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THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER
Vol. VIII.—No. 372.]
[Price One Penny.
FEBRUARY 12, 1887.
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A DAUGHTER OF SORROWS.
EVERY GIRL A BUSINESS WOMAN.
THE SHEPHERD’S FAIRY.
DREAMING OF SPRING.
CARMEN SYLVA, POETESS AND QUEEN.
“SHE COULDN’T BOIL A POTATO.”
MERLE’S CRUSADE.
VARIETIES.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
A DAUGHTER OFSORROWS.
THE DAUPHIN IN THE TEMPLE.
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CHAPTER II.
THE ORPHAN OF THE TEMPLE.
Those who would follow the story ofthe dark days in the Temple, can doso best by the perusal of the recordleft by Madame Royale herself.Written with an almost naive simplicity,it is touching in the highestdegree, while incidentally it affordsgraphic pictures of the various membersof the royal family.
Here, for instance, is Marie Antoinettesketched to the life. “Hercalm contempt and her dignified airgenerally struck them (the municipalofficers) with respect. They seldomventured to speak to her.”
“We passed the entire day together,”writes the princess. “Myfather gave a lesson in geography tomy brother; my mother made himread some pages of history, and learnsome verses, and my aunt gave hima lesson in arithmetic. My fatherwas so fortunate as to find a librarywhich gave him occupation; my motheremployed her time in workingembroidery.... My aunt spentthe greater part of her time in praying,and always read the prayers ofthe day. She read a great numberof books of piety, which my motherfrequently requested her to readaloud.”
Every day exposed the prisonersto fresh insults.
“Antoinette pretends to beproud,” said Rocher, one of theirguards, “but I have brought herpride down. She, her daughter,and Elizabeth bow as they pass me,in spite of themselves. They mustbend to me, for I keep the wicketlow. Every night I puff my smokeinto the eyes of Elizabeth as shepasses.” “Ca ira” was sung under theKing’s windows, and he was openlythreatened from time to time withdeath. After the end of Septemberhe was separated from his family,and they were only allowed to meetat meals. At these times they were