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

happy husband believed all that was told
dlm. lie believed that his wife was false
to him that she loved the handsome
hunter--and that the child which nestled
upon her bosom was of a plebeian father
Then it was that he became mad. and gave
his wife and child to the executioner
6 Sire, that hunter fed from Navarro
1t was be who died in NY arms in Pales-
tine But before he died, he confessed
to me ali that l have told to YOU, and
more. That base plotter had written him
some letters. which he was ordered to de-
stroy but he did not DESTROY them
" hen be found that he must fee-that
the work he had helped to do was likely
to bring death to himself-he gave the
papers into the hand of his mother. and
then left bis native country forever. AS
soon as L had seen him buried. deter
mined to come back to Pampeluna-
When | arrived here, I found that the
husband still lived. and that tue plotter
was still by his side, and | also found that
the mother was still living.
1t was now necessary that [ should
have some one to assist me but to whom
should | apply2 [ dared not go to Saint
Jean to see the hunters mother, nor could
watch the movements of that man whose
wlckedness | wished to expose. At length
L hit upon novel expedient. I found
that the noble Duchess Of Saliva was no
friend to the villain, and that she would
willingly do anything honorable that
could hurl him from a new plan he was
upon the eve of consummating l sought
her, but only revealed to her that [ sus
pected that man to have been guilty of
the blackest crimes, ard also told her
that an old woman at Saint Jean had the
papers IN her possession which would
prove 1t. She promised to watch the viii
lam, and get the papers if she could
She did get them, slre-and, as | had re-
quested. she did not read them, but gave
them to me on the very next morning
And now, sire, [ have other papers too
papers which the villain kept in his own
cabinet, and which he sometimes read to
keep his revenge alive. Even after his
victim was married, he wrote TO her and
begged Of her to love him, and these are
the answers which she returned to him
Here they are, sire, read them:
AS the old man spoke he drew a small
parcel from his bosom, and handed it to
the king Alfonso was pale as death, but
he had ceased from trembling. His eve
ry nerve was set, and his eyes were like
glass. He opened one of the papers, and
read it.
This is from Nandon du Chastel !" he
whispered, as he leaned half forward and
gazed into the old mans face, like one
who is awaiting the death-sentence
Yes" said Montarrago; and here
are the papers which the duchess obtained
of the dead pilgrims mother"
The king took them, ard he read them
One was bond for the payment of hun
drcd pistoles, on condition that the re-
ceiver would suffer himself to be found
in the chamber of Joanna of Navarro
Another was a note directing the hunter
how to escape if he were attacked, and
also promising TO libarate him if he was
imprisoned. The others were of the same
tone, aud they were all signed by Nandon
du Chastel When Alfonso had read
them, he let them fall at his feet, and then
claspiug his hands over his eyes, he sob
bed as though his heart were broken in
twain.
30, great God of mercy ~ he ejacula-
ted, " she was innocent As pure as the
virgin-snow upon the untrodden noun
tain-peak l-and yet IL O, Heaven
have mercy on me now u
For a momert, TIE stricken monarch
bowed down in his agony. and then he
started up. He was changed now; his
brow was crimsoned and his eyes cleaned
fearfully, and he turned and looked upon
the covering form of Du Chastel Then
be drew his sword, aud sprang to the spot
where that black villain stood. The lords
De la Barde and De Caude let 90 of their
charge, aud the king grasped him by the
throat
Du Cbastell" said Alfonso, in a tone
that made the people tremble, . dare you
deny one word of this 2'
9 / dare do anything, Alfonso of Nav
ARE" replied the dark knight, gathering
himself up like one who has gained the
power of nerve to face death boldly
9 Poor, weak fool how l have toyed with
you You snatched the first bud of my
love from me. and"
These were the last words Nandon du
Chastel ever spoke, for before he could
flush his sentence. the sword Of the king
had passed through his heart
Henry," said the old pilgrim. raising
himself painfully up, +" have not those peo-
pie come yet 2"
Yes-thcy are even now at the gate :;
and they have stopped"
1t is your mother, Henry. Go and
tell her that she may come"
\ little while after, and La Mutt led a
woman into the court-and it was his
mother She trembled violently. and
leaned heavily upon the arm Of her child
Alfonso of Navarro" spoke the pill
grim, . look upon that woman the e1-
ec1tioner aoas more narcJfut than the
kjag t'
The monarch looked into the pale, beau
/ tiful face Of the woman. There were
some words upon his lips, but none could
understand them He moved towards
/ her, and with his hands half extended, be
murmured the name of that being who
/ had been so basely wrong ged-that being
whom he had thought dead years ago
/ Sha S-,oEc mt but sha oaupht tho loox