as they were forming four massive barricades at this point—one across Rue St . Denis , one in the Faubourg , and the two others across the Boulevard . At this work I was kept , as nigh as I can guess , about four hours , lifting great stones above my head At length I sank down upon a heap of stones , perfectly- overpowered , by fatigue , although my fellOW-labourers worked on with undiminished zeal .
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Perhaps , I did not enter into tho spirit of the thing so much as thev did , for I never shall forget the activity displayed by all classes . The man of evident wealth , in morning gown and slippers , worked Side by Side With the labourer in blouse and sabots . All seemed actuated bv the same indomitable zeal , among them ' g °° " wiU SCCmed to cxis * A respectabl y-attired individual came up to me fcttrnT" ? I n a ^ Passionate tone if I was not latigued . I showed him my hands , toix and bleeding , my heated brow dripping with perspiration , and my soiled and muddy dress ! He cntcreS a wineshop , and gave me a bottle of wine and a small loat , which I very thankfull y received , and quicklv devoured . *
Presently I hoard a great beating of drums and on looking over the barricade , saw a body ofniilitary approaching from the Faubourg , their glittering bayonets extending as for « p the Faubourg as 1 could well see . The barricades were manned in a moment . A parley took place between the troops and the people . One orator spoke at great length , and evidently very much to the purpose , although I could not understand half of what he said ; but it ended by tho soldiers giving up their arms to the people . This was scarcel y finished , when another body of National Guards came up . A National Guard , who was with the people , stood on a broken pillar , and waved his hat on the point of his bayonet . The men came rushing over tho barricade , and boldly fraternised with tlie people .
The mob , now mingled with tlie National Guards , iormed line on the Boulevard between Porte St . Denis and Porte St . Martin . Nearly all now had muskets , although many were armed with every species of weapon . Some had evidently furnished themselves from the theatres and old curiosity shops ; some were armed cap-a-pio , like the knights of old ; some W 1 «» Indian war clubs and tomahawks . Among other things , I recognised a very large sword which I remembered seeing exposed for sale as the sword ot the executioner of Paris . Aery now burst from many lips of "Aux Tuilevies I Aux Tuiioriw 1 " . They formed columns , with drums at their head , and began a scrambling inarch over the numerous barricades down Rue St . Denis .
I had read , when a boy , of the awful and sanguinary struggle attending tlie taking of that abode of royalty ; and so , suffering my curiosity to get the better of prudent fears , I followed the throng , who advanced beating their drums , and roaring in chorus the ; f Marseillaise , " particularly the words , "Aux amies , citoyens ! " varying it , however , with tlie eternal "Mourir pour la Patrie . " They took the direction of the Tuileries , by the way of Rue Thevenot , crossing Rue Petite Carreau , to the Place des Victoires . At this place they halted , in order to induce a body of National Guards assembled there to join them .
There was here a general inspection of the revolutionary irregulars . Those who had no ammunition were supplied by those who had : a captain of the National Guard took the command ; the revolutionary forces formed line , and marched and countermarched round the place . They were now a formidable-looking body—truly picturesque in their blouses and caps—their beards and savage-looking moustaches adding much to the effect , with their now half-military costume , for several wore dragoons' helmets , or the steel cap of days long past . Now again thundered the drums , aud again a thousand voices roared the " Marseillaise , commencing with " Allons enfans do la patrie ; " but many preferred beginning with the finish , and shouting at the top of their voices , "Aux amies , citoyens ! " and by way of variety , gave a few lines of the " Chor des Girondistes "—
" Mourir pour la patrie , C ' est le sort le plus beau , le plus dignc d ' envie ' . " for they seldom got over those lines . " Aux armes ! Aux armes ! Aux Tuileries !" shouted a thousand voices ; and so to the Tuileries they went , and I followed .
BAT 1 LK OF THE CHATEAU D EAU . On reaching the back of the Palais Koyal , a short street separated mo from the main body of the insurgents , when suddenly I heard the discharge of a single gun , and then another , and another . This was succeeded bya dead silence ; and the few persons who wore in the street stopped short , and turned pale , as I daresay I did myself . This lull of a f ew short moments was succeeded by a deafening roar , produced by the discharge of some hundreds of muskets , with a proximity so close , that the smoke whirled in white wreaths oyer my head . Then succeeded an irregular firing , which gradually increased in . strength every moment . Then another , and another heavy discharge , fully convinced me that the people were engaged in regular battle with the military .
