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V? the Nt rth West «r eadk'i re-"* c<;uid reach^ Ihe frigate there were two sir. ^Ji islands, siiustsd d.reotjt ia tlis moutl| bf a harbor which lay inuneiiiateiy in tl.;ir rear and im tftr point f<6 .'fming the right sidaof which ui*d«2 ih Mqd strongly fortiiled city, ' '" j\\ ui*d«2 the ba'.-t3ineni.ed rc%irt« pf a laif'l ^«M« m..^.»g^.J .W...J.-, /, iujperfeoily ,*eeB frciiv the vessel dfv:ng;^t| Jiht Vapor rising frchi Uie iaterveuing sheet t)r wdttr, "7; hi. wlhi/ Which maketb the hear !?'•'«•: '^"Pf''^'''?»'»« " C det^rJJ .••-blue cloth coat, -mall ?aJJ-do«." 00?!".'/°'" ."' **"• **'^ «y'e.T.!? f i«rge cuffs, immense bra., button, and hi ' k** ''PP^'"' Pr«P>>«er.u!f, l«.ni to be a Lieutenant. "' '"** '"•*'^'»*« -nd gaiter.. betoCeJ • Wo by Jovd I' responded a aliahti- k 1 «. young man. al«,in . LieuteLt'a iffi h.nd.me »eatne.. and preciaion. ' Thira^ • con?' ^"V*^''«"«d with the utioa! •raihe greateat fool. ^^ndeT^LI'c^clZ^^^^^ «»», do jrou not think there i. more n i! .? V' ^"' Johnaton. ,on An affair ;;ar amour i. ,1] rery wT whei h^'° ^"'" '"** ^ — t^rUh" ^on on one aide, or rour ne^'- nn .u 1 " *'°*' ""* f«k your comJi^ of the Cretan Go'ddei. who vTcuTd ou^rctV 'k'"' ^'"« "•''•" ^evX JO contend _with>,nd Iea,t cr^'^TJn' it'f/J^!..*^- ^'fficu.!!:: lO COd ihere •hot ' Tush •e .. more in it than you 01 ? drc'K of «e"ry Baauclerc. No. T :!d look to it in time ' '"" "^■"'^"^ •• ^^ Lieutot-aat. i£ I r«shl tu.V replied ihecthc ■ -U-^ . rlJ«h. f l^ape t,mt with .look a.,f sor,f rp. e ^''-^^l^^ r'^'V* *'*'''^"«'» «» tfc Ir«i8en in his mind,-' you talk n.n. J ''"?'^^'^-' '"•'^pi--lon had jut I do wrrrj i, ,nov^ yon to b^,tb hi . ''t^ ^'^''^ ^**"'''' «5 |ainpe.ch ..-.b.* .i.e. ,vi hare ^^^l ,; v ^ ^ ''■ * ■•'"* intendiij^ ^doubt. anrf ;our .caaona for doin. .;.• " '* ^* ^ ""^^Ut it i. ^ thai tf re is na^p. in^L ^^i?7.^ ' ^^Z''? ^"^««^ ^^^'l^er'^J^ calculated to '>^ tha.ervice h.4 our country .^,T* '"'P^'""* ^uty calculated to <^o tha ..rvice h,:4 our'^^umrv T^^T* '"'P^'""* ^uty a.-on, .hhouirh wm. I l„u ?' ' *»*'^« »» '»"h fc .unspeakable amount oi good. So. ho fi;an,^"rr"'"Tf"' ^^ "^'^•'^ «Mil J^opard.ze my commiM.Sn, .hhough ^mJ I l^M ^ ' ^^"^ »• wi.hS I f/ of their..' "•" ■**'"• * could name are not ao eha. ^^^ z .urt it, -^i =fc- i:-,s« ig jgu \ • plteearf ir 'Moi where, • Whi •Nev a whole sum up •Wei •And •Beea being t^ Henry ] •O, ai you hare Perhaps ; haps tud: •Andl 1 prisone'i ' 'Byf^i well, bi/t a rope ka\ •Aniv duct ii a ; The o prison»r a with ti* li knowaiie carry her ( • Vary » f«lla ii wii war flXistii •nd fcr thj ».e •^" ajj ciien •nd goes our in.pec I *W*^^J^' we paeinff ■Da.J ' Coin«,eofti«, Johniton. we know each other loo «aII f^, ,%,• ^ ^ le n ftct, it i^ littf^ "'e III wgh^ ,nd, oner be sto-miiiff ^as remarkei b/ « tj; hie w«i«her- i " hope dehrrcd B old style. i7 ^st i«. prepostenusly raiiew. betokened there can ba no harm done by being over vigilent ' ' Moat aafe y aa d, and wi/el* rJ-«i»-^ 'g«'eni where, I w/uli firat -k you t V S 3h1i»r„;*^^^^^^^^ ^^•" '""' • What aqueation !' ^ ""** **">«"^«»" a :h'!,rbrb'7uro7;trn:; t:tr\ zr. r-^--'-*^ ^^ aum i.p the evidence afterward, • "" ^'°™ '*" '"■^•». be:o'/re:~a?tre7!^:rnrv'^^^^^^^ &*# auci . a.tuation7 "*'" """»"'* •»» English. frigate would H:nr;%Lti:?o;'^^^^^^^^^^ -»•-« herC.,..«i„. the Ho„. yo^^Jvlt "re'-lolTht:"^^^^^^^^^^^^ ""'--• ^-^ •'"Pit- Perhaps n that city, makbg ^'ve et^re^ra^'T"i';; '"^^--burg. pria^n"' tr VyT '• eac.pe being d.^coJered and' a^e^tT/cither a. weil'U'SJSil^t^^'^'^'^ery^-Aiir 57^^" ^^^^ • rope lind a running knot ' ' «>etween this and the city beara know.;,. i,'» much h,r.ilr t 7h.-- "^ "" '■°'«'" hinilf-biil w. ""••-auppoaithatlherrenc^, oately handaine > with the utmost »t the wiaeat nen «t Johnston, jon »d 1 a«e throigh sk your comfis- are ftwr devoJee these diflicultee •clerc. No, »,, I^ieutoLaat, ^i although at tb •fpi^ionhadjut if the jaat m^ 3uld doubi, airi nt inte.'idinj U V wUt it is yot * up in &raja a< '. fun W- thaa ??e reliance on mportaot duty ■d, or rather ani >ave no wjafa to' are not ao cha. • ' 10 itupidi and Mieb % i ••I of ninnies '■• not to know a French craft from an English one, bj her rig. her mould, the manner ahe is worktd, at eeler* I If so, I'he/ oeserve all the thrashing they ^et— and more too .' He paused, end then added abrupty, ' Grove, yoo have been long a Luff' * I'oo lon^,' muttered Grove, 8i)»tr»ctediy. ' You wiii be promoted the first vacancy.' * No, by Saint George— some ' honorable' cub will be ahoved over mv head.' ' ' Don't believe it— they want fighting men— practical seamen— in ■uch limes as these.' You are on the list for promotion, rnun, take my word for it — and the first vacancy will prove to you that lam correct. And 1 also'— he muttered between his leeth. —^ At this moment a cloud of white smoke curled above the Island bat- tery 'Fhe Lieutenants exchanged jjlances; there was deq> meaning in their eyes Ere th.y had time to speak, the deep boom cf a CAnnon broke the si fence' and reverberated among the cliffs lu a contnuation of uniaterniittini{ echoes. ' rh.it was a broad hint to be off/ said the first Lieutenant eowly^d fixing his eyes, keenly on the face of the other, as if watehilg iMm expression of C'.unieiiance his remark would bring up. Joittlton re- plied, an almost imperceptible smile passing over his features i~ * You risk His .Majesty's ship by staying— of that there is lo doubt. I know how 1 should act— but I cannot dictate to you, of courst. That ahot was aimed at ua, and well aimed, for it h^s cut away tl«B tackle falls.' *•" 'What a falsehood !' muttered the other under ^is breath.4' it was • signal gun. — But, by Saint George I that's a god idei, ihey'can be «ut' He added aloud—' but the Captain, .lolmstoii ^' Johnston shrugged his shoulders and wa!!;cd forwnrd. ; -He turned round at the breaK of the poop, muttering in a lo*i Toice, and uiidecir^sd look of the first Lieuterant: «s he saw the hesitating • *— i»! — all men are acoundrelsl Only place him ia a siuation where he may be tried and ten^pted— only aaceriain his price— only dis- cover ins ruling passion or ar-httioa— end then J|his principle vill be jtbrown to the winds; or if not, they say such a one acta from priiciple; fbut that desire that men may think he acts from principle, is ais in- 4lnoemerit to act so. His egoiisrn prompts him to become hypicrite. Ail men are egotists— ali men are hypocrites. Even the very man who deapises egotism, is egotistic enough to think he despises it. an4 that men betievo so. Here is a scoundrel now who wouid desert his ctptain^ from whose hand he has received every favor, because his self-loire pTGoipti him io believe he will be promoted to his piaca. Then egotism _„^., „ .. , eomB to my aid, and scys ^ meet treachery with treachery— and visit I iiie shoved over my ical searoen— ia >n, mui, take my hat 1 am correct. e the Island bat- is deq;> raeaoing (H>m juir a CAonoM a coiitiiUiition of kvatehikg fortbtf >. JotUftoD ra« atures3--> lere is lo doubt, icoursf. That ivvay tb tackle >reath.--f' it wa» id, they can be I. . , ; in a lo^ Yoice, I Lieuterant: I ill a situation price— oily dis- riuciple vill be from priiciple ; ciple, is ais in- ;oii)e hyp>crite. 3 xtry mnq who ses it, an4 that sert hi8 0i|>tain^ ise his self-loye Then egotism :K|' t aiured absent, w from self-loTe, w^ch teili me that if 1 — .' U« paused, ive him di^faced, I thall eucceei) him. Ha!- At this mtnent the hoarse command of the first Lieutenant, to get the lip under v«gh, was re-echoed by the boatswuin and his mates. * Hillo !' eiied Lieutenant JvhnMon, springing! forward ; ' avast f en t Whdtha devil nre you doing ? Our orders were to remain )re till theCaptain came on board.' The fisrtlieuteitant looked thunderstruck — he could not account for ID conduct •f the other. He went up to him,— *^ [• Johnston, this is rither extraordinary I What do you mean by tak- ig the contiand of the ship from m« ?— You your.TcIf recommended uir standitf out to avoid th« enemy's fire.* * I beg ^ur pArdon— I aatd it would endanger her safety in remain lourpre^nt exposed posiiioo — »mi I never dreamt that yoa wou'd ifer fron^that, that I shonld hint our disobeying the Captain'* strict rders, aja thereby be guilty of muttnf We must obeVA * But cjreumsiancea altier cases. The exigency of this affair compel* ne to tafe rather uniMttal atepA, for the safety of H. M. Ship depends ipon myloing so. You m\t find it more to your interest not to in> eifere Wien 1 work the ship.' 1 can/ot join insuch an unparralled act of mutiny,' ceplied the other ookinghp at ihe top*man shaking out the sail*. ' We are bound to >ey orders, not enquire into them. 1 cannot stand by aoJ keep silence hiie f thing of this kind is beii|g ena^lfsl, C9(9ip|^4 roe in any hing ese, but not in abetting mutiny.' ' Ye^ but you admitted that our position wae T*sngernuti, and that it was ott duty to prevent anything happening , .iie frigate. You, in Ifaet, fii^t started the idea ' ' * Ain, but 1 did not say we should disobey orders, although we mi&fht eontiter them wrong." ' Tiings have gone too far now, sir ; Mr. Johnston, as your superior office', I command you to obey my orders.' . *#f ' Iben, Lieutenant Grove, having received Ciptain Beauelere'a or** ders, which are diametrically opposed to yours, I consider it my duty, in this instance to disobey you I ' '"Ouve's face reddened to the temples with passion, a&d he thundered Mt- :*♦ Mutiny ! by l Consider yoursel&under an arrest, .tbep air'! Ijir- master here.* • ,( r -The other curled his lip, folded his arms, and was about brdering the Bien down, when the anger of the exasperated Lieutenant oveyrcame blip ihery— and visit I taMt He leveled a tremendous blow at the young man^ wben bfatarmwat !rved. Bat tbt I arrested by i greip so powerful that hisdialTOaied ajqu f«n'>ulele« fay ipt DM te inter- l^ii'side. ■ u.u,^- , ■/■i> ,,>< m ' "nil enied P<>«U. I^Jlj*'^'V«"^«'*-'ighrbute^^^^^ person, ^hoJ mi^tlu «mr«l .ofth«p,ari^- ^«« i«t« wore theYr;ir'J.„T*?*f had no i nut hit I made I lofthoBJ I in wh«e peak (iiw th et, while oTei then heaven from ihei] "•betpoka||n,,;^,J abo* W ' •bouij t.eanin against the roil of the quarterdeck, his ejre fixed on the bank ." •'• >Wfeipoodf)f log lOihe NdKh, aa tbougli it would transpierce the gidoin and viev • * h^w "**••• bjiwhot lay jeyond, but evioenily lost in deep thought, was another person, le |L ^ ^°^''>^\r. A- well ^f person, wholl mijjht you attempt to pick y.ir way through a labyrinth m night, a- f«»r •3"*o>«triea|pro-| usjto enter Loiiisburg with siiih weniher. There are a thousand oh tu- 'ttS? oj sndftfit^ Ctsi to one inHl w« siiouUl every »hij), be nranded. Evfn wiih a oiue *» *f ua EiylisH slw, 1 would hesitate, as i hav« not the correct soundings of ihe h;irl) r t^Mriaeas of nin^ "-fl am unacquainted with tlie coa^t, at the best.' Amherst made an ■iBMa«ii4a<«iiie/| iiApatient gesture, and then turned tivthe other officer, whoec eye was^ Still gazing dreamily on the north, and wlio was paying no slteniien to 10 I j h« orig nal poaition i i "'®'* 7 '°®"<«^ round, smiled and rA-nl« j """•' ■Suddenly: the dp^n -,„..:___ . . • ' ' '"* ould '"t*,r„.'. "f ■' '-«'"";^" - '" "•' "" '""p^vv. ».d1 V> whioh he replied- « ^°"«'»"".. he ..id «,n,e.hi„g i„ \\^^; bead w.. ,„r„ed °;','^™« "j™ ''"''"« '""P "x^rded .he frig.i „,,„„ Wbj did 1^ not run under m,\^>' / \ .^ " ''''"=' "(ever, of .he_^„ffioe, i*^ eherge of ,h" b7«^ ' ''""""'»'' ">« -^dmireLgrilj, j w».?"i;.e:rTp,:;[ u!;: .'ndSti°.u'."r °^*''»' ™^"'-' fc Nowr, General Amhi»r«» ,^''"'""^*'.w«» «oout to sav. i I*" ,ed .o hi™ by .he „C;'"f S.?j;t.-.lt"'"* """/ "»••" U«- give It lo ,00. The fc.rrison m r ™ T '^ """' "'fo'motiooTl wui .he, .re .h„r, of proSX^,;""^;??.,?,'"™ »"' "f ""' .pio.«h }i«M juat 8.iled for France-l.h. ,1 r '"' '""P" ""der de laTlolhe • h... no. y«.rrived ■ Snl chiSTT' V"^'"" '">" tt "•^bave you derived this V ' "* ^^"^ '" *^e name oFhea- ..unding, ,ccur,.ei; marred' I^e«."d' t'lh'''^.^'''^''"'*. '" 'he «ide oi the harbor.' eitenda to the three milei on Wb clJ^^i""'" ™«"'^ 8»»P«1 *i., .0 hi„ preeion, document, L <^n'r^t%^"J!:{, .'hTde^l.^"" ""^ *'• ' '»" ">»« •■•« .p.e. in l4.i.. h.4,ur,7_''""' "-■"' -" 'h. young general", face. H..,«.W man »ho gain, , viotr, by UW„L .,„r* '."•T''' '"*' ' «°"»ide,i|ie rom ■ c .' ! f ■ f ■ '^ dreflsed'bilniabruptiv I • • t smiled, aiiilreaumed """**'**" P** '•" *° '*♦ '"fi^ite'y superior to him whose brhte strength . broken oi^y by the ""'^ contributes to it, conjunctively with others. But the roan who ' ould fight foremost with liiit fellows in the day of battle, might ahriok »e beside tt^m. echo- i '■°™^«"*«V"g »" ene-nye camp, unaided and alone, at dead of night, away the .urtain of I ■ t"er« obtaining that knowledge whi;ch may lead h»i countrymen to t chapter,.taB made I r"<**'J^' and prevent them from sustainme, through ignorance and want I »t mformaMon, inglorious defeat. And must such men— auch heroes— ^e MinerrJ' he ex \ **'8™"*'*®** w'*'* the name of soy ?' tiling in a bw tone ' *. *^'"'?«'0"" ga*"®. though, by Jnpiier !' said Boscowan, who wu ' attentively studying ihe chart just given him, ' but no matter for that j 1 can now act more boldly wince I have certain information to «> uiion O I that the ivig would clear up I' ^ ' But, Wolfe,* said General Amherst , 'how come you by this inform mation, so desirable at the present moment. The Minarva hn» not Borders.' . , ed the frigai. whose 'd the boat eturned , [ as dense aiever. the Admiralngrily, of great cojfusioq.' • say. I 'ad a paper ^li«er-T iiiformatioo I wjij f>tofour apjloach; under de la Mothe, diaos from Canada has been afljonted iity.' \ ienaes. Hcjdrew [e. You ha^ cef- the name of hea-» boscowan. purely been in the harbor of Louisbujg ? ^ ' I obtained it for the reason that it was desirable,' mswered Wolf©.* >ut C myself aui ignorant of the means nsed in getting it. 1 saw hOtN I "'«'•«'««'* 'eft P"". thattba want of this knowledg? would briiiB ni to a dead halt, and therafore took st(>pR to procure it in time* Wolfe then advanced to the officer who had charge of the boat that boarded the Minerva and asked him in a low totie. •« • Did the Captain give you that paper himself r » No, wr, said the officer. • J did not aee the Captain. The first Lieutenant gave it to ne ; and the second Lieutenant gave me thit paner wtiich he cautioned me to give into no hands but youri.' He took it, and read as Ibllowt : • For General Wolfe. Capt BeB^clerc hat been left in Lonisbnu. ..lokJ"*''"^" '" ' "l**^ of Mutiny ; the first Lieutenant contemplat^ [treachery, and cannot.^ trusted. Look to it in time. DJ n> M. S IMinerva. "^ Under arrest — *.ow.n. f .,1??^ heavefief^ exclaimed Wolfr, ' Beauclerc left in Loui.burg ouisburg. an the II„1 w l"""?^ *"^ forehead with his open hand,—' but should they ree miiea on .ach u"™ ^l™ 7"»^^'f «"« J"'' "f hi« head fall to .he ground -J will not leave one stone of Louisburg upon another that ahdi.'not beoverthrown I 18 document, lex- "^ BeaUwlerc. this is my doings f ii^e spies in L(juis* ■ \ .. ace. He replied " i h the worldfdie^ stand upon '^a^ nd I consider ijjo Jbiaifif d the in. '« k t CHAP. III. - M. .„.., n6'yonthatd.v.„_THBCoHM,H. ^Change we the scene* Within«r,VK. r ■ r. ■ ;f w« en ao term a pile of bu d L. w^'.J'r"''''?'