The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10

s,rhen follow quickly, p said Ruric. o'sHe,

"'rhefi follow quickly said Ruric. o'sHere
give me your hand. There-r come
The youth found the thickly- -gloyed hand
i--glovedI with the soitest fur. and having
led the invisible applicant into the hall he cso-
sed the door, and then led the way to the
kitchen. /, Without, speaking, Ruric turned
and gazed upon the newcomer The stran-
ger, ,cho ,eas equally desirpus ct'ascsrtainiag
aohat manner gilman Ruric ,oas, was a monk
and habited something like one Of the Black
monks Of 81 Michael lie was Of medium
hight, and possessed rotundity of person
which was comical to behold.
AT length, after warming himself by the
fire, the csguest asked if he could be accomlno,
dated with some sleeping place, and being
answered in the affirmative, ,Ruric showed
him to a chamber, and then retired himself.
The next morning. after breakfast, the
Monk went with Ruric to his shop, and ex-
amined with much interest the various w:ea-
pons therein. Ruric. questioned him closely
as tc whether be. had ever met him before,
but the monk replied egasively, and after
saying that in ease tie gunmakcr should ey-
er, in any great EMERGENCY. need friend
that he might apply to hiin, he took his
leara. ~.
Towards the middle Of the afternoon, just
as Ruric had finished tempering some parts
of q gun.loch, the back door of his shop. was
opened, and two men entered Th4y were
young men, dressed in costly furs, AID both
of them stout and good-looking. The gun
maker recognized, them as the Count Conrad
Damonof and his friend Stephen Urzen.
81 think | speak with Ruric Newell" said
the Count, moving forward %. ---.s' ''..f
"You DO" returned Raric, not at all sur
prised by the visit, since people of all classes
We're in the habit Of calling at his place to
order arms, .'.
You are acquainted with t'le laly Rosa
lind yaldaiY'' he said
Il am answered H.sric, nov beginning to
woad T..
'i'' SH' T'7"'h1u pis'il'hoh, WITH hi;n
haughtincss, perhaps my business cln be
quickly and satisfactorily settled. 1t is my
desirs to make tA. LAZY Rosalind my wife. :"
Ruric Newell started at the word; ), and
he clasped bis hands to hide their trenulous-
ness but nc was not ioAs aeoathS upon an
answer. -...G ...-....
ana whv nave You come to me with this
Information, SIR! he asked. .s..
"huflc Never, you shall not say that did
not make myself tally nliar't91l, l2is ana hence
| VIII explain. ihe Count spoke this as
speaks man VINO tells that he is doing a
very condescenoins thing, and in the same
tone ne proceeael; "iAe Lady kosalnd Is
Oh nooie parentase ana very wealthy, My
own station sta ana veal p are equal with ers.
love her, ana must ',' nave la hef for my wife
have been to see the noola duke, her guar
pis'' any ne o'JsG'' not % my = SUIT, It, 1 but ne
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never c,aip, bar h,,l !. ii, tb,, ! ,ac,.,,, :,
| have a paper hora all dgown no and III
! That I require Is simply your sisnat,rs.-.
Here, it is only u plain. sinnl, agoyal on
your pirt that ys.lt have no hope, nor
thoughts OF seeking tn. hand of the lady. il,
marriage, e.ra 4 asssg .rs
As the Count spoke he drew paper from,
the bosom of his martca doublet and haying
opened it he banded it towards the sunnls
ker. But Ruric took il not H He drew hack
I and qazcd the visitor stern,v in tho f,ca5 s
.Sis Countn he said calmly and firmly
.you have .plainlv stateo Y .ur pron,s;,;o,
and will as plainly answer cannot s;sr
the paper. Y sinaaH III 1aaua5 u .gg fso
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