The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-23

\ T04B not TO Know Ill INC otOLyP tAASe 'SAe
have cOnfuted her"
as Is An infamous lie" said Perpesua- GAS
10 Beppo, every one kDows@
In front Of Don Abbondios house there ~as
. short and narrow lane, between two old cot
tages, which opened at the farther end into
the fields. Agnes drew Perpetua thlther, as II
for the purpose of talking with her more free
~ When they were at q spot from ~ hich they
could not see what passed before the curates
hoose, Agnes cnughed loudly.
This was the concerted signal, which being
heard by Reno, he, with Lucy on his arm.
crept quietly along the wall, approached the
door, opened it softly, and entered the passage,
where the two brothers were awaiting their
approach. They ali rs sended the stairs on tip
toe sbe brothers advanced towards the door
of the chamber; the lovers remained concealed
on fhe landing.
"Doo sratiss," said Tony, in a clear voice.
Tony, chi come in" replied the Soise from
wishiR.
Tony obeyed, opening the door just enough
TO admit himself and brother, one at o time.
The rays of light which shoDe unexpectedly
through this opening on the darkness by which
Reno and Lucy we're protected, made the lat
ter tremble as if already discovered The bro
theirs entered, and Tony closed the door. The
lovers remained motionIess without: the beat
ing of poor Luey's heart might be heard IN the
stiIluess-
Don Abbondio was, as we have said, seated
in his armchair, wrapped in . norning-gowp,
with old cap on his head. in the fashion OF
a tiara, which formed q sort of corniee around
his face, and shaded it from the dim Light OF =
little lamp Two Ihlck colis WHICH cSSSPSo
from beneath the cap, two thick eyebrows,
two thick mustacbiosr q dense tutt along his
chin, all quite gray. and studding bis sun-e9rnt
and wrinkied visage, might be compared 10
sooG; bushes projecting from rock By moon
light
his spectacles and placed them OF bis book
Does the curate think have come at too
late an hourT said Tony, bowirg: Jervase
a~kwa-dly following his example.
Certainly, il is late; late on al accounts
Do goa know that ] am Ill !"
%, am sorry"
Did YOU Tot hear that was sick. aud could
not toe scent Bat why is this boy With you r.
"Tov company, sigror Citrate"
Here are twenty-five new pieces, With the
image of St Ambrose on horseback" sad
Tony, drawing Iorta u lIsile bundle iron his
"Give here" said Don Abbondio: and taking
the bundle. be opened it, counted the money,
and found it correct
Now. SIR. you will give me the necklace of
!.CeTtainly," replied Don Ab6ondio; aud
going TO an old press. he drew forth the pledge
and Carefully returned il.
Nov" said Tony, "!o1 Will please put II
in black and whitei
..Eh" said Don Abbondio, how suspicious
the world has become: Do yoa no! trust me II
How, sir, If / trust yoa You do me-
the side of debtor
| well, WELL" interrupted Don AbSondio
and seating himself at the table, he began to
| write, repeatingtwith q load voice, the words
| as they came frSu, his pen. In the meanwhile
| Tony, and, at sign from him, Jervase, placed
| themselves before the table, in such manner
| a. TO deprive the writer of a view of the door
| and as If from heedlessness, moved their feet
| about on the floor signal to those without
aud also for the purpose of drowning the noise
| of their footstrps; of this Don Abbondio, oc
| eupied in writing, took no notice. At the
| grating sounds of the feet Reno drew Luc!
| trembling into the room, and stood with bel
behind the brothers. Don Abbondio. having
| finished writing, read it over attentlvely, fold
ed the paper, and reaching it to Tony, said
VIII you be satisfied now Tony, on re
| ceving it, retired on one side, Jervase on thu
other, aud, behold, In the midst Keno ant
! Lucy! Don Abbondio, affrighfed, astonishet
| aud enrsg ed, took an Immediate resolution
J aud while Rerzo was uttering the words, " ST
| Curate, in the presence of these witnesses, thi
and this is-T he had snatcned from th
! table the cloth which covered il, throwing o.
the grou nd books, pen, ink and paper, and il
haste letting fall the light, he threw It owe
and held it wrapped around the face of Lucy
! at the same time roaring out, " Perpetoa. PEI
Petna! treachery. help" The wick. dying il
the socket, sent a feeble AID Pickering Ngh
over the figure of Lucy, who, entirely over
come, stood AXE a statue, making no effort I
free herself. The light died away and LEI
them in darkness; Don Abboudio Quilted th
poor girl, and felt cautiously along the wa
'or q door that led 10 an inner chamber
having found it, he entered, and locked himsel
in, crying out, "PerPetpat treachety: help
out of the house! out of the house," All Wa
confusion in the apartment he had Quilted
Reno, cropping in tie dark to find the cura.'
had followed the sound of his voice, and wa
knocking at the door of the room, cryiD.
, open, open; don't make such an outcry
Locy calling 10 Reno, IL q supPlicating voic
t Let us CO. let Us go. fog the love of God
Tony. creeping on all fours, and feeling alon
the floor for his receipt, which had bee
dropped in the tumult; the poor Jervasse, CT.
iug and jumping, and endeaEoring to find tt
door the stairs, SO as 90 escape with who
= bones.
, In the midst of this turmoil, We cannot ste
: to make reflections; bat Reno, causing di
turbance at night in another persons hous
e and holding the master of IL besieged in
: inner room, has all the appearance of an o
E pressor; when in fact he was the oppresse
;, Don AbboDdio, assaulted in his own hons
D while be wac TRANQUILITY attending 10 his
D fairs, appeared the victim, when, in fact,
t was he who had inflicted the injury. Tn
: goes the world, or rather, thus it went in Il
t Seventeenth century.
5 The besieged, seeing that the enemy gave
y signs of retreat, opened q window which lock
b ont upon the churchy ard, and cried, Hel
, help!' The moon shone briGhtly-eyery obje