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to " e Star ano Uathotic Messenger 3WR OL.AMls. fUl iAY PEIBRUARY 0 1ire wish. If we did not obey orders, we would be worse off than you. Ito patient." As he spoke, the two operatives twisted the pegs; Reansi plunged like askittish horse upon the bit, and cried. " Patienc'e, indeed I" "But, worthy yo sng man," itcid the notary, " It is the only way to corime < well in these affairs. It. is tloublolome. I cunfrter, but it will soon be over; and mince I sm you no well dic posed, I ft'el an cricit tial Ic i to -erv.'t y'oln, nind will give cni another fi ce iof sdlvi fi-r yocur good. which Is. tv puss til n qucetly, looking neither to tlhe right nor left, co sn to attra,ct notice. II you do thin no one will pay any at tention to iyou, end you will preirve your honor. In onrc i.er you will he at lijberty. There are .," many oither things to he dune, that your r,,sie-neic will soonll ie tlepatch!le and then I ill t,-l the i -- Y. c eYtnill have your liberty, and no one will likw you havec been in tlie hands of the Itw. Aid yon," pursued he, addlressing him followet in a tone of severity, "do him no harm, bec:toee.I take him undot my prctection. You mruet do your duty, I know ; but rememsber that this is a worthy ansd honest youth, who in alittle while will be at liberty, and who has a regard fqr his I honor. Let nothing appear bat that you are 1 three peaceable mlen walkih.g together. You 1 understand me!" and en:uothing his brow, and t twisting his face into a erscious smile, he said t to Reeso, "A little prudceucti-do as I tell you t do not look about t: rust to one who bas your p interest at-heart! Anid low let us begoce." r And the convoy moved forward, b Bat of all these tinoe *pecrhes ReHnso believed not a word. 1Ic luderstood very well thce feara ,eaMt iro:..! t,. r tc e ,i'lc. of ":c noutary, and hi- t chcrtlations only servrcl to w confirm him in his purpoci to escapl; arid to h this end to act llirectly onltrary to tIhe aclvice w given himn. N cl.c nimst conclude from this u that the notary wcci n itinleertieinced knave p On the caulriry, 1:'- wais Master of his trade,,c but at tlu llPt enilt i.t Ill it his spirits were t: agitateld. At :lothtl.er tics he wonil hcvei ti ridiculed ansyv ocii. ilc Iiri·crnig the tlealtre lI:i I had himrelf now ro p .ul id, but. bs ilirclOl tc had depIlrivecd iu; l ti t ..o lutouled tic ll: i 1ig tl aid sitlt-rpc esrr inc. .t vwould rcco iclentl, tl thercfcre, tI, all lkcatc hIy itr , I. tio ianuic c icc c , Ou a1l uccait s. 1i1 r , t .i ' t .i.; fr"l; f. , ,, c1 i i, , it better, never tc, iLc. t !" .iti-cals s ti, dc lhuilt i t Cirontcstalcec. cc l orzu, t en, I arii y fIuici d I Iim l lf ii the it s trect, l.m n bie i i-.c:l toc look aln:ttili ril cl listen eic:ctrly. Thle i.* v. ti noit, ocvne r, tll extrtortc .irc.r cc. C0 i , e . 1 peil lople ; briltl t althuoilh on icl, cou. ii'i s. c.' C of c rl t l'e II ,o .I i, t passer-by )cci e ictci tr 'tt c! euxlrci-ion .t .c iiý content antid beditio, yt-t sch nie ioclo l ic1 iS tl way in qluittnets. sc "' Pirudence prntler,re." rliarltlroed the lno- ni tary lrlii:d hiii. ' Yolir hocnor, yocung U.1ic, ,k your hion.,r.'" p But w itnl Ilcenzi heIlrd l!.rel 1111I, wIl.nI w re c approachling, lcilk tci ci b.iktry, cic liit- cOl- li cealedl, of just,',, I c heibegn to iamke l ,i ito ,1 tilel,, alull i:Lh ciIIl iact ll a ner its tnrlitccrdli an)tlhing bicc ia cold. li'i, y lhi.,ed ilt-itivii h at the coi voy, it 't n' lp i ; oi i. th l.. d L I passed byli triati bic .k ki p i ke - t t. - ill i abshirt di.t.inci e o t '.Take care; h' ' P riihc t, i lily c tgil f-l LC. : ido not cillil all; ?.o.i llucn.l .lut, iClct;.c! ," c said th11 nctar'y iclli low voice, but cric. ci tc ;l cI by Rltc i c. ''Lt u ni a-l.t .g il stedI tc,c i i.,lp . , , "Alt ! fill ! i n!' .o!r l tlra primrol r. i' thi . r11 cry thecrowd tliileiie dl ar nd ; it 'y l;'atgiielid r Ireon Ii 's , of i le l l etcc . 'I Il l'cii " vii Ir: stuPlI I! "lie is I w:ckivd feil ow, ,eH ilcl ith iCill inotary i a whlitiitr t it i'onui t n rert.c ' 1 i ; bn " h eh isa thief tikein it til I helt. Draw buck, and w-l let justice hive' its way." lit rteirzperrivied ti that the ,occauimi. lv:i favorabcle : ho s iaw" th ol officers pale sri nt liuoat a ad with tright. " If JW I do not help myself niow," thought he, cso la1 much the worse for me ;" and raising his voice, by he cried, " My friends; they are carrying me b, off because I cried, ' Bread! and justice!' ed yesterlay. I have done nothing; I ant an ca honest tican! Help me, do not abandon me, my friends." of He was answered by a light murmur, which jec soon ohanted to all unaniious cry cin his favor. th, The ollcelrs iortered, rtiquested and enitreated vo those nearest them, icc gti off anti leave ltlccr iel passage free; but the crowd continued to Preis eel around. The oficers, at thesightofthe