Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-05-28

The ground pleases him, observed the
notary, and dare say that it unites for that
purpose all advantages. In the first place,
an excellent situation!
81 know it, replied Don Jose, bluntly.
"The woods, the fields, the gardens. =
~ have seen them," interrupted the Doc
tor anew, whose desire the description
augmented
$50 much the better, replied Perez; ''but
that which the senior has not seen perhaps,is
the interior of the chateau since the embel-
lshments effected by the late count. There
is firstly gallery of pictures painted by our
best masters"
'sPctures !" repeated Don jose, II al
ways adored pictures, though prefer statues
even more"
''rhe chateau is peopled with them.
.Can it be possible!"
'sWithout speaking Of library"
"There is library!' exclaimed the doc
tor.
"Of thirty thousand volumes."
Don Jose made gesture of despair.
''And that such u treasure should be lost !"
he resumed; ''that that arsenal of science
should remain in the hands of an illiterate
fellow! for this Don Henriquez must be il
literate."
The notary shrugged his shoulders.
'sEh! eli !" he said, lowering his voice,
''your lordship knows that he is n young
man Of noble family, rich and fond of plea
surcs."
81 was sure of it., interrupted Jose; She
is hard case !"
"He has some good traits; many good
ones. He is only little fiery, which has
caused him to have already several affairs
with other gentlemen"
"That's it; a quarrelsome fellow-a duel
ist," continued the doctor; / might have
supposed So"
And he added lower,
"And ought TO have deprived him Of
the means Of continuing it, by depriving
him of the hand which holds the sword |!
1t would be justice"
cage will correct his passons," replied
Perez, "and | also hope the extraordinary
whims of his Lordship. Notwithstanding
his wealth he is always destitute he has al
ready exacted from his uncle's farmers all
| the areas.
"And they have paid"
"Witll great difficulty, for the last har-
vests were bad"
=" But that is cruel!" exclaimed Don Jose,
sincerely indignant. "What! press poor
people who want every thing, when one
has The fortune of prince, chateau with
pictures, statues, a library of thirty thousand
volumes! But such man is plague, and
it should be desired fer the sake of all the
world, that Spain should he rid Of him."
lie was interrupted bya noise of footsteps
and voices, echoing on the staircase, and by
the sight Of servant who rushed into the
room very much startled.
" What is the NATTER" demanded the no
tary.
"a misfortune great misfortune !" ex-
claimed the servant; "Don Hcnriquez has
fought duel'
"Again!'
"And he has been wounded"
Dangerously?
"No; but as he was pursuing his adver
sary, who escaped on his horse, he fell il
such manner as to aggravate his wound
and tainted on the road"
"Then it is there they have just fount
him?n
"A currier who passed without seein.
him, woke him from his swoon by crushing
his right hand"
"My God"
"However,t r,they took him up to bring hin
here"
"Then he is saved
Alas! in passing through the court yar'
stone became detached and struck hin
mortally.
Don Jose recoiled like man suddenly en-
lighened by horrible light. All that ha'
} just happened was his work. He ha
first wished Don Henriqucz more seriou
wound which would render the chase i'm
. possible to him then the loss of the han
! thu. held the sword, then death was an &C
vantage to every one; and the three sue
f., cessivo accidents had Immediately reptile
: to his three wishes! Thus after havin
0 tortured and MANNED man, he had ius
!! killed himi That thought pierced his heal
D like an arrow He wished to repel it b
i crying that it was impossible; but, even 1
$ that very moment, the door opened, an
!. four Wallets appeared, carrying the motion
a less and bloody corpse of the young lord
= Don jose could not support this spectacle
k violent revolution took place within him
e all that surrounded him disappeared.
y And he found himself on his straw be-
e in the garret of the inn, opposite the vii
o dow, through which the suns rays began
J, glance.
.e The first sentiment of the doctor of Sal
IS manca was joy at having escaped from h
lf horrible vision; then the remembrance
m what had passed the evening before return'
Of to him, and he understood all.
The potion taken on the faith OF Il
T. Moorish doctor was one of those poweri
I'd narcotics which by exalting our faculti
~ during sleep, transform into dreams Il
ne habilual preoccupations of our mind;
o which he had taken for reality was but
e, dream! Don Jose reflected on it lol
as time in silence; then taking again the pare
he ment which was lying on his bolster, he /
es rused it anew; stopped at the senten
a which he had disdained the evening befol
he re-rcad it several times, and finally, shaki
as his head with profound air, said:
"This is salutary lesson and one
ts which l will profit, if am wise. had
in lieved, that in order to be happy, it suflic
es- to be able to do aOhat one aoished, withc
to thinking that the will of man, when it is
longer curbed, passes from pride to extra1
on gance, from extravaganza to tyranny, a
from tyranny to cruelty"
Alas the Moorish Doctor was rig
Our inability is q Prouidentiat barr
opposed By God to our folly.
That dream was of enough profit to D
for Jose (become short JOSEF to cause him
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