The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-11-10

before his vision lit is impossible for me to
Sleep"
!" And if all this fails, II he will neither
steal gold nor accept ], rs present
Then we shall talk further"
Among The crowd that day in the Place
du Carrouzel, there had been man Who
attracted the attention of some Of tho older
members of tho police. His was well
known face but II had not been seen for
many years, and the thief takers employed
themselves in getting the lineaments again
by heart. But the man secure in his inno-
cence, (for the bagne wipes OF all scores)
strol!ed carclessly on. lie did not meet q
single companion - fourteen years in his
calling, the outside limits Of u general Off
Ger, passing slowly on horseback, an expres.
sion of surprise escaped him, his dull eye
lighted with joy, and the brief illumination
faded away into fixed and lurid glare. Al
that moment the officer appeared to sec him ;
and shutting his eye suddenly, and ducking
under the shoulders Of tho crowd, the old
forcat turned away.
1t was easy for him to ascertain tho rank
and position Of The object Of his interest
that without estates he possessed prodigous
wealth that he had brought wife from
Spain, who was supposed to be The source OF
his wealth and that the records of Soisons
having been bnrnt, he had established his
birth by an act of notoriety."
"Ah" said he, "that is so like him no
is clever fellow, and he Is now ut his Old
tricks; but he has climbed so far upon tho
shoulder of his comrade he must come down.
| He went straight to the Office OF the perfect,
and denounced Lieutenant Colonel Points
Count dc Sainte Helene, ,as an escaped forcat.
The clerks laughed ut him, and the project
ordered him to be turned out, and the ihior.
mcr, politely shyins he would call again to-
morrow, took his leave.
The next morning he was met near the pre-
lecture by a man who entered into conversa.
ton with him.
"You are from Tonlou'' said the stranger
abruptly.
well ifso?"
"You are going to denounco somebody"
"Wellm
"IIc is too strong for YOU"
ave shall se."
Are you rich F'
al have still enough for dinner; I must
sh if rs can for the rest OF the day."
"Will q thousand francs dop
mo"
Twenty thousand"
"No." :,
"Come at word-we want 10 be friends
with you. What do you want
"Takc four from fourteen, and there are
ten years will satisfy me l vii not abato him
one month.
..Ha ha ha thut is good joke But
do you not know that he is more than
count, more than kuight, more than
lieulencnt colonel ? Can you Guess what no
isW
"Yes he is the man who broke his com.
! pact with mo in the bagne OF Toulon, and
spurned me away with his foot as no sprang
over the wall. must have him back it is
only Justice. Good morning." aud the. old
iorcat went into tho prefecture.
This time he was apparently but little
more successful than OIL former occasion
but the iunclionalies were surprised nj his
pertinacity, and considered il due 10 The
character OF the Count 10 send some one to
hint delica,ely a, the calunnies that were
abroad. They told The informer, there.
fore, lha, inquiries would be made, and
directed him 10 call the next day,
in the idea ,ha, they would have
authority 10 take him into custody
He was pleased, accordingly, with his sue.
cess. He dined cheerluly; spent the az
,ernoon in walking about; in the evening
fel, hungry again, but resisted The iempia'
lion TO commit thcf, les, he should be
locked IN from The business tha, engrossed
him; al night being perfectly moneyiess,
he repairej 10 ono Of The bridges 10 sleep
under an arch.
This was The most quiet, though BY no
means the most solitary bed chamber he
could have found; for that night every
crib in Paris was searched Tor him by mes
senrers who would have sileneed him III
one way or another. AS il was, lie lay un'
disturbed, excep, by his dreams, and The
fi,iul moonbeams glancing like spectres on
the water. Sometimes he awOke and IAN.
cieI himse elf in the prison OF Toulon,, ,iil
70 assured by the voice Of the river, which
murmured in his ear" II is only Justice"
Then he felt hungry, and The nlghl. ar
grew chill, and the harl stones pierced his
| limbs. and he thought Of the thousands
and thousands OF francs that had been OIL
fered him, and Of the pleasure and dignity
of robbing in band com handed by no.
bleman. But then he shrugged his shoul.
der. by means OF which Coignard had
stepped upon the Will. and looking for.
ward 10 the morrow, a grim feeling OF salts
faction stole over his heart, the indulgence
of which seemed better than food, money,
or honor. And then the moonbeams dis.
appeared on the river, and the wind moaned
along lis bosom, and The waters answered
with hollow murmur which syllabled in
his ear" Justice, justice " and nc ie,i
into profound ,lumber, which lasted I'LL
the morning. o.,
The prefecl, in the meantime, had en-
Moved General Despinois 10 wait upon the
Count but The. .Jaiter, Instead Of meeting
the charge with The increduiity, ridicule,,
or Indignation that had been expectei,
made ouir, speeches and entered into long
explanations, and the asionished envoy re-
turned 10 his employers, hardly able 10 iorm
an opinion. The opinion, however, was
at once come 10 BY the more experienced
authorities Of the prefecture; anu aiier
minute examination Of the iniormer, VINO
hnd nlan,ed himself ut the door, long be-
lore Il opened in the morning, !. was deter:
mined 10 arrest the Count on suspicion ot
being an escaped felon. ..,..
They tracked him, at length, to tho houso
in The Rue Saint Maur and allhousn nc
defended himself with his p'seois, ooth o'
whicL he discharged al the gems d'arme''
he was overpowered anu 'a.en I'M in'o S. Su''o "
DIV. The revelations made III his uea o'
thieves identified him with The chiei OF oah'
din; @ who had so long kept the city in awe !;
and being conducted TO The prison o Of La