^ *^'''"»'»«^ of - palace the appearance of a fendalTatK. ? •^°"'^^*t'on« weUled mor.i ""•g.; • b«. .opro,id. .^t';«J°/«". "'^..'he flm-d„c,ib.d «,v '"A ° !!~", ■» ''"« '' "<"•'. Ch)«/; wUI ,TOt «ibe. from t "">"'«',' he inia about to ■•• k... i.- ■• • tu ,™"' Canada, and he ».id th.uhe foL^.l,;*'ET'''"« '«"«•'«.»«.' tlwurand warrior, who weMn,.„J^^ ,°°°'' •"""«> ">« iread of . P»r, ,hir.,i„g fo, r,..„7for"he Z'" '^H ''■"'8' "»« wbo!^1,.tr,: brethrpBbj thore batob.r. Iho oil ^ '°''"""' W 'bew .M,6,in,B -o. for .hem, they witl'„"*f"|''p'=«'»-«<='«d .he SavioCr.^rF"^ 3. .L'e. S:r::!^;i:^:^x^;;^^s^^>. ^.„ „i„g .w ,„ not be molested, ft ,g ^vpii kn^'l\ "nve f iren orders thai ahe ahnniA ;ng you had a great olject n v^w »h;, - E..g,ish--but from your .al? take,, no trouble about^he m alter ' ^l"'"'^ ^«^ there quietly,! hJl «ome po«.ibil.ty. obtain iMfoTnmion rtar/n" ""' '^"''^ the/ may by of hem m«y geton «lu>re, at niXTr'f«^"[ Present sta.e? i^^'j teeth ' wore 1 to discover ti,.m^|l'r;''''P'r:'l"t---' he ground Tia ^ A m..uentary tremor shook The ndlan^wr'"^ ^" '"^ ^^^^ ^^^ a spy m passed ...stantaneonsly, and his thin ch?.2.^i?°' ^^^"^ ^^'d «o foot it if;n^der..o„,f Hisoi'n phy!;::e:'wVal;n::i^'^ "P-^'«<^ cfi«da.nfun;;'a.' ^^__^3^^^,n^n^^ ^"-^ ■ iarge fleet wiil ahortiy Join ir— w< er Ari The rnor 1 ' The lem if If Mici It Deni ;rave V The ughtei Thi b«8e I hose I in the I ■aiaed \ [ting ai lis star Th« [The yn le [torday f 'orefatbi juired < JFreoch fcbaroboi [eQtered 1 his side, pectful a 'eighteen coutour like tint and beau inentiy I countent Jng thiol well chis sight of t notg8 is unequalled— secwe nh ind^k '"P'*P'" •'' yo" ^'^^* *"^ command me in every thing— but mark me, here, IS on ■ h- "^T ^''^'^'^''^y*'" P''^ "*® '^"'■®'"''^y°" "'^°**' ^^^ ^'^'^^ feather, by in of mj^yj*.^®? .*'?''*r ^®"'" **onOoy«» 1 will not leave one of your tribe to mark another's yewa f *'*'«^^r"e ^' ictiMin "*!** **"! ''*•* ^"'^'■" laughed,.or rather hia white teetb< were bared ai if in Vnrf " r"8hter, but no sound escaped him.. . na raasBife goJdj 'Threaten not me, Duchambon/ he sternly said. St Raymond, oncprf h*""'** L *°"'r *••** '"'^** ^^* •" superior to yours as yon setting sun is to t'.je lama •e the '° J th^vhose artificial light will be substiluted in its stead— he done so, and bv hia «'h'* / ■'§" *''• **"y **' '**"'®» ■ thousand right- arms as strong ha mine,' and he ni*il^'^\ ^'^«'" §■««■««* his clenched hand, with a gesture of fierce disdain—' were wan- rhoT^ oecomefting at his^ide I We fight as the allies of the Freiich king- nqt a» wr. . Biis slaves •; - •» w . , ,. -^, .nMrf/L P**^! ' '*'**"" '•»« ""y of Louis Bourbon/' said Dach./fnbon with a sneer, jour tribes^ from iThe Ipdiaa drew himself up.to his full height - It th<» 'i -.1 ' Yjw ! by the Great Spirit!— his ally wMc you so please, and hia ho cl .•.""** kfua^w€f^and hereafter. Wherein is he my superio* V iff r^n^ ""*^^e I Ddjlhambon saw he had gone too far— for the degenerate Micmac of h tjS ir J*"?*'^ Ii°'***y forms ao. criterion whereby to judg* of the fiery spirits of their and wW t * |f*«f«)bers. . Haughty as the k«ights of old, and easily affronted, it re- 1 their M * KJ" ^®®P policy, and the most soothing andconciiiatory tone in the Savionr •TS"'** IFreoch Governors, to keep them under the banner of France. Du- luur. ^4«ftv Icbambon was about to make a conciliatory reply, when a third party I Ivin«T »K f potered fhe room, at whose sight the warrior's outstretched arm fell to 8 iL. .k 1 ?r I ' !.'^®' *"** *^^® menacing aspect instantly changed to that of rea- from Ipectful attention, if not siibmisaion. This was a young female of about oiT^»i^^"t k"^' |e«ghieen., Her features were cast in Nature's mo»t perfect mould ; the d !h ^"^ Icoufour was French, and the complexion bruaeite. The rich, peacbr nt ,t»?f 7"'"^' **^ I '"'^ ""^ *'^^''® '^*'®®'^'"'- ^^^ ^''^^ '^"'^ ey*"' and long silken eye-lashes, hA „1^ i'T® I*"** beautifully pencilled dirk brows, Bombined to render her superem- /nJf his Imently beautiful. But it was the expression of that soft, child-like hP«H . r "P^. I .countenance— it was the soul flashing in those dark eyes, and breathe di«l.w n * " IWfr tluough those rich red lips, and dilating nostril, that showed those ""saainfujjy^ as I well obisei'ed features in their irlnriim. n«rfa«.;^r. i» • 'iJl shortly join VJicmac* of Cnp» 55 5aT^-x Sight of the grand and the beautiful, in Nature, wM make a poet— I do Inottoeaii a versifier— a poet— but what is therr ^Nature of the grand, Mimd glorious, that can approach the human Jace, when pourtrayed iti,- J gthe heavenly expression of a beautiful woinaw'ti countenance? If thatti makes not the poet— if that fills not hia soul with thoughts of the utt- 14 1 or p( s the as h( The Who 'he la Who e, aS r^^'' ""'^ ^'^^^^^^e^^^ThZT fr ' '"'•'^«'^ that ev denlThe la rorb, ;.• ^' '■' «'-'-• But i. wis a dar;^^n r;;:Jj; -'"ch 7'4,^*V As ''ieeii'«rp,1 .K ^ «*presaion. almof 'fss' Chip*^« „, "^®^ni/)|r, nay even menacinir r ^ °"**' «osignifican«t of a ti^r.™ 1- '•"'i'i'"ii7 the (lark eve« nrr. .• . . 1 ' A"if ' Chiefs of Lo^fsl'urg^iinT ^': ' g''^'^ « great ball-all the «nr.- I _^" Signified aspect and'aw'^Teo/ u' 'f' **]'='»•«•'" f*^^-^' i" a ^ — ^ ^'®P»» be turned an^ i-r. .. . ..■,«.«...»:-. ch a hii m on cu ;Nonpi ill loo'tii 'asiine ;' urPirnibr T)( h., ' I do~- if ulptured isle,' ' \es/ r Tecumseh wag iiaif ermit turned and left the hall the"£;;::,srwr'^'-^"-^''^-'-'-^ an ;>i«iii 4 niniunicj the wii )rhiie .sails 15 wiof on L^raaxque, as he «ent, a glance wliich, in another perton. jid hare curdled the blood at his heart— but this man either saw it ,or poasessed a talismanic charm which repelled all threatened evil \8 the chief withdrew, Duchambon raf)^ the bei| fur his •ecretary as he done so, Lainarcque fixed upon him hitt dark piercinij eyes" if he would read his thouglits, and said— i» j » Who was that ?' . he lady became as pale as ashes, and sat hurriedly down. * Who was that ?— why don't you know him, Lamarcque V * YesV said the Colonel, in his deep-toned voice- » but I ask never- os« » - - » '•I natlire that wilf 3 on with narrative. >e niet the lady's a. 'ant!ed the face of !i red by the same d °y ^he Governor t of well^roportion 'urked that eviden »nd character, whic . *nd to search meti, -- *' expression, ahnor'^ss ' . f Jt was Castine. Chief of the Abenakis and Micmacs.' answered Du- •ne warrior, and the|«'»Don carelessly, and he commenced dictatiuz a letter to his sec.e- QTecting upon hify- ea ber'e, and restil'-a^^cque smiled, and muttered, • fool !' At that moment the re- n one, so significant^ ^^ * =«""" fell heavily on the ear. Ducbambou cave a look of en- latter, the MicmaP'J'' ^^^ ^^^ Colonel responded— ■ol.l^'^'j ... "T 4 *'«"«'/« me from the Island Battery.'-adding to himself-' and ■que, and tfteir f6rJ8*'gna' of treichery somewhere * H?.'Il'"I!''V*»'^°"'l ^'"* ^ '^.''•'/'^ unconcern, he walked across the room to the window .1 ^'.u"*J"** **««1'' ^'^•''ooked the city and harbor, and coutiuued the former couver- ce, twe Gorernorf ^'""• I fi. ^i. . .^ I ! ?1^ ^'^"'" Excellency invites thai f. How Ca-iine to your house ?' 'ftre, atidh%fefoJ ' ^o, my nepheiv-thai-wiii-i e. Ah, ...a belie amie. you blush at ere wa. dewb lii it|a'~y"u run away : well stay then, madamoiselle, I will not tease you. !;!.-!■***" '^"»» «blg*^^ Ca.iine here.' h« saiH, addressing Lamarcque, • because a week indifference, th*. ' "^7 "ffroated him, an ■ -V -- — '- »"•»•» xrHj^ci, JIC UUSSC3SCS. rfa I'- —he J'^^^'f' 'n a deep tone,-' 1 thought so !-ThM suspicioiTs vessel haa 'd ieft the hal/|":»'"'"n,c«ted with tim shore, and is now getting undirweTgh.' 7^ ~- 1 ., ^!^V^ " exclaimed Duchambon Starting to his feet, ffe wet-t *•« an Eogli.,.* «!.e window where Lamarcque w.s 8tandm| in time to see the t^a..* .Kiiis U4 the tij^.re fdl situu'tautiojsly, from the ruck to the v»«- -all the warriorj 11, may attend— I I will provide it| ptible smile stol fine. ' I hiiv* .-n 10 '•'ce of (|,e water?. J' " "er w..)', J;'" » »en-^y|| fl,„j^g ^,^^ a CHAP. IV. finJd'^d c "iC; li?etd ".:"o,fe""?; T'^ '^°.^"- -''" ^^-^ vvith r, ""•I went forth fro.u hi. naUve S i ^'^'"^f^ '" '''^^''^i^^^n or ->meth.„, wh.ch o.,r aspira ions and ?""? "'^ ">«» inde«cr S "orneth.ng y^ know not wha hut K^'t'''' '°"'"'"4'« »gh forith "'h.ch promps men to say -« / r J .''''''^^ ^^c** of us have fl-U In l^y some otter.' He mI;Trri.t1 Ih^ '^ *''** ^P''«^« Joffli fe, hC found- the asplration/are n^, "* •'•^ Ti^"» he seekB for i» neW «r ave- the re«tLs amhit^^ri ZZ Sf j' '^"^ ^ «»>« td:f Jlt^^^ •wocenS^^ ;::::;/ ri:;:^ -nner of Genoa hadj crowed "Hhe Indian Warri;r alont V^" .'.^j ."n'^^"!'.''"' '»««». -her:Te Ko. Nd.ng there. He became ChL7 of L """«". ' '^"'' P^""-! of h R"" as rheir tutelar God*-he lli ?! ^''^^e Warriors -.hny rever. »^>ebnnq.,eta„drhefea.tLh.^ 'id '"r^""'^ '"^ the iha«.- ;,7«"of the Ahenaki««a,a3 re „ i„l7"5',^"''" ""''""-•> ''oautin f^n fl riHftie was St Castin. 1 '^®'"'""«'^ "'«th them a ) ear. The Bn "yhK Indian bride. "°°" ' """'e. '«»ing behind him » to. ^a-5«M fliiting oVi • *, thee, ED. [lie sati.j^eiJ with 17 .me in the wilds of Acadia, where he remained till his death many lars alter His child waa left to be brought up and educated'by hia fe's brother, an officer in the. French Sovereign's service. The boy was kept in ignorance of hia parentage. He bole the name his maternal uncle, and remained in France till his fourteenth year hen bis uncle died, leaving him to the care of hia sister . who was mar' led to an English Knight. To England then the youth wcnt~and lere hia historys for the present closes. His lather *» estates in France lad.been appropriated to the Crown, and hiruncle had never claimed 'leni in oehalf of the heir, having other projectl in view, . • • • • « • • ;„ ,.:n 1 * *' '" ungenerous to detain me,' aaid a soft female voice in a U th/r;?^"" r*'^.*i'"^ *^^^^ * for, if detection took place, the consequence ?o ml us 3 r,'-^''l''«" "° I breath of wind stirred the leaves, and that rushing sound ber« rrnf ';/"K^/•*'''*^P°^*'^"* ^"""^-^^ ''^«««'' the music of the spheres and eeirfi 1; '£T"fi,.'\r'^ heard. hen every leaf is stirles«. and nature^very 'sttS- 'J^!^'^^::^ '^^^' -^ 'y »>- »i^e stood ad wealth , odir.nl • Bjt what evil can arise from voor remaining . liiil. lonmr • .™, J I., .ought .n olhlnow how .eldora the,e golden moment, 0C6Br-f„a how 3 wew? lors—ihey revere" '" • • and the cha8«»— i ''*llTr~'Vhr'«lhpT''H'H ""? ' ^^'^^^^'^ in the shrubbery, and they both started ^but w\TacJ; I ^ «! a not. see in the approaching obscurity that Ihere waa a listener was Acad.a-noAoncealed the-e ; one. who if we had not seen Castine in converse whh H. «.« • A ^^^"'^°? ^^^^« Governor, we should have said was he. In heitht "n ih.fLl '^ T'T'- "* ?*PT''°" of countenance, in Jress, there was no" thef I," the fa, faces, anAst distinction, between that man concealing himself in tlAraVe'lod leh.nd hi.n « so,|lbe other, and earthly eye conid scarce mark the difference. ^ etlntiZger "°'''"'' '''' ''"' """'^^ "-ouatr.icd ,.g.i„si being, .1^'''^^^''^ inetmehere ccidentally,' she said; • we are literallv T«jr"'Vh° ^^""YTl' ""^ '^ •" infatuation, if not worse, should I re'^ Td contfnued™"-T ? "P'"''''^;"^ '"^'^ l^'^^^ 'ose tu his cnnten .nee" na continued--' Tis true, we know each other to a certain extent J ou have perilled your life for mine, and saved mine; that led to our Z f '}°*^'«'»4« "f '^ach other. Sii.ce then I will not Conceal fromyou ^at I have wi.hed you had been placed in a different apher. of life/and min? from a laud as if bounded I to w«}sioii i '''^^^IC^^^^ -— theoth., fc- : ;^,t^.-sed the da.se,. bro. . "^ "'^ "^'"4i,';t^ • iTrl ? . l^'" ^^" ^""fi then ?i ^''® continued-' butf , rlr'^^ "«t- he said, smilina-l. r Wnm * • There can be no luve JS^J iV ""^' *''^" ^^ you, dearest • not incurred ' n,ha,lf'"^r'' '^'■^'-^o" not! Whntk*..u . I incr in it ? ivf ""^^, ''-^"^or, uh»t dea-h have I n L ♦ , ^ ^^at lovel imn,»o j.„ '"c nor ! — "'e are ptranirers I -n .„ . . 'o''ea lor nnother | Twice s •"re has been enKhrined within mv L J. V J*^'^' '* '^ ""^ «« •' Your fe;i'^ «"^ "'>ht. in battle nd7festar'^''''"^''' ^'^^P<- «"d w". , ''^''csne around us is alorious rr f ' f*"* '"'^"^ weary years -1 : "^^ '"verse is a powerless mJ^r!r V ^°"^eless harmonv-1 but I my existi ifl fln;«n"/jr ""!"'"'"' °y '"e livinff ibinl-.n™ "' V' '"""' "" insensate 1^1 iorever ."e?:™;';,'', ;v''%r';'' t^^ « n'anT:^.'"!",, "" """^ I""' ■"'■=" • auu fegrets. It haa bg^^^ ■ a tone [darkly bo she has s The I. possionec ' Henr my exist! heart, as each other better J ' '"' VnncTi!!7l^P*'^Hr '^^^^ '^'•n'" '"y'^"'-'^'^ r.reormyown :ife~ai..l, cI.erMpn « H.i« niiis ,hr?'^"X''^^'' f ''**'' '*''^*''' *''"''' "^^'^ worshipped »<. mv so.iiV riei- v. r.>r lien rn ;1!J .^°"'T^*' ^'"^ '"'^"^'^■^ ^'"^ >®''"' ""■'• '"'■^*'" «'*'e''e It is e.islir'iMcd, ami c! .imed l)at J ,v w M . J'ou* another! -no louger to he mine. Oh ! Henrietta ! love y. . n i I' nrr fir.V '' ^'"l '^ """'®" ^''""'^'^ "^ ''''' nanie-the blood rori,ook her c hee ; Old U^eJ.r,ior['T^''l!fr*'''^';,' '"'* '""^'"L' *'"'■>'""''" '""S "g^. can.e thronging buck again." morrtinl n !,"'^, "°r '■'^^«''f'^^'""«' "«'^ .^:«'""s of c!n dhood's hour, came in vague con- « -n"eHm?f TTl"' '"^^ "'""'• .^.'•^' ^'^'^•^ ^'"''"^ «'«"*«'•• '•^called associations 'oVnnl "" fi«-'se|f some mysterious revela.ion about to be made, almost took awiivher "ne race-^of i|ense of where she was, and with whom. Childhood '.s hour was recai- urned th. ,u t^-"""'^ ^^'^'^ 'f ^'''cusand dim. dreary recollectiooN which assumed a.s tfie other, I|i my vagu« a .d funiast.c shi.pt-H. Thev had. as they conversed cr— ■lally approched tne lower ei.d of the walk, and were now invisible in ob^cnrily. They had scarcely left the spot when a third party approached, sieal- •ly and c.uuiou.ly. JtwaaaMicmac He etopped-gave a hurried lance aroLiud, and then advanced rapidly to the shrubbery, where the iher was conceaie i. - ' I have come, Castine,' he said, • at the hour appointed -what are our commands? The pePion addressed looked cautiously round, and replied — sumpH . .« I Ir "'*" °^}^^ Governor must he carried off, to-night, Frantzwa. su'ned, and yourppu are aware of the Governor's having insulted our whole race in me hat h^a .u . , m r .'■® "^"■'''^"'i from him, for he holds a hostag« in his hands npted hv "i ^rWT t^ ^ndjoyalty. who ts de.r to me, and may nft be sacrificed o^ori-i^! "^n'^rfct rUhr* "' ' ^",^ " '-'«^e-one dear to him-and then he d e noi hat f.,.i "• 'r Ik L '^u"'/ ^'" '■'^'''''^^- S«.e was here a moment aero, and one vh t end /^.riTh " '^'' ""'l "^""^ '-^"^' ^^'«^ ""• he i« a li..„ in a lion's roZ ned L r^f'^'* It^ ?""'"■ "'J'' ^"^'r^'^^' q"'«"y ""d obey my ilighrest^ignal -- ^'il^^^^^^^ M.cmacwuh.„ this hour-L Lr rea/ ihat s? X;:!:|poS:Jn;:i;;^ j:;-^ ^ s^^&^-^- "^ '^'" ^" »"- *- thnZZl^'u^lJ.