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-4PM PwpU Pmiet Lkual, Mercantile «nl iuit>- - i~ ■ccllaaeoue—;— j Job Printing Jifteeu'ted promj'tly And in the st> luo on the Pk>I*ljs Ptctm- ♦ft. ,'fr. Vol. XVI t, , •- . ^ .. a---, _ -_ t BAHNWELL COURT HOUSE, S. C., OCTOBER 5, tS93. ll’liance Department. ~A.HtanvT tut* nayfo recoived ciicoti ra^t - diagt tit their Iih'ihI*. "e are iiow roai.litniT tlie criitw in efteof thu, most vtraw i>t jtlio ImUoui of tUo cun iugi 1 , tlo- olinin^ tluj I'roffmtl eltare of the beat. As they jogget CHAPTER I. CHAPTER lit. in the cool freshness"of un October teoruina Annalnl .Was i.aeiii:; m« and down tho lDib riarrOW OTi itaM that ud- Ofttrrr* ftf llltaar*. II. IT. fIrani, PWisldcnt. J. C. Miller, Vice President. Vf. S. HarnlKTK, Secret.oy. A. F. Free, Treasiican G. I). Kinard, CBJtpUln. T. S. Weeks, County Lecturer. W A. All, titewwd or Assistant Lecturer. W. T. Harley, Door Roelier. It K. Harley, Assistant Dnor Keeper. B W. Bod 1 ford, Sewant at Arms. F. 1L Crceoh, Business Agent. Executive Comtnitteo—C. B. r f t££ ^Klo, M. Hunter, E. H j ii'it U long clclaved.na: aide and the indil‘trial 'A bony Whifd horso jogged along, arid the driver swore ut the weather iii an nndertone. f he yonng priest who sat beside him drew his cassock ronud htrir.'^eat gift of atfractfon, ftiid ho sooti CHAJ’TEH IV. It wm tAe evening < f All lionla’ | Manses for the dead had been going-on ^ s hinuudf-with uu effort out of the regrets down tlie litlb r:;rrOW Uri HaM that ud- • all day.In tfin uhl ( Tiiirch among the. and had left heflyi*(tthere in h*-r bi< . for tho past nftd glooiajr forclxxlmga for ! joined the presliytery. Tin? Minliglit t hillt^ .Yl^ih ftewere just over, the ooti-1 Tiiejj hy^s^opped,'and'tho priest, who Ttie fiituru in Wliii’H he had boon indnig- / flickered down npon~ i)H ton uued head , gregutii.n ^u^disp is< d, and tiie siicrib- bml lwteue<l as one parulyzeilj^crietl ont: through the Ivrimches. Tito MwjBfcwli.' Oulyvthe jirlrWfiljfSfea. ! It S tho only exj iihid, before she hvl time totnt-n pr ctj. injf and begun to talk to bis companion. When be chose to exert himself bp had a TiTtFTs -\vnv. ■ triTrgitdrd" clearing, but left everyth af uf.d Lltyleof big tin- Uglrt-. Amerioah ' and shivered. The driver turned to him other, it u ill be* a lighWoi .vooni.in j irwon Gy, and pointing blioad with ins slavery and American independence, said in anenconraging tone: “See, We »v Hi all be forced to take our posi- ! yonder are tho two towers of Curlmix. tirtn on one side or the other. A change ( We shall ire thoro soon,anon j.s‘re, and in the financial condition of lids couu r I there will be food and shelter at the try must be ni«tdc*~aiHi it cannot long ^ idow Royer s. It is but a few kilos on free, W. W. bd delayed. Tho people v.dll not stand it. Tire Alliance hop s to secure peaceably through the , liior box. Hut ie edt c Uional Dowling, J. M. Ulmer.W. A. All. work of tliis patriotic organization is Committee on Good «rf tlMsAfider-.I. C. Me- i | |[n( ] ul . e( ] those, who obstruct it will find IHlUn C. M. Eden Held, W.T. Ca\c, J. K ’ Bnetlliig E- B. Giww. — - : when too late that a desperate people quhTtertylttcrtiffffr cannot bo c6tHroiie r U, I m ask the rarmefsj •nf -HniwSur the org u.- to Plongallec.” But the priest only isont his head silent ly. Cold and wet as lie was, lie ca'nsl little aliout reaching his journey’s end. It was n journey unwillingly taken. To bin own thinking he was going into ex ile, and ho hardly limled. the dircom- forts.of flie way, 1 hough no donbt they added do Jiia feeling at depression. Ho w,a8, out of heart pnd discouragrsi. He grew in terested, in spite of his depression \ of spirits, in fix' lad's frank and simple chatter of himself. Ids seafaring adven tures, and especially aliout his home. Insensibly bis heart warmed" to tins first [ample of Ids pamhiouers. He purposely drew him on to enlarge on ids life at Plongallec, to describe the hard work on the upland farms, tlie- roystering fun at (die yearly kirmese, tho long, dreary. WinVr and the old tales and legends that haunted wv< rr hill and rock, for he found ns lie listened Hint lie was gleaning some noth 4 of tho people grass thick-strung with glittering gems',' \ lt» had laid which' the ritiit of ids caswcV. baPh.)i,«.4.; kigtlt. n black oft a a hopassfd. His Im \ 1 ,ry was m his imud. Iris fofcffugtr tiiRtkinff* Hie pltice as he held it lia^f cIom d, and his lijH moved from lime to time. 1 Into tho stillness broke suddenly « noise, a confusion, a horror, i'i.st a cry, then hurrying fi*et, tlien shrill voicisi • 4li together, and tiiriingh the broken ex- ! chunutious of terror iind dismay the ghastly tale was presently unfolded. Tin re hud been murder up in tho lone ly gorge by tli« Devil’s caldron. Mere Nedelec lay op her cottage floor in a ixwri | of Iikxsl With a hideous ga r -h across the ride bi$ >yystMiohts -and sltH'low ttmon^lbc stnei- - i "Yomi’.bcl irive ymimif ttojto justice, the only expiation ynth cm niako. ■— k -' 1 y 1 **^ inii.w|»i u }iya p f. .y ybhdi -dcmg.