Gradually tho excitement overcame my fears , and my pulse , though quick , beat more regularly . Wishing to obtain a view of the action , 1 passed into the Rue de Valois , formed on one side by the Palais Royal . At the end of this street the people were firing over a bai - ricade , at what or whom , tlve volumes of smoke prevented me seeing . One party , with sledge-hammers and crow-bars , were busily engaged in forcing the iron gates of the Palais Royal , while others amused themselves by breaking- tbe plate-glass windows with stones and oyster-shells . The lower windows , which were defended by strong iron bars , were battered iu , bars , stonework , and all , and the mob entered . This part of the building , I imagined , must have been used as
a store , from the immense quantity of wearing apparel that was thrown out and burned in the street . From one window was thrown nn immense quantity of bedding , which was likewise heaped on the flames , until the heat became insupportable , and the smoke all but blinding . Some , indeed , set fire to the building itself , which others extinguished , much , however , to their own personal risk . As the fighting continued , 1 lost all sense of danger , and soon found myself close to the barricade which ran across tlie Rue de Valois , from the Palais Royal to a wine-shop opposite . On looking across the square in which stands the facade of the Palais Royal , I found that the firing on the part of tlie military proceeded from a guardhouse called the Chateau d'Eau . On a terrace that
ran across the front of this building were stationed three ranks of Municipal Guards , while immediately below them stood a body of the troops of the line , tho whole joining in keeping up a constant fire . The scene at this moment was one of great excitement . The flash ! flash ! of the musketry through the white smoke from the terrace and every window , of the guardhouse , the beating of drums , waving of flags , and brandishing of swords and pikes , all conspired to deaden the sense of danger , although the sound of the balls striking the barricades , or whistling over my head , bade me remember that I was witnessing a real battle . As yet I had seen no one hit on our side of the barricade ; but suddenly a young man who stood rather above me ou the barricade fell backwards
among the stones and rubbish at my feet . His teeth were firmly fixed in his under lip , and his eyes distorted by a fearful squint . In a moment the blood came bubbling through a small purple spot in his forehead , and his features were soon covered with the sanguine dye . His white shirt was also soaked with blood , which run in n puddle among the broken stones , lie was soon picked up and carried away , and I could not refrain my tears at the si ght . In a few moments another fell , shot through the shoulder . His gun fell from his bauds : and then what possessed me 1 do not know , for my excitement was more than can be well imagined , but I had taken the gun of the wounded man before I had given myself a moment ' s time to consider , and immediately bang went my p iece over the barricade . ' A Garde Nationalo supplied me with some cartridges , and from that moment I took my place iimomr the defenders of the barricade .
Although I could never boast of a great share of courage , yet at this moment all thoughts of danger , of home , wife , children , were all forgotten in the fierce delig ht of battle . It was like skating on very doubtful ice : we all know it is dangerous , but yet all think they will escape the drowning . The battle began about twelve o ' clock , and it was now nearly one . The people had now possession of the Palais Royal , and the houses on the other corner of the street , from which they fired on the troops below . Some fought very bravely , standing on the top of the barricade , loading now , firing then . Others , almost on their hands and knees when under the barricade , would rise up and fire , retiring to load . Some indeed stood at tlie corner of a street some distance up , and fired off their pieces there , which greatl y added to the danger of those who held the barricade .
Every time the soldiers fired very heavily , a panic would seize some of the combatants , and these would make oti ' , to take up a safer position high up the street . A little man , who was armed only with a sword , behaved very bravely . lie rallied the fainthearted ,. stamped and swore , and , followed by a few ; vs desperate as himself , leaped over the barricade . They were received with a deadly discharge , and many a poor fellow rolled over in the mud . The few who were left standing came rushing over the barricade . A panic seized the rest , and some ran out of the street altogether .
