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Show fit .v iiiLi 1 "y,"' ' the ro'iSif AijS-45 Tilt unt;ng' fio.Ms if Knglipt? J3 1 fled 'glfiiiftcn'aiitl shnttt-rcd, front the. fui TtSH 6( the, American., Ijluzlng under thc engV eye; lif thOjiinmortnl Jiicksort, aWl thftgld iidfbj-s'hmUwpvA fronit rrd (itfd t( hitttfi) to tbo. 'ftx,rou hprirts-( pf'tlic citTicnsf'bf-iic.w Orleans ;ul is nlif ennnf down iipo)i. 'th rcsttted: city; the gifltis Of hfigo bonfire,, tno flahitig of dan'ctog'lorcheit'nufe ; glimmer, Ot Jn-iitfmerablti Jn-iitfmerablti Jifnip w'UlrinhiltitH shouts; :6tles-riml todUttt jatigliftr,' that met eye (ihd n'r, ntUvery turnj bctukeiicd tlie kfctOt'sirWm'p'h;., Thu .JiUmbla. hotiJe. r,f. kho:ariiprt'ntn! thb pfond,nmnsio" the rich nllkcsbono ftlili' light, aipl rcfoundcit With sotftd ot joy.; ,liut h5mca3 so gny 'iind rtlsplcndhf ri (hat of thc.wcaltlty. nnd'lidspitnhtfr ltolicrt Uumcnicr.t,' whfls? twinVorn- sons 'IniiV Jtfint day.n.nd ever silec' the IittitUnjg; drlho foc. hecn forc rodstHu- tho. biitttc.and who wero. joow. fresfi'feoin yifttory' ;to sc6 thctr' only stsicr wcdilrd io TViltfatii Avefn,.a, yoipif nnd dlsliguWdil tfajiittfa Of the. T,nn?? llltff, .Long' jlSfiffaro , t'ackt:iilmntvgavp th6 .liattdii ,wartchw6rd t'o ' InV soldiers4-laUfl.nndlcUhtyVlllitim.'Avcru.and soldiers4-laUfl.nndlcUhtyVlllitim.'Avcru.and Ctlir. lyahicmiprtjiad, pli4ged, their tvows anil ihclr ldfcs; TiAving'.gftfncd ifiij cdn-, fi?if dhObiiJICutcft; the tiny that Jihoud sco tiimh ubitccl Jiail licen fixed "P011- Qn& that,,day was'tho "8th 6f ilanuary, lhough, ivhifji if& dar wa. hirpoiattd, ..'no ona" tfrenoidd thdt H' waff id bo a diry of battle HonWd tthd unscathed the young Ten iic&featrlinil ridden frthh the; iU'hKris" tho. enemy, turned in.dcfcni.liiid' djsmay, and AVjthold' whitc-hairid Dairietriert nud m warrior: fioy. bdstctied.to.tkr tho .happy 'new t'q- mother, tisterntidbrdthcrhood. '-"Shtt Itttf .'bo Jban thlst.ilghtKiny ;deor XfiUtM,v Jttld'Uib bid fJoneriil, os .ihey.drttw rejn lcfirirh'ilOMW on Toulouse Street., ';Wbat fintpier tliiy, for..a,tmr-riiijg'o for..a,tmr-riiijg'o HniitvtrSafythaA 'that wjdq'h stmll 08 'aiailCt j's prldqi ' Hu Vtlio good, news ia lAford' h'iio' co'iitiiiifedi ns. ; his yife dud daughter ;tjiratig' frbm 'tiie itq'nb to greet Hum. " t Llmnk. licavch, yon hvp nil returned sufe (u Jif.nniMimb," wii Ine.cxcia'niatlon of the wife and mojlieraa slit embraced her hmhur.d.undWns. , '.',1 ( "!i;iiank, the Ool f bafjilca that lie hits 'givcn-'outcuiitryUiolvii'torj'lt "w"usth(! rf,spo;i,s"e'f;!(he sjprit old jnittiot, r;),b had 'we.n'lhe same foe nying-fr'nlu' tlic- nitiikot halls ,.hat ratie'd;ntoi 'Cuttkr,' lim'; tuutty yenhsiuefri. ) TtVcr lvtri uttt.erpu. uot'ii word,! butt (hoeamyiofttlieir.eyes spotjf Jolumes! or'ruutitni liapplucss. , JJut' if ' tiuoy of 1 iho. Ibyer found noi toiigiitt thvl-jtuorous imd ittnrty shout ,cihu-vwuj;al tservaiifj.