Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-11-23
From he NeD England Rerisv
THE vAGRANT.
M LOUIS FITZGERALD rAsIsro.

Jaiios, mrisitng huge key iEto the lock of a .
small but massive door. nusod HIM With the nm
welcome sauiaton. come, get up-the time is
come. anu the gentlemen uts waiting lor yOu.'
Whit, aleeslyf replied the unhappy wretch Tn
whom these words were addressed. md stretching \
his muscular limbs. he added, what pity. was
-ouhd asleep,'
lie ro.. shock the bits of straw from his hairs
aud beard AMI putting on the remains II IN old
hat. whirh h.d been white. calmly said.
well. am ready; the sooner it is over the bet
ter
| The CT calioner. who W : waiting with ore OF
his asssianis IN the veshbule Of the prison,
looking NJ his watch. exclaimed. con make haste,
Ne are already ailerour Tune; the market is nearly
over
Oh but you have DOT Car 10 co. replied the turn.
key; then addressing the priSoner---old one said
he, 1t will be over and the weather fine.
Here. take thus, IL will keep up your spirits
And he ,nded him a glas, Of braGdy. which the
prisoner drank of with evident delight.
| 'Tha''ks. good master, he replied, returning the
glass To The goSd-naiurpd turnkey. 1 shall never
forget your kindness
We'll, then. SAID the latter. that is settled
Never mind what do for YOU. man; IL i liule
enough. God knows; only behave well. dost
thou heart
The evecutioner's man drew from his pocket a
long AM sirin ing cord with slip KNIT At the end.
aud tightly tied the htnIs at the convict. WIN
calmly loJked at him AMI said MT a word. The
erecuiIonrr himself carel a bolrd, which
wasa sort OF notice partly written and partly
printed; and all three proceeded slowly towards the
market place, where the prisoner was be placed
in the Piilory fec one hpur. anil exposed To the
gibcs and isunts OF the almost ferocious popu.
lace.
Fron the scaffbiJ TO which no was fastened. the
OF m'ndleant cast look Of pity upon the crowd
anI said
Well AMI what you lo,king nj, am an %
ject Of such intense curosNl But you are riLhi-
look At me well. for you shall never mnre behold
me. shall not return iron the place to which
they are giing 10 take me; that I fear a dun
geor, for have hesn too long accustomed To have
no other he'd than the cold ground. No, shall
return thiher no niue; and I should have done
well had not returned tins time. BIT could not
, help u. was born here. though never told any
bDdy 80; a9d love the slspt where first drew my
breath lis natural enough. yet why sho al love
~ never knew either home parents; the latter
leil me when an infant upon the steps OF the
churrh of ~ Louis
Here the su1buut countenanco If Inc old men
dca1t assumed an expression of bitterness.
Who knows he continued, 'but . may have
among you some uneIes, cousins, perhaps even
nearer relatives.
Aud my excellent father said he what pity
he is mol there @ own me- Perhaps he would lie
delighted AZ the etsUnti7A 20 which have attained
For my pari never had son; bat if had. could
not have deserted him lie should never have
been able reprOacL me with being the author OF
his misery The other day was hungry; asked
for mrse &c breal every body refused to give it
TO me, and that is the rcasOn why am here
As the oil man uttered the last sentence, his
head Tell upon his chest. AMI he wepi.
Al length the eIecuiiUner returned. accompanied
by lis assistant, who carried upon his shoulder q
lurnace. m which WAS iron instrument with n
lnns woOdon handle. Il IIh ascen lei the seaf1ld.
and placed themselves behind The mendic ant.
The crOwd dr..w near. The exec uidners man
laid the meudicanrs shoulder blte whilst The exc
cuiiOner himself stopped al d took up tho instru.
ment The poor convict shuddcreI. uttered n
plaialve cry. light sm Ike arose. and the snomin-
IO'Is letter was imprinted lorcyc,.
Tue poor man. scarcely able To SLInd. was help
ell from the scaff I'D AM conveyed b1rk Ia the pss-
on through the crOwI. WIN pressed upOn his pas
sage To gluI upon his Suffering So
Old PailliPpi--snch was TIA. mandicanfs mime.
was we'll known IN the d'paument' Of Seine an /
O.se; b II nD5D ly could tel VII 10 wrs whence
he came, or who has parents AhOuI fifteen
years previous, just oIer ia. restoration he had
appeared in the country for the frsI time. lie then
asked questions and mcl ~ pursuit Of inIUrma-
ton matters OF which nnpoIy could pene.
irae the motive. Ailer time ne appeared 90
suffer much. if from. disappointment. AMI then
disappeared. About two years before tho perioi Of
our narraiI!e. he ngain made his appear Ince al
y Versailles very much altered. aud looking much
: "ller Fortune had not smhel upon him during
. his absence. for he went away a poor man. aud &c.
turned mendicani
No one knew where he had b-en. or how he had
lived during this interval. IL supposed, thai.
Q previous 90 hts first appearance at Versailles he
e had travelled a great deal, anI even borne arms
for OF late years. whenever he obtained the favor OF
9 a nights lodging in barn, he would repay the
hospitality by descriptions Of foreign countries, aud
= accounts OF bloody conflicts
II On the day infer has exposure in the piory, NJ
above related. the following particulars concerning
8 him were made known
y One evening. faint with hunger and fatigue aier
e having begged through the rnvirons OF Versailles
without obtaining aims. and his wallet having
!. been empty Tor the two preceding days. he had
e stopped at the door Of one Of those elegant hab
n iations which overlook the heights Of ROGUE
e court
y lie begged a shelter for the night and a morseI
IL Of bread. bat both were refused him. aud he wa,
2. rudely driven from the dDOr Leaning upon his
s slick, lac slowly quilted the inhospiIable mansion
y and with GIffic Atty gained part Of the de aesns
laid Oa' IN the English style of landscape garden
ing. Taking shelter under thick clump of trees
he laid himself upon the grass, die with the least
a pnssible pain.
!. The autumn had already began. The gTas
5. was wet-Ibe wind whistled through the trees
already in part stripped of their leayss--al around
= was pilchy dark. Hnd every thing seemed 10 ar
:. npunes M Indictment night. Cmmpsd with cold
e he fell The mnst unconquerable Cravings Of hun.
ger. Could he but sleep, he thought perhaps The
J. next day might Prove less unfsvorable than The
4. two preceding ones. But sleep refused tho call
AMI The poor mendieant suffered the most cruel
pangs. Unable 10 bear them any longer. he
Ose, took hs sick, and returned towards The man.
: sim.
Is lie had observed an angle oC the wall which
}, could be easily sscaladed. and window badly
closed. IL late. the night was dark. and he
might perhaps find a bh of bread. AZ least he de-
, lermIned 10 try.
The house was inhabited by m old man II more
than eighiy-a rich missr. who lived alone like
May Of lhuse who Ga 10 spend their last days 81
, Versailles. Ito had perceived the mondican, and
seen him lake refuge under the clump Of trees.
lie ordered his servant 10 watch hm, and scarcely
had pOOr Philppl opened the window when he
was seized. handcufoJ and taken 70 Versailles,
where he was thrown into prison. There, AZ least.
he found shelter and bit Of bread ~ cat, which
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