Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-20
is which TONI alone could un.

| going to swell himself up until he bursts.
| While he was in the midst of his frenzy
| | was looking for him every moment to
toss around my most Christian person.
Mon r-sneur, would there not be some
way Of throwing this ranter and roarer
out of the cabin? The snow would do
him good, and might perhaps put him
in the notion of departing to rejoin his
lord and master
silence. Francois! said the duke.
Have you never seen those insects that
fcign death, and when one approaches
| them suddenly spring up full of life?
Would You now venture to touch that
motionlCss spccter:
Il Will pick him up, if you desire it,
with my curling irons"
Hist! There he is moving"
Il perceive affair."" said Tuisko III Il
deep but broken voice. Il perceive Il re-
gion respltndtnt with verdure and beau
ty There are tufted woods, lofty noun
tains and plains rich with fruit and corn.
What splendid cities rise on all sides!
But, alas, the rivers that battle them are
red with blood-tho rivulcts, the springs
are red with blood.
"A black smoke CnwrapS the castles
and palaces. The men are armed with
axes and cutlasscs. What is that sinis-
ter crowd advancing? Arms clash on
arms and the pale horse of death gal
lOpS from rank to rank. Oh, horror,
horror! But | perceive Il young man
whose brow shines like the fire of the
stars. He rushCs forward; ho scatters
under the feet of his charger the crowd
envious of so much glory. And now
behold him on his throne, beautiful, di-
vine! Again tho thunder peals. The
jewels of his diadem are shattered, and
the serpent that lay hid among them is
preparing to sting the hero to the heart,
Fire is devouring the earth. The
north is i'll COmmOtiuu. IHicous vulturrs
pursue the conquerint eagle even into
his palace of cloud. AMI / Ills from it
pierced with Il thoU%..:... lows, like Il
globe of flame quenc!i.l III the tempest.
And now the earth groWS green again,
and the rivers put off their garments of
red 10 rcasSume their former attire: but
their bosoms are brstrrwrd with the
feathers of the fallen wonderful
feathers. New men get possession of
them. and with them write history, an
immortal history And yet the fatal sea
has still other storms y throne is top
Piled bowman old man flies for his life
"A young prince. he whom see there
before me, advances on the wings of
destiny, like the genius of the peace of
the world 1t is he who will replace i'll
heroes hands the feathers of the mighty
eagle. that they may continue the great
history that had been interrupted. But
how! the storm begins again, the clouds
rain blood and the Young child waves
his innocent arms from the summit of
the throne. and the air is obsCurcd 10y
the black wings of immense Carrion
crows: What means that sign? But
mists gather over my mind-my senses
desert me Strangers, adicu, adlcu!"
And the old man WAS silent, and again
fell back inscuSiblc on the floor, from
which he did not arise uptil after some
hours of convulSivc slumSer.
Three weeks after the scene that we
have just described we once moro find
the illustrious travellers of Karcsuando
Tho Count de Montioie WAS murmurinS
Il host of noble oathS against So pro
longcd Il detention, and Guillcmot 10y no
means let slip the opportunity of season
ing what his companion had to say with
some inprrcatiuus of the plCbcian school.
The prince smiled ut tho impatirnce of
his followers DO You not find this
place charminG:" he said to them. We
would do we'll 10 await the conclusion of
the thaw Eut at heart he would not
have been sorry to know that the thaw
would never he over.
Il am not surprised" said Guillcnot
aside. that monSeigneur enjoys himself
SO much here He is of race whose eX-
PLOTS among the beau scXe are univer-
sally known What evil star has thrown
this siren in our way? am perfectly be-
witchcd myself. The devil diSports and
laughs i'll her eyes, and my master feels
all her influence. l am sure. Since that
night-that horrible night, when old
BeelZebub gave us his piece of acting
he cannot get away from her. Morning
and evening he must visit her i'll her
howell She has taught him to drive the
reindeer and to walk in suksi ia kind of
long patterns used 10y the Fins and lap
landers in descending mountains !
would like to know of what use all these
fine accomplishments will be i'll Franco
to mOnscigneur, the Duke of Orleans"
Meanwhile the strangers had found in
the neighborhood lodging much more
comfortable than the cabin of the troll.
The duke, however, made frequent visits
to the howell, humble as it was He was
often seen rambling with Toni among
the mountains.
One lovely evening i'll April they were
both wandering on the banks of the MuO-
Mo. and the descendant of that royal
house which reignrd for nine centuries
over the most gallant people on earth
was talking to Il poor Finland maiden
and saying:
Il love you
At this avowal TONI shook her head.
"Monseigneur is jesting with his serv-
ant"
NO, | swear it, but does not my wild
dove return little of that lover"
"Monseigneur we'll knows that love
him.
Why do you always call me mon
seigneur? All, cannot prince find true
love even in a Wilderness"
Must then tell you? l have seen
you surrounded by all the splendors of
your rank, and during tho II years that
have elapsed since then | have loved
you""
You are dreaming, my child Your
life is full of mysteries. l am burning
with eagerness to hear its history mar
rated, but you always hesitate to tell
me it"
My life. alas, is that of an unfortu-
nate, and my mother counseled me never
to satisfy the within of any who should
ask to know t. We were born in near
neighborhood to each other, however"
You are French, Toini, and, what is
more, Partisan. guessed that long ago
from the language you speak and your
pronunciation, which is SO pure and so
distinguished in its expression. But, tell
me, how is it that the name of Antoinette
is so often on your lips?"