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Elebotcb to politics, 'News, Citeraturc, poctru, tl)c Diffusion of I:l.s.'icfnt 3nforinatiou, enncral3ntelligence,'amusenicut, mac.
VOLUME VIII.
THE LEHIGH REGISTER
fs published in The Borough of Allentown, Lehigh
" County, Pa., ever!, 14 edaesday,
A. L. RUBE,
At $l5O per annum, payable in advance, and
00 if not paid until the end of the year. No
jiaper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid
I.xcept at the option of the proprietor.
LV" Office in Hamilton Street, one door East of
the German Reformed Church, nearly oprinsiie
lHe "Friedensbote" (Mice.
TAIL iVglj) rz-T2l . 3
T n E
lea,Tmawi klikuti
OF
Foreign and Domestic Dry Goo*
uk; ALL THEIR VARIETIES
Al'
New Cheap Store
(IF
Getz; 6$ 9 Gilbert,
IN Till: BOROUGH cF CATASAUQTA, PA.
These gentlemen, take this method to in
form their friends and the puhlic in general
that they have received a very large and
well selected stock of Hinter and Ypring
Goods, which tht v are now ready to dis
pose off to their cinaniners at the lowi2st
prices.
Their immense stock has. been selected
‘vith the utmost care and consists. of
Clothes, Cassimers, Satinets,
Flannels, Gloves and Hoseiry. besides De
laines, A la paccas, Debashe, G ingbams. Pla in
and Figured Poplins, Al uslins and Prints,
Boots, Shoes. flats, Caps, Queensware,
Hardware, Looking Glasses, Stationary,
Books, &c.,
To which they invite the attention of
friends and the public getieral!y, confident
that the fullest satisfaction, both in price and
quality, will be given to all who may favor
them with a cull.
The highest prices will be paid in ex
change lor County produce.
They have reason to he thanhful for the
favors received thus far and hope by atten
tion to business, disposing of their goods at
small profits, good treatment towards their
customers to merit sill a greater share of
customers. GETZ & GILBERT.
Septeitiber 11.
Groceries ria3 t Soli.
The und,r,i,2,wd have just received an
entire new Stock of 1 troceri , .s, Fish and
Salt which they intend to sell at the low
est prices at thvir Store in catasnuqua, Le
high county. GETZ Sr, GILBERT.
September 11. 11—fim
COAL ! COAL !
The undersigned have opened a Coal
Yard in Catasauqua, and will constantly
keep on hand all kinds of Coal which they
will sell at greatly reduced prices.
GETz & GILBERT.
11 11 -Utu
September 1.1
Ready-mado
,Clothing.
The undersigned I.cep all kinds of Rrady
'tariff Clothing, on I and, and will make to
ruder, at the lowest pc ! ssible prices.
GE I . Z & GILDEHT.
Catasauqua, Sept H. .
Coachmaking Establishment
In Allentotarn.
0 11 111 t :al ill,
ftespectfully announces to his friends and
the public in general, that he con*.inues on
an extensive seek, Cho -
Cone funn king Business
in nit itfrvarious branches, at the oldstandin
West Hamilton Street,
.No. 52, directly op
posite flagenbuch's Hotel, where he is al
ways prepared to nemufacture to order at the
shortest notice, and alto keep on hand,
• -., Fashionable Vehicles
such as Baraztehes, Rockarmys
Carryalls, Yorh-ll'agons, Sulkeys, .S.e.
which, for beauty and durability cannot be
surpassed by any Coachmaker in the State
or elsewhere, while his terms are as reason
able as those of any other establishment.--
Re uses' none but the best materials, and
employs none but the hest of workmen—
consequently, he intLnds that the vehicles
Manufactured at his establishment ”shall
lake the shine" of all others manufactured
in this part of tlie . country. Ile professes to
understand . his business by experience, and
therefr.re assures the public that he is enti
tled to render satisfaction to his customer.
