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folget tho tioiVo your own htilirt hulda
i liy casing others' pain;
Forgot your h?ngering for wealth
?Hy seeking others* gain;
Ana mako your lifo much nricierseeni
j By brightening tho years
For tears dry quicker tho eyes
^ That look for others' tears.
-Heartache fades quickest from tho
heart
That fools another's pain;
Tho greed for wealth dies sooner If
Wo seok another's gain;
Life's sands run lightly if wo hil
With kindness all tho years
And tears dry quicker lu tho eyes
That look for others' tears.
CHAPTER VII.
GAUDION OF JJIOL-AIH.
Thc Marquis dc Presles bad told
Laflour to carry Henriette to llel-Alr,
and wo will visit those gardens on the
sanio evening that thc beautiful or
phan was abducted.
The scene there was a brilliant one,
well illustrating thc pleasures ol' thc I
nobles of France about the beginning |
of tho present century.
A small garden had been made in
tho midst, ot a natural grove, which
was shut out from the curious gaze of
tho world by several small cottages or
chalots, decorated in the highest style
of art; and which served the Marquis
dc Presles as a retreat, whore, nee
from Int rusion, that profligate noble
man could enjoy the society ol' boon
companions, who, liko himself, lived
only for thc present and its pleasures.
On this particular evening thc gar-1
were illuminated, and a large
of so-called ladies and gentle
mon wore assembled to do full honor
to tho entertainments for which the
marquis was celebrated.
As wo attempt to pass wit hin the
enclosure, wo aro stopped by a numer
ous crowd of lackeys, who demand to
seo our card of admission, and failing
to produce such a passport, wo are told
wo are not allowed even near thc
gardens; while all efforts to Induce
any of them to present our cards to
tho master of this retreat are equally
unavailing, as they declare that their
orders aro most positive, and wc
must go quietly away or bc forced to
go. Thus jealously docs tho marquis |
guard his retreat from Importunate
creditor or unwelcome friend.
Inasmuch as we only visit Bel-Ab
bi fancy, wc can bid defiance to thc
marquis's orders, and enter without |
his permission.
Around the tables which are placed
in the garden, a number of ladies and
gentlemen are seated, drinking wine
while they discuss thc latest court
news, or the most interesting scandal.
"Well, what do you think of my re
treat from thc whirl and bustle of
Paris?" asked the marquis of his vis-a
vis, who was a dashing sort of beauty.
.'My clears Marquis," replied that
lady, "I am delighted, lt is a satis
faction to lind a gentleman who main
tains tho customs of his rank."
"And yet there aro fools who want
to change them!" exclaimed a young |
nobleman from the opposite table.
"You are right-loots -fools," an
swored Do ib eslcs, as he motioned to I
tlie servants for more wine.
"By the way,"jisked-the lady who|
had Inst spoken, "you hit vc heard the
news'?"
As no ono had heard anything part i
cularly new for the past two. hours,
she continued hy saying:
"They say that t hc new minister of
police is as hard as a stone, and cold as
a fish. Ile is going to put a stop to all
our amusements, and, marquis, this
may be the last, entertainment you
give at Bel-Air."
"Nonsense!" exclaimed tho host.
"I'd like to see the nil ulster of police
who would dare to Interfere with tho
pleasures of a I)" rench nobleman. Who
and what is he?"
"Ile is from Ton ra ins: is called the
Count de Llnieres, and is thc uncle of
thc Chevalier Maurice dc Vaudrey.
"Where is the chevalier?" suddenly
asked one ol' t(be ladies, its she was thus
reminded of one whom report had des
cribed as rather eccentric, and on whom
ie wished to excreisc her charms.
^rou,tproniise(l me 1 should see him,
Marquis;" pf*^,
"So I did, and I expect him as well
ns anothor guest. I warn you, ladies,
that she will be a rival to you all."
"Who is tho other guest?" was the
question which assailed him from all
quarters!
"A young lady," answered the mar
quis, as If enraptured at t he thought.
"Sweet sixteen, beautiful as a rose,
and Innocent as an angel."
"Where did you lind such a pearl?"
asked one of the ladies, banteringly
"In Normandy." y
This announcement was followed by
a general laugh
"Yes, I know these Normandy beau
tics with caps six feet high," laughed
one of thc ladies betraying In spile ol'
herself; a tinge of jealousy in her voice.
"In wooden shoes," added another of
thc fair ones, "and hair plaited down
? her back."
"Laugh away, ladles," said De lires-)
les, gayly. "You shall seo a Norman
beauty in a high cap, wooden shoes
ami all, and then sec how jealous you
will all become at sight of her."
