The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-10-25
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might haply have perceived something both
forced and feigned in the speech and counsa-
nance OF his companion, betrayiug to q kesn
observer that he was playing part which wss
not his own.
"Your sentiments, noble sir" he replied. ssdep
| you much honor. 1t is ever o true Joy to ma,
to meet with one of those generous souls VIVA,
have not ceased lovingly to remember our ela
Count Guy in this his sad estate. God reward
you for your loyalty"
30 father" cried Adolf "-would that vou
could look into the most secret depths Of nav
heart, that so You might know the love bear
to our old lord-now, alas SO helpless-and ts
all his ancient house. swear to you, father,
that the happiest moment Of my life would Uo
that in which might pour out for them the
last drop of my blood"
The friar had good experience of uep,a
hearts, and of their words and faces too i: In,
could well see that there was NO feiguipr i'm
the young knight, and that Adolf was in vary
truth deeply attached to Count Guy, and d..
voted to his cause. After some reflection. no
resumed:
Then, If should one day give you the op--
portunity of making good what you have iuss
averred, you would not hold back bnt woula
be ready, like O man and true knight 10 dafv
all dangerp
81 pray you, father" cried Acolf, in o toms
Of supplioation, 81 pray you, doubt not eithsr
of my faith or of my courage. Speak new
quickly; for your silence fortunes me.p
Listen then,-but calmly. To Guy az
Flanders and to his illustr;ous house saz
bound by the tie Of countless benefits; and
have resolved, to the utmost Of my power, To
pay them in this their hour Of need the debt ca
gratitude which owe them. With this ru-
solve 1 have been travelling through Francs
and there, sometimes by money, sometimes
under color Of my priest1y character, have
found means to visit all the noble prisoaere 4
have carried to the father the greeting Of the
son, and brought back to the son the bIessinsr
OF the father; yes, and have even sighed ana
wept with poor Philippe in the dungeons OF
the Louvre. Thus have mitigated their saf-
Brings, and bridged over for q moment thu
CALF that separates them from each cthar.
Many time have I spent the night in leae
and toilsome Journeys; many Q time have
been repulsed with scorn: but little rocked
Of all this, if thereby couid serve my lswfaR
princes in the time of their distress. 4 tasr
Of joy which my arrival might evoke, . wenR
IF thanks which might greet mo on my d.
parture, was to me q reward against which asR
The gold in Flanders would have weighed IN
,othing.'
BleSsings upon You, generous priest p cRiod
adolf, "snd q blessed reward shall one day bo
'ourSi But tell me, pray you, how 10 IL with
ord Robert ~
Let me proceed and you shall soon hear
more of him. He lies in darksome tower, &C
'ourges, in the land Of Berri. Worse, hewA,
yer, his lot might bel for he is free fr0ml
hains and letters. The old CASTELAR,, undor
hose charge he is, long ago fought In the
icilian wars under the banner Of the Black
ion and no lie now @ friend rather that .
aoler to our prince"
Adolf listened with intense eagerness; ana
any y time were EXPLANATIONS OF heaEtfel6
y upon his lips. He restrained himselG
oWever; and the friar meanwhile proceeded:
His imprisonment would thus be tcloraHla
,ougb, had he only himself to think Of; buA
, lie father, and has . fathers heart, aaa q
that which suffers most. His daaahanr
left behind in Flanders; and he fears IsaS
70 spitefnl aud cruel Queen Joanna shoul&
rSocute bis child, porhaps even to deash
lis dreadful thought viii not suffer him -
It, and his prison 10 become to him . very pte
despair; his soul is filed with the bittsreas
guish. and each day Of his life is . day 81
rmeut."
Adolf was about to give vent to his eODFasv
IN; and Matthias name was already nP01
} lips, when a sign from the friaF proVentsA
n from speaking.
q Weigh well now" resumed the stranger q
solemn tone, " whether you In very truth agS
ady TO risk your life fSr the Lion, your fiaxe
d. The Oastellan Of Bourges Is ready % rs
n free for = season, upon his knightly vora
render himself on The appointed day hu4