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£lic (Priori) Onuotrat,
GEORGE L MELIF.N & CO
T» n ii —iWW Mhl Mi rfMi im xlttiNt
•••» <IbIU« >»l m t•••»!» -<»»«• mti mtbi* ut mm will*
l«n tkuluit SI iSr nj 14 ilk WW. T« wti» h M
full will t* tjilnl fur e»rr> Itwia •knh |u»«rn
la .Ha.r.l
Ali*ikntiii<r> mnml um nmmU Irnt
«ltf «b4 U in| arr.atnt*t>b- f a • "1 rrr<«
Inmi itw twwil altarp• I U tW WtrflHrWnl
. PT ka riU -i— Mi •« In hJ to U
<Ih t|i»H iK* lUlr »4 tttr ktot I —ritual.
Pf-V. R I'll vi *.V>. *. r.a^iraa »l ,
tWa IVtiS .iiiinliw Otkf.) It.ta .aw A|n
•a mriiN^ wtMiifilw wl t'tiilm irMi I...
ilKnlmMlmiwi, \. » \ ■ A. I'hiU !• Ij Kia, imm
lU>lW»n
Himk nrnl Jok PlIHllNS
rn«>»irrt.\ \m» m:\ti.> t:xt:rt ri;i»
rt u'Af.M,
MIKA Bi; \l :
An Anecdote of H:» Private Li:e.
i lR- p»«i»iic lil> u writ aa the private c<ur
wlrf of M.rahrau irr un reraailv Iwmn,
h«it tit* tulUwuitf itn>l«tr ha* not, «te he
It*< . U- ii recorded in anv«of the biographic*.
Tlx particular* »fr included in the brief fur
n »;>eit to M. de liaiitaane. aJt.*-;»irgeneral
la Ikr ptilttmnit of I'rmciKv, whni he «u
* tamed lor the dHenoe ol Xlatiailte Mtrthrju
i her hiaiuftd* pita-«*a against her. M de
(ialiixane itlrr*«nl followed the llntirhxa
hh*vatic, and returned with th in in 1*14 ;
and it it •« kit ai.ihoriit ttast the atory i*
a» Uct.
Mirabt-au had |t:»t bwn released from th
<mnCM>e of the raatle of V inceune*. n*ar
Paris, lie Imj Ihtii coftltited there for three
ton and a lull, by t ntue <>l thai moat all
nut in irvl .tf, a W.'rMV (mtkrt. Ilia iHi|irii
unmeiit hut hrea of i n»»i painful nature,
*>n! .1 %ta* i '"'' C'J at 'he inatinccof hi*
latin r the M iNjuia de Miraheau I hi h * he
inj; rNUWllnl to hi* lather the cttntn eiitcnl
li-rm . «ted, iu the ve ir l*"Wl. t»hei. Mtralieiu
»aa IhifttMwe vearanf a^e.
thie of hia father'a conditions was, that
M riVjii should reside lor wHne tim** at a
•haunt from I'ari* ; and it waa Milled that
lv »'ionId c* "" a *i*il to hia brother-in-law.
I 'utml du SnlUnl, whni wttte »u aituatcd
a f"<* Injui Ir-Hii the city o|" Ijiwfr*. ill'
capital vt Ibe l.i'mn.» n. Acrordiiioly, I he
' i'it taeut to \ in<*"ni»'*a to 'uvtie Miraheau
uit the d iv ol hnt lib-ration. and thev pursued
their anjitev at * illi all *pe»-J
T'i • air »al «»f \(irah.MU at l*ie a ■ i ;nt ru i
n>>. il eh tleat* erettej a gr*at «"ivtuou in
! .! f i t' ;»»•! Krai*-". Tin* f.'uilri
i."iitl(*tnen n-aw! n.» in the neighborhood had
niVu hear I b:t* apoki'ii of a» a lemarkaMi
mm i"<* i*l( on utMwiit of hi* brilliant la!
r hut .i!*4» for In* ti.de ul [umhKii ; and
i .-v Intend lo the chateau to cunhniiplatr
a 1 * aha had «Idled th- i (urtiaity to an
Ot'aord >irt )• leh. Tine fi- iter jairtiou »d
to***.* r •..•itry »|uir<*« * re more *,<urt»inen.
• Lnotaleii^ did not • atend much U
t" I Ibc himi inJ <|uililir* «f th'if J"f»
. I i ■ r-- ». and in t»t In t.w it wotid hau
! tin ~l in % tt«a hi a»-ek for ant oil* r •».*•!»
: .ti tlie l.» al almatiw*. containing the hat of
r • fa.r* and market*. to which tiiey re|4iied
•h the utiiM*! punctuality. lo loiter a*ay
• ... . t a t "
<iantltr a.. I ttjah do«u th>*.r fond with
\uter2n>> taiwe.
< i it <! i St'.liant «t >a of <;uite a dilli-rent
»*.-.mp fiotn h * nrijrl. « fa. He liid aeen the
«. .! I n| n4Mnii< <tlirrcinirMiMd at tli it
: ru«l h » chateau *tja [«rha|* the mt«*t ctt
. i ! o i,try rv*. !e • in Luttitutin IVi^
•»ine (■ tin a e<.n» Vr-'tl «l.Min«*e to n- t
:ta hiajimlilr ummi , and aittong the gueata
t •< an j eurioua iui&tbre»l profini'ialad*
..•-ii n tli .i >;u ii'it •>»■«!utii -t. \I tli.»t
' ch, indeed, th« tWUMg Lunouain nohlt inen,
v> hen th t ioiM-d their rr(inrib, to dmi tin ir
» I a>.J ej>aiileta |i«r «!.*• lit«» tim". »ere
*ery alijutlt to be dial:n£ui«l cd, »Itl'er hy
t " inannenor ajfcaiMK' from ilwtr ru»tic
•.. n.Ta.
!• « 11 r ,»i \ !»• m i_*.neJ, then, that Mirj
K-au, who wa« gifted Willi bnlluiit natural
r,ua t,«•», ci.lt.< aUt! and («>! .*fird by education
—a Hwii, ni>*rru«vr »hulml m*-u mtrli ol the
w.irld, 4 i*t in ut Tcril tirar^i'
41'I *d»«'atur*i»—o«vu|>i«'d the llio»t
('■ >( ru.mi J«*l III lilt* Ma I If! jr. luanv ol lit.
n>:ii(«toriil inetuU-ra »hrM«l' an'tutd hi
♦ aivlv mtbul llw firat ikgRf in the aeale ol
riiiliutiwn. ||i(«i£iiMiia IniM ; h:»eiu*r
in iu* u;.* nlirJ in bulk by a l«»ll>
tr med %o*fl*r* , U.a lm(e liiY, ludeiitrd with
a.<l |'urtu»i«l witb »raiii«, Irutu the tf
!•*• ' of Mil .11 (UjodlClooaly tWaled in till
rhiUIUuMtl. tua jovremg eye*, the rrdtx Uun
of r.o kiuiilliiiKii |<j^k«i»i.» at war within
In i.. to- uiuuili, wb»«ae »■> .hi lutltC-ii* ii
in U(*, iin.y,(imiaiti, iiMl..'itatK>u and
n»« , dr<.-a», aiwaya emrvfully aiieudcd to,
U«t iu au exaggerated aiyle, (J mug Ltiu tb<
Air of a Ua»e1ling charlatan docked out with
•nhwHWrji, large Irtll, and rutflva ; in »i. >rt,
tUia ekUanrJiuarv iiklitiduil aa'.no
lahod the country fuka c«ru Ik lure be o^ o<^
ItiS ii.oi.lli 1>»I w Lea tii* too hi.i,a toici
was beard, arid Lia imagination, Uau-d b\
muh* luU-rralmg at.liyi'Cl ol ruaurMtiun, uu
fMrtrtl a high degree wl energy to bia tU»
qiKiatf, torn* wl* tiw worthy ruat.e hcarvn
If It aa thuuyb tlw» were in the |>rr»rncr of .