dangr, th, left their prisoner, and endeavored to lure wie themselves in the throng, for the pnrpst,e of 1le racaplng without being observed; at di the nol- lin tary deirerd heartily to do the sauce, bilt fiund off it more dOlficult on citcoint of his black coat. act Pale as death, hoe edalvolrtd by Itistiug his wl' boly to woirk hli way tihrrogh" ilc t crowi.tle a t studied Ito nc tccr Ic toir anger, wvho, licamiig cc- cUm cidentll y, liad oliiunid ilc elf in tlhe crowd lilce ii a bit of straw cll I.e ice; and i1idng lihimself ,cr face to faece alth it lan vwhoii lick ite at hit sth mote intently iiil siteri ly tlhan the rcl rt, he ` comtpolo d his tccuiteti itci to ia S.t i an til otc asked, " What is thic conuinii c Ii'n "Och! you ugly iave-!" replied I",-. ".' at raven ! a raean oi r ltsundld front a! id,.t. To tIh the oris they added t hreat, tc, iltcrt, Hlichua partly with his own legs, pirtly withl i . vii elbows of others, lie cctceetdd in ctlh;ici1n,1g a relecmai front the eiinabtle. rmI CItairTli X. iv.n "y l, hy, bsset mani! lre t, a 'convent. there is a churc i; thin way ! this way.' wes t shouted to Reeizt Irot every sde. The advice th was not titeceemr) ; Ilcot cie ti l tucel that he conceived the hcpe of extricating htaiilf frot I he the talons of the police, he had ileterucined, if in he succeeded, to depart itun i iiatiely, not only d from the city, but the dukedom. '" Because," sit thought be, " however they nosy have pro. cored it, they have my name on their books; vi and with name and surname, they will take tme again if they choose to do so." As to au re aylum, he wast determined not to have re- tb course to it but in the last extre ucity. " l- th o·sae," thought he, " if I can be a bird of the bi woods, I will not be a bird of the cage." He at then determinedt to seek cousin II rtolo in the m territory of Iergauco, who had itien urged him in to establish himself there; but to find the road was the dllticulty In a part of the city en- se tirely unknown to him, he did not know which al gateled to Bergamo; nor if he had known it, di would he have been able to od It He thought d a moment of sklong directions from his libersa tore, but he had for some time had strange A sneplcions with regard to the obliging sword. I arosler, father of four children; so that he did l not dare openly declare hia design, lest, amidst the crowd, thare might be another of the saresI stamp. He determined, therefore, to hasten it from this ,e pos, and ask the way when he a shoueld arrive at a place where there would be o nothing to fear from the terlosity or the cheracter of others. He said to his liberators, e SThanks, a thoulsand thankel friend l may Heaven reward you!" and quitting the crowd a through a pa iage made for him, he ran down lanes and narrow streets, without knowing I whither. When he thought himsef suflolently re- a moved from the scene of peril, he lsokened a his steps, and began to look around for some countenance which might Iospire him with confildence enough to make his enquiries. Bllob e the enquiry would of itaelf he suepiccoue; time a pT ed; the police, recoverinug from their I bihts would, without doubt, pursue their fegtive; the noise of his escape might have reached even there; and In so great a multi. s lide Reoso might pass many udgments in A phystegucmy before he abould Bud one which seemed tavorable. After suffering many to peas whose appearauce was unpropitious, he at last summoned eourage to addrees a man, Sseemed n suooh haste, that Renao ceemed I h would not helitate to answer hli questions, Ia order to get rid of hIm. " Will you be so good, sir, as to tell me through which gate to I go to Bergamo f' "To Bergamo? throegha the eastern gate. Take this street to the lert; you will come to the square of the cathedral; then--" f "That is enough. eir; I know the way after that GOod reward you !" And be went on Sbhastily by the way pointed out to him, and ar rived at the equare of the cathedral. He be crossed it, passed by the remains of the extin- I galished bon-fire. at which he bad assisted the ic day before; the bakehonse of the Crotches n half demolished, and still guarded by soldiers, and finally, reaching the convent of the capu- I F, chins, and lookipg at the door of the church, e to he said to himself, sighing, "The friar gave II me good advice yetesrrday, whent he told me it a- would be best for me to wait patiently in tbe a I church." Iie stoplled a nt,oment, and seeing ir chat matny perslont guiariled the gate through g which he had to lpas he felt a repugnance to t conifront them ; andl heitatcd whether it I- would not lba the wisest plan to seek this say- v r lull and deliv-er his letter. But he soon re- a otnared conrage,. saying, "A bird of the woods a a, as ollng as I can be. Who knowe ne ? Cer- ii Stalllly the police cannot bo waiting for me at i e all thla gates." He looked around, therefore, z e tId