^miJuii li»d fH-en passed when, art TzafTT) 11 oT tlic-Airi.iin u.- 'Tiie ortUtr iu | bn felt liimndf critin‘ly fittfiL iillll .iuT th^y reached Yu with wiiom lie would have to-deal. Slow ns their progress was over the stoop | back of lier head, and llervewaa already hills, lie wns surjtrised to flud how inuuy dn-frtrlt-Hhvfor 4ha murder of his mother To the »ub ftecretnrii s The Barnwell County Alliance wil 1 j SuinteV-couiity will bo just, wh.it you which every talent for.hd congonial ex- bold '•its rejtular quarterly meeting at, ' it, and 1 hopo you will take tin* i erciso, and "was on iii:; way to midertuke Barnwell (Ml. Kriday October l'»,!(«!>:», j position among the other counties of j a cure hi a lonely Breton village, hidden lie bad been met flying like a madman • frowv i pws, in otv -of Hu ' heart Tlie dhy liefore lie had | gone to QnHiipcr to visit lb rve Neddi ’ in tlie prison, The trial was but 10 day s. . distant, an 1 not a scrap of cvideiw e was . forthcoming to exculpate tho jo ir hid. I The nnlucky point was that lio had j slipped out of the public house with Hi*; , earnest dawn without seeing nny-One. Not a soul could testify that he had real ly spent the night there. It looked very black. * - ■ The sacristan puus<sl, iinving mdisl iris task; ho straight ned a few books and hassix’ku in tha chair and coughed deferentially; he wanted to, go home to Arm and Do 5 on know Hir.t an innr«vtut man anffertagfor your driroe? Wiil you C( i»b- cjifipci*. J-ti* •’ fe? 1 * this rulihVly tomorrowf") con- “Nay, I havf doho tm ugiu” was the at/ll o'elock a. in. Sub Secretaries will please icrid 1 ri tlreir guarr«wlv <^,gM.ttiaaj.Loii r _..fli) l - LLi 1 )ii an I immediately. \V. S. Bambkko, Secretary B. C. A. tlie State to which you are entitled* eo-oner- atroll is the plan by which your power must, lie tirouglit into acliois and iii HiN work I trust you will receive en couragement from a!) classes of citizens. Keitt'a C’oncUlsion. >Ve lake tlie following from Col. Keitt’saddress to the Sumter County j . To l oin Silver.- Alliance: 1 ItonltHin, Tex., Se.[)t. 2i.— It has * The large hanks of our money centres ! leaked nut here that a syndicate in- are the agents of these Engl'ish cap- j clodh.g nnuiy proniinent .nen of Tex- , " , , .. as, Colorai o, sroenmn, Kansas is\beuig itallsts. And these banks want the ' > \ n bonds of out government to presen c the control of our circulation. Tlie last bond that forms the basis of that sys tem matures in ISHH, and without an terior legislation, the-system will dis appear by operation-of-' law. The gov ernment has the ability to meet its ob ligations at maturity, if there should secretly formed to buy silver nud \ ha\.e it coined into dollars of a hexagon shaiie, of tlie same weight ami llnisli as the standard silver dollar. As inuch a- 11,1)00,000 per montii is to be coined. 11 is proposed to increase this amount provided they can get tlie Legislatures of tliese States to declare such coin a legal tender. - , It is claimed that each Suite can con- iiwny among the spurs of tlie Montagues d'Alices, and.liia heart sickened at tho proapeetr — : — ■ Meanwhile Hie little hooded Carriage j bad lumbered up the hill between tlie I two gaunt but stately churches, past tlie gray old convent, with its rows of nar- i row, secretive looking windows, then | swinging round tho corner beneath an- I cient projecting gables ij.ch withCarv- ! irgs, which were a marvel of rude, l>y- ; gone art. and rattling over the atones ; pnlKd up in front of the low, white inn, I where the Widow Royer stixsl tit Hie I open door to welcome new arrivals. The coinpaTiTTTFi bwiriTg hiiiiHelf dowtr-wiHv-r dU.-nvtTV. luiillx^ ji made! grateful thanks uncT disSpjieareil in a Hardly waiting to, hear. tlief detuila rocky gorge. 1 which were povrefl in up< 11 Jiim from ,,, ,, ’ every montii, Pen* .l.u quemurd vnultod CHAPTER II. I ov<*r tho i>aljrg Hint dixhtlod his orchard Tbo Hne of the Arn cr. are glowing pur- J f rom t | M . r (,a> and' liastencd to the place Wand goidcTr tmtl blue under Hu; Rot x ^ifti H10 ever tiuckcniHtf ciov. iL Tiro afternoort sunshine ef - July. Hie flood 1 gendarmes w. ro already in pos's'ssioii, of radiance had washcil away till the gloomof the winter even from the frown- • ,!' • •• r. -Take the money.’ 