St. Mary's gazette. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1863-1867, 1864-07-14

THE TWO TRAvELLFRs.

{ THE TWO TRXyELLFRs. 20.
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Fl Some years sgo. two eenaennnsen and a
lady mad taken their places IN the diligence
from Isarissto Havre. On. OF the gentle
ncn, Sl Msllaqaet.s .r,eveh1us s,f tho
casifal. nj indolci.t in mind us in. body.
slept profoundly from 4he y comm enceu,eot
.Aof the journey; the other M Isussac, q
eenssissrcial traveller. d person OF a very
! teni!nhtsd aAafacter. did NOT alIRs.. his
fdsgst t0resl assinpIe Instant. Among
koshes things which she aine en,ioneas s.hc lei
, II tsescars hin that hs bad sbouf his person
! fif'eesF th"usand francs inf bank bills, that
the greater part of the s,insS was INTENDED
for the purchase OF colonial productions,
and the rest MS a present to his Wife.
NJ ~Maiiaqnct. on the Contrary, daring
! ihe rare intervals when lie was sufficiently
awake to speak said simply that he was
eoine toEilavre. - 81: ~ II
The diligence arrived at, Pontoise,
shere thc horses were changed. As the
road from that poin, ascehls,- tho conduc-
tor proposed L, the traveliers That they
should walk up the hill. .I.ussac. embraced
he proposal with pleasure, aud Mallaouet.
from p"litcness affected 10 be no less de-
Lighted. although, in fact, he had no de-
sire TO put his legs.in movement. =
They beth started up the hill, !: then. and
the diligence followed them.
soon darkness came on; but the travel
l. rs continued TO hearstbe sliligepce rol-
i:...g b hind tlrm. .'- Aftcr the Iapso of
ane time they beth remarked that they
lr.d Tandcrcd fr M the right road. ID They
wished TO return thereto, but the sound 81
the wheels no l'ngcr reached them.
lac. indolcn sAlallaIuet grew afraid !.
Muttern.g few onhs. tho b.g m to walk
A. u more rapil rate, AMI this ssdde.,
change. eays birth IN The .sati ot Lussac TO
= s,'nbre I'reseatimcnt. Remembering his
lnprayent avewal abau. the fifteen. thou-
sand francs which he hai, i,~wiih. him, the
most lugubriuus ideas asitated :f,is mimi
ue asked himself IN terror whether this
su- u-Pscted companion had no.' plotted with
The conductor. ,o rvs him iu some solitary
Leo, ,Perhans. ha-.lSa =ihannht anoth.
er accomplice might be lurking in some
place near, rrady to ponnec on him. To
trith. poar I.lssscs.eentd himself lost
msu. He dcterminc!,, ,hcrcf,re, 10 bc o.,
bis guard. - a s.. a
Z With r.eard i M.li,idfaset. when be saw
I'''sssc beeense suddenly sileat. he at on,e
E 'nceivcd similar suspicious to those of his
c.'"panion. He had not. ii Is. true, like
i.q>sacc, been guilty Of any indisereiiou en-
dangcring, his own interests, but his mock
e's were filed sAh importans papers. and
the ayowal of his companion appeared to
him now only an adroit trick to inspire
h:n. with confidence. =
keriug at as great a distance as pos
si"Ie from easf. other, the two travellers
watched each others movements. 4, last,
D harsh coming in their way, forced then,
10 immediate cdItact on a. narrow path. !
fheir alarm and di>trust went on incrcas-
ing. NIaila4iet raised his hand to wipc
his brow, which was bathtal with persnira-
i'm. Lussac then mad. a halt, thiukinp
he saw 10 bis companion, ]. hand an iustru: !
n"nt Of murder. However, 10 brace his
courage little, he likewise raised his haad
:" take pinch OF snuff Mallaquet, see
ng this, stopped down TO The muddy D.
ground to escape. the expected pistol shot. !
Al fttf some fine passed ia the anguish
II these n,utnsll suspicious. Lussac deter
mined I" give at,crauce to his dread in
Foris. 20 - ID
"Wc must. said he. ''be thoroughly "a u. .,
'ur guard here It is the demon him self
sho has thrown Us thus on the high. r,ad
U the middle.of The night. Fortunately. /
We nicei with any misfortune or attack
\ here i noo'ahing ,oag 10 be found on me but
:'Ipdeed," replied Mallaquet. - ..you !.
urely forget the fifteen thousand francs
'hich sou have with ysu." 4
"Oh! that was al! nonsense" cried Lus-
&C. my woids on this point were the y
e 'er:ss $ wind OF course, l7~as oely jok-r
: !.jpPsseh did 20, faiI.salipsrsa.e the he
sfrer Of. of.Mallaanet. - " ''''7''R |,
'Well, whaiev:r harpcns.- he said. af. ,
r y few moments hesitation, II am de-
ruined moi to yield until have fired INV /,
i>tci as ,,,slsn as can, F;~
:. Pistol. excleisned Lussac, .'but do
% not s.a know ihat i is fortsdden 70 carry
'afoftiaasu. do sou; u; .eo;ai;iiouea
inllrqaei, assuming en air Of grest .c;oiur- 7
gc;-' There are resolhte fpltovs, however.
ho do'not much rcgard-wlio, in fact, i
'sgh at--such proiiisitiens.'' /
I'ifis convyfsiiridn was INTERRUPTED By the Q
citing. Of ) hose. The rider was a pos
lion, who toll our Travellers they, HAD
'ne cs'ray, and that they had q. least. a
'alk Of two b.nrs tn the nearest .p,sting q
a,iau BotL. moro alarA,ed th IN ever, y
'nght relief il fasi,us oaslss Isl ii II
4 Preseh,lys ? sarri.ss;is isAs<adc Milisanet /
|id issas r,,sLed: towards ii; Lassac 5
;;.;Ssa u eN .vp teiiS.i. bun; Tho coach
IAN sttdck. hin! SO fi.rc.ty wfsL his whip 70
mt hs was farced a, let gq'his !.oid. Be-