The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-09-10
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LEONARD ROSTERS REVENGE.
A STORY OF THE
FRENCH REVOLUTION,

1t was late on summer afternoon that
Leonard Roster, student OF tho msst Ia
Nous school oi surgery in Paris. WAS ,c.
tnrnng To his home in The Rue ST. Hon.
ore The merry populace thSongcd the
street, and many acqu'in,ances accosted
him; but he stopped not 10 converse with
amy one, nor turned aside with the crowd
20 follow any splendid eqnipugcs. His
face was handsome, but pale, apparently
with study; aud il was singular that in
one S" young, and especially French.
man, the expression should have Lecn so
uniformly melancholy. lie went up the
steps ofa small house and Knocked gent
~. The door WAS opened 10y an elderly
woman, whose faced beamel with with
joyful surprise on seeing him,
lam SO iiappy-so glaayou are oomc
M. Roster. would have gone myself
f"r you, had known where TO find YOU.
, Mademoisclle Eulale-"
"Wliat Of hers she worse" de,pau
ded the youth i,upatieatIy; but without
waiting the old woman's reply he pushed
past her, and went hastily up stairs. The
woman looked after him and shook her
head sadly.
Leonard entered small front chamber
just then lighted with the last crimson
rays Of the setting sun. On conch near
the window reclined the pale and emacia-
ted form OF young girl, apparently in
shS last stage ola decli1e. Illness, though,
IL had wasted her figure to almost e,he
real tlinnrss, had not destroyed the en-.
quisitc symmetry Of her features. They
were still perfect ia their delicate outline /;
and the beautifully chisellcd lips wore n
iitge Of rose which, like tho faint srot of
color OIL cncb check in contrast with her
otherwise dazzling palencss. was evident
ly the effect Of disease. Her eyes were
large. dark, and snperralnrally bright. -
tsi,S held in her almost transparent tingers
n rose partly faded.
Leonar'l came softly to her bedside.
and, bending over her, said in low toue
Of deep and anxious love, "Eulalie "
The lovely invalid turned quickly, aud
her eyes beamed with JOY rs they rested
on him. "Oh, brother" she murmured,
"you are como at last! !"
The young man turned sway his face,
and wep: for minute IN silence. Al
length, looking up, and addressing tho
nurse, who had followed him into the
room, he asked, "Nhen did this fearful
change take placei"
About two hours since" replied the
woman. Mademoiselle, while sitting on
the fanteuil at the window, was seized
with a violent fit Of coughing, aud rup.
tured blood-vessel. The bleeding was
ineonsiJerab!e, yet it reduced her to this
yeakaesS."
Brotbsrp said the invalid family,
sad ciaspias his hand. she looked up i'm
ploriugiy in his face.
DO not suffer her to speak," said the
pnrsc.
mpst!" replied the young girl; and
by the slight pressure Of her GDgers Leon
ard knew that she had something on her
mind. He moGoned the cid woman to
withdraw she objected, that il would be
dangerous 10 allow her patient 70 talk
But glance at Leonard's face Of despair
convinced her that he thought hs sister
beyond hope, and that even the chance
Of proloDging her feeble life was scarce
sufficient TO justify them in witbstapdipg
her wishes. The nurse Left the apart
ment.
Beloved Ealslie r repeated Leonard,
again bending over his sister. 49,
BroibcrW exclaimed she with an en-.
orgy that siarued him; absother, have
seen him y
"liim whomi-- Oh. Heaven n sob
bed tho youth. EelaIie 'ho,ioued 20,