New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-19

large and twisted oak The forty wears n - ,-,,,.
ssie life were presented TO bis eyes in q n,aent
/, s ny nears with profound remorse. Although
cheeks. z e s's's sV''sa aown his
-. : an going 70 be thief-perhaps uaraersr
i'1 ~ fte'y sfe hungry, and Tomorrow ss
louder. 80 ises "eca1e each moment
A. that moment, as John wss steppiur bac.vard
~ 1oIk ouI On me road snort and hard substance
He stopped DOWN
dagger dagger y he ruurmursa srt =
rusty, but y has sharp point on, de dey5l lin.
self must have sent i to me. = NM
AS ne said this, the traveller drew near 10 the
great oak, when John rushed from his tiIo ns -.
like a wounded tiger, and fourisEfne iii dasrasr,
in lond voice cried. $50,
Your money or your
But on recognizing the person whom be was
about to attack, be continued
charitable sir.n -, e os.~y
By heayensr ~ exclaimed the traveller. who had
a gray oy plsse a,, om big girdle, tia your
The traveller was tan man. robust and vel,
armed, and seizing the wood-cutter by the arm, he
o'sa5 yoe hum a,m q a. his dagger;
Ine tune Of yonr song. Yoa have asked for aims,
! wiii give you louis, but yonr darasr IL for
ielts Then, examining Tho blade Of liz weapon
Sds - he asked, Where did you gst this
Before proceeding any further. Two d ,bree
words Oh explanation ars necessary. 81 y
, mns xassisT vas 70 ether chan he Count sigis
ntuna ae Aiiaart, leading member OF tile aoeistv
Of antiquities Of Berry and Va the n,ss Sswtay
OF an the antSquarans Of France ~ ITO 49, ~
I more closely examining the dagger which he Ia
s sadsh rom ING ne gave starr ID In
which covered the blade, exclaimed: -
BY the holy saints it is q silver dagger-a
dagger Of the middle ages 4 90
again broke ont -
What do see what do seei Three aeur.
de-iis and one --! Yes, the arms Of the bas-
tard Daneis What if it should be the dagger
mentioned by the chroniclesg The yaIarous bas
tard fought with three Englishmen with dagger n
Barbories At the foot Of an ancient oak For the
second time ask you-where did Won find thia
John Barbeau pointed with III finger ., he s,,e
where it had fallen from the oak. = y
MagnhcentW cried the Count de AItaIart
evincing great pleasure and clapping his hands.
:. An oak "a twisted oak Now, have i the dag
ger Of Dunois? You have detained me aOnnewhst
roughly, e say nothing worse; you asked me for
aims like the bandit in Gil Bias; but all tbia Il
nothing: know that you repent and am your
oe ntor Ior an historic monument which IhaYe been
lection. n n = = - - .
This drama, which is true, was brought 10 I
close that very night n half an hour sfter he
scene we have disclosed, the antiquary and John
Barbeau together entered the solitary hut.
riana, In alarm.
II means" replied the husband, G that Heaven
has saved us," and he recounted all that had
passed.
They had scarcely done speaking, when lie
Count laid handful of gold on bench = large
sum for that poor family 81 p p
j" This, said he e is the price OF the dagger Of
Du IN II does not seem enough, say so.
The winter passed. and John Barbeau returned
to work and fortune !; and on each returning dav
he repeated to his daughters q
80 auth srfT
hunger, . e = e q ! z7ssse,s =