At this moment a voice was heard
from the outside, and In the midst ol'
some confusion, a rather singular voice
was heard saying:
> "I tell you 1 must go in, and I will.
I must speak to your master."
On hearing this the marquis went
toward thc entrance, and demanded
of thc servants who t his was, who was
so Importunate.
"Picard." answered thc owner of
tho singular vo'cc "Picard, valet to
thc Chevalier do Vaudrey."
The marquis immediately gave or
ders that he bc admitted, and a sharp,
wiry-looking fellow, wearing the De
Vaudry livery, stood before thc gay
party.
"Most excellent Marquis, and most
beautiful ladles," said he, in ah af
fectionate tone, and with a low bow.
which was received with laughter, "I
am very sorry, but my master asks
you to excuse him."
"Excuse him?" echoed one of thc
ladies, "why he promised-"
"I did thc promising," answered
Picard, with another of his sweeping
bows. "Ile said he did not know
whether ho could come or not, but
thinking I could persuade him, I
promised for him."
"Then you took a great liberty,"
said Dc Presles, "and ho ought to pun
ish you for lt."
"Certainly he ought," answered Pic
ard, blandly; "I wish he would; but
alas! my master is not like other mas
ter at all."
Seeing looks of incredulity at this
statcmont, Picard continued, in ii
m0s,t solemn manner.
.' . "lt Is so, gentlemen. He spends his
nights lu pleasure, as a young noble
?'<.'mart should; but'his days -how do you
1^ erl
man snouiu; oin ins uays-now o
'suppose ho spends his days?"
"Sleeps, of course," said the
....(rt IM " "Aull lon ?Am.
mar
tell you
ilet, mys
1&$Ujfi in a positive tone.
"ucntlemon, allow me to
' : confidentially, said the vaieu, mys
teriously, us the gentlemen gathered
around him, fully expecting to hear of
f%.':80mo '(/reason. "Dc works! actually
works!1 He sits down and reads and
writes as though he were a lawyer's
clerk.?.' ? . ? . ?
"Bah!" exclaimed one. "You don't
? oxpect us tobcll?v? that?"
"Yes, and more too," answered Pic
ard, who enjoyed Immensely being
able to J m part, some information, to lils
superiors. . " Why/how do you'siippo.se
ho aots' to- tho common' ' people' who
\u\\t to sOe hlihV Iiis Oiii?ii?i?) tor in
st unco?"
''Why, if they ure Imyoitutiute, lui
beaus'thom, I suppose/'answered De
Prestos, wi Mi whom tills method of
settling his bills was a common occur
rence.
"Yes, he beats them," sneered Pic
ard; "he pays thom I Yes. gontlonien,
ho pays his tradespeople." And thc
valet surveyed the group, enjoying the
surprise ho had given them.
"Oh, the poor fellow is lost!" ex
claimed ono of tho party, who at thc
age of twenty bad spent a largo fortune
and was now living on his wits.
"Comnletely," allirmcdPicard, "and
all owing to the company keeps. He
won't bc guided by me."
"Perhaps bo ls light In that," an
swered De Preslcs "hut where is tho
attraction elsowhcro to-nlghtV"
"I! will toll you, gentlemen," said a
deep voice near tho entranco to the
gardens, and looking up, all saw thc
Chevalier do Vaudroy himself.
Ile was a noble-looklug man with
none of the fopperies andovident at
tempt at display which characterized
some of his companions, and a careful
observer would Instantly have Said
that he was, in mental en lowmcnts,
far above the average.
"What is all'this that Picard has
been telling us, that you were not com
ing?" asked De Presles, lu surprise .
ri did not expect to come, so sent
him with my regrets," answered the
cbovaller, as bc accepted a glass of
wino which was handed to him.
"And now ho brings thom himscll '
said Picard, lu a low volco, as ho lott
tile garden hastily, lest his master
should hear of the disclosures ho had
been making.
Tlie conversation became general,
and before long the orgy was at iUs
height, when a noise was heard at tho
entrance, and Lalleur appeared.
After whispering a few words to the
marquis, he received thc order:
"Let her be brought in hero."
Lalleur Immediately retired, and re
turned in a few minutes, followed by
four men who bore a sort of litter, on
which was thc inanimate form of
Henriette.
She lay like one dead; without mo
tion or color, and save for thc sound ol
st.crtoeous breathing, she was to all
appearances dead.
