The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-01-20

prisoner needed. Good sentinel, re-
Piled Alvarez, "prithes tell me how
wears the day, for in this dark room
have no means to count the minutes that
are left me-" 1t is close on noon,"
answered Hans. So near" murmured
the prisoner: then, after short pause,
he continued, knowest thou, good sen.
tnel, of any father of our church who
would spend half hour with dying
man 2" ave have not priest in all
Herlem. . replied Hans, sand | think
few of the holy fathers in your camp, If
there be any, would like TO venture
themselves 10 our walls "Then God
be morciful to me !" exclaimed Alvarez,
+" for must die uu-shriven Sentinel -
"What sag your" :" Will you do a
little errand for me, after | anl dead, to
Que that shall name ?" I" Ay, willing
ly, so that it DE what good citizen may
do" at is nothing against your duty,
or your honor; see mere; receive the
ring which | thrust beneath the door ::
hast got it, my friend ~ " | have what
must | do with it?" - Keep it, said
Alvarez, " till am cold then seek the
daughter Of your provost the gentle Ag
nes give it her; aud say that be who
sent it divided his last thoughts between
her aud his God bless her bless her.'
Spaniard," exclaimed Haas, will
do your Grand" He stepped towar IS
Agnes as he spoke, and presented to her
the ring; but she was unable TO receive
It. She had sunk down upon bench ::
her head lay back against the stone wal!
of the passage /; her arms hung lisslessIy
by her side, and her face wore the hue
of death. Alarmed at her condition,
tie honest citizen looked around for
some means to revive her, and MS eye
falling upon the green flask, which Ag-
mes had placed upon the beech, he took
it up, and after asccrtaiuiug its contents
by slightly tasting it, he placed it to the
lips of the faintiug girl. But she KEEP,
her mouth rigidly compressed, aud ris-
ing her hand waved him off then by
strong effort she seemed to control her
emotion and sitting up took the ring
from the sentinel's hand. Her voice
was scarcely audible as she said, point.
ing to the flask, " You need something
upon your long watch drink of it,
Hans waited 20 second invitation, but
placing the flask to his mouth took q
long draught. Agnes watched him
closely as he drank and then rising
slowly, aud wrapping herself in the
cloak, retired up the long passage
through which she had before passed !;
closing behind her the door at the end
of it. There she stopped ; and availiug
herself of small aperture in The door
watched from behind it the motions of
the sentinel
He continued pacing up and down
the small space 10 front of the prison
room occasionally pausing and listening
atteutiveIy as if 10 expectation of hear
ing some indications of the proceedings
without but ali was still. At length
after pausing in his walk longer than
usual he gave porteutous yswn, and
immediately recommended his move
ment ut an accelerated pace: but it
grrduslly sbated, until he again came to
q full stop aud he yawned yet longer
than before He muttered something
to himself, and taking the Task put it
to his mouth scarcely had be drank,
before he again stretched bis arms above
his head, with the flask in his hand
This he deposited upon the bench aud
then placing the butt .eud Of his stque.
buse upon the floor he ieaued for short
time upon its muxzle gradually his
hands receded frjm hlln, no stopped
more aud more, and swinging slowly
round tell heavily upon the stone bench
in sitting position his head leaning
back against the wall, his right hand
grasping the barrel of the arquebuse,
aud the butt of it resting between his
outstretched feet.
With beating heart and straining eye,
Agnes watched him for minutes space;
then opening the door. piided with noIst