1 AM this time he had held his primitive pur e' fa-t iti his right hand. Now ho ponre 1 qut tin' gold coins into hia left and flung Hseui on Hio ledgo in frt/nt of' 'tUp confcssioual with suck force Hi»t •evexal jiGvea bounded off and rolled upon Hio lluor. Tbo thought darted intd Annaud’s mind n« be fUisiped to gntber them up how Judas cast down tlie ph*cee of nionry iti Hio temple.. He was not stooping more' than a moment, but when be raised his head hia strange penitent Wiisipm rose —rTht—ctmrr li-was very ilark. Only tlrt liaTi'-in .; lamps l/'foin the altar cant hero ing granitu towers and turned the inky into delicate, shades of 1 Ktitutanally declare such coin a legal lie no furthar discrimination against 1 temicr anil tliat, no uidividual or cor- silver for Hie puldic det»t, is payable in ( poraLion is mohibited from eoining as coin. ’ But it is the interest of theeapl- ! »*«'«»• fver into sundard d. , , .111 i llit-v ivuh provided the shape. !4H M t that the governnieut should be 1 • rendered unable to meet its, ob jtions aniAie eomiielled to issue more . r ds. Bonle pretext must be olFAfejl to ji ^ an issue, and the tiglit lias been n t p good woman would fain have ushered M. ie Rcctcur into tho cold and dignifioil se- | elusion of the dining room, lint hemucli I preferreil to warm Iris chilled hands at tho hospitable kitchen fire, while she and ; , her white coifed han<Trtjaidens bustbsT”*’^* 011 ^ f,r , > I iy.nri;;<1eed, it had failed, for about preparing a busty repast, for an- 1 w us - * lft Pl'5”> as discipline, it had sue weather stains amethyst. - Tlie lank, spate form of Pere Jacqno- Inard in iris black cassock looked rather like one of tlie rooks which from HmoJ^ time alighted and stalked aliout among the flowers. * ~Thr- snnmier h-.4 got into -Armand'a lieart ami showed itsejf in tlio alert Springing step with which he strode across tlie b.ills. If Iris removal from BaigticHllolind Ihssi intended as retribu- irs a* of sucii coitmare not the emu* coin- issued by the I'nited States (fovern incut. They further point to the fact that, citizens of (J lifornia i-sin-d Hie hexagon 5n dollar piece during the gold llbdj of the '50*, of the .-amc w eight and against tlie dishonest silver dollar, a.. *1. of live gold eagle* is.'iicd hy Hie the puruhasing clause, of the Sherman Government, and no one d!s;>uu*d their Act is held responsible for flic out-flow j rights to do so, The question Is, should of gold and all our depression. They do not tell u* that this conspiracy was hatched up ns usual In England. .Thai this scheme ihateiialize, will checkmate it? Coii-r j*.s “See that no day passes in which you do iiot'inakc ymiisclf a somew hat imt- ter -‘rest 11 re; and, in or iter to doHi.it, Iind out first w hat you are now . Do ,iot other carriage,was already being mado ready to convey tho traveler to his ulti mate destination licforo early niglit .sbould fall. . ^ ^ Another wayfarer was in posoessionof tlio chimney cofiier—a yojmg sailor, drinking a glnas of cider, who had i:i- ready trainjicd some distance according to tlie testimony of his muddy shoes. He moved civilly away ut the approach of the newcomer, but the priest bade him remain; there was plenty of room for both on the broad oaken settle. He llk(*d tlie look of, tlio bid's oi>en countenance, and iinks d tliero is rijtnetbing wonder fully taking about a Breton sailor in his holiday garb. Thawed by the warmth of the fire, and perhaps cheered a little by the look of tho bright face opposite, Axtnand was 4 Kuskiu s Advice lo (iiils some of their securities were sent over here to drain the gold out of this coun try for the purpose omilsing a clamor against silver. Pet haps Hioj not ai 1 d j H-rim nnd cold arid enter iul tiiink the lack of con tide lice the) a j , 1 , ( r K , | . , l|ul wr 'j tf . (! >n \n 'as minute a dc-| tirffi"^ririr-hlo wbuhlTrijfhten xoms deposiuus, cause I'^HpGon a withdrawal of the dpjvoslts and force | ih u if usual measures to ' ^“d and tho curious throng had to content theirHH'lves with what they could see through the high, narrow window. A kind farmer’s wife was trying to lead away little Georgette, tlie murdered woman’s granddaughter, tlio only crea ture who had Issii in Hie boure with her. imt the diihl, rick* withleiror and bewildered wtllr fhe questiotis of the gendarmes, refused to stir, and strug- •;hsi . Ibe l.iiid lemds ♦imt tiu*4 to hold her, At sight of M. ie Recteur, she wn ncla <1 le 1, < ifmway and flew to him, hiding her fuc - u in hi., skirts. He picked her up in Us yrms, and prer- nntly, fending herself safe and sheltered in thkt cniiiietiee, she whispered in Ids fnir the iitliwaho oouid tull it the events df tlsi niglit. HJie had lioen put to bed early as usual in the oak press bed in the wall with the doors drawn close, and in tly middle of the night she hmPwaked 111 a fright, hear ing a loud hourse^seVcam and a heavy Sound like ji fall, then a f 'Tt of a gur gling noise, and then the door bunged, and ail wus still.. Slie had lss-n tisi frightenfsi to call out fit' first, and then she thought that pethniw she hud hud tiro nightmare, nnd thrit gramlinotlier would lie angry if slu Moreamcil, and so lay tivmhling till she slept again. Ln the morning sb'« nwokc suddenly; she thouglit she heard the' door rlani again, but was not sure, and grandmotlier hud never come to issl,- end it ws-mevl r.ll strange and driuidful. And tlnm i>eopl< T.. r i i rv IB .Sir' gbont to shu! e off the nmnbnecs of fa- iuto conversa- in__tlio latter them to exercise , . •treiigtlten their reserves And per- | K elabd When