Into thc midst of some of the most
dissolute Parisian society, had thc
poor, innocent, unprotected girl been
brought; with no ono to aid her, and
oven those of her own .sex who were by
would enjoy her suffering rather than
dc- anything to save lier from thc fear
ful doom t hat was so near.
What a terrible change for the twe
orphans, who, scarcely twenty-four
hours previous, were light-hearted
maidens, setting out from their child
hood's home to visit the beautiful city
about which they bad heard so much.
Now, ono was iii thc power of low,
vile, wretches; and the other in thc
hands of those who called themselves
gentle people, but who had no more
mercy, in fact, not as much as thc
Krochards.
CHAl'TKK VIII.
SAVKU Klt?M O1S11ON0U.
Like a lily half broken from its stem
lay Henriette upon the litter, sur
rounded by the revelers who had gath
ered to see the Norman beauty.
Under thc influence of the drug
which had been administered, she re
unlined unconscious of the rude jesU
which were uttered, and thc coarse
laugh of triumph which greeted bei
arrival.
Only one of the gay party was with
out curiosity respecting lier appear
ance.
That one was tho Chevalier Maurice
dc Valid rey.
He passed by her as she was brought
in, and seeing what it was that laj
upon the.litter, contented himself bj
remarking:
"A young ghi! Tho sport has. beet
good.0
Theil resuming his seat he wai tte
listlessly until some disposition shook
bc made of thc game which had beer
so bravely captured.
"Ali, is this our threatened rival?''
asked one of the femalcs,after looking
not without a feeling of envy, at thc
pale features of the abducted ghi.
"Why, she has fainted," remarked
another, in a sarcastic voice.
"Sleeping, my dear," said tho first,
"it's much more becoming:",
At this lively sally of Wit,. ^'general
laugh went around thc company.
"I'll wager that her eyes are but
half closed. nr*A, Ji'mu sdvp .js laughing
io .\\ifsblf afc all the troublexvou are
Laking," said thc cynical Do Vaiiiibey,
tvh? had, years before, lost faith ln>
woman-kind.
And it ls little wonder that in that
lissolute age an honest, noble-minded
nan should have believed womanly
unity to he a fable of thc past.
" What do you think of my treas
ure?" asked Dc Prestos, who had been
floating lils sensual eyes upon thc
orin of the fair girl who was thus in
lis power.
"She has a very ordinary face," said
inc of thc ladies (?), who prided ber
eif upon lier beauty.
"An exceedingly common person, as
?ou can foll by her feet,"said another,
s she tried tb display her own dainty
oot, which she took thc greatest dc
Iglit in showing.
."Her arms and hands are like a
washerwoman's," was thc kindly rc
nark of a bold-looking blonde, who
iad exposed as much of her own arms
s possible.
"Chevalier, your opinion?" asked
lie bankrupt nobleman, who liked a
?it of sarcasm, and not being able to
ay lt himself, knew that it would bo
ure to come from tho eccentric De
/audrey.
"It's a lovely face; distinguished air.
/Ith the hands and feet of a duchess,"
eplied thc chevalier, without taking
he trouble to look at thc object of his
ritioism.
.'Hut you have not seen-" De Pres
es eagerly bogan to say.
"No," answered De 'Vaudroy, cool
y. "Hut-I have heard those young
lidies."
Thc young nobleman who had pro
oked this remark was delighted; but
he ladies who had thus freely given
heir opinions, favored him with a
lance which lacked not the will to
vitlicr and blast the. Instigator of this
cflcction upon their remarks.
"Isn't she going to wake up?" asked
inc. in order to cover her confusion.
"Oh, yes," said tho marquis, as he
ookasinall, delicately chased silver
lask from his pocket. "A few drops
>f tills on the handkerchief will be
li dicion t to revive her."
Tile marquis poured a few drops of
lie liquid upon thc priceless lace
landkerchicf which bc held in his
land, and was about to apply it, when
ibo desire to heighten thc ol?cct
:aused him to stop.
" What will she say when she comes
.0 her senses?" ho asked, much as
.hough bc were speculating upon thc
irobablc actions of some strange anl
nal, rather than a weak, defenseless
rivi.. ;
The young bankrupt nobleman look
id at the chevalier, as if hoping that
ie would answer that question, and bc
vas not disappointed.
"What will she say when she comes
o her senses?" repeated Dc Vaudroy,
is though lt was a useless question,
/ho answer of which evory ono know.
'As though we did not know by heart
.ho cvoiiasylng phrases of theso will
ngly abducted maidens. When the
noper moment arrives she will wako
ip and go through lt all."
