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Underyon cloud, in cool and quiet shelter, The happy herd Ilea drowsing through the noon; While I the dusty way must trudge, and swelter Beneath the fervid sun of mid-day June. Like some great bird, the clouds above them hover ; 'Tls Nature broods them fondly with her wings; While I, who all my life have been her lover. Must toll afar from shade and cooling springs. O mighty Nature! kindliest of mothers! Breathe cooling airs as soft as zephyr; mild ; Spread wide your wings, that I among the others May share the shelter with your humblest child. She hears the suppliant, travel-worn and wearied, Her soft sigh rustles In the breezes bland ; Yonder is looming in the distance arid, The great Hock's shadow In the weary land ! Arrested for Murder, i - ' . OR Adventures of a Young Man. I HAD been staying at Geneva during tlio autumn months, passing my time very pleasantly, now in a boat on tho lake, watching the golden sunset, or perhaps in tho moonlight night, when at each splosh of your oar there arose thousands of golden watery gems which, ere they fell, wore sil vered by the moonbeams. But tho evenings were now becoming chilly, and I knew that before long the days would also be cold; so I bade adiou to tho fair lake, and took my way homeward. I arrived in Paris intending to stay only a few days, but I was disappointed, as some little business I wished to transact there kept mo lingering day after day. Now, this would have been pleasant enough at any other time of the year, but at this sea son how could I amuse myself, if it were not for the theatres and the bal de l'opera 1 One night, while the cold rain beat against tny window-panes, and tho wind,Btill colder, whistled in fearful gusts up the street, I lay on my loungo poring over Victor Hugo's last novel, and trying to understand it, the wood fire glowing on the hearth, I dropped my book and looking at the clock, saw it was Just a quarter past seven; thon I thought of going to the thoatro, it was not yet too late; and so I decided I should go to tho Opera Comiquo, as I had seen on a poster they wore going to play "Uno nuit au Chateau," which I thought might coun teract the dullness tho rain generally leaves ino. Well, 1 enjoyed myself pretty well, for meeting a friend there, we passed our time very ploasantly, especially between the acts, when wo usually descended to for tify oursolvos with punch and cigarettes, before leaving the theatre and emerging in to the night-air. At length tho play was over, and wo went into a cafe near by and refreshed our selves still more, and played quiet game of ecarte. After the second gamo was over, my friend proposed we should go somewhere and try our luck, or, in other words, " fight the tigor." I agreed and he hailed a ilacre. ' We got In and he told the driver to let us out at some number I do not recollect, In Rue Feuvo dog Potits Champs. We rattled along at a good paco, and after some time, drew up before a very respectable-looking houso, in which there appeared no light and whose inmates I thouglit had long since retired to rest; but when we stood on the upper steps I could see there was a blind over the fan-light, through the chinks of which came a dusky, rod glimmer. My friend rang the bell; the sound of footsteps followed, and the door was opened, then, after a few whispered words' from my friend, we wero shown up two pair of stairs, and were ushered into a large saloon which Boomed to bo an addition in the roar. Folding doors, which had boon drawn back, showed there wore two rooms which now seemed but one. We entered amid confused Bounds from various parts of the room. At one side wore four roulette tables on another side was rouge et noir, and dispersed liberally around the room were a number of small, round tables and chairs, at which several gentlemen wore playing ecarto, pique, &c. I remarked thero wore also some ladies who sippod thoir liquours, some playing and others looking on. My friend and I sat down and played ecarto, ho tolling me in tho meanwhilo that tho house was kept by a rich lady who had three others beside, but this was tho smallest and most private of all. "You see that clerical-looking personage loaning against the mantel piece?" he Baid. " Well, that's hor detec tive; and that young lady with whom ho is conversing, and whose golden hair looks still brighter beside bis raven locks, is his daughter. Take caro you nover get caught in her toils," added my friend. I assured him there was not any dangor of that. Lit tle thought I then in what a strange place I would afterward see her. After getting tired of our ecarte and champagne my friqnd ' suggested that we should try our hand at roulette, and we wont over to tho tablo. The keeper was just calling out, " Chooso your colors, gen tleman," and then when the ball coased rolling, "Rod wins this time," while he raked the shining pieces in from the losing coloi s. I put a fivo-frano piece on the black. Tho ball rolled, and I won. I left the money still there, and won again. I had loft off ploying for a few minutes and was standing at the sido-tablo, eating somo roast fowl, whon I noticed a young man, dressed very well, but rather flashy. What called my attention to him was the glitter of his ' diamond