Alfred de Rosann — page 181: what you’re looking at

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172 ALFRED DE ROSANN. fratricides were not wanting to crown the cup of general misery—bloodshed, murder, and strife af- forded a rich banquet to the yultures of slaughter. The streets were encumbered with dead bodies— horses and men fell together wounded on the ground —the stones, which the eitizens tore from the streets, rained like torrents of hail upon the ranks of the royalists—servant fought against master—the depen- dant opposed his benefactor—the student lifted the gleaming sword over the head of his tutor—the pupil heeded not the lamentable cries of his master—school- boy, collegian, apprentice, mixed in the commotion, and either exeited the tumult by their shouts, or aided their brethren in the fight. When the officers and dependants of Charles the Tenth were expelled by the incensed populace from all the public buildings, the revolutionary mob took possession of the Tuileries, the Hotel of the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of France, and other govern- ment institutions : and it is a well-substantiated fact that the most indigent and poverty-stricken of the sentries placed in different directions, not only re- frained from touching a jewel of the smallest value, but also threatened to put to death any one who at- tempted to take advantage of the tumult, and appro- priate the wealth he might find in the palace of the Tuileries to his own use. On the first day of the revolution, an immense sum of money arrived in Paris from M. Rothschild’s house in London. It was packed up in a cart, and was accompanied by a trust- | worthy individual of the name of Atkins from Calais. Mr. Atkins entered Paris without the slightest sus- picion of the sudden tumult that had arisen in the city ; and it was not till he found it impossible to recede, that the real state of affairs was communicated tohim. Henevertheless proceeded strait to the Bank of France ; and although he was surrounded by the lowest of the low—although he passed through a miserable set of beings, half naked—half starved as they were, not a hand was stretched out against the Ghbooks.co =} (C©)