The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-25
THE KOyRIGAM.
A TALE OF BRITTANY.

psnIons but hsi not remained " long when tie
thought struck NE that the beaten track nur
surely afford some more Interesting V,cct than the
mon0tonous Wv which lay before and. be-
SIDES perferrel ~ nverSins with Jeanne aud her
fnend, ~ siayo with the men, whose TAX VAS Al.
most uninHlHsible " me- and Who 80 Ear as l
could understand, h.d-in their peculiar pdfots
entered into = ,edio.s soavo,ston on business.
So ds,errined 10 rde quietly sroa~ 10 the narrow
path, where though The adding twilight, cou d still
distinguish ths two figures whom hopod soon W
over,Asc. BuI lo,b FORE was A. oil sSsre, "ss
suddenly immersed IN one Ct the Increases ~ this
rocsheious soil had lost sight u every o'jcct
sround and, OWING 10 the increasing d4rsacss- !
was quite unable 10 eytricaie myself from my un-
comfortable position. Al attempts to make my
voice hoard were unAvAlins u seemed a. II The
atm sphere TOO heavy TO transmit any sound,
and felt that the shouts which uttered caused
painful srsinils Of the muscles of my ches, aud
throat. The only eAortT could make, which sp-
poarcd practicable with my src.dy wesrsd beast
was W follow narrow rut OF hollow, between two
u the long.cNteudei mountainous uodus,ions,
which Supposed would finally conduct va 10 some
hum,n habitauou.
The sr, meanwhile, had become nor, and more
utry and oppressive aui obs rived a constantly
inci easing smoke, which a. lAS, rendered 1t painful
- ue 20 open my eyes But what distressed me more
was tha, The mule showed each moment less In.
chnAtnn 10 proceed. Suddenly be Fprang, frsi 10
one side, then 10 We other, from which be 40 sud.
ieuiy retoundel, a. Il he bad seen soue object u
anger, some source Of pain invisible e. me.
llen be would remain Tor moment quite rigid
trembling aud snoring, aud 81 lsstgsllop frantcs.
~ round sui round IL . circle neigh ~ and
winning oil the while; scAn he would rear, kick
spring up al tours the air without Suy rcgsrd
| ~ spur or rein II w.s ouly when darkness had
frenzy, and Observed u At the poor snuars feet
sank at every step through the hin layer, Which 1
had M stskeu for gray sand bu, which in resl.
,y ssheA and plunged INTO = stratum y! loving
turs witch etntici tine dense SIR ketuss nov .hrea-
tened ~ sutTooa,e ne snI out = which "a his
gu,sh and alarm, the hoois ofthe saiuA scat cred
burning sparks around.
| Ny situation had become extremely critical. when
the welcome voices o. my two guLles reached ny
ears from the rosd, which passed. quite close 10
| where vas tiey had heard me encouraging tho
poor least, and they soon appeared At tho summit
| II the rsug ground. Calling aloud, they directed
me n a .sgnant pool which lay about twenty r~ces
before me with tho help Of his masters stnua
ting cry, succeeded In bringing the mule To the
margin Of the pool, where be maic firm stand :
nor could my utmost sndoAvours induce him T.
proceed step farther, or conquer his dro~d Of com
.nS into contrast with Ihe dark and loathsorne wa
ter. A. length, with re assistance " his cofupan
| .ou's long pole r ere Louis made spring, swun e
himself from tho hoishi shere he stood, oyr ~"
burning all. an .Ated, nth the deNtcrity Of an
equestrian pert m.r, to hak u tie ouma', be-
hind me shen taxing firm hold OF NE, be seized
| ,he rsins, and both with spur and voice urged the
poor animal 10 take good leap into the middle OF
the pool and alter slowly tcrdng IT, though hs
Scorchel hoofs euoy oil the cooues, u the water he
ct length reached ths opposite bank.
o. dismount,ns, heartily thanked The .reuaiier
for having rescued the from such imminent danger,
when lie rather irly observed "us who is not &C.
qusntel with se paths AMI burning soil Of the
Bruysre, should carefully keep by those who Ns
familiar with II, perhaps trust u the instinct Of
his horse, which in such cases is often better able
to lind tie way than il. rider, though he should
happen to be scholar Poor Belott.r be added,
w be stroked the rocking side OF the trembling
NAL. "you will be anne 10 the end OF your days
and were no, srs-iy ruined man, your price
would also have 10 come out Of my pocket"
set bis miud at rest the after score and =,
be soon resumed LIS usual II sht. hearted manner ",
pursued our way though now on foot with a. much
good huulour and frieni,ipess as before OR con
vsrsaeon naturally dwet on the subject OF the moor
tires and other pccuHAruos OF this part Of the coun
Try. Was struck by the appearance Of SINAI
sresks Of light dsrtug W, here aud there all over
the neighbourhood tNi old haron told me that b,
had one = cont ~ ration " this hind 30 eIien
siye Ar 10 threaten 10 oyerspresd the entire moor
and which MAS only sIHnguishri by the most siren
uous eXertons Of the -spri,es Aer having LIST
ed for several days during which time the Aarurn
bell rang necessarily, aud signals Of distress were
constantly gwen uut that nnce then the ires had
been limited 10 certain portions Of the SOL.
Aswe walked along, Pierre Louis CHANGED &c
plant his leaf pole too deeply in the ground. and
lad extreme difficulty in drawing II out again II,
declared tina, had he SLOWED IL 70 remain there II
. would have disappeared entirely before morning,
tho moor having an sl-shsorbng faculty. The
peasan, remarked ihs, The ground il constantly
rising and thu, 10 what depth sosvsr they Gu, The
turf the surface still remains al it's former height
On my inqu.rng .he cause Of this strange pheno-
menon he said "Is IL possible that this q stn un
8 known to you, sir' Originally the moor was com
posed, to speak, Of two stories-one on the leve
ground, aud one beneath IT, A. that time It Wal
the Joint property Of ihe OF Japhet and Of III,
kourgAns and the two parties took 1t by turns tc
live Ia the collar or ground. floor Buti so hApDen