Mint, otliera in that of a dt-vil , ami arror.l
uiff to their atneral impre*aiooa, ihey *er
t^mplfd either lo fall down at hia leet. or t
tjor.-iH* liitn 'V link ng tin* ai^n of the cruM
ami uttering a |>rayer.
Srilnl in a large autiqur arm-chair, wttj
>na f.«t atretetK-d not on the fliair, Mirabeai
often riHii'iuplaird, with a auiile playing oi
hia lit*, thoar im'n who ae« ui»-d t<* belong t
Ui" priuiitii* n»»-a . mi aim(ile. Irank, and i
the aaiae tinw elowniah were they in thei
rii in. a He ipicfini ti» their con»er»ationi
Wt». n generally turned u(»mi the chaae, th
eipluito of their doga, or the excellence t
th' r ko'w*. oi »l«w breed and qualiriritiou
U«e» w«« «ery pru«d. MuaWau cvltrv
IrrrW int.. thrir notion*, took an mtrrMI ir
the *tx>rr* hi' their ifMimr |>r»»rci» ; talk*!,
ii<>, aU-ul rrupt; cbonu'», of «hirh larn
i|u«ntitiea arr produced in lh« Liauunm ; litr
1 and dead Mark; MiM'ltwraiiooB in hu»l>andr» .
, and ao lorth , and !»• quit'* <*'«> the heart* o|
1 lh« iimi|winv h? hm familiarity with the injurs
, in which the* tell ilir m«»*l inh'mt, and b*
hn fond Miutf.
Thw nMWMHomnia life was, however, fn
•|urnily wrariaomr to Mirabeau ; ami in ordrr
1«» tarr it, ami (or the aake «'f eiWCM, aller
heiny iavu|u«d fur •rtrril htHira in writing,
he w la in the habit uf takiBi; » tualiin-inff.
:iccordir»|* la tin- ruati.m of iho Country, and
IHitiin,' a bonk into hia (puiK-lau. lie would
lr««|ueiilJ]r make k n ♦ i>iruMH>u on font >n
tnrrj direction He admired the irnble fir*
i»U iif rhea<iul-trre« »liid< abound in It* l.i
tm.u* *: ihf u«t iu'mIom*. wh«re nuntrrwo*
I .en.* of mile nl" a »upermr breed ire reared .
I -i .d tl*> luuum^ atrcanw b* * hn-li thai ptctu
rrwque rvimtr* la inlninlfil. Il« cn rnlh
r«tnl|ird long jll. r Minn I. »:i\inj that infill
•oen»rt mm peculiarly aitr.n ti»e to him
It was during and arter *n| |wr thai thmx
AMKrutWM Iwli place lor which Mmbrau
»o| plied the principal and the nto»t iiiirr.nl
I tg lu.itrriaU lie ptnaeaacd the knack of
promkmg i h»iiiuii» tn what h« might ad
tance, in order i » combat them, aa he did
« ufc >ri -.I I iv • I logic and in rneri»i t.r l.»n*
jju •!?'•. an<l thus he pj»f hinwlf IruiMii in
ar^nin 'I, raring liltlr about hta auditory; In*
*<de ai ii l*ing in exrm^e h * nw • ml Ingram
iv 4 'J t. mllniU' rlnqw i'K A him ill.fr
»w fond it vuwm,! litigious null -r* with
t' • r..r<' «>f the par «h NV ithont d ^laving
touch laliturfin-iriintsm. he di»i>i.t> d •••renl
|Mint« of doctrine imI certain | re:rn« net H
the i-hun-h on aeijrlv, thit the paMor muld
nr but little in rejW. Thia asiouishrd th>
l.iiiMiijvn CMitrr. «h«», up to thai tim*. Ji m!
|<» miitni ;' liui the ilrnvivr ifiwuurv*
••I their e«rr*, or the termon* of »nnii> nien
.! rim fri»r«. an«l *b«i implteit f.tith id
the of the etmrrh. Th« faith «if .1
l*w *m *hA«*n. Siit the jr. ,»|. f number of1
hi* h«*»t. r% *» rrv »rry inueh taaipt'-l to Inolt
i |*>n ih«' »•% lor a« an tmiM^rv of S i n %rtil
l» the rtisvm ii<-»ifi.r (hem. cure.
}tone\rr, dul not iWpair of oct.li.-i!1* emi
Mireheao.
At this |-erioJ several rnbhrri<** hc<l takrr;
place at no grvat il «timv from th* chateau ,
lour or fi»e farm- •» hvl hcon Moj.^miI •h.irtU
after in«ht fill on the.r return from tl iiur
I. l-:.: ». sin! r> hW4 of th»ir p>tr»<*«. Nut '
iHtr of tin ** |<cr*iMi* h n| iifi'tt*! any r< v
liner, for each prrlcrml tu Mukc a ivtidn
rather ti.an run the nak of a Mrug^h.- in a
ewuntry full nf ravine*, ami Mfml with a
rank irfrtitiiw »rn fnorable to tlie i*Tphni«
of hr ;*ir J*. * }>•» mijht r«-w»i the «r drt m*'>
fimn th>- hi nl intli'iuiih) tli<* tra%e;li-r'» mon \
or hi* life. Th vi intnjrt c »sl fur a
*h«>rt ti:ne, but th-\ %—m rrr • :i:n :ic«-d, a ni
the n»bticr» rr<naineil tttuiacutftvJ.
<hie r»cnintf atiH.t an Imur afi»r twiwrl, a
,M.e»t am*ed at the ehalrau I!•- « j* i
i f t .milt ilu S iilhnt'a moM intimate fr.n.i!.,
atnl hi* way home from x •» .^hburn.j:
I nr. Thia pentleiiuin appearttl tu I* irn
th • ijhiful, aiul «|nl;r hut ! ttl . *hu-h »ur
priarti f*fr\l*«l\, ina»much .<1.- «a« «.«>uu.ttv
a merry companion. lli*»i*i ■ ..•••» Ii i-l |i.
