The sun., 1865-10-13
THE CHOUANS {:
OR,
Old and n ew France

-en Nss no essy matter and bound up DIS
Nounas a. he could, the poor grl came to herself,
and Jean brought both into the hut aud msde
| rurther attempt to gam some Information ~ to
the tste OF MS mother. but Francois continued
spec 'hIen; and Susan le's whole mind ss-med pos
sessed By an old song, which, IN that nj yht Of TER
ror and o. flight abe had sung over and over again
TO tie voundei man, as containing her W le pro-
vision Of words and thsuyh Of comfort Her
answers we're imporfsc;, and interrupted BY sust
| ches Of the song.
"where Is mother I'm, eus,ne,-think Tor mo-
msni, poor chi ID r. said Jean soothingy
| "under there +" egliedt q girliookiue him full
In the face. DONE you know about II under
| there with all the Oh ers Tho caunor, and he
Wagons snd the cate e. snd-snd the ues. wors
| In the middle Of us, Al d.
"well, sussnns, and what became Of mother in
the mornugi"
NOV, tho widov-the old, oidl,dy-th.y threw
| her down, and the ovsu and the wagons went Ov
er her; snd-t cclus, her pain WAS 90 great your
mother-ths widow. J.an-how she imporoi our
| la1s 10 make an ond Of herl But the poor youths
| said, Nay, mother'-they sA.d-whai happened
| thenf No. that's net TO be known : the good God
mty not-y gu know ths 20 )d Cod, Jeani-Iie wou
not have allowed IL And then your mother said
| IL was well snd-
| "And Francois ord not save our mother :" cried
Jean ~ At.ari-rcn .ering tone, and wr,nsins h.s
hands bitterly wi flo the strong msn's iratno Ns
shAkon by violence of bis emotion. "trAhco'
| stood by and did nuyhng,"
| "Frsncois FrsI-,oIs." The name seemed in
some degree 10 reca3 her Senses and she spoke ior
| few minutes mere oherenty.
/ 1ca. poor frhnChA nc toot tne nurse urlhlo
between bis teeth, and drew his pistol and his "a.
bre and threw himself upon the B.uoS aud -
sisanlo's mind now wandered again and 1t was
not hIl she hsd hummed in alow voice sevcial
verses OF ballad, that she continued. ~, what
/ deal OF trouble lad with FrAucois--your bro
tier, jean. 1t WAS bard 10 fnd him under all
We Blues hut at las, got him on the horse, and
| brought hiTn home wIth the song shat he was a.
| ways so for d Of"
| But all jams further trouble ,nd paN.nce we're
.io"h aN ay on the miideu, who was 10y this TINE
qu,e ncs pablo Of any further coherent effort. His
| ofo'ner Jay motonlcss and insenstlo only when
hs mouer's name was mentioned, . ccuvu Syo
shudder passed over his ghssty features, and asa
oi snSei ior moment lighted up his glazing eve,
snd ten hs sank back into totsl uncousciournes -.
| jean OnouAn stu bo'e W amid all these horrors
| ms he-rt was but braced by them and Enes ho
| had no, been ablo W save his molhti,his dra
| thous ht now was TO avsngo her.
| HIS noIt care vas 70 provide Q safe retreat tor
| his men. For this purpose ho caused p,ts to bc
dug in the deepest OF tho forest, the ei,
tersuces TO which he clnsed by strong hurdles GOV :
ered over wish turi aud moss, which migut over
grow them, 30 "a 10 obtrrAto AL trace OF tho re-
moyGl of 1ho tArsh. Here they were sAeltsred frs,
from tie cold and, moreover, 50 efectusly from
their ensmies that they oflen heard the Blues tramp
Ing over their heads without tho least suspicion of
bcug 50 Lear the jccts OF their search. PrOvls-
tons re nOt wanting " them but IL WAS with
tho greatest difficulty and danger that they could
procure powder aud snot. And u was generally
! Jean ChOusn bimsslL who crcpt into the towns lo-
ieAguersd by tno Republicans .nd brought back
store OF these.
