The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23

plness; and then and there the highway
man vowed to win and wear that pure bud
| OF innocent freshness and rare fragrance,
or to perish in the attempt Master Rich
ard Mowbray INSCRIPTIONS De Montmo
rencv! l will relate now you kept your
vow.
He haunted Aveiing Grange till the
chaste young heart. the Old fathers be-
loved darling, surrendered itself into the
hlShWaymanS keeping. Perhaps Mr..
Hardcourt was not altogether best pleased
at Flavla's choice but then she was his
liie-his hope-and he trusted even when
he gave her to husband, that her love
and doting affection would still be his own;
besides, Mowbray was well connected
boasted OF his wealth: whereas very
moderate portion would be hers-was re-
celved Ill modish circles, into which the
good old magistrate could never pretend
to penetrate and, in short, what with his
high bearing. his handsome person, and
insinaating tongue, Mr.. Hardcourt had r.
revocably promised to bestow his treasure
into the keeping OF the prodigate, who
numbered himself almost years enough to
have been the father OF the young girl,
whom he testified the utmost impotence
to call wife.
1t was during the time that Mr.. Now
bray was paying his court at Aveling. that
| the neighborhood began to be alarmed by, a
series OF highway robberies, which men
said could have been perpetrated but by
that celebrated knight OF the road-Captain
DE Montmorency. No one could stir after
| nightiall without an attack, in which num-
berS certainly were not wanting.
"Cudgel me, but we'll have him vet :"
said old Mr.. Hardcourt. {" should glory
myself in going to Tyburn to see the tel-
low turned Off Ay, and would take my
little Flavia to see him go by in the cart,
with parson and nosegay; eh, my lit
tie girl %
ooh, no, father" said Flavia, "I could
| not abide it, though he is such daring,
wicked man, whose name makes me shrink
with fear and terror whenever hear it.
could never bear to see such a dreadful
sight-it would haunt me till my DEATH
The betrothed pair were together to visit
London.
But shall not dare" said the girl, as
walking together in the old-fas hioned
Dutch garden. she leant her young snless
head OH her guilty lovers breast, shall
not dare take such journey, tor fear Of
the hiyhwayman, De Montmorency"
Gear not, my sweet Flavia; this breast
shall be pierced through ere De Montmor-
ency shall cause one tear in thine"
Richard, sweetest, why do you leave US
SO early every evening? At sunset, have
remarked These are not London habits
All, does any other than your poor Flavia
attract you! Oh, Richard, l must die ii it
should be so! could not live, and know
you were false"
Sweetest, and best my purest love,
could any win me from your were it a
queen, think it not. 1.-the truth is,
Flavia, have poor sick friend not far
from here; he is poor, i'll, and-l-I-'
'Say no more dearest. Oh, how much
more love YOU every day How good,
how noble, thus to sacrifice - And the
blushing girl threw herself into her lovers
arms.
All how different beat those two hui
man hearts. One pregnant with love,
goodness, charity, sympathy the other
rank with hypocrisy, dark with unbeliet.
They came to town, unmOlasted, you
may be sure the stranger, because few
days previously terrible affair had oc-
Cured. Old Lord ST. Hilary, the relic of
the beau-garcons Of former days, had been
robbed and maltreated. Men were by no
means so favored as the beau sexe. Above
all, family jewel Of immense value had
been taken from his person and on re-
covering from his wounds and fright, he
Swore vengeance. He took active meas
ures to fulfill his VOW
The wedding was to take place at the
relations, Mrs. Duchesne house, and on
tagging wings that day at length arrived.
r..e marriage was celebrated, and the hap
BY pair were in the act OF being toasted by
noise was heard below rude voices were
appraised; oatns muttered; rush toward
the festive saloon. The company rose.
''What is it p said Mr.. Hardcour:.
The door was broken open Tor answer.
The officers O.. Justice filled the room. Two
advanced. "Come, captain" said they,
''the game IS up at last. It's an awkward
time to arrest a gentleman on his wedding
day: but duty, my noble captain, duty
must be done
Entranced, frozen beyond resistance or
appeal. tie bridegroom was fettered; and
the bride she stood there, her hazel eyes
dilatins till they seemed about to spring
from her head.
''My Richard what is this ?''
"Scoundrels! said Mr.. Hardcour., ere.
lease my SON."
The men laughed. One of them was
examining the'necklace Of Flavia it con-
tanned diamond in the centre worth a
ransom. "Where did you getthis, miss ?"
he said
Her friends answered, for the terror
stricken girl was inarticulate, Mr.. Now
bray's wedding-gift."
''Oh, oh This was the diamond Lord
ST. Hilary was so mad about. BY your
leave" and the gem was removed from the
neck it encircled,
She compehended something terrible.
/: he found speech: Whom do yon take
Mr.. Mowbray for !" said she.
"Whom' Why the renowned Captain
de Montmorency.'
A shriek-so fierce in its agony as to
acuse the criminal to reboune struck on
the ears OF all present: insensibility fol-
lowed, and Flavia was removed. So was
her bridegroom-to Newgase.
The trial was concluded-justice was
appeased-the robber was doomed. And
his innocent and unpolluted victim.