studs, which sparkled with that white and peculiar glow which only pure gems emit. He had been playing very high during the evening, and though winning now and thon, must have lost rather more than he gained. Ho ad dressed me, as we stood there, by saying : "Young man, why don't you cover the rod sometimes when you play, if you're afraid to go any higher?" I said : "I am not afraid, but I only play for amusement." " You must excuso mo," ho said, "for giving you a hint, but I did not think you Were not a gambler; I, myself, only play for amusement's sake, but still I like to win, if only to bo ablo to balance my play, and if one plays only on ono color, he is sure to lose sooner or later; the black, no doubt, wins often, but if you have, luck and win your gains aro so much more as you ascend from black. Our conversation continued in a like strain for some time, whon we agreed to try our luck once, and it being only about half, -past one o'clock, wo took our places at the tablo. . " I ployed very coolly on black and red, venturing coolly on the blue, and had my share of luck, for, in about an hour and a half, I found myself in possession of nearly 800 francs, my friend, in the meantime, playing on high colors, and the young man with tho diamonds playing on them too, but losing heavily, and drinking deeply of champaigne between each roll of the ball. Hut this time, as I judged, lie must have lost nearly 1,000 francs. Soon lie came around to my side, touched me on the shoul dor and said: " Can I speak to you one mo ment?" I said certainly,- and followed him into the refreshment saloon. Arrrived there ho said :" I would ask a great favor of you, were I sure it would not be inconvenient, at the same time taking im his pocket a small, jeweled watch, '"rould you lend me five hundred francs until to-morrow, and take this as security?" he said. I took it in my hand; it was a beautiful pif :e of workmanship, and I was surprised to find it was a lady's. I pressed tho spring, it flow open; some letters caught my eye, aud I saw there was something engraved on the inside. I hold it closer, and read, "Claudoa Mariotto," and underneath, in a different style of letters, " Un oubli." I was too polite to inquire into or remark anything about it, so I said: " I will lot you have the amount, but I roust toll you first that I leave Paris to-morrow." He said: "That makes but little difference; I cannot get money till morning, but we can meet at noon at the Cafe do Londres, Rue de Faubourg St. Houore, if you will not leave before that hour." 1 mentioned that that would be agreeable, and gave him the money, putting the watch in my pocket. Ho thanked me and went onco more to the gaming table, whilo I joined my friond, and we sat down to watch the different games around us. I did not mention the loan I had made to him, as ho would have said, no doubt, that I was a fool, and I did not caro to be laughed at; and besides, I thought I had at least the worth of my money. We staid in the saloon until about four o'clock, and I parted from my friond out side. He was to leave for Egypt early in the morning. Ho traveled for a London house, and we expected to meet again at Paris in the Spring, to which place I ex pected to return. I went home in good spirits. I had near ly three hundred francs more in my pocket than when I had left my rooms the five hundred I had lent the young man not in cluded. I went to bed, but I could not sloop. I took out my watch and read tho inscription once more " Claude a Mari etta," "Un onbli," and wondorod what it could mean. Perhaps it might have been a present which bad been returned, I thought, but alas 1 1 could only guess. I full asleep at length, and dreamed about cards, watch es, dramas, roulette, &c., and so I enjoyed myself in dreamland until about eight o'clock, when I dressed, packed up my things, and went out to a restaurant near by and breakfasted. I afterwards strolled around until half-post eleven, and then went up Rue du Faubourg St. Honore to the Cafe de Londres, which I entered, call ed for somo brandy, lit a cigar, and took up a newspaper to pass my time away till ho should come. I had been reading somo time, and now it wanted but live minutes of noon. He did not arrive. I read till twelve o'clock; still he did not. I waited until half-past, then went to tho proprietor and told him if a young man should call for any one of my description, to tell him he would find me at my rooms any timo up to three o'clock. Ho promised me he would do as I requested, and I left tho cafe. I could not understand this. Had I boon taken in by a sharper? I thought not; to moke' sure, however, I went to a jowelor on tho Boulevarde des Italionness, showed him the watch, and asked its value. Ho examined it, and said: " Wo sell watches of that pottcrn at one thousand francs each." I felt a little sur prised. I went to my rooms, thought the matter over, but could not fathom tho mys tery. Here was a man who pledged his one-thousand-frano watch to mo for five hundred, and did not come to claim it. Tlioro was but one way of solving it, and this was, that perhaps ho had lost hoavily, and could not roiso money 'enough to re doom it. Perhaps ho had forgotten our place of mooting. I thought myself justly entitled to it until