Call and judge for yourselves.
rirWooden or iron axletrees made to or
der : and Repairing of all kinds done ut the
Shortest notice and on the most reasonable
terms.
Old vehieles taken in exchange for new
°beg tit' a good bargain.
ROBERT KRANIER.
411-6 m
May H
SOB PRIWIPTIMG 9
Neatly' executed at the "Register Office."
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER
I;JCllllEilltUtillia elothing
Breinig, Neligh and Breinig,
South East corner of Hamill m and.S'eventh
Inform their friends and the public in gen
eral, that they have entered into Partner
ship in the
Merchant Ta Hoeing nusincss,
plately followed ty Neligh
% and Breinig, and intend to
֥= . . l . 11 continue the same more ex
''`':
,; tensive than ever. They
I,'• • :L fit therefore adopt this measure
'''' 1 7 .1. 111 . to inform their old customers.
r,.... „.„
,:1L
-,- Iti4; 1-4 J and "hundreds of new ones"
i
1 I ti that they will at their new
~.,..t . ..--,P i.,,,,,establish went, present the
Newest 81141 Fashionable (hoods,
ever brou 7 ht to this place, and havin7 pur
chased in Philadelphia aid New Yolk
For Cash,
it enables them to sell loner than any
other establishment of the kind in A Ilentown.
They have :elected their Goods with an eye
to durability and fancy, and have none but
the latest styles in the market. Their stock
of Goods ;mono' other articles, consist of
Cloths of •all colors and prices, Cassimers,
of French and American manufacturers ;
Vestino, Silk Velvets, Satins, Silks, Wors
terd and other descri ptions,ligu red and plain,
Shirts and Shirt-collars, Stocks. Cravats,
Handkerchiefs, Ilose, Suspenders, &c., be
sides many other articlvs coming in their
line of busines, and all will be sold at the
lowest prices. Their stock of
Reallytnade• Clothing,
comprises every thing in the clothing line,
from nn over-coat down to an umlet-shirt,
made op miller the. latesst and most fashiona
ble styles. There stock being so extensive,
that none ‘t ill leave it, unlesS fitted from the
..bottom to the top"
Customer Work,
will be done up us usual, and for their work
they are willing to be held responsible, two
of the firm beim , practical ttenlitnen in the
"art of cutting," and all the work made up
under their own supervision.
Thankful for past favors they trust that
attention to business, "small profits and
quick sales" will he the munns of bringing
new customers to their establishment.
J. ISAAC 13REINIG,
JOAN
JOHN L. BIMINIG.
Allentown, Sept. 7
Immense & Attractive Stock.
FlAymo numovcD into their splendid tic w
warehouse, entrances No. 147 Market, and
NO. 21 North Fourth street, are opening for
the spring trade an assortment of
SILK AND FANCY 0 001 ) 8 ,
that for extent and variety will surpass any
stock ever ofrered in that market. Entering
into their new store, which is One of the
largest in Smerica, with n business of an
unusual amount already established, and in
tending largely to increase it, especially with
those who buy
and believing that the fairest system in jobb
ing goods isle have liNtronm PateEs, they
will be compelled to sell at a much smaller
profit than can possibly be afforded where
long credits are given.
Under their CASH AND Silola CRI:DIT sy.S
turn the necessity for charging large profits,
does not exist, and by selling their goods at
a I Small dilvance on the Foreign Cost.
They mean to make it the INTEntisT of
every judge of goods, to buy upon the fol
lowing
_
CASD BUYERS will receive a discount of
stx per cent. if the money be paid in par
funds, within 10 days (rout-date of bill.
Uncurrent money will only be taken at its
market value on the day it is received.
To .merchants of undoubted 'standing a
credit of six months Will be . given is desired.
Where money is remitted in ode:ince of
maturity n discount at the rate of TWELVE
II St CF. NT. 'per annum will be allowed.
They ask from merchants visiting the
Eastern cities, the furor of an examination
of their stock, being satisfied that they will
be convinced that if it is not for their inter
est to pay the large profits that are.