^'''f''''^LV^'''^''''y'''' first, you have been the day dream of s ftarmony~but|my existence^! have cher.siied .he nemnry of your face within n - mm. ted by thelheart. as thesfulptor who .ee t.ut tor once th. glo'r ioL de Med C - s-asthe soul ,8 fas the panuerwholooks upon the Madonna or FL^nhnPl »„^ l.'1'..r id as IhtT? liL!rr''- ^'u^f'r y«"'^"°'^™e"ot~andnerc'hance\-ou\say"t;';;i; by th Lr^ lfo« o " ' "'^''^' '/*"' y*>"-«'"*^« g^o^-n to worn. Jd, I le '.en '• Ith,8 been |, A tone of hi. yojce 'struck the electric chain wherewith .he 7^ ■darkly bound; and she murmured— >»«»«wa» t>U3 disguise ?' neither my name.: s«id ,• again a low u'liioticed by tha • ^ontinued— ' but ' you, dearest 30 i'l *•- ar™». but. .carce had ,h.y S' '''" ^«''™'"« chieftain c.u.M K J»"'-' the tears fell |,ke rain from ,h J . °"° Pa««iona.e emlrJt^^ ^*' '#> ther BU( ow he ir. is yi The firs h ««c«iii. «nd !eeing\L°fr1gltl''uUe7wL^^^ «" going to th« • . ^»"" «"' dian.and he uttfred J ; "'®'«''. »*a3 "-eacherv nn .? "® *»''n<^owr,iiow he But I mu5t find him -^li*^"* "^^ ^i'J not ^o far 1,^"' '"'» ^^'^^ lit .ha I I, fc- .a. t^ .;:^^r«tij:^p^ 'te t;^^ , /he Colonel Fooked mu,in , r °° ''' retiredrnS to! ted .r. thought, and to thoae 2^ f'i ^""-h'^ bro«. becam pchery- •ng wnr^ *^" ^'"^ "'"«. P""' f""l- •rue.fcpiatea supplanting w«— but death to hi?, hopes 1- he crpes viih . i e * never yet was foiled by mortal man ! There is another 1 also mn^t nd to- Duchambon believes him true— but 1 know he contemplates sachery- for one of his race never fgrgives an insult— and well 1 low he broods now over his supposed wrong. He is deep a. Lucifer >, and possesses all the cunning of the Indian, with theconraae of the iropean. But Mongiel that ho is, he has aTi eye on him also that 1 as high 'as 7o» rf ^'•'"'nb"•' '^ "f watch. I must marry Duchambon 's niece-that 1 ouJd bring him l7 r°"'^ ^u ""'' ^ ' .^°"'*"* ^'^^°"^ '"'^'''^ ^^"^ "'ou'd bring nothine »ed to look UD i T overthrowing him, and then hold a Council of officers-.bo5 inot yet hf;r|r.*''rP''°''^'°f^f ^^'jnbon'a treachery, and have him superseded, tor money~l I;**' ?'«"«"'« of th* French Court ia known The Commissary- for Ambifion f 1?^ .''°'"^' T''* 'J!" L"™ " G"vernor~but 1 have a hold on him he ^-no man bwl I ,f. r' ^^-«"^*''«". Wi liam de la Marcque. you are Governor li event. woiiMi.* "iTr"'^ ,""'" '""^^ aitcud lu wjc v^niei -oasiine— i saw him , would Ist night, prowling round the Governor's house-and fancy he require" .hostage for '.he one I possess. Ua-it ia well 1 possess one- f«r off ks h.a head, by St Dennis, should the Savage fall off at the moment trial ! 1 honor the fellow's deep cunning, and calm courage, though' It IS in uniaon ^ith my own. In fact, he ofien obtains iuforiaation Rto the window jne part of ,he 1,J •mself he added—] maj' as well mak. y left the haii—j abonhad retired! became contiac- . in low muttar- be said, 'asli 1 1S to remove Btected him in ^g an enemv't We affrooti 22 SS" '^'^ -^^- ^^!;-l£ £•" 5 -"-^^ h'7 «.ct „,,,!« t,,e J,,,,,, (JrfPl ?rf '• .""'*'" '^« king of Me o^'ieciion of ilio 11;- '•'^Tpeic tun foe,'» if|A jos- i,« * • ^ tr..,^ r , ^ '^'icmiics, M thp hm... ^r ^ "'' sustains bv t nd J,.«; „3 they wi„ jf .hej h7l '."''^^ Mor„i„g of the Cr^at.o when ihe strMng-throbhina hearf .h .? ""'""fe' '^ <^'''"ed in dea h-ind. .8 du»t anTi ashes amii.? ' P^'"»'Pt» H'e n.ovemenis of »l rest «'- that scene no '^ i. ''"''•^''^«'-'« »"me furgotJen Bnt f * -chard offr.it .^^e: nd;:;rd tir'"' ^-^''^-arcn,, t'l ours, cross, jcr and uu^r y""° "^^^ ran the paved strc. -r ' ^ ».'ce-, were ■l."''.:'^;^""."^ ^-h o^h-r i„ eJer/ d.Ve'*™::, t""" s reefs were tijronged, for ' the°re th.» u,\" ' VV'"'*"'^ "'rect.on,,. T-^ niured pujr or loud roared amZ,.!' ''"'""^^"'-y "^''°ns , ■ „. aroee the lof.y battlements and c» """'' "^""'^ «nd beyond ^0", >uy which «ro»e a Z^'cyXtTeTZT^ ""'^"'^ "''^^ P t'ara of pr„u,j ^ ^ nf .h! iv "* ^*^®^"' adorned with hei ^"'^^t '3 the: uow, tomark iha ?L ^^'^ *"^ '^^^r "lotionT aJ has gone ovc, ^ .,;,<" r"^ Krnpire City of the Went ? 'ri . very^ou.d .:.; ' ." ,^> ^^^ Parapets and palaces arj du,f ?L''"ff S"toiatL:;!:;;,„:^^. - ^o.nna^:;:^tr -^rn^^^^^ »p"- 8n«h,-,^ .u_"<^ :: "'°V""'ne ''which wa. ai^:_.:~ :"-.-y'/=cuin amid i" f.tid It. 8 he t nniii the tr It w;if hiii h ul«»uH |rets, ati e riiuj !y after ; hia lo natura cheek a-ed hi Liijem :e. 1 I V iie mn You s;i s nuth ihera ft He node • You ki Itrr OV6J [♦ We h. liers ihn (tni aw^ lamnrct lOw th« j If) addf i- ujennoid, "eavy pu rcque i c ' KisdoQ >tu, ' a.«l lult. But rhap* tlie ive no fur Practised feu vkiierev^ |tndow, at nud Ho, nh, |lou otti yo« n » «rn «f r.u'i. jjM ""^ •^«' »1"^ "cene that Lani«rcquegaze4 on from thitt ooen eaae "CR scent his prey **' ■"'"—011(1 nothing ambofj, iherefore J ''a«liiie's ihirat for e ••niinot compass lot he wihUch for I IS power-but ninr " «he king of Me OSS he «»ustnir,s hv t i"d of baiiJe. A J, 'he e'eg,ni Churc '«''«, "ich hai caused tral |ue stood at the op, B.uure left, save Ui *o\HHiy cloud— th| Liunarcque gaze f ifiant waves wio ng of ihe Creatioiii •a chilJed in deat movemenis of th otfen. But for tJ Lamarcnue lay a Jstret. r:,o..';6 directiofi.,. X md bej'ond thos, arts of that prou adorned with h ir motion I' An 8< ? The ploug re dust— and tli winds of heavei stranger, spurm n he turned from ihe window, the shadow ofn n..n /lined under ,t . nnud he trees l he Ivn, eye of the officer c .nght the n.oveu.ent. the trurh fl : ne.i 'ike l^htning to hi^ mind. It was Cmnxe r he exrhimed pns.ionaiely. He s.noie hi« brow N h.s l,;,n.l andu.aJed-'Fo,,l_nr,ndm..n I ihr,t I was-^ohav^ ..,ok- u ouH . Hut there .s one remedy- and but one. He .hares' my Ire ts. atid the grave reveals nothinfr,' ' ^e rang « small hand hell that lay" on the t.hle. and almos, immedi- lly after a man of m.ddia stature, and a heavy, d.mncas. look, ent^r. , h.s low forehead and the preponderance of skull behind, bespoke natural char .dor as pla-naly as if it were written. A deep scar on cheek added to the natural ferocity of hia look. The Colonel ad- i.s«eu hi in. Lajeunois, you have served me many years, and never failed tne e.^^ I have work ol the la.t consequence for you ; wi I you fail me ^e mnn lifted up his sinister appect and smiled d,-.rkly You.ay you will not-well. Lajeunols. do you know (he ffrave're- '. s notlm.af-and that when one finds out too much, the, ■offletimes ihers lur their e.vcess of knowltdge V ■""wximea He nodded. •You know this .?^.well, scoundrel, do you also know that f hold t It^r ov«u your neck And can hana you at any mnmenr I please V I ^ve hotn hrai^a, MonsifujTuieur f mutierred he inaud^bly^- and more amawlTr »'■«""'"'* y"ur4,eck ;' but he added in a louder tone, dm awtie ot It, iVIousieur. ' ^a.njircMue mu.ed. and .hen said with an abstracted lo.>k : ' Do vo-i ln..l . '"'' ''"""'' '"" ""'"'•• ''^ '^'''"^^^ be silenced.-. ir uu ' :%V'" ^"'-'^-^ unpaid—here it i..' and he handed hun heavy purse. I he «ssn,'s,n smiled darkly, and, -^fter consultina L,. ^rcjue . coume.-nn.-e by an en^u.rtng glance, he left the room " I'^Tr I' "' H ~:'""' '^?'""^"^ ^'^''nly, a« this m.n left the ink Rn, h?7 ." "" ^" "■"*'^ ^''^'^'^ "^"^"^ "'''' blood is never at lult. But he. aNo know, too mud,, and 1 must charm his ton-ue- - _-. ..„. „.,„ .w.w.»^ luo muo'i. ana 1 must charm h s tongue o n.^u ^ •^•'•"-icuin anil Practised from childhood, as all the Mir.mnr- «« ,^ «.^„..v ..^.^. a w ;,ere««r woods afforded concealment. Oastme had remi,rned"^r;he H««^_and overheard all. He le.t in. h.d.n, place, andtp ou.«iyoar Uuoii ho-ud ou lue; ai*d you imve planned it welll It! 24 J <« re.er,ed for ,he .u ,° ""* '" "" '"« "'"""r, and i,s ,«".. "^ i CHAP. VI., — ««aracj.r 7' -«- — ««.c Me name of Canine withe ' pliX-:* ""'°r *"*^ "'^'^r.d his serenity -o-"-ba„die-not.ord. With .uch. hireling re*! of look and voice. He doj a«Du:V W'itnftgf against y, by my people, and with the English, t obe it-tbembr« nok to this brother > see his ladye-love, eur Lajaunois will himself. Th* sc«i »'. and its results m m. feet, the lovers cou ' appearance of t English against, t >aed atrocities, 'w 5 to the face of . <^er, whom m sh *!' he latter aoswerel to thee? Go, >wn head !' Xhi thick and hissinj 85 mbon^s paid sworder.— But,' he added, Met this lady go safe to her ae, and then, Castine, if you be indeed he, 1 will answer all your Ties in the manner that likes you best' /astioe glanced at his sabre, and the stranger nodded his head. Ah,' said the former, in a satisfied tone, * I merely wished to iw if you were indeed the aon of Castine— 1 see you have the le dauntless mood — and that is enough. Between you and I there be no spilt blood' — As you please, air/ said the stranger, haughtily; * but if you i no business with me, you caii have still less with this lady. 1st on I sir Micmac t that 1 mxy see her home !' Oh, pardonnez moi.* replied Cavtine, who was speaking in pure inch — * that lady is mine, and must go with me. But keep cool/ added, as he saw the storm that was lowering on the stranger's >w : ' we may yet arrange amicably ' Between us. Savaije, there can be no compact,* retorted the inger, in an impatient tone. ' This intrusion may cost you dear— wise in time, and depart.' Natao, ton of Castine,' returned the Indian smiling : • it will cost either ofua dear—stro^ would ba that arm which alone lid qaell Csatine beneath the green wood tree ! But why ftelween shall there be no compact ? Is there such a vaat difierence then? jt if yoa will not listen to reMon, this lady muat go with me.' . * Take her, iheo I' cried the stranger in a voice of fierce defiance.. - drew his sabre, placed his left arm around her waiat, mi i^ran- towards the Ooternor'a house. A look of chagrin arose to the chieflain'a countenance : 'lonrraah- will ruin ua all,'he said planting himself in front of them, but with arms ttilt croaaed. * Fool !' he continued, « were I to place my ids on my mouth and give our war-whoop, twenty tomma-hawks uld flash over your head in a less number of seconds ! You are impletely at my mercjr, and 1 can dictate my own terms. 1 will t spill your blood, neither will 1 molest this young girl, although le hM Bcorned tho Micmac— but you must agree to my conditions, Iherwise 1 ahall not release her: Nay, frown not, that will avail yon tie. No disguise is impenetrable to me— i know you I Ha ! yon r« "~J?* *"''" •*■'• "' **•■* !— you recollect that you are within the alia of Louisburg, where the power of the great King George is but *tle felt ! But fear nothing. 1 will not betray you. You are completely ray power, and must come to terms. I know you perchance bet- Tthsn yon know yourself Your enemies are ■ ^■«»n ,rji.jw *,^»| .»Tlill» tlfMl .^t '• » i;! 4--.. :*;»«• f*f'f *■'/> li't '. No* lan d issed- , J lae, ly* liiipj fpi i/rbc; « |Houiid [ordiii «c itr t^« !h« l>r,ia The o ;l<»tig \nt ,.«»il wid wUUit 1 altio hii lor^jiv^ jl tlMtb -rrg Gonie <^ .aloae sui Yp4 ha« .9f I^ouia »en yoy do feeJ.an in • cfcahgH color fori tens ; but Jet this la. 'ou expect a rewa 27 . . ', ; . <;hap. vn. fmviu "**.f^fe there, "Pdtfadhu, and with thee the joy Thy hopes once promiied of •ubvertiog'Troy— strai»ger'g arm. ^ « harsher tone hearing' me. ly ed, were I, to resi T'althouffKt shall t orpose if. ih««, thi J henhtsy wM thi B assylum to >fii emphaaii.^'.apd witli men and _ under the vtry W'er majfhapp^;; »% powerlfeai " rpdnr^OB for< ih> j <^Mt^i]ter^d>ihti< ott miiai abo kn6 '^•■notion i^wbi f*», prefTQaftn^ » i^itandj^and «onl *• td TOOj da aha *^ 'unid«^ ^ar. ^oppifrtwjf H«ni "•t Viii iff! ., Mir) ■% ni Thjr own 'AciiillM cannot lend Uiea aia."r<&|C.f^||k4^Dui], .. llflT liori.s, devoted to thfi grave ! .'..»./i; . . ,, ***'*' No— !hou»h that ctoijfftveto thunder's worstj' iiiM'Huji^qd. #hflrgeii Kjicruthhiia— let itburst!"— Sa*aE «fAii)it»Tni 'beatrMig^r siip|M>} t«4 ibe QAVe^rqor's niecj^ to th^hciu^, whilst Bttae ;>atif!()tlijr.iawaited. hm.r^^^rn.. Hq cjtn^e ; i^d ^ifh , f,^pi^c^ lure lilres»ed the Micm^Qr-fti*. , ... \',\ , ,; i,,;,/,,.; ..j , , . No*, xhjel' bmtchet/ of a rgace Qf bHtchera— reAeiv,e, t^e penalty of ii:.%iie|iQh;i n: .u^iL.,1 ',. , . o'l he ?«ijw»gw:^ ey*,#m3||«l9ar--a/Mihi?., ^p3J^|fiv^e|4.,yf^t/l,iMeJr--- Hound of a Savage !' Ke exclaimed, 'what dark meai^in^ dp ypi^jT ordft aonaijy f Y,«^ \m9W, ■. «»o, fuf t m ,^nf ^f^ipjfij.ij^^^gnjs^jpur ^ftrefrtr, mji,bhK)d.,'u.^ •;. .. . .. inmi vm4»>.m «;,Mn3if/i u^t hfw. ;*.* kuaw ypfiilnnavNiwnpanj' jfejpl»ed.,C!MUqe calmljf— * I kq^w Jyp^ rlij»ft,$wu..«f ^^Ai^icM^^^^ h(W«|,jiu,Fr ince,ja.nd e^M^aM 'O ^t^gl^ipd. ^h« |)eiaht«»4. drtjrs ^>f yp^l^fi 1 flfHice-Tr Pumvi«»B,« i*. ii The other replied fi ftetiw«eft ik<»^r#(.b^r» as I ..h^vM «»lread>;ifoid y9,il,.th<5r^ C,lin be no- hmg biji p»ace*, jI kMc,ke(l h. by apnssion- atttigoRture, an(ljCft»^Uoe reMkt«ve,4v,:; M my n»»^od i^i.d speech be rougt», for^fiVia it :4iWHi bfoughi; ^ip iu waffj ryu;|h scliool. , !^ut it is the Uruib -Tfftiid, lUaijjg so, .wiiy sl^wwjd ib^r© be enmity between pq? But ^era i!*-»rjjM'MagefKb9ftd^f. iii^ipQ ihap this— iSon of Ctvstin?. Wo come <^ ooo air« ; aivj our vary siiiiilaf.ity, in looks and disposition, is aloo© aaffipji^iit proof f)|f,,ray!aaserUoftl You look .astonished — your fl^WeJaJla nCfopd your ja^niih t^m Jj^e^ !, >Vc have no time to spnrc Ypa have boine my iwmo m\d cUi»raqter in the presence of the Chiel- ifi Itouisliurgrrib »o^ fa/J tji'Jje lonfe .are Apnufpted ifit^ ihq §^p^ry p^ 1 ikot, and Castine corHiflU^d ; ,, .^1, , i^in^'fi}!''? <"»' "> «hiel 38 I low iber ;«r i "•e serviceg of tho r.,w- *' * '*^'" guaraoiee to tk« p« i- l Y^^^ .^»" «•" .. 4 1„': eZ-bu'rri ""'"« "» • X^ "J* .ija the Micmaci who tnnt ^* * ^^^^ " 'onir sineA 'rK*i. ** «;ean English foot has if 5e^^^^^^^^^ "T "PP'oachiog S.TburV Be tranquil on the night of , hi.' k "'"''^ >°" »««?r of th- '?:. "nt.f )ou hear my vS a fi«r .1"*^"""" '^ ^«''"»ed bl/t'^^a lUm, or all will be «?J1 j **•*•" "»««ntly, and bS h '^ to the Indian t"J*!.?"L'«*^--<>''e fe-rful doiU ret. *«!"*. *'!/'•" »' to the Indian. ,nd »dd"i^ZT ^"'i"' ^*»"'»» 'eni.in.1' L ," "flcv ford eki fangrr tbdi [act spr e stranj lev forc( '"'» huHJs, and ,|,e,. «toDii/rf nn ' ® "'""J' "^ 'he Micmacr^r rK «"• t.i his h-,.i "::."7 ." "'oment, like one h«w.M ""J :"-"'«?• naa re- TheG lenery 1 'onged, ished Ir speiik, eked tt me in k Ion with I r esses, tc lautv, ar ire^iding syes wan< :he unwer Sbdden >r • tnon li|0ity of imsme b \'ii black 'On from i 30 •iie llp'*!l t*' '^'" impenetrable disgu^. 1 little drettmed ihnt I should confront t with an» th '"*i'""*'*'' **"• BOW for «iction— let me think ' ...^^ _^ ",°'"®'"»» pa#A low Mttiid of crashing leaves reached him. He piiuaed, nn i ia ther moment a man aprang from among the foliage, and Ujried a^ ler in bis aide. It waa Lajeuneis. tt«roe of Lamarcqu to the English Kjo] CHAP VIII. •* In Coran*! bay it mapv a inttice bright, For 8eyd the P«ahs nialiea n I'eaHt to night." «« Ho !