• r>'.i**-vi MiraUau I i in imm
arul of thi* be ».» P«t a 1 • tti« prw <1. II
liaj not tSe i» jHiUtinn • f I*- v particularly
n»ii»i.-.. v,l.<«r«ir,ihw i
UW 1 Si lilt hk "»ll • *j'U'll» . l
aJmittei) tlut he imA ibr man of laughter
wit!' w lueh thry were uaually re«tiuxl »ery
iji.i M»i4imire«Jiy.
Count 8 ullaut U intf inurii »ur, . » J altitr
Miij<icn i'lian^e in h<» ftwiw iuuj >(, took
In in a»nle jt'li-r »upj<*r, au«i U Ck*<«' tlut In
a.«i.l.l ae<*iMii;.«iiy htiu t» auotiur rumti.—
When they »ei« there al'Mw. he tr.nl iu »aii»
lor a liMiit hum' to wU>m a u'tory auawrr
tu h.» ana on* in<)uirie« u to the eaiiv of h'»
.inv»• tite*l DKUiK-lmly au«i tu. .turuity. At
lea2th t|,r viaitor »jiJ—
: *"U *>mM I»«*'pr believe il —
Vou would declare th»l I wj» i< King you one
■ I my Uhh». u von »r«* pl» i-A to nil them .
and p> rtiaf* tkn lime we might fail nut.
"What do \ou Wfin cried t ount ilu
Sai I Ian t; "lln» ^in* la We » •crtuua affair.
Am /. Uwn, eooMCtcJ with jour prnoili
ments
" Not esaeth vof • but"——
" What di**» th»a but mm' lias it any
thing in d>»\»iih my wile' liipiain your
•elf."
"Nut ill - Irwl m the world. MJ.ni>>- du
S4111 jut t« nowise concerned iu the mailer.
IhjI"
Hut i but ' You tire tne with your butt
Are jfiHi ri'mldtl null in worry me with yot. r
mvaienea' Tell me at onec what ha* oceur
riti—wliat haa ha(>|-cned to you?"
••tlh, mHhuc—nothing at all. N» dmiU
I wo* frightened."
"Fright-m*! 1—anil at what' Hy whom
Kor (•<«) ► aake. my dear frienl, do nut pro
loug thi* painful atate of uncertainty.
"Do vou really wnah uie k "peak
"Not onlv mi, but I dt-m.utd tin* uf you as
hi art ol friendship."
"Will, I wm atopped ti»-uight at alwut the
1 diatince of half a league from your eluieau."
1 "Stopped ' In what way' I*y whom'"
"Wh», tiopprd a* people are atopi^d l»y
fiHitp«iU A gun oat leveled at me ; 1 *»t
' prvremptonly ordered to deli»er up my puree;
' I threw it down on th<- ground, and gallo|ie«l
off. lh> not ask Me any more questions."
1 "Why not ' I wish to know all. Should
1 you know the robtwr agun • Did you notir*
1 hi* figure and general appearance
' "It bring dark.1 could not eiartly discover
1 I cannot positively My. However, it aeetin
r to OK"—
" It liV mwiim to "ou' What or whom <k
you think you mw I"
1 "I never can tell you."
"Speak—apeak . you can not surely wisl
1 to aereen a malefactor from justice
"No; Init if the Mid inalrflu-tor fthou 14 (> -'
••If he were mjr own Mm, I »hnul<l intisi
u|M<n tour tilling nte."
•'Well, then, il appear "d lo m« thit th*
rehhcr wa* your brother-in-law, Mi>«»k«i '
Mm I might be miauken ; and, ft* I ftaid be
fore, fi-ar"
•'linpo««ilile' no it einnot he. Miralwau
j a footpad' No, no. Vou art nuMalen, my
I |f(wd friend.".
•M Vrtainly—eeriainljr."
"1/1 «* not *|irak anymore of thia," Mid
t cunt dn Sjilhm •'WV will return to the
drawinp-roo-n, and I hope you will he a*
tray a* tiau.il; if not. 1 *hall wt you down »»
a marfmvi. I will *> m*n»i*e that our ab
»e»»r? ahjll not t«c thought any thinp of."—
\nd the genlleiiwn tcntttnl the drawing
narn, one a »hort time l» fore the otlier.
Th» *i*itnr Bncrenlcd in rt«iinitng hi* ac
cu*trvtncd manner; but the Count fell into a
ftiMKHV n irrrie, in uptie of all hi* effort*.—
Hi' miiM n«i bmi«h from ht* mind lh« r\.
Inordinary atory he had lirard it hacnt •<!
h ni ; and at I i*t, worn out with thr mini
pitufnl rfin-inurra, be airain look hi* friend
Miih*. qiir«itiHiml htm afirsli, and the retail
v»a*. ihal i plan v»r» agnnl upon fur wilting
th' mvtlery It »» i* arr.n ;«il thai M l»
*ln'.ild in tl.i couree nf *he evening
mention catuallv, a* il were, that h" mi* en
irijfd on a c-rl nn day to meet * pari* ai a
friend * lu>ii*r In dinner, and lhat In* fturpnai il
corning alU-rwanl totake a IknI at the chateau,
where h." hop * I to arrne at ahtnii nun* in tin*
oirninf. Tin? jbbouikc n ill w.i* jceurdinfl*
Iv made In th<> riHirae of the conierealnm,
when all ih<- nuf»i» were pr***eat— puuj ran*
U'liig taken that it khould In- heard by .Miia
heau, t»ho at tin- Innc Mai playing a gaue ol
i-Iicm wlib il»r rm<*.
A »ri li poa* I aM iv. in the cout»i of
winch a farmer waatlopprd an i tnbliedof hia
pur* -, aiid at leugtli the critical night am
*t*d.
Count du SiiHint M ia upon the rack the
m hole c*eniiitf . ainl lit* anxti tr iiccaiiic al
ii »t unHi- irable « In u the bout l« r h * tri'iei »
;>rnnu»ed arrual bad pained with rut in* iu«*
1/n, 1 I *4;- <• ir.ii"*' Neither had Mira*
ti*»u returned trom h:s noctnrnal protnenadii.
i'11*'fitly a •lurni ol lightning, lliurniti, and
In-iiy mm cnne on in the tmd»t of il tin*
t«*ll al thr irate id liter iurt*yard rang loudly.
1 In- count ri.*hed out ol the m^ui llitn tti«
court-yard, Ueuie •* ol the contending »It •
tticula. and before the groom could airiic to
take li.a f.icuJ * Imrw, in > ai.xiou* Imat Ma*
tt h « suie. li.* gu it mj. in tiic ai-( ul J.a
lUOUhllllg. ,
••Weil,'* *ai«i M l*e , "I luto !wii
ttop|M .1. it 1* really he. I tcoiguiii'J bun
I* riertlv."
N t a mi i.l *»4* *jM• * 11 tin n ; but *-» *•>•:!
i* tiic gr<*>m I: til l> I Ihr hor* • to lbs at 1 ' .-a,
M 11 ■ i4pnily toid I he count, that during
the Uurm, an<J a* I - mm riding along, a nun
who Mj* lMi|<iHMTiirO Imiiiiid a iciy iirgr
Hit, onknil bun to throw down Iii* | «r»'.