A P. TOM:TEI.I' ES3EITIA'
to those who give long credits.
M. L. HALLOWEI.L, J. L. FIALLowEtt,
JAMES TRAQUAIII E. R. HUTCIIINSON,
T. W. SWENEY, A. W. Lime,
Phila., Jan. 25. 11-2 m
50.000 Bushels of-Wheat, Rye, Corn
and Oats wanted, for which the highest
market prices will be paid by the subscribers,
at their store 'on the South west corner of
Market. Square and Hamilton street, in Al
lentown. EDELMAN, HANG & CO.
AllelltOWD, April 29 • 11-0 ni
St rect,./111enloien
REMOVAL AND CRINGE.
MORRIS L. HALL OWELL & Co
rhiladelp!inia.
For Cash,
TERMS:
A P. .OLUTEI:Y Eti3ENTIAI.
Grain Wanted.
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., MARCH 15, 1854.
iportiral Department.
To a Favorite Stream
Sweet stream haling whose flowery banks
A thoughtless boy I strayed,
When evening o'er thy waters threw
lier tints of purple shade, •
Once more along thy banks I roam,
As in my better years,
Yet not with joy so sweet as then
Thy vernal scene appears.
Thy path is 'mid the fragrant sweets
Of sumincr'stfosy bowers ;
Thy song the soft, delicious chime
Of music to the hours;
Thy waves the light of summer's sun
13. (limn .1 in 'heir gleam ;
Thy flow the pleasing spell that steals
From 'noble LAr a dream.
'Alt, sir!' said he. .how different are the
circumstances of this night from those I ex
perienced thirty we ars ago, when I traversed
this mountain. It was on it wintry day.
when the ground was covered with snow,
Which at in snow place: to the depth of
lorry leet,and filled up netay of the ravine s.
so that we were in cuteaaht daneer of going
over a precipice. Tine wind blow the snow
drift so fiercely as to Idiud our eyes,ittel the
guides were lo qatettly at a loss to discover
the right track. Six lilt n werteoldieed to
hold up the earl Ha,. with ropes fixed to the
UT, to invent its being Limon eve r ; and
the patient horses, poor 'et utes ! often turned
their laces front the dreadhit storm. 11 o.
were almost frozen with cold, although we
opened our portmanteaus, and put on our
wardrobe. Heaven defend me from such
another journey and the her( Ible night that
followed in that murderous nut
P e rceivineg him to be much excite d, l fob
the inure anxious to It now the stramee t vents.
to which he alluded, and asked what could
have tempted hint to travel in such dismal
weather, and what horrible circumstances
had eccurred on the way. Ile then gave
me the following narrative
I was then younly., an ()Weer in the army,
in the time when Napoleon carried tin his
last wars, and ail this country wits in a very
trimbled condition. At tee period referred
to, l was sent with an older r't) bear
.901110 of importune to telly.
WaS an Italian, who had one been in the
service of Austria, but had beee taken lin,
oiler at Alarew2:o, an I MO j iin.•d the anon
of the Emperor. He was a clover person,
in whom touch conlidene , see mod to be id:i
ced, but so very wary awl suspicious ill his
as sometimes itt .tom :01111 . -
tinit,Z. 4 to fri4liteli !we t•t•lntel. to m tke
every allowauce• for toy youth, and seldom
checked my ardent spirits, for I was eety
and thoughtless ; but I was likewise brave
and skilful in the use of arms. for which
reason, 1 euppese, the captain took nit with
him on ilea journey... These 10011111.aill,i
were greatly intested by robbers, chiefly dis
banded soldiers of Italy, so that few porsues
could travel in safety. In a short time We
.pass by a place called Mauvais
rae, well Ithowit fur the murders which
have b,...en there committed. A wately
marsh res on the lent hand of the road, and
the ruins of some buildings destroyed in the
war On the right—l shall point them out to
con—and amongst those the bandits lurked,
and euddeely pumice(' upon a passer-by, or'
shot him below he was aware ol his danger.