peroerlvir g that no one appeared to notice "him, and, whistling as he went, as if from b e carelessuees, he approached the gate. A comrn- y a pany of cestom house ofi0ers, with a rein. r fircement of Spanish soldiers, were stationed t a ireicely at its entrance, to keep out persons b from abroad, who might be attracted by the a notee of the tmnult, to rush into the city; p a their attention was therefore directed beyond the gate, and Rensr,, taklng advantage of 1 Sthis, contrived, with a quiet and demure look, a Sto pass through, as if he were some peaceful traveller; but his heart beat violently. He pursued a path on the right to avoid the high roslt, and for somedistance did notdareto look ti behind him. On ! on bhe pansed hamlets and villagee, o without asking the name of them ; hoping was approachiug iLergasoiI.ie looked behind it him front time to time, whilst pressing on wtlide, and rubbing first one wrist, then the ot her, which bore the redl iarks front the puail fil pressure of the halnacial-s. ilia thouglhts " warie ia confused medley of reiaentaioce, anxie- wn Ity. caed ptreeenlutent; atd I'.e wearily re- oi trlaetl ti, ct;rcnu stta:iceaa of tih, preceding nlightl, nvri(lllr. wLat haid tei ligplu .i him int.,i w tbecedilt 'alit, -, and abl.ve itll, ht ' they canat w to :I;now t,1t ni isie. III, * t atrl:;tis reelit - Il t 1 a I tlta i : t r. w! . .:ari i-- r: he :, : I r'etaena ter to eel, Itie ! , . 1.vi a''.) :e corf e,, h~ r llectitaa n to tlair, illl::. I' L b. ep-aatire- Le .t.a cllo tinieedi io . rvet, ilt.ilaii liimn. Theit ),l r fi,-llt w I'"a 3, lor. in theel speculatioi ; the p|at, wai is to chllaos. 11.a thi i ,:l. avored to formii1 sitn p lalan fl r "I the fiattra ; but all other canvula-ratiinas were bih oiln aa watiotweli Iru ill the lntec-eailty which lie was ilunder of t,:aerttanluiig the ro:iad; anlt tlo di to this, he was ahliad,,l to ittldrea- taisei.lf to in sosni one. lie was rel ctnut to n!noc Berg- aci noi, lest It laghtt exet- e sallUioln ; Wily it co tabnllid, lhe kll\v lnol ;li Unt, 1.t1 t iat was a an prey to -vagll;n :plprltheti onaislla of evil. Ilew- ui ever, tle c"lll to o)ithrlurirt ' ; :a ldti, iait at pe Milan, he tIa a , -t a t dre tira, s l:-tj t lLner whalle liappeaamiiae -i r u- .1-t i- favah ratby, a " Y,, art- .. : a ri: t ," ra plild the travel- a hlr ; anitd A i e, e. I .:Tt : o ia i,. ia y taby whie a- in nliglht ra g .t i 0, t l ,L; 1. l of , R r'izu t:iiaak a l l:im a, h i l ,,' . .. e d :in, wi'h thea in- yo telnIla , Lt,'"ta vej.,,r I1B .,i t the liigh ratd ini nll' tit. w illlri, .: , al" , ' a. t . -i, i to li ,arz d I. ti avei-tlinl,, ear :.. "I", e j , !.a -c e alaratu .. :} i-,)i et ',. tI l .il, t".\: .re , ii n lrl s t lli n Zit s: Z ip g t c tietl, fronti . riagh t t I If t, and tieni to ,il. the right, aal -endealevrir ta'l tilo kp t he genei ral direaction of the .aay, tie thali prtaiclly tb tri vetilnd twelvae miile", ahen hla WliS ly six we miles froe litai ; iand as to Barg.ata , it .ai. aº chance if hIt wv-a. talt firtlher Iralit :t, than our when iihe btegau hi.i jaurnity. Hlaa reilectel dtit as I this wounil tneler (ol, and he iallt seek inome has other expadiel: ; thlat which ,ccurred to him. his was to inform himself of the name of sonie vinl lage near the Ircrtier, which be could reach gra by cross-roadls, and eking the way to that, wi be enatbled toav, rid the mention of this dread- tra ed Bergamo, which seemed to him so likely to ac cause distrust and seuspicion. wet Whilst he was reflecting on the beat method of of pursuing this plian without awakening con. on jectures, he siaw a green branch hanging from at I the door of a lonely cottage, somei distance he the soInd a village: nod as he had for somein time telL the need of rlfieshuent, he thought he ' oulid norllv kill two birds with one stone, and bri tl.eraflre- entered the huimble dwelliug. There coa was nol one within but an oid woman, with ther 'liearl tT by her side, and spindle in her hlind. I. akt edl for a tnouthful to eat ; she toffared hint oaie chetese anad orhoe wline. lIe accepted the food bht refnt -Id thte wine; o wlich L1.t felt an intuitlive horror since the me eventat lif I Lt preceding nighti. The old wo- in anl tlhen begani to assail her gueat with eon en lleries of his trade, his journey, and of the ha iews fito R Milan,of the isturbanceee of which shehad heard soelll rlmtnors. To her ie'.liotn, "Wahere are hou going I" Ihe replieu. "I ill ne obliged to go to miany place:s, hiit if I tndi a be miion1 lt of tiie, I sahol likew to stop a, hile an at, the village on tas road to Btergaw.n. near the irontier, but int the territory of Milan- - a what do they call it 1-Thiee llust be Bome pin village there," tahought lie. p S'Oegaonzola, you meoat," replied th old wo- at tuna' o of "(it;rgor zola," repelated Rer zt , a if to fix it in his denaory. "is ito far fromn here I" ' I daa't know