go THELIFEOF 



for the tyrant of yefterday, to become the vic- 

 tim of to-day. 



The proceffion went on very flowly, with 

 little infult; yet there v/ere not wanting, fome 

 whom this awful fcene could not foften into 

 decency, a decency due to the feelings of even 

 the worft of criminals. In the principal flreets, 

 through which the fad proceffion was to pafs, 

 not a window was open, and fome perfons who 

 imprudently looked out at windows in the bye 

 flreets, were inflantly fired at. 



After we had proceeded fome diflance, a 

 fliocking affair took place, which mull have fil- 

 led with horror any heart, not loft to humanity. 

 A man as the King palTed, exclaimed " ^lel 

 irijie changement /" '' what a fad change 1" He 

 had no fooner uttered the words, than he was 

 literally torn to pieces, and parts of his mang- 

 led body held upon pikes before the carriage, 

 to flievv the unhappy Louis, the end of what 

 they arrogantly called the laji of his friends.* 



The * proceffion met with no more interrup- 

 tion, till VvC arrived at the place, de la Revolution, 



* The ftrcets were compleatly lined with foldiers, cannon 

 were placed at every avenue, leading into the line of march, 

 field pieces and heavy artillery were likewife drawn in the 

 proceffion, both before and behind the carriage, and the guards, 

 V/ho led and clofcd the whole, were immenfely numerous. 



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