'Nursling into a Hood of imaginary
ears, thc chevalier proceeded to give
m imitation of thc kind of cries in
lulgcd In by maidens who, as he said,
iad been abducted by their own
vishes.
"WhoroamlV" he continued, Ina
n'y lng volco. "Why have you brought
no hore? What ls lt you wish? Great,
leavens-ah I my mother!"
MM Vi'suniSlijf lito nati??a? t??tVuO
ttfldod!
"Thun by slow elogies tills profound
anti Virtuous despair, which coin?
meneed In a torront of tears, will bo
drowned In-a Hood of champagne."
Ail present joined iii ii heuri>y hui g h
at Do Vaudroy's imitation of what
thov tliemselves had seen many times.
"Let us sec whether thc chevalier
has remembered the exact words,"
said thc young lady who had express
ed such an ardent wish to seo the
chovallor. "Let me wake her, Mar
quis."
De Presles gave her tlie handker
chief wliich he had saturated with the
liquid, and she proceeded to try Its
eltccts upon the unconscious Hen
rie tte.
All present, except De Vaudrey,
gathered around to enjoy the confusion
of thc Norman beauty, when she
should awake to Und herself in the
midst of tho gay party, and the young
lady who had received tlie handker
chief from tlie marquis applied the
restorative.
Ilenrlotte had Inhaled the pungent
odor but a moment, when she showed
signs of returning consciousness.
''Look! her oyes open," exclaimed
tlie one who was tims bringing lier tc
a sense of misery.
Henriette opened her cys in a da/.ec
sort of way, like one who, accustoms
to tho darkness, is suddenly exposed ti
the blinding gaslight.
Slic rose to sitting posture meehan!
cally, and surveyed those around lier
For some moments she did not seem t<
Undcrsttuid whore she was, or wha
had happened.
"Am I mad?" she asked in ama/.e
ment, at tho view which met her gaze
"Do I dream?" and clasping her hand
to lier hoad, sho endeavored to reca?
thc events which had passed.
"Chevalier, that ls not exactly th
old way," said tho young lady who ha
awakened Henriette, to Dc Vaudrey.
"No, that ls singular," said th
chevalier with his habitual sneer. "I
is rather an improvement."
By degrees tho abducted girl remen
> bored what had happened, and almos
In a Hash she understood wliero si:
was.
Springing suddenly lo her feet, si
confronted tho marquis.
"Monsieur," she said, "has this ou
; rage been committed by your order!
! ls tills your house?"
j With a thin smile upon his simpe
ing lips, thc marquis approached tl
now thoroughly enraged girl.
"Ah, mademoiselle, 1 sec you do n
. the honor to recognize mo," lie sal
bowing low, and as it seemed to tl
j poor girl. In mockery; "lt was
. who-"
"Not another word, sir," said Ho
'. r lette, linn ly, and at the same time
though she believed her wishes won
be obeyed. "I wish to return tl
very instant to the place where n
', sister awaits nie. Come, sir, at on
. give your servants orders to take r
! back."
i De Presles made no movement 1
ward giving thc necessary orders, di
Henriette continued, in a tone of coi
maud:
"You must -do you hear mo, sj
you shall!" and from tones of comma
her voice unconsciously sunk Into
" plaint, that was at once thrilling a
" pitiful.
lt would require something nu
! than the tone of thc voice, touching
' lt was to move tho marool* from !
j purpose; and witli his courtly gra
; which seemed In the present case
mockery, he said to Henriette:
"Mademoiselle, after all tho trou
" wo have taken to bring you here, j
* scarcely suppose we will let you gt
soon!"
1 For a moment Henriette regan
, him earnestly, willie thc tears, uni:
L' den. came into lier eyes.
'. "I seo the horrible trap you hi
laid for nie; but vile as you arc, i
can scarcely underst and tlie extent
1 y\ rr own villainy," said she, in a vc
, which she vainly tried to render iii
: "You have separated me from my p
1 child, whose only help in life 1 ;
1 whose misfortune commands the
, spect of criminals, even worse ll
yourself. She is dependent on
? alone; without- mc she can not tal?
'' single step, for she ls blind!" and i
f wall of utter desolation which acc(
1 panted these words would have loud
the heart of a savage.
"Blind!" they exclaimed, as
words arrested thc merry laugh ;
broad jest, willie tho females expn
, ed in their faces tlie compassion t!
now began to feel for the poor girl.
"Yes, blind and alone!" conti ni
Henriette, now so carried away by
intensity of her feelings that !