(eliistcriug iirtnliid wftli'fujjfr tin ea' tlwi Hhoue in the 'torvtdight, nuib ntuj-ia nmcnd.l "1 huve h pi.omistt W Fiillitl," ssid .the General, "iinu w 'mijst Invito oar friends I nf fast ns'Icgs fctifVarry mt'agcis. William Wil-liam ii to wpd t'lapt Hits night, Cdmt witet you nre nimble with tho pen rati, write tdthve whtvMand ttpou etiojitite, undhurry vcrbjiiiivltailou to the rest Snd for ynur Jbrjdesmnidvf, t'Lira; my suns fchtill bo onr groownicn, Wittinin. ; I wonld that Vour lather were alive to fee, f hi happir diy-i-tmt he tfclt 15U. . patriot ut Immly'i Lane as did yonr grandfather at Jlon'mbntli. Yon spring from a rnwj of soldiers; my tTcar boy, and ; this cnmpTgtf proved you worthy of yur ldesq,ut." This was sjwken ta the .General led the, way Into tbo p trior, and every wool was hcord by o ttark-f.tced and haughty yOUng nian who rose from-the fofu as they entered, en-tered, - ' "Well, nephew, wc won tho Tight and lloron St. ilaur was not there," said tho General, with a severo glance oa the young .man met lib eye. ''J.Inrou St. Mnur, 'Allien taken prisoner nLMtroit," replied his nephew, "pledged his word not to bear arms against ling land during this war. But my heart was with von all. uni-le." ; "It I had been at Dctroit,h retorted thoold patriot, "Hull had died at tiiy. hand before he should have disgraced tbo name ho won lit the UevoIulf0n; and if I, Imd been Huron St. Maur, I'd remained a captive rather than ncccpt liberty with my sword in limbo, ljut make readv, my boys; for tbo wedding. Be happy! while yon can, for the llrifou is a tough , dog, and tuny girp m another bait before ! , the week s out."' '" j I - go saying the noble old soldier haf-' encd to change bis dress ami scatter liV orders, wlilto his sons,, with William, ; Avern, hqrried lo 'lhelr apurtmiuts. to I C.cluitge their war .stained garb for garii ment bchttiug thc.oica.ion. ! I Huron St. Aluiu. a cottnid in heart, at I villain hi tntral, had, as he said, given Ids , j pnrote at Di-.troitV-givoit it, befurt the do-! do-! turd Hull disgraced tbo American arms, f with a bloodhks surrender to an . Inferior' j force" fur Ujtron St. lu'ur was a traitnr jus well au it poltrwm. lie had long I I loved Ids' Cousin yi.ira, both for. the ; J wealth tint would he herslnnd her lovely , )CT'6nrcv(ts.he mmi of the General's j youngest sister, ohd his1 father had'liMn a . trench officer, who scrired under Lifuy-j cite, Both father and rnqther .-prang j frolu a brave nd warliku line, but thu oii had inherited t.one of their imblu! IraiU; A shrewd schemer, rt cowardly! plotter, and n. scillslt, uuvcrnputous niaii. ! Hiirpn St. Mntir ht d Uvcfl thirty yiw,i a.U, not dtniu onu orthy deeil. The mnio Ami iiitlnencc of bisunclehud ohtaihctl for him it captain's coniimton, but the tap ol thednitii and tho fumo of gunpywder iilrtuvs drove bis watery blood from his cheeks. (JTud to foaiio the" fit-Id Tor the' cutlet, bo hiitl rettirtivd tb his uncle's .to orgv his buit for the bwirl and liaud ol Clara Du'n'uiuert But he niet blank rt iule,Xor-bolb verb already pledged to the bravx ami handsome William Aveff), a yoang nun of noblo rharactey, goMi 1 n -celil. and riiiug fame. Had he daied. Huron Bt. Matir would hare fought hu rival for theiirixo. bat lus craVtn oul in stlnuiyely, shrunk from a tombat with the youngTVniPsscaii, Su Jlanr bad nlreatiy wCditii Ciiotigh to content any but a uier-ceuary uier-ceuary spirit, bnt Rffpiig eagerly for more," null hifat'natcd wltli tho beauty of bis cousin, he would hava told his sulvt-tiou sulvt-tiou to cull her and her fortune his own-When own-When left by bis. Tincle' in thi 'parlor, na 1 havcrcla,ted; htf harried froa the hooso with a throVhtng hcjtrt' and hnnf' " f CSfllf1 !lj)ia.nibt'(iteh1vd that t! Inarrisg'f os!i'Si 'hi to mtWch. and MJ.j that;day,had "prayed H tiie evil Mtt, i Wrirshtpptd, to ghldri'lcad and itct'f f thof ilirnrt oMijj rival, 'q' lilt caw birn tiirned triQtlfplianJlf-"''Hiit6V vufti bride "grtionl. - IU hasteiictl' to dd' ,wh;nt w Wlffced tutiid hil'' Ih'eri' ptotttrte Lre iirijn mumtpiilhod ritiVd,1!' oo'l In the jrrh;ate offio 6f Wt rtaTidn anotiicciry H,!,1 chetrdst, dastard lid,vfpmd hate taken i ft tlfousnitd htinnn;)lvtiv for?ltri4y .gold pltccftlf no ; danger of dctccttoft shonfd tiicnn'ctJ' htniy a ' leaft id, ti1hreH Old hilscr, who fobtted upon all jrioiikind tts d many vcrniln, detHbiug gold the only tfalu ohTe thing oa earth", stf Said report and Hnrtmbelicved.it Who can explain the vanity- of, stiplt avarice; for Carlo UmU mMU no. sq of'hj wealth, sayc to gloat overitih.griuitttiftu.dti,- . "I hnvtr ,como for tho .ntmondr said IInrM,a the-chcinbt raised .hitiaall Otack bye, td his.. Hava yoa, brought the frico, .young man?" , . .,, lltiron throw apursa upon, the table. Carlo cponted out. the jellp coin, one by one, trying' the weight ,nnd ring of. eachi until he, numbered one-handrcd, "Higbt Said Inr, , ho wept. them; Into In-to his bosom mly wjh I "could sell n.sa'ck of donblo almonds at tjmt price r.Garl ;Betbl -then .produced, a large hlpiondf neatly halved, and. coutatriing twiiikcnicfs, one of tfldck. wa chippcd.nt luiqV'end; ' J ' ,,!'. I "W,hocvcr( swallows this.'' said jtho ildliaU,'Uolding.up' the" marked alnipndf "doe's, himself no harmj'tai 1 ..would- not On hp wljo shall cat "ihp . other. Do . ,npt juafco n .Mistake.''' , i "'cv'er, fear)? said 'Iliiron, as tl Chemist Chem-ist glitctl j",tiia,;hatvcs ' nicely togejthe r,. "Biitl.pvr Iqiig docs iljukc. to. effect Us purpose-?."' .-. " ' ,"Threc,'Hour-and;lcavCfl no trnco,;jny, yciung friend, .'orf. ordered thi$-to,,di tuadtj.ready.tbrccwwiks ,ngof and -.as you hail .Lot i'uUtAl .prttt"I.begaii tq think y'oiit conrugn fjifedi , ,. 1lio tiiniiad'uotarrivedf"'S8id Huron,, a lie placed tlic almond In, his Tc4. 'illut'teli tne,.oId juau,,havc wo not, met' befttrctr ' ''Whsrc, until ,t)ireo ttceks since?" , ''iiii lltjdy, whyrc !i, Ityetl someiftvo yeats. ngo( Tni re- h on air a, tone )n jout Vtiiea ,vihh'h" rcuimds- njp ,ot souip. ,qiie,J once .knew in, ItiueHid.Urtvgn. , ' s utUl i h'ud.. tt. rtd.tttVc tlwrtv perhaps jrpu knew, her,'' .iid " Curio, gaxing i)t'irpf. iiUohia. face. 'Jlowns very beautiful,. iill,,aid, and her haniVJyVa$ Blaucaj the FWer Giri;" . " ' Jluhyt 1st, ilaur grew ashy palo; -trot in u moment he replied: -' ,"thavo seep bcr-rwhat has becomfor .her?" - " ', "isheis dead! he, gnvo her lpr to MMita licartft-w villtmr, - IL tlcrrttnt her; niid sho died some twUva mouths ogo Tiijj dwfrov'cr of hcr young fife ws a Ucrinati iCoiiiit, 1 Imvu. hwttd, JIo Jmd Ititt !.,ll(mp three or four years- brlorc Uiauca died In my .arms. wish 1 could find tha scoundrel. JSa -long w Hinm-n lifcdt$hc blessed liira; btt now that she is no more, 1 think that I could giro alt my gold to tnkettu Italian's vengennce." "And Ju.t)y, too'naid Huron, "the rt-probntet rt-probntet W'cIlKUod niht." "Good highr, my young friend. Do j not cat tho uiimnrked hltnoud." ! Sot I, Indeed," langhcd tho hearties Huron, aj hu turned and jsjkd, rajifdly awov When ho ngoln staod inJhtr