The St. Landry whig., 1845-02-20

apple ofs his oye, ahe sunskine ufhis snadv
eos fofhe had accumulated III wealth HAT her
rare b6atty nlSKhg wia with 4 stasfSn oFVank Till
influence aid now rs hone IF / whole ~IIeetinae
might be- wrecked ia isw brief hons.
Hlswife vas lEsst III snaaest 4 plan M tsaaaen.
ceaiaent of sheif Treasures: Their HaassoH Eas
situated near heaxsFzisiitv 81 ms town. atd fTom
ii i secret passage communicated Win n h0vsaF
in the garden a~diIeiAiNs from hence. int he e4e.
ming a man might aasIF steal unnsf6sive IA Is fl5s
adjacent woods and there sepFon6sed tbat tbe
merchant should, al nigtf.6me. hasv hFs freas
sure Or, at ANY, rate. that lie should pFoeeea
through tfe forest and deposit Il with Il %seIafiot
who was to be trusted, who would moi be shss
peesed of possessinr nj yR,sch zpalshs nAd 4Whns
resided about tw0sdays Journey fiofn thS DIaecs
For a tiufe. Paul KinsnayeFfesistea every M.
pofsuniys oE hiS Miaa. WhoMaelA nyasgs hem.
should tie anticipated attack take place ~ III
absence The d1mestics were 0Id and infrm.
andihsy would he so0 1aMch alarmed fortheir
own safety tecafe much for others nog akinlto
them, But when bis wife spoke upon tssa future (;
when she Impressed Oh him that il was wealth
only that would Be required Of them. andshat.
deprived of thats all for which thay had ID long
struggled would be scaf&e Ygea Hn d mouisnts his
resolutions gave way.
II go,n he said, ssand 4 leave y1n Ia Mo ts0se
of God whose i l.poweFfuI hand xsli Drctsct
you; unless, indeed, in Ais Infinite wisdom he
deems Il fitting that thp innocent should lalI An
example and terror III the nS;lt1s
Collecting all thai vassfnosg valuable mo
small packet, aa the evNnin0 atnroauised, thg
merchant was preparedto depaf6s 0na leNsel
only remained dehind@ wAs All fsNa miniature.
SEA i'll Il lnekotwishsa Mmsnds Eof WFSak value. ii
was his Wedding aift III Amelia, Ind with 1.-The
h~esitased to hut and Iii placed II again around
&T& TX 8EaNkA.U
he falt when he first presentedit. To herand
q hIs daughter, the namesake of her mother, he
gaxn some necessary directions ssor thaiF A~veIfare
during lis absence, and taking ali afF~nciionate
farewell, She departed unknownlo amy but them.
selves.
II was inihe evening oftie fourth dayater
tlse merchant departed, that the roll offhe drums.
Tile shrill voice ofthe trumpet callfsQ 10 arms.
and the tinult among the Inhabitants Without
proclaimed h tho inmates ofsthe mansion thuv
the enemy was fast approaching. The town
was. indeed filled with Austrian troops. bat these
had beenso otefi and lately harFasssed andedc.
fcatea IN the victorious arms uftbe French. TINT
TWAS not without reason the citizens felt strong
misgiyings iin their prowess. ss8s
All chance Of the merchant being enabled ia
reach his house, or even to obtain admittancs
within Tho town previous 10 tie tcrmilation, was
now entirely shut out. The wife had but lit1le
doubt that his repnted wealth would not permit
thelhouse to pass tnmolested and after causipn
the doors TO be barricaded, aud the windows and
shutters secured, she proceeded with her, daugh.
ter 10 the inefmosi apaFlnenta Of the mansion.
CHAPTER II. .asN
On the return Of the merchant the FrhncE ar.
my were ovacualing the place. carrYinhf with
them the trophies they had wrestea from the CON-
quored Austrians, and d large supply df stores
aud plumber from the devoted town. Paul,ssh henri
dled within as he stcalthily entered the suburbs.
aid foceededtowlrds the place of his W ress
idence. . gfgalseE
Within the town all was confusion and distaay;
here were open storehoUses, irihed Of thei COM
tents, the very doors torn from their hinges there
the trim gardens olthe richer classes broke dawn
ald trampled over in the market places were
y cups of the middle and lower Glasses, loudly
complaining Of The excuses Of both AusGfia and
rance. Still Paul stopped no., To- Join III Ire
General outcry, his only anxiety wassh his sown
,1ome. At length he reached his dwellings
With what a pang Of intense anxiety herashed
Through the open portal ! The servants had evi.
IDENTITY fled; the stairs bore Tho marks OF heavy
footsteps. Paul stopped not to examine them,
or he would have seen that they were traced
with gore.
With the speed Of thought he Tushedinto their
accustomed sitting room. and there j horrid spec
tncle awaited him. Oh The ground lay hisq wife,
stabbed through The heart one hand had fallen
hack as iflo protect her from the attack other
assassin. while The other gfaFped tightly i few
links Of slight gold chain to which had been at
tached tho diamond mounted portraits
n Ofhis daughter there were no traces. Loud.
q III did he call, and widely did he seek, first inhis
own house. pnfi then fhronrh ND Whole IN the