The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02
CHAPTER xxIIL
THE ituauEsoT.

CHAPTER XxIIG
/ THE HuaUEsoT.
No sooner had Eosni quilted his sovereign
presence than he venerable Fiorent Chrelien
approaching Henri. took his hand and pressed
it feryently to his lips As the king wiihdres
his fingers from the old mans grasp, he per
ceiyed they were wet with his tears.
Nay by my faith, my excellent friend" h.
said, in "a tons Of great Kindness. this must no
be. Tears from such eyes yours are re-
proaches too cutting Tor endurance had rathe
you would ebide noe in the barsBest tesus yen
could employ. than assail me with thG onlI
weapons against which | am not proof VIVA
would you have me dor
Does not your own great and generous heart
my lieRe. returned the minister which prompt:
you to INTERPRET the Overlooking Of an anxious
breast into rebuke. tell you what course you
ought TO pursuef Docs it not point out TO you
that your life. precious in itself-but OIL of In.
estmable value to all members OF our pure re-
Lyon, to whom You are as Joshua or MaceabBus
may not BE- lightly Imperiled by your own ae
without manifest departure from that high
course which the King Of king hath appointed
you to run; and which. in due seas n. II you re-
main true ~ yourself, and 10 your cause. you vii
doubtless glOriOusiy accompiishf Well and truiy
hath your fultbful follower the Baron de kosui
spoken, when he avered that on your ga ely de-
ponds hat Of the true Church Of Christ; and moi
10 vain viii my tears have been shed. ii they
avail 20 turn yon from these vaBite5, and recall
your noDler nature Better ! should lament
than your enemies rel ics Better one should
blush in secret than whols Kingdom be turned
TO shame for it's soverei2ns detection. CAST OIL
this slavery OF the senses. Yield not to the do
vices and suares OF the PRICE Of Darkness
You are our guardian. our baiwark, our tower
OIL strength. Pause ere you wnntonly expose
our decimated Gocks to the further ravages oi
these deyorging wolves"
As he spoke the old mans eyes glisiened. and
his looks kindled, till his glowing countepanee
wore an air Of apostolic fer or that produced
more than his words. strong impression upon
the king.
Rest assured, mygood friend, replied Henri.
| will in no way compromise my own security
that Of the Church over whose W flare
watch, and in whose behalf | have raised my
banner. have other and stronger motives than
the mere love Of such pageant which attract
me TO these jousts. but give you my word as a
king, that j will place neither my life nor my
personal safety IN needless - pardy And
now he aided with II SMILE thank ng you for
your admonitory counsels. which, as you well
know. are seldom pleasant in royal ears--and
having scarce leisure fora longer homily, or
even Tor further conference at tiii5 moment, let
US turn TO your own pc uliar concerns. IT you
have any communication 10 make. delay 1t not.
| am impatient 20 know hog can serve you"
1t IL not in my own bghalf that would claim
your maJestvs services. reJOlned the preacher,
but in that OF one in whom you yourself are
nearly. int rested; Know, sire. that a sister OF
the Prince Of Coude is at this moment captive
In the hands Of the bloody Jezebet Of France. 1t
Is for her deiiyerance frem braldom and OPP
preston that solicit your aid; and u you are
resolved to expose yourself to needless risk, let
1t be to effect the liberation Of princess 0f your
own royal blood, q Jealous believer in our creed.
and. In the eyes VI searcher OF knightly adven-
ture. for as such must regard your majesty, a
distressed and forlorn damsel.
IF this indeed were ms you repre-
sent it. my good friend" replied Henri, you
sassd says my bda nsant a and The eYn 9sgh
my handful Of men. But you have been de.
ceived BY some false statement. Our cousin Of
Congo has no sister at the court franee
fancy. sire" returned the lreacher. but her
preservation from the sword Of those fierce
BON on his M2 to was bs han
miraculous. as you viii find when relate to
you the history Of this unfortunate princess. as
il was delivered to me BY one Of the attendants
d convert to our faith
Your Information is derived from q suspl-
ci9u5 quarter "a the eng With
are as deceitful to the full as the daughters OF
the Philistine5. | know them of old. Your pro-
selyte may prove Deliiah. after all. and her
specious story oniy d snare laid to entrap you.
Our uncle Louis de Bourbon. it is true, hath
often spoken of the hapiess fate Of his infant
daughter in the mountain dehles. near san
cerre. but he. beleyed-nay. was assured-that
she persisted"
Credit me, sire. she lives" replied Cretien.
And he then succinctly detailed such particulars
to the reader: adding that the prin-
ignorance OF her illustrious origin, from
ural on the part Of one 80 young and inexpe-
rienced should betray her consciousness Of her
real rank and condition to the suspicious Of
Catherine. and initiate against any plans form
ed for her deiiverance. The preacher likewise
stated that he had been summoned at an early
hour % that morning 70 the Louvre by Annun s
his knowledge of this important secret1 TO visit
Esclairmonde; that she had revealed to him.
him to free her from the per-
secution Of her royal lover. who, It appeared.
had dispatched billet. stating that, if she Offer
ed further opposition to his passion, he would
denounce her as hereto to the Inquisition Of
the Catholic priesthood. She was bathed IN
tears when / entered the chamber, said Chre-
ten, land at first refused to be comforted; but.
deernfng the proper period arrived for its dis
closure acquainted her with the iilustrious
stock from which she sprang, and pesought her
to comport herself like descendant OF that
royal house..
Hal corbleu how received she the intelli-
gence?" -
piled Chretien; her grief was at once checked,
and she conferred calmly and deliberately with
me upon the means OF her evasion. One circum-
stance alone appeared to give her uneasiness-
but doubt whether am at liberty 70 mention
ii to your majesty.
Do not mention #. then. my good friend re-
turned the king. " il it is aught the princess
would not wish to be divulged 20 me-"
1t is, however. desirable. think, that your
majesty should be acquainted with the state OF
her heart. the rather that you may form Jung-
Whether the alliance be suitable, ha! mes
sire WHAT cavalier mas peeA 50 ioltuHdte a. 70
ingratiate himself into the good opinion OF this
captive princess"
"A Scottish gentleman my liege, who hath
greatly distinguished himself at the court OF
your royal brother of France-ths Cheyaiier
Crichton."
Mort de ma vie.'' exclaimed Henri. angTily;
doth he aspire to her handE
Your majesty forgets that he knew her only
as one of Queen GATHERINGS maids Of honor"
True. y replied the king. sternly: but she IL
now our cousin. and as such no mate for an adj
TT was her sense of this change in her condi-
Jon. my liege, and OF the Impossible bar placed
between her and her lover. that gaSs her so
much pain; nor was her uneasiness. dimin-
shed, when she learnt. as she shortly aftec-|
wards did, from missiye conveyed to her fro n
he Nhavu1iar Criehton that he had by aceide