Show the saving ot the louvre boutro I 1 withdrew to the louvre where I 1 established my headquarters the commune had been charged with having tried to burn the louvre I 1 affirm that this is 14 a falsehood here is the truth my men overexcited by the disproportionate light fight they had gone through draing three days in it alie lie Tuil tuileries eries wanted to burn also the old haunt of royalty from it 11 at night till 1 in the morning there was an all indescribable struggle between them they anxious to destio yand and myself bound to prevent it furious beyond at al measure these ruen men who hall so heroically shared my perils and who would have died tor for their chief now called me a traitor mid and threatened me inc with their guns gnus finally I 1 jumped upon nit an artil lery locker abandoned in fit the cour of the louvre and though worn i orn out by fail fatigue gue but re comforted by a sentiment of which I 1 am proud I 1 succeeded in ill having the na dional guards listen to me inc I 1 told them that the louvre hall had been indeed during durin long centuries the sojourn of kings that its walla walts were permeated x with lilt monarchical crimes crime sand and that each of its stones represented the gold and blood of the people lint but I 1 added that tho the louvre transformed into an artistic sanctuary lad had marall purified itself rud and that it was sacred for ever the bounre lorn re had biad come to be the th palace of artists those great and foremost workmen in the tha world instead of de stroking ying it the flint dutye of the workmen was to defend it th the c national I 1 guards under stood and applauded these words and passing from their former rage to cathu spasm they almost carried me in triumph they placed themselves w a sentinels in order to preserve tho the palace and the louvre was saved gen jules julep Ber Berg gereCs crets letter |