The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-18
VOLUME H.-NUMBER 247.

h, gave the alaSm. in running towards the sSoods
and it was nOtlong heiors Rernand was found The
ball Of thu assassin had struck a. the hears but bVm
singular accident bt the medalli6n. which had So
welt resisted the force Of ts shot that the wound
was ueither deep nor dangerous. The segvanfs
searched Tie whole country over, bui 10 person was
found, and hopes wsps given up q fndine he
assassin. Az 10 FeFRand, bis ta had been TOO ssl-
dento remember aByfhiDg before IT, At the end of
several days FeFnand was again ready b depart;
he did not lose time, and was soon on lis wsy 70
From the manner in which you are going said
Mantle, g You will spare your enemy the trouble
Of killing you. A stone the road Is al that is
cessary to break yow DetkR
Nevertheless. Fernand went at fan speed. He
did not stop till at the door Of the little white house.
Il was deserted. For two or three days Fernand
ran all over the city, but without discovering
trace Of Nelly. Mantle followed him Ike dog
When night came, he would throw himself on his
bed, worn out with fatigue fever devourlng him.
and there were hours when he cried Ike 9 child.
Do YOu think that she can be dead BE would
often ask Of Mantle.
No." Mantle would say, " or her furniture
would have been removed"
Then do you think she has left2
To this Mantle would not reply he was ceTtain
Of Is bun dared not say il % his master.
1T would have been betieF5D said FeTRand, chad
she struck me with knife
" A knife can kill"
Suppose il could, would no, suffer as now
suffer-
One day. as remand was IiisaillE the falfH
Rarmes, he met his old friend Castor de Chanis-
lure whom he had not seen for two or three m0nths
CASTOR was in such fne spirits that he took full
halfhouF to perceive Feraands sadness.
Why my dear friend" said be, "you have
the serious look ofan old abbot AEgyOn sick -
4" No.
Then-I know what il is-yOu have been de-
eeivedp
FeFnand turned his head without replying.
"GoodW. continued CASTOR, /" knowby expe-
Renee what il is butas one has served you,
should you serve al least four" !.
/" There are iAings willingly said, but not 50 ca
You are mistaken; one IS not more difficult
than the others"
aYou have not changed, Gaston."
Nor you either, Fernand and that is what ar
flets me and-stay an occasion presents itself Of
curing you"
Already Pl
r; Nov! This evening I viii present you % Coz
Wen. whom the world is this CoFnaline 7n -
" Have you fallen from the moon2 Or from whence
do you come What? Live at Toulqns and not
ting;"
s Yes bless Heaven for sending me IN your way.
| But by to-morrow you shall be cured
Fernand in vain declined the invitation, and 90,
n-the evening called to take the promised supper.
In Cornaiine Fernand recognized his Nelly
+" Wretch" he cried, aud, livid with rage, be
/ seized her arm. Gaston his glass in his hand re-
| garded him moment, not Knowing what 70 make
| Of the movement.
| What is the matter with you2" be asked as
/ soon as he could speak
/ You 10 not know then that have loved her
/ Who Cornalne ?"
6 lou call her CornaliHe, but TO me, sleia Nell
lyn
| By heavens then I wish 10 know which Of us
| has deceived the other
II The whole company burst ont lang hing some
giand ssF atiera for Fernand while Coma
line erled as though her heart world lsrsah
|" Let us see, said Gasten; who did not know
whether TO laugh or get angry 81 this is 4 Joke
Il IS in bad tase--ifa quarrel, too late"
Il isa duel we have swords, come
Then let us sup If you please, the bottles are
! not empty, and the night has hardly commenced;
we will tight IN the morning.
De Chantelure filed the glasses and emptied his.
.FernaHd turned towards Cornaline, and rsqariefi
her with sueh passionate eyes that the poor girl m
On her knees.
My Cod Pardon me :" said she
" W by did you not tell the trulh2 Whv2n
" Because too dearly loved YOU She said. er-
tending towards him her duplicating hands
teTnand repulsed her, and Cornaline fen flintiup
" To morrowp said Fernand to De ChaptelaTe
as he abruptlylelt.
L tie be connheiJ