The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-02
the KOURIGAN.
A TALE OF BRITTANY.

On entering ,be stiil gloomy s,ct room. founs
Jeanne se.ted near The cradle with clAsped banda
and eve rivetcd on her child. wihout any s.iuts<
ton OF 'urthor notice u me- abe esd in lo~.
Lenrt-thrilhng tone
'Ltr Piorre 10 dyingr'
tried " sootbo her, though she made No 'eps
but rising from hcr seat paced once or tvtce 10
and down The room. wrngtng her hands, ~ II ny.
ing 10 co ~ and h~r feelings then seating ner%H
~ ihc hearth, she covered her lace. AMI vept nod
aobted biuerly. Boon this phroIvsm vs oNo.
am she remained perfectly quiet and moto1less.
Inc abourod brosthing Of the pocr SICK baby ana
the rotous Sounds II the wedding party, slcns
br, kc the drrti.e siiEsss hat prevailed around.
Prom a slgit knowledge OF medicine which / bst
lneid. ntally seq,nrcd very early IN In, cona
panty discover, on = more chss Observation ~ ms
child that there fer such sreat Alarm,
- tho symptoms raiher seemei ~ Ngle hvonrI
bs crisis. Aner giving ny opinion trleo 70 I'M
pres upon her tia she had psrnHned me Aireaay-
mentioned evil omons SEGA cn oar way nome V
usurp too much influence over her feelings.
On tho way and since" she empbsAeaHy re-
mrned, ~ sne rosc from or char, looked rSund IN
turn. aLd then knot down A. siu tes dc the c,,dit
To my further Inquiries. she iepllod- >,
II was sitting here IN the duSk-tctore you, SIR,
came in,-and bad wop, 10 much ths, light and
darkness, dsy aud night were all alike to me sud
denly was roJsed hv hearing the sound VI f1ot-
sep qui.e close 70 inc, and then sgh ;Duton look
INK sharply all around, could discover no souroa
IRON whence they might have preceded. Present.
~, heard similar sounds aud then my name dis.
wAsA war ingl lie who once iovod desr.y
must have riscn from tho grave - let know n n
death IA TrepAg1ng = resting place near his. Ooc
thing is certs l., that ere this uighi he over sous
Christian in tits house must die!'
WAS shout 10 answer wnen shs suddenly inter.
rupted inc by cry OF terror, as sprl nging to hor
feet she pointed, specifies and panic struck, b.
door thAI led rom the yard into the garden, and
which vas visible rom tne window by Vie pss
moonlight True enough, there stood In NE door-
way, the shadow Of wLicn ali concealed him, .
strange ookiug being, small, oeiormoL wearing
brold-brimmei hat, which vas plAceI so low
his brow, quite 60 conceal the iIc,, and holding
. long staff ~ his hAnd.
There lie isg' iAlsered Jeanne 1.-THE Kouri.
gsur'
A. sonly .ad quickly as could sliprsl out hv
tho back -doo-. a Il crep; along, under tue sha
Of the wall, towards the door ia question. /
just within reach Of The hgure when it perceived
me, and vanished would have follower, think-
ing / agaiu saw 1t disappear through gap IN tho
garden hedlo; but considered that auy further
search through TIE siiacent hedges bushes, and
gardens, aitur one scqusiuIed doubtless with tho
localities would he OF no RySl while, perbApa IN
the meantime Jeanne might &c exposed suil firs
Tier annoyance.
A returned to the roon, Pierre Louis va. On.
pring by another door, and Uss evidently under
the exciting influence OF wine lie rear led netthey
the groaus Of his child, nor the teas Of his n,o,hc,
bit ralchitoe latter with thougLtleas laughter On
her ovrr-sol ,ctuds-trted 70 coress her, and when
she tepulsed MN With LOOK OF horror, he grew
took another direction, that speedily restored b,s
good-humour He went through the room talking
oil sorts OF coniusc4 nonsense lau. he'd u~d thon
again spoke of the Jolly trick they v,re g,,rt, n,
play, by which be would make IN FOR tho .oss ms
Journey hal caused him-would lie ,nnl io1 Il. mus
chase uelicine tor Little Pore, ana A n,pds .n,.
dress for Jeanne. A. 10 danger, ,herc Sas poue-
- wa9 mere iun--ha hA, hA! They haI.,.l;ad IN,
iuiormer drowned the tellow!--for once In MS
lie the shreHd P.usian was outwittei
Drowned In tie name Of wonder what aro
you talking oH' cried the POOR wife. sne triod tn
edS What scheme have you on foot T. ere L5,lisi''
20 you little fool" he stAmmcged, I'VE have only
drown. The niormer IN uiDs, AZ the chIid's AXE
what nonsense am talking at toe marriage Of or
cousin the sslt-ea.er should rather say. Yea,
dr. Iwnod, 90 that lac shall mistake the n, ion for
cheese ana stumble over his own .eot-the b. astinR
coxcomN And theu-tten veil play hlm tr.cl<
with the salt hue fun that, Ia, ha, uAl VIII tn.
gent 'eman remain here or loiu us'r
WIsn these words, he Teeied out Of the house.
Jeanne molon"h me 10 follow him, and thcu-her
heart, torn by conflicting emotions caused by tia
condition Of her child, her own over-Wroush hi iecl-
ings and the terroi inspired by the umbis aous cx-
presSious shat hau DROPPED from the In. other hs.
unconscious lusoEud-sh' sank down bcside the
cradle, as Il crushed beneath the load Of her varied
AID aoouuauus sorrows.
WhAtthe unfortunate mans intentions were,
couli NOS wei oehhe' ouI followed him ~ The
vague h"re o. preventing any iurtley misaLisG oz
IvegEnE ~ some Measure she results Of what no
m.-nt nave previously engaged in. We had nov
gone many s,cps Wien We met the Partisan, ac-
eompsmed by several young men, who seemed.
evdcut.y rom some bad intsut, to be highly pleas
al with ms 1retched condition. Aud, IN good
trutu, a mos. ludicrous object he was, may Do
Supposed ui being Of his nature under such 1Gcum-
stances. As he a. once attschei himself 70 me, ]
could, avoid yielding ~ his requcst thatI should
conuuct him home, anu hoped, by doing, 10 aver
any precneditateI harm from occurring to MIN, The
remainder Of the party, ~ my surprise seemed
quito satisfied with TINS arrAnge ana We sep
ara,ed, after had urgently requested Pierre ~ go
home, an sc. quietly into bod.
They seemed " go, a. they said they would, N
the direction OF Pierre Louis's house while -
well "a could dTassed n officer along 10 his abode,
which lay round q c corner OF the next street
scarcely, however, had We gone on. OF ngnt and
hearing OF the other party, than the Partisan sudden
~ \ iped his iuco rrcng talk, anu snatches OF Juno
less souq, and walked FIRMLY and erect as posi-.
t.e- LOOK NJ NJ me at she same slime with a most ex-
t-s,rd.ugry expression Of mingled gravity aud
fun.
ITO be cCntinued.l