Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12
From Temple Bar for January 3
ETHySE's TESGEANtf'

* OLD MAS's STORY

tue WIN - horror rooted me 10 .'i0
For lnolI.', I.a- fjrwa1d ike Lightning. An
then ~ stiAed this time, ana IN tne
other s9,r two men mounting tnelI uosoo c
daTAn's Ia IN his arms struggling i0iil'
am an ~ c,,,Id reach them they were gyne'
BeiOlG nav into tie night. something
s.-'o nv io,t and made me stumble HN"s
vau7--.L;oc from nv darling neck ana close
~ .'l' n law dagger. lpicked hoth nom
.Is ,-,rpd and hid them in my breast then
1'.t55 f,r a moment, while great drops OIL
- vr-uue from my agony, trlckled down
c'.o In A moment. without thought,
NV guidsd bv instinct. I fled away with steps .
:- a. the mountain goat, towards the cua-
- climbed The wall, ran through the .
NC Groves. along the terraced gardens to
.Lo house. met no enc; all seemed desert
n and paused at last, breathless. had
IN for nearly an hour without stopping. a
.-.,t anguish crept over me. | ieltmy own
--.,r u5Verlessness, and sank on my knees
and rraved 70 the Almighty God OF heaven
:, save her TheR | crept round the thflce
aecursed place Of intamy, looking lof lights
m the windows lsaw one cleaning through
a grated window, about thirty icet from the
ground. near the tower and iIen lor the hrst
time remembered a story. heard long ago OF
tbe wicked old Seigneu de foissac, grand
c,+bor T., the Narguis who had at different
t;,oes carried away two beautiful girls from
+I-o ,iIlage and shut them up in a little stone
r,,,, with an iron barred window. | said to
-,v..IC b. Ieronique Is there but first |
,rerr an round the chateau TO rec II there
was any other window like that. but there
WAS none. ' NeIonique is there, said again
but how should get to her? Then ! ran
about wildly looking to see IL the gardeners
had left ladder OF cord, or some means by
which ! could climb to look in at the window,
but there was nothing. | returned in fren-
~ of despair, | had wasted nearly another
hour in the search. If even she was there,
could not save her | could not get to her or
carry p away and, If they discovered me.
tLey W uld shoot me Ikea dog. " hat reck-
ed Of death, ii Yer0nique were lost TO me ?
There was ivy clinging thick and strong to
the stone walls, and buttress projected
through it would the twisted leaves bear my
weight? | thrust my hand into tie stem and
raised myself little YES, IL would bear me-
Hand over hand climbed. clingins With e
energy of desperation. catching now and then
at ne buttress with hands and feet until the
blood ran down my arms. then. at last, with
a superhuman effort, ! reached the window
and passed one hand through the bars !
stood comparatively safe, my feet resting on
the ledge Of the projecting wall. Then my
heart standing still, peepeI in. cs, Yer
onioue was there. covering down in q chair
of crimson damask, weeping bitterly. Hcr
white shoull lcrs were hare, her bodice torn,
al unhoand her golden hair, and there were
300 shoes 0n her little feet. Opposite lertleIe
.-..3 % woman of middle nor i.ilirt In one
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ue bow ! cannot seI 10 lAe. il / gore lAN
hands ou' they "'uid no. 7'A laese iAI- ii
] could get them ou,' 'Ais ",ai'" is t-ii'l
ieei from the ground '"' ''.'h.4Ne- .'o'
shall J. save thee! Oan enter lae h'"sr-
' Aa. Euenne' II l- lHll "i servants
"A' God Heavenly rather, aug us
Listen ,ef'A'lIe, ..'d 1o@.ra'l
% See child here is a d'--eF, ana eie" d
from nay breast - II ,. nsel7 ',' f'iii-- m
thou wilt plunge It m hs breast.
" Oh, Euenne and she sank hack al!
risiiiea. w oa!!7l ai. 'i'' make ''E 'el'hh
one a muIderess
" The good ''oa .-,.ii WI .'id'N iAee, er'
in IN agony. Oh!'e' ui'u must
'' Inst she efe'' suddenly Aea
steps. nd sac se',el l-'' 4'S5'' nom i'e
and h3diag it ih hef 'Is.ll' i'' ''.N 10 l''
chair.
The door ol aiie' ana l.is ,.l- .'.s entered
\ smile was on iu7 '''.H .. e' % i-'4'
d" All pretty one Ae sail ln ai-, il..e-
voice. ' thy tears have ceased 81! l's'- .'ar
dieu thou art beautiful enough enough DO
thy own coarse rags, but las. thou uo eurt
ositv 70 see thysell 81 tie robes that gram.
ladies wear 2'
Ncroniauc fen 0n her knees.
s. Pity. Monoineur. pity -nccriel Viui
streaming ewes.
"W What d5.t chou fear, caiid:" be said
Kindly mo harm shall reach thee here
urstrv one ''
..Monseigucur. [ am content here
mind not rars and poverty z5thlt 1 have bl
Etierne."
..Sanrlieul' exclaimed the Marquis
frowning. .. vo. are unreasonable. little onc
You want the only thing you cannot have
Come. rise from tie c5ld dlsr. and put slip
rers on those little feet that are 6cauufu
an1u0b 10 drive tie court ladies wild Wit.
envy. Your Edenne Is butt a clumsy ssrr.
d" Non-eigneur. love Eticuue with all ID,