— trenchery ! my t uarda I my acimilar I ■ -^ ' Acoumed Dtrviiie ! thene thy tidings I thna 8om« viliaiaspy I— saizs— alay^l know Inm row !" The CoKtiAiRv 'he knWe of the assassin shivered to the Kilt In* hts hand, and th«r ranger turned calmly round and caught him by the throat. Htr IS ibdut to question him, but ere hf had time ro do so, two Mic lacs sprang forward, seized Lajennois, and despite an atterwpt of |e stranger, whom we shall call the younorer Cvtinw. to detain hmi lev forced him out of his hands, and hurried him off. He owed. bi» kfety • a shirt of linked mail which he wore beneaih his drens. • a ik ik aching Louisburff. n>a«t«'rof the cit armed, but besiJei' ve nothing to fea, ge floating f^om tk ispered to Ca|tin. irriors from Canadi g, prepared to fiu I before he can sc naina— • be turnr b's native tongue > understand be din m The Governor's house was brilliantly iHuimnmettd, and lit up the B a peculiar soondM*"®'^ around with a wavering, unsteaHy light- Every room Wh» wood. He turne«**"^**** '"*' **** '*°'* uniforms of the officers, remlendant wich gold, m,' nodding to thS***®*^ '" ^^^ ''*^' °*^* ^*'"'*'*'' chaijdeliers, and m relief, if we cair ►•; and should aS *''®'''*' *° the sno«v-white dresses of the beautiful' wonjpn «ho l»e person who at J^*^**®** **"*' ^^" '^*'"** *^^^ "°*'' ^**®P "'""''^ ^^ " military band, lim to me.' Thai "^ *" '**"** bursts above the hum of voices that tended, in conjunc- "■on with tha dazzling light, the flashing jewelry, and the gorgeou» •• claimed as bro J'®'"'**' *° bewilder and turn dizzy a beholder. Conrtpicious for he« ve both acbievedl*""7' ""** fascinating manners, the niece of the Govrnor, was the i in danger, thisfr"^ ^'''"y "'^ *^* ■*'®"®' ^" p"'d cou" »♦> hfr, hut the one i the other' wboi"^" assumed to himself the exclusive right to do Ip wua Lnmarcque, Micmacs, wruiicK '*°' "'"y®'* '" **"* ''°*' fgimentals of Chaaseur-a.chevHl, and de- r. »8 if talking ,„»"''«**•* ^'^^^ the tadge of Knighthood at his breast, stood beside her. We turned loM**"'**""" '" **" **' ^^'^^ ***"' **" unh«««*ed and unnoticed. H^t 'eared amid tbeJ^®" wandered to and fro over thst vast assemblage of the tilled and if:..^ i . she uowerful. and apAm«f1 tn RnA nntkim* u>i.<»»^<^' •!... m^'.~\.» — .. ■ Stoddenly the hum of voic^ ce^tod, and the general attention was Dr i moment arreated by the entranee of one, who wore the native liKjhy of a king. His prodd and graceful bearing t geiher with the UlVeme beadty, as displayed in the Hongaritn contour of his face, lii black mbastache and brbws, and the tfagle-like glancb of his eye pon from the crotvd a burst of «!mif atloH. He wore a rieb dress of •ressed his hand 8 impossible !-. lave discovered the celebrated ^«htl hadtak- m »• ind of rhe latter, however be^« ?! ff ^'i'"^ To the e:if«nd< « !»'• M.t-re« i,. him d-d nrit (»« jrii >iv "'"*. pl'c^f.^^^e^v events chiLVff^' •''''' '"'■"''»'» ^ere tak. refu.. hi„,_,t m.,^f«alfranr;;rf%,':;^l?, ^:'."' y""- ""no acco.J i» rpiupdy ' " *.^ '"" ex,i!»pernte fvim beyotid luy poiv, Wui, .irrraUlTednVoVihe absented A, »h-. "^ "' ^ -as Je.ninij against ,,,es,de tab "lost ^ 'J'^^'^tl'; fca,r,„cq« moved to-NKTht -lb. OMP i.„ . *•'■ '^**'» "W»'i? miwi fie i *^^ b.yo.,etdrai,tn ' " '"'**"' "^'^^^^ ^^ere «, « recei;;^i t«r.d .l.nvly b.«: klu^The ,.Vrt u' a^fd '^^'iS'^ i'Wf-^'.'e .a J « »«trac,.d ,„ok on U.e g,y ^u f^cUiul'lf "^^ '^"1' ? W-renV 3Whde .tu..:diug thus ab^rbed/tamn ;.n • ha cnurM.mof Prance, a, ,roaS ': ! i'=^**"^/r/^9,e'- P.^,<^^ -umter ,.„,., foil Jed^^^aod t f^ b.^"'^"'"'^^ PPM^^^ct^^-b'tf,. loe wl «iarl lighiii^ |) hid in emieU |lerp(>«i( ■)IK lOl at« wi AKion leaker. ibli .« t limtftbii wi^ Did him P. la tirch 4i[ai« ive sHid, •Ui J iword o He cr m his f( irri irow jone ! t Jbrain re ft ion whi Lama storm of his emoi ed his a Dasi humah a see^ ass v>ill 1 U ^.#nh secoii'de ■-,', I ill ,. Vrtlll — li neveVai theb m I .said :; 'e'it)1 31 tie*hp%9nm fe.rb h •»«?•<] on hit hen •w»r liistentfd to nfe fr'' To'ihe eirand ind tliert with ».f< room. 'rrivalsi M^ere enkt f the .'issenibhcre. >e,iife. u)jd' whi*perei you, on no accoii. iteyond my po;vi^ trtm^iW; ferimarcai "^l*«ht ^ b«f SHid III •P' ; ^s* 'Hr. "flfood ^y |t»rce.' fp^^, will Staled. II ?*or dpjwt.' R Wivi h'ni Ilenr !ver, «|p,v,j; no oari »af •nil'iUpoMpiioi Mia«p <,lii»ijii^he Qjrf, sJijt on ^loiie oC tlutse tluiinis and ighiiig aroiiird hjiu, could he fantc^n tl|e ulMspHX'd wirds. Vexed hill inattent'.on, lie agnin extended liis hnt^d again to tid^e 'd voice, L (miircqii" Lerpo«e4tiARd sn)d|.i>) ,a low deep Jotie— * Pollute not hrr hnnd witli lur touch, villain ! there is contiiiniuaiion i|i e )eiiker. His eye lei! 4ipon Lama'^cque and Ins hrow daik^ned rtt^i .« tprr;6c ffo\\n> Plunging hi;! h.iud in bis l;osoip, he griisped linwthing «spart«M>di(finy, bu,t,with the e.vc iimi^jjpn— ' No -iu»i here,' [ wiUidrew 4tt an^-mside 9 vi:;oroii^ enori.to inasterhis emcUinh. •Did Duchainhnn ask gU' 8tf» f<\,he insuhed ?' he, asked bitterly, It'lieir^NtrMirtVilif) pu( upon biSi( , ,.,,.,_ 1A atutU nol diiJi^SQ^;, r.§i(?i^!|,^, thfs 9t^)ef, ^'^y9Jf.jyi'^ follow me into IB t^ribird bpiow,^ ,* OH,u ♦<( • ...n,-.. ,> « M]^ Af fti».th^ Fuspch C|i?lonel laughed layntin^ly. ' O, no, my friend.* Ive said, ' Idiiigrfice not,iny sjiieid by measuring svyords with such as ou., ,|ty;^hei^ili^et, ^d th^ hangtuan ^ha t thou die^^ :Qd f)ot % the ord of the soldier.' ^ -i"- ''\.^ ^ ''^'^ He calmly «i|a|cbe^ t^e^flt^'P.V of lii? re,9(iar-Wfef*sii« that his emotion was obs^rvi^q, iit)0,^'With ti'iTmn^titons ^flbrt, he 'sB{)press-> ed his anger, and^ii{i,,i|, vpiqe Uiick apd't^usky, exclajm^d ;; * Dastard! poltroon— ^you would mprd^r .me by nuc^bert !" Does. hum&'til1^rU,Wf less ih^ claws of hoiKt^nd chivalry^ promjkt ytop to see^ assistance in your vengeance? If I have offended voii, to you will I y atektiffe.^"""' '"^ ." ' ' ' ' ^'^^^ '■ •' ' " "• t/.'- . ,. , #iih a liesetecliitff '^IIWc|^;*^di)^«i;t#H tW'Lfcitmrqtte',' fhe yootif girl fecpn'defS' thi^ ap^'My^ fiils'^^i* 'of Jb^^r'ftbd»ft^Wa^>t^: ' f l-ihw in vaiu— triat soH "jBy^lil/tfeSvaa aaafiissHU to -It cdta fifcwMied 'd«nrofi, wiio 'n^WKjew, ,tbi| ^'^•i>taihBeHi'/mator^, 6fl/»*#itai^'li?'*%Mfi Piltelfe U» 33 c""t...ued - • and mI^ZZITI *"''""'« *" « ^''^"P «> officer.? '"Nn;ri7^ i^i; Engn^h"^;/" ^""'^^'''^ -^ »f being ^t;""' •"ounVment-^'rndth'r.wLw^ J^'onishment occasioned br thi. ., -cabb«rd« in all d tlt/io^r «![ "',' "^''*" ""'hed f..,h from ,he P'aced his bind, o h^» "^»"<='"C8aw lumself betraved .n^» There was noXo„.e' .nrb ';;:ilr".V'* l^crc'Ccr he vo.ce ag«.„ wLperid-' FooM ieT.'l ' ."•'"^•^ »>/ •" •' whe ;:Mhe fl.>r. Where Hen^^^bn^^aSriS,^:;!;:',^^''" >^'- i the Gorarnor-. he shall h!^^ *r'"**^^ * ?"^ ard-hi. effort, uZ:^u^JJ'''Z'J*'' »^'«' ? b. ••>» w.rd, were unlieard-hi. -ff^ "' ''"" ''•'"' « ftif trial " h.. r^djr fl,.hed „.„ ChMdlJ^riLh"""'""'- T.«.;.;.;d. ." ^^;.tt-- .r..pn„, .^r„.trdX':- ,«;■'.: i- .3 CHAP. IX. ™in;.TXv«r.f. ^^^ t;^'-j. -.», ».«. or .„. ^ , J owe Hcnad to hare become .il.r.f-ij 'j*''P""'""J "'wp. No-lMe- I * n L'*"" """ '■••"r Ih br the Lken'" """•••"•' "» ''•"•I'i Bea.., evei fit vvi le cell iiUiou£ itive o and ii r cloa er bin es — h esses I ly broi lall-roc lisregar leana t( ige froi infiden n to 01 lutthe ( [bsorbed ice. h inance, Oh! espondi ;clairnii ' It is .* Yes- food mai ively to ime 10 aMi that id Color Tino to ex( ipersions puld be J lit that tl ionded on ^seeclied i^le ; I en a! ould not Beande xcluimed •er\irte no \ rea^ 1 iny'ife Htinci.and vrerehfail 33 ingrspjandiraitorE , ^ . ,, .^.. 'ed hall, «o profounK ^^" ''"°"' * *"'°^"®'''"g "i""" would escape liim, as if hw group of officer* }Ml""'t wrestled with the spirit of n vision. As he slept, the door of rej Duchamboo/Gl^ ?*" "^'^'^^''y opened, and a man, dressed as a common soldier, iiJ of being in conB"*'°"®'^ entered. His dusky features, however, proclaimed him a live of Cape Breton. He looked around, nnd then went to the door and immediately after a female figure, whose face was concealed in r cloak, glided in, and approaching the sleeping prisoner, stooped er him, and gazed on his face. As t^he pazed. (ears fell from her ;es — her face npproached closer -their breath minsled, and her raven esses mixed with his,and she imprinted a p.issiiuMie kiss on his clam- ly brow. 'Thrice,' said the Indian soldier, "l warned him in the all-room — where I found entrance in u Lieutenant's uniform He jisregarded them. 1 now, in the capHcMy of sentry, have found leans to see him aijain— even in hi^ confinement— and bear a mes- ige from my Chief, which 1 must deliver. By your having placed nBdence in me, you are entitled to offer him his liberty— and it is n to one he refuses now—' he ran on in this strain for some time, ut the female appeared to pay no attention ;— her whole soul seemed Ibsorbed and concentrated in one deep earnest gaze on that sleeper's See. He started, and opened his eyes, and they fell full on the coun- inance, wet with tears, which bent sorrowing over hira. • Oh I I am atill drfeaming !— it is yet a dream !' he exclaimed, in a isponding voice.^' Then the reality bursting upon hira, be started up, claiming — ^ * It is impossible !— can it be ! —Henrietta !* '/ " .* Yes— yes,* she replied in a low tone—' I have come, aided by Uu« >od man, who at first I was afraid to trust, but who seemed in8tiD0;T ively to understand the nature of the assistance I required— 1 hsvfi mn to off^f 3JOU the last chance of escape from an ignominious < at h that reniains. I overheard a conversation between my uncle d Colonel DA Vallabon, in which he said it would be imperative on "im to execute both you and the Indian Chief, to do away with the spersions throy-n upon him by Lamarcque, He said that a fair trial i.uld be given for reasons which I could not hear. I was so agitated— ut that the result must be your condemnation, as his own safety de- londed on it. The moment de Vallabon left, 1 sought my uncle and ^seeched him qn my knees, to extend clemency— but he wa.s inexor- Me; I entreated him to afford you the facilities of escape— and ho — T- "'". "'" "'~ "* JUUI3 was i!jc qiiPsiio;], an• floor w« him, and with nd it was use li IS CoaiAllt: la of one of «4te petrators «*/ the »ly asleep. No 'bed under tbelxiighed at tical system hadft'oiTld not sacr and the damp ' a smoky lanio. •nd disturbed any ess an Eajii-sh -i>v. gr.H,,,! his teeth- ' why did you plead for me. hd. r !„• what c!in 1 n«>w be in your eye* F"rget me— rprnfm- ■1 real the h » ilioijgh 1 had never been. I j.!eu h imi i • rvejji 1 hiive st ri>u( iii< I • Wll 'M K::u it iny'iife upon, the cast, and I wiil st;i:id tli hu/.urd of iht d le. 34 'Oh! Heory!' she cri«H >v that you riske/ your UfeJf ^"^'^'^ ^^^ ' ^-^or whoae «.Ic« A„ . .. •' *'» "'"*"* lie discovery tak» cod lr,y loi [The « rheot HouQ( In hoe CI approaching. The le 'i/Tcfclt'd « nie. no ner eye hurriedly sought a hi^- """."«• ^^^ The sentry again ared-. Ih'^'"* P'^^®; the / K in a«ked. 'who comes there?' t his >rt to I: The Vilhi What lid. Expla Ther* ;n as yc fititted i the prii * Blind lehimbi ittifi^t imarc' """"'Ji'he other gave it, and Colonel Will you venture on 8u "er by so Joingf 8 effected, death— a doom-rfnd ^hall for yonr escape pa, ' ol this iam de la Marcque entered. CHAP. X. Hound ofihe Templfl ! Sinin to thine Ordar 1 let go the maiden knhoe commaudii theo !"— Ivarhoc, -It is . »nan, r:o '" "t. Assume i )Jace-he willguj, ce of safety, aji wc I 'he discovery tak Captain'B face—h 'anthatyoVtlioul f^K '=fe, well know posd hao been ac -1 have seen y6 ted on losing wbe >y, knowing 1 „ becomes a Britis ■7*yousbalJnotl -d to the Pceffold . r,rpgj toihegib ». Had you died] » your shroud, 1 ► I will not sur fate in this cold ' h? monrnfully, I t^«? gift wodid ' !*!fy dare iiot Aiain here, and e portals of the iing mourpfi^. ted him. The caching. Tlie ™ir Pipce ; the !omes there?' t his entrance the lady shrieked, and Beauclerc made a violent »rt to burst hi» fetters It was in vain — and he fell back exhaust- The French Colonel turned fiercely to the sentry—" Villain ! how does ihis happen V What happen 7' asked the Micmac soldier, with the utrooit aaoff lid. ' " Explain for the presence of this lady, villain !' There is notl.iiig to explain, Monsieur. She gave the couoMrw n as you have done-^anci showed me the Governor's ring— and I iiutpd her. She said she came on a message from his £xeelleaeY the prisoner.' • Blind fool!" muttered La^iarcque, advancing towards Honrieito ch imboh -' lltady I' he exofairaed fiercely, * what do you bei« t 1» ittifijrihai the relative of Duchi^ml.on, and the affianced bride of marcqtie should be alone in a felon's prison at dead of niebt r' 9he shrank from him with a look of aversion and scornt^mitv^ied h fear, but her agitation was too great to permit her to^ make an- ' Denth to thy soul I French hound I what is it to thee !' thundered luclerc, making a iremenduous effort to break the shackles— eave the cell, villain ! or, 1 call the Heavens to witness thy blood on thy own hend ! You think me powerless, now— but mark me! ain Frank ! a day shall come when thei^^falti^ of France would •I to save fhee from the hand of TttAT AVENGKR 1 shall in^A, leave behind me I Recreant dastard ! ui.fetfMr mi , and the uden IS thine, if thou canst defend her !'• The French officer turned partially towards the feiit-red Briton— a esr, scornful and bitter, curled Ims lip, and pronooncing the single ord— ' Spy I' in a low, hissing whisper, he seiz'jd \he betrothed of. eauclerc in his arms, artd, despite her resistance, bore her up the The Eriglishman uttered a cry like the roar of a wounded lion— e olBahed hi* chained hands against the floor— and ground hit ilh till the foam stood upon his lips. Then, in a voice thai wouWi; ive atartkd 4He dead in their ulumbers, he cried^ d. i 36 * ' ciup. xr. Yen'! this man't brow lik. . ««ur«ofatrag,cvolu,„,i_H.,R,,v I -«. not of thine o^,riL:::.':x:iT-- t«ry stupor had passed off Tut a fi'T *;^ '"'■'"•'J'--*'^' •"«"ien It h.s whole energies ivere prostrLn h °f ''m ^ '""*" dejection a outburst of passfon. The ?pn» . ^ '^ ^'""^ ^°"'>'*ed thi« L! to- which dSntained an exp,SrJ,?P^°-'ri »'»'" and J "d h?* uer Ml which you Enulish warri 'r. f ''^"'•"-' ^nd is thi- thft «ll »«r|* Do Jou\ren.blVat c?pS ^^r^.^^T' '''''' ""^ ?«: with the loud wail that be.oW Z /^ ""'^ ^'^'^•°»n yo"r rj »b«iW,.corn adversity-andacom ni '"'"^ '"^"^ "'.'"d. ' A m« worta, weep and cry in .uch a s?h „. '''\^ " "^ ^"^ enemieiL^"' even the woman of our racrwouldnn."' ^"^ ""' " ^""or Na, foes No-at tbetake and u^^eJTh^ "'' '"/''* P''^««"c»*f»hl raook at the triumph of their Vic or/ J^^^^ torture, the, of auffering or defeat pass U,e |L" ""'^ '^^ ""^^"« *^«'d e^pr'e^eJv^ oltufferiDif or defeat pass their lips' J be prisoner looked up bitterly*— lows !' No!' get I ha Tuali tie is e; ftiv |untrym( id 1 CHIi tail them mac hi luld sav The lai the bea ther aU Iwell as This sa Do yoi of regr say th ich you lered an In thu vi eV arfa.e/ Let h.. -urb;:;Sed;Tnd"'h[: sVi/iru^ir^r^V*^^^^ in* in the face !' ^ unsubdued, thougl.B.d, after ^fof the Mi«inn« ...k:_L _ ■arties— ai iirried on I. r S8S of a ] lithout bei pn may h iu were iu tha^ •Pratest iUoa flfoli Zh.^r bespeaks hope Jess despair- ^^'^''>""«d with that expreasiofl .„a, ' Vvhat can the petty lortiipno «f .k i i be in comparison with'thetorref'^h^tul^'Th* "°^'P'"8 ^^4 physical nature .8 not that of ihe 8, irt' ^® "^^''J' «fou' ' I know that you have muri. » • . wa. the same c.ifed Framzwa by'KL^^^^^^ ^P''^***'*^ ^"^•''". wh. case .. n..t hopHes.. fiu. LppTse '«-" i^ ^"?'"~"' ^"»^«" d.rh.ulty «n.'| the mure danger ,h"n' '.'' »hen ?~the n.or ins^iotiatfli' •' *'*"• evinced. ifaaurlAm »„. ■ ' ;io;j talk you know not what » U :- « * j . . were a thousand, the fiercest o you trfh^ '"'J' ' '^"'•' ^mge- the ,n«st cunning impliment. olCiure anTh . *"% ""«'* ^^^'^ °""'*' '"^ ho^vJing for oy bloody hast deirrterf mt ng »o (be floor. •r, f word w»i iDuJa I the fetiereiJ Ei nHjF-rhis monieri ul en dejeoiioij a lolloped tiiiu fierc him and said in 'd is Ihi* 4hft „,„, 8t defeat and c^a^ bemoan your rat rdmmd. A ^h t>»8 enemiet^iet n warrior. Na B presence of th*i
