Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-08
THE REsURREcTION CHAMBER,


JFransIated from the Frsneh.l
The.old Baron De Morailen was a Ger
man aristeefat of great ancestral pride and
large Possessions. His only son, Nal, DE
Morghens was the idol of his father and had
been educated under his eye. inheriting all
his prejudices and his exctasiveness.f Tc
enlarge his acquaintance with tie bea,
as0nde he had sijourued in Vienna, Berlin
and london, AND it was his fathers inten-
tion to finish him on at Paris and then have
him return to the, parental estates and as
SHINE the titles and, hbnors to which the
demise of the old nobleman must ere fIoHe
eititle him: The major was accordingly
sent TO reside for 9 time IN aris.;s but its
seductions proved too. powerful for ttevir-
tue, that remained intact under the tempta-
tions OF other cities. He became ehaInonrd
Of p beautiful but unprfncipled. woman,
fought and killed q rival'f0r her affectioiis
and having faVished upon her the last sou
of the immense sums placed by his indul-
gent parent &C his, disposal and at last pro-
Yoked therefusal by the latter to honor any
more otohis enormous drafts ynpons him,
went home to obtain by fair means or by
foul the FINDS he desired Soon after his
arrival, the secret-of, his Parisian life and
dpings leaked out, and was confirmed by q
Letter from the ma ajot,s mistress to the old
baron, which read as follows :adi sloss5l,s5 :
old snail of a father what do hear?
son money,iand are exposing yourself to
his curse and even his displeasure.a How
Can you forget yourself Ia this matter 2
And yet your son--you must knows
waiting tori that money to sbuy for me a
cashmere, three dresses of p0aH do sol, and
a lot of jewelFy yanore val1aBie than both.
Your niggardness Clearly proves to me that
you are utterly Ignorant of the life your
son has led in1 Paris since you recon-
AaeBded him to my friend the marchioness.
His life is dream, old many He lives at
the Cafe de Paris, at the sRocher de Can
Gale, and at Erase eatfs.S 3 No one sports Els
wine better than your heir, BY the way,
when do youintendl that hesshould become
such, old fellow sdFake six months, year,
more; but do not Jet eighteen months pass
without realizing bis ex pectations. If You
prolong too indefinitely his hopes and
those ofhis friends. YOU will oblige him to
accord you no longer the esteem, with
which l am, for the moment, -
Your daughter-in Jaw, rs7-f1s !
sy MoUssELINE.1
SJndge of the Impression which such q
specimen of impudence must have pro-
dnced on the fifteen or twenty square Ger
Lpsnheads which heard 1t. All the grand
relatives arose and respectfully asked par
don of tteoid baron fors having tofIan in
slant taken his son under their protection
They then withdrew in the most disdain-
Shortly after a servant antered the ma
jor's room and informed him that his
father desired his prest nee, in his cabinet
Forcing mastery of his nervous irrita-
tion, and counterfeiting tranquil coun-
tenance, he obeyed\ the summons. The
baron had, according TO his custom, remoy-
ed his black craya., and thrown back bis
large shirt collar over the neck of his
dressing-gown. Never was there offered
to view head more beautiful, more ven
erabie. He was seated in the velvety
depths of an easy chair, opposite a fall
length portrait of the late Baroness De
BE seated there" said he, pointing his
son to chair. The major uncovered him.
self with forced respect and sat down in
silence, 'ss 80 - 49, -..-..--,
saThis interview said the baron calmly
'fis the last we shall have together / pray
you, therefore, do not forget t." a0iE 4
II shall nc. forget it, my father" al'''
81 take God and your excellent mother
to Witness" continued the baron, "that !
have done for you all thatis required of q
good father. How have you requited my
care, my goodness? And yet had you beer
simplyrun ngrateful but you have been un-
just, wicked, sacrilegious toward me,
have forgiven you many times; bnt my in
dulgenee has served only to encourage you
in wrong-doing." Ia 4@eA
After moments ypause he resumedf
1'Why should l longer consider you nay
son 2 My resolution is irrevocably taken.'
.,And that resolution is -. 2l.'55ss
ssYou shall know it presently ;be patient
My nephews and grand-nephews surround
me with a fiIial' affection; they honor my
old age, while you defoul the respect Yhict
is its due. In withdrawing from You my
tenderness, to " hom. think you, ought 1 t,
give il but to them ?o : = l.-..5'2e W -
s4'Fake care, fatheri take care ~ cried thi
-. a. -
''Fake care what you say and what yol
dol" ,IszF Sf17 hScL Z 3
-sBeing your father, sir, say what say
and do what l do.'' ,o&U0T II W =
.ts.Yeu shall not disinherit me? No
mop ,NyvCSa 70 9zo y
-rsMyEddty is to ldisinherit you, and do i
without remorse orr fear's - E4oJ .E
= <q.Fathers'ic cried the major, with a voic,
still more terrible, placing himself sbefor
theHWiudew that opened upon the park o
thgctIateau, lyon shall not do that,of tel
YOU yo,sa0 oE 3yOEz apsp property fyh is mine by n
"Yqqr mother is of my Opinion, is sh
9stss ssid 2 the 2 old ID baron, addressing ts tn
at is mine by right of bloodi sid
-eeIdenyi the right in her, u Eiw c3;Isg1 @
"By natural right"
HYou are jesting, young Ess..n.p Andthl
naughty irony ofothe baron exasperates
themajOreh vGC arf1 ye7yc7 Ivaol
.-..tt is mine by the laws, then. cried hi
shutting his fists like aman endeagoring.t
Sfhs laws, say you =" calmly rejoihed til
old baron ;cssee If the laws oppose my in
te6tiofs,n and rising he walked toward hi
6ecretary,;r 7,5utf r,-5i-i .7.,l b. ,ris.frI5J
aAithough neither human nor natura
laws, nor yet usage, Gan thwart the arbi
trary act YOU wish to commit, said the ma
g. facfn
father box bloody as that of Cain, 9
would advise you to renounce it. and thai
toer forthpith. Do you understand 1aE HH Hl'
"My determination is fxedasa decree G
heaven"
esrHeld, fatherl- Donot open the secreta
~! gy5, ! ID diyins Gsnss+sy you, l say, Don
ofBdt the baronEdid open it, and took theme
apaper, which he slowly unrolleds goes
This is my, will" said he, reading th
first lines of the document; "disinheritin
him who was my onIy son, give and bt
queath all my nephews and nieces, to m
names follow" = ~ eEl.E.s az
N0fe of the window blinds of the rool
was closed with violence. The other whic
the major had seized, trembled in his hauC
Hezsteed at that moment with his Dac
turned from the park, his fixed and, fert
cious gaze still fastened on his father an
the paper from which he wa, reading.
-,t,And now, r said the old man, I'm golp
to sign this will in your presence" ... 81.
"You shall not sign it, hissed the maJC
tIasIling Shut the other blind, and dartin
inathe obscurity at the neck of his fathe
who uttered only one cry, one rattle, OF
gasp.
"Away with the will! l am heir! He
dead, ,7Sfepeatedhe,b Bending over his father
faee.s lHeremained silent, but his hair stot
on an end. He rang for a servant. '.Bl
fhe wifi the Wilt What have done vii
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