The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-06-29

bad he known il, however, ths bsastStSihsa
young man was too fully employed with he eu..
thoughts, and his approaching separsusn iron 81
sister, to have yslded srnils of pity 10 thai
dupiicity; but hastilyreturning their oonplimcnts
with as lofty an Air though such homage we've,
familiar to him. he made his way through the bril-.
J lant crowd, and left tho palace.
In another week. his bone was desolxte anil
his sister the inmate Of Benedictiue Convent a.
Gratz; and this struggle over, he gave himself
up to the performance Of his new duties. Con.
>ttvtlonaly acute. he was no, long ere he compre.
hended all that was required Of him and tl,n L;s
only anxiety was to be placed upca active service.
The oportunlty was not long in presenting itself:
the corps to which be belonged was summoned to
the tield-no matter where or against what cn-
eny-we are not writing the history Of a nation,
but that Of an northumberland among the first
who fell bravely, and breast 10 breast with the
foe. was Gottieb Faust
As he sank to the earth. voice Of authority is.
sued nasty orders that his body should be carried
to the rear, and it was no sooner extended upon
cloak beneath tent, than one of the favorite
generals Of the Emperor galloped up !; and spring
ing from his saddle at the enterance, knelt down
beside the dead man, and anxiously pressed Li.
hand upon his heart 1t had ceased to beat and
an icy coldness was already spreading over the
body although the countenance was Us calm and
COMPOSED as IL hau ever Decn..
He is gone :" murmurod the officer in a tone
Of relief; and then learning open the breast Of the
uniform, now defaccd with Blood, he cea.:s.s.ly
passed hisfingers the Ghost of the corpse aud
drew forth massy chain Of gold, to which were
suspended the portrait of lovely girl, whose lux
uliant dark bairwas crowned with water-lies and
small discolored scroll OF parchment. He ga
zed upon the first for brief instant with flashing
eyes, and then carefully securing both that and the
writing about his own neck he once more noun
ted, and returned to his post as rapidly as lie had
abandoned it.
"lti Is then useless To persist longer" said Joseph
IL. about two months subsequently, as he sat
poring over small scrap of time.worn parcl,.
nient you feel convinced, mynhecr OF tie Inn
possibility of deciphcrng this accursed scroll"
Z Thoroughly, yUur imyerial majesty" was the
reply Of tall lean, sallow ysaged individual his
sole companion; Il have spared neither time nor
I study have made various intricate combina.
tons, both mineral and elemental and all have.
/ alike failed. fyour august majesty could recall
To life the ii.us'rious Tuus The great Faust, and
the incompatible Flannel then, indeed, there
might be hope; but know, from unerring signs.
that none Of mortal brih now living can read
those mystic characters"
There might still have been = chance" ex-
claimed the Emperor, despondingly, "had the
novice olSt Benedict survived her brothers loss
She died strangely--maryellously."
Like bird snttcn on the wing, sire, as lhave
heard" was the reply. Has Your imperial ma
jestv any further commanGst' =
None, tnynlieer; you may return TO your ID
boratory,"
=
That scroll negative IA its merits had become,
was carefully preserved among the treasures Of
the imperial palace, but it is probable that durinq,
the recent outbreak in Vienna, it has been lost or
stolen. WHO'S now its ownerl And more i'm
portant still, who will become its nest Interpreter