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FATHER AND SON
Or, A Nights Adventure.
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The wedding of Mademoisellc de villae
took place yesterday; aud as neighbor
had to be present. You know Monsieur
de Villac; his fuce always wears a sinis-
ter expression. | noticed him at the feast
Instead Of mpa,hizing with his daug ghter
and sou-inlaw, the,r cnjoymcnt seemed
distas,eiul TO him. At bedtime ! was
taken to n chamber under the great tower
| hnd scarcely gone 10 sleep. when was
awakened by noise overhead listen
ed, aud heard chains dragged down stairs
The door opened the chains sounded Lca-
yicr. heard Il scpulvhral voice muir
muring All long time since | haze
warmed myself" own that was SCARED
drew my sgerd, peepins through the
curtains, By the glimmer Of the fire.
saw an old man in rags. with an unshorn
beard. lie p4, his hands over the en-
bers They suddenly blazed. At which he
turned. and then gazei wildly on one Of
the boards. He seemed in grea, distress
threw hiniseif on his knees. beating the
ground. could only hear 10 my God
My curtains moved. He cried is ANY,
body hcre?' replied, spi yqui,ed
who are you!' lie was chokcd by
tears, but afterwards said in calm voice
- The NEST miserable of wretchcs-si,
down by me and sootie my sorrows." In
my pity for the poor old man, my fears
were fnrgol,ca. sa, down. and felt ho,
tears oa my kaal, which hc took in hi.
Tbs ;9 50 lind" said be- land now tell
me vlui means al these disturbances III
the castle to-day When told him OF the
wedding. he raised both hands exclaim-
ing "Nildac has Il daughter, aud she is
married God, make hrr happy aud keep
her heart free from crime. Know who |
am spi III father Q. cruel NilInc but
dare complain =
"Wba,! :" cried +, de Viliae your son
and keeps you iu chains and you no, speak
aud proclaip, it, Oh" replied be, Il,
is the fruit of .ordid interest. He is deaf
to the esies Of painrc, and to get my pos.
sessions be bus loaded me with these
chains Oac day he visited friend, sur
ROUNDED by bis servants aud taking the
rents Of his estate. \ longing for his own
pa,rmoay seized him \ fortnight after.
three masked men carried me or. took
away all had. aud shut me up in this
tower know not how the news of INV
death spread, but heard the bells ring.
ing. and hymns chanting in hopeless an.
guish. vaiuly asked of those who brough,
mo bread, the permission to speak to my
son. They regarded me as criminal
thrown into the tower to perish II is a
bcu, ~ years. When my food was brough,
this morning, noticed the door was not
fastened, and waited till night to come
out. a few more steps Of liberty are some.
thing
NO" cried |, you shall quit this
dungeon | will set you free. All is
hushed in silence"
ALAS - said he, after a moments 81
lcpee, "soli,ude has changed me. ! am
used To this what could do in the rrea,
world? Your feeling touches me. Int |
haze few days to live. Shall disgrace
my son? Shall cover my gragdph;d
with intamyg would so gladly bold her
to uy heart"
"Ne," said l. stopping him. "slsyery
has cpfecblcd you. | will be your strength.
Yoa shall have home and a suppo,, with
me-
Never will l leave" returned be.
"ion must not reveal my secret. ! am.
mysclf. a monster. | am cxpinting crime.
DO you sce those blood stains on tho wall.
1t is my fathers blood, aud | murdered
him How be stretched out to mo those
arms! l see them still. begging for mcr-
cy. Oh. what an image T.
He threw himself with violence to the
ground. seized with convulsions, and tear
ing hia hair. After some time Of silence,
VIC heard . sound. or thought 20, and the
dawn appeared. lie arose.
"You arc filed with hcrror,v said he