for certain ; perhlitipi ten or he twelve miles If one of nam children were here, theceould tell vi."ll "And do you thiak I coitul reach there by to keeping one teet, pleasant paths, without tak ing the high road, where there is so much dust such a quantity of dlst I It is so long ye inceo we have had rain !' "I think you can. You can ask at the first a village to the right,"-naming it. lit "l'hank yen," said Renzo, carryng offt the th remains of tihs bread, which was much oarser th than what he had lately eaten from the foot of gi the Cross of St. Dionysiou ; and paying the at bill, departed, He took the road to the right, and with the name of Gorgonzola in his hi mouth, frona village to village, he succeeded in reahiaug it an hour before snset. At lie had on his way intended to halt here for sa some more substaottal refreshment; he felt hi also the need of sleep ; but rather than in- at dulge bhrself in thin, he would have dropped hi dead on the road. His deaign was to inform at himself, a the inu, of the , distance from that e Adda, to contrive to obtain some directIon to an the cres pat-Irs which led to it, and after hav' a log eaten, to go on his way. B1rn ait te i aecond soure ,if this riverh hrhd ofteo heardc its watrs marked the canfines of the Milanse as and Venetian states, le had no precise idea of the npot where this boundary commenced complish it by daylight, he decided to travel i as long as the darknemss and his strength woeld at permit, and then to await theaepproah of day a i a field, among bram bles, or any where, where I it should please God, an in excepted. After ci advancing a few stepe in Gargonrola, he saw a wi sign, and entering the house, asked the boas Ti for a moathful to eat, and a half plot of wine, Je hie horror of which had been subdued by his A. immedIately." And he said this, not onlybeY cause it was the treth, but from fear that the host, imagining he wasglong to lodge there, might ask him bhi seame, serweI, and whence cc As cease, and siht e s his bisinsess The beat repaled that he shoul have what he da requested, and Reose seated himself at the end of a beneh near the door. There were In the room some idle people of di I the neighborhood, who, after having discussed t the great news from Milan of the preceding at day, wondered how affairs were golng on; as a the circumstances of the rebsllion had left tI their euroesity unsatisfied as to itatermination; d a suspended rather than terminated; an un *uisbed work; the end of an act rather than A! ser of a drama. One of them detached himelf on from the company, and, approaching the new rr- oomer, askedl him, "f he came from Milan ?" fe "II" said Rers., 'endeavoring to collect his n- thoughts for a reply. e You ; if the enquiry be lawful." as Renzi,, contracting his mouth, made a sort re, of inarticulate sound, "Milan. from what I u- hear-from what they say-is not a place h, where ro would go now, unless ecessity reo re qatred it." it "rbe tumult continues, then 1" asked be. oe with eagerness. 'g 'One mnst have been on the snot, to know if h it were so," sail Renzo. !o "But do,-yon not come from Milan 1!' it "1 come from Liscate,' replied thie .oot:h, 7- who, io the meanwhile bad prepared his. au se-r. He had, indeed, come from that plice. a as he had passed through it. lie had learned r- its name fronu a traveller who had mentioned it it, as the first village on his road to Gargou a, Zola. e "Oh !" said his interrogator. "I wish you m had come from Milan. But patience-and did i- you hear nothing from Milan at lisoate f" t- "It is very possible that others knew some d thing," replied our mountaineer ; "but I have is heard nothing." e The inquisitive person rejoined his com panious. d "fow far is it from this to the Adds i" said Of Renza to the host, in a low careless tone, as he t. set before him something to eat. iI "To the Adds a to cross the river 1' a "That is-yes-to the Adds " h "Would you cross the bridge of Cassano, or k the ferry of Canonica 1" "Where are they f-1 ask simply from cari osity.' S "Ah ! I name them because they are the places n coase by honest people, woo are iil ii ipg to give an account of themselves." I- 'That is right. And ihow far are they I' e "It most be about six miles." e "Six miles! I did not know that," said be "But," re iising aII air of indifference, "if oun, wished to shorten the distance, are there not other places wiert one mlight crOsse " "Certainly," replied the hot., looking at him with an: exprss.on of nidliguant curiosity, which raialned lenz ) from any furrth,- ei ,luliry. IIt drew,- the dish towards him:, :umi looikingi atie dlec:itecr the h t ho~tad iput tn :ie ti tabI ,, eai.l, "is thI s wine pure i "As golI. A.k all the iinhabitanr- of the r vil:.age. it:,l hereabouts. B.it 'oi ctni ; ig otuirelf." So ta inog, he j .inud the 0, rt e:s. c. tomers. " Curse the hods I'" said Ro,iz , in his hi,:ar'. 