Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-08-15

ut tifth Iil'+ > "it' t' ''s f'' EF'' 'F'f
ION"
care you playing II comedy, sir p
"luitc the contrary. And / even r..
peat that this extreme haste shows more
the courage Of the nerves than ofthe trut
courage arising from principle
"(Phat guarantee hmve /, should | &C
cept your proposition, that you will not a.
gain endcayOr to evade M 2"
"My word, sir, which ! take MI my
comrades TO witness, and place under the
safeguard of their honor
There ran through his auditory such II
buzz Of appreciation, that De Malatour,
though with Il bad grace, was. obliged to
aecede 10 the arfangemsnt. IL was u.
greed that, oi the frat Of September, all
present should assemble ut the Chateau
du Clat.
Whilst The y71ng lori Of the manor Is
making the necessary preparations for
their reception, wB shall explain the ac-
c1sation of which be was the object, yet
Which had not branded him with any mark
o fdisgrace among a class of men 50 pune.
~tilious on the point Of honor.
The young Baron de Villetretop, IN en-
toring amongst the gentlemen who formed
the household guard Of the king Of FranCe,
carried with him principles which remain
cd Interrupted amidst all the friyolitios Of
one orthe most Iicenti0Is courts in Europe.
Such, however, IA ~ charm Of virtue, o.
ven in the midst ri vice, that his cxempla.
nv conduct had not only gained him the es.
tecm ofhis officers, and the friendship Of
This c0npanignss but had attracted the at
~lcnfion oflfe King himself Ono alone
among his comrades, Monsieur Do Mala-
tour, took umbragc ut this general Gtvor,
and. on the occasion Of some triGing cx-
preston or gesture, publicly inaulled him,
lViletreton refused TO challenge hin, rs
being contrary to his principles, but dc.
terulined that this seeming cowarlice, in
not fighting . well known d%nellist; should
be- redeemed by some action Of. ectn dur.
ing the campaign just commenced. That
moment had arrived; and for bis noble
conduct in taking the English colors at the
battle Of Foutemoy, hereceived the cross
ST Louis from the kings wv hand OH the
field, the ~culogium Of Marshal Sake, and
q redoublcd enmity on the part Of pc
Malatotir.
The first care Of the young baron on
arriving at his estate was to call@his ma.
ior.domo, an old and faithful servant.
Il have business Of thee, my mastcr,'
said he cordially shaking him by the hand.
Speak, monseigneur,' replied the pm.
freur, who was deeply attached to bis
young lord ''you know the old hunter is
yours to his last drop Of blood"
# never doubted ii, my old friend. DID
YOU receive my letter from Paris n
Eyes, sir; and those gentlemen, you
comrades, will have some work before
them."E
"Are there bears already on the heights
then % asked VilIotreton, extending hi
=. hand in the direction Of one Of the loft
, PEAKS, whose summit, covered with snow
, glittered in the morning sun.
, Five Ia ala complete menage-fathcl
mother and children; besides an old bachelor
whom rhe S1aniarde have driven to this side.
"~Inslesa than q week we shall 60 in pursu
: of them. DO you know, parcnr, some Of III
comrades arc rather rough sportsmeU; ther
is one If them who is able to snuff CaDdl
Y with a pistol attwenty PAGES"
4 "Easier, p~erhaps, than to snuff a bear
Vi four" replied tho old man laughing.
) ''phat ia what Esaid also. But as / shoul
wish to Judge for myself Of his pro~ess. %
mnst place Us together at the some post
" the bridge # Maure, FOR instance"
"ilum - said the pareur. scratching n
ear" it would better please me TO have yo
elsewhere"
"Wby! Z"
because, 10 guard this post, a man Dug
10 be in a state Of grace, for he will Ue be
waen two deaths-the bears and the prec
= Dice."
n 81 know the one, and do not fear the othe
thanks 10 yoar lessons"
d II am sure Of that. But, with your leay
n | should like to guard the bridge myself"
r ''You are ~sufeNahep that the bears will pa
= that way -
'Sufe-yes; Bafquite sure-nO. RecoIle
that they are suIlen and prudent beasts, al
i never contide their plan Of route 10 any ono
" at ia agreed OIL. ! shall guarl the BIRDS
with nv camrade. Now, 20 and have II
:: crackers ready"
"Very well very well,'' murmured the pi
a reur, asahe rqtired; "Ishal have mg eye u
on him"
Eight days afterwards, al those invited, n
> excepting Monsieur Malatoar-who despi
the delicate attentions of the hos, p~reservf
a cold reserVe-were assembled at the cha
d tean. The magnificent grandeur Of the p
9 trenees, their shining submits relieved again
- The blue sky OF Spain, vas an unlocked +
D pleasure to the greater number Of the guest
: who, for the most part, belonged to the nc
and fertile plains Of the interior.
The morning following seir arrival, a boz
Of trackers and seouts, provided with all ma
ner of 'discordant Observation-Disclosures
~saucepans, drums &c.-were assembled Vi
der tho walls of the chateau, with the pare
;. At their head; while by his side stood the ma
drjn, who proudly guarded a dozen large ma
lifts. held in leash By bis vigorous helper
TIE young baron and his ~frleni-, armed vi
csrbines and hunting-kuiFes, had gcarce
appeared, when, by a sign fromthe pareur, q
whole troop moved silently forward. II
II dogs themselves seemed to understand t
n imoortan e ofthis movement; and nothing W
heard but the confused tramp Of feet, blen
ing with the noise Of the distant torrent, Or,
d intervals, the cry Of some beiated night-bi
Of fving heavily h0Ineward 10 the doubt
gllmner ofths yet unopened day.
II As the party reached the crest ofthe mot
II tain which Immediately ogerbung the CT
= teau, the first rays Of the sun breaking ir
I'd the east glanced on the summit of the Pyrc
re ces, and suddenly illuminating the landsea
it discovered beneath them a deep VALLEY, COS
e. ed with majestic pine-trees, which murmuI
ar il the fresh breeze Of the morning.
Opposite to them the foaminZ waters {
cascade fell for some hundreds of feet throl
Oh a cleft which divided the mountain from
summit to the base. By one of those cal
70 cea Of nature which testify the primitive g