Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-28

: won deceive you; but am hot " mad a
not to see you come from Cornic. Way. if you
did not know all about my story and pity me,
you would he quite frightened! Basyou only
look grave and puzzled, Ia, perhaps you are
one of those who say he went down te the bot
tom of the sea. must be married tolnim with
in the year and drowned men don't marry
Hush let US talk Of something else here is
my husband
| had little time to notice the contradiction of
the latter part Of this speech; for The old ad-
miral, who had approached over the bw coun-
try, now came close upon US. He walked slow
", as If not to interrupt our colloquss but ev-
dently was surprised looked at ia apollo
.geetically and be bowed. s,.e..
{" Madcliue, he said, very gently q atfae-
tionately' the air is getting cold as the eve
ming advances. You know that the father bado
me be careful about your health.'
She smiled quite kindly at her old husband
and took lis arm with a demure look. went
away after exchanging salutes and gances Of
intelligence with lin and did not turn back
for some time. then saw this strange couple
walking sedutely towards the little house among
the rocks.
What sad story shall have to tell poor
Cornic thought /.
The hostess at LIE Bourg had very little to add
to what had learned but, as kept the secret
of my interview with Madeleine to myself, had
to endure a long ard confused narrative. The
news of Comics death had been brought prob
ably inyentcd-purposely. Then Madeleine had
been over persuaded by her father to marry the
Admiral. What wc,c the precise means used
to induce her were not known but, on leaving
the church. she escaped from the company, and
was found some hours afterwards, throwing pcb-
bles into the Peacock's Hollow, and cxclaiming
that she was to be married within the year.
This happened but IL few months after Cornic s
departure, which makes it reasonable to suppose
that the young man was deluded to 60 way
simply that the marriage might take place with
out opposition From that time forward, Mad
cline never perfectly recovered her reason, tho
she lived on good terms with the admiral, who
treated her rather as lis daughter than as his
wife He had often been heard bitterly to re-
grct having been the cause of so much misfor
tune. lie built the little cottage at Kcrwaroy;
in order that his poor wife might indulge lcl
innocent fancy without being obliged every day
to take Iatiguing walk. Hcwatcled over hcr
with tenderness, and the innulncc Of his char
acter was sufficient to prevent her being disturb
, ed in her wanderings.
MY belief is qaoth the hoa'bss, yawning
tewarls thaelasa eth9r st..s:-ss @-i'
will some day come back, which will be unfor
tunatc. II Madeleine secs him something
dreadful will happen. Should You meet ii sailor
of that name in Your travels, tell him to kccl
away from Brehat.
Next uay returned to Pampol The first
person | met was Coruic He was watching fol
me. | held down my head.
d" Tell me all about it" he said with mani,
frmncss IL think shall he able to bear it. >
lie little expected what he was to hear: ant
shed some bitter tears in the little room Of tn,
Hotel de Rehnes Once he was on the point o
Fastening over to Brehat and presenting him
self before Madeleine.
"Sbc may regain her reason On beholding
me-" he exclaimed.
"To what purp, Sc =" | inquired.
Yeu ale right, he replied. II will re
turn to my ship at Marsaies."
This was Tic best he could do under the cir
cumstauces. accompanied him back to The
St. Briouc, and then we parted, lie looked
very miserable and agitated and was MOI
quite sure Of him But he was a fine fellow
and kept his promise; and here, ariisticaly
speaking, this story ought to have an end Life
however, is "a complicated and extraordinary af
fair and am obliged to add that when yea
or two afterwards, the admiral died. Corni
went to Brehat His presence produced mag
ical effect, suppose but this know tina
the young widow did actually recover her rca
son, and was actually married to him after all