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During The Confinement Of Louis Xvi. King Of France.
of all my family , you will give her that too . Tell the Queen , my dear Children , and my Sister , that although I promised to see them this morning I have resolved to spare them the pangs of so cruel a separation : tell them how much it costs me to go , without receiving their embraces once morel" He wiped away some tears ; then added , in the most mournful accent : " I charge you to bear them my last farewell !'' He returned to the turret .
, ' The Municipal Officers , who had come up , heard his Majesty , and saw him give me the things , which I still held in my hands . At first they desired to have them g iven up ; but one of them proposing to let them remain in my possession , till the Council should decide what was to be dune , it was so agreed . ' In a quarter of an hour afterthe King again came out : " Enquire "
, , said he to me , " if I can have a pair of scissars . " 1 male the request known to the Commissioners . " Do you know what he wants to do ?" "I know nothing about it . " " We must know . " I knocked at the door of the closet , and the King came out . The Municipal Officer , who had followed me , said to him : " You have desired to have a pair of scissars ; but before the request is made to the Council , we must
know what you want to do with them . " His Majesty answered : " It is that Clery may cut my hair . '' The Municipal-Officers retired ; one of them went down to the Council Chamber , where , after half an hour ' s deliberation , the scissars were refused . The Officer came up , and acquainted the King with the decision . "I did not mean to touch the scissars , " said his Majesty - , " I should have desired Clery to cut my hair before you : try once moreSir ; I beg you to represent
, my request . " The Officer went back to the Council , who persisted in their refusal . ' It was at this time that I was told to prepare myself to accompany the King , in order to undress him on the scaffold . At this intelligence I was seized with terror ; but collecting all my strength , 1 was getting myself ready to discharge this last duty to my master , who felt a re ^
pugnance to its being performed by the executioner , when another Municipal Officer came and told me that 1 was not to go out , adding , " The common executioner is good enough for him . " ' All the troops in Paris had been underarms from five o ' clock in the morning . The beat of drums , the clash of arms , tho trampling of horses , the removal of cannon , which were incessantly carried from one place to another , ail resounded at the Tower .
' At halt past ei ght o ' clock the noise increased , the doors were thrown open with great clatter , when Sanferre , accompanied by seven or eight Municipal Officers , entered at the head of ten soldiers , and drew them up in two lines . At this movement the King came out of liis closet , and said to Sanferre : " You are come forme ? "Yes , " was the answer . " A moment , " said the King , and went to his closet , from which . he instantly returned , followed by his Confessor . His Majesty had his will in his hand , and addressing a Municipal Officer , ( named Jaques Roux , a priest ) who happened to stand before the ethers , ssid ; " I beg you to give this paper to the Queen—to rny
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
During The Confinement Of Louis Xvi. King Of France.
of all my family , you will give her that too . Tell the Queen , my dear Children , and my Sister , that although I promised to see them this morning I have resolved to spare them the pangs of so cruel a separation : tell them how much it costs me to go , without receiving their embraces once morel" He wiped away some tears ; then added , in the most mournful accent : " I charge you to bear them my last farewell !'' He returned to the turret .
, ' The Municipal Officers , who had come up , heard his Majesty , and saw him give me the things , which I still held in my hands . At first they desired to have them g iven up ; but one of them proposing to let them remain in my possession , till the Council should decide what was to be dune , it was so agreed . ' In a quarter of an hour afterthe King again came out : " Enquire "
, , said he to me , " if I can have a pair of scissars . " 1 male the request known to the Commissioners . " Do you know what he wants to do ?" "I know nothing about it . " " We must know . " I knocked at the door of the closet , and the King came out . The Municipal Officer , who had followed me , said to him : " You have desired to have a pair of scissars ; but before the request is made to the Council , we must
know what you want to do with them . " His Majesty answered : " It is that Clery may cut my hair . '' The Municipal-Officers retired ; one of them went down to the Council Chamber , where , after half an hour ' s deliberation , the scissars were refused . The Officer came up , and acquainted the King with the decision . "I did not mean to touch the scissars , " said his Majesty - , " I should have desired Clery to cut my hair before you : try once moreSir ; I beg you to represent
, my request . " The Officer went back to the Council , who persisted in their refusal . ' It was at this time that I was told to prepare myself to accompany the King , in order to undress him on the scaffold . At this intelligence I was seized with terror ; but collecting all my strength , 1 was getting myself ready to discharge this last duty to my master , who felt a re ^
pugnance to its being performed by the executioner , when another Municipal Officer came and told me that 1 was not to go out , adding , " The common executioner is good enough for him . " ' All the troops in Paris had been underarms from five o ' clock in the morning . The beat of drums , the clash of arms , tho trampling of horses , the removal of cannon , which were incessantly carried from one place to another , ail resounded at the Tower .
' At halt past ei ght o ' clock the noise increased , the doors were thrown open with great clatter , when Sanferre , accompanied by seven or eight Municipal Officers , entered at the head of ten soldiers , and drew them up in two lines . At this movement the King came out of liis closet , and said to Sanferre : " You are come forme ? "Yes , " was the answer . " A moment , " said the King , and went to his closet , from which . he instantly returned , followed by his Confessor . His Majesty had his will in his hand , and addressing a Municipal Officer , ( named Jaques Roux , a priest ) who happened to stand before the ethers , ssid ; " I beg you to give this paper to the Queen—to rny