A little further on, where two roads meet,
you will see some large houses, which were
once inns, and the landlord .was in commu
nication with the robbers , of Le Mau vais
Pas, so that the traveller who escaped from
SesPa fell into Charybdis. %Veil, sir, f have
told you about the dreadful weather in which
we were obliged to cross Alums Conk, the
passage of to Melt eccupied the whole day ;
and as our orders were peremptory, the push
; ed fulovard at all hazards till nearly mid
night, when we reached the door of the inn
I hate mentioried, %envie we were to pass
Ithe Weld. I suppose we escaped all lirevi-
UUS dangers by the littcncs.i , 01 the hour, as
1110 gvntletnen were exile clod to travel on
these roads alter dark.
We lounged about in the hotel of lons- Glad we wore whrn ter arrived at the
le-bourn• during tine hot hours of a summer howl ; the very though of a warm fire mid
day, w hilst men and horses were taking. hot :30LIP .41Ive me life. 11'e knocked' long
their rest ; and so far as ally movements of and loud before the gate was opened, and
anitimte nature were concerned, it might r the carriage passed into the- court. The
have been midnight. In the evening, how- captain told our servant, who was also a sol
ever, the world eeetned w come alive, and ' Mete to Icing his little pori t n An k ei n an d a
preparations were made for mar journey over I snout caliteeu of provisions into the room
Mons Cenis. Willi the aJdtiontl ;guide:, , Wilt it WO Wt.. 10 to sit ; the other baggage
postilions, and cadle, we formed a respecta- I was left in the caleche.' I saW thes landlord
ble cavalcade. The moon shone brightly I narrowly eye the portmanteau, but he said
upon our path, with a light so cl e ar and sun, nothing, aid hastened to get ready for our
so silvery and so chastened, that it contrast- entertainment'. A email stove was lighted
ed most pleasantly with the dazzling, scorch- at one end of a large room, the other end of
ing heat of the past day. The atmosphere I width I could Cleatc ! ly see ; so that it was
was as calm as Nature's rest could be ; and far from comhetable, but it was not for us to
the purity of the air gave an elasticity and complain after what
,we had sull.red the
freshness to our spirits that we could scarce- cold. A thin randle wan placed on,a table,
ly have imagined. Fire flies sported around a cloth was spread, and some bouillon was
us like animated diamonds, and the side of j coot, served up; Hut the captain ceold not
the rend was soMetitnes bespungled with' eat it, and ordered Giu'seppe to Ming some
glowworms. Under such circumstances, I compote out of the canteen, from which he
one feels what is the pleasure of mere nni- " made a savoury soup. The host then
mat life, where there is the height of corpo- brought us a fricassee; but it also was re
real enjoyment without the aid of any stim- : Meted, mid a cold fowl substituted for it.—
lulant but that which heaven's pure breath This rather displeased me, and I was be
aflords. It appeared almost treason against I ginning to intimate that I should prefer the
• 1 the majesty of nature, to disturb the silence I hot. dish, when a scowl of the captain's made
which reigned through her dominions ; and me shrink into insignificance, and I let him
when we spoke, it was in a subdued tone. Idous he pleaetiti. As he du ; .:gedly refused
. We walken on foot the greater part of the ';
to eat any thiog furnished by the landlord,
ascent, tip three long windings made in the un the plot of a weak stomach, which I had
face of the monntain. Then the extra hor- never known him to complain of before, fur
The merry birds at eyeninp, come
To carol o'er My waves,
And the low winds at nightfall steal
Fula their (Jeep hidden cave,
Their melmly with thine to blend
lii sofirst sna n,
Till hill mid upland echo bark
Their inewitired tunes again
Where . now are these that whh me gazed
In childhood oa thy waves I
Ah, ~line are in a foreign land,
And some are in their graves.