    houid laugh subdued, though consonant with! ir.lom n^r. I ""oircrOui fe«r, Safage— *i armed with fo«" oybJoodij 3? ould not unman me at hag ih.it scene which you have iiisi wit- ^tied.' ^ ^ I» that all •' naid ihe Micmiic composedly. ^ All !• re-echo«»d Beauclerc. • Is it not' enonjjh f VVhni. lo Kee I held dearest on earth, de.irer thuii my own I. If, dragaed fn.m my seiice by n reptile wh-.m 1 coultl crush beneath my feet, l.iirl I my ledom, while I lay here like a lieli.less infant, powcrlei^H hiuI iina- » to resist my wrongu except in woniiiniiih and iirnvjiilintT iluea'f. 18 not enough that I shnll in a few hunrb he drajrued iMndciilTed ethe veritbt felon and my .lying piti.ps derirefl" hv the ral.birt id scum ol Louibhurjr. Is it not tiHuijjh that I who nV»fr iell ii» >no'.8 and honourable hnttle, mi.Ht at last dio like a (logon the Mows !' and he gnashed his leelh wih a gesture of fierce despair. ' No !' returned the indian calmly ' it is not enougU to make y.ui rget that ynu are a man and a warrior.' • Tush 1 Savage, talk not of piiiu-iio, I lay here while my affianced 'de IS exposed to the machma-ions of a demon in human form, una- u*a aivB her aid. I Iny here a prisoner and usdess, white my luntrymen are whetting their awords f r the c-nni.^i and for victory id 1 cannot aid them, not even wnh my knowiedue. which would' ail them much. They may now be dashini: on the r<.ck.H, through machinations of the enemy, while 1 possess information that uld save them and cannot give it ' The ladinn .smiled ; ' others can give ii' he replied. ' You allude the beacon light being removed from its orisjiiial piMce, two mileu ■ther alonir the coast I know it all, and more ; b.it my news is evil well as good, and your mind is loo wfuk to he.ir more ill ne«s.' 1 his sarcasm touched the English officer. He answered fiercely Do you come wnh your tannts. villia;., to add lo my other can. ofregret!— Yes!— i.ut. like the ass who kicked the dyi--Hy .o. «eetht there are n!;itwo^5dUa^^^^ be douhleV- .nd 1 you prepared fur wor«e newe ?• "'"^ **"*«'^*'' ^n^ now .re ^-^^^^^:!::::^i:tx^^^ - .hat .ne or PHssion ur despair- You caLirZll 11. ""' "'f '^"^ ^'"^y*™ of predict.' *^ °''""''» »e^' me worse than my own thoughts -'JXeSntf c!r S^.r ;'? <»«.«. whether this stoicism ^ril^bis scrutiny, ;::i'a::;r;:_^^^ -«"-^'- «e.ee«ed «e|», 1 ov«he.rd him ...Jin . ^„. '""-•rcqu. p,.«Hj n» on ,be And Her rd th jfore tl BeauG And ■enath Ye^ hisC tnding lal. Y rnMpoi meet ijeunoi ts regi 'oved t( iptured, the ba you d( inds yoi T the M id that ler ene it pati( thawk, course the firs roseif w an all tl Marcq utcher L lould a I 'astine n( But, f [how earn !Come ac CastiR ies every ih**? tau| 'fance. 'Bt saw y I be tK id Casiu 16 di^ is >f»'a ftiixjpryvin roi eMage^olihe utm ed. ««d Md her th .and tii)i« ,ihere w the Governoir^d rin At first f h«f ai^are ffreatjg»re 4'»en«T| you thftra '% "" eh q4«8"i»nvl aa »he hkd ifil^^ rin. iMm that for cbrtain »ce; and. after giv • went away, quj, »d you, but 8,iw tha ■ stfad. For thj y'Mi should refuse •ter Mhe »?«n4^ aa eniranbe of i|,a »w rou iiiaine m ' this have iJ^me ''livering Ca«ti!.e' of my fHiwer t 39 9, wi(iiuu4^«toii) ; • but why not •amarcqrie sav* at] doubled ; and l! ie« » m that fone of I irst ^roxysm »ny o«itn thoughts] »t4ier thi« sjoiciani 5d. He eeemed ■ised me on the 'On the day this I d. jady 1 ditH, iMlheiitraaodedi And what said she in answer?* < ^ Her voice died away in the distance,* said the Indian ; • bnt 1 rd the words : • Never, infamous wretch ! Death u thousand times jfore thHt !' Beauclerc's eyes sparkled, and he remained silent. •And now worse news,' continued tWe Indiiui, t^s if testing the enffth of the f)risoner'8 fortiluHe : • Yeo, wor»e. The chief officer yon left in the Minorvn, has betray, his Country and you ; 1 have the pror.f f.f his ireacliery in corre— nding with Lama.cque. Thnt also will tell aaam-t h.m at the al. You do not remember th«t 1 was one of iha««e wit^i yon on the ly Jhat you boarded the Minerva iu my cnnoe. 1 catrlV-d the first irr«*pot.dence And now worse / Castine, after leaving you, went meet hiMowij warriors, as he then thnuj/hi— leaving me toxsecnre ijeunoi8,.froin whom, by the way. we have learned t^nme strange ;t8 regarding M Laniarcque ; Castine'- supnosed friends, however, 'oved to be the Mohawks, and. before he s .\v his nnst»ke, he was ptured. Of course, he did not and ronid not aid you on the night the ball, when you gave our war-whoop. But he does nr,> despair you do. aUhoueh his case is as desperate. On the contrary, he nds you word-' to fear nothing. That he will be at your trial— J u u*^"'^'^ cannot hold Csfiine prisoner long in C.ipfe Breton- id that he will have witnesses there of which Lnmarcque and your her eneinies little reck. 'I'o make no rash attempt at escape, but to lit patiently. He says that if h- escapes f'om the Ounning of the Dhawk, how much more cfuse have you to hope ? He risks his life» course, jn. coming to Louisbnrg to r'scne von : for the Mohawk. *,?•■*!, Pi ''°®' ^'" demand him of the Governor- and Duchambon niself w.!l have lo arrest him in his own instigcation : and worse an all this, he exposes himself to the machinations of the deadly de Marcque— who now firmly believes htm to have been Hlaio !•»■ his utcher Lajeunois, But having promised to be with vou at your need, lould a thousand dangers face him, he will not fail you now -for astine never deceives a friend,' * But, Frantzwa,' said Beanclerc. who had now beoome trntiquil, ihow came Caatine to take such an interest in me ? arid how did h« ^come acquainted with my raovemems from tbe first !' • CastiRe linowj* eterythiug.' replied the Indian ; ♦ he has emissa- OS evervwhf^rA whn nrivo !>:»• :r,>.ti: „... -e -n .i. . . .•• tner taught him to writ*, and he often correspourt* with parties in ranee. ]t was aborily after reeeinng one of those latter a that ha St s»w you, and his firat exclamation, on seeing yoii, was : ' that *If V. ^ , ^^ ***** ^•"»* y^' ^•^^ »•« ^td, JWMi w®re meuMaehuis Id Caamwadress, and Ipoked as like Mm as it «aa|N«aihle. u But le d«^ W fl«wiMirg, and l.vf^mt find meant lo g«l ««».' He iben add- i 40 «il abriiMt'v — ' Will uri.. „• CHAP XII. • ;* B;-;". ■h^,-n=,.^.„,,,, doe, .he „.,„ «"nina i„ f,.r .h^ i,,,^,,^ | ^' '°'}' "»'"'' °f ">« French skinp J, ' P« t^.e Bri.i.h flee., .« wo h,v, ^ •»« lo sea, .i)| h^ ,e|, i JijJky, jx L.e„te,,,m to. he officer of .h.-|A.:,,,r*!f'r" '')- "'« «co,„ inoMsiMied, however „:rh ii ""'^'' "'"""' worse Hf ,„ -'ouble ,he p.>.„t forming ;j"^J:^^ ^:; '^''r'''^' atie.np.in^l Pi^^edhy „Frea,:h schooner ro.n f ^*"'«'"''«. she had bee, c'^ ^'""'^-^-^ '•offi hrst ' ' """^ ast-ertairi jf there .nre despatches on •Lay outi there! men • I.* -:-j doable-shotted.' ^ "''"' ^' *'«•»««. «"<* order the feuns^.6 b, i-^:s!^.r::;j;i;^td^^ the ibcre... ^^e .ate. m. a ...„, i^P^^ed^jt^J^iSrili^^^ he coll of the was ^o LainaFi [son to I Fir 'igate •UMt tr 'fir. .. ' hanginj Captain an incn tlie Ens fiteriQ, fy jtheo, be [man's bi Iman's U 3g«mt)t t side had beenvnre( break of In it' Furt- trf Ijiua 1 41 r>ur finger T' all never want it moi •spilt; list, eave one part of oi fily does the resei 'a, had 80 bm it ted tli he French skippg nil hp lell in wit 'd. The nature i 'dare from his Rcts 'led l)y the office le Frigates hea '" f>y the secoii 3 was affraid of ta s worse. He re ined inexorable ■ spoken of by th P- He had stoodl under aJI sail, and ward, atiemptin(7i the bay. Shortijf '». she had bee ''-aptain of whicli fid, as he passe eck. Capt. H„c >t m his pocket ' offers to retriev 'e8orconseqi/*ti<. j&ood set of ^eil «d my lender ? re despatches oi nt forward, and the white apray dashed over the bows with a sound hat was iiiusic to the* mariner'^ heart. Tlie Fiench vassci evineed oo disposition to escape, and in a short time the iVigate was ainngside-'the light nails were taken in, and they ran on nearly yard arm and yard arm. The strange vsasei prov- ed to be a sloop of warf of twenty-four guns. Qi-ove jemped on the haiBmock-nettingi and, holding on by the mizen shrelid«, hailed >-. ^ • Whatlship is that T—and where from ?' * ' • The AliOMle— from France,' was tha answer. • AH right,' said Grotrtei ' she hears despat«hef.' The French Cap- tain' no«r hailed :— • la U peace or wart— when we left Fniilce war had not been declared.' ' Peace— peace,* replied Grove ; then turning, he added~< Stand 4>y, men— he ready— but don't fire, on your lives, tiU 1 order you •' • Is that the Minerva V now iiked Hocqiihart, the French Cap- tain,. ^ •Yes!* • Then h^e is a letter for th'J oHiMr cn momH nt t!i'| reak of the quarter deck, looking eameiiily .ji, bui luk In It ii*g MO pane • FHft— 6nlv ButiKtiiuie llie mime of Uilli.uii II. .w« for Grove. See *« Let- irf /n.in Louisbarghj (inriiijj tiie b;i,ege. Hy un ..fljccr.'' 42 fljsappeared, oqd the^4lcide Tat a com;,..^ '""«^". '^^ ^''«''«e had cheer» h^m from the crew of the p3k ® *'"^'''*- '^'"'^ 'oud th« French ship was ba.rdL V^ ?"?'•■•*"■» ^ »« a few minutes iriumphsnt .t L7e.k • •"** «he» meteor % of England" flew turejd'::;^^^ 'o[th'e^.TlS• fr^rr"-"; '*' -i- 'with these I ca'i m ki^tSfe^ « "i^e- * excuse for riot c«min,^uodThf^eeiclw??l~"'^ a better 8»w a French ship of #tr whuL w .*? "*"* h"ve then tKat I «nd gave chase. lZg^e\ho^d llT^"^ "°* •?« ^^' ^ 4 t«Bg for orders :L^p4 ^t£rihif!i. '"•.''•''* ' *° '^•'•y waf ' have nmhidg t^ fciJr ^" '^"^^ " **«^ ^^ «»>e way. I '^^^^'^"^^^r^^^^^^^ aiT-in wuh the prize, together with the «n*«.„»I'^5^ *. * ''"^ setured such a ^^, we had to ehoo«, .fcHSlih.. J^- ^«P''«»-' Of two I stood out to sea, iooner JC rTsk tfc.^SST^'' *■■"*« *»» <«. ««<* rty^ Hi hopes of meeting the C and ^ll!- "'^ T"" '«H»oosibi|. -j^wLtii:::::::;:!^,:^ Hi«nsmt iii |.«,ged ftire and aft-~X «kj J * '•^^«»•wered not. [•cnniri I of the j I JeuU [every [for his in com looked Onl Wolfe iartei yr-iy to |«verie ; ed it. I •W< ghost, I «No, isitanii ivent t( isb, it « » Wh 'Yo« VAN ai^ the rail tincily c Wolfe- Iwas fam ♦Tu8 r retai 'the me'n if the so A p«u ion, rem t. __ it. !S yet they ( Ikimmin] ' As w but-thfofti ve must • diaaeirous ; when gn of Prance had eck. Three loud »n q few minutes i of Enjfland' fltw enant had conjee mt de Saint Ray* ^ape Breton. ; fianoed at them i»— and a batter have than tMat I see for the fog, ' to delay waj- of the way, I 1 ag»in with the secured iqch a >lame him much not to eanTy Pa- rted the captain, plied—' Of two 'he captain, or nag on ifs, and •*^n reaponaibil- >«ra on the -tub- ^ ofthp dag I at once pur-, V the AdMiral> >at ••jwuratory > *8ve kh. » "'Hh «n pflbrt, r antwerfsd not. ehed frpqi tn4 pearpd. . ffe. iiue; CHAP Xlli. tie ihou an lightning in llio ejMt» of Fm F«)r mm tliou ctinst report I vvilTbe theTe ; The thunder nl" my cannon wi|l be heard ! 6>o hencu.'-KiNG John. The British fleet la> at the entrance of Gabaius Bay, detained M i^onirary winds. The Garrison of Louisbufi? were etiM in ignorance j.f ihe Dear approach of the foe. The mysterious disappearance of Lieutenant Johnston had not been accounted for» andT ahhouirh l«very aearcli had been made, nothing could be discovered to aoc^t for his absence. Grove was in high favor Krkh Admiral Bowowan. inconseqieiiceof iheinformstiM be had pNNHired bira~but Wolfe looked upon him with digtrust and suapieioa. On the eveuiiig of the second day after their arrival off Gabarus. Wolle and General Lawrence, were laaning against the railing of the Nq-iarter-deck, watching, iistless'y, a biek aan^ that was making its way towards the Flag Ship from the ahore. Wolfe seemed iSi in |evene ; so great itt fac:. wu^hia abstraction, that l^awrence observ* eo It, aaa remarked i ' Woife, what m thu matter 7-^ you look dull : ghost, or have you had a preaentimentof deaCl|9' ; No,' replied the young General. • 1 do •« believe in spiritual ,sitanii-.yet I emnot deny/ he added. • that a moat unaccoLiabe ivent took place last n.ght, and, though I confess it is extreme** fool- ish, it weighs heavy on ray min*l.' ^ * What was that ?' • You wtlUaugh at me but, Lawrence, there is more between hea- ven and ear^h than our philosophy dreama of. Aa 1 waa leaninij on the rail here, yesterday eveniiig. as 1 am now, these words Ibll aedis^ iinctly on my ear as il the speaker bad been beside ma :-• Wolfe • '" ' ' ! The have you eeen a llVolCe- where art thou, and why wilnhou, noi«id me Iwaa familiar — 1 iimow it well.' voice •Tush! nonsense man-di8order*d i»aginalii.n—th»i'« air. The r retaiua iv^rdt.ss the eye do^^ scenrs thai l.ave inkei* nl«ce-or as oHheZT^ *''"'" ' **" "^ ^"'*' **'* •**'* cre.le..c« *« ai,yth»,g Bflidpostsow^ ■ Apa4iteana«ed,andL4wieBee, wishiwg.ochatige tiie conversa- ' "^ ion, remarked : ^ "'t^^i « J li It «sioBisB«g how |hes« frail bariis c»n live in a heavy *,« , • and et they do it See how lightly that little thing surmou.ii« .ho waves skimming over them like a stormy petrel.' • As well,' replied Wolje, • as a man-of-war's gig. Thty are sad ut-throai. those Indians, tlK,ugh. Lawrcice. and if we take L.i 'buJ r ^e must make a clean sweep ol them O, for a change of «iod~ hai I might once more see the city / 1 am in agony tilt 1 know the 44 ! done SO?' ' ««'J the other General ; 'how,cao you have ne»er know h>ppi„e,» again shonTdaavS^^^ '"""'*'"• ^' ' *'" of my Jescrelion.' ° " "'^°"f ■JJ'thing ha,,pen in conse^«i,cc The eancie approached the eide ofihe fl*ilrg Whatt fti«f1' ?Ol»l i rot9i tall OU wilH uH. Dei m im w 45 N, \ friend, Lawrence le of Culloden— Wfcan you have '. wishing for in, Mion. 0, I will 1 in consej^UMGc and the sentry at «d df giving I he out to order him nterpoaed, telling *» the MicfiMe, eyouMelf tfl 8bob '••»l thto Micfnae/ '•~*^ AM 'do you haw sold ibthe tliifr?8»o«p ofoffi, ftl«d ^crii|y~ «(. «ltne«Mti06lly ; Rlherat, fpDm him \ fiiimt Wolfe— I warrior.' ?^he ck>niera «f ^ll, Indian/ h«| <* Prantzwa, fixJ •wtble atiMpicioiJ s br«iii and oeiij ins nrrenii l«yoUtVord that, (Wodayango, he could have offered ynij (he lices of nine hundred warriors—an'l (hni to-day he cnn offer yon- [the aid of hissmgle nrm. They had '#iitt reJ Louishurg before lad the opportunity of conferring with ihem, and he was pre"ented H dding so afterwards by his being made a prisoner by his foes 'ha lawks ' Damnation ! what care 1 for this!' echoed Wolfe—' lell me of Kiderc !' V 1 am coming to it ;' replie') the Micmac. who remained perfectly iqnil ; ' Beauplerc has bren taken as a spy ; he ia in prison nnw — lofrow nkortiiftjj he will be tried — to-morrow evenini; he will be eirted.' No! ftythe Light of He, znV broke in Wolfe, • fwill m;.ke itihnrg ji heap of ;^he8 firat, and slake the embers with the blood ir Withm HT yt Myftiab fiohtinnec* :— 'Castine wonld have made him master Ihbwg— he* wbuld have rescued him but for his own unfortunate ture% Still he ha« hopes thai he will infliience the result of tlie I, Should thai fnil, hi.i only h'»pp is in you— and >hould you dc- thim, then the Great spirit aid Beautlerc !