'th more I know of tiheu, tuo worln I iiudl i Lin."i" lie began to t It, strevi ig a, tie 8:nte tim,1 i i to tlhe col'els,'tic1,i to learu what was thLuug - in thii place .-f t',. ' v, ni in which I:e hI , acted no Ipriccilp, a p iart; snd also to, m cover if there wore i,,,r, hen.lo honei :. :m. 1 amongi the comnir ,,f wbomI a ipor .,,r, ' I might aisk his way airhlour fear', f Giot; coi ipe!hid in r'et*:rn iu till i', blusinees. " Bl,." st:it "tne, " to iorrow, o thi- lat l est, we shall klnow ni srthin, ftrWn Milan.' c " I aii sorry I id ni io go to yl:llu this nirn ing"said sanot her. if" Io will g , to-morrow, I wdil g, wthi u yo ." .atl twoi or t!r.oe. " 'nt which I : i.it to know," replied the i ii er, " it, i" these gentleien of Milan n w ill thiik of poor people abroad, or if they will only thinik of obtaining advantages tur themselves. Yo', know how they are. The p -inizeue are prond--they think only of them- a selves; the villagers are treated as if they G ware not Christians." i " We have mointihs also, to eat and t.s give c. our reasons," said another .in a voice as timid si as the remark wai daring, "and since the thing p has begnn- " B it he did not think to finish b his sentence. b " It is not only in Milan that they conceal a< grain," said another, with a mysterious air- n when suddenly they heard approaching the b trampling of a horse. They ran to the door, and recognizing the person who arrived, they went out to receive him. It was a merchant c of Milan, who, going frequently to Bergamo on business, was accustomed to passthe night b at this inn; and as he had almost always found 14 there the same company, he had formed an acfqnsintance with all of them. 'they crowded around him-one held the r bridle, another the stirrup. "Yun are wel- v come." " And I am glad to find you all here," " Have you made a good journey ?" " Very good. And yon all, how d~ yon dot" I "Well, well. What news from Milan i' " Al! tlhere is great news truly," said the merchant, distonucting, and leaving his horse i in the caret of a biy. "Buot," continued he, entoutc:;; the iho ,' ith the cnrpany. ' per- I hapt ..u kuuw by thi, time hotter titan I do." I "T'ruly, we know nothing " "Is it possiblef Well, you will hear line news, or rather baild news.' Eli! host! is tmy I bedoil unoccupied It is well. A glass, of wine, and my nasal diali. Quick, iquicK! because I must go to bed early, In order to use early, as I must Ite at 11i rguno to dinner. And you," putsted he, neattig himself at the table op- 1 posite to ReI'zo, who continued siluent anid attentive, " yon know nothing of the mischief I of yesterday 'I" " We heard abhot it yesterday." " I knew that you most have heard it, being I here always on gn rd to watch travelers." "But to day. What has been done to-,lay "' "Ah ! to-day. Then you knew nothing of t to day I"1 "Nothing at all. No one has passed." "Then let me wet my lips, and I will tell you what has happened to-day." tse illed the glass, swallowed its contents, and ontinued: "To-day, my dear friends, little was wanting to make the tumult worse t than yesterday. And I can hardly believe a that I an here to tell you, for I had nearly I given up qit thoughts of coming, that I might I stay to gfard my shop." " What was the matter, then 1" said one of his auditors. " What was the matterl I will tell you." I And beginning to eat, he at the same time pnr- c stied his relation; the company standing on 1 his right and left listened with open months t and ears. Renoo, without appearing to hear e him, was in fact the most attentive of all, and I ate his last mouthful very, very slowly. "this I morning, then, those vagabonds who made a such a hurly-burly yesterday, met at the points 1 agreed on. and began to run from street to i I street, sending forth cries in order to collect a Ia crowd. You know it Is with such people, as a when one sweeps a house; the more you Iaweap,'the more dirt you have. When they thought there were people enough, they ap- I proeachbed the house of the superintendent of provision, as if the atrocities they committed a yesterday was not enough to a gentleman of his character. Oh ! the rascals! And the 1 abuse they bestowed on him l All invention I and falsehood : he is a worthy punctual man ; I can say it, for I know; and I furnish him cloth for his liveries. They hurried then to- I wards his house-such a mob I such faoes! 