The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-10
SWORN ON THE CRUCIFIX.
FROM THE FRENCH OF II. DE BALzAc
CONCLUDED.

CONCLUDED.
"Monsieur, she said, "the Emperr
sent some Spanish or other prisoners II
war to this place; and had to take in, It
5he expense of the government, yong
Spaniard, who came here on parole, NJ
his parole, he went evC
lay to report himself to the sous-pretet-
He was grandee of Spain-excuse MIA
names ended in os and dat
vas something like Bagos de Feredia. l
nave it down in my register, and you IN
see it if you like. All! he was handsae
young man for Spaniard; they say tey
are all plain looking. He was only We
feet two or three inches in height, buhe
was we'll made; he had small hands, nd
he took great care ofthem-ah! you shtld
have seen. He had as many brushesor
his hands as a woman for her whole toet.
He had long, black, hair, and his eyes ere
as bright as fire; his skin was slightly op-
per- colored, but l admired him allthe
same. The linen he wore was the flint l
have ever seen ON any one, though l ave
entertained princesses, and among oers
General Bertrand, the Due and the Duclsse
dAbrantes, NJ. Decazes, and the Xii OF
Spain. He didn't eat much, but his an
ners were so polished and courteoushat
one couldn't complain. Indeed, Twas
very fond Of him, though he didn' say
four words day, and it was impossis to
keep up the least conversation Within;
if you spoke to him he didn't answer lie
read his breviary like priest, and WIT to
mass and all the offices regularly. And
where do you think he sat ?-we raem-
bered that afterward-scarcely twoards
from Madame de Merret's chair. Htook
up his position there the first time Invent
to church, and no one imagined the was
any design in what he did. Besis, he
never raised his eyes from the bool poor
young man! Then, monsieur, he ok to
wandering about in the evening n the
hill, among the ruins of the chatei. 1t
was his only amusement, poor mar And
then he thought about his countrywhere
they say there is nothing but hills After
the first few days Of his detention re, he
began to be later out of nights. l was
uneasy when l saw that he did II come
home till midnight; but We got acstomed
to his within. He took the door-ly with
him, and we paid no attention to h,. He
was lodging with US in the houswe had
then in the Rue DIES Caserncs. len one
of the grooms told us that one vening,
when he went to wash the horse in the
river, he thought he saw our SpaBh gran
dee swimming at distance, ,jt like a
fish. When he returned, tol him to
take care of the weeds, and he dat seem
to like the idea Of having been SIN in the
water. Finally, monsieur, one day, or
rather, one morning, we did nofnd him
in his chamber; he had not com back at
all. searched everywhere, ad found
something written on piece opaper in
his tale drawer, in which ther@ere also
Fifty golden Spanish coins, calledartagues,
worth about five thousand fraB. There
were, besides, some diamonds, othe value
Of ten thousand francs, in tile sealed
box. The writing was to the feet that,
in case he should not return,le left his
money and diamonds for mass to thank
God for his escape, and to ply for his
safety. At that time my huDand was
still alive, and he won't off toearch fol
him: and this is the queerest art of the
story My husband brought back the
spaniard's clothes, which hehad found
under a big stone on the bank the river,
near the chateau, and almost pposite La
Grande Breteche. He had gae there SC
early in the morning that no oe had seer
him. and so, when he had rea the letter,
he burned the clothes, and weleclared, a.
Count Feredia whished, that h had escap
3D. The sous-prefet put all tb gendarme
On the alert, but they never caght him.
Iepas thought that the snniard wa:
drowned. But /, monsieur, al of differ
emit opinion I am inclined to,elieve thai
no had something to do with Madame d'
uerret. Rosalie has told me hat the cru
c;fx her mistress was so fond 9, and which
che had buried with her, vas made o
obonv and silver; now, when h first began
10 live with us, NJ. Fcredia hid a crucifi'
of ebony and silver, and han never seel
+ since. So, monsieur, you d.n't think
need feel any remorse about tie Spaniard'
,efteen thousand francs-and lave not
. nerfect right to thems"
n Undoubtedly. But have you neve
;. r asked any questions of Rosalie''
d uIndeed ! have, monsieur, but it's n
rood; she won't answer, any more than :
, Etone.wall. She knows something, but
tan't get it out of her."
NV hostess talked with me minute o
No longer, and then left me, a prey t
orue and sombre thoughts. Rosalie be
ame in my eyes the most interesting bein
i. veudome. AS watched her, discover
I Il the traces of something locked with
,ar breast, spite of the florid health whic
loaned in her plump face.
enc u thought, 81 will not leave Yer
,a till I know the whole history of L
cr.nds Breteche. To gain my end wi
an if necessary, make love to Rosalie.
| nsed not dwell on this portion of m
..uu It took me full month to gal
,, good graces and confidence; bu
e ,s:s ' = ;11i n >; ss's's:
!, said to her, one evening.