: one day, as he was returning from one Of II ESQ
adventurous expeditions g. Laval, and as diyld-
iny tie powder IA Que Of tie excavations lINo
spart from the resi, ho saw AicletIs whom he mad
utspitehei 10 BJuTsusui returning bresthless ,And
I iu great tgitalon.
. whist bo there! Gas-meuton," he called from
asr; 50 You wall have nesI for ell your powder
today q"
WHATS the ma.er'" said jean calmly, while
no continued Also cupston.
A "'Waars tue mAticrr rile matter 10 that the
prince Is taEon."
A. theso words Jean sprsng from the ground
where he had ecu seated, ~ IL ough lie had sud
denly gone mad.
"Givo me my musket" he exclaimed, .ner
| hearing that tie Prince de TamonI had been be-
usyed Al BAzonyss, whence the Blues had trough.
from him Ernee where his trial would be made short
work of.
"Glvo me my mu.tet, Mieret.e- he repeated,
); hlllng his pockets with cartridge. .Le While;
> must be OF 10 Ernee."
"But tine place Is iull OF Bluss."
"Al the Oester 4; am The more likely 70 see What
s. they arc about"
>, "You vii but fall into their hands yourself; you
4, | cannot possibly escape them"
8, "Ihrs Is no JoIy !" said jean, and his camra Q
T. knowing " ell his last word, tried longer to dis
= suado him, and ho set OF while Mclls.to cursed
himself aud his stars tor having hrOughI hun the
| evil tdingu
0, For two whole days nothing was hesrd OF their
leader and his mon began to give him up for lost.
A. the end of trat time he appeared, with his mus
n; kel under his arm. Ho had discovered thHs the
a. prince was then al Rsunos. uut that ho A. 10 be
\ sent " Laval or trial, in other Words
g zion. Jean had p AIMED and proposed everything
II accordingly. He had SUMMONED all hrs follow era
10 rendezvous tJr the At Aulue, be-
tween Grsvelle aud Lava, on tue way Il ION Rem.
3 nes. All was hxed except the hour ; oi this Jean
T. WAS every momsut exposing iuto ligencc, anti al
he received IL not man must str from his place.
;. NJ eleto handed 10 him q scrap OF dirty paper.
'; which mad just been ct with friends In the ne sh
l. bourin. village, by bcsgar, who gave DO msss lgs
with IT, Bui neither jean nor Mlelstto nor AL, O
tue band, could read ~ntin.. fss, there MA
= Godeau the learned.
"Hers away with you. DoTninus Vobiscur, .
shouted Aiele cite; "come and show us C,
that learning may be turned 10 soms sccouut,"
0, GodeAu came slowly and with dignity took u,
paper, looked at u with air OF importance, turn
Cd IL over, shook Lis head, and hpaly declared
that there were NO nellIabs characters, and tn A
l. the paper had bosu merely scrlbbled lick
PLAY ed oil " uisleAd them.
y WhseuPou joan crumpled the paper together
a and puI Il into his pocket, and lay down ngaiu
a with his followers W watch. But wheu that day
i aud another, and another passed over without td
ingh Jean became 81 reslless and impatient tha
N he could neither eat drink sleep and at last
unable longer TO endure this suspense, be star,so
~ oil 70 gain intelligent himself al Saint ouen.
: Soon, hosoyer, be was sson returning, "! Ii Ia.
ty strides, aud with look aud manner such a. hi,
| fJllon ers mad never before seen.
"Where u Godesut" he exclaimed In a yoio. Of
Il thunder.
= GodeAu came slowly forward he was syidenrly
a disguGlful. But Jean sprsng towards him, saiEed
IN BY tho collar, and shaking bis Nsssys frame I'll
every joint crack cd
~ $50, you arc lhs villain who was ,o read thes.
~ lines me !" rosrsd jean in his ear You said
D, that the PsPer was only scrswled with un-