The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-03


joyfully announced to him that in two months
he would be father, he drew back in a rage
and rushed out of the apartment, Triphyna
saw that her ring had turned black, which be-
tokened danger, she knew not why. She de-
scended into the chapel to pray. When she
arose to depart it was midnight, and she saw
the four tombs of Comorres wives open
slowly, and they all issued forth in their
winding-sheets. Half dead with fear,
Triphyna tried to escape; but the spectres
cried, Take care, poor lost one! Comorre
seeks to kill you" 'T!" says the Countess;
"what evil have / done?" ''You have told
him that you will soon become mother; and,
through the Spirit of Evil, he knows that his
child will kill him; and that is why he has
murdered us, when we told him what he has
just learned from you" "What hope, then,
of escape remains for me?" cried Triphyna.
''Go back to your father" answered the
phantoms. ''But how escape, when
Comorres dog guards the court?" ''Give him
this poison which killed me, said the first
wife. ''But how can 1 descend this high
wall?" 'By means of this cord which stran-
gled' me, answered the second wife. "But
who will guide me through the dark 2" 'The
fire which burned me, replied the third wife.
"And how can make so long a journey ?"
returned Triphyna. 'Take this stick which
broke my skull, returned the fourth spectre.
Armed with these weapons Triphyna sets out,
silences the dog, scales the wall, sees her way
through the darkness, and proceeds on her
road to Vannes. On awaking next morning
Comorre finds his wife fled and pursues her
on horseback. The poor fugitive, seeing her
ring turn black, turned off the road and hid
herself till night in the cabin of a shepherd,
where was only an old magpie in a cage at
the door. Comorre, who had given up the
pursuit, was returning home that road, when
he heard the magpie trying to initiate her
complaints, and calling out "Poor Triphynal"
Hetherefore knew his wife had passed that way,
and set his dog on the track. Meanwhile Tri-
phyna felt she could proceed no further, and
lay down on the ground, where she brought
into the world boy of marvellous beauty.
AS she clasped him to her arms, she saw over
her head falcon with golden collar, which
she recognized as her fathers. The bird came
to her call, and giving it the warning ring of
ST. Gildas, she told it to fly with it to her
father. The bird obeyed, and few with it
like lightning to Vannes; but almost at the
same instant Comorre arrived. Having parted
with her warning ring, Triphyna, who had
no notice of his approach, had only time to
conceal her babe in the cavity of tree, when
Comorre threw himself upon his unhappy
wife, and with one blow severed her head from
her body. When the falcon arrived at
Vannes, he found the King at dinner with
ST. Gildas. He let the ring fall into the silver
cup of his master, who, recognizing it, ex-
claimed, my daughter is in danger Saddle
the horses, and let st. Gildas accompany u.s."
Following the falcon, they soon reached the
spot where 1riphyna lay dead. After they
had all knelt in prayer, st. Gildas said to the
corpse, "Arise; take thy head and thy child,
and follow u.s." The dead body obeyed; the
bewildered troop followed. But, gallop as
fast as they could, the headless body was
always in front, carrying the babe in her left
hand, and her pale head in the right. In
this manner they reached the castle of Co.
MORE. 'Count," said St. Gildas, 81 bring
back your wife such as your wickedness has
made her, and thy child such as Heaven
has given it thee. Wilt thou receive them
under thy roof?" Comorre was silent. The
Saint three times repeated the question, but
no voice returned an answer. Then st. Gildas
took the newborn infant from it's mother,
and placed it on the ground. The child
marched alone to the edge of the moat, and
picking up handful of earth and throwing it
against the castle, exclaimed, 'Let the Trinity
execute judgment !" At the same instant the
towers shook and fell with a great crash; the
walls yawned open and the castle sank, bury
ing Comorre and all his fellow-p partners in
crime. st. Gildas then replaced Triphyna's 8
head upon her shoulders, laid his hands upon
her, and restored her to life, to the great Joy
of her father.