The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-06-24

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Lasa, who WIS standing net fr from lh,
fireplace, wlsh 3D. asBds In his pockets
sad hook Of the utmost Indifference up
90 his face. Delessert, standing near
watched the interview with esger inter
est. ara exceedingly sorry, said Gen
( Won --, to have 70 absent myself Sc
soon from your interesting salon, NJ. De
Lssa, bat the result Of my soshee con
vinees me that my dispatches have been
tsmpered with sm sorry, responded
NJ. de Lasa, with an air Of ianguid but
courteous interest, ! hopo YOU may bC
able to discover which Of your servant,
has been uufaithful ain going to do
that now, said the General, adding in
significant tones, shall see that both bC
snd his accomplioes DO not escape severe
punishment. That Is the only course ia
parsne, Monsieur the Count The am
bassador stared, bowed and took hi.
leave with bewilderment In his face
thst was beyond the power OF his tact Ia
control
In the course of the evening NJ. dc
Lasa went carelessly to the piano, and
after some indifferent vague preluding
played a remarkably effective piece o.
music, in which the turbulent life and
buoyaney Of bacchanalian strains melted
gently, almost imperoeptibly, away into
a sebbing wall Of regret and languor anG
weariness and despair. 1t was beauti
fully rendered, and made great i'm
preston upon the guests, one whom, 4
lady, cried, How lovely how sad DiC
you compose that yourself, NJ. de Lassi
lie looked towards her sbsently for al
instant, then replied: II Oh! no. Tha
is merely a reminiscence, madam. Dc
you know who did compose it, NJ. de
Lasal inquired yirtuoso present..
believe It was originally written by
! IPlolemy Auletes, the father of Cleopatra
said NJ. de Lass, in his Indifferent, mus
ing way, bat not in its present form. II
has been twice rewritten, to my knowl
edge; still, the air is substantially The
same. From whom did you get it, NJ. dc
Lasa, If may ask? persisted the gentle
man, Certainly certainly The last
time heard Il played was by sebastin
| Beach; bnt that was Paestrinas-th
present--version. ! think prefer that
OF Guido Of Arezzo--it is ruder, but has
more force | got the air from Guido
himself You--from-Guidol cried the
a.tonisbed gentleman, Yes, monsieur,
answered DE Lasa, rising from the piano
with hi ual indifferent air Mon Dieu!
cried the @irinos9, putting l,a hand tc
bis heed alter lhg manner Of Mr.. Twem.
/ Iows Ho1 Diopi that was in Ammo
/ Domino 1927 a little later than that--
July, 1881, if remember rightly, cour.
teously corrected NJ, de Lasa.
At this moment the tall footman bow
ed before M. Delcssert, and presented
salver containing the card, Delessert
took it and read On uouS accorde
trente- cling secondeS, n FiaJry, tout an
Ip2usy Delessert followed the footman
from the salon across the corridor. The
footman opened the door Of another room
and bowed again, signifying that Deles.
sort was TO enter Ask no questions, he
said briefly; Sidi is a mute. Deessert
entered the room and the door closed
behind him. 1t was small
room, with strong smell of franklin.
cense prevailing IT, The walls were
covered completely with red hangings
that concealed the windows, and the floor
/ was felted with thick carpet. Opposite
the door, at the upper end Of the room
near the ceiling, WAS the face Of large
| clock under ii, each lighted by tall wax
/ candles, were two small tables contain
ing, the one an apparatus very like the
common registering telegraph instrn-
meut, the other = crystal globe about
twenty inches in diameter, set upon an
exquisitely wrought tripod of gold and
bronze intermingled. By the door stood
Sidi, a man jet black in color, wearing 8
white turban and bBrnous, and having a
sort of wand Of silver in one hand. With
the other he took Dclessert by the right
arm above The elbow aud led him quickly
up the room. He pointed TO the clock
aud II struck an alarm; be pointed to the
crystal. DeIeSsert bent over, looked in.
10 il, and saw "a facsimile Of his own
sleepiug-room, everything photographed
exactly. Sid did not give him time to
exclaim, but, still holding bin by the
arm, took him 10 the other table. The
lelegraph-lika instrument began to click
click. Sid opened drawer, drew out a
! slip Of paper. ersmmed il into Delessert's
hand and pointed to the clock, which
struck sgain. The thirty-sVs second.
" ere expired Sid, still retaining hold ot
. / Deloseert's arm, pointed to the door and
led him towards #. The door opened
sidi pushed him out, the door closed
the tail footmsn stood there bowing, The
interview with the oracle wss ovar. De
lessert glanced at the piece Of paper in