Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-28
CHAPTER WV

OHAHIEh NV.
The sound drew nearer, great door
opposite to Pecopiu opened, and he saw
| approaching the crowd OF Wallets, carving
on their shoulders, served ON AN immense
dish Of green aud gold, the stag with six
teen aatlers. roasted brown and smoking
Before the Wallets, whose torches gl0wed
like embers, came the old hunter on his
| Iartary horse, Which was reeking with
foam. He no longer blew his horn, but
smiled c0urte0usly in the midst OF the
wild bowling of the dogs still led by the
master huntsman. At the moment that
the cortege entered the salon the torches
OF the Wallets turned blue, and the hounds
became silent. These frightfll animals,
with mouths like lions, with the roar OF
tigers, followed their master slowly with
dropping heads and quaking with terror
toward the table where sat the mysteri-
GUS guest, wan and detected, and notion
less as men of marble.
On reaching the table, the old man
looked into the dismal faces and burst in
to laugh. "HOmbres y umgeres or ca,
v0sOtrOs, bella SignOras, DOmini ct dOmi-
nae, amigos MICS, como va la besOgneY
''ThOu art late" said the bronze man. 81
had friend whom / wished to have see
the chase" replied the old man. eyes,"
said Nimrod, "but look" and he pointed
over HIS uIuHL6 suOulutI lOMdIu Tue 6A-
tremitY of the salon. The eve of PecOpin
followed and he saw In the distance arches
OF light vaguely defined on the black walls
as if the first rays of the sun shOne
through the windows. "WeIl," answer
ed the Old man, ''we must hasten" At a
sign from him the tOrch-bearers, aided by
the negroes, prepared to put the stag on
the table. Then Pecopin. squirting the
jennet, who obeyed him, perhaps because
of the approach OF day which overcOmes
magic, and pushing him through the
crowd of servants, rose erect in his stir
rups, and, selling his sword, cried, in a
voice of thunder: "By heavensl what
ever you are-spectres, empeTOrs. or de-
demons forbid you TO stir, or, by death
and God who aids me, will teach you,
even thou man Of bronze, how on the head
Of phantom may weigh the iron heel of
q living knight ! am in the cavern of
the Shades, but / will do things real and
terribel And thou who hast lied to me,
miserable old man, thou mayest unsheath
like young man since thou canst blow
in that trumpet with the fury of bull.
On guard or by the mass will cut you
in two vert thou Pluto himselfw "Ahl
you are here, my dear young friend.
Good you are going to sup with u.s."
said the old hunter, and the smile which
accompanied the invitation eXasperated
PecOpin still more. son guard, old
scoundrel" he cried; "thou hast made me
a promise, and thou hast broken it,"
tut, tut, wait for the end; what do you
know about itg defend yourself, l
say!" "Indeed, my young sir, you take
things badly" ''Give me back BauldOur;
thou hast promised" "WhO said | would
not give her tn you? But what win you
do when YOU get her?' ''She is my fan
vi rurafah onH Til1 ms
her,0 said PecOpin. "And there would
be before long another miserable couple"
replied the old man, wagging his head.
after all, what is that 10 meY Such
things must be- The bad example is Civ
en- to males and females below by the
males and females above, the sun and
moon, who disagree hourly and are never
seen together" "a truce TO your rail-
lery," said the cavalier, ''or will exter-
inmate YOU, these demons, their goddess
ses, and purge this Cavern The old
man replied with a loud, jeering
laugh.
Pecopin, furious, flung himself upon
him, but scarcely had he done 80 than he
felt his horse tremble and give way under
him. He looked around; pale ray OF
dawn was gliding along the blush flag
stones. Except the old man, still smiling
and moti0nlees, all began TO fade away.
The lights of the chandeliers and torches
died out slowly. and through the gigantic
body OF Nimrod, as through a crystal
statue, Pecopin distinguished plainly the
pillars IN the gloomy distance Of the bar
duet hall. HIS horse sank beneath him
until his feet touched the ground. Sud
denly cock crew. At the came moment
a fresh wind passed Over-his steed de
appeared. Pecopin staggered and almost
tell. When he recovered the whole scene
had vanished lie was alone, standing
sword in hand, IN = ravine overgrOwn
with heather; a few steps Oh stream
dashed toamlng over the rocks near the
gate OF an old castle. The day broke.
he raised his eyes and uttered cry Of
10y. lie was before the chateau Of Falk-
enbergl