But although foiled hi their first attempt , a ain they rushed over the barricade , again to meet with the same repulse , and many with their deaths . Itwas now indeed a hideous scene . The dying and the dead lay heaped together in pools of blood , i'heir shrieks and groans rose into tlie air , mixed with the frantic yells and horrid imprecations of the mob ; the muskets kept up a deafening roar , and their red flashes streamed incessantly through the stifling sul hurous smoke . The faces of the combatants were distorted with rage ,, and many fought on , mangled and bleeding , till they could no longer , stand-to load and firo .: . ; ...-. . A Wt this time cu officer ,, wi * ja . I afterwards
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learned to be General Lamoriciere , rode into the square : both horse and rider rolled instantl y into the mud . The general rose wounded , I believe , and made his escape . A captain of the Garde Nationale , the same 1 think who first led the insurgents , now stood on the barricade waving his sword , and inciting the mob to charge . He was shot through the body , and fell on the other side . But the mob rushed from three barricades at the same time , two being across Rue St . Honore , and engaged in deadly combat , hand in hand , ' with the soldiers . A deadly discharge came from every window of the post , while louder yells , and cries of agony and rage , mixed in wild and savage din with tlie unceasing roar of the guns . As I did not choose to pass over the barricade
myself , I could not well distinguish what was doing at this moment , from the mingled forms of the combatants , and the blinding smoke of a quantity of straw , which , plundered from the royal stable , was on fire in front of the guardhouse . Several men passed me with trusses of straw , and one carrying a large copper rosso ) , filicd with oil . At once the dreadful truth flashed across my mind : those human fiends intended to burn the wretched soldiers with the guardhouse . To aid this human sacrifice , the roval carriages wove dragged out , and one after the older tired , until at last seventeen gilded carriages stood burning m the square , with an insufferable stench , in one costly conflagration . The noise of the firingwhich had for two hours
, continued without intermission , now became fainter . 1 passed over the barricade , and was horror-struck on perceiving the flames rushing from everv window ot the Chateau d Eau , and mounting high above the roof . A few scared and desperate wretches rushed out on tho terrace shrieking , and were shot one by one as they appeared ; the rest remained inside , and were all burned to death . Of the whole troop , as I afterwards learned , not one escaped . Heart-sick at this fri ghtful butchery , I made mv way over dead and wounded , burning fragments oi carriages , and blackened stinking heaps of luilfburned . straw , through a short street that led to the 1 lace Carrousel , in which stands the Chateau of tlie luuerics .
The " English Workman" speaks of tho destruction of the troops at the Chateau d'Eau as a "frightful butchery . " Frightful , no doubt , but the conquered courted their doom . The people offered to fraternise , but were answered only by vollies of musketry . The defenders of tyranny earned , and deserved their tragic punishment . The " human fiends" wo those who arrayed their hired butchers against the people , and thereby rendered the frightful conflict at the Chateau d'Eau unavoidable . Had those "fiends " shared the destruction which fell upon their miserable tools , Justice would have had Iter due . Hero is the "EDgM Workman ' s" account of
THE CAPTURE OF MJ 3 TUILERIES . ' The chief portion of the combatants who had been engaged in . thc destruction of the Palais Itoyal and the Chateau d'Eau had again formed into column . Here I naturall y expected a repetition of the scene I had just quitted . I threw myself into their ranks . I now had a musket and bayonet , besides a naked sword thrust through my belt , which I had found b y the side of an officer of the Garde Municipale , in the Place du Palais Royal . Onwards we marched ; still no siijn of resistance . With drums beating in front , we passed through the triumphal arch that ornamented the chief entrance of the Tuileries . There was still some firing goimr on , but nothing to wince at . Onwards we stifl
marched , crossing the courtyard in front of the chateau , and entering by the principal gate . , Here was a scene which , though difficult to describe , will never be obliterated from " my nicmorv . It was a most splendid palace , glittering in crimson and gold ; beautiful mirrors and paintings adorned the walls , and magnificent chandeliers hung from the richly-sculptured and gilded roofs . Marble statues aud busts of celebrated generals stood in one magnificent saloon . Rich crimson hangings , fringed deeply with gold were festooned from the loftv windows , which reached from tho roof to tho floor , opening to a magnificent terrace overlooking the garden . I ran from room lo room , admiring all that in the lapse of centuries art could produce or unbounded wealth purchase .
* * # * After leaving the chapel , I hurried through many splendid saloons and spacious halls , until I entered the throne-room . Here the work of destruction had commenced . The throne was torn from under its canopy , and borne away in frantic triumph by tlie mob . I tore a piece of tlie gold lace from the gorgeous crimson hanging , to preserve as a memento of the struggle . Louis PiiiLiprii and his famil y had fled . The people rejected the Count de Paris , and dissolved the Chambers . A Provisional Government was formed , and the Hepuhiic proclaimed . VI 7 E LA EEPrjJJLrQTJE !
