Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-03-19

before.
eAnd yet father" replied she in the
bed, ''and YET am now on the very verge
Of the gravel"
"ImpossibIe!I have beheld hundred.
on the verge Of the grave, but never be-
fore one ike you. Why, your voice
madam, so sweet and clear,~,so strong,
bellies the supPosilion. /"
"And yet my words are true.
"Ah" muttered our old friend, to him.
self, while a smile Of graufcauon for an
instant illumed his countenance-,do doubts
lessIy, she is a hypochondriac. She is a
fit object for the physician, not for the
priest. Then lnrning to her be continued
aloud
MADAM. is il your determination that
/ shall confess youl"
"Such is my resolve, father, though
heaven and my conscience know, I have
but little to confess-let the world say
what it may-father, / see by your look
of surprise-your kindly solicitude, that
-that-YOu-oh! you are not-are yOul''
mot what daughter-nol whal2" and
the padre began 10 look slightly alarmed
"Yes-yes, I arm certain, you are an ac-
complice of-of my kinsmen9"
"AccOmplce?'
"Yes-yes, you know nothing of this
yOu-are not an aecOmplice !'i
MADAM, you mystify me very much
your mind is evidently disordered-I
must depart this IS no place for me-" and
be started toward the bell.
"Oh, no, no, In the name Of heaven /
implore yon-stay. If you have any
IN srcy, do not ring that bell!-dO not
leave nle2"
"Madam, your manner IS most incom
prehensibe! What do you mean7 am
led to believe you mad; and yet your
language and manner are Tatioa.
Mad! Mon Dieu! I wonder that /
am not. No. no, | am not mad! father,
sware TO me that you are not an accomp.
lice of my kinsman."
II must be understood, that all this
dialogue was carried on in a low, sub
dred voice, not MUCK above a whisper,
through excited and animated in the
extreame; and It was as much with the
design of assuming a more easy position
for be had been bending over the bed
all the whlle--as il was to enable him TO
near better, that the prelate softly drew
a chair to her side and seated himself
while saying:
"Dlughter, there is evidently some
mystery here, and / would fathOm il.
Now IN the first place who is this kins-
man you speak Of? be wearing the CLOAK?
Speak aud fear not"
Yes, us he"
Wei, Z am no aecomplice of his"
"Oh! do you speak traIy' and she
bent upon him glance of such deep sup.
plicauon, shat his heart was touched.
Daughter, believe me. My words
are The Words Of lruthv'
sob! God, l thank thee-father can
you save msl See, | am young, TOO young,
90 young to die"
Willingly, If 1t IS in my power; but,
you forget, am perfectly ignorant Of
nour siuation. Now, if you would be
more expHcit.
Il will-you shall know all-lOokI"
Up TO this time II should be remembered.
he had remained closely covered up to
the neck by the counterpane; but now as
she spoke, she violently threw the cover
from her but half-robed persons, and
bare arms, one Of which she held up to
his stalled gaze, pointing The while,
with the trembling hand Of the other, 10
bloody dyed baudage that encircled it
jast above the elbow.
Look Do you see that, father? From
that would my precious life is to pour out
by thar means | am to die!'
"Are you frantic womanl What do you
meaa?"
"LIs,eu!-dislurb me not and you shall
hear all. You shall doublessly Judge
by all this spendor you see in these
apartemens, that | am one of the social
cd royalists. or nobility Of France, recall
ed by an ediCt of the present Emperor
: aud rightly, too, for / am-further,
you are aware. that there has lately been
several attempts made by our party 10
the Emperor, or al least,
such is The report. Also, that it is sus-
Pecled. that even at this moment there
are several secret societies Of conspirat-
ors, now ploung for the same object
Well. II Is because ! Glanced 20 discover
the dasIardly proposes of one Of these
despica5le cllques, and betrayed that
knowledge to the proper source, that ]
am now doomed TO suffer this death"
Oh. Imposslble."
Nay, say not father, for such is The
truth.
But how then is il possible then that
you nave been prevailed upon to betray
your people. and your own interest so
much!' and the old mon looked incred-
ulous.
'sTruIy, it does seem improbable, and ] |
must tell all. +"
"Cerlainlyln and be looked, as he was,
graufied al the prospect Of having hls
suspicious proven false.
Yes, l will even tell you that. " com.
Jained She while faint blush for an To- !
slant sutfused her fair cheek. "'Fis
thus: Thoughts born, as ] have said,
royalIst. am one. no longer al heart;
for loved, and be WHO. taught me to love
taught me also TO love liberty bsuer than
al the VAIN pomp and display Of des
pollsm; for be Is one of the peOple-an
humble seuslieuseuan', IN the army OF
Twas my love for him fhai
prompted ms 70 dsvulge ssuret xlHcb
involves even kinsnan, wh0p urged on