The Opelousas courier., 1892-04-09

GaMG&D/ lut Ill It's weird I'M
- IN p-ressiveness. tn
torches which we're stuck at interval
against the pillars revealed the forms OIL
men sitting and lying on the seats and
floor in every attitude of detection and
despair. Up and down the aisIes the iron
shod heels of the sentries rang upon the
pavement The greater part of the prison
ers were silent,or emily moaning with the
pam OF recent wounds; some were pray
lngi one was raving, mad with terror. Aud
IN truth ne and his companions had good
cause for fear, for their conquerer was
feyersham, the General of the Royalists.
whose only mode Of dealing with a rebel
was to hang or shoot him without more
ado, and who was only waiting for the
daybreak to begin the work of slaughter.
A few only kept their resolution
among them two we're sitting together
IN the shadow Of the pulpit steps. Both
OF these ren had been conspicuous in
the light, aud both knew we'll that they
must die at daybreak.
The elder of the two was d man Of
about thirty. five, with powerful thick
set frame. and strong and raigged fea-
lures; 2 bad man to have against one,
one might say. He was by trade i horses
breaker, and a great part of his business
was to break in the wild colts of the
marsh. His companion was some six or
eight years younger. His figure was tall
aud Slight, but finely made, and his face
was slngularly handsome. He was the
sWlttest runner in the West of England.
perhaps IN the whole kingdom. His naue
was David Dare; that of the elder man
John Qulxaryyn. eBoth were natives OF
the town Of Axbridge. but, until the day
before, they had been strangers to each
other. Chance had made them comrades
n the contest, where they had fought
side BY sideand where the same troop Of
Royallsts had seized them both.
The two were silent. Quixarvyn had
pulled out q short black pipe, had filled
and lighted it and was now smoking
tranquility. His companion had also
pulled out something from his breast, but
+ was not q pipe; it was the portrait of
y beautiful young girl. He took a long
look at the lovely face look which said
farewell.
Quixarvyn watched him. III the dim
light in which they sat he could not see
the features of the portrait, but he
guessed how the case stood.
Poor fellowin he said, with more
tenderness than would have been ex-
Rected from his looks. Then, after q
minutes silence, he went on, as much
to himself as to the 9th il. Sand vet
my case IS harder. | was in loVe-Iam
10 love, God help ne!-and / also have
her portrait in my breast. What would
i give ii / could look ~ it as you can
look on E0ursia
Dare looked at him with interest.
sWhati' he said, ..have you also the
same ~trouble-a poor GIRL who will 90
distracted when she hears Of what has
happened TO your
mo, said the other bitterly; esshe
will not go distracted; she has had
enough oflne, and I shall have the pain
Of dying n~nreyenged upon the knaye
who robbed me Of her.
70 was strange to see how in 4 mo-
ineut his eyes had grown ablaze with
passion. The young man looked at him
In establishment.
WHO was it2s he inquired.
"lfho was it2n echoed the other. aDo
you think i knew tina that / should
nov have cause 70 Writhe at dying with
crying quits with himg No, i do
not know hin. | only know she loved
ne, that she cooled toward me; that
when 4 asked her plainly whether she
bad found q younger and a better look
Ing man she confessed that it vas true
nd threw herself upon my generosity to
SO her Tree from our engagement.
I'D som 9 frcuzy Of mad passion. But
when ! asked her for his name she would
not tell me, fearing, / dare say, that
night twist his neck. / should D
found hin, but then this war broke
mt and in my rasgseI could not keep
pyself from rushing to the light to- cool
ny blood with blows. And so here
lnl, going to be shot at daybreak. But
swear % heaven If / only had that fell
IN my power for one brief minute I
oula DIE contented.n
ssYou are right said the other; 81 ]
could feel tue same. 1
9usSaryya drew i portrait from Ills
feast aud held il out I'd Ills co~,nnanion. !
Look, be said, rs this face to jilt
nsan2 though il Is ono 10 drive him ]
razy, Let lnc look At Fpurs-it is not
lore innocent than this one, I dare !
year.
The young man took the portrait mud i
the same fine handed HIM His own. !,
ach looked N silence at the portrait Il
IS handi Il q silence of amazstnent. of j,
apefaetion. The two portraits repre- I
nfed the same personl I;
Qasxaryya aas the fist d break liz 4
Eanee. ~ 1
WHAT IN saia, lrsivlne L does 1
md bursting into i low laugh.
alah vas both fierce aud clad, ugo, i
iff Io fhink that / hare found It'd