The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-02

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the landlord had escaped. He went to
the window and called for assistance but
there were few persons abroad at that
hour OF the night and the window Of his
room was far from the street He went
to the door and used all his efforts 10 force
( il open without success.
Exhausted in the unavailing attempt.
/ he sat down 10 wait for the break of dav.
+ Hour after hour passed away, and at
length the welcome gray dawn began %
/ appear. Presently his ear caught the
sound of light step, and lie heard a
+ bolt fall from the outside, then the door
( opened and Isabella stood before him.
I She certainly looked beautiful al She
walked into the room, clad iu a simple
/ white robe without any adornmeut.
Thank you, thank you,' cried the
[ count Il shall not forget the service
/ YOU have done me, and IL crave a kiss,
/ tits in token of the love bear one who
has been the means of preparing me TO
defend my life.
Isabella bowed her head, and the
count kissed her on the forehead
You know all that has happenedi'
questioned the count
Yes. senor,' she replied. "My un-
! Gle is seriously wounded but the contra
/ bsndsts carried him off 10 the frontier
1 before day break Senior, now that YOU
are safe and tree TO depart, will YOU not
do me the favor TO conceal this matter?
You have dangerously wounded my un-
Gle, and | heard Jose, the chief Of the
! contrabandist gang, say, that it Antonio
reached Segovia alive hc would bc much
surprised.
The count was thoughtful for few mo-
ments. then he asked
"Why, my dear girl, do YOU desire %
shield this wretch? Certainly not because
| he is your relation You do not love
him, for last night YOU said he would
kill YOU if he knew You had betrayed
him"
Listen, senior, and l will explain"
said the girl. Antonio Hernandez Is
the only brother of my mother. When
she died he took me to his home, aud
! brought me up after his rough fashion
| Tie used to belong 20 Josc's gang. If
| he didn't treat me with affection, neither
did he beat me. Once he saved NV
life-periling his life to save mine.
was at the bottom of the sea when no
dived and brought me 10 the surface
again, and the water was full of sharks,
! too. Great sea monsters, senior. Ger
tainly he must have cared for me, or he
would have allowed me to be eaten up"
She looked up in his eyes with a
! pleading expression as she spoke, and
| the count drew her near him and again
kissed her brow.
For your sake, / make the promise,
he replied "but with this condition,
that your uncle never returns 10 Mad.
rid"
At that moment there was a Jingle of
spurs in the court and call from Isn-
! bella. The count descended the stair
way with her and at the landing met a
swarthy fellow with his face half con
cealed in SLOUGH hat, who called Isu-
bella aside and spoke to her in low aud
rapid tone. This done, he jumped upon
his mule and galloped away.
The girl stood leaning against the
doorway with her cheeks blanched and
hands tightly clasped. while tears rolled
down her cheeks.
Divining at once the cause, the count
approached and said, "Iou have bad
news / fear?"
"He died before they reached the
mountains she replied. Jose sent me
word, Alas alas J" and she wept piteous-
ly.
The count endcavored to sooth her
grief, and made inquiries as TO her flu
ture life.
81 am alone in the world now," she
sobbed
81 will sec that you arc oared for," no
said, ''and will send kind person 10 you
before night. Come, cheer up all will
/ be well.
That day Isabella was removed To the
Convent Of Saint Ursula, and placed nc
school under the care of the kind Sis
tiers.
Count dc Bivas sought the beautiful
Julia, and learned that, by a dreadful
accident, she had been horribly burned
and disligurcd and was then living upon
a bed from which she might never riso
again. The shock was 50 great 10 him
that he started upon his travels once
more.
Six months later he was al Andorra,
on the Spanish frontier, when he came
across Il band Of cOutrabandists, who
were coming down from the Pyrenees.
One fellow, who had peculiar limp in
his gait caught his eye, and he thougha
there was something familiar i'm his face
The man pulled his cap over his eye and
was Fastening by, when tho count sprang
to his side and laid his hand over his
shoulder,
"rou are Antonio Hernandez, for
merly keeper Of the Raven Inn" cried
de Bivas.
"And YOU are Count de Bivas,' was
the reply
1--WE won't mention the past sold
/ I, .. ali ..sI..
word to that poor girl THAI you were
dead?"
"Well, senoE replied the rufian. ~
was tired playing landlord where 1 could
! gather no pesos. | longed again for my
old life, and l didn't want to be bothered
with women. / know all you have done
for the girl, senior. Little passes I'm the
city what Jose's gang do not get cor
rectly. Now, let as say, adieu, with the
hope we may never meet again." and
the rufian DOTTED his cap in derision.
and hurried on after his companions.
A sudden change came over tho
count. lie hurried back to Madrid,
and sought the Convent Of Saint Ursula,
where he had long interview with lisa
bella, and before the orange buds bloom
ed again in the garden Of the de Bivas
mansion at San Pablo, Isabella became
a countess, and the happy wife Of the
man whose life she had been instrument
tai in preserving.
a Slight NlistUsre,
The present Archbishop Of Dublin,
the gifted author Of the work, so widely
known, Ola Study Of Words, is not In
very robust health, and has been for
many years apprehensive Of paralysis.