Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-03-25

Of dis ake; but 10 see her alive az 20
early a period q my travels, Tas sone-
ihisg which ] had never seen imagin-
ed
All the rsstof that day ny mind was
20 far apart from ny body, that ] had +.
prga, deal Of difficulty TO get through
win work 20 A. not 70 spoil ia thing
/ was most anxious not 10 do, for haa
now a tenfoId motive for going On with
the JOB.
/ saw no one elss during the day but
a blaek woman. who waited on me a
table. and showed me where was TO
deep in a little otiiee-like apartment,
arar; from the main building, and on the
ground fOor
After sunset took a stroll through the
grounds. ] saw several negroes, here
and there. but no white person. As
was returning 10 ny sleeping-Piaes, / saw
a very pretty girl crossing the iaTn. She
seemed 10 BE- a servant, and then
thought that she was white She was
however. a quadrooD, bot NEARLY white
tia, no one but q coHnoi-seur IN such
matters would have been able 10 tell the
difference.
Hiuo! ny pfettry lass, said val;
amoment; wan: to apeai: to you
She came 10 hall, and soon reach
ed her.
Il want yo1 70 tell re something
abou, this place and its owner. 1 have
been employed 70 DO some work here
and I don't even know who Pm work
ing for
TLis, sir, said she, with sligIr
French accent. such q was pereepiibie
IN The few words that PeFdida used, i
the family marion 0: The A1guilIes
ara ny masters name is AlPhons'
D'Anguille'
The girl stared at NE, for ! could 10
repress a sudden start when heard TIA
f. was no, tho aag,alies--the ees-o
the lake that Perdida vas among bl
the bumaa Auguilles On The banks Of lh
LAKE.
Are you a lave, then : asked L
.Yes. sir. was the femme d
ehamJys Of Madame Marie D'Aoguili'
Marie DE- 81. Croiz that Wa. She mai
RED masters brother E8gne D'AnguiIl
They both died, only a few years aftC
they we're married. and now master owr
the place. But ! will have 10 go, sir, f
master is very eros. and ] wouldn't &,
the world that him or old Simon shou
see me talking 10 you
And who is Old Simon"
'Oh. he's an old mulatto man that q
tends 10 all masters business, and Is twi
az cross and twice a. hard upon the sc
wants a. master e.. Oh, he's terrible"
but just answer me one single qae
ton. Who was that little gid, who
iace-F
But bad fairly commenced my int
rogaiory, before the girl took to her hee
and 10 a second or two she had vanish
among the trees. The natural conc
sion 10 be drawn from this vas that ?
dida was a forbidden subject in this bou
hold, and I greatly feared that some h
eous vickedness was connected with
mystery and eoneealmeuL
Having secured a quantity Of corda
which found ia the iool-room, bet,
myselfto my sleeping chamber, and the
BY The light Of the moon, prepared
knoited rope which l had seen wher
saw Perdida. Al intervals. along
rope / fastened loop, which would
tain my feet, and with the assistance
this eontriyance and the vines wl
grew 20 pleniiiully about the buIldin
hoped 10 be able TO remove Perdida &
what felt assured was a hateful pris
The room in which had seen her !
unfortunately, in the very highest pa
the building, a sort Of square tower, vi
had doubtless been selected a. the plaC
greatest security. As soon as everytl
about the place betokened that is inI
itauis were buried in sleep. sailed
and soon reached the bottom Of the to-
which rose from a corner Of the gar
As had feared, found that there '
no vines growing within several var,
the window which wished 10 reach.
After some deliberaiion, conclt
upon choosing another place Of as'
Without much difficulty ] gained
roof Of a wing adjoining the 70
crossed this roof, ard, reaching the ia
found there clustes Of vines, by 70
o. which 1 climbed 10 The window o
third story, the one IN which / had
The little girl. Finding pane Of
broken oui, put my face to The ape
and called out sPerdidar In a TOT