Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-11-23

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US both.
. The day before Yesterday was attacked
/ with brain fever; did not take care of the
first symptoms the physicians arrived too
/ late; my dear mother there is no hope for me
short Of miracle. and what right have | to
expect that God will work a miracle for met
. l write you in a lucid interval: if die.
tins letter VIII be mailed to you quarter OF
an hour after my death; for iH the iervency
OF my love for you. desire you to know that
| have died regretting in the whole world
nothing but your tenderness and that of my
brother.
Adieu, mother. weep not; it was the soul
that loved You, and not the body; and wherev-
er the soul may 60, it viii continue to love
you.
:. Adieu, Lucien, never forsake our mother,
and remember that now she has only you.
Your son and brother,
Louis De FRANCHI."
After these last words. | turned round to
him who had written them.
- En- bien. said ], what does this signify;
- Do you not understand asked he.
No.
i shall be killed at ten minutes past nine
o'clock.
- on shall be killed!
- Yes.
- But you are crazy. Why progresses
yourself with such idea
- am neither crazy, nor prepossessed,
my dear friend. / am forewarEed, that's all.
- Forewarned and by whom
- Did not my brother tell you, asked Lou
is, smiling'y, that the males Of our family en-
Joy singular privileged
- 1t is true, answered ]. shuddering invol-
UNFAIRLY, he spoke to me of apparitions-
- That's it. Well, last night my father
appeared to me; that's the reason why you
find me SO pale; the sight Of the dead causes
the living to turn pale.
looked at him with an establishment not
- You saw your fa9,er last night, you say!
- Yes.
- And he spoke to you!
- He announced tc me my death.
- Itmust have been terrible dream
- 1t was terrible reality.
- You were aslCePt
Il was awake. DO you thon not believe
that a father may visit his son
hung down my head, for, in the depth of
my heart, believed Ia that possibility.
- How did it happen!
- o, mon Dieu, IN the most simple and
most natural manner. was reading in the
expectation Of my fathers coming. for knew
that If there was danger for me, my father
would appear to me. when at midnight my
lamp grew pale Of itself, lie door opened
slowly and my father appeared.
- But how J asked /.
- Well, Just as during lifetime; he wore
the same costume he was went to; only he
was very pale. and his ewes were without
look. He approached.slovly towards my bed.
1 arose resting on M elbow.
- BE welcome, father. said 7.
He approached, locked ixedlv III me, and
it appeared to me that his dead eve got vivi-
fed BY the force Of paternal sentiment
- Go on, this is HORRIBLE
- Then his lips moved, and, strange as it
may appear, although his words did not pro-
dUcc any sound, | heard them resound within
nay breast distinctly, and vibrating like all
echo.
- And what did he tell voul
- Think of God, my son
- Shall | be killed in that duel asked I.
saw two tears flow cut Of those eyes without
look, tuckling down over the. pale face of the
spectre.
- And at what hcur2 I asked
lie turned his finger towards the clock.
followed his direction. The clock marked
ten minutes past nine
lis well, my f5ther. answered |. Coils
will be done. / leave my mother, tits true,
but | shall rcioin you.
\ pale smile then PASSED over his lips. and
he went away, making me a sign of farewell;
the door opened itself before him.-he djsap-
pe''Ted and the door closed after him
This narration was so simple, and so na,u.
rally made, that It was evident to me that
either the scene had actually taken place a.
de FranChI related il. or that in the pre-occu.
patton Of his mind, he had been the plav,hipr
Of an illusion, which he had taken for reali.
y, and which consequently was equally as
terrible
wiped away the sweat that flowed from
my forehead.
= Now, continued Louis, you know my
brother, do you not
- Yes.
- What do you think he will do when he
hears that have been killed in duel.
- He viii instantly leave Sullacaro and
hasten here to fight him who has killed YOU.
- Exactly; and if he also should be killed,
my mother would be thrice widow widow
Of her husband, widow of her two sons.
O, understand; that's horrible.
- Eli bion; that must be prevented
Therefore have | written this letter. Believ4
ing ] had died Of brain fever, nav brother
will have no fault to find with nybody, and
my mother will console herself so much east
er when she may believe that it is Gods will.
and not the hand Of man that has struck the.
Unless that
- Unless what; repeated I.
o, no. resumed Louis, / hope that
won't be-
IPeroeived he answered to a personal ap.
preheusion, and did not insist any farther.
Al that moment the door opened.
- My dear de Franchi, said baron Giords-
no, have respected your orders as long as
the thing was possible. But It is eight O clock,
the rendezvous IS at nine; We have one league
and half to walk, we must be off.
= am ready, my most dear, said Louis.
Come in. have told the gentleman all had
% say--Ile looked At ire putting finger on
his hps.-As for yol, my friend continued
he, turning round towards the table, and Ia
king scaled letter, there Is your business
If mIshap should befall me, read this billet,
and conform yourself, beg Of you, 10 what
ask Of YOU.
= Very well You had taken upon YOU
to procure the arms asked baron Giordano of
me; are they in the carriage