ttncleVl honse. it. was thronged with goestj, nmou"g! whom he soon was scattering' jest-'and! compliment. f "llal" said his old uncle, ns lie met ; him near-tho contrpof tho main parlor,: J "yon n laggard again. Absent from the field and tardy at tha wedding. .William and Clara became man aud wife just five minutes since.'' "I claim a kiss from tho bride said Huron, ps ho saluted tho ncw-mado wife, and grasped the hand of tha happy husband. "1 wish yon n hnodred years of rnntual joy, Cousin ClaraT-nnd you, too, William, Wil-liam, said be, with smiling lips and" devil's liuart, And all that jubilant evening-who evening-who so gay ns Huron St. Manr? At length thefestite time came, on, nnd spaikling nine uud wit, over, frosted cake aud dainty viands, ruled the hour. Thpn, said Huron St. Maur, as ho filled a plule with almonds: "Come, Cousin Will s'lt'C0 we ttru nt'wly-hiade 'kinsmen, eat a. rhilopoena with me. ami who loses sliall pav foileit to Urn brHle." ' "Agreed," laughed thp. joyous bridegroom, bride-groom, jseek a double nlrnond." "Ah! 1 am sore I have bne .Lcrp," afd. Huron, crushing the nlm6n'd for wfiieh ho had p.tirt in gold, "This Is -yours now! we cut togitber, and pay forfeit singly." AH uunsiecliiig, tho gttltaut young warrior, nearer diatli than when British bullets had fiiMied his mauly cheek that morn, ate the tibmarfced almond, while the Judas betraying With a kiss half unconscious uncon-scious of the net, so fierce wero the guilty ' tfiMBt!ing" of Ids" heijrt, swallowed ' the other kernel. Two bonrs after, when Huron Stood alool, watching the bride and her spouse, as they moved tn grace ulid joy in the lively dance, a srvant approached. iid told him some one wished tuvsee hluf hi the street door. Huron immediutcly followed fol-lowed the cail, for be hoped.to svo that h,itdM)inf fuett gruw deadly pahv that manly form rdajad in suddvir death, and to bt iir the i:rusb of his rival's fall, ut tha very ieut of hut blooming, blushing bride. He found Curm Berbi ut the door. "You did imt rat the unmarked ker-nail" ker-nail" nsked the old Italian, eagerly. . "No; 1 ate the one chipped -at the emu," rcplitd the trnitor. "It w well," sai,i Carlp. "Now go, rootl lhi," and, jbs he loke( bo placed a billnt iu Huron hand, and hurried awoy. CartleMy, for bis mind wai tiKn the brtdt-gtoow, llnrou Hi. Ah.ur opeuetl tho note a ho entered the parlors again, and 1 read theee words: 1 "With her last breath Itfunci. told me the name of her destroyer. She knew not what sho told, for delirium ruled her peech, She said tho true name of the pretended Uerman Connt wos Horou St. Maur, of Mew Orleaus. I sooght that villain 1 found bim in you yottr likeness like-ness io loog worn upon: the bosom of Bianca, guided me In my etarsb Blanca I hirfed, I'o'r .mt sim I imt jito; U eittt0W win, '. lie: nas .swatlowed: the-Wiobcd Uinoudl I ,ilovf ftale;'fiow Rlietl tookrd tlurjnb' &i Manr then! What skht M pltlaRe. ns tilts traitor itrnngled liy Wf own Ireach-, j-ry. lie hl nyl-aflflftL, II f M.W the hoitso.ef fh'thembt) H r-barred, r-barred, Belathored "To valn-i . Wlu-o the. rtMt 4aJ fifltnpj, the cofpc, 01 Uuron. Su Munr y. cold nnd stark, npqn,the ground, ond thc'.tetict the Icy hand grasped rer vcalcd tho.mysieryi , ' lii.tnci)'4 father w.us jte,Ter ctn mpre In HitfCrcsccutCity.- ILs task was dorte. |