The !ate that binds the firmest ties
Will oft those ties dissever,
And hopes that were the brightest born
Fade earliest and forever.
There was a time, a blessed time,
When all' that I could see,.
In earth .beneath, and heaven above,
Was a delight to me;
Whrn woods were green and flowers were fair
Willi life's bright spirit gleams,
When 1 on nature', face could mu,e
With young !lope's Eden dreams.
The open fields, the free blue skies,
The forests and the streams,
These, these were then my soul's delight,
The spirit of my dreams.
That time is past, all quickly past,
Its dreaming age is o'er,
And now from the inconstant teoill
My map turn no Inore
Thoughts on Retiring
I'll pause awhile, here, all :line, •
. Ere I in sleep my cares repose ;
And ash nlyselr,.lVhat have I done,
To warrant calm its close ?"
There blest reviews i part delight,
And such my feelings are tu•uight
Have I, 0 God thromzh all this day,
Performed one deed approved by thee ;
Or have I erred, and 2011 C astray
From what thy law enjoins un me
If SO, 0: God, my conscience smite,
Ahd warn the of my wrong to night,
Thou who dolt all my motives l
To whom I now my prayer address ;
Turn not aside, but cause to flow
O'er me thy precious blessedness;
That 1, henceforth, in mind and might,
May bear the feelings of to_night.
The prayer is heardt—my trusting heart
Bids every doubt and fear to cease ;
Oonay I never more depart
Front path which led me on in. peace.
For once, 0 God, I view thee right,
And I am "borne agaiti"tominht.
t-3electionci,
The Robbers of Le Mouths Pas..
ses were turned adrift, to find their own
way back to the stables, and we entered the
carriage to gallop down the Picdmontese side
of the declivity.
My nearest companion,an elderly French-•
man, who was usually very g,drrirlous, had
been on this occasion much absorbed in
thought, and had preserved silence for an
extraordinary length of time, though the
t witch ings of his countenance and the shrugs
of his shoulders plainly told that ho was
IniAding an interesting conversation with his
own heart and memor . y. At length 1 asked
the cause of his musings and frequelit t jag
ti Imams.
he was a great gourmand, I guessed that he
was afraid of potion, and secretly execrated
his suspicious temper, rt juicing that I was
not a jealous Italian:
•Slave you ally other guests here to
night ?' asked the captain, appearing to take
no notice of the prying curiosity of the land
lord, who in vain tried to ascertain who and
what we were.
, Only a priest 'on his way to Turin.—
Poor man, he has been stopped here for two
(lays by the storm, us he irave;s on foot.'
'And what may be the reverend father's
name ?' asked my companion.
.Fra Carlo Renevoluzo,' replied the other.
! that is a distinguished ammo. I
think I have met with some padres of the
.Very likely,' said the innkaller. 4There
are others el the family in high orders ; he
had a brother killed nt the battle of Nla ren
go, as le , went to administer the consolations
of rclioion to <omr dying soldiers.
an a (Itivont
! is Padre Carlo gone tobcd %Per
haps he would do us the honor to drinir
with us.'
The host replied, that he 'had retired to
say his prayers and count his rosary, which
he did several times a day, holy man ! but
he might not yet be gone to sleep.
