The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-08-02

But we may drink and sing if W
like,and to whom we like, "said the youn
man. " ltre Ia RupuJlique Ct uir
Ciotildc m
" One as blackguardly as the other I
lcried the grey-beard tauntingly and
wine glass, that flew at his head iron
the hand Of the darkhaired youth. wa
the immediate rcjoinder. Slowly wip
ing his forehead, which bled and drippc,
with the spilled wine, the old man sal,
quite quitcly To Tomorrow, at the Ca,
Nerd !" and seated himself again will
the most perfect composure.
| The young man expressed his deter
mination to take the matter on himself
that he alone would settle the quarrel
and promised TO appear on the morrow
at the appointed time. They then all dc
parted noisclessly. The old man ros,
quietly, aud turning to me, said: Si
you have been witness to the insult b,
witness also to the satisfaction Here il
my address | shall expect you at fv,
o'clock. Good night, Monsieur rAbbe
To morrow, there will be one JacobiI
less, and one lost soul the more. Coco
night !" and taking his hat and stick he
departed. His companion the abbe fol
lowed soon after.
| now learned the history of this sin
sular man. lie was descended from a
good family of Marsollcs. Destined for
the navy while still young, he was sent
on board ship before the Revolution and
while yet of tender years Later, he
was taken prisoner and after many
strange adventures, returning in 1898 to
france was about to marry, but having
been mixed up with the disturbances at
Ioulon, managed to escape by miracle
to England and learned before long
that his father, mother, ono brother, a
SISTER oil sixteen years of age, and his be-
throthed, had all been led to the gull
lotlnc to the tune Of the MtrScUaiSc.
lhlrst for revenge, revenge on the dc.
tested Jacobins, was now his sole aim.
For long time he rovcd about in the
Indian seas, sometimes as niivatccr, at
others as a slavc-dealcr and was said to
have caused the tri-colorod flag much
damage, while lie acquired considerable
fortune for himself. With the return of
the Bourbon>, he came back to France
and settled at Marscillcs. He lived.
however very retired, and employed his
large fortune solely for the poor, for dis
tresscd seamcn, and for the clergy.
Aims and masses were his only objects
OF expense. 1t may easily be believed,
that he acquired no small degree of po.
pularity among the lower classes and
the clergy. But. strangely enough. when
not at church, he spent his time with the
most celebrated feucing-maetcrs, and
had acquired in the Use Of the pistol and
the sword deXtcrty that was hardly to
be parallcled In the year ISL, wien
the royalist reaction broke out in la
N,ndee he rovcd about for q long time
at the head ola band uffollowcrs When
at last this opportunity of cooling his
rago was taken from him by the return
Of order, ho looked for somo victim who
was known to him by his revolutionary
and sought to provoke him to
combat The younger, the richer, the
happier, the chosen victim was, the more
desirable did he seem The landlord
told me he himself knew of seven Young
persons who had fallen before his re.
doubted sword.
The next morning at five o'clock. |
was at the house of this singular char.
'cter. He lived on the ground floor. in
simple room, where, excepting large
crucliiX, and picture covered with black
grape, with the Gate, 1874. under it, the
only ornaments were some nautical in.
'trumcrts, n trombone, and a human
skull. The picture was the portrait of
his guillotincd bride it remained always
vailed, excepting only when he had slak- F.
I'd his revenge with blood then he un-
covered it for eight days, and INDUCED
himself in the sight The skull was that
If his mother. His bed consisted of the
usual hammock slung from the ceiling. .
W hen entered, he was at his devotions. |
and littlo negro brought me mean
while cup of chocolate and cigar |
W hen he had risen frcm his knees, he .
'aluted me in friendly manner, az if we
we're merely going for morning walk
ogether nfterward he opened closet, |
'ook out of 1t a case with pair of Eng
ISL pistols, and couple of excellent |
words, which put under my arm and |
hus provided, we proceeded along the .
quay toward the port The boatmen
eemed all to know him Peter, your
'oat !" He seated himself in the stern.
" You will have the goodness to row."
lo said ~ will take the tiller, so that
ny hand may not become unsteady"
| took off my coat, rowed away brisk,
y, aud as the wind was favorable, We
lolsted sail, and soon reached Cap
Ierd We could remark from afar our
hree young men, who were sitting at
t breakfast in garden, not far from
he shore. This was the garden of
eSta"ratenr, and was the favorito re-
ort Of the inhabitants of Marseillcs
iere you find excellent fish and also,
Il high perfection, the famous Jol(cn-
reese, a national dish in Provence, as
celebrated as the olla potrika of Spain.
low many a love.meeting has occurred
u this place But this time it was not
4ovs that brought the parties together,
'ut Hate, his step brother and in Pro
ence the ono is as ardent, quick, and
inpatient as the other
My business was soon accomplished.
t consisted in asking the young men
That weapons they chose, and with which
f them the duel was to be fought The
lark'haired youtk-hs name was NJ
. L-,-insisted that he alone
hould settle the business, and his friends
Vere obliged to give their word not to
Interfere.
You are too stout ho said to tho