V?i\?0, resembled more the wail o
lost soiil tiV.nr ?iMv-'.hliVx ..hn.Vf<
"Alone In Paris, without mom
without help, wandering through t
streets, sightless, homeless, wild wi
despair!"
The picture which her mind I
conjured up was too much for Hi
ricttc; slic could control herself
longer, and she burst into a Hood
tears.
"What will become of her?"' ?
sobbed, to herself, and with the qii
tion came again tlie madden
thought that she was powerless to
sist to her, and she turned again
the almost stupefied revelers.-.
"She ls blind!" repeated II en riot
with vehemence. "(Jentlemen,
you hear me? She ls blind!"
"Oh, this is too horrible!" exclal
cd tho Chevalier de. Vaudrey, w
still seated by tlie table, was grea
moved by Henriette's words of
spillr and entreaty.
Tlie marquis read from tlie face;
his guests that their sympathies w
going out toward his victim, and
far as lils small soul would permit
became generous.
"Oh, well, compose yourself, ma
molscllc," he said, in a studied vol
"I will give orders to have sea
made for lier. My people will I
her and bring her herc."
"Bring her here!" exclaimed ll
rietto, while all tho anger of lier (J
tie nature was aroused by the ins
lng proposal. "Slic in tills hoi
never!" Then clasping he hands,
asked, piteously: "ls this the <
answer you have to my prayer?"
Tlie poor girl saw no signs of
tenting on thc cold, hard face be
her, and with all tho dignity and
sion of a pure woman who is Insul
she turned fora last appeal to t
around her.
"Is there no one herc," she as
"who dares to raise a voice agi
this man?"
"You are mistaken, mademoisc
said Do Presles, in a voice whiol
vainly endeavored to make dlgnl
"Wo arc all noblemen and ge
men."
Thc utter hollowness of these tc
as used by the marquis, in com
son with lils present modo of ac
aroused all of thc chevalier's $
and contempt.
He dashed his glass, which hi
Just raising to his lips, to tho gio
and arose to his feet.
"Then among all these jrjoht
and gentlemen," onco mor?' app
Henriette, "is there jh'otCftrje mn
honor?"
"There is, mademoiselle," exe
od De Vaudrey, going toward hey
an angry Hush .upon hts face, c
by Do Presles' brutal conduct. ;"
my hand; wc will leave tills plato
"Oil',, thank you-thank you,
Blcurf'a thousand thanksl". exoil
Hcn^lottc, as she took tho, pro
hand and grasped lt for von tl y",
drowning man would the fri
? V ' '
lupe ?if?w'll to ?tlVo him.
? Tilo nuU'mils \V(|H ab astonished by
l)o VaUdrOy's inteijferon'coj tba o for ft
moment bo was unable to oller any
?objection to tills answer to his viet*
im':; prayer, itisd 'tho O?oVftlJ?V -shad
conducted ilenri?fyte nearly to the
gardon entrance btiforo Do Preslos re
covered from bis stupor.
Ile rushed In front of thc two, and
barred their exit.
"Excuse me, Chevalier, this ls my
house," ho said,In a voice hoarse with
rage, "I do not permit-"
"Give mo room, slr," said De Vaud
rcy, in a haughty voice.
"1 will not allow this Insult. Do
you hear?" ho exclaimed, as tho loud
chimes of a clock proclaimed tho hour
of midnight. "Aftor twelve o'clock no
ono over leaves this house."
"Thou wo shall bo tho first to do
so," answered De Valid roy, in a cool
tone. "Stand aside, slr."
"Do you know, Chevalier," said the
marquis, white and trembling with
rage,"that'yon speak to me as though
1 were your lackey."
"I would not speak to a lackey who
acted as you do," replied thc cheva
llcr,ln a contemptuous tone, "1 would
cane 1dm."
"Enoughi monsieur; you arc more
than insolent!" exclaimed Do Brcslcs
drawing his sword and standing on
thc defensive. "Attempt to pass
me-"
"1 certainly shall," Interrupted De
Vaudrey, "and this young lady with
me."
? ? y v .
Henriette clung to thc arm of her
protector lu all right, while tho other
occupants of tho garden gathered
around tho two men, and vainly at
tempted to quoll tlie impending duel.
"Stand back, gentlemen," comman
ded tho- marquis, in a rough voice.
"After such an insult, there ls but
ono course!" and stepping Into a clear
ed space at the back' of the garden, he
awaited thc chevalier.
Palo with terror, Henriette saw
these preparations; but she could only
clasp her hands, and with a whispered
prayer to Him wno said, "Thou shalt
not kill," breathlessly awaited the re
sult of the duel.