-fer he hn^a none ler left !' . olfe paused for a moment — then suddenly exclaimedl^T-'* B)U)g/ it lome infamous lrap•^^o lie wily snn'e to beivay us I' Do you know thai !' said PrHntzwa, prfseitting a diamond ring. \^ulfe became violently agitated — but he replied in a voice hoarse h emotion: * It is Harry Beaucler^'s-^it is one he has worn since Idhood. But, villain.' lie continued fiercely, ' you may have mur# •ed, and ihen robbed him (»f this.' ' Then,* reptiad tlie Micmae, * I wiH pemain with yon — place me conftniment, till wa ascertain whefher what I h«v© said he tru« or lae*^sijtf if foJae, do with me whut you pl«a«e/ • Th« vNH dV«airehHiid, it ia *leg». If m UndMn^' t«le be true, no powi»r on eafih can save m. They will bans him ae a spy, aJiWoufh the whole fleet were iu WhRT isi liii|l^e lei Inm prrrsh wkhrjt nakinff one effort to is kilRf «K«l»tee#1¥olfe'upbraidingly. » Ol^l Ml !*4k>tf' said fto«c«>w«n, ««n6li«4 by thi§»p|»»J—« Captain rof«i tatee tii« 6ra»e<^ter. "and oarny a fligof tvtlc&toiLouisburg' ou will fcav« ttot«tife •rais and provisions. Ibr you wilt liife along' ull. Demand Gaptnw Beaucterc «f the Governof of (Dupe Breton. '!*' ife 16 Grove/ r...,r,.ed the Admrilf.vn^"'' Ijrejud.cc you have ..a o..e CMirse left ,i,e„/ Hf, jl'X' "^"^ •'^Jaimed-' I'bere i, o ^:>aw then ordered |..e ;,!:rc'^^^ '^m i"to T t«e Jiidiau approached Bwc.wai, .nl 1* ^"""*' »*"** '^e'Hbaf b-.coa light at the eutr.L Vf ??« h"r w'"'* rh' 'oL'''«»* »"» »'' centiy should ever a ha«tH^ fle« e^^^^^^^^^ , ' '?*', ^r^^"' "id , ".ove the beacon tv-o iuile.io Zffv^aT'^'^'J' *** *^«"'^ q-est.o,, h.m furthe-, he le««ed ittn^ t J?^^"'^ *^ "'^f^*'^ f<>' -". a drooping hat aloucrdLVer^L '*'*''*""• <*T,htav/b fcuttt wa. s^on loat in the obKurf,/ "'** '" •*»^* < M CHAP. XIV. • ''r; "j;,^- '''•"? «'- ''.-^^^^^^ "•'^"^ ' /vhat he .,ad asserted. HinJi^rlv^uirj^ •«««•? ed to ««bstantia !-e«»lt D.,chanibon\ lame «^!1';'''''/T**^ him truly a. to J i" the officers compr.^j .gThrZroJ'^^""'" "»> •»«^'««» • •"• su-p^-nried as Governor of C^^Jtfi •'^"*'^. «»«' »« *»«» decJwi french Mi..i,,ry was Unr« ^^^ the'^Sflir '' **•?'«••«'« of ti ««on. a scrap ofi^per wa« handed to th! n? *""* ^^ *•»" *»«'' preferred .ga^n,. ma^'^ 'SJ^I^rj^^^^ ridicu.ou. ,^, rl W !,i^ge- |»ny tri yr ami k'nt. paid lofM. the C ffy the sMes « and p idy to -my li [hambot ni*t th( pountry |ici», S io,* sa I prove n to ente jhe offic py came 8t— unti ^eMieuri lioinK ticrai [Lemarc ftitof to Jre Mm a jaitiarcqa ler arrtM, ] ity, wh day ee la Lamai , naatf:- TiMhf 1 I'a laat r< jtbM'el^ jler heave It be aagi i», and b 9v«red « »%ad my JwHafraif fofhia di '"^e. ^ Tetf film, i » pi'noneN w« take l»iap«red Woife. •ce jfoM have aj^ai Jeleci a bftttfT.' med-' I'bere is oi rdered Mm into •"«»w,HUd Weill bal ed : • TriMt n„t to . , ^^r^or Slid ••'»uf/, l»e would 'etbe admiral coi whichjiy «lon,|,i, c«r. ^Hlhlifav/b eiiretoped in a bn »»b\^v»o^, aqd I tiirow at ail— 1'* Diichambon nail of oJy Meiied « amn dN w«s deciarij b* p'eanure of tl| n« to this Mtielii litt glanced 4t| ridiculoua eluirf A kiklminaA t,^ 47 Wilhiwn de la Morcqtie a traitor to hia.Go.l, his oo.iniry and •^ge-ana will prote my assertion within twenty-foiir hours be- any tribunal—or mainlain it with my life.' " f ™°J??^J^ Lamarcquo lo6k««' in a c'**'. ''eei. 'f il U ^'•"••"f*' *-*»" •» « mere silly piece of hravndo .,n the ?h. r«i" •i"ISS**"T'""'* *"*'"« '''"' •»»« »«»»• »'' "»f ancestor. J.!ho r*' ^''■™!»«'" •' "•'" "^ ••««•• »«d reason, he. hi.n rytne charges ajfamst roe -let him nii?ne them— produce h\n iMes and prove t«ie«, I. William de la Marrqne. ^-tand here. and Pr-pared 4o meet all such charges, and to defy all accusers idy to hurl back their calumnies in- the teeth of n.v villifier/ -my loyalty was so ^reat, I wo«W not concur in the' f reason of ihambon. a.though I was ab,.ut to become his near r» lal.ve I ; n«t the GoveriMBent of Louisbnrg. I seek on'y |.» h« useful w, Z Ul Tf*"*.?**' "P«i«y 1 CHU render my sovereign the most ici-. Specify th« charges.' lo.' said Ducharobon: • I charge you with lhi8~.io.m .rro.y I prove my words. In the niMntime. Messieurs, yon cannot re- to enter my accusation.' • he officers held their head« together, and con.ulted for a m..me«» ly came to ihf decision that Lamarcqne should be phieed uu.>er st-untd further explanation. i .»^r fessieurs deDrucourl. and Provost, the Commissar v, were elected amioister the Government. ^••orap of paper handed in to Duchrtmhrn bore ties- words • »;.!T!'T?Ta ..*.° ■"??'■•»« yo«-arc.ise l.im. in ...r.i. of I,p,m« mwto hwOttd, his eooniry and his lie^e} INMnorrow I wiW ^Bhim ail this. Gastine" |artiarcqne.*i w^las iheex-Governor w^s c msequ-ntly pi c d iwtrrtst.onttl the investigation slwuld lake place, on the follow- muj. Which wia to acquit or condemn the former. It was' the I lUULT"^ il V''f ^*^Z^ the English Captain. Beauclerc. imaiiyi? •»®*''y"fro.n the eonneil chamber, he said iTSl'7^ ^"^ l^to^ar from this? It is merelv Ducham- thsl^ i^r*'-" ^ •h'nksthat by throwing an odium on mq \I^^ "^•!* T ^'T'^y- B«t ^ can produce nothing ? h« .JT* '" *ilL**"'^ of evidence He dqe. not even believe I' ne asswrifl- ThnsA ^^^Am i . ;. i -_j _^ <• .■ - - — ^ ^._„_^ ::5s«r .ins so ioTsn, Were ifencrai H!J ^.r*^ ^ ««cidenMnr, and aet from anyihiug he has i^^-**S'"^ •**?»•• '^^^'. *«• but two .n^ihiii world of hi. difficM^y, The English Lieutenant iK the only person ^••(r>V*"-t. IN '>m.,„i„. Governor of LouUbuTi^^t^^^^'^^^^^^^^^ ™*' f;'»vprnD.«M, easily !' "'"""rg.— no, no, mef^pjurs-ye are ■ > ■• CffAP. XV. Nrrwill thing, ,„„ke l.a.e mi'ti ,,r..»,| • tin. v lf«i„ /' r.„e« Mud, ,„^^g,e.,,r,,^,,;^^P;'••••• lr M impoHH.j.ie that 1 should die ' ' «y such^a loivly vassal a« thyself . I l.y word, move rajge. and njt remorse, in ni*.'*'* ' ' f|^i Hrwitv VI., up or ibfc app»,„^5 smile «if ihe UoiveNal GM dM^liri^'h I'tlle reptile, ^ho delighi in miC tZiIikL. »h i^,'*ti'**** H sea, sets hiaisslf bd as su^i !.»„ \*»«»««»«*s= »hrl«iri'»«f «»|h a ^.voifeerd^re^irri.lJ^! "*" ^oa, .4. «,rwtt«diny felowa. life -rdr.h"'^^^i,rrx«rfbSi'-'^'^« "^^^^ f take good cure th. and motives expos, '• deat^ irpuld be f)0; lQ-|||p|r|'o\V 1 ^- Tijf. effecU of m^gf^til^o 4)iis c»''»^t. Ap (or M '^^ ^^f\g prevent me n>emi0jurs— ^e are Bder il'ain here, l»ur(r were thron/ uuritetnent frevail U^*)Hi4 iRt«ll«eif lut a noble tBiidJ Mdiiouiiil wtti , dtiounrf i*(wrmod^ thai Alangiit^ Hweai^nioy ki toheaveii,a«d.k tinenf tbfiMiiail riQn'»«f Mrlh . N# liifliectr^iiMtac Biundiiig; feiowf/ i hiiaMUiAiMl '''\-«A "ijiii!ii .sjftti libo «Jr- ^ all the reptiles who r fuse to f-ll down and worship ihf reptile that worship !'- and a Soul is sent headlong to the Eternal Presence the hreath of Life breathed into the riostril of Man by God is ex- igu.shed BY MAN-the Life which he cannot give, he destroys ;- id the dens of vice, and the haunts of sin, and the charnel houses of .ferny are emptied of their vile denizerts, and a holiday is given to at loathsome rabble, that they may look on this soul being hurled to le invisible world, that they may cheer their inhuman delight till le air of heaven is rendered noxious with their breath-as they wit. ^M that life destroyed which their united efforts could not re-obtain I ^d ! why sleeps thy thunder in the cloud— why is the scaldinir it silent m the earth- why is the earthquake hushed, when the earth messes such a scene- that earth which thou hast made— and made • man— created in thy image ! The prospect of viewing such a scene, was one cause that produ- id this unusual stir. Another was the accusation made by La- larcque against the Governor-and the-strll more remarkable charge •ouaht against the former by Ducharabon. which, by its summsry id abrupt nature, resembled more those brought against one knight another, in the days of chivalry, and minstrelsy, than the formal iga process pursued by the more enlightened descendants of the |d-time swashbucklers. It is a revolting sight to look upon thronged streets. To see the Imates of a larg*. oity— male and female-high and low-th« lordly istocrat and the biackene.d sweep— the victim of vice-ihe pick- .cket -the Dander to infamy, and the heggar. AH, in one nromi.- [loiis crowd, oresems nn annpnrar»/.o mU'.^u * u.. tthe liuieriess. and l>l-sh at the vanity of mr»n. For a nl ,v. scene, he imugiups it kis the»itr» for lira i,.,, ^ r^.!, ,.,..,^g ^nd those comprising ih? scene are -urcppHf.,1 hv a new ,rer». d'Te^Inrr^rV'^'^' "'"^ pander.s-^viH.ins .nd foo's-aristoc"rafs d t)eg2ars. They arrotraie to .Hert,sp!ve, the title of Lords of all Slow, and scarce appear on the stage-when lo! they sleep with And 80 will it he till i| W 1 1 part,. 1 iuppSse my ei5e» do he fn" ^^^ "" ^"'^ **>« "•"«' use in writ iig' what w[|l nev^r ?• feVd ' ^^"-^l"*"^'^ there i» Bteel-fron.od cap, and Clociralan«i„r"!K^ '''^^ ^'.^ made-th. «ood Henry BeSucIerc. het.'v irS *Th« of '""• '? *^«'' «•»" he had produced by a ceruin^Zknowr to thriT^'"^ ^''" removed, and his face was oafe and 1. k . V ^''''"•n'—wai noj iiance .„d fearle^ness on ^h.^ Jip and e7« «'""" ^^'^ "" ''^'^^^^ uniform of a Briti.h post-cao tain A- .f^ . m® ""^ '^'^""'^ »" •' ,l.e.d of */,„„„, ,;;,„"„ « «"'7 «"» 'I'e «lerk', „Me A, ,1 b, o^cfr, of b<,.h ar™y""d Wy 0„ ,r.r%"';«'l'""'- ^A p.r. of ,.,„, d.„:,. cr„„';°j:° e^id '„ ^'''i:?fL:'«;r''^r"°» »" "i was, i„dee,l, „:,|f . l ', „ ,. J'^'""' S™"""!' of apprehension. U| pn. pfsriit r;rdtts ff"Ltr ■ - j- ■' l> e. by n.arMal law, to ihe death oenal Mi^^ * '^>'' ^"^ H vi'indiniT iinnhn..~„ u.. _ •„ "^'i" penal, J M. Provost, cln^/i h3 '•n In I'on^rab'; war i;7esfeted hv^'Jr '"! * ' "'^•^"' « P">on"e7tar inry 1 me ol from :ecuti(; ive mf A mt id gall ence londter ard ai The I id in lit wou ish to lat 1 m «n©.' • No! itefticM |nd mu4 And lade th( yes tun i Cafiti ircqtt< hether What! e! B tome !' Ca6tin together xisted VI is face < leight ai •ne was live by i •Why I'l. Provi * 1 con hief. ' In be ' The I Lamari ary,' he Frar»c« lesert to id 80 will it be til) ; a work of this kit on with the lurrati wequemly there ia fowd, and a guard they had made~th. sun. In their cenii ^e-complexion. whii B Indians — wai noi ere was an airofdi ' was dretiged in i caught Bight of hi "gh thestreeta—bi chf d the guard, a til they renched t Jr was lo be tried • ble hno of soldi Jrk's lable Al t 'Umraiusary Provoi e ranged seata, fill of the Commissa it Lanrrarcqu^vT ^ perfectly cothp, h the utmost mi; 4 buzz ofexcili nanifestation on tj] fiji sight to see th red hoots, and exi a calm, compose »ppreheii8ion. IJ| warn of sleep tli He threw a colj > around, und the irougb, nnd as tiJ ^g a spy, and liJ rovost, closed hi IS, a prt^oner ta^ either exchange cessation of he , taken when aci ith — and on yoJ M nry Beaocierc, I pronounce the sentence of death— and, ia ihe me of his Cntholic Mnjes'y, Lewis XV.. command that you be tak- from hence to the prison you have left— and thence to tlie place of ecutiQn, to be hanged by ihe neck until you are dead, and may God ve mftrcy on yonr »uul I' A murmur ran throuijh the crowd. The exiieme youth, beauty, d gallant bearing of the prisoner, had wrought a cUange in the au. ence in his behalf— so capricioua a thing is that hydra-headed onnter, a mob— and a buzz, aniountmg almost tu p'ty, was now ard around. The English officer turned his head slowly towards his Judges,^and id in a h'W but perfectly serene voice : ' Qod's will be done ! — It would that 1 had died on the battle-field. There it one boon 1 ish to Hflk.' ' he continued, turning to Duchambon, — ' that is at 1 may be permitted to speak with you, for a few moments, one.' ' No !* interposed Lamarcque, thinking he was about to ask a last tefview with Henrietta, — * No ; Duchambon is himself a prisoner, nd must not confer with him.' * And YOU, also, are a prisoner.' said a deep, stern voice which ade the color leave the Colonel's face, — 'and cainiot dictate !' All lyes turned to the door, whence the word , oceeded, and the Chief, t Castine, wa'ked deliberately into the centre of. the room ' La rcqd^ gazed on him with a searching glance, as if to discover hether there was deception in this— and said between his teeth — What! does the grave yield up it^ dead to give testimony against e ! Beshrew the trembling hniKi that did not strike the dagger me !' Still he remained perfectly calm. ' ^ Caotine took his stand be ide the prisoner. Now that they stood ogether the resemblance was not so striking; the likeness thai had xisted when Beauclerc wore moustacliios, the Micmac dress, and hau is face dyed, was no longer visible : yet in cast of countenance, in eight and figuie, the^e was no difference— but the coniplexicn of ne was European and fair , the other's was bronzed to the hue of ive by nature and the sun. ' Why do you interrupt the proceedings of \he (. t)urt f enquired L Provost, stertUy. ' 1 come to give ray evidence in this case,' responded the AJ icniac Jhief ' 1ft belialfof whom ?' - ' The prisoner !' replied the Indian. Lamarcque interposed : ' 1 deny his right to do so, M. le (!ommi3- ary,' he excJaimed— ' for 1 accuse him aJsoof neasi»n to the King France and Cape Breton — and of an attempt to betray n^, »iid to esert 10 the English with all his tribe. J command Ins iii»i«iii ap- prehension ia the name of hi^ra.i •• «, . Yea,' continued Castiri** •iV-'"i:' '.' «f heing a spy, because he wT. acceofeH h ? ^«l««<'"'^ej this office J»as accused the Governor nT.lhu^^.-'*®^^'"® '^'W ; it » be aThJ ^ traitor, because 1 have fi.h«r«»?i • ', '* '^ "•* who proclaims m/ ".=luded™«.rf,, i„ a4 :f tThle" '■ T"' '■?"'"■"'' "^^ «•" «ol N<.», will you deny meth»ri..l,..*l""" "raains for ,„e i„d„_r ■'.and here ready /„ p^^.'e'tb'K," ^1,1?,,:,"'"" '". '""'• ^"^"1 it IS necessary the Mirmo- u ^ . ""* asserted us V ' Mounced l,i,„_, ,„„„, P«>"»S ray accuser «.|,at 1 yeslird.y pjl!., ^-^^':^t:^ the cod Ins own^^^n1l,rc^vi:fhr^^"^'r'^ ^ chier^. ro. o. oj Vou say you know .the ,>n«oL 7' ''"^ '^ L^marcque^ ' Lamarcqu,?, assuminff a look «f!j . t'"e turned.to the Bench of offic/rs !'S^«^«««^^> replied not. Cas-i pessary this m«n answer m^^^u ' ■ ^^^sieurj.,' he said. • ,t is „* i^Juchambon nothing.' ™*-^''«rwi,o my evidence will alail fiW * Do not, by your silence fVi it J'^vorable suspicions.' said d^ Drucolr^'"""'^?'/'''" "«« '» «ny ui,- quesuo„« • Wf ucourt ; you bad better answer 4 j J^^-r^: • w'SlJf?;;^;-:-: 'H. I deefJne answering, said n n.,.Uh h.;,..^':;;;::^^^^^ P^sned Casti^e. .0. * Id, and Lainarcque's lip trembled K.,^ ^^''Jeunois cknie for- No !'-iheu a.ided ^o himse f ^ » ' ''"'"'^ a»s»vered- ';;: r:^«^ V -'- >^o«ld have d earned of Thirrlf '?«"^^ «&«'»«' "« ! i «ee It «il ! Casiuie spared him tl^/t -^"u"'" ' appearance! -'^o„ C«suue looked at him steadily '^^'" ~' "''^"'^ i»ave made No !' ^ -o-u :i !iUl f »-e ! said Custiuf '-'■V him-and I kne w you n '" a voice deep and distinct }'ou da antl will, here ani j' * ' nm' yet unai a 1 iiiMst be hean >p'e of treaaou iccusej this offlcei ["i it " he wh 'ealiug, because he] who proclaims m ^emes ; he has iioti IS /or me to do, ' in turn, when 1 ?rfed us V hambon.- ' for hi nn"!!!? f ^h f;?^ GrinrtBoned. but he retnined l.is haugbty look- ongfel !-half.b!ooded slave!' he cried -• what knmv you of |A death -like stillnes,- pfevaied through th« vast assemh'nae L . ;;"" ™°"8':^'. Caatine'. eye flashed, and his nostril.disten. >l7hl A„ ^''''^/l-'-^'Phed over his nature, and a'mnst iustantan.. .ly he regained h.s uatural cilmues. He continued • Yon call vouf self Lamarcque ?