Vt tint inoiii. nl a l!>»h of'lightning enabled
him to dtvotir a portion of ihc rosier a|»r
-on. and M Do — rode at bun, but the
robiter retreated a IV# p:i«* •*. and lending In*
i»un at the harv>mm« cried miiIi a |*tMrrful
»«nrr, Mbn-b it m 4* wi|«ik»tble In ini*tak»*—
**iV> an 1" inn .> ad^.linan'" Anntlirr
l!a»h nf lirlitniii,* sh itn1.! th." mIioIc ol thr
mitU r'a figure; it v Min»l«raii, mIiu*
*oicc bid drraJy b>-trayed bun' llieway*
lin r, iiaimg no n rim .mm Utbeahut* put
iipura to bor*r, and imnhi rr tcln*) the rhatrau.
Tb. count 1 n 'tin-' I *tr;<*t *.lriu'r,aT' i >* •,,r<l
of biafrirtxl tnaioid dt*pl lytn.'any clungr
in hi* 11* il d*m«*anor «I • n in r.-rn| .my m ith
thr other gnc«i*; he it rn mdi-rrd bl» val.'t
in roiiK* u^ain to bun 1* *. .m •* ^llr.lh m
*ImniUI return. Il ilf in Imtir aflerwranl \| ra.
t*>au arm>'d. II-- m >• wi t t<» tb" *Viri, ar.d
haMrned tn In* »mii iouih ; be told ih«- rr
«ant to inform the nnint tint he cm 11 not
loin lie' roiiii'jnv at the eienin .• meal, and
Irifirrd that ht* *iipper luicbt !*• brought lo
:n* niotn ; a?«<l he Menl to bed •* »<*iii a» h'*
had supped.
All went una* usual with the pnrtv be.
low, excrpttng that ih«- flenilem.n who hvi
mi unpleasint an a«!\t*nlur<■ on the r<ut| sp
prarcd more jray than usual.
Wheiihis gtMUls 11 til :ill departed. tli* mas
ter of the house repaired alone to In* brother
in-law'* apartment. lie found hun fast
nle»p, ami »u nbliprd to shake h.m rather
»ritly In ion* Ik- could rouse Inm
'•What* the nutter' Whn'a there*—
What do you want willim- emil Mira
beau, startup at his hrothi r-indaw, whoxe
eye* were flafthinp with tape and dispust.
"What d<> I want' I want in tell yuu that
you arc a wretch!'*
"A fine compliment, trulyr< plicl Mira
:<• u with tin" i_Mf.it t e.. hi'v- "It w »
scarcely worth wlnlo to aw ikcn me only t«i
ibuK me ; i*u awav ami let me »l cp."
"( an yw sleep alter hating committed wi
tad an setion' Tell me— where did you
pa*a ihe evetunp' Why did you not join m
at the supper-table '''
••I was wet through—tired—harrtiMMl 1
had been overtaken by the atonn. Are yon
satisfied now ' Go, and let in" pet s»iii<
sleep do you want to keep me elutwrmp all
niplit
" I in»i»t upon aii explanation of youi
Mrange cvnduct \nuitop|inl Monsieur lb
on In* way hither this etciiinp ; this n
the actum! time you have attacked that pen
item hi, for he renogaised you a* the win
man who robbed him a week apo. You haw
turned hiphwayman then!"
"Would it not ha»c been all in go.*! turn
to tell me thia to-morrow morning?" su<
Mirabeau, with inimitable sang-froid, "Sup
|mj»inp that I did slop your Iru-ud, what o
that'"
"That you arc a wretch '"
"And that yyu arc a fool, my dear I)i
Sai 11 an t Do yuu iinapiiie that it was lor th<
sake of his money that I rubtwd this poo
rnvniry »|Uiral I wnlwd to |nji bim in ihe
' proof, and in put mywlf In ih# proof. I
wiahed to aaeeruin whatd«(fr»e of resolution
1 wna ncoetiaary in order lit |>lae« one* i*|f hi
form.il opposition In the nxNl aaered law* of
Mtttety : the (rial waa h danpermit ime : hut
I hi*p made it aereral time*. I am &ali*fir«1
Willi myaelf—-hut your friend la a coward."
1 He then Ml in the pocket rf In* wiMnqi,
1 which lay on a chair by (lit hrdaide, awl
dnwina a key from U, Mid—"Take ihia ker.
open my tcnitoti and bril( n>c the aecond
drawer on the left hand."
The count, aatnunded rl •• much cnolne%«,
»nd carried away by an trm»*lihle irnpula •—
f»r Miraheau a|>okc with tbe pr.-iti »t firmm-**
I — unlocked il»e cabinet, and htnnpht ihe
Inwrr in MimImmii. Il cnnlair <-d nine pur
» *. Mime uudr of leather, other* of *ilk ;
••ach purac aat encircled hy a lahel on whirli
w ritlen a ilalr—it w * Il it ol the d iv on
wmch the owner had Utn Mopped and rol»»
bed; Ihe *uin contained u th pur* « wa al
mi written duwn.
I
••Vim - • ami Mtrr.li' *i. "that 1 i|nl in it
within r*-ap any |>eri»m ir' Ik refit frmn mv
proceeding* A timid pet*m, injr <!■ ir frirn l,
mul l iirirrlinniinc n higtwajrman; a *••»!«]• i r'
w lw fiffht* in iht niiki «li « n<it r • |uir • lull
•o much riHintJr as a fait| ad. I'm nrr i >t
the man t» understand n«, therefore I will
not attempt t« nukn my If more intelligible
Viiu would l ilktn mr aviiit honor—about rr
lijion , Nut these haiaimir Mood in tho wav
•if a well-comiider*d an« a firtit ii»n|*e. Tell'
mr. I)u Siillant, hIudiii I i.i \ nr r. ,m
men! into tin* hr.it «./ t»..T|l in eoU|i ■ r i
pmtinco ti» which he whom you call your
master lus no riL'ht uhaMict, it • ymi«iMiii(r
that voq art* |* 'rfoimtng i better action than
mine, tn stopping your friend on tin Kiii^'«
highway vnl demanding hit pur "*
••In? v with mt riMvnin'j," i •j.linJ the
count.
•• \nil 1 rcan i without olefin;, when ol>
«li« tm--» a;i| 'irn to me to be contrary to t»-a
•• ri »u..»! Mir»'- u: "I *!m1) all km.'*
of will |«hiIi ii», in order la appreciate
tl -m | »tlv. 1 Jo nut t»i'ii n-'^Iii-t th'»%
attiona or cse* which arc in it «!i.«l »»j>| «.»
lion to the ntaMii.i I orJrr of things; fur
e*t iMi»h»il order is ir. wit coi tctilioti il, and
iniv lie chani'iil win n it i» $ri rMly admit
ti «l to '••• f.iuliy Su. fi a ati.Jy i» Jji grr
0 s, hi t it it i necessary me fir h.'ii wlio
w i nit it to gain a p'-rfiet I now I |ge of on ■
mil th n;:s \ mi are 11*inj* Within the bnti .
dary of th'- law, whtiiier It V fur good or
1 »i|. I rtudy the law, an*l I end nor to ae
• IMlfl *1 <«!9ll* MVMill lw > -mWI ll l| tl ll#*
linl when t n; proper tune »!• ill airi»«."