thy Us body. I hap* they were not Riigttsh securities depret inted so that Knglknd repurchased tliem and the gold sent over iu payment lias id ay lied here before the repeal of Hie Slier mail Act. But Hie banks of this c. ".iiitry still hoard their money to loicv tin* rcqieal. No betterargimicat can be a Tducwl to show that the, Alliance i* right wlion it d ^niaiids that our paper i -sue shall be independent of Che "banks. Tho arrogance of these insli waicli iiaye so long used the nieju credit and dominated should reeeilre piompr and decisive | 440atmeat at the liands of the people There can be. no doutit that tire un conditional repeal of tluv Shevinan Act will operate adversely to the interests of the ifijasscM of our people, it will further contract tlie curreiicy and 1 self -fairly j as low i mind in the fare, in mind as well do iml doubt hut that -the ess plea-ant thing to look s'. 1 purish- ioiiers.” said- Widow Royer, placing n large dish of eggs on the tabic and dr iW- ing up a chair. ‘ Ho has been away-n year at Bh'st on service, and he lias jpst Ilian the face, aiidThr that very reason* it, needs iiior.> looking alt soalwayshavc t-wo mirrors mi \ our toilet table, and see ' come back on leave to see 1 is old 1:10th- tlmt with proper rare you dress lieVlv ! <?r. A very deci nt woman is Mother and mi ml in fore them daily. W rite j Ncdrioc, ami has liml a deal of trouble. j Her sons' were a wild drinking lot, al) I lint Ilervc there. ITo is tho youngest, and a very good rort of boy; She is a down-then frankly wliat you are, or iii least what vofi tbink yonr-elf. not dwelling lipon those inevitable faults which arc of lilile. consequence, and ecotled Hid one tiring intpossililc to Aruiand was stagnation. Ilis busy brain was as full of schemes for flic lienefit of Iris flock as it imd ever‘been, and it was iu pursuit of one of tbeso that li<* was marching across the hills loday. Ilis ehuirijj was large, but it was sitmited at one corner of tlie widely scatterel parish, nnd lie hud set Iris fcoart on the restoration of 1111 ancient ruined (fliapel nt the farther end. He would--have found no diflic wily in c^hs-ting mtim than the sum he needed ainong iris former jxirlsliioners, but he wanted to teach ins people to help them selves, so he utilized Hie little gifts that their thriftiness (wo will not call it par simony) would Ix-stow, and from those who had 110 money to give he got a day's labor or a loud of stones, worth far more came, and thord-wns js-<>r grandmottier to him as prnbf v,f his hold on their love* tisj* floor all Vdokl- ; *— ', iliananyumnlx-r of franca from the onP njg was .ill f,1io cbnld tell, and Ar- sWe wwrKL—. \ luand questioned it out of her liy d«> atcil it to Hie ofiidiuL wlw> , Some otu asked whet'e r_ iad 1>e«*n cmiiniittisl. Had tlie -obi Bonl anything to lo;r? Then Arniand -told whnt "lie, had rts ri of tin? little board of coins.t-ounted Into the ulff sticking. Search was made and re- vcalo'd’tluit a drawt t in the Bureau had Is* 11 wrenVhed ojieu and was imply. This beemtd to supply what liSd r to been limking in the evidence, a jo: si- ble mojive fur the erfmeV ‘‘This makes it look blacker still for ! "on, my rATTtrn. yfi^-Ktrow » am ism* rUNTi'* from Ids InieoB. ‘ You cita h K-lt tin doors and go. 1 have my key of the sm i kdy. Lock Hint dorr also as yen go out. I do not wish to li* 1 disturbed.” The man ea-tniied.-down Hm nisle to tlxi -weYt djor, but it v/ns locked. Tl:e tnao' might bo 1 nr Ling in theroath porch. hidjeiV iti the htidow of tho deep inter- sectNig arches: but no. that door, too, wi.s j fast. Me retraced his stejx* and lobkisl . ‘ Tnfo tT;- Yin ri tv. Na onn wmi there. - He tried tho handle, fancy ing he might have been mistakefi>iu thinking hd j heard Hie key turn i:i the lock, but it, would not-yield. Could the stranger ' have Been hidden in the church from tho tinio of ovenir'g service? Ho took » hinfi-ril ir.iin a slielf, liglvted it and ex- » pi ored ( Very corner. .\'.l in vain. How ever lie hud nceouiplislusl it, tho man liad mado good hi* escdiie. Arniaud thon looked ut tho money in hi. haTrl. J-ere wm* 17 goldpiecea, 18 were ttfonde-mV pt-l- the -ftcTenteMitli \, ..n r.n ( ! 1 Sjiairish donbloou. Having c.oupt, 1 Hiem carefully, he put them In*. 1 a mnrill iron Ifox, at j.resent empty, whifh he tired for keeping alms for spe cial purposes, and locked tho box safely olioyed, munimring tTxTiTrwf'nl-tlmt M. fTi.v7i;'l»m-! l t;ini;t t uplrimd la tho-waU> wtiUM) are <»! UlUo oonsrniK'mi* hini * . . \ ^ % . which the action ot a i lgiu life will Grange woman in her ways apd keeps -hike or smooth away, hut th it yon may ! h.-rsrif toherself. Nobody seems to know deier'inine to the best of your intelii- * '" i ’ . 'A-H^ncirwhat you-ace good for and ejin be govern- j (jjrijf sbould be tike daisies C’ongre.*.