The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-29
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thru,tlnr one leg out Of bed. send for
Du L%auroust" Then, as ! went to the
door to do 60, "cau you be aick, man p
hO asked. TRY
mo, no; it IG impoaSibloW
"But try, tryl When did this cat
II. Is outside" La TraPO grOanOd
Ho could cay no moro.
ILad opened the door by this time,
and found tho attendants, whom the
mans cries had alarmed, in q cluster
round it. silonctng them Sternly, l
bAde one 60 for NJ. Du Laurans, the
kings physician. while another brought
ina the cat that was dead.
The page, who had spent the night In
the kings chamber, fetched It. | told
him to bring 1t In, and, ordering the
others to lot the doctor pass when he
arrived. | closed the door upon their
curiosity and wont back to tho king.
lie had left his bod and was standing
near La TrapO, s~ndeavorinR 10 hearsen
him; now telling him to tickle his throat
With a feather, and now watching his
su fTerings in silence, With q face Of
gloom and dependency that sulicientty
BETRAYED his reflections. At the sight
Of the page, however. carrying the dead
cat no turned briskly, and we both eK-
ahmed tho beast. which, already rigid,
with staring oyos and uncovered teeth,
was moi a sight 10 cheer anyone, mnch
less the stricken man. La Trapc, how
v seemed to be scarcely aware oil its
presence, lie had sunk upon n ohslt
Which stood againpt tho wall, and with
his body strangely twisted, was mnIter-
ing prayers, while no rocked himself to
aud fro increasingly.
"Irs stiff" the king said in a low
voice. III has been dead .om0 hours"
"Sincs midnight" l muttOred.
"Pardon, sire" the page, who was
holding tho cat, said; II saw II after
midnight, i. was aliYo ihBn."
"Yon saw I'll" | exclaimed. Howl
WhereG"
Here, your oxc0lloncy," tho boy an.
swsred, quRilIng q little.
"Nhat2 In this room2'
.rYes. exce!lsucy. | heard q noise
about think about o~'ctock-and his
majesty breathing worry heavily. 1t was
A noise ike q cat splitting. II frightened
inc, and / rose from my pallet and went
round tho bed. | was justin tImO to sec'
the cat Jump down."
From tho bsd2'
ayes, your excrllcncY. From his ma
jOsly's chest, think"
Are YOU Gure that 1t was this catY'
ayes. sIro; for as soon as 1t was on
the floor IL began 10 Writhe and roll and
bite itself, with all its fur on end, like
a mad cat, Then it flew TO the door aud
tried to get out, aad again began to spit
furiuusly, / thought that 1t would
awaken tho king, so 1 let II out"
And thon tho king did Rwake2'
"lIe was just awaking, your excel.
well, sire" IEatd, smiling, this nc.
counts, / think, for your dream Of tho
house that fell, end tho beam that lay
on your chest"
II would have boon difficult to say
whothor at this the king looked more
foolish or moro relieved. Whichever
tho sentiment no entertained, however,
il waa quickly cut short by q lam0nta.
BILE cry that drove the blood from our
checks. In TrRpe was In another par.
oxysm. "Oh, tho poor mani Henry
cried.
~ suppoSe that tho cat cnmo In un.
soon.n said, with him last night, aud
then stayed in tho roOmH'
"DoublloAs."
"And was GclzOd with a paroxyIm
here2"
"such rs no has now Henry an.
swered; for La TrApe had iallcn TO tho
door. "Such as no has now he ro'
pcatcd, his oyOS flaming, his face pale.
"Oh, my friend, this Ia too much,
Those who do thblo things arc devils,
not mon. Whore is Ba LaaFeaa?
Where Ia tho doctorH lilo will perish
before our OyO'." ~,
"TationcO, drC," 1 Ouid. "HO will
come" .,
"But In tho meantime the man dies
No, no." said, going 10 La Trapo, aud
touching his baud. "IOt, he ia very
cold.r Aud turning, ! Sont tho page TO
huston tho doctor. ThOn | begged tile
king to allow me 10 have tho nan com
yOyed Into another room. "llis aulOt'
ings distress you, sire, and you do him
no good" | sath. 4
mo, io shnll not COL" no NnSworOd.
"VCnlrO Saint Grisl man, ho IL dying
for mol lilo Ia dying In my place, lie
shalt do hero
still III satisfied, I was about to prOBs
him farther, whom La rrapn raised hls
voice, aud ieObly nSkod Tor mo, A paEO
who had taken tho olhOf'A place was
supporting his head, aud LwO or three
Of my gentlemen, who had come In IN.
blddon ward looking on with scared
faces went tu thu poor follows sIdo,
and asked what | could do for HIN.
al ain dyInVl" no mnllored, turning
up hls eyes, "thN doctor the doutorl"
! feared that he was pa'IlnR, but
| babe him hNvN courage. TN n moment
liz will bohete," | said while tile king
In distraction sOnt messenger on mos
annuaf,
"liO will como too lAlb," tho BinkIng
man answered. "ESc0llanry"
"YoS, my good follow" | said, sloop.
Ing tint ! might hOAr tho bctlOt
~ took ton pIslOloi yesterday from q