The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

one salu Sne was an Italian, having
been born at Rome; but her parents
were Bohemians, who travelled through
all countries-ropedancers by profes-
sion.
{" La Severina had conceived for
Eugene passion as violent as it was
hopeless. When she heard of his pro-
posed departure she was wild; when she
learned the motive of it, she turned a
| demon Failing in determined at
tempt to baulk his plans by Stabbing
him with stiletto, she assured him
with her last words that she would be
revenged. De Valmont laughed at the
threat. |, however, determined to keep
an eye on the actions of the young lady.
In this resolve, however, / was foiled.
She left Algiers about month after,
and | never knew what became of her.
/" Nearly four years had passed since
Eugene's return We kept up a
constant correspondent &c, and / learned
of his marriage and the birth of one
son, whom he called Lucien. He con-
] tinually pressed me to exchange and go
back to France.
=" "'At length got appointed to a
cavalry regiment quartered in Paris,
and left Algiers to take on my new
dttties. Landing at Marseilles, l put
up at the Hotel Castellane, where the
first names | read in the list of arrivals
were those of the Count and Countess
de Valmont. We met with Joy after
our long separation. Eugene intro
duced me to his wife-a lady as lovely
rs she was charming-an showed me
with pride his son-a fine, chubby
child, with curly hair, and the splendid
blue eyes of its mother He simply
worshipped this boy-poor fellow!-and
his life and soul seemed wrapped up in
its being and existence. And now, as
to the sad sequel to my tale.
DE Valmont was on leave, and at
his wife's desire they were about to visit
Italy. Not to fatigue the child their
route was mapped out in short stages.
They were resting two days at Mar
seilles before going to Genoa by La Cor
niche, SO decided to stay and see them
off.
90 In the afternoon of my arrival, as
the weather was glorious, little Lucien
was sent with his nurse down to the
sea, on that magnificent beach where
the splendid palace of Prado stands.
Two hours after this nurse returned
alone, looking like mad woman. The
eyes were starting out of her head, and,
sobbing and crying, she threw herself
at the Countess's feet, and said she had
lost the child. She and her charge
were playing on the beach, where they
were attracted by the performance oi
! some acrobats. A small crowd had
assembled, and the boy was not out ot
, her sight for half minute. On looking
: round be was gone; and she sought him
J in vain. He seemed to have beer
:. spirited away. She called his name a.
the top of her voice, and ran up anC
: down the beach until exhausted BY
ISLANDERS who heard her cries helpeC
3 her in the search; but they found
: nothing"
''Was Lueien drowned?" asked th,
, Sub-Lieutenant.
This was the question started, bu
it was well-nigh impossible. The chile
| could only toddle, and the seas was to'
: far from the place indicated by tn
4 nurse. So this hypothesis was givel
e up. The police considered it case o
h kidnapping and went to work, bu
Y failed to find a clue. They searches
> for weeks through all the slums of tn
[ city-the low quarters where the dreg
: of the population congregate, the scum
' of the Mediterranean-butw with no sue
g cess. A description of the child wa
sent to every consul, with orders t
make full inquiry, De Valmont him
: self obtained special leave of absenc
a from the War Office and spent a. yea
in trying to solve the mystery. He re
: turned more dead than alive to bury hi
f wife, whom grief had killed.
It 'sAs to the Colonel, at first he ha
t serious intentions of joining the TraI
> pists and retiring from the world. Blu
hope sustains him still. He believes,
i his boy was not drowned, that Prov
7, dence viii take pity on him and yet n
J. store him. Vain delusion! But W
e humor him in his hope. He has sine
d devoted his whole life and soul to h
regiment; but the wound at his heal
r has never healed, and when it breat
out afresh he becomes sad and so
/. rowful and talks about presentiment.
q ala Seyerina, believe, has kept h
word and wreaked a terrible revenge!
e Brisac finished his story and wishe
all good night.
is 1--WE have six hours for sleep, n
BOYS, and then-r'
ID On the morrow, at the early hour
r, six o'clock, double line of smoke e
tended for distance of two miles {
ID each side of the plain. The Frenc
e, had brought almost all their guns in
in action. The Austrian batteries post
N on the opposite hills replied with a we
/. directed lire. In this artillery due
IN which lasted for some hours, the q
ID vantage remained with the French. II
a. superiority of the Austrian position W
ID more than counterbalanced by {
n deadly effect of the rife guns of t
H. French, which were first employed
I'll warfare at the memorable battle of 81
as ferino. The carnage was frightful al
the result disastrous to the Austrian
r. who were obliged to retreat.
re AT three O'Clock on that day
as June, 1850-the French were form
w up to advance under withering mi
IS. kerry fire to assault the Tower of S.
Ill ferino, the key of the enemy's positic
e Marshal Benedeck then called on
Or cavalry to make supreme e1o
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