Moth men were experienced swords
men; but from thc. first De Vaudrey
had the advantage, owing to his cool
ness, and he contented himself with
parrying thc wild thrusts of thc mar
quis.
At length a lunge more careless
than the others gave th ii chevalier the
opportunity he awaited, and with a
quick, rapid thrust, he ran his sword
through thc body of his antagonist.
Thc marquis reeled for a moment
as the sword was withdrawn, and then
with a low groan sunk Into the arms
that were outstretched to receive
him.
Without deigning to casta look up
on his fallen foe, Do Vaudrey raised
his hat with courtly grace, and otter
ed his hand to Henriette, who was al
most bewildered by the rapidity with
which the combat had been finished.
Never before bad she seen a human
being stricken down by rt violent
death, and she could not refrain from
casting a compassionate look upon the
body of the young man who had .so
lately been her worst enemy, but
whose life blood was now slowly well
ing out from thc narrow wound In thc
chest, and dropping upon the gravel
ed walks.
Do Vaudrey took the girl's hand
kindly in his own, and saying, "Come
mademoiselle, we aro now free to go,"
led her out? of thc vile place from
which she had been released only b
thc interposition of death.
To be cont Inned.
QUICK JUSTICE.
A Triple Murderer Hunted Two
Hourn Al'tcr licitly Sentenced.
Jim Buchanan; colored, thc murder
er of the Hicks family, was tried at
Nacogdochcs, Texas, ano a plea of
guilty was accepted by the Judge and
the ne.tfr^^is"lc|^^ within
?wo hours after sciitonc>\had been
passed. Ten days ago tho dethibodies
of Mumer Hicks, his wife and c??"Wh
ter were found Iii the Hicks home ?rod
Sherill' Spradley immediately began*'t\>
search for the perpetrator of thqV
crime. A week latoi Jim Buchanan
was arrested and llnally confessed to
the triple murder.
Tlie news of the negro's confession
Spread rapidly and a mob of several
hundred people marched upon thc
Sherill' and his deputies with the 1
avowed purpose of securing possession
of thc negro and burning him at the
stake. Sherill Spradley and his depu
ties refused to give over his prisoner
and later he was Joined hy Sheri If
Howers of San Augustine county. The <
two ollleers through a ruse llnally sue- '
ceeded In spiriting tho negro away to
thc parish jail at Shreveport. 1
13 uplift min was afterwards taken to 1
the jail at Henderson and a company
ol' militia was ordered out to protect ?
the negro from violence. A mob form- i
cd and it was feared an encounter
with the troops would result in serious |
bloodshed. Two more companies of |
militia was dispatched to Hendorf.on i
and today Buchanan was brought to (
Nacogdochcs under the protect ion of ?
live companies of militia. Upon his ?
arrival at Nacogdochcs the negro was i
Immediately turned over to Sherill'
Spradley, who told tile people he i
would be given a special trial. Thc ,
town began to lill lip rapidly and tho
excitement was Intense. <
Tho telegraph wires were cut, the
railroad tracks were torn up for a
short distance and it was announced ,
that an attempt would be made to get
possession of Buchanan. District
court was at once convened, a Jury
was empaneled without delay and the
negro's plea of guilty was accepted by
thc court. The judge ordered that
the death sentence bc executed Nov.
17, bid. many people, announced that
they would not allow delay. Buchanan
then waived the 30 days allowed him
by law and preparations were begun
to erect a crude seul?old In tho jail
yard. When the task was completed
Buchanan was hanged by Sherill'
Spradley In thc presence of a largo
crowd. i
At tho OitmloL
Capt. Goo, ll, McMaster has been
assigned to duty tts commandant of
tho South Carolina Military academy-'
thc Citadel. Thc duties of this olllcc
havo becn\llschargcd most acceptably
by Lieut. J, Wills Cantey, a Citadel
graduate, who ls notan olllccr of tho
regular army, Capt. McMaster Is a
nativo of Coluinblft,
mm-.? .,;.
Altor Thirty Voftrs.
iMapHli?) circuit court at' Evergreen,
Ala., Thursday morning Albert Brown
colored, \vnssonten;iod to life imprison
ment for killing Levy Brown In this
town In 1871. Thc accused ls n gmy
halrd old mah 00 years of ago.
