the Spanish war then raging,
he commanded a regiment formed of refugee Camisards in the service of
Piedmont and distinguished himself particularly in the battle of
Almanza, in New Castile, on the 25th of April, 1707, where he was
severely wounded. At a later period he became Major-general and
Governor of Jersey; and died, 1740, at Chelsea.]

THE
REBELLION IN THE CEVENNES.

CHAPTER I.

"Is Edmond not yet come home?" asked his father of the servant, as he
walked up and down the great hall of his country mansion.

"No, my Lord," answered the old man, "and it were well that he
returned before evening; for a storm is gathering over the mountains,
which bodes us no good."

At this moment a little girl entered with her toys, and sat down at the
large hall table. "The storm is raging again so fearfully up in the
mountains," said she carressingly, "that I will stay near you, dear
papa, I cannot bear such weather, why should there be such noise and
thunder in the world?"

"Aye, truly," rejoined Frantz, the old domestic, "and all the misery
that has oppressed us for so many years past and to which we see no
end!"

"He only knows, who has thus afflicted us," replied the father,
sighing; "and he will accomplish his own wise purpose."

"Papa!" exclaimed the child, looking up from her play, "our good
Eustace, the charcoalburner, who used to bring me such pretty little
stones from the wood, and who lately brought the large wild bird, which
he said, was a thrush; the black good man is now become a satan too."

"What art thou chattering there about!" said her father angrily; "who
told you this?"

"Martha, my nurse," replied the child; "for he is now in rebellion
against his God and his king, until they take him prisoner and burn, or
otherwise put him to death, for he will no longer be a Christian;
Martha said so this morning, while she was dressing me, and she intends
going to the town next week to see the other satans put to death; pray,
allow her to go, dear papa? she thinks it will more particularly
confirm and strengthen her in her faith, for she too has gone a little
astray, and has almost fallen into evil ways. The evil one is very
powerful in the neighbourhood, particularly up yonder in the mountains,
he is quite at home there; we are much better down here. Papa, the figs
are becoming ripe already in the garden."