The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-27
Your brother! Your thoughts of him, you

"Your brother! Your thoughts of him, you
mean ;"
time meet him on the stairs, in my chamber /;
at my meals he glides past me. Go where l will,
he follows and when lie down TO rest he sits by
my bedside, and looks at ms with eyes of such
deep grief and reprOach, that-that-GOd of Hea-
ven ! | am nearly mad Tonight he came again,
and-and-his son wih him 20
:" His son :"
Eyes, they stood hand in hand by my bedside,
and looked at me. The young mans hand was
pressed TO his heart; it was where the bullet had
coming through his fingers. Oh, horrible %
81 think said I, "you will get rid of these
visions, if you will allow yourselfto adopt the rem
edies I suggest. You have it still in your power
to do justice to your niece"
eyes" he said, +" have enclosed the certificate
of my brolher's marriage in my confession"
| "Well them" saId !, "I advise You TO go to
bed now, and, if you please, will call tomorrow,
or rather, later to-day, and we can talk more upon
the subject"
''To bed, - he muttered =" they are there ~
| Oh! you must not think that"
"I know they are waiting for me- he replied /;
" the father and son. ! cannot bear their looks"
| Your imagination dPceives you will accom-
| pany you 10 your room, ifyou please"
He hesitated for a moment, and then said
Yes, yes, you shall, and-and | can show
| you the drawer in the bureau where the papers
| are.''
| Immediately rang the bell, and when foot.
man answered the summons, desired him 10 pre-.
cede us with lights and then turning to the tremb-
| ling baronet offered him my arm, and we thus
| followed the man up flight OF handsome ma rbe
| steps to the baronet's bed room
| He said nothing, but could tell by his manner
| that he was in dreadful state of excitement: and
when we arrived the door of the room he trembed
scarcely to be able 10 stand.
| "Come in with me, - | said, will stay with
| you intle time"
| He did not speak, but allowed me 10 lead him
| into the spacious chamber, which was well lighted
| by lamp from the ceiling
| "You see," | said, when the servant had left,
| " the room is empty.
He glared wildly round him, and said in a whis.
| per-
THAT is the bureau; the-the papers and
marriage certificate are there; aud, look here
| look here :"
He took me by the arm, and leading me TO the
| side Of the bed, pointed TO the floor.
| "What is that!' said !, as remarked some dark
spots
Blood, - he whispered :" saw it drop from
| the wound in-in my nephew's breast"
You must be mistaken" said L.
| No, no saw it drop"
His eyes were necessarily wandering around the
| room, as if in search Of something and although
am far from being nervous now, and was then 20
| years younger, could not help feeling a certain
vague uneasiness creeping over me.
" must leave you now" said. depend up.
on seeing me tomorrow. You had better go to
| bed"
had taken one step towards the door, when il
, slowly opened without any visible agency, that
j saw, and my heart leaped to my mouth with The
; surprise of the moment.
A stihed shrek burst from The baronet, and
pointing the forefnger of each hand in an awful
manner at the door, while his eyes seemed starting
from their sockets, he cried,-
| -there-there!"
] saw nothing, although | felt little furried
and followed with my eyes the direction of bis
| fingers, as he continued to point from the door
| slowly moving towards the bureau.
'fhe whole occurrence was scarcely the work o
a minute, and while my eyes Off the unhap
py man, heard him convulsively gasp, and turn
ing to him, saw him tearing his shirt. collar Ii
another instant, he fell with heavy thump on tn
floor.
rang the bell violently. The room was sool
filled with domestics. We raised the baronet from
the floor, and found him corpse
My tale is over The young lady, who had al
ways been believed the baronet's own Legitimate
daughter, was proved to be his legitimate niece
and she is now the wife Of one of Ensand's no.
biest mobiles.