* , —nice and vv.itIijui edgo ol'Ycd it 1111.1 en- ist* to lYx large the power < f the capitali the price of ottr eoktoii and otlie.i proti- ucts. IVe cannot again have a pros perous country until we obtain tiettor prices for our, products. And better cannot be secure l until a larger volume, of currency is thrown into tu> t i vc c 1 re i< I at ion. BlfiJnsl tev e Hiat this country' should have f.'id per capita. France lias fei and all business is satisfactory. Wr insist. Hi at free and yon look elost—m iking the” groniul hright, wherever they are knowing sim ply and quietly thai they do it. nnd-are -ineaet to-ffir i’.and li^-it It vvoiiLd be wrong if tli.-y ilidn'i do it.” \ - Plan K»r a ( milit y. A hunilrrd years of life and useful ness are well vvortii hvingy/or, and H i to disi-oui aged women of lorty or fifty yea:s, who fc»d 11s thoiigli they had about run their race, can well take, heart and go on with renewed hope* and sis- pir.ilious, in view of (he nuniherof their sex wiio reach tie- vi.:ury nn-irk. U Bli- in Uje past lew i!.i\ - *\vo have read ol- t'.nir Ayomen n te) w .e(ei see ninetyx 1 nine ag-.iii. r~- Mrs. (jyniiliT.l-^iuiUi, of Gn-er.ville, WeMchesf r c*»iiiit.v, N . Y., Icu- In ce.lrbisting the hniidredih aniTTver*. i of lier ihiiIi Mrs. lynith lias woiubo- fnl commHfnd ri!' all }n r faeuliio unlimited coinage-or' silver and . B«ld j. fl| , (N> „„ nj0l< i- <yr J„ ,• faculth s.•'?)!.. will not, supidy liio money necessary to Jj-eads ami keeps infortiied on Hie lend- trnnsact the business of tiiis country I nig topics ol Uni (lay.- lier hivu.I and ivc'deuiand that the givvoriiirimit ! bright atul active. She pn-b rs .0 liv. much about her,-though ulu' has lived ih riougaUic all lier life. '“Folks do say eho isn’t-n 1 poor as (die makes out, but slie lives in a miserable lit of a place" right away beyond the great croc* as you go np to the mined chapel. It is just where the path turns down Hie gorge to Hie place they call tho Devil's enhlron. „ But monsieur hu-s. not seen that yet. It is quite a show ] There's many' comes in the rummer just to look af it. llerve nsed to mako a jiKi-.l bit of money J>efore he went to sea . 1 taking visitors round, forit is a curious placd wiritU seeing, they say, for them 1 that he* got a steady head, but danger- ; ous Wr strangers. V,’ill monsiriir pleaSe i to eonie to the table? The carriage will Ih 1 round in h ss Hi an half an hour.’’- Another little r e..hackle liooth d cab riolet was produced prevniK. u ith an other gaunt and boiiy horse, ami l>y way en i.of variety a hunchback’-<! driver who r.\' i could ii(>t syveakH word (if French.- By and hy. Arnmnd’s ear, W'Mrv of the come ro fe.r out of his ‘way to ask for >, contribution of a few sous from Mother' i-Nedelec, wlio hud tin* reputation of Be- I ing close fisted, and from In'r own r.c- Count bad dcm ly enough to' 1 keep Ixkty 1 and .eoul togvtlKT. Her little cottage siocxl by it* if nt some distance fro,ii Hu . highroad nt the- ojiening of n wild ropky^ ] gorge. Just beyond it the path forked, one way h ading hy a short cnttojCar- haix, the other winding down to an cx-^ traordiuary snot where one might fancy | a company of f;i:ftit cliihlreu h,'i<l been ’ playing at hoiwc* with the nionstrousN lx)widen, ns humcn clrildreri build witji/ jicbblis. Legend*<>f saint and devil ascribed a miraculous origin and h ut 0 deujvr in terest to the place. Far auit, Liy out of tlie beaten track, travelers occasionailv b* Recteur would kill himself with iris fasts and vigils. Ho hxkfd the great west doors first, then Hie south porch. 1 The little ckr.’aei 1 door was fast almady. 1 Then ht> wysit o*il by the sacristy, tlie | outer'leer clanged belrind liimi, nnd tlie kev turned witii a click. Now~Arm;u,d felt himself r.lono. He ] returned to th • shrinri of St. Gomilin I and threw himself on hi.- kiK*’:* upon the j stouth. It was no penJinal sortow tlast wtIghed himdoWM, butsynijxitiiyfertile -j best loved of Ilis fhx.'k in this cruel tribn-'| iutlon, nnd horror also flint a ghastly j crime had lieen r,onin>in<.'d bore in lik, very jonsk, a ml tluit li” could do noth ing tO'uvrt the liunlshnent that wa., about to fall upon nn iunoctlit Is ad He went oyer Ms lact interview With Herve in tlur i risori. Tim jxxir lad li nl knelt nt ■li‘.» ffs-t, nud with the catftlor and simplicity of a child had made con- fc.*Hi('uF-t)f l:it< till a, of u drunken brawl ..tlb’-i.’t Ms ntrfh^'t mfins, of .ih •many tempt hideous And when Hie priest I .. 1 -dc-olve-l and b:k **sl him {in 17a<l bg -Jd rif , 1; flood 0/ tears, and r’ lzi.'g !he kind hands cubbed • out: ‘‘Ob, my f tthei, yon know 1 am in ■’bm-eufir< Y.ivT'yon skve me? It tee: tin) terrible to dir did I This done, he tnilocked Hie sncrUty door und let i:l:utelf ont, fuatetilngr it aguifit behind Min. • , It waa a wild find blustering night, but the rough ’wind Wiis (n'ltefni to iris feverish McYl. Ho \v;i8 agitated and js rplexed, and for liouxs lid paced up and down vA * di;'tmc(ed as to whatcouli li •'■ •!.