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a little time the Municipal Officer then on du- 

 ty with the King entered, with a requeft from 

 his Majcfty that he might have a pair of fciflars 

 allowed him to cut his hair, as he expecfled 

 every moment to be led forth. No oppolition 

 was made by any of the Council, only one mem- 

 ber afked the officer who brought the meffage, if 

 he thojght the King might fafcly be trufted 

 with them ? On his anfwering in the affirma- 

 tive, and that it was impoffible for any man to 

 be more calm or coUecfled, the voice of every 

 member concurred without heiitation in grant- 

 ing this requeft. 



Santerre, however, who, with his Staff, was 

 prefent, but had no fort of concern or authori- 

 ty in the affairs of the council, as foon as he 

 heard the permiflion granted, brutally exclaim- 

 ed, " I oppofe that ! he wants to cut his hair 

 " to give it to his confeffor, to be handed about : 

 " I will not have a relic of the tyrant left." 

 The Committee, over-awed by the opinion of 

 the General, adopted his decifion ; and the 

 Commiffary, laying down the fciffars, returned 

 to his duty. 



Some time after a Commiffary came down to 

 the Council with a meffage from the Oueen, 

 purporting, (to ufe his own words) that the 

 •women wanted to fee Louis Capet. The decree of 

 the Convention, allowing the King to fee his 



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