The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-24

Felonnet and myself took one side OF The
plain on which We were hunting, while
the rest OF the party pursued their sport
on the other.
1--WE shall have some fun this even
ing" said he TO me.
"How sop replied I.
"WOuld you believe it? 1 have given
louis to the servant that he should not
carry the letter to it's address,"
"And have you taken itV
"NO, pardieu! | have told him we
were going to have a litt1S joke this
evening, and that he must carry the
letter to the lady's husband. He is sit
ting this moment as president of the
Court Of Assizes, and when he finds
that he is going to have fifteen stout te1-
lows, with keen appetites, at his house
this evening, he will be in Q devil OF a
rage. He is as miserly as Hstpagon,
aud the idea OF our laying his kitchen
and wine cellar under contribution will
put him In such a humor that he will
have no scruple in condemning dozen
innocent men, so that he may reach his
country-house in time to prevent the
pillage."
'If this is the oase," said to Felcn-
| net, ''lt seems to me- a very malicious
| jesL."
"Bahl a capital jokel And the best of
1t will be when we all arrive at the
chateau. The others, raVenous with
munger and thirst, will expect to find
there an excellent supper. But there
will be nothing-absolutel nothingp
sand DO you think, sir, that this will
be any pleasanter to me lhan to the rest
of the party? And you yourself, will
you not be one OF the principal dupes Of
your own follyW
"Let me alone for that. Look you
here; Pve got a cold fowl and a bottle OF
Bordeaux IN my game bag, and you shall
have halt"
II thank you," said I, 'but I had
rather find Ernest and notify him Of
your trick"
Gan! good heavensig my dear sir"
said Felonnet, ''you can not take
JOKE"
l left him, and telling our friends Of
| the affair, asked where could find Er-
nest. They said he had gone in the
direction or his Cousins chateau.
AT turn OF the road saw Ernest at
distance. increased my speed to
overtake him, and made so much haste
that arrived almost at the same
moment with him, SO that he had just
passed the gate as reached it. As
was about entering, the gate was violent
ly pulled to, and Immediately l heard
the report OF a pistol, and then voice
cried out: "Villain! since have missed
you, defend yoursenW
hastily sprang to a grating in the
wall, about the height OF my head and
saw frightful spectacle. The husband,
lsword in hand, was attacking Ernest
with desperate fury. can! you love hel
and she loves youm he cried, in voice
hoarse with passion. "You love her, dc
you? ana she loves you? Your turl
first, then nersV
In vain shouted, in vain l called BY
name the Two cousins. Monsieur dt
L. with blind fury drove Ernest tron
one corner Of the court to another.
The letter from Ernest to his cousin
conveyed by the mallcious iDterierenc,
VI Felonnet to her husband, had ap
prised him Of secret which had re
NAMED hidden more than four years
and before redressing the wrongs OF 30
clety as a magIs Lrate, the president o
the Court had FASTENED to ayeuge MI
own as a husband.
Suddenly a window opened, and Mad
ame de L., pale, with dishe yeled hajE
and terror On her lace, appeared. II
| "Leonie!' cried Ernest, "WtthdraWf 2
, "Nol let her stay !" exclaimed Mou
!. sieur de L., "she Is a prisoner; yo,
need not hope she will come to part res ,
And he again rushed upon his cousil
with such Jury that fire flew from tneI
swords.
at is lit is l who deserve death !!
cried Madame de L.; "kiIi me!'
/ added my cries to theirs. shouted
1 shook the grating. tried to scale th
wall, when suddenly, urged on by de
spair, bewildered, distracted, Madam
de L. threw herself from the window
/. falling between her lover and her nus
q band, The latter, completely beSid
A hlmself with passion, directed his swor
: toward her. But Ernest turned 1T asiut
/ and in mis- turn, casting of all restrain
, exclaimed with yehemence: "Madmau
e would you kill her? We'll, then--Leleu
I yoursellp And at once he began viz
q lent assault upon his antagonist.
+ could do nothing to separate them
# neither could Mauame de L.. In
a Unfortunate woman had broken a linn
!. in the fall, and lay grOanlng upon th
q pavement. y IL was a dreauiul cUmba
/. Nothing can express the terror whlc
n se lZed me. Already the blood of the NV
q cousins began to flow, whicn only serve
n TO increase their rage. With some DIFF
|. Guilty had succeeded in climbing to u
a wall, and was about to leap into IL
!. court, when l saw come OF our trienC
I approaching. Felonnet was at the
j. head. He drew near, calling to me-
e "Halloo! what's his? Why, you Dav
b like man getting fayed; We heard yc
e u quarter of a ieasu of. What The dev
|. is Lne matterW
n At sight OF this detested wretch
i rushed upon him, seized him BY IL
J. throat, and forcing him violently again
i. the grating, l crieu to him in my turi
"Look there, miserable jester! a capt.
/. ljuke! is it not? A capital jokeW
I'll Monster de L., pierced through Il
J.. heart by plunge OF his antagonist
IS sword, was lying by the side OF h
a wife.
q Ernest has left France to die In fC
a eign land. Madame de L. commItL'
d suicide the day alter this horrible dat
Z, "A capital jokep
l. Yet Felonnet is the same as Of old.
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