Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-07-27

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ton OF life, My every physical function
was suspended. tried to speak; | tried
to move finger, even, but | could not.
Then L was aware that Nandon du Chas-
tel came back, and he found La Mutt still
by my side. l heard him accuse the
young man of having done the murder.
and then he went away again The next
thing that [ knew was that La Mutt was
leaving me. With one mighty force of
my will, tried to call him back, for I
feared L should die if left alone [ did
move my body, and the sound attracted
his attention, but he did not divine its
cause, for again he turned, and | was .hen
left alone
And is that all 2'' asked the excited
monarch as the old man hesitated and
pressed his hand upon his bosom
''No, sire"
"Then go on.-Hold Stop, there !
Sir Nandon da Chastel One so devoted
as you should not leave his king in an
emergency like this Here, my Lord de la
Barde, and you, De Caude, hold the con-
stable in custody !"
and this is the pay for all my SER
vices - groaned Du Chastel, still strug-
CLING to appear an injured man
But the king only cast upon him a bit
ter, whitening look, and then turned again
to the pilgrim
Nv hat L have to tell now. sire" resum-
ed the old man, sis mostly for the benefit
OF Henry la Mutt. Shortly after he had
gone, two hunters entered the cot, and by
That time L bad become so far revived that
L could speak. They told me that the
woman OF whom | was in search. had fed
and that she had sent them there to watch
il any one came to see her. They were
stout men, and they bound up my wounds.
and took me upon their shoulders. and in
this way they bore me to the mountain
where the woman had taken refuge Here
they fixed my wound again, fer it was
bleeding freely, and as soon as [ felt
stronger, they proposed that we should 90
with them to their hunting cave up the
mountain. The woman staunched the
blood from my bosom with her own scarf.
aud told me that she should feel safer in
the mountain. SO | was borne up there.
and there | remained until yesterday. for
| was not able to be moved before
The whole party had gathered about
the resting-place of the old man. and all.
save the Duke of Saliva, were gazing fixed
ly upon him. But the duke was gazing
upon Henry la Mutt and while he gazed
there was look of startling import over
spreading bis features he trembled. and
clasped his hands nervously together. and
once or twice some inaudible murmurings
were upon his lips That look partook
somewhat of astonishment, and somewhat
OF hope, and somewhat, too, of puzzled
doubt,
Henry" said she pilgrim. II have
heard of your search after me, and you
now know what has before been a source
t"f puzzle to you" The old man gave tt e
youth a quick look of admoniton, for he
saw that he was about to ask question
and then he added "Look down the road
and see if any one is coming"
! La Mutt looked, and away in the dis
tance, upon the brow of bill. he saw two
horses but he could not distinguish the
characters of the riders He told the
cid man what he saw.
1T is well, said the pilgrim Il think
they are friends of mine"
"And now, who are you ?" asked the
monarch.
The old man now raised himself fur
ther up, and for moment, a dark shadow,
as if of pain, swept across his features.
At length he said
"Ah, sire. your eyes are less keen than
the dukes, for he recognized me when
/ first he saw men
''Ay, but you are sadly altered since
then" said Don Philip. Don't you know
him. sire p
For the first time there shot a CLEAN of
! light athwart the countenance of the
monarch. He gazed moment longer in
to the sunken features of the pilgrim, and
then his brow grew as black as night be
trembled, his lips turned colorless, and he
started as one who had just awakened
! from some terrible dream, with the fear
phantom still before him.
"Out, fend !" he shrieked. "Why has:
thou dragged thy CORY body before me
Look at thy hands o, Montarrago /
thought the grave had swallowed thee long
ago p
"EioHtarrag0 !" burst from the lips Of
half the people present.
cay" responded the old man with a
shudder, ''the Hezdsn1an 0f NaUarre p
| am he who once shed blood as though il
were water but [ did it at the will oil
another, at the command of one more
mighty than I. [ was but the executioner
Alfonso Of Nararre acas tie Judge -
"Stop, stop !" groaned the monarch n
am glad you were not murdered, but get
thee from my sight! Get thee hence p he
continued, with increasing vehcmence
and if you stand in my presence again
M
"Hush SIRE spoke the old execution
er, raising his trembling hands toward:
the king. For long years | have done
ell in my power to atone for the past.
have been weary pilgrimage to the HOLY
City, and many long, dark night have
lain upon the mount of Calvary, anc
prayed that God would wash the blood
from my hands My heart lad sickeneG
! at the work my hands had done, and fec
from the place where my name had be
come a living curse. Men swore by thC
/ red hand of your executioner, and villain;
even, shuddered when they heard his