The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-13

doom that awaited you"
s'And pray what is that" Iasked, in
credulously, for thought she was trifing
with me.
. "Only," she replied, g that you have
not three hours to hve--by that time you
will be a corpse. know notWhat i'm
pulse makes me say this to you, blt ear
not resist forewarning you Of your Sneviss'
table fate. Escape is hopeless; and syol
will meet with the same end as the other
victims who have entered this ROOM
sThis is some idle fiction you have COM
jured up Irepled, sto deter me from maxi
ing love to you perhaps there is some
lover 10 the case, and you wish 70 frighten
me by this most improbable story.
4 call God to witness that / speak no.
thing but the painful truth she replied'
but stop-you shall know ALL
Having said this, she went to the door,
and from thence into the passage, to listen
if any one were within hearing. Having
sscertained that all was safe, she returned
and closing the door. she came up to me,
and continued her appealing communica-
tons.
She looked at me with tears,in her eyes,
ant then poinrpg to the floor. said .Lpok
at this sand did you ever see sand
salee zsasSsng gev and that too OH liSBt
floor Mas what scenes of bloSs have
been enacted here You have ordered
dinner which is being prepafed below
"a few minutes before it is ready, you
will see three 6iicers, in the unifornsof the
Imperial Guard, tide into the court rs3
they will cal loudly, for the landlord ~
order dinner, champaign and other luxnries.
You will then be waited upon by the land
| lord himself, who will announce the arris
val of his distinguished guest, and request
in such emergency, that you win permit
them to dine in this room with you for
although he has dinner sufficient for five
persons at one table, yet If it we're diyid-
ed, it would not snffice for three and tao
in seperate apartments-you mast contpty;
for a refusal would only accelerate your
doom by complying you will gain time,
and God grant you may devise some plan,
with your servant, for frustrating the
schemes of these blood-thrsty wretches
this day!'
[ was thunderstruck, as you may
suppose, and could hardly believe my
senses. I desired this lovely girl to send
my servant up to me as soon as she
could without exciting suspicion. This
she did; and repeated to Pierre every
word she had told me. He was incredu-
lous for long time, but upon my
dwelling on every minute particular,
he became more attentive-a although
he could hardly believe that his old ac-
quaintance of Mazieres, who was the
| landlord, could lend himself to such a
sanguinary plot. ''At all ovents,'' said
he, II will 90 back to the stable, under
| plea of looking to the horses, and re-
turn with our pistols, which l can con-
ceal in my pockets" Ina few minutes
! he rejoined me, and we had scarcely
I
that had just been communicated to me
when the trampling of horses feet was
heard, and three officers, dressed as
the girl had described, entered the
yard of the inn. Thus far her story
was confirmed. Conviction of the truth
now took possession of Pierre's mind.
- foo t,.ra on sold /. will ,rn
back to the stable, and think what is
best to be done. In the meahtime the
landlord will, doubtless, come to you:
and it is better we should not vbez4keen
together"
Hehad not left the room FIVE minutes,
ere mine host made his appearance. q
more specious and obsequios boniface
you never beheld. AS the girl had pre-