Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-07-13

| bu CHdStel sat down and bent his eyes
to the toor, and for while lie seemed to
De studying how to put his communication
INTO the best possible shape
Sire, he said, raising his ewes to the
| face of the king, .'crme is not a thing to
be judged of by itself alone. The overt
act, independent of other circumstances.
does not constitute the crime; and that
act which is by circumstances made a
crime, must take somewhat of its coloring
from the character of the person who
/ Goes It, Thus, man upon whom YOU
had lavished every kindness, would be
more guilty in breaking your laws than
would one who was totally ignorant of
yourself and your munifcence. even
though you might love the former, and his
punishment cause you bitter pang. while
for the latter you might care nothing u
And what is all this coming at 2'' ask
ed Alfonso, now grown sober with unde-
fneable Gear
"Ah, sire, [ eau hardly give myself the
heart to tell you. | viii wait and think
the matter overn
"No so my lord constable. Ey my soul!
| if you have anything to tell let me hear
! it now"
"Well, sire, 1 will tell it, even though
1t wrench my heart-strings in the relation
lis a sad tale and [ would give the half
| of my possessions if [ could forget it all
before it passed my lips"
Come, come. Du Chastel" (" cried the
now excited king, forgetting his breakfast
IN the interest of the time ''do not beat
the covert in that fashion, but come out
with the game Let's hear it at once"
Last night, sire, business called me to
Guidez"
"What business at Guidcz"
"Ah,-it was--a--private business, your
majesty"
20, very well" returned Alfonso, not
seeming to have noticed the knights hes
itation. Il didn't know but what there
might be trouble in the garrison there u
No, sire, resumed Sir Nandon, hay-
ing recovered his composure 1T was on
ly small matter of private business re
lating TO my own household | had gone
to Gudez, and was returning. [ think
it must have been past midnight, for the
moon had been long down. [ had just
entered piece of wood, when | saw a
human figure crouching away by the bush
es at the roadside | hailed it, aud you
may judge of my surprise when I found
it to be none other than Henry la Mutt +"
Stop stop Sir Nandon; you do not
mean to breathe anything against the
character of Henry la Mutt "
You shall see, sire | asked him why
he was there, and he refused to tell me-
That was in itself suspicious liked not
the looks of his being there at that time.
and | requested him to return with me-
and as | attempted to enforce my wish
he drew his sword, and made furiously at
me. Not wishing to hurt him, [ stood on
the defensive, and was rather lax at that
he knocked my sword from my grasp, aud
then gave my horse a cut | was thrown
from my saddle, and considerably stun
ned by the fall do not know exactly
how long [ lay there, but as soon as [
came to myself, determined to follow af
ter him. At length l came to a small
cot where L saw a light burning, and some
unseen power urged me to stop there. [
ahghted from my horse, and entered All,
sire, [ can hardly tell you the rest
''Go on, 60 on, Sir Nandon,n said Alton
so, IN much agitation.
All, | wish | had let it be- | wish l
had not thought of telling YOU"
$50 do [ but now that you have be
gun you must finish. Go on
''Then listen In that cot [ saw Hen
ry la Nuit-his hands all covered with
blood-his teeth set and gritting and at
his feet lay an old man dying The warm
blood was flowing profnsely from deep
sword cash upon the bosom-a cash that
must have reached the heart La Mutt
turned hercely upon me as | went in, and
/ for the moment [ feared him"
The monarch had turned pale during
the latter part of Sir Nandons recital ;
and as he closed, he started from his seat.
and laid his hand upon the knights shoul-
| der.
NOW, my lord constable, beware how
you speak, for by my halidom | shall be
slow to believe aught against him Of whom
you tell me-
Alas sire, would to God [ had n o rea-
son myself to believe it O, it has struck
more anguish to my soul than could the
death of dozen of my dearest friends
But there it is; | will say no more"
| But you must say more" uttered Al
| fonso, as he saLk back into his seat. Y ou
must tell me ali you know
"That is nearly told All | know far.
! ther is, that he threatened my own life II
L did rot beware-of exposing him, he
must have meant"
| But this old man z"
at was the same old pilgrim who was
with him when he said he was attacked
IN the woods by the three brigands They
may have had some alteration but to
me, / am grieved to say, it appears as
though the deed must have been commit
tedin cold blood. His creeping so stealth
/ lily away from the city his going without
a horse. and at that time and then his
desire to avoid me- / heard a loud voice
as if Of some one supplicating just before
/ reached the cot; but | was too late to
stop the dreadful deed / wish [ had not
/ seen it "
This is terrible - groaned Alfonso
bowing his head upon his hands 4 low.
ed that youth, for he was my best knight
and [ meant to have given him yoar
place in my confidence when you were