••Vou w.sh f«i a coimilston th iicne<l
the count.
"I ii'iilier w .sh to brirg it r.'n. t i»or tin I
tit «[r to witniM it, hut slii't.M it rmni* |0
p through the |..trof piiMie opinion, I
Wtl'il I MTOtlJ it to till full i *t-l t III in\ pow
r |ii »i;pIi a ra*e yuu tttll In* .r in • *; it
of Adieu, I shall depart ti in irr iw , hut
pray lea*« me now, ami lut me lia* •* a littli
ili't'p."
I' mut tin SailUnt left the ritn wnl, ut
sating ,i i tl.i r wuril. \rt\ • «rly on tin* fid
lowing morning M IJ ■ » .s • hi* iv !•'
Par.» - ( -ft* / m i i'i/'.' J. i •ut/*
DODOINO THE OAKSLER
O 1* D«*lg> , ill • »nenj. t, » ' pJ.d Jfi'j.'i
f«»r the first ehoiee of a keat at Jenny Limit
ilntlni) ruixvrt. appear* to b: « in in of uifi
l>it" Wit. .Il l liu' Nrw \ • t'fc Spmt «f tin
Iiik's tell» a im^lul'li stnr) ul lit* taking lit
tli i c Mi»» S'lppi gambit t». *. .ii y .r%
|)i..ll»»' eailie uUtaril tlie I mat, j (••'. i. i ug to !>«•
i lull wiltis! Yaukt e ri.*ue, win ii apou tin
eoofitk nl' * l< wilted in IV.- ' Ii ini , ili.! aC
rurdingly U|«mi Miur nn i inlinii. i . they in
duced linn In at a can.' "' ill' 'Il»ai .{ing
J j l» ' Tli >pirit of tin I .in i I -
ilie story'» <i< noucuifiit.
'I ,",u ' look yece," sajra IWge, tun*
lug slowly and sideways up tlie ublc. 'I my
WM, I don't kllW Imllwii; a!«out keilils, but
I'll! W|llll>l.'to I*»k ft heap ul U>o:iey oil that
'etc game.'
•\«ry well—I'm with wu stringer!' t x
rI.Wiir l Strong, suapi >tng ln»fingvr» . ' there's
plenty more wlii.ro tin* came I nun, nid I in
willing tu n»k all I «<■ l'"I Hi tin world, tbat
I ran. by r<t|r.itiag a fn» %li«>rt •cntcmi'* in
Img Latin, change tl i nl S|ia<b», while
unilor your hand, into tin- J.iek of ('lubn, an.l
ill it you ran t lell h\ tlie siiin ol IiyIihi;,
when liu- Sj .iJc ultfi its departure!'
• L<Mili a licri', uld llaX III'all f" exclaimed
Uruwn, another of the enM.-d'Tilea, swelling
nut bi» largo form In its fullest diiuentum*,
ami bii^tiiiig up in D<*lgr a* it Inr a fight.—
'l/nkabcrr, Mr. I'llgarlie, you are inter
, fenng in other people's buaincaa. I hate set
tu tlial man's pile myself, anj don't want )<m
to interfere.'
'1 -x your |^r«ion, if I intrude,' aayi
Dodge.
'\iry well; you may l*i jeM onrr.' My a
Urn»ii, looking at D"dg«> *cry cIm-< ly, 'for I
mi you am not a sporting man. Vou may
bet wkt, i| you wish; mind, only onff ' a*
il a my game; but heiralli r, lut a general
ihwg, you bail better not interfere witb a
stranger's gam? fur ywi might get into a
in lift.'
' W i|, ymj. it *|*ars In be—a.i now gn on
with tbe t.',mi', for I want to make »»>ino mon< v
allfinil liail •' mys Dodge, Ukwg bold with
Imth hands of w hat ajijiearcd In lie the leg ol
the J.iek of Spades.
• \ erv well, then,' saysStrnnp, turnini* 'lw
park u*er—*iiow pull the card, and keep il
bottom side upward.'
Dodge pulleil t r apparent Jaek of Sp iib »
I out o.i the table, holding his lefi hand mer it,
while with the right he look off his hell
rrowned bat, and sweeping the eard off l»e
tureen ihe palms of Imth hands, had the ap
pearaneu of plaeing the drawn eard into the
i j top of the old beater, but, in fact, openly ink
i Ibe folds of tbe old baiidauoa, upon wlneh he
' plaeed his doubled list, remarking at the time,
I'Mv pinper' ef jreon kin gu that air Jark
i f Spade* eoul of that air Int hjr way nl
! yronr Latin, I hope I may be Muffed Id death
wuli kiln] nnyuna!'
While the |>art* * err in tli« highest Mate
1 of frolie ami ejeitcment over the verdaney ol
ihe vietim, Dodge took from hi* poeket a
nek-knife, and opening II with Inn teeth held
il over In* hat, and taking mil die bandanna,
which lieM the card lie had drawn from Un
pack ho jabhrd I ho knife elear »fi r»»ujjli the
other eard and hal, clwr into llie tah|«, ex
claiming—
'Dang my button*, rf I keer lor lb* hat—
I'll _»!• Iter an* how' ran**, if I make a hull
lot of money I kin hny a new hat, ran't 11'
While iMje wa* holding on to (he knife,
and looking aa if he cvperted every minutr
•hat I lie hat would tik' wing*. the trio could
bar IIv kep in, hut it wii* too pool In *poil,
mi they Mlly winked in one another, a* lunch
i* to ur—' \ >ure thing of it • Cot hint no
th" dead ' What an eic«||i nt thing to t -II ''
The crowd tmul.mg Kom-thtnc ettrjmrdin-'
arilr rich, gatlierel around the part*, and re
vealed hv their ati\inii» I >ee«, th:it ever* e>u
iHoaid, had now deej |y inteir*tcd in I
ihe result of the |u tfe*%igM| »kinning.
