The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-17

Tulc III every respect. uua CSHSiuereO II
the duty of the younger branches of n
great family TO act as though they had no
w-lcs aud opinions Of their own
Despite hi, allegiance to the count his
warmer feelings were with Henri, whom
he had nursed AMI attended from infancy,
and he would often say:
"The saints guard that youth from the
snarcs of lnve! marvel much the count
was 80 unwise hs send him to convey such
II paragon of beauty Why, even can
scarcely look unmoved upon her ~
And again, as he rode behind the fair
Blanche, and her lpve-stricken escort, he
wonld nnrmur TO himself:
"a Ihossanl pilics--,hat they are not
bridegroom. and bride By the cross OF
81. ID mis- the count is old en- lugh ia be
her father! J"
An then again honest Gnilberi would
cross him:elr, aud thank the saints he had
been hitherto preserved from the pcril5 OF
Lowell
II was not dilIi'nt for a praoticcl m IN
of the world like the count 10 elicit frm
the simple minled GuiIbert many facts
Which led Lin 10 suspect the real state of
the cas-, AMI the cause Of lIenri'4 IN ,lady.
But he buriel these mis.igings in Ii.
own bosom anil when lie had d;,m'a,e'i
/ Gnilbcrt, he went TO lis brothers apart
ment, to m Ike ue Of the knoSlc lgc he
had gained, AMI ascertain how far his sls-
! picion4 were well founded
When he catered Henrl's chamber the
'ecch arose, AMI pat his finger signiiicant-
Iy 10 lis mouth. counseling silence. Ap-
preaching softly TO his brothers cuuch he
found Linn in deep sleep, sitting down be-
side he beck 1nel the physician to come
nearer, and then said in "a low whisper: {:
''What ails the lal -
The leech shook his head and said -
1T passes my paor ,kil TO finl out"
''ls il ci the mind er Of the body 7" in
qiiral The connt.
The leech was silent.
Tour answer, sir. want no cen.
ccalment. If you cannot fad out his
ailment in the body, it is a foul shame TO
ono though; so skilled and learned "
The leach was about to say somcti ing
when Henri murmurei in his sleep:
o, Wanch wIuli that had never
seen thee bat having seeu thee, cannot
bat love thee all my lite
The leech fixed his eyes upon the coun,
WIN hit his lips, and cl;nche'l his hands
rs if lie would have slain the unconscious
dream r.
Again the dreamer murm1red in low
bat distinct voice:
"3lanche, since cannot have thee,
can Mt all events die. That Is my com
fort and my rciusc!"
The count hand inveluntarily craspcd
his dagger, but nfi er a moments struggle
with himself he slowly rose, and saying 10
the lecch:
''lf yoa breathe one word of what you
have heard, you die!'
The leech looked at him composedly
and said in the same low whisper:
''lf were to tell all have heard and
sccn in the sick chambers of the great
there would be many woeful hearts in
the land" .......
The count nodded, and left the rom
AZ he was passing al>ng ,he corridor he
met Father Anselmo.
'Come with me, holy father. have
heard that which has thrown sackcloih
and ashes over my heart"
With his n.ual contilence in his con-
fessor the count toll him word for word
what had occurred.
Father Anseltno had already in hi.
short interview with the love sick youth
} fathomcd the secret. and he therefore
coull only counsel moderation and pity
for IIenri's infatnation.
'!nfatunti m T. cried the count. '.Vil>
lanons treason! To think that lie. nv
own brother. the cherished idol of my
heart, when | loved more than myself n
thousand folJ-that he should play me
false !"
Father Anselmo was silent, while the
count continued TO pace up and down his
apartment with rapid aud perturbed steps.
But amid this storm of indignation
against his brother there cam. the sweet
and pleading voices of that time when lie
was all in all to him. Memory brought
beEnc him once more the little boy weep,
ing Al his ino;her't deaih then the youth,
and finally the young knight. the very
child of his heart and then agnIn lhese
rccolleclions made the contrast all the
more terrible f."
There was also another thought steal
ing amid these conflicting emotions, and
that was the conviction that he had him.
self unwliinsly been the author Of all this
miscIance
"Fool that | was to throw him into
the path Of sr'h temptation"
Perreiving the struggle in the counts
mial, Father Anselmo glideJ from the
room The count st;ll continued 10 pace
up aud doAn the rrum. li' mind growing
every inmate darker and darker.
II will see the ingratel viii probe
hi n TO the quick And this is the re-
turn he makes me G,r more ihsn faith
er's love-cor more Than mothers love
to wound me in the only spet where |
was vulnerable Had ne conspired against
me AMI usurped my slate, | had forgiven
him but TO wound me thus" ''- .'f
Striking the alarum on his table, an at
tendanl appeared. .H....
"Tell my BROTHER" said he, 'that |
wish 10 SEQ him