Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-15

The Parchment. BdS-retief Of the Field Of
the Cloth of Gold. The Golfer of The Hotel de
Bourgtheroulde. Il SmpriIe. The guard.
On reaching the second story, Manuel touched
the arm Of the young man.
Let us stop here,'' said he; Paquita shall
lgo to superntend the preparations for our sup
lper this evening, and, meanwhile, you shall give
me the news from Leyden."
Richard hastened TO obey; he entered the room
of Manuel, who carefully drew the bolt, and
said to him, after having assured himself that no
one could listen at the door:
81 did not expect you SO soon, Monsieur Rich
ard"
"The promised rGcompense wrought mira
cle God, who blesses labor, had pity on the
laborer."
'You remember my words?"
0For two years past, they have not ceased to
resound in my oars, first as funeral knel, af-
terwards as a cry Of encouragement, and at last,
as song Of victory. You said to me in the Pa
! lace tower:
81 will grant the hand Of my daughter to him
who shall be able to read fluently and translate,
, like a rabbi, the Hebrew manuscripts of the
Twelfth century, of which this is specimen.
Attempt and succeed, she is thine %
, "You have attempted"
: And | have succeeded, Monsieur Manu-
ell"
"That is what we are about to learn,' said
the Jew, drawing from an iron casket, where it
was under four locks, parchment discolored by
time, and worm -eaten at the edges. There is the
!, document to be deciphered.
Richard took the manuscript, studied it for a
few minutes, and turning to Manuel said
: "This is not the writing Of the twelfth centu-
II 1. Il - Il Il L.
. of the sixteenth"
n n 81 suspected as much" murmured the Jew,
u becoming so pale at this declaration that he
y Obliged 10 sit down. "Poor Paquita no mat
+ ter no matter young man, the translation Of this
i paper"
y g Here it is, word for word:
IL sIn the hotel Of Guillaume lie Roux, at Ron
o en- there exist bas-reliefs representing the an
o. teryiew Of two powerful monarchs. Seek that
u where lilies flourish on the right, and roses on
, the left, YOU will find there lance and boy.' "
si' "Read those words again, young man The
u lilies and the roses the lance and the bow 1t
is indeed there; these were the words which the
at reltgleur murmured on his death-bed" and as
o. these exclamations escaped him Manuel became
w radiant with Joy and seemed TO have renewed
~ his youth.
10 The first moment Of enthusiasm passed, he re-
O. sumed his habitual taciturnity. More Thought
ne full than usual during the supper and the long
o. evening that followed it, he appeared lot to re-
mark the increasing intimacy o the young peo-
"a pie, or to hear word of INSTRUMENTATION. II
he was only when the old Gothic clock in the apart
-or ment struck the hour of Midnight that sending
as away Paouerette, he bade Richard follow him
led The Hotel de Bourgthepulde was plunged IL
lite nrofound obscurity. AtJhis unreasonable hour
In 1880, in a provincial city, nothing disturbed
ng tbe silence Of the houses and the streets. Mean
ro- while. though it was impossible to distinguish
he the least sound and nj one besides the BarOnes
md 4; Ambreville, at present absent, inhabited tn
ird Lotel Manuel did cot the less take, with hi
lad young friend. extraordinary precautions. Arme
rie with handspikss, and dark lantern, the
on softly descended into the court and directe
ret their steps towards the Field of the Cloth {
Gold. Illuminating them one by one with HI
IN lantern, Manuel examined for long time II
me figures scubtured on the five bas-reliefs. A
Oh last shakini his head like man who renounct
tne useless sIarch, he passed the lantern to Rel
alh ard. This was what the latter was waiting TO
IRE his voungJr eyes had half discovered the obec
hte indicatedIy the manuscript; so he turned wit
ons out hesitation to the third basrelief saying in
iIne' low ton to Manuel;
i sno "Lok!"
una 81 leo not what we seek. The parchme
ers sDeals Of the stone where Giee flourish on I
@ hoo rightand roses on the left"
M 'ws sIook at this bare-headed parsonage on {
'he riglI: do you perceive nothing on the caparis
. of Us horse so proudly plumed, on that sPlent
ol ho9ing which almost reaches the grounaS"
one yYes, the fleurs-de-ls." @
re- tThe housing of the parsonage sD the left, W
>, lis al.o holding his plumed hat in his hand
oula sown with roses. These flowers of the ci
@ wars Of England indicate Henry VIII, as
lilies C the cavalier opposite designate Fran
L. 20
'Fou are right, Rlchardi but the lsnceP"
~ ~ at is in the hands Of the French cheval
~ =" Sptured at the right corner; and here on
corner at Tie leit Is an Engllshnan nc
SIS OF ing BE- -
snses. k'We ha,, found n, noth;D0- -,ewa;ns hui
often rsnove the st.ee.S
a "ao ihey set themselves 10 work, and, after