Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-24

could I know what passed at Nayres
when 1 have never been there
A subterfuge, monsieur
Il have nothing to reply. madam,
except that / thought that instead Of
your highneSs having 70 complain Of
me, il was / Who had reason 10 COM
plain Of YOU
Complain of me, sir. cried the
princess, astonished.
Yes, madam. On your word and
that Of NJ Lenet, I raised a company,
and entered into engagements with
them: and when I came 10 ask for the
promised sum-a miserable forty thou
sand francs destined 10 pay your
troops 4 was refused. appeal TO NJ
Lcnet for the truth Of my statement
1T Is true. said Lenet; when mon.
sieur came, he received no money
And could you not wait a few
days.
Il did wait, madam, the time N. de
larochefoucault himself named AT
the end Of that time l came again. and
was again refused.
"Unhappily,' said Lenet II am
forced to admit that this is true"
Cauvagnac proceeded triumphantly.
We'll, madam, in such circumstances
most men would have sold himself and
his party TO the queen l merely gave
my men liberty TO do as they chose.
and | remained neutral"
t-g.r4.. g.IsTf..v..s g.r3.4 f.r.7,
cess, fuTiOUsly,
Madam, my soldiers, not being paid,
were free, and then | suppose they
turned against their new captain. /
know nothing Of il.
But you, sir, who call yourself neu-
uai, have taken up the kings cause"
Madam, my neutrality became sus-
pected, and one day l was arrested at
my inn and brought before the queen.
And then you sold yourself 70 her
"NO, madam; but I expected i'll treat
ment, perhaps even death, for l had
espoused your side. But the queen,
instead of furnishing me, said, Brave,
but mistaken gentleman, | could with
a word make your head fall on the
scaffOld; but Madame de Condo has
been unErateful 10 you, here we viii
act differently and you shall hence
forward be one of my party Gentle
men. continued she, addressing my
guards respect this officer. for | have
appreciated his merits, and / make
him your chief | make you, said
she, turning to me again, Governor
Of Branne That is how the queen of
France reyenges herself What could
| SayI' continued Cauvagnac, in his
natural voice, for he had been mimick,
ing i'm Il half comic, half sentimental
manner, the tones Of Anne Of Austria;
II have been wounded in my hopes,
and the devotion | once felt for your
highness, to whom on one occasion /
had had the pleasure of rendering a
service; so | acted like Coriolanus, and
entered the tents of the VolScians.
Well, sir. you are my prisoner
YES. madam, / am; but | hope to
he treated as a gentleman. ! have not
fought against your highness, l was
only going to my new post, when | fell
in with your soldiers, who arrested me;
and | demand to be treated as an Off
Ger and a gentleman
you shall be so treated, sir. You
shall be free of the city if you will
swear on your honor, not 10 leave it."
Il WILL madam"
Good I.enet, give this gentleman
the words aud We will receive his
oath"
When it was finished Nov 20,
said the princess, I'VE trust to your
honor as a soldier and a gentleman
Lenct was not entirely duped by
Cauyagnac's specious account, but he
could not but admire his tact and
presence Of mind. As for Cauvagnac
himself, he went down with much in
ward congra tulahon at having escaped
SO wen