-•. It wrri an ogriniz- tng si tun t ion; t-o bn.w tho truth and to l>o utterly i *<4 less to net.; to have n r'.ew, and to Jc« 1 that in following it ho would bo committ ing a mortal sin, was torture umUtcraT le. ciiAi-rEit v. Dawn came nt lost, and Arniand threw himself an his Vs*l to rest his limbs for ; n hou^ or so. though with little liopo vii tdeep. W^pfRd out ns ho was, rimn- ber fell oti L'-o' cuddenly, nnd he found himself wnikijig uenr the scene of the' murder, but away from the cottage, sfip m i.N pjftgh and mnlv cd life. ItVus not pcscifilk Ihot ’ caldn;u. It was very dark, and he jni is crime lurked behrud 1 1'alone. H wished to turn back, buteould * not. Hi’k- j.r (lumbering over the (Treat bowlders, trying to get away, and all the time feeling himself drawn nearer and nearer to the .ham. The struggle—wr* so gr<»i>t tliat h^ rvl-, on me 1 awithfmfdmrriKimtM ?io!.o, to fl«d^|iimi?elf clutching the' vc juv piH*r i kaIcu, f whio *’••» woeden bethttend ta an tho young fellow,” uu-l tlie though I was son as 1 u.i d taken .mvny Hot always such 11 good - , t have I * l*!lr--'Ti.eV liaVl ■ lay in’ ncy. "TJmy say I ; it. v.-’ieu-I \v:ij bringing it man who bad been taking notes.. "Who iTse could hayo known 01 su.-qK-cti'd the esistntce ' roblicd her «.f of tlie m >my ?" .httTip*r. M .hep* tii-.-y-v.v ••Where J. : be?” nsked the priest.-“Can some of it to give you to ivy a mats fof I : peak <0 Jiiui:*' * JhirsovH. ’ This, ko>vev«-r.,could not bo.js rniitted | “Deu t (r<:v.U*.* ulKcrt tin* 1 <,:i y, U)y, Tlin i-< inli.rmcs d«s laicd they liadmami- ! th 1 imi:'-*-* ritnii h ud*: ' , 1. The ward rh si’Mi'vcjV'h thorltv to ullow any one ik-c' -s t*, their prisoner. A left the diligence nttls’nearest point 01 y tva nt.d into disused pig-dy had v temp >rniy j.id w; be ' viUl ; w«. and w, siipplcmeut the metallic money paper issued direct to the perqde imtghroTigli tlierniedinm of bank*. aH ciasses of our citizens are profoundly interested iu an increase of money. Low prices for Idrm prouucU allocU the merchant as well as the farmer, hi M72 Critton sold for 20 cents per pound. The fanner paid cash to the merchant and the merchant used tlie cash iu hY businesi. The price of cotton gradually declined ULtil some of tlie tanners had to ask for credit, the next year the de- iuaimI became greater and continued as cotton deoiiucd, uotil the mercluints generally wore forced to k’ne banks for money toporohasc their goods,Cotton still decliued until a'l over the country we And honest and industrious farmers who oaivnot. obtain credit. Tlve nu*r- ' nloiic,doing hero'wii cooking work. >li*. Anise Shan inpliotoiious hoof licats oil Hie hard road, . caught anotlior aomnl, Mithigris a lurk’s- 'i song; ft merry tunc such na Hie men and amf house .} women “dnuco to at the county fairs, Roberts, of wliWled clear and loud hy a traveler av along. 1’atseks,,1 lb, celeliratcd tier 10Jd bii sb- he phnldcd along. ■ ay A tig. ligand tin; bids Idit to live]’ S>oiy the carriage overtook the way- laiiy years vet. Mr* Sarah Van'Nos- ’farrir.'uiid t’no prient. leaning forward. aiior apd per ceived, too, that, in bpitc of life cheery natural heritage of woman, with physical culture, hygienic living, ciuint does not doubtMts honesty or tta* I’cfoTTir'dresK-aririoiH-doo^xeiadsiq tlw'. .. Industry, but knowing that Hie cotton he«u<n raise will not pay fos tiie advan- tres asked ho cefn^es to extend' the credit as a matter‘of business, and ho- slioutd not 1m blamed- tor it.] The in ability of the farmer to phf loses Che tho mofchaiiit acustouier. We wish to restore the country to a cash basis-. We hav# made our demands to uccoiuplish it uid it U-thc duty of the incrclUKits to assist usin it,Thrir interest cb round# it, The .firm.irt are thl- natti.:»] allioi OT the ^erchaute. Yet it -is. true U.at Uio d m trand, ol Mill-tone, N. .1., welcomed Ik - pi rivoguizt*1 Hio voun numerous visitors on her lh»th birtlnWV ot long ag'd. Save for a s-liglry- if- af- ncss, Mrs. Van Noslraod’s f:pstinTP*s arc uTiimpaired. It is said Hut slie fins never followed any parth’ul.ir piitieiple *d' diet or die*.*, but sho abmiiUiateivcor- sc|s. She has irtVci- worn lliini, and say* that plenty oi wonien Would live to her agt if they would leave corsets alnm*. Lastly, vve are told of a Bohe mian woman at liolding s Ford, ?dimi:, wlio 1 ’liy the record ol^JVcr haptisnia cards, is 105 years ot ag<’. him is^vveil nud strong, nnd lately has been assist ing in greobiug K!id clearing a piece of timber laud, handhng the hoc with con siderable vigor."- , Lohg life, hyilth and v T g««r are the heritage of woman, and what girls of to-dtijrahould plan for seventy- five years of good work after limy leave college. . FtORKNCK M.’ ApKIXSOX. Socretsi y Hollowhiy bin written-to say to ail persons intending to become ex hibitors at the approaching State Fair that the entries will positively close on the ilftth of October, Np entries will bo received after tluit d ite Her son* wash ing blank entry sheets and premium ii*rs «an obtain them, by applying to tbo high mad and. came to peer awe struck Into its mysteriqUa deptlts. Ere long he n aciicd tlio obl.woman's politary dwelling «mt rap]s*I,. There was 110 answer, and after a rejsuted surinnoMS he went to the little window, which, though rather liigh up in Hie wall, iris, tall stature, could coinmnncl, and jx-eivd in. lie knew Mother Nedelec was "deaf, and Ite-was unwilling to as- sunie that )i« liad had his long, hot tramp in vain till ho had made certain tint the cottage was empty. ' At first, duzr.li 1 with tho sunshine, he could make but nothing, but presently lie perceived Hie stiff wing's of her white cap V>eiiding over something iu-thc cor ner liy*th6 Black oak bureau. As liis eye got used to the obscurity, he raw what was in her hand, a long stocking of gray blue wool', and into it slie was counting money, lie could hear the drink of the jiioccs as they fell and could see the gleam of gold. I">» :ifti r"all rumor hod not been ! so far wrong! lie v.’ouM not stnr.tle her nor betray tliat in* had seen lier occupation by nip ping on the window, blit returned to the dfior, to vvhicli a r<*i»erdrd and iiercmi>- tory suiunnms brought her after a brief delay. 'Mother N> Mlec was a pale old woman withliandaomc aquiline featuresL .her gray cytz were cold end hard, and her thin lipjied mouth shut tight. Blit* listenod civilly to tin* priest's explanation of Iris errand, but gave a cold resjioiise. Slie was a very poor old-woman, slie*; pqssiliility of a crime so liideous. mid. with hardly enough to put bread into her mouth. Slite wondi red M. Ic Recteur should tujcg the trouble to come conveyance wus Ix’liTg'IVtciicd It) <'.rtv • the accused to Ha* town, end therein- was sitting in dose custody. \\’hu‘ h had to say for Mm ;!f could only M- gh aued fr.iui tho p*’op!e who were Ils re when h" was taken. Hy’ljte-owipstoiy lie had got tin unex pected furlough and had com f Brest ns far us {jurhaux hy diligenc theivce had st t out to walk, 'out thy | night was foggy Ini had"staid at a little*] tavern aliout a mile from his mother's , cottage. Arniand .shrewdly suspected that the attractions of vermuth IiaSTb firoved t-H> strong for hi-: nut very FtT’ndy head. With the earliest dawn he had started, slipping nut unfortunately with out rousing any one, having paid iris reckoning <»-ver night.' To his iistonhh- ment ke found the cottage door ajar/ mvl stepping in he had almost falh 11 over the prostrate body of his mother Ho had not even tliought to look for Hue cliild who was sleeping Behind tkech. < d doors, but riisliitig out, nearly mud with terror, had met two peasants netting off to Ha ir field work, who,-taking liia in coherent consternation amd bltKxl steiiicd liands for ev’dcnco of guilt, hastened to rouse tlie. village aud^Hniumon the gen darmes. , - To Arniand nothing but the testimony wt eyewitnesses would have s-cine 1 eyi- coi'ri<.o! tie s' th ne:’.e to tic* 1 >y wnruv .* >r eiutsii 1 . ' • iuterv i" break the:-.- {.1 1:1 t!)*' intimatin'' tliat it wot M- hi r.) rib of tin e .-.•is r hiJp, 1. h”I ■ Ih ifitinbe pet+tr-tt l! 1 i.lld } f V Ut .nutid’s l.i itt to leave *ii < Celt, riitin;' 0:1 th" ; v 1 ■ d Au'il BOW. tiie ping 1 V, and ♦!:' r<- wJs 1 He flung liisvvb.de s.Mll b- Uim uvery rom. r nil sound thet might bc tiuHl; ly time, lie wus .*■ 1 -st in prayer He t the i of a heayy footv.ep ,, i-anciiig up the aisle did not ut liretma j ris • him. It rqiisyd .hiul from his abstraction, how-' • over, and he rose Li confront .1 rough looking uian iu Baflcr’s dress,, with a pale face and h tangled x' d beard, In ’ Ms hand bo carriwf a long stockiug of t blue gray wool knotic’d to reive ii.* a purse. ■ 1 — "Vv hat do you want with me to late?" , asked Do Jacquomur 1. who <B 1 not r r c- oguizt* iris vp-itor. imt thougiit li • must fanvo brought n sistivurins to lonn death* bid or l.nnrl d baptism. *1 would cmf *•.-., firth r.” was the nn- nwcT lit ii c ■; • “I do n.'t usuiliy h> ur cqnfi’ssioaaat this Bout. Yvo hd.-nr * '. ho morning do as wil? Como o.,riy, before muss. m>4— I will l»< ai •‘No, the mornirig would net do as w< !1 for UK*. Wilt you hear in” or no?" Struck with the strangeness of the ae nfeed grip. Ruch sleep waa trono than waL'.uge Ho resumed hia walk and until fur < u into the morning paced tip and down tho imrrow room trying to galm Iris agitated thought*. Hia flaunting fcgr wax lent the confesaion b.»d been almost involuntan , wrung by . fitn vs of reinorab from a tortured txml, and that 1 '.rkndy the guilty man hod fled. in the course of Hia day a message •came requesting the priest to visit au old bedridden purisiikmeri D»ic Oosn by uaiiie, living i:i a lonely part of tho hill* not far from the cottage of Mother Ncxlo- lec. Ilia miniatratiotia over, Armand wua about to huive the room when tho old man b**c! ned him back myaterioua- ; ly cud - signed to him to stoop down big ear t i Ids Iii*. . " - - — • H tvo you heard anything of my son down iu H.” village, my father?" ho):*ked in a faint whiter, though there waa not o’io within hearing. •\.mr sorN I don't think I know him. I did, tuity v on know* yon liad a son/* nn- 1 bVvcrlM De Jaequemard. j -‘•Well, I hivu not sren him theso fivtf years.” said Hie old man, ‘‘iind it fa nod that I want hhn. I would sooner that ho kept away, lie has l»een a bad son, and the troth is ! am afraid of him. But they say lie has boon «mr near lu-nv and l can’t rest till I know. The last I heard of him he Igul gone on u voyage 1o China, but ho would 1>e back by this time. Ho mqst know that it’s no use coming here' f >r wvlurt I <xin giro him. but if he come* terrifying me os lio did last tiiuo it will te* the death of me.” ' •‘What nukes you fancy ho has ro* (l the pr my da IlMUlfl locked tone, Armand •hso, and tin,’ n.’coTIected the Wonder flashed aero hi.