redeemed. I waited till six o'clock at my rooms, and then went back to the cofe. Ho had not como there to look for me since I hod left it, so I wont onco more to my rooms and decided to leave. I left that evening for Rouen, and having somo business, I decided to remain there a few days. I thought no more of tho watch, or of my friend who wore tho diamonds, until ono morning in reading the paper, saw a column headed by tho words, "Atro cious Murder." I road it; it was this: " On Tuesday evening, a conalman noti ced a body whicli had been left dry on the bank of the Seine, near tho Point Nouf. Ho managed to get it into his boot, aud he nearly fainted at the awful sight ho beheld It was the body of a young man, whose throat was cut from ear to car. Ho was el egantly dressed, but his clothes were nil torn, as if he had struggled hard for life. His body now lies at tho morgue, but has not, as yet, been rocognized. Nothing was found ou his person but two letters, the contents of which it, is said, will, no doubt, give some clue to enable tho detectives to trace tho murders and arrest them boforo many days; until tho arrest is made, every thing is kept secret. It is, however, whis pered that a beautiful young woman, named Mariotto uauuoln lias been arrested as a suspected accomplice of the murderer1. We will keep our readors informed, from time to time, as further developments may pro sont themselves." I laid down tho papor, went to my room, aud began to think on what I bad road First, Mariotto was the name inscribed on the watch, and it was also that of the mur derer's accomplice, ., Then I thought of such choractora, who usually frequent gambling bouses, and that the young men who bad given me the watch might be in some way connected with the murder. ; I reasoned with myself for some time, and then came to the conclusion : That the watch I had was the property, perhaps, of Marietta Gaudoin, the suspected accom plice of a murderer ; that the young man who pledged me that watch was most likely the murderer. If not, why did he not meet me and redeem it ? I remembered the date; the murdered man hod been found ou the evening of the day on which I was to meet the young man iu tho Cafo do Londres. Perhaps ho hoard it, and foared to como, as lie might have been arrested. The more I thought on the matter, tho more I felt convinced my suppositions were correct. Thon I began to think of what courso I should pursue. Ought I send the watch to the police headquarters at Paris, and state the facts ? I camo to the conclu sion it would be a bad plan, as I would surely bo arrested, and perhaps detained for many months as a witness, or, at least until the case could bo disposed of; and besides I thought the watch did not belong to the murdered man, and that tho detectives could work up the case well enough with out me. So I decided to keep myself quiet, and not say anything. I thought next of soiling tho watch, but I gave up that idea, as tho namo was engravod on it. So I con cluded I would keep it, saying nothing, watch tho papers, and leave France as soon as I could. I staid in Rouen but one day more, and then took tho train for Dieppe, in which place I intended to rest a fow days and see the papers, as I was becoming more interested each day. The papers, however, contained nothing new merely a resume of the facts already stated, with the usual addition. "The detectives expect hourly to arrest the murderer." One evening, while in the billiard-room of the hotel, a young man invited me to join him in a gome. I consented, and we play ed for an hour or so, after which we went up to his room, smoked, and played piquet. Ho remarked whilo ploying that we look ed so much alike we might be taken for brothers. I had not noticed the likonss bctweon us until now, but it was very great. The similitude merely consisted in botli of us wearing a rather long rod beard, and hair the same color ; but, then, his eyes were bluo, mine gray, and he had a scar over his loft eye. Still one of us might have beeu taken for the other at a distance. We played till midnight, and I left him, going to my room ; but an indescribable fooling came over mo, and I could not sloep. I tossed about my bed and then got up, lit a cigar, and sat at my window, looking down on the " Quai Henri Quartro" smok iug. It hod just struck two from the church of St. Jacques when I saw a carriage drive up to tho door, anil three men got out and en tered tho hotel. I wondered where thoy could havo come from in a carriage at that time of night. I sot smoking and thinking when a light rap came to my door ; I un locked it, it was my friend with whom 1 hod been playing billiards. He had a va lise iu his hand, aud appeared in a hurry, but not iu the least excited. " They hove just sent a carriage for mo; my father is not expected to live till morn ing ; toko caro of this for mo until to-mor row," lie said, leaving tlio vauso in my room. All this passed so quickly, I had not time to think, and he hod passed down stairs, and I did not dream of following him being undressed. I went back to tlio window, ami sow tho carriago drive oil' rapidly. Then I said to myself, " AVhy did lie not take the valise with him, as lie had a car riage?" but thon, I thought, he had needs travel quickly, and did not