Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-11-22

on the terrace-the CouDt u ,not, tender,,
had at least grown poeticaL and gradually,
Mime. de St. Ange allowed her love, to pc
evident, till both sunk into that silence
which is lovers eloquence., Ending i; but
a little beyond the usual limits, Nine. de-
st. Ange, laid her head on her lovers shonl-
der and, ,breathed his name III low and low
ing accents: ,bnt there was, no, answer, for
the cheyalierde st, Floy was fast asleep,
! "My dear triends,' exclaimed Nine. de
st. Ahge, entering the lighted drawing
room, where can we're assembled, "l have
lost my wager; leave him now in your
hands-youcan try your SHIP ~u' ~ ~,
! When, after . few minutes, the Count
entered the drawing-room, apparently M
conscious Of therudeness he had been gull.
Ity of, the gentlemen were at cards, and:
Immediately proposed TO the Count to join,
them.o. 49,. III. p, -.','t lt'n','s ~ q
Sil II Is agreeable to Oy0a; for myself # II
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,t,Exactiy What you Iike,sdl 400" dool oi
M. Cantillac, who was very fond of show
ing off his riches, challenged the Count to
eScdrt. ,. ,.....,.. ,. '" r'
:, They played on for some time, when Mme.l
de st. Ange, leaning over his shoulder, in
iquired whether he was losing or winning.
81 really don't know" said de Floy, with
the utmost Indifference. ~ ~ '''','i'
,,"The Count wins twelyetbousand francs"
"Really, | AM sorry. Suppose we play
double or quits, eh ?" '.'l 'J ~. ~
-."As you please,nn The banker, OF course,
would, mot givein, n,butt thesum was considera2
BILE and the emotion was visible on his
features. AS for the Count, he preserved
the same smiling Countenance, turning the
cards carelessly, almost mechanically over
You have won!" exclaimed the banker,
trying to hide his quiyering lips.
"Then we will talk of something else"
said de Floy, turning from the card-table.
ward, and taking up the cards, threw them
into the Counts face. ., .'. 80
"Canillac," exclaimed the baronne, "are
you mad? Count, l beseech you, keep
calm
"My dear madam, am anything else. /
am only sorry that some of the cards struck
you. So, General, you really think ]
cheat ?"
"AIost decidedly and if you are insulted,
am ready to give you every satisfaction"
THAT means that because you have taken
fancy to call me cheat, ] must risk my
life by fighting duel with u?'
"Precisely"
swell, as You please: it is perfectly indif-
Il :.
and now will retire, for really am weary;
even believe that went asleep on the ter
race. Good night to you ALL" ~
And smiling and humming a tune, the
Count, with his usual ease and elegance,
lett the room.
swell, never saw anything to equal
this man." said Nine. de st. Ange; "but
General, think you went little too far"
you understood, of course, that IL was q
mere trial. Now will try him with du
Ell. If he stands fire as he does everything
else, shall say that he is not human. j
shall tell him that the arrangements are FIVE
PAGES, with one pistol loaded and the other
not, and chance to decide the one who gets
the deadly weapon; il he agrees to these
terms he IS the bravest man eyer saw, and
| will apologize to him, and hold him In
my esteem" ......., t..,,,5.-g.,
II cannot help plying him, "said Canilac
with q sigh, for de Floy was very hand
some, and in all but his lack of sensibility,
very fascinating" 20 ',,,
As had been foreseen, the Count made no
objection to the duel as the seconds had ar
ranged it. .. ..,,. j.. ,,. .,
He chose the pistol from the two offered
him with courteous smile, and then, at
the signal, fired. He had chosen the pistol
that was not loaded.
rAhw said he, ''you will have the best of
it, General" '"
The General, who at five PAGES almost
touched the face of his adversary, desired
him to close his eyes, as he could not take
proper aim. 10 ..... .,.. SO, ..-
The Count, obeyed, but not muscle Of
his face moved; and after the General had
fired the pistol, he opened his eyes and
smilingly said: ,.'..... ...r., .,r.,.- ,r'...
l,Ny . 1o1
''Let me feel your pulse" said the doctor.
"By Jove,, it is slower than mine. Well,
you are a mystery" "i n'..'''3 'nf
|'Let me apologize and explain" said the
General. rThe result and the duel were
alike the result ofa wager; we have all lost {:
1t is impossible to make you feel emotion OF
any kind."' o' ''.iA .gln11ri
@Yes," said Nine. de st. Ange, advanc-
ing, you are a man of marble.n,, yqT r,pT,
! mo, madame" said the Count Shut as
| you are all so deeply Interested, will tell
you what ANA man without heart.ro
"We know that" rrGt14 trdrrro. -
a''Not figpratively," said the chevalier,
shut literally" f..,...
q "lBahw said the doctor, "you could not
live an hour" sA '-.t lng ..lafn-
1"My heart was taken out of my bosom six
years ago. L was suffering deeply, oh, so
deeply, and the physician, as a remedy to
save me, took my heart out of my bosom
See, here is the scar."I ..'l '''a ~ j'rf
o The Count opened the bosom of his shirt,
andthe doctor distinctly saw a scar in the
| region of the heart. ....,,5 -, ",
SStill," said the doctor, "you could not
live; the thing Is impossible."o s'H'o7hr
ir "Not at all, Since live. The doctor took
away my heart in silver box, and l
have never felt either pleasure or sorrow
since" ~ '..l
The doctor for some minutes looked in
| tently at the Count. Then he took Nine. de
st. Ange by the arm and led her aside.
~ have discovered his secret. He is
mad WaeuaI 7n 7.,a mol. D. tFi-t otr
y "Mad, of, course mad; on one point a
monomaniac; perfectly sane on every point
but this, but utterly insane on this onen 2
s"Can he be cured ~ mOIi ylimg' s.i il
/ ,Yes if yon could persuade him that his
heart was once more in his body"
.,"I think L could" said the barvnne.
| For some days the party at the chateau
| went on as usual, the only difference being
that Mime, de st. Ange was more frequently
| in the society OF the Count than, she had
been before, and that he seemed to get ac-
custotned to her, and o'miss her IL she was
long .oht of his sight. Stillnot opedHord of
love did he pronounce. II epbu, hoe y,r
At length Nine. de st. Ange, being alone
with him, took his hand, and in low, trem-
iuious voice, addressedhim: 9'i4 TSV9F
oNCount, y said she, II have confession to
make 60, yOu.p iiIf1 ."lGfC sfni 0niGmuta
ITO mepi' yiHJwI Ydi 20 Da9a 5IfIt
M tsYes; you know your heart was taken