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Some Anecdotes Of Henry Prince Of Wales,
less than others of his age . Having at one time severely bruised his hands by a fall , which bled very much , yet the pain only drew a few drops from his eyes : he rose up with a smile , and dissembled what he suffered . —Being asked whether he was as fond of hunting as his father , he answered , " Yes ; but there is another kind of hunting which I love better . " Being asked again what that was , replied , " The hunting of thieves and rebels with brave men and horses ;"
then turning to one of his pages descended of Hi ghland parents , who were reported to have been thieves , he added , ' and such thieves as I take shall be hanged , the great ones hi gher than the rest ; and you , sirrah , if you prove a thief , highest of all . "—He was scarcely ten years of age , when being desirous to mount a horse of prodigious mettle , and refusing the assistance of his attendants , who thought
it too hazardous an undertaking , he mounted him from the side of a bank , and spurred the animal to a full gallop , in spite of the remonstrances of those who stood by ; and at last having thorouo-hly exercised the horse , brought him in a gentle pace back , and , dismounting , said to them , " How long shall I continue to be a child in your opinion . "—Such of our readersas are desirous of obtainino- other
, anecdotes of this young Prince , may peruse the Doctor ' s history of the royal youth , as published in 1760 . To relate any more of them might be deemed prolix , and not very entertaining . M .
Some Particulars Not Generally Known Respecting Monsieur Bailly.
SOME PARTICULARS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN RESPECTING MONSIEUR BAILLY .
LATE MAYOR OF PARIS .
A PAMPHLET has been published at Paris , and is much sought after ; it is entitled Memoires d ' un Detenu , pour servir a I'histoire de la Tyranni de Robespierre . ( Memoirs of a prisoner , serving as additional proofs of the tyranny of Robespierre . ) That pamphlet is said to contain the most curious particulars about some personages famous in the history of the Revolution , and vvhom different factions led to the
scaffold . We shall quote only the following passage concerning the unfortunate BAILLY , the first Mayor of Paris . ¦ " Towards the same period was brought in a companion to our sufferings , Bailly , the man who was the happiest in former honours , and whose agony was now the greatest . Pie suffered all the ferocity of the rabble , whose idol he had been , and was basely abandoned by the le '
peop , who so highly esteemed him . He died in the midst of ignominy : his face was spit on ; the drapeau rouge was burnt before Ins face ; men , transported with fury , went by him to strike him , in spite of the executioners , who themselves shuddered at so many outrages ; he was covered with dirt ; he remained three hours at the place of execution , and his scaffold was erected on a heap of filth . A cold rain that poured down , added still to the honor of his situation .
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Some Anecdotes Of Henry Prince Of Wales,
less than others of his age . Having at one time severely bruised his hands by a fall , which bled very much , yet the pain only drew a few drops from his eyes : he rose up with a smile , and dissembled what he suffered . —Being asked whether he was as fond of hunting as his father , he answered , " Yes ; but there is another kind of hunting which I love better . " Being asked again what that was , replied , " The hunting of thieves and rebels with brave men and horses ;"
then turning to one of his pages descended of Hi ghland parents , who were reported to have been thieves , he added , ' and such thieves as I take shall be hanged , the great ones hi gher than the rest ; and you , sirrah , if you prove a thief , highest of all . "—He was scarcely ten years of age , when being desirous to mount a horse of prodigious mettle , and refusing the assistance of his attendants , who thought
it too hazardous an undertaking , he mounted him from the side of a bank , and spurred the animal to a full gallop , in spite of the remonstrances of those who stood by ; and at last having thorouo-hly exercised the horse , brought him in a gentle pace back , and , dismounting , said to them , " How long shall I continue to be a child in your opinion . "—Such of our readersas are desirous of obtainino- other
, anecdotes of this young Prince , may peruse the Doctor ' s history of the royal youth , as published in 1760 . To relate any more of them might be deemed prolix , and not very entertaining . M .
Some Particulars Not Generally Known Respecting Monsieur Bailly.
SOME PARTICULARS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN RESPECTING MONSIEUR BAILLY .
LATE MAYOR OF PARIS .
A PAMPHLET has been published at Paris , and is much sought after ; it is entitled Memoires d ' un Detenu , pour servir a I'histoire de la Tyranni de Robespierre . ( Memoirs of a prisoner , serving as additional proofs of the tyranny of Robespierre . ) That pamphlet is said to contain the most curious particulars about some personages famous in the history of the Revolution , and vvhom different factions led to the
scaffold . We shall quote only the following passage concerning the unfortunate BAILLY , the first Mayor of Paris . ¦ " Towards the same period was brought in a companion to our sufferings , Bailly , the man who was the happiest in former honours , and whose agony was now the greatest . Pie suffered all the ferocity of the rabble , whose idol he had been , and was basely abandoned by the le '
peop , who so highly esteemed him . He died in the midst of ignominy : his face was spit on ; the drapeau rouge was burnt before Ins face ; men , transported with fury , went by him to strike him , in spite of the executioners , who themselves shuddered at so many outrages ; he was covered with dirt ; he remained three hours at the place of execution , and his scaffold was erected on a heap of filth . A cold rain that poured down , added still to the honor of his situation .