wish to be both ered with luggage. I was not long smok ing and thinking whon another rnp was at my door. I opened it, and a tall, military. looking porsonage walked in, whilo anoth er bad come in my window from tho bal cony. I was handcuffed almost bofore had time to speak ; then another gentleman walked in. The tall gentlman said; " Sir, you are arrested on the charge of murder, so please keep just as quiet as you can." I nearly fainted. The idoa of my being arrested as a murderer 1 I sank into chair, while one of them said to mo: "I'm glad you have fetched your luggogo with you, sir; much obliged to you, for you've saved us a heap of trouble Why, we've been following that leather valise at the door for tho lost fow days; but we always como up wltn the gamo." "That is not my valise," I said, "that belongs to a gentleman down stairs," " See liore, young man," said the toll dotoctivo, " the less you say about that the bettor. You may toll us what you like now ; but you'll be contradicting yourself by-and-by." ' " But I tell you it is not mine. I am not a murderer; and I protest against this arrest and outrage on my liberty," I said. The other detective interrupted me. "Young man," Baid he, " it's a pity you wero not brought up to the law business ; you wonld have made a first-class shyster. We'll give you a chance to talk to the judges when we get back to Paris, but you can't talk to us." In the meantime, the tall detective had forced open the valiso, and after some searching, found three diamond studs very much like those I bad seen on the young man in the gambling saloon. I felt myself growing palo. " I say, Henri, I thought we were on the right track," lie said, " lot us search him now." Then thoy commenced to search my clothes, took out everything from my pock ets, and, at last, come to tho watch. " Young man, I'm afraid it will go hard with you," ho said. I tried to exploin, but it was of no use. They made me dress myself, took every thing they could find belonging to mo in the room, and I was marched down stairs between them. They brought mo into the parlor of tho hotel, and two of them stayed with mo, while tlio other went out to see if the carriago was all right, as he said. A sudden thought struck me. I said that was the young man's carriage ho who left me the valiso. The detcctivo only smiled. I told him what bod passed, and bow I had Been the carriago driven away. A thought seemed also to have struck him. The de tective who went after tlio carriago now came iu ; the other whispered something hurriedly to him, and ho went quickly out again. After this I was brought up stairs to my room. They bolted the windows and lock ed tlio door. All this had been done so quiotly, and in such a short space of time, that no one but tlio hotel-keeper and a fow waiters knew anything was passing. Thoy then procured papor and ink, and the toll agent said: " Now, if we are mis taken, or if it should happen that you're only an accomplice, tell us all you know truthfully, and you may get off much easier. I havo my own opinion about that valise," he added, "but tell mo truly, how did you come into possession of tho watch ?" I told him all. He smiled significantly aud when I bad finished, said: "Well, you may bo innocent, but I Buppose you're aware that the young man who was found with his throat cut is the same w ho pledg ed you that watch, and whoso diamond studs, which you must have remarked that night, have boon found iu your valiso, or that of your friend, as you call it. Now . why did you not make it known that you had the watch, when you must have guess ed it belongud to ' Marietta Gaudoin, the former mistress of tho murdered man, to whom ho had made it a present, but who returned it?" I told him I hod thought of doing so, but I had soon by the papers that she had been arrested as an accomplice, and I had no particular wish to got myself mixed up iu tho affair. Tho truth now flashed across my mind. The man who had left mo tlio valise sought to shift the murder on my shoulders ; aud he was tlie murderer. , I shuddered. The agent now told mo ho had Bent after the other man, and that he would, no doubt be arrested before morning. I asked him bow ho would fi nd out where the carriage went to. He replied: " Why, you seo it is a frosty night ; my agent will get ou a horse follow tho tracks of the carriage, aud will probably overtoke it bofore two hours, if he hns left the town as there is but one rood leading to Rouen, and no trains leavo hero bofore eight o'clock to-morrow morning, at which hour you aud I will start for Paris ; so if you havo an inclination to sloep, you can do so.", I slept but little that night. Tno next morning we left for Paris. I was allowed the privilege of a newspaper, and could not help smiling as I looked over the news, ru mors and foots of the great murder, which editors had hashed up for their morning readors. After reading, I slept most of the way, dreaming of diamonds studs, prisons hotels, valises and agents' do 'police, and wondered at the reality when I awoke only to find the gray eyes of the agent fixed up on me those eyes thot looked so bright, though they had not closed in sleep for perhaps two nights bofore be had arrested we. . -. 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