> mind 1; deuce worth considering. Ifi rVe’s (ipen, boyish face and clear, eycacamo heforq bav:. gi . Jc'Mi. wnyu Jiim.with irrefutable witness <,St tho im-. n TYa enochn rrqnis :hr s-.vivtsry, Toomas \Y .ilclieway, 1 known tongue I’i’ciiia: in, fi. C. so far for what slie could give. Why tjot ask M. Michelet? Ho could afford , to build tbo chapel mil himself and not feel it. ^ ~ . \ ^n.innd, InrilHg^r ,,t Iter white face and Man wruikled neck, could liuve ludie^ciT H»e»c profesriousof poverty but for whnt ho had seen through the w indow. He thr rntKPT. r.r.^iNTi FoHW'.vnn, Rfccoo- .was too inneh of a gentleman to refer tq NIZko THK: YrtCNO SAltzift. , t hi s . i u f act , ),e felt ns though he liad Whistle, he waa walking gingerly as if lieen playing hie spy, and the feeling he-were footsore and chaf<M by his heavy seemed to cripple iris eloquence. He shoes. With 11 hasty gesture ho cheeked tried, however, to explain to tlie old* the driver and bade the hid mount be- woman that the value lay in the gras] ride him. The lihnchtfu’k growtefb hjtf’‘'trill of the giver, and that iier-little gift if be made any'o.hjcctknx it wn# lb*t oi would be.quite as precious as M. Micht*- Kis auditiirT being couched in an un- let’s if it wii# in proportion to her means. ‘ to depari presently with •Baus-in his pocket. - vv Hi* ftl!< w could But l:e could not St, however Inoppor tunely made, .0 bo < iiU rcd Hie confes sional and proceeded to put tlio tnaiul questhriis. TJik ja niu ut put.tiie»<* urido miaii^wen* l and proceeded to t* II hi#, story in Iris way. As he liuteiicd the pricatfTcit Iris heart stand rntU-:; cold shudd r ran oyer liiiir; his hair bristled nj>*«y liis bead. Was .this Hie answer to his prayers? bly in and giie. and tlie boy sprang nim- j But he waaglad to J curled himself up on the'‘ a contribution of 2 ■t ■• . - Presently Hu re was a movement among tlio ctowdr and the little emt that was to take tM prisoner away wiia liuurd-lumbering over tlie narrow, stony road. It was awl: ..urd to turn just . here, and the bj-eciators wire forc.-l to scramble np the haij: out of the way, ; There re-eined cp.ite a litflc luiie.of them ~To passTHyMlfilt rlten Ihe -Hcrared wan Tha-Uu;ii stated Ihat-.^e was a saib r ' led out, pule,wide eyed, with tlie ] gaze of a terrified clrild, between two ipcn in uniform. The appealing look : he cast at the priest as lie caught sight of him warlikeIjttle Qeurgette's when ishe.l had been., coming home on foot across had rushed toS hide her face in tliose the mountains after a lon?^ vdyagi*. friendly arms. Tlie utter helplcssnen' peuniJeas, having squandered all < his and trust in it Went straight to Anuaiid’s money at.Brest; bow, as ho passed the heart. He presrexl forward. The gen- cottage, at the bead of tlio gorge, tho darute* hurried their prisoner into tho thought had come tv>Jiint how lonesome Cart and whipped up the horive. ‘ “God At whs, iiow **ii«y rt would i>« to ov#r- help you, my boyl ' I wfll do aOf l con ‘Why, as uiy daughter-in-law was coming heme from vcupcr* litst night a uian brushed paid lier *o chaw mm quite to *t;irt!'' her, cud shu declares it wa* Jean "BaptftUr. - ——(c— “1. have not heard any one mention,' any 4 trnngi r in tho village,” returned Do J&oqueniard, with au uneasy recol- l«*ctiun of liis iieuitent last night. "Who* was you:’ son like?" . * “He was a big fellow, a fine made mafr with 11 red heard, nnd he had a bit of a sear ut H;e ride of his eyebrow. Maria says she saw the scar quite plain in the, moonlight, und that wus what mode hef ho certain.——( There was no dpubt about it then.. that-he belonged to Ploiigalko nud had ffe hud hi 1 ofcir bliseiVed th«TKarWrtMf known •SJother NedeMo and her hoard- lauiplight fell on tlio kneeling figure, ing w ays of old. Tiicn jio went tni to ro- His penitent wns Goan’s bob. “What’ late in a hoarse, raiihTw'hisjier Iiow lie* do you wish,” he asked coU8tn»ii»elfty, 4 ■‘‘if I sliould meet tbs man you demttM’f “1 don't kuow ftimt 1 wish onyt said tiie old father, “but out of the oouuiry again, easy at .atghiB.'foi^shinkiiig of him." Onvtt^ad swim felt urn* tim poor 1 com»- tM: old w..man's feejile resistance 1 aud p.'ys'-ss himself of her saving*; hbvv map hi* wsrtM.wri out. Armand waa