Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-12-19

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to the proposal
i viii see yon again. said be- IN the
meantime, accept such apartments for your
accommodation as shall direct
AS soou rs The door was closed upeu The
fair petitioner, Napoleon walked 70 the win
dow, againsl which Josephine, was leaning,
and said:
/ Il see how it IS; Louis Delanarrc is the
lover of this young girl. True p woman :
natare, she brayed difficulties aud danger
TO beg lis release
'tow strong must be the love she bears
tor him. said Inc impress.
'Ah' returned he, 4 have mind to
subject this love TO a seyercr test Much
doubt whether she will give Ser life for
h,in. Nevertheless, will see.
Sure, cried Josephine, 'yop are not SER
ious! Louis certainly can be pardoned
without the death of Henriette.'
Napoleon drew pear thc window and con-
VeTsea III LOW Volce
Henriette stood alone in a magnificent
apartment. Hours passed uuosseryed, so
intensely WAS paper tightly grasped in her
small hand. On it were traced the follow
ing words:
"a descter is condemned b the laws Of
the army to suffer death. If you wish pela-
MARIE restored to liberty, the means are in
your power. Ere day dawns he may be on
his way to see his mother, wh0 be 50 much
loves
All murmured Henriette, sdenot / love
him teol'
Pressing ter hand upon her hsart, as if
to sill It's tunnltuous beating, she paced the
apartment The door opened and the
Ghevalier e. Meryille entered. He paused
ere he ar;ieulated,
EMadeluoiselle."
j am ready, replied Henriette, .my de-
cison is made
De Meryiile appeared to comprehend the
import Of her words. He looked upon her
wiillreverenee as well as admiration. as she
stood with the high resolve Impressed upon
her beautiful brew.
Follow me, Mademoiselle, said he.
They traversetI long corridors. and nnn'-
erons suits Of superb apartments, and des-
cendiug a staircase, quickly reached an out
er court communicating with the guard
house Entering this, Heuriette was ush-
cred by her guide into snail apartment
where sue was soon left to herself.
On Il chair was hung uniform Of the
regimen; TO which Louis belonged. On u
table lay plumed can. Henrietta COM
pretended all in a moment. Quickly hah-
ting herself in The uniform, the stood be-
fore the mirror, and gathering up her beau
tful brown tresses in a knot, placed the
cap on her head She almost uttered a cry
of Joy at her transformation Sae knew
that she was TO be led to the fatal ground at
tic mornings dawn Tie bullet which
would have struck Louis 10 the heari, was
to to be the messenger Of death to ber own
but She shrauk pot back. Love triumpbed
over the timid wonion's nature.
'Louis's mother will bless me in her heart
she whispered Louis himself will never
forget me. Aud cite n has he sworn that
he loved me better than all else beside,'
Drawing lock of raven hair from her
bosou, she pressed it to her lips, and then
brea,hed prayer to heaven.
Morning dawned. The sound of foot
steps aroused Heuriette. She started up,
graspins the band Of hair, awaiting the fa-
ia! summons The door Immediately OPEN
edand two soldiers entered; repeating the
name of Lonis Dclanarre they Suddenly
Jed her forth to die. The soldiers whose
bullets we're to pierce the heart of Louis,
had taken their stand. and only awaited the
word of command from the Emperor, who
was stationed at window commanding a
view Of the whole scene.
0, cried Josephine, who stood by him,
but concealed by The window drapery, from
the view Of those below--0, sire, can en-
dure it no longer; itseems too much like a
dreadful. reality. Mark the devpted girl!--
No shrinking back! See, she seems calmly
awaiting the fatal onset
Stop. said the Emperor, from the win
dow, Louis Deamorre is pnrdoned, / re-
woke his sentence.
A loud burst Of applause from the lips Of
the soldiers followed this announcement =
Not one of them but loved aud respected
their comrade. The next moment, ere
they could pass around TO congratulate fhe
supposed Louis, De Merville had tagariy
4 drawn the bewildered Henrietto through the
crowd back to the cell, FROM which she
had emerged but few minutes before.
4 Resume your dress again, Mademoiselle;
lose no timc--the Emperor wishes to see
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