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    308 LA SCEUR ROSALIE.

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    came bestowed on several of his companions in misfortune , and actually met at her threshold one of the emissaries of the police . He was while she held

    not recognised ; and La Sceur made him a sign to fly , days the official after enchanted the latter b found y her conversation out how near for he a full had hour been . to Some his is tour

    just intended " What much would victim for _yovL , an have d ! " came , And Mons to In ieur comp effect , " said lain it was she of , her not "I would " long mauva afterwards have done . " '

    as you , in that public an imprudent authority measure the roused le howled a riot and round threatened the house and of he a man did

    not Hosalie dare , who show came his face strai ; . g B htway peop y a luck , addressed y thought the he went mob to individuall tell , La Sceur y by riotand

    finall name y , scolded put down them the , for rising having storm left , and their released work the to get functionary up a , from

    his During durance the vile famine . of 1847 which preceded the revolution of 1848 , the le

    distress and La Sceur she that exerted so at far first prevailed extraordinary the Faubourg over powers the Saint excitement Marceau to get bread did incident not for stir to . popular During peop , hbours mounted

    a whole monthwhile Paris was unsafe , the neig priest guard who over was her , door comin , and g to earl perform y one morning mass , in they lay costume very nearl , taking y shot it a

    into their heads that such an early visitor must come with evil intent the ceau against scenes gave the way which nuns to ; took the But general in lace the in terror days the streets , of and June La , that the Sceur [ Faubourg she was said so horrifie afterwards Saint Mar d at

    pressed she were _" the could into faces hardl the which y ranks believe met p of her a sing the gaze le slayers . devil It , was was if not difficult left of in the hell to avoid , slain " so , awful being and

    the Maison de _Secozirs was turned into a hospital , where the forced in wounded tears to broug fi of ht either ht and in party their corner were husbands equall of the , to y house hide received was them and filled lest tended with they fug should . itives Wivea be ; every

    dy while ing In the in men very the g , yet , dispensary thick breathing of the and vengeance strugg court le , of an against officer reception the who opposite were had wounded been party fighting . and

    flying against down the the insurgents Hue de found l'Epee himself -de-Bois , cut rushed off from throug his h men the , open and , in the midst of the

    door of the Maison de _Secoursand took refuge at Sisters his . heels The they insurgents crowded had round _, recognised the themselves house him , , but and between all following the the Sisters close ,

    men with and the Superior their victim at their . The head insurgents , threw were checked by the living angry and for hour she kept

    them rampart at ; bay all , while knew the they Soeur tried Rosalie to negotiate , for an his blood . They

    308 La Sceur Rosalie.

    308 LA SCEUR ROSALIE .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1860, page 308, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011860/page/20/