Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-10

summons to call me back to England, aud no
time to spare
4" will Notwithstanding ask you for some
Of that time all precious as il 49," raid he in
French and with a serious gravity that | bad
never observed in him beiort.
4" Well, sir, said | stiffy, ! am at your
orders"
It is now seventeen long years since that IN
terview, and am free to own hat | have not
even vet attained to sufficient calm and temper
to relate what took place | can but give the
substance Of our conversation. II is not over
leasant TO dwell on, but it was 10 this purport
| The Count came to inform me that, without any
intention or endeavor on his part, be had gain
ed Mrs. 0'Dowd's affections and won her heart
Yes, much valued reader. be made this declara'
tion to me sitting opposite to me at the hre. as
coollY and nnroncernedly as il he was apologlz-
ing for having carried off my umbrella by mis-
take 1t is true be was most circumstantial IN
showing that all the ardor was on one side and
that he, throughout the whole adventure, con-
Quoted himself as became grand galantuomo,
and the friend Of Gioberti, whatever that night
mean.
NV cmazement--I might almost call 1t my
stupefaction the unparalleled impudence of
without an effort to interruption.
q" have come to you therefore, to-day, sad
he, " to give up her letters"
80 Her letters p' exclaimed | " and she has
written to you ?"
" Twenty-three times in all, " said he calmly,
as he drew a large black pocket book from bis
breast, and took out considerable rnl OF pa
pers. d" The earlier ones are less interesting,
said he, turning them over. " II is about here,
No a. tina. they begin TO develop feeling. You
see she commences TO call me Caro- Animate
she meant to say Annibale hut, poor dear !
she forgot No. Is is stronger Animate Mic
the same mistake and here in No. II, she
begins" Dietto del milo cuore quando non ii
yeio, non ii ssntO IL cielo stesso non mi sor-
ride piu. II moi Tiranno'-that was you"
] caught held Of the poker with a convnlsiye
grasp, but quick as thought hc bounded back
behind the liable and drew out pistol and cock
ed it. | saw that Gioberts friend had bis wits
bout him, and resumed the conversation by
tmarking that the documents he had shown
me were not in my wife's handwriting
" Very true said he, " these, as you will
perceive by the official stamp, are sworn copies,
duly attested at the prefettura ra-the originals
are safep
" And with what object, asked ], gasping-
" safe for what ~
4" For you, ilustrissimo," said he, bowling,
" when you pay me two thousand francs for
them"
d" I'll knock your brains out first" said |. with
another clutch OF the poker, but the muzEle of
the posiol was now directly in front Of me.
II am moderate in my demands signor, y
said he, quietly /" there are men in my posi-
tion would ask you twenty thousand bu, am
gallantuomo--'
=" And the friend Of GIobertI," added | with
sneer
Precisely SO, " said he, bowling with much
grace.
| will not weary you, dear reader, with M
st. ueg les-c conflicts that almost cost me q seiE
ure on the brain--but hasten ~ the result. |
beat down the noDle counts demand to one
half, and Tor a thousand francs possessed my
self OF the fatal originals, written unquestion-
ably b. my wle's hand and then, giving the
count a final piece OF advice. never ~ let me
see more OF hlm hurried III 10 Zee Mistress
0'Dowd
She was out paying some bills, and only ar
rived few minutes before dinner hour.
- want you, madam, for a moment here"
said with something OF 0thelo, In the las, act,
10 my voice and demesnor.
" suppose can take Of my bonnet and
shawl first, Mr., 0'Dowd said she snsppsbly
No, madam you may probably lind that
you'll need them both at the end OF our inter-
view"
/" What do you mean, sir Y asked she haugt
lily.
q This lie no time for grand airs or mock dig
n m / nil A ha
ayengiug angel. " Do you know these ?" are
these 10 your hand ? Deny it if you can"
q Why should deny il OF course they're
niue"
. And you wrote this, aud this, and this -
cried |, almost in scream, as shook forth one
after another OF the letters.
- Don't you know did said sho, us hot
ly land nothing beyond venial mistake in
one ol them"
- A what, wuman--a what?"
:" A mere slip OF the pen, sir. You know
very well how used TO sit up half the night at
my exercises,
- Exercises ?"
Well, themes, if you like 1t better, the
Count made me make clean copies Of them, with
all his corrections, aud send them 10 him every
day-here are the rough ones and she opened
adrawer filled with mass oi papers all scrawled
over and blotted. 4" AMI nov, sir, Once more,
what do you mean y
did not wait 10 answer her, but rushed down
to the landlord " w here does that Count
Caslrocaro lye2" asked.
Nowhere ia particular. believe, sir, and
Tor the present he has lefl Turn started TO.
Genoa by The diligence five minutes ago. Hes
q grand galantuOmo, sir, added he, us stood
stupe6ed.
~ am aware Of that said |, Us crept back
to my room to finish my packing
" Did you settle with the count !" asked my
wife at the door.
Eyes said |, with my head buried in my
trunk.
" And he was perfectly satisfied -
"Of course he was-he has every reason to
he 20"
a." am glad OF it" said she, moving away
" he had u deal Of trouble with those themes Of
nine. No one knows what they COS, him."
could have told what they cost me but never
did, I'LL the present moment.
need not say with what an appetite dined
that day, nor with what abjec, humility BE-.
havei to my wife, nor how skulked down 10
the evening to the landlord to apologies for not
being able to pay the bill before left, an uuex-
pected demand having left me short OF cash. An
these, sesenteen years ago as they are, have not
yet lost their bitterness, nor have yet arrived
at the time when ] can think with composure
oi this friend Of Gioberti. - BIaekwOod's Megd-
siRe.
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LoSoEyrrY AND TKA.-Many have pied to
master the secret OF longevity. We believe it
was an English judge who thought be had
found 1t in early rising, alter questioning all
the old men who came before him for many
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