O??'National Jibuti f
Ati intol??ilutf serles of articles ?l?s |
boen appearing In Tho North Amol- t
can Review on "National Debts of thc I
World." The latest one of those In- l
torcstimr and Instructive articles is J
devoted" to ''Tho Public Dobt of thc 1
United States," and is contributed by tj
Mr. Qi P. Austin, chief of tho bureau v
of statistics of thc treasury depart- 'I
mont. The national debt of tlie Uni- t
ted States amounted on .1 uly 1, 1002, to \
$1,2128,031,35?. Of this sum $03i,070,- l
340 1s "Interest-bearing debt," $305,- s
?80,15? "debt bearing no interest," ii
and $1,280,800 "debt on which inter- 1
est has ceased since maturity." The \
interest-bearing debt, speaking in t
round millions, consists of $10,000,000 g
in ? per cent bonds, redeemable in r
?0? I; $233,000,000 at 4 per cent, rc- i
deemablo in 1007; $135,000,000 at 4 c
per cent, redeemable in 1025; $07,000,- i
000 at 3 per cent, redeemable In 1008; v
and $440,000,000 at 2 per cent, re
deemable In 1030.
Thc debt bearing no interest con
sists of $340,000,000 of United States c
notes, commonly known as "green- ^
backs," for which no date of redemp
Mon is llxcd; $42,000,000 of funds de- ?
posited by national banks going out of t
business, with which thc government |
ls to redeem their notes whenever pre- {
sented at thc treasury for redemption, ,
and $?,000,000 of fractional currency !
Issued during the civil war, of which *
probably less than $1,000,000 will ever {
be presented for redemption, and the (
debt on which interest has ceased ;
since maturity amounts to about $1,- j
000,000 of bonds overdue but not yet |
presented for redemption. Against ]
this debt there stands in thc treasury j
$150,000,000 in gold, set aside as a re- {
serva fund for redemption of the Uni- j
ted States notes when presented, and .
? an "available cash balance" on .Inly 1, ?
of $208,000,000, oran available debt- ?
paying balanco of $358,000,000, thus \
bringing the "debt less cash in thc ?
treasury" to $9(50,457,241. t
The Atlanta Journal says a causal i
examination of thc debt statement (
might give a widely erroneous Impies- ?
sion of the situation. Tlie annual
statement published In the reports of
the treasury shows in one column t
"the outstanding principal of thc pub- ,
Ho debt" as $2,158,010,415. This ?
enormous Uguie is produced by bring- |
lng into thc total account all thc gold ,
and silver certificates for which there t
ls deposited in the treasury a sum ex- j
actly equal to the values of the eertlll- ^
cates. j
Therefore, this apparent Indebted- j
ness which is classified as "certificates ,
and notes issued on deposit of coin {
and silver bullion," and which
amounts to $340,000,000 of gold certili
cates, $154,000,000 of silver certili- <
catos and $30,000,000 of treasury notes <
issued for the purchase of silver bul- !
lion, is, in fact, not to be considered 1
In a statement of thc real debt, since I
tlie entire sum necessary for their re- |
demption ls on deposit in tlie treas- I
ury.
The simplest form in willoh the debt
of tho United States can bc stated ls
that thc Interest-bearing debt is $031,
070,340, tlie debt bearing no Interest,
$305,(580,15?, and thc total debt, less
cash in tlie treasury, $000,457,241.
Tills makes an annual Interest charge
of $27,542,045 and brings tlie per cap
ita debt, less cftsh in the treasury, io
$12.27, and the annual per capita In
terest rate to 35 cents.
Tho Saine OUI Mixture.
Capt. John G. Capers. United
States district attorney fdr this State
and supposed to lie the administra
tion's referee in party affairs down
here, has given to thc press his views
upon the elimination of the negro
from the Republican party, a proposi
tion which has caused more discussion
among the Democrats than it has
gained support among the Republl
cans. lt is not at all surprising that
Capt. Capers' views agreo pretty well
with tlie expressions made a few days
ago by thc president to a delegation
of darkey divines who called at the
temporary White House but did not
dine there. Capt. Capers ls quot ed ns
saying:
Tho organization and operation of
political parties upon purely racial
classification is, to my mind, wholly
inconsistent with the spirit of our gov
ernment, requiring, ?is our government
does, well doti ned duties and responsi
bilities from all its citizens. InJ.Vo
exercise of citizenship wlien ^?tie lic
Wo asserts a right and Remonstrates
thath Jt rests upon -intelligence and
character rather than upon race pre
judice,or fancied and unearned distinc
tion, his rights should be respected as
an American citizen, regardless of lils
color. In politics tho negro's trouble
In tlie south comes in a large measure
from the advice lie receives from his
northern colored brother, who ruins
tho effect of a protest against a while
niall's party in the south by a practj
?il demand for a black man's party.
