422, 
fife, was foon afterwards followed by an 
infance of conduct the mot deteftable,- 
where beiter things might have been ex- 
peéted. 
Ju as the carriage was going out of 
Chateau-Thierry, apgeared a Deputy, 
from the province of Britanny to the Af- 
fembly, called Kervelegan. This man 
had come hither from Paris, for no other 
purpole but to add his mite to the alrea- 
dy intolerable burthen of outrage with 
which his unhappy Sovereign was weigh- 
eddown. He paffed clofe to the carrisge, 
and, witha brutal air, and with his hat 
on his head, ftared in at the door. 
One of the grenadiers having, of him- 
felf, taken off this man’s hat, Kervecle- 
gan fmatched it from him, and, coming 
up clofer to the carriage, with horiid im- 
precations thraft it again down on his 
head, with both hands, exclaiming, 
«© No! rafeal, I will never faluie a King 
that runs away—(Non!... Fene fa- 
luerai jamais un Rot fuyard.) 
All this happened under the eves of the 
Deputies in the coach ; but neiher they, 
nor any one of the immenfe multitude, 
fhewed the leaft difapprobation of fuch 
abominable behaviour. * 
When the Royal Family arrived at 
Meaux, they alighted at the Bifhop’s pa- 
lace, now ftyled the National palace, 
where the Deputies had agreed to pafs the 
night. Whilft M. de Mouftier was plac- 
ing, in the apartment allotted to the 
Queen and Prince(s Elizabeth, fuch things 
as were wanted from the coach, tney laid 
their hands on his arm, and, addreffing 
him by his travelling-rame, faid, You 
muft never forfake us, Melchior ; give us 
your promife :* and obferving that he had 
fill his hanger by his fide, added, ‘* You 
mupt put your banger in the coach; we 
* The arrival of this Deputy, joined to 
many other circumfances, gave an ENER GY 
tothe meaning of La Fayette, when he faid 
in public, in Paris, after the King’s efcape, 
that-he would anfwer with his life for his 
Maijefty’s being overtaken and brought back. 
In the work entitled ‘* Memoirs of Du- 
moutier, written by himfelf,’ in p. 53 of 
‘the volume for the year 179+, of the Englith 
Tranflation, is the following paflage : 
¢ Pethion; in the fame carriage with the 
King and Queen, on their return from Wa- 
rennes, took every cccafion'to declare, that 
he no longer defigned to fupport the monaR- 
cny.. The unfortunate Queen related this 
faét to General Dumoarier 3. and Fethion af- 
terwards acknowledged it, on Dumourier’s 
mentioning it to him.’ ; 
Fourney of Louis XVI. from Paris to Varennes... {June 1, 
avill take care of it, and.returs it to you tz 
good order.” : 
M. de Mouttier could’ only anfwer by 
his tears. , 
As thefe illuffrious viétims of popular 
viclence, longed for nothing fo much as: 
to be delivered from the oppreffive pre- 
fence of the multitude, and to be alone; 
they begged that they might be allowed to 
eat a morfel as foon as poffible, ia or'er 
to retire to reft ; and were anfwered, that 
fupper was ready. 
This was about half an hour paft ten 
o’clock, which was the ordinary time of 
halting for the night on the journey back 
to Paris. 
They accordingly repaired to the fup- 
per-1oom, where they found only the cioti 
laid. Here, however, the Royal Family 
fat down, and here they remained up- 
wards ofan hour, in the midit of a crowd: 
of {pectaters. 
In the crowd were, the Deputy Dumas, 
at the head of his grenadicrs, the new 
Confti:utional Bifhop — (LB véque in- 
trus,) who had been intruded in the place. 
of the former Bifhop, (who had refuted to 
take the new-invented oaths,) with his 
Grand-vicars, and many other perfons, 
drawn together by mere curtofity. 
After waiting all this time, and being 
repeatedly told that fupper was juft com- 
ing up, the Royal Family at laft begged 
to have only a_ few eggs, that no farther 
delay might be occahoned. On ths, 
fome eggs were brought in, of which each 
perfon of the family ate ONE, and imme= 
diately they all withdrew. eh 
Such was the fupper of thefe illuftri- 
ous fufferers. Indeed, at all times they 
were fo moderate, that very little was [uf - 
ficient for their wifhes. 
M. de Mouftier, who had frequent op- 
portunities of feeing the Royal Family at 
table, wes always furprized at their ex- 
treme temperance in eating and drinking. 
In particular, refpecting the King, he re- 
marked, that when there was roafed 
mutton on the table, his Majefty never 
ate of any other difh. 
His drink was mild Champaign—(/ix 
de Champagne non mouffcux,) mingled 
with three times the quantity of water: 
and even of this weak beverage he ufed fo 
little, that a common quart bottle of wine 
was more than he wanted for three meals. 
That M. de Mouftier might have it to. 
fay, that he had drank of the fame beve- 
rage, and out of the fame cup, with his 
matter, he once, juft after the King had 
left the table, took up his glafs, which 
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