Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-05

:, lung than to leave ones bones on the roa,
\ " .ne Black Forest. Here goesP
Auu entered the inn to deliver mysel
70 justice. Besides the shabby mel
riSa crushed hats and big sticks, whom
: n@a already seen in the morning, who were
! sEofng Eoeg and coming, and prying everywhere
SS.ore e. table were seated the grand pro.
'Os' Aimmer, dressed all in black, solemn
hsen-eyed, and the secretary Roth, with
uls req wig, imposing smile, and great fiat
ea[s' ike ooyster-shells. They paid hardly
@ly attention at all to me-a circumstance
: winch at once modified my resolution. |
.coS seat in one corner of the hall, be-
uAG the great stove, in company with two
" three of the neighbors, who had run in
= see what was going on, and called calm
kTzut. Pi-'o ~ ''''''''
annette came near betraying me.
All, good Heavens she exclaimed /;
1T possible that you are here 2
But luckily no one noticed her exclama-
lion, and ate my meal with better appe-
s9nd listened to the examination of the
god Old lady Gredel, who sat propped up
10 big armchair, with hair diskeveled,
and eyes still dilated by her fright.
vi what age did this men seem to be?'
ASKED the provost
Forty or fifty, sir. 1t was an i'm
lnense man, with black whiskers, or brown
i don't know exactly which-and
long nose and green eyes
HAD ne no marks of any kind-scars
for instance {?
'No-I can't remember Luckily,
screamed so loud he was frightened; and
then l defended myself with my nails.
lie had great hammer and pistols. He
seized me by the throat All! you know.
s'0 when one tries to murder you, YOU
hare to defend yourself
Nothing more natural, more legitimate,
my dear madam. Write NJ. Roth The 3
courage and presence of mind of this ex
cel.ent lady were truly admirable
Then came Annette's turn, who simply /.
declared that she had been so frightened .
she could remember nothing.
This Will do said the provost. If Z
we need to make further inquiry we will .
retlrn Tomorrow
The examination being ended, every one
departed, and l asked Madam Gredel TO
give me a room for the night. She did
not IN the least recollect ever having seen
ne before.
Annette she gasped, take this gen.
lemal to the little green-room in the third
tory. As for myself, sir, you see L can
lot even stand on my legs! o good Lord
.ood Lord what does not one have to 20
through In this world p
With this she fell to sobbing. which
eemel to relieve her.
Oh, kasper, kasper " cried Annette.
Shen she had taken me to nv room and ,
Fe were alone, who would have believed ,
hat y'u were one of the band ? can ,
ever forgive myself for having loved /:
rigana [? :
How? Annette. you too?' l exclaimed !
this Is too much ,
Nc 20, she cried. THROWING her arms
you ar too good for that Still, sou
re brare man just the same, to have b
ONE back' =
L explfined to her that should have O
led Of cold outside, and that this alone :
ad decided me. After few minutes. =
oWeyer, we parted, so as not to arouse
lother Gredel's suspicious, and having "
ade certain that none of the windows :.
oened on wall, and that the bolt on the h
Dor was good one, l went to bed, and n
'on was fast asleep. n
When l drew the curtain of my he'd the
ext morning, L saw that the window panes n,
ere white with snow, which was heaped 70
P also on the sill without. l thought oI
ourntuly of my poor comrades fate.
ow the! must have suffered from cold h,
Id Brener and big Berthe especially h,
J heart ached for them. q
While was absorbed in these sad re- h,
'etlons, strange noise arose outside. 1t ~
ew near the inn, and not without fear m
ID trembling, l jumped out of bed, and
shed to the window, to see what new cl
niger threatened.
They were bringing the terrible band to an
niront i with Madame Gredel Dick. no
y poor companions came down the street ev
tween two files of policemen, and fol- ca
wed by perfect avalanche of ragamuf- fe,
IS, yelling and kissing like true savages. a,
lere was poor Bremen, handcuffed to his toI
n Ludwig, then Carl and Wilfrid, and sb
i OF al stout Berthe, who walked by M,
rself, lanenting her fate all the while in
tones. Ia,
For heaven's sake, gentlemen for heav- tin
5 sake, have pity on poor innocent ia
rpIst kill I! L rob Oh good Lord tb,
4 it bepossible?' p
And she rung her hands. The others of
ked doletul enough,as they walked with am
IDS bent and disheveled hair hanging inc
II their faces. O.
The procession, rabble and all. turned mai
D the dark alley which led to the inn. M bo,
'sently the guards drove out the eager ror
wd, wha razs1@:---i----.-;dai in the mud
their es flattened against the w w;n -
r-Paavs. hl'
dressed myself quickly, and opened anG
door, te. see if there was not some :
nee OF escape, but could hear voices fro,
footsteps going to and fro down stairs, the
L made up my mind that the passages fres
c well guarded. My door opened on taII
landing, just opposite the window which So :
midnight visitor of the night before I
It have used in his flight. At first l too
no attention to this window, but, the
lie renamed listening, on sudden tive
'eived that 1t was open-that there was wat
little snow on the sill, and drawing the
:, perceived that there were fresh
go S m tle wall L shuddered at the to n
oVery' 1he man had been there again +
laps ne came every night. The cat, self
weasel the ferret, all such beasts of of I
, have their accustomed paths in this mvs
In moment, everything was clear that
ny mind. 'n11T II
An' thought l, if chance has put the The
sslns tate In my hands. my poor COM " b
S may be saved" -
nst at this moment the door of the NOV
T. oe a. Iou' ana could hear some after
Is OF the examination going on. coul
ooib of tb;s Nv n1sing participated, on imaG
oe az -. "Ion1n, I1i, IN the assasslna- brai