1 SThey paseed before my shop. 8nch faces-the I SJews of the Via Cr-uc are nothing to them. SAnd the blasphemie6 they uttered I enough to make one stop ooe's ears, had it not been for fearof observation. Their intention was to I plunder, but-" S" But ?" said they all. - 'Blt they found thea street barrioaded, and a a Scompany of musketeers on guard. When they saw this ceremony-what would you have e done?" I "Turn back." "Certainly ; and that is precisely what they f did. Bnt see if the devil did not carry them i there. When they came on the Cordoslo, they gsaw the baker that they had wanted to plun. a der the day before; and what do yoe think I they were doing at this baker's I They were distributing, bread to purchasers; the first gentlemen ef the land were there, watching n .he.dvil, ruahed upon them fnriously, and, in the twinkling of an eye,. gentlemen, bakers, pbrobseere, bread, ounters, benches., loaves, bags, floor, all topsy-turvy." "And the musketeers ' "The musketeers had the vicar's house to guard. One can't sing and carry the cross too. It was done in the twinkling of an eye, I say. Plunder, plunder ; every thing was carried off. And then they proposed the amusement of yesterday, to burn what remained in the square, and mnakes bonfire. And immediately they began, the rascilae to drag every thing ont of the house, when one among them Gner,* what line proposal be made !" "What I" "What! to gather everything in the shop in a hesp. and tt tire to it and the sthop.at. the sa.mel tllte. No sooner sail than done--" "Did they set fire to it t" "Wait, a ii. An honest man in the neigh borhood had in inspiration front Heaven. He rau into the house, ascended the stairs, took a crucifix, and hung it in front of a window; took from the head of a bed two wax candles which had been blessed, lit thetm, and placed them right and left of the ornreiix. The crowd looked tup; there is a little fear of God yet. in Milan, it must be confessed ; the crowd re tired-a few would have been sacrilegious enough to set fire to paradise itself; but see ing the rest not of toetr opinion, they were obliged to be quiet. Guaes what happened then! All the lords of the oathedral in pro cession, with the cross elevated, and in pon tifical robes; and my lord the arch priest be gan to preach on one side, and my lord the penitenseireon the other, and then others here and there : 'But, honest people, what would you de t Is this the example you set to year eildrectt Return to your homes ; you shall hare bread at a fair price; you can see, yourselres, the rate is of IrEsea at every coerrr , "Was it true"'' "Can yon doubt it t Do you think the lords of the c,thedral wonld come in their robes and declare tflsehooids T'" "Andu what dli the p,nold do t: ' ly little and little they dispersel ; they ran to the corners or the streets ; the catf was there for those who knew hoe- to read. Eight ounces of bread for a penny ' "What good fortune " "l'he vine is tine, if its fruitfnlnese contin oes. Do you knowow how Innc, flour has been iusn,ntled .ic yer sterdlay t As inlchl as would npply the ntlkedoli two mIonths." "And have they Imnade no good 'aw for us country people f" "W'i.h they have done at Milan is for the city al.,u. I know not what to tell you; lot 3.i, it 1t 1 t l- tas God sha!I direct. 'Th tu i.ilt hab entirely i-.-a-ed for the present, I ,avso nout told 3p11 uli out. fh.-ru is the beet. "Whirt ! is tler" anything more '" - Yeseld iy irevening, or this morning they !:ave arrested ont.e or the leaders, andt they have been t.blit ": a' f-"ai will be hung. Hardly , st this kno:n, a.hlcn everyone betook hiit elf hoiine by I !:e shortest roadll, so as no: to b) theo fitt. Mila,,, when I left it, resembiled ., conllvelt of nitk." "' at, will thvy really 1 ,:g ,t1:e ," "U'ndoubtedly, aud v ry ou," replied the urneiaunt. "And what will the pitplelo ,I' " "The people will go to see them," naid the noerchaut. "They desired so much to see a 1 ;man hung, that the rascals were about to sat- I sfy t:.mr curiosity on the superintendent of provision. Trey wili see instead, four rogues, tcc..mtpanied by capunchins and friars of the 1 food death; well, they have richly deserved e t. It is a providenee, you see; it was a ne- I :essary thing. Tuiy had begun to enter the shops, anl take what they wanted, withput outting their hand to their purse. If they had i jalt been sufe.red to goon their own way, after ,read, it would have been wine, and then aometning else-and I assure you, as an honest nan, keeping a shop, it was not a very agrees nle idea.' "Assuredly not," said one of the auditors. "Aesuredly not,,' repeated the others in :horns. "And," continued the merchant, "it had been in preparation a long while. There was a league, you know 1,' "A league !' "A league. Cabals instigated by the Navar reoe, by that caidinal of France, you know, who has a halt barbarous name, and who every lay offers sonic new effront to the crown of Spalu. Butt he aituls chiefly at Milan, becamse be knows, the kii ve, that the strength of the king lies t here." "Iindeet I" "Would you have a proofof it' Those who nmade the nlost noise were strangers ; people who were never seen before in Milan. I have "orgotten, after all, to tell you sotmething I heard ; one of these had been caught in an inn When this chord was tonched, poor Renzo felt cold shiver, and conul with dflieulit.y conceal his agitation. No one however per ceived