'Now, th n,' *i\* Strentf, I<miUmt* the vu*-|
tun abarply in th" eye*, at.l tndding up III*
ri|?ht arm, wlnle lm repeated in »lo\v and
me t»'iied tone*, &* wilt-inn aathe High Slierff
at i public eveeuuon—'now theti, my friend'
prepare for tl.< miracl* —
"N..w look out lor the thine tint'. r*n«r ••,—
I|iw**i«—pm,i-« - pre*tn, change V
•I'll lie ker*w ilhyed to dcat'.i w u'i eabba-'
ge* old ffllnw, if that ke*rd i* ehang« I atn
how f*
• I II i'y -i 1 d.!l ir* tli .t it 'it''- n
>trong—-'ond that the e.ird thit v<jT knit * *
now «tiekii.jj through i* the J^eV of I !«,<
• Wal. I e» ned <Hit W e-»t 1 r<« lo buy a
considerable ol a fartn, and i f I rait mala a
thoovaud dollar* in one pile, I a|«o 1 m«»ut n*
well dew It; hi t mind, lieow, I doll'l eail it
l^ttm,' tor that would I*- w eken, j»>«I I wily
take tin* *r* ihouaaH'1 dollar* lor a • r
|«nl Mt|i<» , h .1 I vther ii* I I . -1\,' »»r
a per-cr, in lor a pound'—*o her- g<« • •
hulling the art o*i to hi* woni*. I 'h
liberalely dr< •» from an tn*idetr*l ;*•'. t, in •
old Clean* *» illel, and taking therelrom t i
one hundred dollar billa «n a I'hiladelpliM
bank, In Id them in hia bind, and • \elaimed—
• Well, tl'»w, yeW Wh r ' *1 V t "I r <1 •
mined to throw awa* yourm "'•* *' "
don't aland nuehanec a wmrin, why ji. pv.ll
out vourdwiih*'
l» .1, ||*I ,„. jnwhlt<: "»w ii 'at'r • intrnlty I
in Ihe hat, and i j«r»on net acquainted w.ili
Ihu p-enliar twinkle ol hi* larpu eye*, would
have *worn tlut be hid » ii noiUinB «' *• for
ti e 1.1*1 h«e minute*.
'I ap'ii, I want vt*ni lo IndJ lbr*e rre ihou*
•and dollars, ami a* a man of Inuior, in the
p reive nee ol tin *e ero •traneerfc, that lair
play i* did to a ilmnff,'
'I would ratln-r havo nothing lodo with ihe
affair,' replietl the eaplain, 'hot il you wi»h
f.ir toe to hold the »iake*. I willtloao, ami
cill upon m* | ** Dftn to MM' that over**
ihinsj i% honorable.'
•Well r:i| i »ii»,' r»rlaim-l Siron^'. in J
voice loud cimiii^Ii t i Iw In I'd In all f re*» nt,
'there'* a llKHMind ihillai* in eurrent hill*,
and i'old rnniiL'li to eovei Um \ Midi *
•St e tb it il i» (.'< new iw, eaptaili, and i.o
gvotiffing.'
•All right,' ri I'lu-il tin* fn[»in ami i..u ,
[•• nllt-nien | >|i IV llilnHli till', l' l il ri.ni.uh I'll
.itl lo lirar, tin- preriv rhiractrr nl* tho M.1
While I)•»!. n .iiti' iliwi !i.vl lutn ilwtn
< ir l.r tl* p »jivii»«* light. Mfinj: Piil ilic
Ju/'lt nl ">,'j t •!iri,«*tlv llirm »h Itu* e< ntri\
W nil lil» J J«'l»-knif •— lull lh«* lrj;» um( I'b'-tl
tli«> h* I'l i«f th • Ja"l> ol I lu'i», cww • _• tun
lliiiinli "*rr tin- ci.t • !»• •, *«• '• l» in it
J — »r lli.il lilt' l»j»ii «f lli.1 J-!1',: < ( I luli» In
hmpod lii the li< a«l "I tliu J .fk i'l Sjui! ■»
' Ymi wo th.it It i» the Jark of Sjiidr*,'
»anl hr, turiunir t«» I'"
•U thai an* i|nl F(nr»iM,' uw Dudff,
h iimj? hi* line ' a"'l towhiog llio Sj.nl.> at
ihi' In ill i'l llu* Jark.
• Vim liiiil it »•». don't von' |irdMinff it
rhw with hi* thumb ti» prevent iu nimiuf.
•Well, ilul air rh .|> iliitf, Khil'i |!iri i
big watchdilin ->n<l r»d whiskers, and fny
••v»ti - If, whit don't want to h*\r it railed
Ix-tnn,' puts up in V'»u» knfl*, oti«*
dollar* i.icli, and rf that air kr-ril hi that air
It.ti. with that air knife ;ilih.'d ihrouuh it, i*
the Jack of S|taJr*t tli»» lew thousand dollars
is mine, but if lint air k«**nl, in ih.it air
hat, with ill it air knile jabbed thronql* it, is
the Jack of f'lulia, then th • lew thousand
dollars i* hts'll—ain't that right, ycou frl
! Icr'*
•Thai is i-'rtVftlr right, gentlemen," rrpli
Strong, drawing his hind a>v -i hm month
id hide a laugh, and edging a round aide
' >»ays, for h« rould hardly hold in. 'Ves,
i Captain, th" Yankee's statement is correct.'
The idea of a verdant nutmeg Yankee put
11riup a thousind dollars on tin* rut thro.it
•rani'i of '('hanging Jack,' w is so ludicrous,
ih it th<' crowd could, only by the great* <1 ex
ertion, refrain from yelling.
Strong and Ilroun very slyly performed a
few nivKterimn gyrations with iheir fingers,
ancli as imitating the cutting of the th.out, a
In>|H> round the neck, and a dive into the mrr,
three very eominon way* of committing sui
eide, and loo often adopted hy young ad»en
Inter* from iho North and Ivui who blindl)
stake their all after falling into the hands of
these NVrstern river chap*.
Smiling at the earnestness and unbounded
confidence of the heartless cut-lhruais, «Ihjm
slight* M inotumenU had uot tsraprd hi( eagle
eye, Dodge merely remarkod—
•Let thein laugh thai wins, thar's tew
'•ides to all jokia, tew side* to this keerd,
and tew aides lew all uf yeou moutha lew
la(T c«iut uf, so here he comes.'
Drawing out the knife and turning over the
card, is the aatonishmeul of the culire crowd,
1 it was the Jack of Spades '
! A* Iho captain pawed ihc nn>f<-> nnr in
Dudgc, llto lower jn>» of ll»»* diaappointi'd
tliarpera fell utxi.it a foot, am! they almost
aiiiiullancoualy caclanncd—
*Jewod !*
' Yankw'd !'
•Bit!'
The crowd, who wer« hound t» have a
U'xxl tiro* any way, and nwtru W|>ccially r»i»
that iIm joke waa ao much richer than wax
< ai-ccted, wrr« in a collapacd atate—they
yelled, checred and ahoutcd uuUl the cabin
fairly ah xik atfain.
(Fivrfu TV Flaj >•( ih$t I'm..*.)
THE GONDOLIER.
A TALE OF VENICE.
kV r«»M IS A. IH KIIAI.B.
O, »r»t ih««" hrrr, m\ t n.Lli r,
lint, ml, hIII(i|« I { i,
T«> rlinJi »••• li ;lil lulriHiy'• h< «nhl
H'hllp Ih HI k |l'#t M ill h I *
AH' iflnjll llrjfrn lltil |ni>|w wrll
Al •lllll r\ri In Kf—
O, lhl"k Klul lak • 'iw.Hlul l ilr lu It II
Of 111 ijrllilj V.tilllt llkr lb-.