Presently ,the Padre niade his Ippearance,
with an nir of meek devirion, crossed him
self, and blessed us in the name of the holy
Virgin and his patron saint Carlo. The
captain gave hint one si melting glance, so
piereitm as almost to discompose httn ; but
it passed over, and we entered into friendly
conversation. A couple of hordes with face
tious talk warmed us thoroughly, arid we
proposed mirk sr.y,- to rest. The captain was
shown into a bed chamber which he did not
at all fancy We had before conversed
about the Italian Inns, and he had cautioned
me alaavs to lock and barricade the door at
night. Now, he was himself put into a room
which had three doors besides the one by
which we entered front the stair, and none
of them could be locked, its the chamber was
a perfect thorouolifare. lie looked touch
discolor, serf, and asked which of the rooms :
was to occupy. The landlord apologised
for Inking me a little way off, as the neigh
bornig beds were alseady occupied, and it
was too late to make alterations. Vie of the
adjoining rooms was taken by the priest ;
another belooged to himself, and his wife
was in ; and the other dour led to a pass
age and 'small apartment to which his
gatti - iliter and maid servant had gone, giving
up their hods to the company. L was then
conducted 13 a room On the other side of the
padre's, but hail scarcely got into bed, when
the captain came in, bringing his hula port
manteau and candle. Ile bloke out into a
furious invective against the vermin which
wero in his bed, which would• render it im
pe.,Hble fur biro to sleep there. As this
misfortuit- was no uncommon thing in these
countries, it excited in we no surprise save
that an old so:titer:Would be daunted by such
dimiuuticc COCI1110:". Upon my instantly
ofl.ring to resign my couch, and try if I
could not deep amongst those Lilliputian
intiranders, he imperatively declined, and
said that he wou!il repose in It chair beside
me. Ile then examined the door and found
that it had no lastetimg, and as it opened in
to the padre's chamber, it could not he bar
ricaded on our side. Ile was terribly (Its
concyrted, and walked about in considerable
emotion ; then setting the lighted candle on
a !inutile commode near the door, lie seated
hitn , elf near nit and beside a table, on which
lit placed two loaded pistols and a carbine,
which he examined and tacked, and laid and
sword upon my bed.
A number of curious thoughts passed
through my brain, tickled whir the idea of
a hero of ;inlay fights being dislodged' front
his encampment b - y
a few insects; and my
imagination suzgestcd a glowillq picture of
this won d erful campai.2n, which would form
the subject of an excellent farce. And then
his tiondity—to be afraid of a lonely land
lord, with three women and a holy priest !
Ho would make another Dart Quixote, fight
tug. with a windwill or a (luck of sheep. I
SO relished the' thought and the sight, that l
was unwilling to yield to Nlorpheus, whose
magic influence had become heavy ; but was
beginning to doze, when I thought I heard
the creaking of the dour, and looking through
the curtain, I saw, or dreamed I saw,a faint
shadow dimly reflected upon the wall.—
Turning to the captain, I perceived hint
eyeing the door, with a pistol grasped in his
hand, which he was 'just raising, when the
door was quietly closed and all was silent.
About an hour aft; rwarils'the same was re
peated, and sleep vanished front my eyes.
I dared not speak to the captain, who did not
close his eyes for an instant, but kept them
fixed with sentinel keenness upon the door,
and his hand upon a pistol. He called us
early, ordered horses to be put to the carri
age, and told Giuseppe to Inuit° coffee in
the mode ho liked it. Giuseppe looked in
lan inquiring way, caught his eye, and int
wediately obeyed.
,
.
Thu padre joined us, and very meekly
asked perini: , sion to occupy a sent in our ca.
I •chn, which, to my surprise. was courteous
!, granted, and lie was invited to partake of
.ur early repat. Thu captain kept hint in
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constant conversation, and although he chan t
god his seat once or twice, always managed
to rise for something and sit opposite to him
and never to be beyond reach of his pistol.
I was confounded, for they seemed to be
playing a game at movements. At length
the word was given, "Let us go !" and
was curious to see.how the game would now
be played, especially as some additional
pieces had appeared on. the board, in the
shape of the landlord's wife, daughter, and
chamber-maid, all big buxom dames, whose
tall figures. I much admired, but of whom,
my companion seemed as suspicious as of
the holy lather. Ile passed no compliments
and appeared much chagrined. Yet he
managed matters most adroitly, his object;
as I thought, being to let nobody walk be
hind us.
'Signor, run and tell the postillion to
mount the white horse, fur the black one
sometimes kicks. Signore, please take these
cloaks, and spread them on the seats of the
carriage. Girl, take the candle. Father
Benevoluto, be kind enough to take charge
of this bottle of eau-de-vie, and put it into
the far pocket of the carriage. Giuseppe,
bring this portmanteau. A ndiamo t' said he,
pushing all of us before him as he followed
with his tire arms. In a trice we were at
the carriage door.