it, and the orator proceeded : 'They do not yet know whence he came, by whom he was sit, nor what kind of a tman he was; but he was certainly one of the lead ers. Yesterday, in the height of the tumniIt., he played the devil ; then, not content with that, he began to exhort, andi propose a inue thing truly ! to murder all the lords! Rascall how would poor people live, if the lords were killed I He was taken, however, and they found on him an enormous packet of letters, after which they were taking him to prison. But what do you think 1 his companions, who were keeping watch round the inn, came in great force, and delivered him. TheI rogue !" "And what has become of him 1" "It is not known. lie has escaped,or is con cealed in Milan. These people find lodging and concealment any where, although they have neither bonse nor home of their own. The devil helps them ; but they are sometimes taken in the snare, when they least expect it. When the pear isripe, it must fall. Itis well known that.these letters are in the hands of the government, that they contain an account of the whole plot, that many people are im plicated, that they have turned the city upside down, and would have done much worse Bome say the bakers are rogues, and so say I: but they ought to be hanged at least in a legal manner. There oertainly is corn concealed ; and the government ought to have spies and find it onut, and hang up all that keep it back in company with the baker.; and if they don't all the city ought to remonstrate agains and again, but never allow the villalnous practice of enteringshops and warehousesfor lunder." The little that Reoso had eaten ha becoms poison. It appeared like an age before he dared to rise to quit. HLe felt nailed to the spot. To have moved from the inn and the village, in the midst of the conversation would have incurred suspicion. HIe determined to wait till the babbler should cease to speak of him and apply to some other subject, "And I," said one of the company, "who have some experience, know that a tumult like this is no place for an honest man ; therefore I have not suffered my ouriosity to conquer me, and have remained quietly at home." "And did I move I" slaid another. '"And I," added a third, "if by any chance I had been at Milan, I would have left my busi ness unfinished, and returned home." At this moment the host approached the corner of the table, to see how the stranger came on. Renso gathered courage to speak, asked for his bill, settled it, and rapidly cross ed the threshold, trusting himself to the guardian care of a kind Providence. (To be eontenued.) An officer in the regular army laughed at I a timid woman because she was alarmed at the noise of a cannon whee a salate was being fired. He subsequently married that tlmid woman, and ali months after ward he took off his boots in the hall when he came home late at nights. S.4L'E OF PROTER.TANT RELICS. IPhiladelphia Standard I The Philadelphia and New York secular papers contain quite fall accounts of the recent sale of Moody and Sankey "relics" in this city. The Press devotes three fiurthe of a column to a report of the sale. We hear so much of censure from our "sep arated brethren" about Catholic devotion to relies that we think a condensation of the Press report worthy of a place on the Slautlurdl's editorial page. The Press re purrer sayse: "The old depot bad witnessed so many scenes of poeteoustal blessing that to many its walls had become revered, and the lumber in the platform almost sacred. On the plat form were assembled many of those who took a prominent part in the movement, while the Erecutive Committee actively moved around among them with an expression on the face that clearly betokened the keen interest felt in the proceedings about to be instituted. "Promptly at twelve o'clock Mr. Shaw, of Meears. Thomas & Sons, auctioneers, took his stand in the pulpit so long used by Mr. Moody, and announcing that the sale would now com mence pat up a walnut and green rep lounge and Spanish chair to match. These were used in the retiring room by the Evangalists, and as the bidding was spirited, brought prices far beyond their intrinsic value. "The towels used by Moody and Sankey were next taken up. Mr. Shaw handled them in a reverential manner, announcing the great importanoe attached to them as relics, and asked some one to start them. "Fifty cents," cried one of the auditors. "One dollar." said another. Two, three. tour, and finally five dollars apiece was bid for the two used by Mr. Mboody, and knocked down to a Mr. John stone. "Now." said the auctioneer, "I have the towels used by Mr. Saukey. low much am I bid * Two dollars, three dollars, live, five and a half!