Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-06-16

AID sinking down, he buried his face
IN his hands.
/ : L.. wi. fly with you," he said, rails.
lngg lng i4ls 4ead Suddenly, where yoa wish
---ea3 acre Life to me has no longer
~ t..ng % II to render it desira5lc.-
Were it tie good pleasure Of the Lord |
wotld gladly isr down my miserable exis
tenee. aod dyifg so, forget the degradation
OF ne caoLtrY. I will fv, then Speak
tx gssae sa4It So with nv poor child niece
and Hg i'eJaotaed
l. t5o9a, said Dupuy, coolly &" will
| 81. E9 20 nigh. At present we have TO
| dea VII Tie dregoons Here they are"
~ 0e sn5ke, ne company OF dragons, /.
"e*.es hv an officer clad in magnificent
.un#n r3onde ID into toe court OF the
keh atea0 Feroc.onS, with heavily bearded
faces, md blooe thirsty expressions, these
meo were fitiqstruments for the work they
gere sent TO do They lost no time and,
at sign rom he officer, half dozen
i92pea 'rom thel horses and struck hea-
- h'9ws upon I'll portal.
NaPaE tor< a-lnall key from Lis bo-'
som. os9rtei It 10 hidden oriice Of the
vain otiug, and he door Of secret closet
fde~ open. Into lis he pusoed Fontane
fwitEou5 ceremonv
3" But you-yoar family" said Fontaine,
straggt .og to issue forth again.
III IKE care Of that" said Dupuv,
Coo. Don't Gea:, conpanioo Just
keeP 4asqt. And aow | must 90. Those
rasca, az breaking down my door"
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of the closet, and descended the staircase
| withthe firm tread Of soldier who knows
10 suca sentiment - fear,
Ihs great dining room of the chateau
presented an appearance which was not
Icalcn'atea 70 please the owner The rude
and bfnta' soIdery we're striding through
Inc aP nttnent, tossing about the furniture
wlsA c9atemptu0us Indifference, and .oun-
kglngs on the fine tables and delcatelv
cared chairs whF.h cracked beneath
theuea 8 tae. oIolI faJter than sat upon
them.
On . handsome couch, carved in the
fashion IF the day, now known as Louis
Q0art0r@e, the captain of the dragons
had str"tc ed himself carelesslv, his snur
tearing the rich covering at every noya-
ment Of his foot.
Madame DupUy, who, before her mar
riage, had been the beautiful Countess
Sn>anne Lavilion, stood pale and trem-
bling at the door and to the frightened
lady the officer was addressing rude qnes
tlons IN relation to the whereabouts o.
hcr husband. With these questions he
mingled. VARIOUS remarks which were
meant Tor gaIlantry but any thing more
grossly insulting and unworthy than these
"ot~s con'd scarcely be imagined, as tht
leers Of sensual admiration of the dragoor
were The perfection OF disgusting brutaIi-
ty
This was the scene which Messire Bar
theln DoPuy behcld as he advanced int
the apartment. A sudden pallor of tb'
cheek, and a flash from The dark, haught,
eErs, greeted the spectacle; but these ev;
dencea OF emotion Instantly disappeared
and lis face returned to its expression O
iron 2oolno@s and calmness.
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