Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-05

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:. All yes, said ATOMS! de t. To himself
~ th's IS the very season of tie year that poor
i claude was wounded In killing the boat.f
ne approached the fire and began TO stir IL;
nc LOOK afaEg threw II upon the Goals: It
i sracEled and spark led, but wouId,not blaze At
tns;s name OF Claude half whispered to himself.
q t. !! rememllTa noes had been awakened
an nus mind for in hood the old game.
Peyea with MIN upon his knee.
-All! said nc, 81 iking his forehead with his
q Sla9de were bnt living, Claude would
tell me all: Is 81
4 A. ne finished speaking, he heard a sound as
totsome one endsavoring to push key into the
lock Of {! the door. a hunting dog he hads,yita
a and liinsSlf his
ing G and his tail still, himsel 10 the end
OF "a the .nrsrtnlent
Mons sc some one in the cha
teanaArls brlhg him and cried come
W ll,r g & z. 7E5ii
~. me q4opf was opened and Claude appeared.
- ,s,e u9g no%le ana 'l! the folds
81, I g, ~. iaaseq, lsude-spch rs was repre-.
Ia[ge i!eatheE CATER q game bag on his hack,
anu head uncovered Mons dc sprahg
ms sent anu would have forward.
tIleiolu extende led his hand and made
9 % resume his seat and Mons. de
saw Ilnseil IN glass, and was glitencd Mt the
Pleilg 1 aaoI ms copnteranc issa--4
S!ande took three steps and sat downin front
Y nm. mere was about the old game keeper
an atmosphere, as were, Of ice, which chilled
one , sSsn 20 the marrow Nous, dc 49, shiv-
ereu nc noticed that the clothing Of the old
game game keeper was tr1ppi wet with rain as on
[ Ltle gay Mh va nc had we'd his master. Tho
IS moving IRON the wound lnlis thigh.
nave nave called ms said the appaFition;
know what youswish:A
Mons.sde Il made aviOlent effort to regain
ms aaq TO become master of himself
nc Mlsnea 70 speak, but could not open his
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lou seek certain papers, said the game
SeePsf can can give them to you but on'one
contuuona5 Us IL ssfsfFs 5.Ff si-litl
speak ~ said Mons do t, taintlys He
Soula nave touched the game keeper with his
manu-, anu YET ms VOICE sounded MS from dis
lance 10 4 sl
. oulhaye had me buried alone in the ceme.11
Z efy OF the village 1t was not we'll Living,sE
was ever with my master; let me sleep near.
MN IN deaths 4s sto5ssi e2zIy
rs well, said Mons. de t., " will do.
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linen, come.
Mons de - attempted to rise. He sue
ceedeI IN getting upon his feet but his legs were
neavy as lead. Claude was already at the door
| OF the chamber where his master had been found
dead: ssia,s :.
= Are you comingi?" said he
Mons. dc t followed him. Yet az each.
step,hls feet seemed glued to the floor.
Gla1pe pushed open the door and entered
HIS breast heayed with q profound sigh, a
strange GOODNESS struck Mons. de u in the
tace The room was very dark, but around
Clnnde he saw 1T was light.
The game.keeper pointed to the head Of the
bed, Mons. de II struck his hand,}6n his;
tore st, Like q tlasho lightning heTemem-
9ered seeing his old uncle one day hiding port
folio IN q box conceAledin the wall
Push the catch behind the piece of wOod.''
Mons. dc tt obeyed; the spring moved,
the box flew open, and lie saw the portfolio.
tIhesgame,k keeper extended his hand, pointing to
an old game bag hanging from pan0pIy of arms
of the chase S 81 go So sSEls,
a letter, exclaimed Mons. de u as he
twitharcW his band from one Of the compartments
ofatIe gaIney6ag, into (Which he had mechani.
4 cally. thrust it.
. Read IT said Claude,
Mons: de tt broke the seal; the letterwas
o;ils address. II was dated the day ofthe ba+
ron 8 DEATH lie said IN 1t that he was about to
take his own lie, to escape melancholy which
ne could not overcotle He said his will was
made, aud Indicated where il would lie found.
4 The baron had passed. the daysin hunting and
evidently gone out with tue Intention of putting
tns letter III the post He had forgotten it, ala
III consequences OF a torgetfulness Wticlrwas ha-
nitual with llttli3 he had Killed himself on return
ling home. q 7yta7 =
| When he had finished reading the letter,
Mons dc -, who now undel stood every
thing Looked Claude. The eyes OF the gafiic-
Keeper had been. fixed upon him, and he was
enVelOped IN q. pals light which seemed to have,
lat the time, tile GOODNESS and the brightness of
/ SNOW, and which ui6le things around him
Visible.
Claude went towards the door and Mons de
followed He obeyed AZ, impulse strou-
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