--Mr. George II Stuart gets them at tive and a half apiece.' The cavas courtains were next sold, the contre one bringing twenty five dollars, and the ouoers tqually good prices. "Mr. MoodS's platform was then announced, and it was concluded to stll platform, Bible rest. crimson p is on the palp:i., pece of in grain c.arpet on .he p al-,.t, and a speaking tube fiom the phli 0)r11n to Mr. M,:o lys' rco::, all iii one lot. ' Io1w much am I lid I $60, $100 I Shall it beo 110 I' $l10 war bid. folloaed by $11i, and it was knocked off ti Mr. Joshua L. 13illy at $1i., who seemed t." exporience conseiderable pleasure in securing this relic. T''ieoak oaneseat o'lair used by Mr. Moody was started at $1. and run up to $55, at which fi ure it was knocked down to Mr. Stuart. The chair used by Mr. Sankey was bought by Mr. Fields for the same price. A number of chairs nused by distinguished persons were next taken up and disposed of at decidedly fancy prices. That occupied one evening by Pitesaient Grant was sold to Mr. WVa,:naker for .5 Dr. Newton's ciair sold foir .3 to iMr. LStIait, wi to Mir. tuart' chair wa inought by Mr Foi:!ds for $21, Governor Hlartrao;rt' chair extia ver., itearly sharing tbe aiad fate oi the rulop iter' tables, it bniiin knockell down i.u MIr. W'lan.liker at the low iiauroof $3. Speaker Blaine's chair fared no better, andti was boulght by Mr. Fields. The chair used by the chief usher sold for $15, and that occupied bhv Mr. WValatnaker was dis posed of to Mr. Fields at the gratifying price of $17 50. The chair used by Col. Thomas A. Scott sold for ;20 to Mr. J. R. Whitney. The chuir used by uol. Frederick Grant was treated with silence, no. one seeming to be anxious about its possession." After this exhibition of Protestant venera tiou for Moody, Sankey & Co.'s highly revered relics, the less said about the ven eration of Catholics for the relics of Saints and Martyrs the better. The danger of, a war between England and China seems now to be averted, but it would be a singular thing and put an en tirely new face on affairs if suchll strug gle should be entered upon and England be worsted in it. The possibility of such a calamity dawnied in a vague way upon the intellect of the London .Spectator a year or so ago, when that very speculative journal gave a picture of tile vast resources of China, the hardihood of its soldiers, their frugal military menage and general ability, and ended all by showing that, should the Celestial Empire adopt the Prussin system, it could put 80,000,000 of men into the field, with whoip it might possibly be able to overrun arind subjugate Western Europe. Such a Mongolian incursion is far enough syay, we are in the habit of thinking; but asstrange things as this have happened be fore. That the Goths should ever overrun Rome would never tAve been believed in Casar's time, yet Alaric came at last; the Cossacks were once rno dread to the em pires southeast of the Urals, yet there they are now steadily advaniong, and are des tined to work wonderful changes in all the polity of that vast region upon which England has laid its stern band. It would be strange indeed, but not impossible, for China to wake from its lethargy at last, and even in the death throes of its im memorial civilization, to sweep over the West. BOOTS AND SHOES-HATS. THE MOST COMPLETE AND EXTENSIVE SHOE FACTORY, Just started in our city, at 12...............Camp Street..............12 FRENCH CALF or MOROCCO GAITERS, made to order, with all the extras, at ................4 00 FRENCH CALF or MOROCCO GAITERS, made to order, plain, at................................ 75 All orders filled for a pair, a dosen or a case of these Gaiters at ONE DAY'8 NOTICE. Call and see these goods at IS Camp street. 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January 97, in the interest of the: NEW ORLEANS PACIFIO RAIL, WAY COMPANY, have recommended the following well known, active, energetic and highly respectable gentlemen as sollcitore to the capital stock of the company. The public are hereby informed that the districts as designated will be canvassed by the gentle men whose names are appended. The eastern and western boundaries are from river to swamp : 1. South side of Canal street and north 'side of Poydras, inclneive. CoL Oh. R. Railey, F. Camerdes, gsq. 5. South side of Poydras to north side of Calliope, Inclusive, e. F. Sohmidt, Req., H. W. Fowler, Lsq. 3. South side of Calliope to north side of Jackas street, tnolusive, P. B. Byrne, kEs., B. B. Hotohhkis Esq. 4. South side of Jackson to upper line of Carrellt Inclusive, John MoNulty, Eaq., A. Gallaird, Esq. 5. North side of Canal street to south side of . Louis, inelusive, J. P. Bons, Leq., A. Dupre, REq. 6. North side of St Louis street to south side 1 Eseplanade, inclusive, J. G. Sanohes, seq., E lla ,sW Rsq. 7. North side of Esplanade street to lower line city. inclusive, John Pealey, Esq, Sam'l Powers, s4. The above named gentlemen are fully authoerleds obtain suboerlptions to the capital stoeek of the 3lW ORLEANS PACIFIR RAILWAY COMPANY. E. B. WHEELOCK, Presidea . February 7, 1676. fe13 ls