Nwii.
The trafrllrr of ulio % m:l« Whirr
*• r» in that iiiiri' «|ilriul|i| «*l»jf nolliinif but a
iiuw hi K»<»ultJ**ri«|{ |«alj<>4,1 In* uirLufholy
ri-iii ima nf former uramluiir .iimI nui|iiilA'na ;
lil.t frw tokrli* to rrlinnil It nil tli.ll »h« waa
oi.rr the jiir. ii i.| |lir VilrutK*. tin iui| urium
ofKuroiv Hut at the prrind nl winch ue
write tin " iva I'>bvli'" u.ik iu ill' wry x»-;iilli
nf hrr brilliancy ami |m«rr
it w .a tin- m jkiii ill fMii itul) Hid i.i.wlii ri
m Italy Hrnllic IwliJijft nMniiil «uk
a '-ii /• -I ami inaglllliei u-v. |A u ifltt million*
••I i.tiii|* Imiiii'il in tin- |..ij.« «• wwiiii«i,riitl'
liiij* llii »|iliiklnri> ul° I Ik lirmaoeut uml rtdtrl*
ill III the Mill Walern nl" lie' Ii atfuf* llkr Itl v r
uU* iifniiM. Niultl ami Jay m».*-.<• ri -
uuimIiii:; There uin ii mii .-, ball*, am]
fi aula, i nl the enure |«|iiilaiiuti *• ••ii.nl tu
Ii Of jjm-e ma t with gaiety, and lu have |r*t
■ II in i„- it ul tin* I'uiiiii'il i>l l"«*n, lit- Uriti„'i'
of2*igl»a, anil lint |Miiu.iriU «l tin ki^ivu.
Oil it Uii^lit inxrimw "I thia Iminliv mmmki,
d .ni'i|i "I >in.11ii i^.iii.Julht*i alt111 <I in Hi' ir
1(4)1*1 eti*tmue, Ui fi- aittin^' -it tin' !.« -»'I til a
liiy lu «i|' ntarble »ii j - ill it li J u|i from uiio ol
llu riialt, wailing I'm tin r tar- - A ratal
wr j ml lady, both |»ail} iilin i. ami boih ma*k
. I, lu I ji.nl uliKiit <1 liuro a fomloia ami
• I tin btaltuaii mi ilu.r way tu m*d« rvmlei
%Utl».
Tin' ^mniulicr wliu IijiI rnnilurt.il them, an
olil, era) III lllCll, lutil limklll^ lollou, bail
|ncLrtud In* Ii' •, i.«*iiJi'»i In* thanks, .iinl i'U»li
III nil .Iicaiu I null till' lalni.ll£.
" I ln.ro ||u(i uUJ lit j |>", ' aanl mii' ill tin'
.... til-it on *lit*r<. •• II • will make a ifwl
i|.it \ mh(L ill it. I t'aii awur 1 »iw tin' glit
ter nl jjiint iii In* lianJ just wa."
" \ i #,)•-»," aanl another "L t lniu alone
I n nuking In* lumiry. Ami uluil lie in^ki »
In1 k*'i lie ■* a ol'iv -li*;cJ nlil Iiunk-."
" Viid what i» tic mi iiiiri ny ami »i>in_'
aakul a llniiJ. "II ia unuuirail—in
lia* cluUrLii."
" .Nil—Jut liu ia in Ik' iiurrteJ," sanl tin
fint.
" Hum ' tlio mva'a |>a»i aiity."
" Via, nmiratii*. hut hu will not l>c Uwlirat
nlil Ii lluwi uliu liaa tuktli a >in.li^ U lie ill hi*
lintajr. Ilati' >"U next r in aril that In: ha* a
y null If waiil, la intilul aa an anjal, wlmiii no
kl' l » Cu.l|>l«i U|I aa IfUliorly aa a bfaallllg
lliilf III l.i* luiutih'-ilnw II I ■ Ii I Iiiii.o'iMI tin I a
rial I ill ii n N > <l» but hiinv li ha.i cn rM
ivii uu lu r tu luy kima litlp'."
" J'lu : ••, )iiii to miaukin, Sir I im>." aanl a
tiiuiig Mian, uhu hail iw>t hlltirftii »|*ikvn.—
III* wa* a lilii*, dialling, hanitanlnu ynuii|f li'l
Jiiu ul*twonly-all, ill a l.ulnl i i auitnl ctnunu
.ml with ^ lii-ry t-y«fliMi; curli'ig livka,
ami a IliiiutUchr aa hlack aa ji t.
" li' l i mhrai wli.it Antimiu Giraldo ha*
l.i aa y about llir mat tor cnoJ In* cuui|i«li*
luiia.
" .Simply thi»," hjul (lie young nan. *■ i
ha»e Mi l the iin|iriM>(itxJ lair ihm—lite j« er*
li-M ZiurtU—lor »uch i» her luiue >lir i«
lotelv u» the day—aii«l for her («iw—»!iy—
('orft* dl llf«cr» ' Li lilMini, til)1 prima
<I«m<ii.i. i» a whreecli-owl in »«y n ^«itiri^.il< ."
" )'uur nightingale Iliitii'" »ried Stc
lino, hi :i lone ot iixk'ltiu^ ifimy. " What
<uii you !*<*r unci
•• Simply Una, Mvicr Sii ijno," replinl
(In young u<tiK]»lier " ^ hen touting
ihmiIi Iter window in my gondola, I lute oil
tlrcjfMtl Iter ill kkcIi rude utrainn <>l m< iody an
I be»t know how in frame. She tun rcpla-*]
ill loin s an li<|uiil iittl jane thai I In* angela
might lu*v ll»tened."
" lly luaviu! the i'.-IIuw'ii in lo*t !" ene.1
Steliru).
'• Ine iiiuw aixl l«*e'" cri«~<l Auto
niti. " \Y iiat wurr life worth *iihout thcui'*
" Viiu'k lit I'Uvlltnl apirit*'" eriol Ste
1 In to.
" And why ahouldn't a man be, on hi* wed>
limit-day
•' M nl a* a march hare," cried Stefai.o.
•• Mar* loc," »ml Antonio. •• That girl
oliall never marry old II- — my word font,
She hai<'* blob"
" She'll clo|*! with M>n»e noble, then."
" To l>>' caal oil to Hither when he i* tirc»l
of h r eharma. No' the btidegroom for 'Aju
ctta i» a Komlolier."
" Willi all my heart," and Stefann. " llni
eome, coinrad* a, it i* no uae in waiting here
L t u* to our gondola* and row fur .St. Marka
You'll come with ua, Antonio."
" Not I—my occupatum'a gone."
" How Ml I"
" I hate Mild my gondola."
" Sold your gondola."
" Ay—that waa my word."
" Hut, why?"
M I wanted money."
" Vour gwodtda waa the meant of earning
it."
" Very truo—but I had occaaioa fur a ccr
uin aum at one* "
" And why not have recuurM to our pur
wi, Antonio Light a* thejr ire, wq would
hare made II up by eonfrihntiona among ua."
