THE LIFE OF


was somewhat late to set on foot a friendly nego t
the hour was well-timed, since the delay bad given
footing in the island, if it had not alnh served, as in
show Tonusaint L'Oiverture the inutility of oppositioA
will of Bonaparte. The young m'-n tilt that their
peace should have preced-ed hostilities; but they fel41.
very strong dr-rir. to. o.e their par-nts and their h
were th.y wholly without a hbrpe thit even yet a
rangement might brI made. They th.r.l:Ibrre gladly
the emba 'nyv. andl st out Ibr Eunrry, tlhir athlitr's dw
plac-e, a:c.o:mpariiId iby tlh:ir tutor, M1. C'onunou. Behind
they lel a lihirrihl- iima1l: 1t' 'i il war,- old men, women,
dren, flying from ire and sword; ev,-rywhb.re alarm andJ
sternation. Soon th,'y eame into ,i.-w of pea.erlul seen
work of their lather'i genlius, cultivated firld, abut
crops, happy famnlir-. There wae a land of desolation; |
a land of prosperity. On th-ir routp they saw many
itants, hut not one s,..llirr. As so..,n a;i it was known who
were, crowds eranm (out to greet the-m with a.-tlamations;
were surr.uonde-l, wiv l omei., embraced, and que-ftionn-d.
object ? It w.r to '. oni .:y Ifnendly a-uran:ct tu their Ca
The rnew_ ws gladly heard. Ne-1 rth(le-Is, doubt %-on r
the a.e,-rl,-nd, TIhons. were, indeed, the eont of their ve
ated i bi.lt; ltliy hadl be:n -ent back unhurt; it was a token
good; yet. why ann,:ilI _- peace hy carnnon-baUs I Why li
on a tiitn.dil shorte with a :har e of btnyonurt? Along
whole routi'. the 'ame- ,.a,'rn.:. s t:,o rt- a;rd we'lome the you
was displayed. Delight ior a m..ment took the plat:e of ter
The family had been warned of the approach of thbe young m
At last, about nine n'rlock in the evening of the second d4
after the departure from the Cape, the;r mother, accnmpanit.
by a few friend., came, with the aid of torch-light, to receiv-
them in the ujid.t rlf an immnen-e cr-.w.l. It is more easy ti
conrei'Ce than de,.rilhb the tend-r -ne, whi,'h passed thal E
eve-ing in the home of T.uu-iaint. L'Ouvc-rture. After the:
mother had for the moment indulged all her emotions in regard