The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-11-18
Matthew Ropars,
THE LAzARETT0.KEEPER.

| ~ donr know" rspl ed her eldest sister mo.
| hsr will To-. US But "" must now think ~ sptre-
Ming else you know very well We mus not 80
| T. he powder mNra Ene"
| "Sor a. the nd u 10 i-'e, nor spy~hsfe," I'd.
| del Franc NJ, hlng tack On Jesnnett = sp. Tho
| latter who Visn,d 10 any Nsy ~ smuse Der. u eu
| pointed - The gost WI, b lat Just g0tup. Fru-
| nct,. slddcnly reused from q dose Was making
| such 'snIastic' eve ''onh round ter ethsr' nss
| 80 Md, melancholy ave wA,, aud she could
| MT resist sburt 81 laughter. Jssnnste al tvs
| jIu.d in her iuiftl bat fearing q At the move
nsn's & Tie hoatsirorg ofessure void break The
| cord, SIZE "a opt her hand T. prcseutit.
| 'Let 10, let ~ :" mel francine sushns. "ses
how she s,snda up zee how she dan o. bravo,
| Bruneiel ishtcr, nay le', fst'r +" The chill
hnet the sand. sui clsT r-i her hands With oriea
| ofi'y; ~hls. the sos,, seemingly excited b.. her
v1lre ani the noise rcd1ut ell Ter irocsomc Tricks.
| suddenly tie stake, which 40 many Jerks had
Nossn,d, gave wsv, and was torI from tho ground.
| 1hr creature bounding aside. aud no longer ie.ng
suy re.trsint, funde wards Sc ode end OF tie
isc. ~ trst. ,ls Two sstfrs screened ont ihon,
| With unth.uslng impulse. they b,th rushed forward
ia pursuit ~ her. They passed the boundary cord,
and vere soon Tar way am ng the escarpmann,
calling Brunette, which, ~ was her CUSTOM vaited
| bssting cor them ~ como up, and then dsrei 20
| a. they reached be-. Thus carried svsy by tbs
chase tie reached che tor ~ the ale, 20 lowed the
slopes which wett down 60 TIE seq and rived -
! ne bottom ~ the rs,ine over sgsiis thor home.
| II "a. only n.re TIA, J,snnctte became cons ious
Of tLer dsob~dsnce oui Of breath she stop
ped, and se,p.ns lack her ciser ia her arms, ale
| cried
.,w. mus. 90 no farther, Zins. We ovgh, no,
| 70 have come bore mother told ~ not. The Little
girl lookei round Ter, and she, too, remarked the
| place whe-e they we're II vas large clsh in ihs
Gold rock OF A.. isle. NJ ,ho bottom 81 which grew
tuits o. large ferns ami hJwering broom. on thu
| ri.hi and EN- tke sd,s OF the rock were COW
| ,r,i with crceper ssn-sfarsss with purps
pois and fox .oyee, with their long stems losded
vita rosc-coor,d teu-. grew out Of tie crevices.
At s.ht u them, Frsncine gave screArn 4 del gh.
IL was The arx green, snd the trst vers, she 81
since tic e,it rssuls,i Ms hs kept her on the
| barren fat wbcre the keepers house stooi. 30 shs
could not rosis; the temp alton and che escaped
| from her sister without listening 10 her. anil
ming a~sy,sh disappeared la the midst Of III. Cow
| sriny bushes
Aher cal Lag her In vain, Jeanette followed u
| bring her tHck but tie child from spray 70
sprsy, without slipping. In vain. at every hand
fl 4 flowers. did Jeanette cry, TT ats en- ugh"
| francinc r"plied " NJ, Do. ncrei" and hesped
into her epr'n which she held ny the two corners.
| ell that her ania could Iull. Tie ground tssH
| must thl her before she could seres To leave her
| harvest Al last, when she WAS loaded with grasses
| and yilt-nowers which fel Ia gasuds To her feet,
she consented To take once more The band Of Jean.
noite, who carefully push ed back the prekly fnrze,
| viii she tired ~ fad the path.
| Tho two l.t'e children bad just reached tho Dor
der Of tho ite thicct ~ h, ath and broom, w en-
| they heard tie warning han1-b,l above their
| heads They stopped, and looked up four lazs-
| reto servants we've coming down towards the "a
vine. with th Ia 'uuora. burden. They were FOL.