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CiiATEAunniAxn ' s Sketch of Pitt . —Pitt was tall and thin , with a gloomy sneering expression . Ilia language was cold , his intonation monotonous , his gestures passionless ; yet tlie lucidncss and fluency of his ideas , and his logical reasoning , illuminated by sudden flashes of " eloquence , made his abilities something extraordinary . I saw Pitt pretty often , as he walked across St . James ' s Park from his house on his way to the King . George III ., on his side , had perhaps just arrived from Windsor , after drinking beer from pewter-pots with the farmers of the neighbourhood ; he crossed the ugly court-yards of his ugly palace in a dark carriage , followed by a ew horse-guards ; this was the master of the kings of Europe , as five or six city merchants are masters of India . Pitt , in a black coat ,
and brass-hiltcd sword , with his hat under his arm , went up-stairs , two or three steps at a time ; on his way ho only saw a few idle emigres , and glancing very disdainfully at us , passed on with a pale face and head thrown back . This great financier maintained no order in his own house—he had no regular hours for his meals or his sleep . Plunged in debt , he paid nothing , and could not make up his mind to add up a . bill . A valet managed his household affairs . Ill dressed , without jdeasure , without passions , eager for power alone , lie despised honours , and would be nothing but William Pitt . Lord Liverpool took me to dine in his country house in the month of June , 1822 , and on the way thither , pointed out to me the small house where died in poverty the son of Lord Chatham , the statesman who brought all Europe into his pay , and distributed with nis own hands all the millions of the earth . —
Memoirs of Chateaubriand . Preservation of Books . —About twenty-five years ago I was annoyed by finding the backs of several rows of books , some in a bookcase having glazed doors , which were kept locked , and others on adjoining 02 ien shelves , frequently mildewed . Wiping them carefully only olouued them for a time , for fresh crop of mildew speedily disn ^ uved them again . Remembering to have seen my father , wiio always made his own ink , finish off by pouring a
g lass of spirits of wine into the ink jar , in order to prevent ics becoming mouldy , I li g htly washed over the backs and covers of the books with spirits oi wine , using , as a brush , the feather of a goosequill . I frequently saw the books during the next tive years , and I have occasionally seen tJiom since , and there has not , so far as I am aware , been a single spot of mildew on tlictu since tho spirits of wine were applied . I have used spirits of wine to prevent mildew with equall y good effect in other cases . —Correspondent in the Bulkier .
i ' ns Overlaxd Route to California . —Lieut . Morrison , of Col . Stevenson ' s iS ' ew York regiment of volunteers , gives the following piece of advice to whom it may concern : — " Caution to Emigrants . — I hope that those who intend to emigrate by land here will be careful that they are not overtaken b y storms , or snows , or want of provisions , on their toilsome journey across the llocky Mountains . I have seen those who started from tlie borders of Missouri , hale and stalwart men , hobble down into the plains of California crippled for life . 1 have seen brothers who , in the madness of hunger , have fought for the last bit of their father ' s dead body , having shared the rest at their previous meals ' . —
having been encompassed with snow on the tops of those dreadful mountains . Maidens who left their homes rejoicing in the pride of youth and beauty , in joyous anticipations from this far-off land , by the horrors and sufferings of that fearful journey , despoiled of their loveliness and bloom , withered into premature old age . Whale PisuiKo . —A company of Englishmen has been formed and incorporated by Itoyal Charter , under the title of the Southern Whale Fishery Company , for tbe purpose of carrying on the whale fishery from a fixed station in the Auckland Islands , commonly called Lord Auckland ' s Group , in 51 dcg . S . lat . lOO . dcir . E . long .
