New-York tribune., 1867-10-17

we hope. without having conveyed to the reading
world that contagi0n of virtue with which true no
bility is quickcned.
Cecil enters the Algerian army private, but in
week OF two he has, snglchauded, and alone, exer-
minated seven separate tribes Of the dhanded sons
Of Ishmael produced contentment in tho army ~
place of mutiny. and would be "A Field Marshal on
the eighth day of his enlistment but for the enmity
of his Colonel, Chateauroy. VINO degades him, and
hates him. And the reason OF his spite is that he
carried of the fayorte of the Emir, which Cecil
did MT approve so that BayaId went into his Colo
ners tent and said " BOO7 to him in snch terrific
manner that the miscreant shook in his cavalry
boots and Immediately sent the lady back. But he
hated his subordinate after. This Is q striking
picture Of tho discipline and tho manners of the
French army and of the relation between chief ana
private. Thus matters went o for ~ years. Every
morning Cecil said to himself Fee Fau-Fum, smell
the blood of an Ara-bi-UN" and shore off the heads
of twenty dogs of unbeevers daily, but it was all of
no use. He was but Corporal in the Chasseurs
dAfriQue.
Then p pretty vivandierc named Cigarette fell IN
love with him. She - a dear creature who smokes,
chews swears, drinks brandy, talks slang,
and knows not tho nano of woman
hood Strange to say. Cecil does not return her
And now Lord Rockinghams sister rcappcars.
Twelve years have converted her into blooming
yonng widow of twenty 1t was necessary that she
should be very nch and have another name, so that
Cecil should not know her, at first. So she is we'd
ded to a Prince who, with rare consideration for his
wifes happiness dies in the of half an hour,
and leaves her more money than the Rothschllds
ever dreamed Of all in Spanish bonds and Spanish
castles Wen, she and Cecil fall in love with each
other. each without knowing the identity OF the
other In France ladies of wealth and position ire-
quently do fall in love with the iustrOus obscure.
and there is the " Lady OF Lyons To prove 1t. 80
they meet at a carayanserai in the desert. where ~
is 50 hot that the potatoes are cooked III the
sand. and where the Princess Corona. allas
the Lady Veneta, alias Potte Rene, gldes
To meet him in airy attire of superb caehemeres
sweeping the f0or.' Then and there by means Of
the bonJonHtre they discover that he is he. and that
she is She She entrcats him to let her tell Lord
Rockingham. who win proyidentially arrive next
day But by this time old Lord R0yalheu Is dead,
and his eldest is dead, and Cecil ~ supposed To
be dead and Berkeley has succeeded TO the pceIaSr
which Cecil proposes to let hm keep rs the reward
of a virtuous life. He cannot dsprove the forgery
without duplicating Berkeley who believes HIM dead
and is happy. So he saws that he has found the wis
not marry her. he would rather prefer to he shot
than not. so she goes of on journey. and he
returns to camp and engages in series of Wild
alIys usually in the proportion OF Cecil 10 fifty
Arabs. but he uniformly conquers. Once, however,
when the odds have been hundred and ninety Ia
one OF tlcrcabouts though he beats of course, he s
left for dead on the field. Cigarette rcscues nm and
saves his life Once before she has saved his life; for,
being a vcritable Achilles, he has the vulnerable
heel and those miscreantS OF l,hmacltes persist IN
finding il. Well, he rccoycts: the Princess Corona
returns 80 camp. and sends for HIM TO bid him an
eternal aGieu Against discipline, he goes. He re-
pcats Byron's touching but obscure lines. beginning,
Fare thee well and If forever swcars fidelity and
is returning. when he encounters ChateanrOy, his
enemy. who SAYS something imroiite To him, for
which Cecil being the bigger strikes him, IL seized.
inuiacled and carried 10 the guard house The
Princess departs at dawn, ignorant of the little affair
and Cecil is sentenced To bc shot az day break OF
the second morning thereafter Cigarette j. down
at Aciers but she gets the news by carrier pigeon.
NaddcEed she dashcs into the street, where the lrs
per>on she meet, is Berkeley Cecil. With an instinct
quite marvellous considering that she has never seen
nor heard Of him before she knows that he is Bcrtics
brother. aud demands OF him full confession and
explanation Frightened ont OF his senses, Berkeley
writes that the Classeur il Lord Royalleu. and
Peer OF England. She seiIcs the paper mounts her
horse. and eallops hlty miles under an African sun
10 fortress. where the Marshal Of FIanoe Niceroy
Of Africa had that day arrived. She appeals TO him
i'm the name OF all the virtues 10 pardon Cecil.
He refuses Then. IN tones of thunder. she
informs him that the yictimiiS Peer OF England,
whcreupon he offers her his best horse and begs her
to Kill it IN the effort to that hope of Albion
Midway her horse fails her. She band of raw
aging Arabs who have sworn 10 tear her limb from
limb She rushcs boldly upon them and expresses her
eagcrncss to be dismcmbcrcd, if the Chief will but
ride himself with the pardon, and save Cecil. Con
vcrtcd 10 the Christian faith 10y her courage lac gives
her his harbcd Sced and his blessing and she speeds
on Meantime Rockingham has heard that the finest
soldier in Inc army is to he shot and seeks him 10
ask his photographs he finds him standing beside
his coffin with the French army training the cannon.
All. liza - he yells have You n straw berry mark on
your left arm T. Cecil too higrminded to be agita
ted by this unexpected meeting with the friend of his
youth calmly replies No. Then" says Rocking
ham. anging his arms about him, "youare the long
lost BERTHE The soldiers object to the attitude as
interfering with the accuracy Of their aim. But he
wrcahes himself about that mild LaocOon, and speaks
contumacousy of the French army. Twelve regi-
merrs fall upon him, and drag him away, and the
signal To lire is given. At this instant Cigarette
appears at the top of hll half mile away-one of
those hills which thicky bestrew African deserts
waves the pardon over her head and shIieks
Wait in the name of France " But the cry came
too late; the vollcy was fired, the crash of sound
thrilled across the woods that made THEM lQuery-
Whom n pause; the death that was doomed was
dealt" Now supposed that this would finish Cecil,
and very glad we were Good gracious no. The sepul
cher opens once more it's ponderous aud marble Jaws
to cast him up again lie only staggered slightly,
and then stood erect grzed only by some few OF the
balls The flash of fire not 50 fleet as the swift
ness of her love- and his breast she threw herself
and turned her head backward with her old, daunt-