• Yesl-William de la Marcque.' said the officer pr-udly. r Is It your real name ?' ^ ^ ll^^r^'%lf'^^^ ^T"^"" ? ^'^'"'^ paler-hu, he retained his rZl ; i ^"'""\*"the presiding officer, he said :' Am J to be pel'ecl t6 answer th.s ma»-what right has he to put such ques- ..8, which can throw no light on the ca.e at issue ?' ^ It .s necessary/ said the Indian. ' and 1 appeal to the Com- yesterday pro.| y^^ ,„U3, ^^,^^^ ^im.' replied Provo«t. ' «nd the Com- hief-^' for. out of «amarcque-!- i epiled not. Cas- 2 said, • it is ne- wiil avail Mous. jHse to any un- Jtter answer his answering,' said n—nevertheless ' C^'^'ifiie. mo- 'lois cinio for- nswered — agued againet 8 appearance f o«'uce him es '^ ijave made ■.■■*o ict : ' you da It h) my true name, then.' answered Lsmarcq.ie -yiue again, with fearful calmness, exclaimed-' Y-o-u I-i-e !' he falling heavens would not have disturbed that man's enuan- ty ; h.6 only answer was a smile^but h.s cheeks were pale as ies^ save ono small spot, which glowed IHce a coal of fire. Hinips ^^A dry and parched, and « .light foam wh. <,n th-ir corner. ^ Am I tosiand thui^ to be insulted by this slave Messif...^ ' h« Id lurnmg to the officers, « and f.r no U V ' ''*^^^'^"'^'^' *^« ' No • said the Commissary, sternly-' What is your object, fellow It you accuse hun of concealing hi:, name r ^ ^ ' • % object M le Com-mssa,re. is to prove Urn m m a fal.^ accu- "t have free liberty of expression.' So be it then.' said the Commi^s.ry, thrnwinniia'<. f» L. CO,;',":;:;',!';"' "'"■""• "*'■""'" •"""!•'•• «oi,i™ed de d,^ . The olBoers appeared thunderstrurlc^rr.r tu^ u « .u„ b.ldjy, an?;, u„,h ..r tZlZZ^^i b/.^'Zii:",'"" for lite accuser to have vpntrrt>,i «« = wuiu ue loo easiFy prove bee,.««„redofWmri;l?"r°hL?^ ".d Ke »< r«„^d._p, p,ucoo,?,bi»;«M .;i^ ::s*si.c:' • No«., .irm!.,Avi,''cifafal.ir,-,h, »W, or ,„„, r.bric,.i,„.. b, , em Mijj^he—and yd 5 Daiitoh ?' 5 assembiy for gnu on the tneeting^tj sternly asJiing Cj els concerning M low wba Wood ^» lips- > you, sbouildt. jt sued the Connnii repnred" tb bear iY to proite noy a^m M man' ' ^ ^ roarcqiHS] ciarntty-j so gross and bai lush to litter tbej mot f»ay/ ressing Lajennoiil .-.55 •inmg the fihoulder of the aocased. Co'onel LrmnwMjw, -satisfy the »urt thus, that you nre imnoceDt. ^NolByth" Eternal '' ejcdaim-fl Linfi-iTc^ue, ement oh the En^'ishman ' 'And Qo thft MicniHc,' si^ e af^atling. •date him — but claimed de Orul "ey slave. J wi the brandid fleuif charge was mad o easily prove(j on, had he no moment, tiemJ i caught Casj rmness instantlj ^orhmis^ary, ar Without W ho Xs-, Castine started, and then exclaimed : 'And is sentence to be thus pronounced against me! form of Trial— without proof— and my defence unheard, lerts or dares to charge me with treachery ?' 'Sullian St Castine,' said the Commissary in an impressive tone- will you. on the honor of an Indian Warrior, on the honorof the' in of Castine, deny the charge of con^pirating against the French overnment in Loui?bu»'g ?' In our day. this species of evidence would not hive been permitted gainst the prisoner, but the Lords of iihuisbura Iwd their own no- iniia nr Illation ....J I 1 ■ ■ . « ~ iotis of justice, and had no annoying interference or I'^a'i quibhlinj? de of aHminiatarinrr it r^ooi:^^ ~ I . ,; ".- 7 e "• ---tc-txixc psuBcu a njonisai, ana Hstpiheirmo Ihen, in a clear distinct voice, answered : 'No!' ' Then, by your own showing, you stand'^ondemned »«aidde Dru- potjrt—let the sentence of the Court be carried into effect.' I foresaw this,' said the Indian calmly, tiirning to Beauderc;, antj 5fi ^vi di::; t;;;rr rr j:^.:r:i;:;i '^v "'^ ^^^^^^^'--^ - -■ ^h««»"« the fi. ,' ^i^- -- 'en-s meet our nul 0',!^;" ^' ^^'^'^""^^ =•''«« useless, br -orn ; ''s;.:::::!:i^f ^ ^^^-'^ hang.„.„ r echoeci Ca.tine, in 4,ht i'H..arcque thundered fiercely,'^ becaniep.de and speechless, buj -.6 n'!e^JhZ7L',>;:j^'Zj'''^'"^l'"'.^ '" «'^i« extremity, ther, --H Cn.iue/snee'ng ;^"""^ "'" """ « '^'^'^^r round your neck ^ chiller vvotdd ave,y hin? n^s Pd / ll-'""'"'' '*"**'^'"8 '''a' h,, H. ence rei,.„ed throngh .Le c^o^^ d halJ 'rnr""^""'?^" '^ ''«H ed hurriedly : ^ crowded hall, when a naval officer enter] Whll [tided kTM Fr •All k the 1 ihftre is •Noi igsinst Lami aase, I •Had tie beai )ublic I Prov{ lonel, ai letter a ind thai ind thei than hai 'Epe land thei [ofiheer Castii •Thei 'Ohargea live-n English bo;itl II It bejpermiitedl enquiring look] il'fgJU^w of NaJ Whila the CoMrt was in a state of mle^t expeotitiim, • Mtoonc [tided through the crovVd, and advaneed to 4*he side of OisUne. It iu Frame ws. • All is lost!' he said in a whisper. * The ren^gadio Liduien«ht if the Minerva comes to treat for Beauclerc's liberty— and in hiui [here is no hope * •None!' said Casiine despondingly : 'bat he is anoiher wiinets igainst Lamarcqee— he can prove his treadMry,' be mided quickljr. Lamarcqae's quick ear heard the irord*^aiid after a nroment*! aase, he turned lo the Comroiesary : i. • Had I not better, Monsieur,' he said, * ooand tre»4 ivith the p«>- h bearing this flag of truce, than all6» tii&itb make their husiaaM lublie befbre fuch an audience as this?* to bt ittte» nd therefore no fit agent— but 1 would KKMier permit bin lo eaeette than have to deal with the machinations of sueh a fiend igewulte.'' •I perfectly agree witli you,' whispered 'De Drueourt in retttni» land then added iloud i » Oo, then, Cotonel Lamarcque, and definnd [of ihe enemy bearing this fiag of truee, thek object and intentionaJ^^ Castiiie looked as though he could not ansdit his senses. • Then this villain escapes I' he exeiaimedmpassionately. * Are Ihe oharges I have brought against him of Im avail ?-~mtt8C /die, and bo live-(>die unavenged ?* • • Peace! sirrah I' said de Drueourt, • what is it to thee !' He then addressed a general officer standing by him—? Victor, attmid iromedi- ately to the defence of the city ; send raiilfe^cements t« sll the oet. works— particularly fo tbe Island, Crown, and Lighthouse batteries. Put DuehamboH's ulan of removing the Light into execution. fttid««li in I he fndians. Take what measures you deem necessary until tttm trial i« over— when I wiHjoin you.' Laniareqne had seiz^-d h.s hat, and w«s makinf for the door, whtn. wiih tbe hound ot a lion, C««tiii - sprang befiire hltn escUimitig: 'N«4 :8o Shalt thoii e5«c«pe, dog ! — I have periled my dw!. hJond ihHi tnne should be shed— nor shall it fall td the earth ii\ vhiu V but uotliing ever toe k Lamarcque by 8urpriae. He hitd for. Men the iaiended movement, apd qutrk a<4 lightning. h^ck«»iai4.io iiie gnardt to be ree- 'Oy. The dagger of (Jasiiiie gietnaed for«^e^mt»aMBtut e„d of hia m with hi. lefi J»pnd, t^Xd .„d Z; I \^"*'?r''«'^ »»>• 'o\d\\ de.perale efforl .o ea^he door .n t'h" k?."**" ^'" ^•'' '"»J^i"« crt»ii4tt rush of th. frLlw!n.T • *"*''' **'"'» ^" ^o*" an indi •"d in less time thrThTlcene ha« h"^' ^''^ e'o«m*dupo„ bir BMnoJerc. heavily ironJi *'®*" described, stood besi, I '^ # # (who w.ai'oX"7h :tirt::id" « "^'; '^^ "«^«^ c«« Jxl the boat to.#a, «ff iil^nll ^ ®''«'^0 ordered the coxsw.inl ^"cely Jande'd. when ^wt^i Frtil^ d.»,,„gu ,b<^. He b. «»nvias if ••lirtW^.turo.d a^!!i,i^^^ **"*^^ «i-w'r pwt hid "•«e»r^Wi'dikw.,e?a;C ,J1 TJ^^d ^^'"^ words »o thi »„iffle^ ■q.' H)«fe ««t noSlTIift IZ . '^■*»«j'cq»* approaeh. ' ^Jj««bofji»ice,h^eS^ r •^'"'•■f wi" inevitably die by tL IWH Loan «MHy pjrik »oi«r-» Ji.k ^ ^^ ^'ewaoant now Janfl ^'««J»^er.,d « the^Sitf^trrL -^fir ^ .UHL, No-.«o^I wil|.,«?«uLl^t J^ * arm. .hould he e^capd mi Ornve'8 turn co.oea next ih.n ?^ ^® executed this everiinir-- '«M»eH.eof*^b,r;^^!^''*"\^J\"«''~«n which ^h<.CeL ?**-.i..feH«hbSo^C7h:i,lVa7' '' ""// '*^'"^ witness let 4bHmi;^„nd then n^nriettr v«. al 17^ ^^J .^"^^arnhon mu.t He advanced to the end of the whatf A, ,h« , • M.mr^n »nd tbB oilw,. officer irho «H! fc«n, k- J'"*"®"'"* *'<' ^^e ■«(h«^ an J u^ I " » •'*• 'W»ar, with mock r.ivUit,. * i. ,«*. . ■"" "••'3 atjwrra, ' -' — ""y* swO^ OS ilii fett powcrrem )e must indeed b >uld he escapel 1 lere could I eaca P «veoge Castine issnry is evident! uiharnhon mux. ieurs de Druoouri it-rbt^rted now f'teutenant of th« B< aiotrched ovei] [itu .*^_l^ . Mt , .1 f»«ri «ouj^ OS Mii IV Lamnrcqiie approached close to the Limiynallt ; bis hinds in fa^ fat pockets —surveyed him Troth head to A|at with a aoparoilieiil Inoe, tifkd theA delib^r^ty tpit \A his hee*/ The Englishman reddened lo tje teihpiea "and almost gasped lor eath, at thia alranga and auddl^ii ihauU. Ite was about to demand I explahAtiort, when Lamarc^iie interrupUd li'im with a atieer,. add id, |^>inii(ig to Grove's swol-d.—^ ^ . ;> * There is only one eour84>, Mdnsieur.' i ,, • But one » re-echoed the En^lishmBii, £<«wing deeperate aa ha w the evidenf object of the other. He drew his sword, and as he d.so, a smile «>fgrHtilicaiiod lit up his face,*r' The other English blficeir folded his arms /beneath his-cloak, and Mttered betweari his teeth—' No^^ whichever falls, one more villain il be added to Satan's kiiigdcm— loc>k«d o^l«»)y on. In a inoirtei^t their fiWords crossed— '«nd tba combat bagait ; but w^s evident the Englishman was no match for »he other: ^THe ilonel fought with a small, straight swordj the JSn«liafarosn with a alasi-r-aud the former kept hir»^ retr*atiiig backward towards the |deofthe piei- The cdnflici ended id a fyw tnomeots. As the ieuten^ni's heavy cutlass defended id vtrhat is called^ ' 8t Qeorge's if Lamarcque caught it on his WaJei as be^^ade the louoge and itli a turn of hirt wrist passed his weaflou thnaugh the fioalish offi- T a breast, hdrhng him, wi4b his kne#^ at «e stma moment far er the pier lotd the dark Waters below. ., ' His head rofie 10 the surface— and he tttterred a faini cry for Yes : suck mercy as jpou showed Jdhnatwi/ aaid the i)tk», Ett~ iishman, leamng over, but without makinpttbe ftif blAtt afion ««» , >ve, him. . :'^-m-fi0i*mm' ■■,:0m,^mii^..y,t^i^-, w-.' '■■ • ,.^j'' ; JohnstoH ! !' yeilfed iha diowning hiiaoi^iiit wild mitk tei^J^' ye*. 1 puihtjd him ovfer whan we boarded lli Al«idt !^0 numcw htherfcy !' -■%- .^ * " • Sma rrbin (iod, thOni iraitor 1' aaid the ^oiher o^Rcer— and as tdrned away, the drowtfing wretch's voioa toixcd wua the miralkmm laifers ; ahd h««adktte risk no more. ■ * » Nifw JFreoiihmaa,' said the muffled o«cw. aa hb turned to La. •o«cer*f imif I reijuirc y^:r'f^ .. ■"r€rt»lIWi#^fl9|»,q^^|Mj,i4 l^»»re«ja# tauiifti, t*3%j'- ' yotf ■% the Governor •' '"*^' "' heaven. Lead on to B^oTrd.rM^titTinti'v'cjr' r^"" ?'^- ^°'^"^-^-»''' '^-<^ 4 calmly- '^ ""^'^'ned voice ~hi» confuswn vaniabed. and he 8aid| • Follow me iheni' m ■ » CHAP. XVIL ShaM tak. new<^ur«geand disclHin to flj " -itlio o, f, OHZRV We re^arn to the Conn House Th* «.«-.u ' i. . . di«im.h«d,th6officeri.hiCTeenord.rTr#r'5*i ^» «"»^'y superintend the defencelrf hf cuT "'t Co?n *" ^'^*'*"* P°'"»« '1 before th* barftfJiif rilAfc uX\j ^ j'' ■«<* Ducoambon stoodl definite charges Ihou.dTDreferl*"'^'"^*'*' .cqait.al. or thaf deuce avainat you la ,ua Ham ^"''*''^' ^n** «fce pi'mcifwl evi- - >-.• -rhen! .u n n^toTsTib^dZr 'Z^'^'l^ "*"' ^ '^^^^"- l>^erCohfeyti.enji«en«aL?h«^^^^^^% be Mid-' you ha^ ^el«yi.g the'com a"y rong^f/''***^ of eKefcation ; f see no „ae in *' '^i?b«M Inline' bop^lMsgj^,^, brother. ^ »««wel«rc, in a low voiee^ to bis halfj •I he eyes •|!#Jifem,|t«^^„ag^ «.»«-«»., ^.i^\2 J •n use same low tone "^ "' ^'^^"'^/-"oeirdpiieflj * None ! we tnuar di« #lth «fc-^^- -^--- - .i,^,. T « • I •I. .1 so to be !^ ^ wnWBt !♦ aave y^ij brolhw ^»i i*; ,,J At 4hiff mdiFeiit tht ddw oeeiied mh i •«!.«.- !! " " 1 «•! openeo, Md Lifiitrc<|ii« entered, ^tle «nd| Darrowly ; • you d ee^ to bit hald \nUid. Tlie Juflges looked astounded at his return. A taij mW. led in a cloak, followed him in. Lam ircqufl turned to him, ariill' ipered— •AUittJ«notionie'— ihe other replied by an uninielligibie' Weil V said the Cnmmlsxary,- in a tone of anxious enquiry This is the b*>prer of the flng of tru.-.e,' said l.nmarp^ue, turninjr he Enghah officer ; * he comes with propo^ala fur ihf surrender of isbjrg.' Proposals for (he aiirrrnder of I^uiiburg '' excl aimed the C.»mmi«- wiih a forced laugh—' O, ho! friend— then r^iurn and le'l those m you serve and who sent you. that Louisburg will not he so ly taken. Think yon th** city reared by Louis le Grand, w II be en up, by his descendants, without a blow being struck in its de- he ? B<3lieve/it not.' I come wo/ with terms for the surrender of LouisbuTg,' .said the rlish officer, in a deep, s ern voice ; ' they will be made all in good je.' he added quietly. then why do ycm come V asked I)e Drucourt. harshly ; 'and are' not afr«id »t havmg placed yourself in our povver V No !' faid the English officer, scornfully ; I am not afraid -for dare not violate the Law of Nations. And in answer to your " (stion, of what 1 came for, I will tell you ; I come to demand the ant release of qaptain (lenry Beaucterc. of bis Britannic M.jesfy's ' vwe— aod to cl^im one Jerome Danton, now within these walls, a deserter from the English stHndard— in return for which, the Ena- Commander-in Chief wjil deliver pp to the French Government .ouisburgtfoor of the Prisouera highest in rank^ taken in the ■tde by the Minerva' profound silence reigned ihijimgh the Court House, and all eve« re turned upon the spot where Lamarcqu'e lately stood —he had (appeared ! e Drucourt iwikdQ a pasi^ioaate e«clan>atian, but the Commissary rrupted him, tjjr.a wave ol his baud. ai|d addressed himself to i he glish officer--^. r* This Captain Beauclerc was not taken as a prisoner of war, atirf' 'efore not aubject lo the law of exchange. He was taken as h siiV^ by the usages of all nations, the penalty of such a crime N» tleath,>, the party catHiot ba bene&ued by the usual negotiations relatiiig '^ IpnsQners lak^jitvMou^rable war. With regard to ypur other de- =«o, a ia equ^jriMiipos^hiei^o co^^cede it. Colonel de la IVUrcqueu '^ lom you call Danton, is under the protection of theOcLflamme.^nd ' »h»8•rf^0t^»ftli8^^lf|ift4l^8ly,aad cannot bft giVjn ^^^^^ ' Wtbreathleas Silence followed, which was broken % th^ English m *-n,fi l''W;.l wiVlin,h^t,,,,|,|„,,-„;,j,,,,^ to hi,' ftmof^.-' . iU /■•<.-mil'l,,r yo.ir ini;7r„,a,i„„. | „.,„ „i,„™, ," "', "^P^'- '•• iS.....'.l pit-,late. no quarter to4 alUed ?' ' No quartet'— none ' rt-tuo .ed ih6 Ennii^i. ««^k TT to leave .he hall. i^ngltsh officer, and ht turiifei 'StRy!.' exclaimed the Comfhi5sMfy ; • deliver uo tile ri»nt«in ,* coo^£Z^'''''' "• B^a.r.r*^;dtf took h».h.„d with a jo^f. • You are free.' he s',irf-.» IVf. I6 Conin.issaire. yo6; wiri h.Ve to ' -~-- ' '','" 177;!!*^ ™ ^'^'•«"K» villain mrfsf die (^ ire l.rtf Wr 5liSS:!SfL^S[»S ^iAnf,mi m\^ •Ther< erminf tine, I r.' Castine faithfu er lookf loak. ' Beaue you. turgelf! theirs.' The thi iiside thi l«rc iwaj imething lim— ^Jo ) Ofwh reteaiimf ' He 8aj 'mwR Ba. »6re,ai|ll . £3 •40 U ith a paaa * ^or mi nt b« tn fofct— i«ttctf irou •brn« in remr, 'oi** y<»tf, Hi^— gfhouj y-focr Iroura therealf rouVffy i(y the face ^ 'rldTs, hit of evpr lie whIIs or Lf the p6[kilace.'J •tfe ill the joy olj •—I remain, andl btiW from' the! Wi you Whkh 1 , rsp is exicliiiugej If* o«nnot iM|»iiie n^ of hl« d«iitb in thi* cwe-^and w cm. m.».« »m believe ih« English took him for the purpose of nutiina him lo .ture for hi» depredatinnfl oa tbeiu.' •A« you will.' paid De flrucourt peuif^hly- .