The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-01-16

told the Chcyalier de. Colonibres that I
should Consider myself mucll lionolrcd
by bis visit. Willie I was making tliis
little forced declaration, Ills young com. com
panion had departed. n .
Sir, resumed the General, aI have
presented myself thus unexpectedly be.
| fore you, not to fulfil vain duty of DO.
| litcness, Which would not have tsppcar-
ed q sufficient motive for my being III
consideratc; but havo been told that
you have cvinced some interest for me- !,
and | think it due to my honor to reveal
to you the cause Of the isolation in which
| am left by my companions Ii, exile
! know the occasion of it, Gcneral,'
replied |, and twill tell you, without
evasion, that it had caused resolutions
which arc much shaken BY the noble
frankncss of your conduct. Have they
illuminated you?' f..sts..z ~
sThcy nuyc not, If they have told
you that I caused my brother.to perish;
but they have If they did not add that
since that day ! have not had single
moments repose. 5St
81 had thought this before you told
me- T7fasal' -
sI thank you for it, young man. re-
Piled the General, with emotion. Il do
not come here to make apologies for nm
act which regarded as duty when a
soldier, but which I lament as crime
since hare become an exile. If &C.
knowledge it, it is that l find it more
honorable to expose myself to the ha.
tired OF men than to usurp tllcir cs-
tccm.' 5,tE "t@
Tiien the Cheyalicr do Colombres,
| without allowing me time for answer,
I related to me mere at length, not only
the terrible circumstance to which hc
had just made allusion, but others be.
side, in which his destiny had compelled
! him to play part. His life, for Eve
years, had glidcd away in q succession
oftruly fatal events, rarely leaving him
the opportunity for choice. He pain.
ted to me in the most striking manner
the ruling character of that people, who
told vengeance a virtue, and modera-
tion an apostacy. sOn the cne side,'
he. they would have, with reason per.
haps. declared me q traitor to my coun-
try; on the other, they were always in
doubt as to my fidelity to the cause
4 which l had embraced. On the field
of battle, the eyes of the dying threw
on me looks of hatred; in the camp OF
my companions in arms, the most polish.
ed words always veilcd a feeling of mis-.
trust. Shall Issay all?" cried he,
Yes, since this was the commencement
of my long expiation! Al, NELL. the
day after the death of MY Unhappy
brother, l was not only suspected, but
watched; and had the pain of hearing
these terrible words sound in my cars:
lie is Spaniard, this proves nothing
| The recital Of the Chcvaiicr lasted
nearly two hours, without my dreaming
of intcrrupting him, and without his ut!
te.ing single cxpressian which tended
to diminish the enor,nity of his crime.
| was interested in the highest degree
bythat kind Of confession; and from in.
tcrest1 passed to comp,isscration, when,
after moment of silence, the Cheyalicr
resumed:
81 wished you should know all, in
ord"~ that you also, you may abandon
the exile, if you do not Judge him wor-
thy your pity. Now, / am ready to
retnrn,' added he, rising. sWil YOU
lead me to my door? If unwilling;
will you have the Kindness to show me
yours; lean go to mine from it, by FOL,
loving the walls ;.s
There is a third part to take Gencr.
al, replied l, replacing him upon his
seat; 1t is to remain some moments
!, longer with me; will profit by this ia.
vor. by entertaining you with things less
sad than these Of which you have Just
: spoken to me- "
. The satisfaction which he expressed
was bo.hEearncst and dignfed, at the
time his acknowledgment of tho favor
were those ofan unhappy one, who re-
cciyed an unexpected kindness, and the
gratitude OF the man of tae world. to
whom an invitation was addrcssol.
which was agreeable to him, and on
which no had no right to count.
! "4ou willpcrmit me- said he to me, z
to be touched and pleased by your re.
quest; but 4 wish ycu also to know that
1t does not astonish me; how can YOU be
other than good, you areyet so younga'
rs that any reason?'
ALMOST always. Mt vonr m ora
doubts the reality Of evil, and Yet. ex-
cnses it. later one believes it, aml is not
willing to pardon it; wc say that men
have no othcr means of oxpiating their
own weaknesses, than to he without
mercy for the faults of their fellow mcn..
But leS us speakof yoasclf, since You
have EXPRESSED tic Wish 0f e11ih 4 iisa;.nar