Progress of Machinery . —A breadmnking machine has been exhibited in Glasgow which makes superior bread , performing the labour of many men . It is to be patented . . Sir Jons Frasklix s Expedition will have been out four vears on the 26 th of May next . Compulsory Freedom . —The Chamberlain of London has commenced proceedings to compel 1017 persons to take out their freedom of the city . Mind Tms . —Aiiy person purchasing a Soldier ' s military necessaries , subjects himself to a penalty of £ 20 and treble the value of the goods . Heavy Damages . —In a suit for libel , brought by a Now York broker , against the Sun , penny paper , the plaintiff recovered 10 , 000 . dollars damages at the full amount laid in his . declaration . This is the heaviest verdict over * iv « n for-libel iu that state ,
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Milton —Macaulny , in his Ilhtoru of Finland , thus , not less truly th-m gvandlv , describes Milton - A mightier poet , tried at once bv rain , daiurcr , a , * f !' - «» wl blindness , meditated , unW turned by the obscene tumult which ra < u > d all around him , a song so sublime and so holv , that it would not have misbecome the li 1 ) s of those ethereal virtues whom he saw , with that inner eye which no calamity could darken , flinging down on the jasper pavement their crowns of amaranth and " -old Iuisu Milks . —A . pedestrian travelling m Ireland met a man , and asked him rather grimly why tho miles were so plaguy long , when the Hibernian replied , " You see , yerhonour , the roads are not in good condition , so we give very good measure . " A Mistake !—It is related of a certain magistrate
living in the valley of the Connecticut , who was so fascinated by the appearance of a pretty Catholic lady witness before his court , that instead of the bible , he presented / u ' s / ace to kiss , lie never discovered his mistake till his wife , who happened to be present , gave him a rousing box on the ear . The Pulpit and the Press . —A genuine Yankee , down west , was holding forth very emphatically on the sinfulness of the age , and pointing out to his congregation the value of the golden rule , " to do as they would be done by , " when suddenly he mado a pause , and s : « d , —'' Perhaps it may not be amiss to remember the printer in my discourse . He is in a very disagreeable situation . He trusts everybody —lie knows not whom ; his nionev is scattered everywhere , and ho hardly knows where to look for it . His paper , his ink , his type , his journeviiien ' s
lauour , his living , ivc , must be punctually paid for . You , Mr . , and Mr . , and a hundred others I could name have taken his paper , and you and your children and your neighbours have been amused and informed , and I hope improved by it ; if you miss one paper you would think verv hard of the printer ; you would rather go without vour best meal than be deprived of your newspaper . Have you ever complied with the terms of your subscription ? Have you taken as much pains to furnish tho printer with his money as he baa to furnish vou with his paper ? Have you paid him for his tvpe , his press , his hand-work , his head-work f If ' vou have not , go and pay him off slick . " This had a wonderful effect on the auditory , for , accordin" - to tlie North Star , all the subscribers present , proved unanimous , and paid their arrears next day .
Blessing a Swokw . —St . Columba , of old , when asked to bless a soldier ' s sword , replied , " God grant , tlion , it may never shed a drop of blood . " Home . —There is no place like home , unless it s the honm of the young woman you ' re ' - after . " This is , of course , an exception . Future poets will please to note it . The Russian Miscuhaxt .-TIic Emperor of Russia has issued commands to all charitable and benevolent institution s in the empire , positivelv prohibiting them to augment their funds by means of masquerades and public amusements . Odd Peoi-le—The first Charles Mathews used to describe three meagre brothers , all men of business in New York , who always had their garments mado double tlie fitting size , in order to save time and trouble in case their respective corporations should
increase , an occurrence which appeared p robable to them alone . The residents of another busy street in that same western city , about twenty years aso , may recollect an old man whose whim was still more remarkable . He was a bachelor with a decent income : and , strange to say , no miser , though fie lived all alone , acted as his own attendant in every department of housekeeping , and never admitted a , single feminine assistant , as his special ambition was to be what he called independent of women . And one of his chief doctrines was , that no man could admit one ot the fair ( by courtesy ) within the walls of his domicile and escape absolute slavery . To preserve his own liberty , therefore , this original p hilosopher superseded the ladies in actual service , from stitching shirts to making tea . He is said to have acquired extraordinary proficiency , particularl y in the former art , and always boasted to his friends that he was one independent man .
Valuation of Wives on Railways . —A case , says the Cambridge Chronicle , was lately decided in one of the courts , by which it is now ruled that husbands who lose their wives by railway accidents can only claim , in compensation , the amount of any income which may have been cut short by their death . Thus , " virtuous women , who were only crowns to their husbands , " will be valued , according to tho tombstone cutter ' s rule , at five shillings . It has been suggested that at railway stations , besides the "ladies refreshment room , '' there should be a , " ladies' valuation room , " with a proper officer in attendance . As tlie ladies pass , scenes of tho following tenor , it is supposed , would pass also : — " What sort of a wife are you , ma am V " Sir !" — " Ot what value are you to vour husband ? "