„d the Coiiimi!.H«ry I tred in|.o nejrotiationa (or the laeair of the four oflicerg of tha •anch sloop t^ken by tlie Minerva In tha mear.time. .he frti-r^ 're knocked off the wrist, of the piigonera, and the wriinge rffic^r I'peradAo Beaiiclarc. in a voiae tint fell w^h a femijiar toMe m, le ear of the latter; ' A boat is waiting for u» ai tkm King', wharf-eyarv monieMt we s I. a chaoce of failure and ruin. You have noUiiMg now to deiaiu lu—and delay with un, w death V . •I have Btillfomewhat to detain me/ returned Beaucterc : ? but me I take any step. 1 would fain know my deliverer ' •That IS ofnp,«or.8equence nniv. «a.d the other -'but if vou wi»h ^rrpay the interest which J have ahown in you. hasten from I,ogi.s. lTJ;^*iV'**"faiT'"** beCwe join!,/ .aid ^i>.udefc. in a le mined tone. • Ttui»k not of my nafety H^.i, p.. board w.t h itifte, and leave me to my /tUe-rfor 1 will «ot g„ ji/i I have seen ?hhhM ""u"^""^".^ tWa conversaynn. wti^^^/l M,n,e.bipg to reHooked at bu» 4r«p.'csuhf,,||y-3ul| .hroudiug lu# fe u.irea in hi* ; B.auc'erc.' |maaid. in an upbraiding tnn^- • | 4^4 ,,„t „pe.i ,hi, .Hift^V L •"'*""«<'' y^ur friends, in yo-.r ma,dae.s. J w.!| a' I ?''?' ^^J'^^T-***"*^'*"*' Caaiine, and 4he Enclish officer, ware now utside the Court House- the two latt.r endeavoring ,u Iwd B^T Wmll*"^' .^V»|"« »^«»V*'" ^'•«'2""' nrproncbed €a5«ine. r aJ said bmeth.ng in the Indian language. a4d.^|„.Prepch~' 1 fear to t.^li tm— 4Joyou infor,in hmiofit^ ^ . r •« • lu i«n r Of what r eiclaimed Beauclew. wii* «„ alarnmJ «ccen|. aa if a rM«i.im..n» of anme e«il had stcuck bis «und. ^' He says/ said Caaime, slowly, • that l^amarcqi,^ baa flad to the rra2;Tfi-„;h"'"l'r'^ ''^^ t'^'^^^ .Ote«din'.To for .ffrhrm^lf lere.aiiil defend himself aga mat bis eneioias to ail Mtr«mi.i.. • IN-nerf of h^pg FUf«M «p4j.|j«ib»Mlirr*td^ W, *^|^,i; Y ■m Now,' sniH Casiine. hwrledly-* let u^ cnnvmv K!m . .u l .1,. h.„d, „f„,e C.„m„,.,»J; "' ,"":'°.;i."tj," • "«« — Pl?«-I *xchif»i^H .. ' ^ '"" ""* «J'e Mpioiy over it, oralive.^lOOO?^^ """'"''" ^''P''''^' »'«*' dead. jff3l A nioinent's silence foHnwed these »tfirtl!f..» «,«->!. a ^ iin vfrsai queiilbri of-' Wh« i/h ^f »'««^t"nff words-and then oai tfiicBiiori oi— Who ij! he /' arose from »li Mi(t>< Ti._ *-< J p.nisen, aiMi then said, in ad inmre«s ve Irthe— It was Genernl VVoi fe " ifme— Oener.l Wolf, ^ "" '^"8'^'* ^"1'""°. »" "ooAer I »r« op 3 lower I liitano< Ten ( iceue of Whert an's misr Sfiin* of t QeoriTc V at thi» en th-» r iii^i en phftiR •I'he ti Was ih-it Hiiy nt ni get^rnl I Prom antV be^ii pfioe,wj a fiintiy f ."ftrtftati Cnlonel I t'^ It had ^.raen tl)i X 65 »r« op3n»d lueir voieea— ind the •en was torn into foim by ibtt iron lower t hit, fell thick ind hen? y nround that little boat. It wes too M— tha orew Htood ap-~and an Eiigliiib ohoer waa heard far^w the liatanoe. CHAP XVIll. A tbouMnd haarti are graat within my braaat. They've tied me to e Htake— I cannot flv , But, bear-like, 1 uiuit fight the eourar -Sua: s->caM. •• Minnt ttV". h*rad Touohod, with the toroh, the It ii 'Tii fired • The epire, the vaulte, the ahriRn, ; * apoit, tha alain. The turt>an'd viciora and the Ohriatian band, - All that of living or of dead remain, Hurl'd on hifh with tha ahiver'd fana. In one wild roar expired I Thip ahattered town, the walle thrown down, The waves a moment backward hent— The hilla that shake although unrent, As if an earthquake paee'd— The thouaand ahapeless things all driven In blood and flame athwart the hearen. In one tremenduous blast.— BYRON. Ten daya after the efanta we have narrated took place, the aceiie of th«»ae tranaactiona presented a vaatly different appearanee. Where the Minerva lay in the first chapter of this work, Boacow- lan's mighty fleet now repoaed on the bosom of the waters. The Ijfttn* of the Light House battery were silent— for the cross of Saint [Qeorir*. waived proudly abore. The English had effected a landing, fat ih.» cre.'l< of C jrmoran, and the tent of Wolfe was pitched out of th- r iuffe of tim Crown Battery. No asaaalt on the city had yet tak. en i»hf.# -but several fyciriniahes, in which many iivea had been Host, hid occurred, generally to the discom'iffire of the enemy. The defence moat unremittingly conducted againat the English, wns thit of the Grand Battery, the guns of which were never silent A^j or night. And, on the morning that our history again opens, a ge»*rtr1 awault on this fort wm comemplatid. Promthe fiftf staff of the fort, flsw the Royal banner of France, anri beside it, to gratify the vain pnde of the chief defender of the ptice, Wared and emb'a«on«d Ihield. with the a'niHof Lamoriciere — a til ntiy to which thfs m^n ♦duhl chim no rel»ri.>nship. Within the f.-iifjcaiion* a garriaoi of five huiJred me i, commanded by Colonel Umarc<}ae mad* good the fort against all the oannonadinir tSit had yet taken place. This fori wia situated aboat kalf fray be- jvaen the Nt»rthi@:ist Mad of the harbor |nd the city— thai eity/ ^ .« hea», iron chain, to oreir^nT .(..j '""''• *W«»« "» l«tW «„f <>P^..mf M. fire p,.<«^^4 "* <««cc. ^M fuM^r %^v^. b^J '^^,; «» a ;^r«tue am ia irop. "'"* "^^ h«r» aud rider a^ „o^i„„., ri'.nlerc/took Casiine',* hand--' Broth*, • i, '; • ' '" « er ! r hav^ lived to sca lliiada.-.of .hfr '!!' "•^« ' f«reweJl^for k.'-i? *«J.f,.;*ep-a,.d onil wUK!r.ul^_'^A*»J'>»^e '.'^ reamed, ill .■^i^.m accomplished. Wai" iXgwT.r/r/'* jf**" ("""^ »»> «ork onf M tmtiri h,9 eye oa thcv Micaiac. who r«iuii^^ «BU»mpIeUrd ?' - I .wear it ! by the (Jod o7m; 7ttSe,7l^' " ^mmn$4 hi» gra J r}i*'.idB iHJQudly on '^•'i'PeguaWe, and ^*lh« IwrJiorraH English fleet, .and jnoored, head and ^e fire fr©m thr'>- the ramparts and >,*#. vr»'' ^Of d^jr ^f bia »"11»inibMd,iy's ' •■ ' •' ,1 " beiog'mar«ha|. erynjea, w^lb a d#efn«4 thera-I M 8|lacl(ei|ed lHf«r#fi|, bttforol Mr t#-t,..fS. ••n' Apd«tu8ian| General Law-I rider a/B motion- ' fareweJl-r-forj <^ reamed, wh-| rt» my work on j I faM, and myj UR<;omp]eted 7'l 'WAN hi» grasp "^ Enoug'h r Siid the Bng^iiiimanf— ' Lamaroque^ your chance is, W inj one !' :•»! ;»i * B^c^er up,' eontinired CaBiin9-<-* you will fight maAy a baitio' lesrirfe to'-rfay*«-*you know nm what Fate may have in store iVr •oir.'. ' 'I ■■ ■ ■' . • No^litonitey,' tfaitf the other composedly—' The light of IS evening's sun will shine on the hfeless corpse of ilieauclero-^- da\V(i« no mfore for rtfe— atid why should it T What t»a«e I to live r ?' then added with' a kindling eje — " Notbing but vengeance — and [hat will be mine ere an hou'r rollsr away V Castine removed his c^p from his 'bead, ai^ dividing the plume in- two equal parts, placed half beside the black cockade, ia ^ba bai J lis companion : — ' b«t titit plume be the star of battlev hesaif>~'and wherever >i# ave!*, let d«Hth be busiest there, it shall be lire loadstone c^ my ye, and 1 will distinguisb you by it itr the thickest of the fight.' Beauclerc was too much absorbed in bis own gloomy thouf^hts o pay much auention ty tba remarkaof Casting The latter eoniiuf ♦ Despond ntHf-^I eould, only it wouW destroy yottP' destre for eUgeance on' the vilinin, Lamarequv— 1 coal4^ iby one word mt A heavy peal of artillery on the left drowned, witb its voil^yof thunn \ir, what he would have said. The dense saiphttric smoke noUed, in; an eddying volume, over the marshy plain, and enveloped the scene Ito the left in a Hhroud of vapor. Jjb " v The eye of Ji»ines Wolfe flashed darkly in the light 'of battle, and, |with his sword drawn,* he advanced before his men, wlio foM./wed' at a double quick-step, the drums in the rear beating the * BxitwhOreii- adiers.' • Now, boys,' sdid Beauclere, turning to hia men—* ody imitate my actions to-day and 1 aak no ariore !' Thes^»nien loudly, cheerwi and the whble party moved on. The field piKCP* and Iwwiiaers werfe playing briskly on the fart— but up to the pruaent: o»ai«ent, no sir within it had evinced the presence of living thing, n within tw^o hundred yards of the fori, however, the sbeeiwli lighHiinffs flashed frotn every embrazure, and one deadly and tremendou* d^s- chafTe shook the air as wiih an ' earthquake's voice.* Fu'l one third of thealtaeking party fell, ' with their backs to^ the fi' i and ihcif foet to ins foe,' under the iron »iiuwer. The Enir j^ , . .imeir cheered, and raifrntadly otlwArd, Uieir drawn Ciitl«»Be8 gl m. ^ rijibi in the sualight.' Two giant Ibrn'j walk m advance, side .ly urde and8tel^foi«Wflfp',—rtieir.«y«»fi«ed.on the ligure of a man whi, fear- lastly, picttEith»)^«ii»fni^lri»bettd bare apd bic a^ord driwii — whi>^ «99e&ctd to be giving orders to those vv,tivB>,o. , 08 that roll .„«.i„ed-.. Jl""t" e«'b- "' •"' ""''"'''•» "" for 11 wn a calm eye and no ,7^Kr\'j """"'"« ™ parade- mej,,._„f ,he French Dea.h flew ^f,! '.""^ "■'' "'""«' 'h. mo,7 of.h.bes,e,.r.»ereM,bnedto^*hJ,f";,7 '"""•""'' "» ""k' d«unlle« Briiiah cbe„ ran. on H^d f.r i„ a" """*"'• »"" 'he {j.on,hep„i„..f,,.„„f,;,--^'^-^^^^^^ battle-ihehandoftbefotpL„o.k !• *««>''»« "UBnii.ir crash nf ben-th .be rublish aJi Ss ibaf' '^l ^"r'"" '~o'erwheImeS besiegers' beads from above a m» *'?''^ ''"' '^ ''o^^n upon the Be.uelerc'.handgrMperito«iJL^^^^^ P'*'^*"-™. •«<*'«' and discharged a pistorfu- orthe ?n a7i.^'* ""•*f.?*'*' »»'«?•«"• forward m«J-ugh. that ruBg on H e^ r l£e ufi a^.^ ' ^'"'. ""'« « «"«"' h2 drew back, exclJiming- ^ *"• w«»»-dcmon'« j^r of acofn ft»o much for your vengeance I' ^^^^^,V^'^^^^^^^ -"^ "^'oo^-i^e turned hia ;.« them from the loop.hoTr "^nj oL afTr'^'^'^.'^''^ ''^ •"^•'-•^ T Mlows went reeling headlong down bpni^l.;"^^^^^^ °^ »*»« ««"aii R.nni^s ..rength and a fienS'^^rJ^h^tr^^^^^^^ ^'- B"^ ^i« Htmg nosfhJ. and flaabinffeve and t. u ""'"*"• ^^wfne-bis v<;m« and muacl.. swelled jVr^hiD^^^^^^^^ ^'« ^^ich the pete ,mper.n„ific„tion of he fc '1 r'^*^' "^^ «PP«" ihe com- ^;ur'eJ b«ck J>airi>ciu8' speaJ whriT ^^*^*^ '^'^^^ «''8b'y ^ajs i.f.ndH rroy ... Thebr,Lrdew '"Jon!^ ''he3 ^^'•r^.q,, Vnpv it. •«a was too high losr.ale, and 0e La !iid d ■ICC •la 't their Iwldere— the attack, like >ut of I be aeeail. HBnii.g crash of outworks— u ben J '—o'erwbelmed a down upon the me Md basiliek >l«r«rm, and, as a hinjeelf forward »", with a sneer- » jeer of acotn, -fce turned his ir ■«Mkjr voie« ; Pf»ngin^ to I he I 'be. Frantrwai «> ed incesMntly of the gajftnt | t^'y fife. But a i« Castine— bis on which the I ippear the co»n- ""ghiy ^gis ►«lof "beftven.! le, aad 0e La *«'. for those hroogh I' thai uJumate ^•j«JWilI,«Jiow Miitmeer! echoed Lamarcq-ie. passins his sword throueh th» soldier 8 liody-' rebel in hHI !-on eafth >ou shall obey t-uot iming that those words were destined to becmne imnwrt»)i The lers were intimidsted, aud discharged their pieces with Kfiewed earitime, Cw.Jne's slight torn ihiwk hnd shivered to pieces m th«» attempt to batter in the barricade. W..lfe'» party had assailed walls on every Hde, and altemp-ed in vai* tn Wean entrance-. life wa.j now bending over B.auclerc'8 body~and. having ascer- led that .ife remained, ordered two soldiers to convey him to the .p. Kre they could stoop to execwe hs command, they were shot down--one falling on each side «f hfm • Hot work~bv e l; muttered Wolf,,, but before be could re-issue h\l order! hi* lei'h'!«h\Tar'*'"'!K *TL* »:«"'«"^"»»'' <^'»«h «bove. over iJhicli led high and hoarse the ihunder-voice of Casiine Vanizwa had again lenped on the outworks, and placed in Cystine'* id he heavy axe which the latter had been wont to use He gave form of the for?. The defender- ceased firing a..d .'ooked at each Fire ! In the name of Satan what is it yoe7 one n dismay you, poltroot of Prance !' /^^ « ^ ' i^s one .astine gave another blow -a third followed/ tlie barrier flew ia 't;;irltl^l.atTos:'^^^ 'VP^"»"« Pl-Vform%"tte': •inarcque stood calm, with a cocked pistol in each Hand iind hi« ^>rd ,n hia mouth He dropped. he sword, and said ^ his .»i»ij I hrcleek'!!" "- '"^^ ""' P«'^ - -'^^ -^ the rejU'^rri Advance not. fool {-advance one step, and I will .end vour hnA. ^Uckened fragments to the vault of he.ien ? ^ ^ keTus boun7hr„?'' ^aVT '""'"•'"^' ""^' ^^' '^^ '«"" «re it KM us bound he paused before soring ng on his foe-but ere hi usSe and .h '"" ' ^"""« '""•^^^ '*»'•'» °f black nncf nt aiM of. us defenders and assailants went llyinir towards the Mnln 'IVTl: -.r whirling cloud of flame anVdU and .ib« "'^ "- '-.- «v.Mt «j^s qoiiv^^ess pit I ' "7T MBut And dull wetk after thi CHAP fupitig earns ths ha film alonjt oectirrenoe XIX. breath that Lara drew \ St diai eras ii»w,";-.jPaba ./ •ftlia events- Mlated iii the laat cbip^ /I cniiooHid^ «ina ihe cjestriiictiori o{ Alt njaiid.rs. web reduced to lef ma, WiKf, drf the Grarid Baiiii , le^ity, ttn'rf after a liel Ht..tiy ca.ne t . I.. «.«/«; 1 he l.Sit^^^S^'n'^'.'^^'" h^ w ,s hlfl-MJing profusely at the iitnipK f J^ ''"'S** '"' '""S^- ' .vound ^v., uot "Wiai; a^ Vu^' hj' i '?:'T'";f '^l^ j^^'l^fl that ».e remored. '* ..^T '-^^^ MJ?®7 '"ed/cof aid, he could ' No/ said Be;»itclefc/fa1fi(ry-_« I ,yjg i,-.^ «^ ,veae^>inf-^,ri»nd . ^„,. VVollfe wv abojTMo ..^on,^^^^ men f^rfr^m .h, form ot ibe f<>r', beswfftiSipni ^Uh iU^ i ""' t"® *«4 fire ,.,l ,t,., '.Hj heivW,; irW.Mfci/ 4w " '' """'' "' '"* (».iiliin! CMiitef exclaimed W.IIre hii »». «»n: Ga^tir,e himself an.^red ' Not «o-.iV6|fe'-JHe aaid • • 1 h #.'«P;'»|>^d, ai^d 8eauc|»Tc is avenged "• ' * " ],. S<(i!pfi^ed bpyoii(lmef»8nre. tl^e EnfifUh n^^^.^i . . iiehebl th'. rmlian' war^or be^ 'e hlm^ hi. ^ "'''"''* '^.""*^' MQ'fd.a..dfei.sK.ce l^lackeued and be;rimed Ji h ^ " • Ca.tine! by what mira.le haveyo^'Siv^dtr''^''' *"^ '^""^ VSnupW ' re,>i.,.d t.,| warrior. * becrfu.e this faithfui fellow ' turni b.,^le ,.,,-1 fch «V.lle rfeka bod,.," :/4"^'^ 'I'.StrtS'"? « lAouid recover the expVinn lobk place ' oj^Hen- -er ' Has Lamarcque difed r ftintly enquiV^jd Beauclerc ir-blast * Then k- - .i. j'T- V v v.^uirvu oeauciere . ^fr^ff JS- ^ would nbt have out-tivid that iU .'said (^tih6,'«hiiKn|f.' ' ' ui '^r •(■.)7:r, *""* ^"l 1 Idie c^ent; replied Beaucrete.'^«]^t«,rt^rt;, UiljL^j...^J jroiiier. who. infliAAa a£*«i,:>- :» __• . ."".•=' "" "=«'• •w»v3!i ■«ii|^^'>'« «^j^\)i'iltrtf (A y it t: 71 ■«^«^' bearing hi^i Youwill know i« gi»o"«"^"k.ddiiFrenc«; .L^^^^^^^^^^^ Maff. above .he house, the Union JHc\,,l^d^^^ IHe-ihe gay and b.,«y .cene was enacted arouT, "em ^ ° ^^ '' pei'sp wirh yoii , be" nll(»wtd K< m.ir nh person in I.«im. Bcan-e nt a festive! like thi« we could, hardly nanopal -ufferences in this instonc^. phall'i lesiicaod individual happine««. Ypn .rethi |u. g who^ parolfi I have take. p..«jaaa>o„ bowed in atknpwledgen.eut ; .«d /olfe turrted t. ,he br/ "^".roii , we now It iw— una can for- fDmililhe next Tr»«ivQrpo.-« .■ '■„, ^ „ fe»>y and i, will bs c«ted back ?o >U P ^''i*^' ?"'"'«.l ' '"^ ""' i Wood e3nlT ' *'''"'*' .'^«/ ^e si^ht of rhaTmlTev, time P wood expended .„ ?^q«e.Upi«^||^*f^^erytl.il^cIpt il^^ ^^'[. ./If r. r f ■ 4 ^i % ' hif-*. with I v«njj^ ;?'^, V^»»«« «^tfrav#eiiiens, rnitf for drives in TCt «rith^«>igfietr mierfereiie«^ ^rtcf , ihey will fi.rtl iut a li»»jip ',f ^ priib'ln^— whereiiA ihe'prinoi},^! i 'itie proper' time ftry«^*'.l» ' r vff?^, % ::»h?? pkl'if 'W ^ piece .f H. ^. ^.n^rtW^SiNt^VU^^t^^ ^«^«i..!>y toting, i„>i. tt«.l;f,S5jSS 'The«-.m*.r.i^' h« Wnld. with a .mile, M>.ii r ettiifilf ^^ smre partiri ii.^>i.o„: Their i*.e i„«. wewir„..i^ I Jf^^e«Mi|.^r ■"^W*lt' '%k.,-vV- ■*#■■