There is no good reason why tlie he
publican party in the south should
bo all white, and then; is every reason
why it should not be all black.
The Columbia State, in comment
ing on the above says that some white
mon want to hold federal olllccs under
Rcpublloan ad(illustrations is doubtless
reason enough why the Republican
party In the south ''should not be all
black.' And judging from recent
.vents these white men do not desire
to make tho party "all white" so long
?is tho blacks consent to let them run
bbc machine: Tlie only negroes they
would eliminate from thc organiza
tion.arc tiloso ambitious darkeys who
io not submit to being supplanted by
recent converts and their new allies
muong thc old-timers. If it were riot
plain before, it ls now since Capt.
Capers' pronouncement, following so
closely upon that of President Roose
velt, that the new regime in southern
Republican circles is not to differ
greatly from the old. The negro ls st ill
to be an asset, If not a factor, lils
"rights" aSan American citizen and
the "injustice of race discrimination"
are to lie dwelt upon as of old. All of
this has been thc oratorical stock in
trade of northern li reenters, Republi
can leaders and southern scalawags
for iiiany a day. Put the fact remains
as a cause for gratification that the
southern white men ol' respectable
birth and respected parentage who
have descended to consort with thc
negro have been few. Nor (]o wo be
ll ve thc number will Increase, 'even
If there appears an occasional re
trogression willoh ls most conspicuous
because of thc honor that has attach
ed to tho names borne by thc new
champions and colleagues of "the
brother in black." That there Is to
bo no effort to reorganize the Republi
can party in thc southorn States up?
oh lines that would altogether alter
thc character of its leadership, mem
bership, alms and purposes ls to bu re
gretted. A start scorned to l?avo.be?h
made In Alabarfia and North Car?Hna
and there were hopes that lt might
he dono In . South Carolina,, but it ls
plain now that this Is not*to bc. To
succeed oven so far as to obtain for
tho ? Stato organizations recognition
rom tho national orgnnl/atlOil tho ap
uoval abd assistance of the president,
lib party's titular hauler, would bo
ndtspensublc. In the Alabama case
'resident Roosevelt, who entertained
looker Washing ton at dinner with
ils family, has announced that nc lias
io sympathy with tho - movement
vhlch seeks to climcnato tho negro,
rhat presidential declaration ls fatal
d thc attempt iti Alabama, us else
vhero. It ls ovldcnt that thc party
caders lutvc taken the cue and wc
hall not for a long time to come heal*
inythlng practical about a "white
tepublican party" in the south. And
vi til this goes also all talk of "a do
ont Republican party'' in these
>tates. For while a purely black party
night conceivably bo respectable, a
nixed white and black organization
ian not possibly lay claim to that des
gnation. And it is the mixture that
ve are still to have!
Stopped (?n* tho Train.
A very unusual railway accident
iccurred a half mile west of Rel/.cr
itatlou Thursday night, lt appears
?bat when nearing that point the por
er of train No. 10, south bound,
lame through the Hist class coach, as
s thc custom and called out the star
,lon when Miss Minnie Hollingsworth,
i young lady passenger, deliberately
nose from her seat, walked to the
datform of the coach and stepped oil'
,o the ground while the train was
lashing along at thc rate of perhaps
10 miles an hour. It so happened
?bab one ot the train crew saw the
ady as she sipped oil' and Conductor
kittie was immediately notified, who
Kicked thc train in search of the lady,
olly expecting to lind her lifeless body
>y the roadside, but the 'Strangest
>art of the story ls that she picked
lerself up alter the fall ?md walked
nine distance to her home in l'el/.er,
vith only a few slight bruises about
1er person. The strange conduct on
.be part ol' this lady has not yet been
(xplained, whether she was ashcp or
lid not know the train was in motton
s not known.
Considerable excitement has been
freated in the eastern part of Knox
.ilie, Tenn., by parties digging in an
solated yard for several nights of
ate. lt is stated that years ago a
nan died In the house on this propcr
,y, and that before ho died ho had
juried In the yard a small fortune in
{Old. Ile failed to disclose to any one
ilie identity of the spot where the
?reas li fe was located. 'The recent mid
light diggers are reported to bli
searching for thc old man's gold.
A horse, belonging to George Catli
n's, colored, ol' Wedgefield,was fright
ened by the Atlantic Coast Line train
Saturday evening, and in pulling back
lille Ilitch rein broke and tho horses
icad struck the ground hard enough
to rupture a blood vessel which caused
the animal's death.
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