Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-11-30

but this moment was struck with II.
- How, cried Victor, who had rot as yet
sufficiently recovered himself to withdraw,
the gentleman is the brother, then p
- Yes; but GO and attend TO our wants.
Victor went out, and we were alone. l
took Lucien by the hand and conducted him
to fdIteua and seated myself beside him.
- But, said TO him, more and more as
tonished at seeing him, you were on the route
then when you learned the fatal news
- No. was AT Sullacaro.
- Impossible your brother's letter has
scarcely arrived there nov.
- You have forgotten the ballad of Bur-
ger, my dear Alexander; she dead travel fast
shuddered.
= What is it you say explain yourself,
do not understand you.
- Do you forget what have related to you
about the apparitions familiar to fsmilyl
= Your brother has appeared to you'll l
cried
Yes.
- And when'
- During the nights of the 10th and i7th.
- And he has told you all
All.
- He has told you that he was dead,
- He told me that he had been killed; the
dead do not lie.
- He has told Won how
- In duel.
- BY whom
- By Mr.. de Chateau-Renaud
- No, said to him; you have learned
that by some other means, Is II not so
- Do you believe that L am in a DISPOSE
ton to iestl
- Pardon, but in truth what you tell me ia
! so strange, and everything that happens TO
YOU and your brother is so much out of the
/ laws of nature
- That YOU are not willing to believe il, is
it not | understand, but hold, said he TO me,
on opening his shirt and showing to blue
/ scar imprinted upon his skin beneath the sixth
rib on the right do you believe in that
- In truth, cried /, it is just in this place
/ that your brother has been touched
/ - And the ball came out here, is il not
SO? continued Lucien, resting his finger above
the left hip.
! = Ii is miraculous l cried.
/ - And now, continued he, do you wish
me to tell you at what hour he died
! Speak.
- At ten minutes after nine.
/ - Stop, Lucien, relate 10 me all 1t hap
pened; my mind loses itself in interrogating
/ you, and listening to your strange answers,
1 would rather hear recital.
! - Oh mon Dieu, it is very simple; the
day on which my brother was killed, | had
gone out early in the morning on horseback,
and went to visit shepherds on the Car
| boni side. When at the moment whilst, after
/ seeing what time it was, | was returning my
watch TO the fob, | received stroke on the
side violent, that tainted.
/ When | again opened nay eyes, | was lay
ing on the ground, between the arms of Or
landini, who was casting water in my face
! Ny horse was about four PAGES of, with his
nose stretched toward me blowing and snort
1 ing.
= Well, said he to ne, what has happen
ed to you7
- Oh. mon Dieu, said I. don't know
anything myself: but have you not heard
shot fired
! - 1t appers to me as il / had Just received
I a ball here, and | showed to him the place
| where ] felt the pain.
| - In the first place, he replied there has
been neither gun nor pistol fired, IN the So
cond, there is no hole in your coat.
- Then, said j, it is my brother who has
been killed.
- All said he, that is another thing.
/ | opened my riding habit, which have Just
/ shown TO you, with this difference, that a,
| first il appeared fresh and as if il was bloody
| For moment, was tempted, so much pain
! did feel from my double wound, moral and
| physical, to return TO Sullacaro; but thought
| of my mother: she did not expect me until
supper time; IL would be necessary to give
reason for this return, and | had no reason to
give her. On the other hand, was not will
| ing without greater gertrude, TO announce
/ to her the death of my brother.
! | therefore continued my route, and return
/ ed only at six O'Clock in the evening.
My poor mother receive ed me as usual it
was evident that she suspected nothing. I'm
mediately after supper, / assembled to my cham
/ Der. In passing through the corridor which,
/ YOU know, the wind blew out my light |
was about descending 70 re-light il, whenx
/ through the chinks in the door saw a light
| in my brothers chamber.
! | thought that Critic had had something to
/ do in this chamber, and had forgotten to carry
/ away the lamp.
pushed open the door wax taper wa.
/ bur ming near 10 my brotheI's bed, and upon
this bed lay my brother, naked aud bloody.
was, l confess, for moment immoveable
from terror; then approaching, touched him.
/ he already cold.
| He had received ball which had passed
through his body, at the same place where
had felt the stroke, and few drops of blood
| fell from the violet edges Of the wound.
1t was evident to me that my brother had
| been killed.
/ fell upon my knees, and, resting mr. head
upon the bed closed my eyes and prayed.
/ W hen | again opened them l was in The
most profound darkness the taper was ex-
tingulshed, the vision had disappeared.
! felt the bed, it was empty.
I Listen, confess, | believe myself as brave
as another; but when I came out of that
chamber, feeling my way in the dark, my
I hair was standing on end. and my forehead
was covered with Precipitation.
/ i descended 20 procure another light; my
mother me and screamed.
- What is the matter with you, said my
mother 70 me, and why are you SO pale
- There Is nothing the matter with me,
replied, and, taking another light again as
csnded.
TIE taper had completely disappeared no
/ weigh1 had pressed in The covering OF the bod.
On the floor was my first candle Aish re-
lirhted