Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-03-11

WI BEN NJ. de Bossue returned 20
w the court IN France he was most
cosdly received. The king refused 20
see him and the kings courtiers were
quite unciviL Al his sveeiheart's
house in the Rue des Saints Peres. The
door was closed in his face. lie was
filed with circumstances and ETSet. both
Of which were increased when he went
70 see his friends Al looked askance
a; him. few deigned sven 20 speak 10
hiu. and none accorded hin the e0p.a-
na1ion he sought.
Too proud 90 question stran gers. and
yet sensitive enough 20 suffer keeuly
under the treasmens he had received hc
went 20 his room 10 brood alone.
There was O mirror here. and in this
he surveyed himself Tie ardships q
war had deprive b lm OF bis good LOOKS;
his face was drawn and haggard. his
I skin w-rinkled, his eSes were dull and
sad; while across his left cheek long,
( disfiguring scar told where saber had
Z cut deep.
he left the mirror and sat down de-
L jec.edly. Il an grown ugly" he sid.
and poor. and therefore they shun
me he thought q his life. offered 20
bis country and 20 glory; O. his hard
campaign in America and the indies;
. Of the famous battles in which he had
/ done His part under Moutc and Nau-
4 areuil-"but al this be told himself.
has been in vain. The king. my love,
4 nv friends. they are none OF them left
70 me The only faithful ore o. them
all-mv horse. who used to lick my
hand and neigh gladly az my coming
he. TOO. IS gone. Tor 1 have sold him
Nc one-1otking is left 20 me-"
One black thought was succeeded by
snother. and his gloom and melancholy
Increased til LIE seemed but a burden
20 be got rid OF. he was man q
prompt rude and decision. and. having
cone 10 this conclusion, he did not pro
) erastlnate. His pistol Jay ready 10 his
Z land-one shot and the deed was done.
: A. court they said ~M. De BoSsue had
the fever Weeks and months passed
: and they spoke OF him no more.
But there remained 20 Boszue an old
time friend. After serving in Spain 70;
: some ten years. and growing discon-
, tented with his work. NJ le Comte de j
r Puvsaye returned 20 France and 10 The
, court. de gained prestige az Mesdamei
: de Buses. de ChauTehn's. De Surgerei
r ard Luxsln bourg's; asked new service
: Of The king, and solicited a regiment
he called himself q friend OF Bossue' s
: Poor felloEvl" he said: only 30 year
! old. What could have made bin leav
!. us IL that way2"
4 HIS face elouded when he heard II
2 story. for lie was a brave man himself
a.. sfrrrr. D. la.f~
i Bot yexi~ said his informeri I'VE re
peat only what the reports said-re
ports which were sent 10 the king ii
rect NJ de Bozsue. IL seems. disAis-
= the enemy too greatly-so much 50. i
a. fact. that be could never bring hinsel
20 90 approach aim"
- @.Bossue 3 coward cried the count
:, he must have changed greatly. theI
- Nay not those reports have been false
N Wei. the marshzl himself" and =
a OF. Ia Puysaye heard the story y
= peafed a score o. TINES, and found thi
= the mention Of BOszue's name brougi
"A forth only curses or reproaches- II
a ended by renOuncing him-
= But be said 10 himself one day.
- cant forget him. I loved him well. and
-. believe I love him still Very well.
"a shall allow myself this little ecceI
AZ tricity-thst % loving q oishonore
rk wretch BoEsue remains my frien'
p and q al the world ] alone shall recs
him with something other thar d
Cain."
He hung the dead mans portrait q
lie his wall once more. Bot the portra
at Vas an old one. and 10 longer ressn
De- bled anybody. Ia Puyssye. discol
tented. wished for some other souven
" -sorDethlng which Eossue bad use
he thcught 81 the horse. Where - !
no uOw7 They tel me that he sol6 bi1
e.. That horse carried poor BoEsus for 4
years. must fnc him"
,ns Oucr while hiE friend stiil serv
ca WITH hsm. h< hsd seen sAe horsr~
or eursous h~8ss of'a csrk-ysllo~i
= color. fhe prodrss Of erost b<twesr
spssssf barb snf 81 lrf'sr rors.