'Father, don't get out again ; pray be sea
ted. U signor, pray hold that black horse
Up, Giuseppe, and keep this in your
hand, and look about you flu• robbers. It is
a bad road. Ladies, addio! Va
We Were oil before we knew where we
were, and the captain urged the postillion
forward ; but we had not proceeded a quar
ter of a mile when he culled out to stop, and
in a hurried tone, addressing Far Carlo;
said :
'Pardon me, Father Wnevokuto ; I have
left soine papers of importance on my bed—
do, pray. go and fctch them : We await your
return ;' and without stopping fur his reply
open the door and helped- him to descend.
I was just beginning to Ayr my own ser
vices, when a grinding oath, half einitted,
silnced, Int%
.Good cutter, do be quick , for I can trust
nobody with those papers on this vile road
but youisell : no thief would rob a. priest.'
It was 1.1111)0S , iible to refuse ; and t'ra Car
lo set Mt at greater speed than I had deemed
him capable of using. When he was Out
of sight, my companion ordered the,postil
lion to drive on quickly. Ho replied that:
we were to wait for the padre ; but the cap
tain thundered,out
'Hark you ! make no noise with your
whip, but spur your horses to a gallop, and
keep them galloping till I hid you go slower : .
The moment you stop or crack your whip,
I shall send a bullet through yoUr
Va !' •
,
ofr we went, slapdash how long I know
not, for L was overwhelmed With surprise,
afraid that the captain had become deranged_
and that I might he the first victim .of his
vi
olent temper. At length he called out:
.Piano ! piano !' and ve instantly pa'ssed
through St. Autodin, where we , net ft mili
tary patrol, to %vhom the captain shmired his
passport, and said that there were suspici
euscharacters.on the road between this and
Le Nfauvais Pas. The °filth bowed jow,and
ordered his men to keep a sharp look' out.
As we proceeded, ht. smiled and exclaimed :
.Now We are safe, and can take breath a
little—thanks to the holy Virgin and all thu
guardian saints for our deliverance !'
ventured to say, that though some
things did look rather . suspicious in the inn.
yet I could act fix upon anything really vil
lainous, and should not have imagined any
harm, ut t kss I had perceived him to be so
much on his truard ; that I did not much
like the landlord, vet the woman were hand'
soine, and I was much pleased with Pre
Carlo.; but the priest and hint elf seemed to
be playing a game at seats and places, and
he had certainly check-mated. hint at last.
'Yes,' said he ; 'it was a game for life.
So Carlo ll'nevoluto has assumed the padre
now I Methinks he will not long wear the
cowl. That man was in my regituein when
I was with the Austrians, and he was con
demned to death fur theft and murder, but
escaped through the artifices of his brother,.
and priest; who was shot at Mat pogo, ho
deserved. He has forgotten Inc ; buti well
remember him, and that gash hit his fore-
head, which I g ave hint when I cut him
down, but missed splitting the skull. And
your bed—there has been foul pl ty there.—
You are yet a young dog of war ; but I can
smell blood anywhere Instantly smelled
it, and traced it to the mattress,. which I
found all strained with gore. fled I fallen
asleep, we should both have slept, there our
last sleep, as many, I fear, have d one before
but we shall hear if Captain Cocci , Who pas
sed last week, has arrived safel . y ; if not,
they shall all be broken on the wheel.—
Those handsome women ! I never saw such
wornenAn Italy before. In such times as
these, young men, you must b s always
watching, if you . value your life :rind love
Mademoiselle Fouchette-; and r emember
the walls have ears, and eves too.'
Ii
him
rind
'donned that 1 thought so when I saw
. ointing a pistol at a shadow twice du
the night..
A•shalutt.! it tvaa the E bade•of Era Car-