'• I eioubti-tl not yourkindnme—butmyeelf
reapert Mould not permit me to ult your Bid.
(Joud by, mmradev—we ahaJl me«t agt;a 10*
morrow."
" To-morrow, ArfJin f*
• • • • •
There waa a brilliant inaar|uerado tliat «*eo
infr at the palatxo of Count &iulio C'olonna.
Invitations lud l*»eii i»eued to til ill* world,
and all the world »u j re*eut Tho finest
muaie, the rirbeat wiiiee, tie mut ajileodid
.Icc-.fWun* were la»iah*d <«n the • eraaioti —
IVrha| •, among u> a bnllteut eumjuny, there
ua* more than on* pl*beia«t who, uider pot
er of the ma*}ue, end em|Joying the license
rotninou at the»e saturnalia, had intruded him
self unbidden.
0!d H«-| |>n, the gondolier, waa in ittendmce
it tin' *r»tit'ule «,t i\« ; . e. leasti ^ I :a a*
arieioua eye* <m the tftiis; ••• <<( wesllli and
luxury he noU*d within when a tie
man in neb costume, end wearing * inaik,
Ih <-'ioin d bun to one nd* and e«*tred a mv
in> nt's interview.
'• I*«» ynu know me'" wai the firat (jueauon
a«kod Iijf the at ranger
M N", aipnor," replied Ui« Old u xtdolier
" Pn you know tli* m fintlnmi'" a»»«d
ik, alipplllg "> * Couplt of goid pIMM
into ih** miwr'i hand.
" Perfectly," rrplird the boatman, grin*
ninj. " What arc your lordal.p'a oou»
man'!#'"
" I* your gondola in nailing
" \ It lu'« Iwlow, nioorrJ to the
landing."
•• Tn well -haat ihoti any acruf lea about
a'dmjj in a lo»r intripue."
" in the wiiiM, iijjnur."
" Then I'll hi ike a cotifnlaM of you."
'• 1 uill (»• ill »eere«-v, aijfnor "
" llr .-rtt then, tfoiujolifr," aaid tin- uiaak,
"I am in w ith a »«ry charming young
jtenmn."
'• Well."
•• \\ oil—utiii tin* young j-erivii l<j\rau.o in
return "
'• (mxmI—and \ou an- jroing toinarry liar."
'•Not m» fait, gondolier. She haa an old
guardian—who, :it the age of »:ity, or more.
In* !• I'll v«» rd ei ough—<Hiljr think of it—tv
propmw to marry her lniuvlf."
"The ahaiinl old tool'" ericil oM ll«ppo,
not « ili. .1 *• twingrv, lor ha thought ef
la* "-wii pmjecta with regard to ZaiMrtta."
" Now, then," aaid the maa>;ue. "I ha*e
re*i|»rd to run away with bar to-ri ght. I
lu«t Um MporiMthj—tor *he ia Lara UJ the
Pil inn I «donn» Now will *i,<i r«u >u» aid
i,. ' I a ill r<ci»mpen«e »«u l.baraily "
•• \h' mi* lord—your lorJab tp haa coat to
th<* right marV'-l," mill the old ainner. "I'm
i • to atlair* ol tin* kind. ILa your lord*
■hip a |irtp»t engaged •"
•' I ha*r not."
•' I . en I r.in recommend on» Hard by :•
■ rtiajx It' <'4i> >1 lo our la !y. w h«rc Oiara ia
1 very worthy mm, accmtomed to atlaira of
tin« kind. •» lio «i.l tie ili** knot lor a u.« dar
>1.1 wulm'.i 1 «ing any 1 in pertinent ques
tion*."
•• Ilia name •"
" Kaih«*r |)»mtnie "
•• l iiHid ' lie u the man for u»—and yno am
the prince of gond«diera f^et yeur gietdola
ready, in.I I will r»j«in ?•"! at the fool of ih*
•lair* with the li'lv in a moment.M
11..* Ilepp'i hastened to | r»; are hi a pnnd.il »,
ind while widotn*. multrreil 10 himaalf
•• Well, well—tin* i» a good iiight'a worl {.
I'm e«1tin»» old, and I iimai a>xm retire Irrn n
I. -ii — l!«erv atrukeol luek like lhiahe|| *
on the di» when I tliall rail Zanetia mine - -
So ill err » anoiln r tdd tool to h« duprd tc *
night' Ser»e him right* Why don't h *
keep hi« treasure under l«»k and kev a* I do
lli.l BMM Will MW lr«"i wladoin ll.l •
they come."
Tlio voung cavalier rmp|>carc<l u|»>n tin >
iiufi»i li-adintr • y *,mulinl and tiil
t«l lint wh«*e elaatie atepand irrt.-ei"iil bearing
•..'.•iiu'd in il--aignaie her a* in* nni»mg in ilivt
Iii^Ih »t circle* The »nun^ lo*cr» took ibci/
m ata in the centre »»f the light craft, aoJ drw
tin' curtain* round them, while Il.ppo puahol
nil. and Ink »igoruua nar aent the ah a I lop
dancing over the wutcr* of t!,e lagune. After
a lew inoiiM-iiU tin' iik>Ii«<i cea»c,|, and I)ep[>n
inloriiN-d ln> |>atroii tlitt they hail arri*«d at
tin ir |<l »ec of dratination. After nuking tho
Uut t ut, (lie gondolier landrd %lld entered the
mnall cli i|i l winch stood on tin brink of t'.»
canal. In a iVw momenta he returned, and
inioriiH I tin- maaked cavalicr that all wtapre
I ari d. Tin- gentleman then handed out th*
lady, and both eliterrd the elid|«l, llep|<o
keeping guard without, to prevent or gi*e rto>
doc of any iritrualoti.
The marriage ccr mm* *» performed very
rapidly hy Father Itoimnie, for he waa jwat
going lo lied w hen the gondola armed, and
wan duty antioua to dcapatch In* bu*iue**
that ho might consign hit Hearted limb* to
| real.
" la il all o»erwhiapcrcd Beppo, hi the
ear of the eavilier, a« he came out with hit
i lady.
" All right," replied the ina<k, in the aam*
Intra of voict . "llul one tiling |#rpiei*«inc
I have no place that I ean call my hont#, to
, night. The lady will b# mixacd . Mr palace
will he watched—I ilmukl incur the Tiak of
■wnrda'rnHwing and Moodahtd, if I nought in
take her thither, to-night."
•• If my houae were not an rery humble,"
mid the gondolier, hevlatingly.
'• The rery thing'" aaid tho iiuak, joyful
ly. •• Su matter how humble the roof, pro
*uled that it aheliet »i*. To-morrow we can
arrange matter* for flight, or fur remaining."
j " Then get into the gondola, my lord and I
will row you thither in a fow minutea."
The party re-embarked, and aooo reached
the gondolier'a reaidcncc. After faatening
hi* craft, he unlocked hia door; and atnkinf
a light, conducted hia dwunguiahcd guaata op

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