The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-30

every where to tell what had caused her master |
been diesel vs~s ey Axees and feeling exasperaped
At her SerSdy, ad cesd Of lttle self restraint;
nOs that she eA1pasinea of the deception
| = syllAsle: eas the injsry done 20 her poor
master eOatd nos p&As in silence and that soch
m injary saoald have bsea attempted by such
woyfny peop.e. Doa AbbOndio ooQid command
aed e1treat her 10 be silent, and she could re-
ply thas there Eas no necessity for inculeating
thing % oovioos and proper. bot certain it
= thAS the seccS1 re1aAined in the heart Of the
poor woman - new wine in IN old cask, which
ferDorss and babeles, and If it does not send
tie s7Dg into the air. works out in foam be-
tSeeH tee slaves. and drops here and there, go
thai one can drink it, aud tell what sort of
Vic II is Jervase, who oo0ld scarcely be-
heve that for once be knew little more than
had been an aeoomplice in = criminal AFFAIR,
vas dying TO couEnnieste it Aud Tony, how
ever alarmed AZ she thoughts of further enqui-
ma and invesii CATIONS. was oursting. in spite
Of all his prudence till he had told the whole
secret TO his wife. Who Was not donb. The
one Who spoke least was Menico. because his
parents. alarmed at his coming into collision
with Don Roceriek. had kept him in the house
for several days they, themselves, however,
witho out wishing to appear TO know more than
Others, insulated that The fugitives had taken
ref9ge At PescArenico- This report. then, be-
came earrent among the villagers Bot no one
could account for the attack Of the bravoes
all agreed II susPecting Don Rode rick bat
size rest Was total obscnrity. 16e presence of
the three brayoes ~ the inn discussed, aud
the landlord was inrerrogsfed; but his memo
~ vas- on this point, rs defective as ever.
His inn, he concluded as usual, was jas. like
ssa port Who was this pilgrim, seen By Ste
fano and Cariandrea, and whom the robbers
wished TO murder, and bad carried off For
what purpose had he been At the cottage
Some said it good spirit, come TO the as
sistauce OF the In mates others, that ie was the
spirit of n wicked pilgrim, who came at night
to join such companions, and perform such
deeds, As he had been accustomed TO while
living Others, again, went so far as TO conjec-
Z =
clothed like pilgrim that Gsiso, with all
his experience, would have been at loss to
discover who it was, if he had expected to &C
Quire this information from others. Bat, as
the reader knows, that which was perpe1ity
to them, was perfect clearpess to Griso. He
was enabled, therefore, from these various
count for the of Don Roderick. He related
the attempt upon Don Abbondio, which ae-
| counted for the desertion of the cottage,
without the necessity of imagining spy in the
palace he told of their flight, which might be
accounted for by the fear of the discovery of
their trick upon Don Abbondio, by the In
| into, and that they ad probably gone together
| to Pescarsuico. Fled together " cried Don
Roderick, hoarse with rage together and
| this rascal friar this friar shall answer it
Griso this nj ght must know where they are
| 1 shall have no peace (; ascertain il they are
| at Pescarenico; quick fly four crowns imDe
diately. and my protection for ever! this ras-
cal! this friarr'
Griso was once more in the field; and on
| the evening Of this very day reported to his
worthy master the desired intelligence, and by
| the following means The good man by whom
| the little party had been conducted to MonZa,
| returning with his carriage to Pe0carenico at
the hour of yespers. CHANGED to meet, before
he reached his home, q particular friend, to
| whom he related, in great con hdence, the good
work he bad accomplished so that @riso
could, two hours after, inform Don Roderick
| that Lucy and her mother had taken refuge in
| Q convent of Mona, and that RenZo had pro-
ceeded on bis way to Milan. Don ROderick
| felt his hopes revive at this separation /; and
having during great part of the night, revolved
in his mind the measures for eGecsing his wick
| ed purpose he aroused GriBo early in the
morning, and gave him the orders he had
',Signor 2" said Gsiso, hesitating.
well, have not spoken clearly ?"
"lf you would send some other
"Most illustrious sguor, am ready to sac:
rifce my life for my-msster, aud it is my duty
to do so; bit you would lot desire me to place
it iW peril IL j."
Your illustrious lordship knows we'll these
few murders that are laid to my account, and
Here l am under the protection OF your
lordship, and in Milan the livery of your
lordship is known, but in Mona 1 am known.
And, your lordstip knows, do not say it
boastingly, he who should deliver me up to jus
tice would be well rewarded, a hundred good
crowns, and permission to liberate two bandit.
IT,"
What the ~ said Don Roderick, " you
are like vile cur, who has scarce courage to
rush at the legs of such as pass by the door
and, not daring to leave the house, keeps
himself within the protection of his master u
/ think have given proof, siguOr," said
Griso.
',wellf'
Well resumed GriSo boldly, thus put on
t his mettle, you lordshp must forget my hesi-
tstion. Heart of lion, legs of a hare, L am
ready to CO."
" Bat you shall not go alone; take With you
two of the best, Cut face and Aim yell and go
boldly, and show yourself to be still Griso
: The devi! people will be well content to let
g such faces yours pass without molestation
And as to the bailiffs of Mopza, they must have
8 become weary of life to place it in such dan
= GER for the chance of a hundren crowns! Bat
: do not believe that 1 am far unknown
t there, that the stamp of my service should pass
\ fer nothing"
e 9,iso, having received ample and minus
] instructions took bis departure, accompanied
by the two brEvoes cursing ia his heart the
b whms of his master.
: Itnow became the design of Don Roderick
D to contrive some way. by which Renzo, sepa
D rated as be was from Lucy, should be prevent
Lad Frnr TIa hon obt