" Your question is very impertinent , sir . I believe , although I did not bring my husband a shilling , ho would be filicd with deep sorrow were he to lose me . "— " O ! we have nothing to do with that , ma am—sorrow does not enter into railway calculations . You may pass . "—Anothcrcntcrs : "Pray , ma ' am , how does your husband estimate you V ' " You are as great a brute as my husban ;' , I believe , and that is saying a great deal . I bring him ten thousand a year , which goes back to my relations if I die , as we have no cliiluren ; and yet tlie wretch uses me worse than "— "Station-master ! quick , quick ! Get a special train instantly for this lady , and let a pilot engine go before , and a guardian anjrel behind . ' "
G ' eksk in Search : of Golde . y Eggs . — The papers tell us that adventurers are going in flocks to California . This is the way in which geese always travel . Antiquities of London . —Clerkcnwell was originally called Clerk ' s- \ vc \\ , and took its name from the parish clerks of London having of old been used to assemble there every year to play some history oi Holy Scripture . L ' ripplcgato was built before the Conquest , and took its name from the cripples who used to beg there ; it was repaired in Mod . Foichurch-street takes its name from a feiinv or moorish
ground so made by a stream ( called Langbourn ) , that formerly passed through it . Finibunj was formerly called ii'iwbury , for the same reason . Aidgate , formerly Ohlgnic , was one of the four original gates of the City mentioned in King Edgar s reign , in { 107 ; the old gate was rebuilt in * JGOUT CiiAiiiTAiJLK . —A lady noted for her kind feeling , on hearing that the Popo was a fugitive from Rome , exclaimed , " Poor old man , has " lie srot any family ' { " On the matter being explained to her , she added , " Well , I hope he'll marry now . " Vujtr Pkoi'er . —There was a rule in an old Debating Society which mi g ht , be advantageousl y recommended to tlie House of Commons , " ' That any gentlemen wishing to speak the whole evening should have a room to himself . " A Thirsty " Infant . "—In a case heard at the
Stamford County Court last week , the p laintiff , a tailor and publican , sued the defendent for Us . 1 lid . for beer and spirits supplied . Tlie Judge having learned that the defendant was only eig hteen years of ago , said ho might have appeared and pleaded " Infancy , " but as he had not done so , he would hear the case . His Honour then told the plaintiff ' to read the items , which he did , givimr the following ns the amount of one day ' s ciialkmg up : — "Five half-pints of ale , three glasses of g in and water , and three glasses of brandv ? ' Judire ' : "And you supp lied this in one day to this " infant V Plaintiff ( astounded ) : " Infant ' . whv they . say he is eig hteen vivivs rilil Infant 1 "— . Tmlirn " fin on . "—Pliiilltitf :
" September 20 th , ale od ., ditto 3 d ., gin oil ., a loaf of bread for his man when he went out shooting , " A-c—Judge : " What ? " — Plaintiff : " He has a dog and a gun , a game certificate , and lie keeps a horse to go out a-hutiting ; and he ' sometimes treats his friends . " — Judge : " What is he then ?"—Plaintiff : ' The son of a pawnbroker . "Judge : "Well , hois but an'infant' in the eye of the law . 1 shall disallow from the account tlso charge for spirits , aud I shall wake an order that the balance be paid when the ' infant' comes of age —in three years' time . " The plaintiff seemed puzzled with tlie size and capacity for drink of the law ' s " infants . "
Laws and Outlaws . — Two brothers of the name of Lawes creating a disturbance at the Dublin Theatre , were called to order by the celebrated Pelix M'Carth y , who happened to be in the same box . One ol them , presenting his card , said , " You shall hear from us ; our name is Lawes . " " Lawes is it *" ¦ quoth Pelix , " then I'll give you satisfaction ; I'll give you an addition to you mime ; " and exercising his well-known strength , handed them out of the box , exclaiming , " J \ ' ow , by tho powers , ye re both Oirt-Lawes . " The Greater Calf . — Sir William Burrell used
frequently to boast of having been botli at Oxford and Cambridge ; being one day at an agricultural meeting , he made sonic proposals which a farmer present objected to . " Sir , " said the baronet , who could ill brook any opposition from an inferior , " I should be very sorry indeed if I were not better informed on such subjects than you arc , having been at two Universities . " " Ay , that may bo , " replied tho farmer , " but I remember to have had a calf that sucked two cows , and tlie observation that I made was , that he was the greater calf for that . " Gamblino for a Vote . —Acliifl ' onier , named Braillion , was on Saturday sentenced to three months *
imprisonment , and lUOf . damages , for having so violently assaulted a companion as to place his life in danger . Before the election of President the prisoner was a ' great partisan of Louis Napoleon , and he played a game at piquet with the complainant , who was a Oavaisnao man , us to which should give his vote to the other . The prisoner won , but the complainant declared that he had only played for fun , and would not give his vote to tho prisoner s candidate . Thereupon the chiffonier became furious , and with his professional hook struck comp lainant a blow on the head , which felled him to the ground . —Galiunani . , ,, , " Hathkr Green . — A man hearing that a lweu would live SCO years , bought cue to try .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 24, 1849, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_24021849/page/3/
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