lowing thu oniy Iract cal path down tho 70, k and
| the two Little girls cou 4 not 60 without IN, Ct
Ing them, aud w,trd there, pressing closc 10 ons
| snu,her. The haul-bc.l rang "a what seemed con
vulsiye intervals. 49, each time nearer. At asst,
they heard the bearers heavy tread along the 10 X,
| and saw ther shadow. y.gihie ia the twi ght:
they came on g. the lite oasis where the children
Lad taken shelter. GA reaching It's entrance they
| seemed o. consult for n 'Lom.nt then proceeding
| into the midst Of the pr ckly bushes t.ey turned
round Ivy tno clump behind which the two sisters
were crouching, AID stopped, saying -"i. Il hsrer'
FAnClue 4tl her head ,Icauucttf's
| ror but $50, more bold than her 81 ter snaly
| moved the branche. bsc X, aud tleu Per eyed .
grave ready dug In the gravel. The bearers h.d
| placed tho tndy, wrapped In a coarse sheet on the
ground they took sack out Of one Il the 10 Of
| TIE rock snd empt.rd it, contents into the ssave-
| The white powder, vhch rose 10 a cloud, difused
| Vie punscnt smell q line 81 fsr q the children.
The men spread csre.ully over the bottom OF the
| grave, AZ . lsd Tor Tho corpse, and rprinkl ed u
| with wstor fetched rom the sea. AL shese preps.
| rat ms we're per'ormed In ON nous silence No
thug was heard but the clink Of the ovel against
| the rocky sol, AID The mono tonous sound OF tho
! htle waves as the evening wind drove them in up
on the each. Jesane''e' with strcscted-out meek,
! eye" WIDE open, and ieft ~rung with painful
opPr' ssion. continued looking. Just teen two Of
Va" bearers tooN The toiy and bloI.h Il up 10 the
grave Thete was Loshlns between them and the
/ chl.dren but TIT ciuWpoi shrubs. A. they graled
| b? i with tieif lusd, gust Of Wind blew a-de .
corner OF tho coarse winding. sheet sh.etly hard
aiptATed by 'hs closing hsnt u eveuig Z, and jean
nettu Utteie ed asthed cy. Tie iall oi To. corpss
into a." grave prevented its being heard but thar
slauc" sd been euough-,hs child had r,cosuis,d
! te face 81 NJ. Gabriel
| G recoiled with al ine,pressible shock Il vAs
Ne DR.; time death Rad struck her sight, and /, ap-
pea cd T. her uEd,r circumstances whicn ffsd hey
with grief and tear. che cluug 10 Francne, aud
teg,u To trenpl- In I'll her limbs Tho noise oi The
Garth and tie grave falling INTO the grave seemed
| to turn her to Stone. ], was only when the four
| praYe-liggers mad ion the ravine, and dluppeared
| along Vie path, that her sobs burst out Er.ncine
| RAISED her lead srd q. ked what was the mater
but receiving no answer, ste threw herself into hev
| arms, s"buhs IN her turn. Tie tears Of her i,tla
SISTER "cined 10 stop those II Jesnnste who tried
10 suppress her sobs, aud began 10 Aiss aud console
| IrnuDine.
"Hlsh :" s'ammsred sLe half choking in amt.
| OF Ltts' Il dog't bo sirs a don't CIV %
| "WhArHthc matter, jeanne, what's the n At
| ter ~ repeated tie ,llIi, taking her sisters lead
| b''"eeA Ter Two LANDS, aud kissin, her wet
| ShtC.s.
IT I. nothing" replied J.,npe,,s, hor sccen, be.
I!iIs aot words ~ was startled Z"
''Afe tts uicn gore 3" ssk,d Fran,inr. looking
| W. tsg I in The 4ir,c;s,n of.as kr.y.
| 'foI stet-ey Srr,' lePi JsSnu,ti,, shudder.
! ms.
Wit Hid ,,y cli4r here 'or, rley x,,.
! carr ,-s some Nh. Al WAS dead Ian, was il
u.t -
uersaiei put her taud upon h,rli,s
! 'Jontsp cttIlr.," iAtsred .n. s.slu cv,r
! wue.rei ly Ter -.ls.
'.pid yov A.Ei 2 As.ed ,1e ,hi!d.L.iclr,,.,
| and al irlyhlsa,d '
| "fes, yes." ssau.iner ed sr sister, "spd Ikn,,
I In - silt Is N. 1stripl 90
! "fo u nj 'rirri D." creed Fran. uc Ar, wa,
| rts s9rr, Iesnrie AID IL be Then. under ,hs
g'otod on zee I, .1t / an gtuid 49, Am
sirdd y So tnrr" re s-.f Ig4ln iuto Aet 4. sl,r,.
IIh', VITO tr.si = ise'iy hes, .Ad :, restrain her
ONu t"s ~
| "re.e,, Ziao y sd she with broken voice,
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