Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-07-14

he had never dled-the face over which,
for twelve long months, had swept the
merciful sea waves off the shores of His
PAMELA.
"Can you, Captain Elmore," said
Alexis, "mention no other distinguish
ing mark This countenance might re-
semble many men,
81 think not 1t was most remark
able face. 1t struck me the more be-
cause'-and the young man grew almost
as pale as vel once saw another very
like it,"
"You sea chance resemblance on
ly. Fear not, my darling" Alexis
breathed in my ear. "Sir, have you any
reluctance to tell me who was the gen
tleman -
''It was no living man, but a corpse
that we picked up off a wreck, and again
committed to the deep in the Gulf Of
Mexico" 1t was exactly the same face,
and had the same mark-a scar, cross
shaped, over one temple"
"'Tis he He can follow and torture
US still knew he could -
Alexis smothered my shrek on his
breast.
"My wife is ILL., This description re-
sembles slightly "a person we once
knew. Hart, will you leave US But
no, we must probe this mystery. Cen
tlemen, will you once more descend to
the lower part of the house, whilst we
remain here, and tell me if you still see
this figure sitting in this chair"
They went. We held our breaths.
The lights in the theatre were being ex-
tinguished, the audience moving away
No one came near our box; it was per-
fec'ly empty. Except our own two
bSAfSs, VIC htIC COuSClouS VI HO sigul--
no sound A few minutes afterwards,
Colonel Hart knocked.
"Come in" said Alexis, cheerily.
But the colonel, the bold soldier, sunk
back like frightened child.
"I have seen him. l saw him but this
minute, sitting there
I swooned away.
1t is right should briefly give you my
history up to this nights date.
| was a West Indian heiress-a post
humons, and soon birth, an orphan enlld.
Brought up in my mothers country un>
til was sixteen years, 1 never saw my
guardian. Then he met me in Paris,
with my governess. and for the space of
two years we lived under the same roof,
seeing one another daily
| was very young, l had no father or
brother | wished for neither love nor
husband ; my guardian became to me as
the one object of my existence.
1t was no love passion he was too old
fer that, and l comparatively too young,
at least too childish 1t was one of
those insane, rapturous alterations which
young maidens sometimes conceive, ming
ling little Of tenderness of the woman
with the ecstatic enthusiasm of the de-
voice. There is hardly a prophet or
leader noted in the worlds history who
has not been followed or worshiped BY
many such women.
So was my guardian. Anastasius-
not his true name, but it suficed then
and will now.
Many will recognize him as known
leader in the French political worlds
one who, by the mere force of intellect,
welded the most irresistible and silently
complete power of any man ever knew,
in every circle into which he came
Women he won by his polished gentle
ness-men, by his equally polished
strength. He would have turned COM
Pliment and signed death warrant, with
the same exquisitely calm grace Moth
ing was to him too great or too small.
have known him, On bis way to advise
that the Presidents soldiers should
sweep a cannonade down the thronred
street, stop to pick up strayed canary
bird, stroke its broken wing, and confde
it with beautiful tenderness TO his bo.
som.
o how tender---how mild---how pitt
ful---could he be.
Whey | say I loved him, | use fol
want of a better, word which i'll ex.
presses that feeling 1t was--Heave1
forgive me if err in using the simili
tude---the sort of feeling the Shunamitt
woman might have had for Elisha, Re
lisian added TO its intensity---for I va