The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-09-16
THE IA1iPyoFHsr. JUST.

THE sAMkSROEl ST. JUST.
Not quite century since, there
might have been seen in the church
of st. Just. at Narbonne, large and
magnificent silver lamp, which occu
pied the centreiof the chapel, to the
right Of thetomb of Philip the Bold,
and the flame of which was fed by
the purest perfumed oil. The care
COARSE or vulgar hands; some young
ab!,,esofS good family was always the
guardian Of its fame, and it showed
its splendid workmanship and con-
slant light until somewhere about
the year 1874, when it was stolen
no one could tell how. It was re-
placed by large wax-taper, which,
however, although never allowed to
burn out before being renewed, did
not excite the same enthusiasm in
the mindsgof the faithful as the pre-
cious lamp had done, and, in the
year 1850, the yotiyei taper was ex-
tinguished forever. have known
some old persons who remember
both the lamp and the taper, and
from whom I have gathered the fol-
lowing details regarding the former:
On the 10Th of February, 1347, to-
wards midnight, a young officer,
scarcely nineteen years old, followed
by four armed horsemen, halted be-
fore the door of Lubiano Marrechi, q
Iombardo italian merchant, estab-
lished in the city of Narbonne. AS
the door was not opened at the first
summons, the officer ordered that it
should be forced; and his men had
dismounted, and were already begin
ming to make some impression on the
stout iron-bound planks, when they
heard the sound of bolts being drawn
back, and presently key turned in
the ponderous lock, and the chevalier
and his men found themselves in q
tagged passage, only lighted by q
dim iron lamp. Fronting the in
truders was little communicating
old man, with keen, restless eyes,
which, with one glance, took note of
everything. He and his untimaly
visitors stood for q second or two
looking at each other; but before q
word was spoken on either side, q
door further down the passage was
flung open, and tall young girl,
but half-clad, as though she had been
startled from her sleep, and had
taken but little thought for her ap-
pearance, rushed to the young officer,
whose face was completely in shadow,
and casting her arms around his
neck, with a cry of joy. she said:
"Ah! art thou come, my Joez?
How I have looked for thee! And
even in my sleep 7 heard and knew
far off the tread of thy noble horse,
and the heavier feet Of the mules" {"
The words had been ShurriedIy
spoken, and they had scarcely passed
her lips, when she loosed her hold of
the young man, for the sharp steel
ornaments of the officers cuirass had
wounded her bare arm; and looking
into the strangers face, with be-
wildered and terrified gaze, she fell
trembling on narrow bench, cover
ed with black leather, murmuring, as
she tried to draw her scanty drapery
more closely around her-"Ah! it was
not my Joez!"
''No," replied the young man, 'I
am not Joez of Cordova, the hand
some young merchant of purple
cloth; and am not come to bring
his magnificent wedding presents to
his betrothed, Diana Marrechi.
am Jean de Lille-J Jourdain, and an,
come to execute the orders of the
King Of France" ",,l rNttI
"Go, DIANA" said the old mer.
chant, "shut yourself into your
chamber. lean do the honor of our
poor house to the Sienr de Lille.
Jourdain.'
The young man laughed. "Allow
me to tell YOU" he said, "that from
this hour neither you nor youra have
any longer either chamber or house.
In the name of the king, am come
to tell you that all your goods, al
your wealth, belong to you no more
Your person is seized, and your pro
perty confscated. 4t
'You are mad, said old Marrecki,
holding the light to jeans face, so
rather, You are only beardless boy
playing dangerous game. Tak'
care! We'are under the special pro
lection, OF the consuls Of the city, ant
their serieants have more than once
punished noble 3chevalier for hav
ing exceeded his warrant. Here il
my license, which has cost me tel
Golden crOwna and xuh;oJ, ob;,,oo -,