The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-01-07

singer Alcidor would thus bo perfectly
safe, spite of her aristocratic rank
j from the peoples wrath. Now it mp
pears that in their hearts they were
laughing at the conceited fop, wht
could be so vain as to fattei
himself that be had won the love O
the highborn marquise. That was mo-
noble, madam, he said, suddenl,
turning his head toward her; ''you
may despise my love, but you dare not
play with it, /"
"Alcidor = whispered the mar.
qnise, time presses My own life
and my husbands are at stake. Dan.
ton has put the counts name on the
list OF the prescribed, and very soon
my name will bo added also. My es.
tate IS confiscated these jewels which,
with a sorrowful foreboding, ! entrust-
ed To your charge, are now my only
property. With them ! must flee into
Germany. My carriage is at the door.
We must separate"
Separate Must /, indeeI, lose
you?' sorrowfully exclaimed the sing
er. "Cecilia, will You kill me p
She trembled she took his hand
and murmurcd "Alcidor, be strong,
that may also become go! BE man,
and teach me to do what / ought :"
We'll, be it so, said Alci ior, ener-
getically, ''since your safety depends
upon it Why 90 you not 90 ?" he
exclaimed, after a moment, III q most
bitter tone of voice.
"Oh surely am not deceived in
you?" cried the marquise, clasping
his hand. 'Aleidor / beseech you,
remember / gave my hand to the
count IS my protector end deliyerer,
before ever saw you; and that since
we met. my Ii e has been one series of
toTtures. Do not answer do not
speak ! let me finish
See = she continued, leading him
to tho window, there il my carriage.
There sits the oolnt disguised rs q
sevvant) beside the valet. Mon Dieu.
how tho people are already crowding
round the carriage. IN the horrible
anticipation Of another victim. Alci-
dor YOU alone can aud must save
both myself aud my husband.
Come, then, said be resoluteiy.
Come; If my heart breaks, will
save you both. y
IS he spoke, he led her down the
staircase to the hall-door. Already
an immense crowd had surrounded the
mr. iage women. with d.aheveld hair
and III tat;ered rags; men, with muir
derous countenances aud in blood
stained garments, shouting madly at
each other: Wherefore this travelling
carriage? They IRE fleeing from JUS
t.ce from the wrath Of the people We
will not peTinit it No one shall quit
the city !"
"Unharneas the horses r cried Il
man. Pull the servant from the box.
screamed a yixenish woman. With
horrible howls the maldened crowd
were proceed NJ 10 at upon these
order. 4. tins m3Insnt, Alcidor,
who, until now. had remained speech
less by the side ol the marquise, step
ped courageously forward. Spring
ing into tho carriage. lie jumped upon
the seat, 70 as to obtain u position IN
which every one could sec him.
What are you doing, my. friends?'
he On led out in lond voice. do
you not know me ? am ] not one of
you? How, then, can You be so crnel
as to prevent my beloved T. ON setting
forth on her journey to her country
house?
1t the sound Of the fayorite's voice
the countenances of the murderous
crowd frightened.
"That is Alcidor. our singer = they
whispered to each other. They smiled
on the singer; and they became sud-
denly still anl quiet.
Alcidor, taking advantage of the inn
preston he had made, quilted the ear
Iiage, and, handing in the marquise,
he stepped up on high stone, and
following the inspiration of the mo-
ment, he commenced the song, I'm
reve 81 doux
The crowd which had again began
To murmur when the marquise mount
ed into the carriage became again as
if by magic. suddenly silent. They
pressed nearer and nearer to the sing
er. who had never SO sang this song
before.
His pangs his doubts his grievance
his whole soul-breathed forth in
the tones of his marvellous, unrivaled
voice. The stream of song gushed
forth from his breast like the soft sigh
ing of the zephyr; and as he sung
and sung his face frightened. every
tone seemed to be instinct with life
and meaning
The throng of people stood silently
enraptured. 1t mattercd not TO them
now that the carriage began slowly to
move; they willingly opened pas
sage to allow it to pass. Every look
was fixed on Alcidor. They even ex-
claimed, as the carriage rolled away,
Not SO loud-not so loud Alcidor
is singingp fearing lest they might
lose one word or note of the beautiful
song. Yes, this same crowd, which
had been 50 ferociously thirsting for
huma blood, was now, even as a
tanned lion beneath the power of its
keeper, kept tranquil by the spell OF
the singers voice. His song swelled
up louder and louder, and his voice,
trembling now as if from sorrow, and
presently as if from rapture, made the
hearts of all his hearers yibrate, and
called forth low murmurs of applause.
Gradually his voice grew feebler, and
as the sound of the ca1riage-wheels
died away it s.:ddenly ceased. He
stepped down from the high stone on
which he had been standing, and, Gov
-nrinoe his fnca with his hnrds ,.ntrnnt.