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L R --E PEOPLES -OL5 PICKENS,* S. C., TH URSDAY, NOV EM IBE, 6 ONE~ DOLL A Z Q roe'Yatt.T . 189. 5 CHAPTER VI Alarmed at MAls. Daunton's failure to rejoin themn, Leale had tossed the reins to his orderly, and, leaving Mrs. F1arrar seated in the sleigh, hurried into the building in sarch (if her. It was a prostrate, senseless formi lie found, close to the inner door, and only after a deal of trouble did she revive. Greatly alarmed, Mrs. Farrar had caused her to be driven straight hoie, and there the doctor came and Ellis and ministering angels without stint and questioners without number, but me antimno Lealo, with wrathful face, laId gone to his troop quarters and sumimoned his first sorgeant. Graice had not been with the men at dinner, was that worthy's re port. Hle was at the post exchange eat ing sandwiches and drinking beer at that moment, and Leale sent for hii. Something had tended to sober the man, for ho came into the captain's presence, looking sullen, but self pos sossod. "I warned you after that affray with Crow Knife," said Leale, "that you were to keep out of temptation and mischief until you were sober enough to understand what I had to say to you. Whore were you bot-woon dinner call and 12:80?" "Walkiing off my beat, sir, as the captain directed." Lealo stood closely scanning the swol Ion face of the soldier. He was always grave and deliberate in dealing with the malcontents of his command, rarely qpeaking in anger and never in a tone indicative of irritation. Under the cap tan's calm, steadfast scrutiny Graice plainly winced. His bloodshot eyes wandered restlessly about, and his fin. gors closed and uncloed nervously. "You have mado but an Ill namo for yourself thus far, my man, " said Lea'l, "and this day's work has not added to your credit. What started the trouble with Crow Knife?" "le struck me," was the surly an wor. "You have been drinking liquor to day, Graico, and it Is said of you throughout the whole troop that when drinking you are ugly and ill tempered. I have known Crow Knifo a long tinie and never know hini to ho in trouble be foro. You are the first man of this com mand to quarrel with him. Lot it be the last time. He bears a good namo; you have made a bad one. Another thing: You wero working there at the hall this morning under Corporal Rorke. What becoamo of you when the other men left and went to dinner?" "I-was thirsty-and went for a drink," was the shifty answer. "Went where? You wero not then at the post exchange. " The soldier turned rodder, if possible. hitched uneasily, t hI lOOdshOt eyes still wandering warily about, as though oger for any light other than that which burned in the ler, stern gaze oif his captaIn. " I went for a drink,"' lhe repeated, "'and I'm not bound~ to say where and so get some one else In trouble. I'm not without friends herc oven if I haven't them among my13 (fii cers, and I cani be true to those who arc true to me. '' ''Such talk is buncombe, Graice,"' said Leale coolly, "'and you know it. You will do better to keep clear of friends who give you liquor. You arc sober eno1ugh1 to appreciate now what you hear and whaut you say. Keel) clemi of it, I warn you, or it will ho yomi undoing. Are you not for guard?'' - "'I am, sir, and ready to take my turn when needed, but I can take nc such all'ront as that redskin slung in my tooth. " "'Enough on that score. I'll hear youm story tomorrow, when you're both cooled down. Nowv go to your quarters, and for thec IL.i of this day keep away from three t hi ngs-Crow' KiIfe, liquoi and, underst andl me, tho assembly hall. * The sullen eyes glowed with newu an ger. The man had been drinking just enough to be reckless. "I'd like to knove why I'm not considored fit to work at ieast," lie muttered. "You are not fit to be seen by the eyes of gently nurtured women, Graice. Your face is bloated, your eyes inflami ed, your whole carriage tells (if thU havoo liquor lahys. You may ast wel knowv that thio sight of you was a shmed to our guest, Mrs. Farrar, and I suspoc that you could tell wvhat It was that H< startled Mrs. Daunton." "I don't know any such"- begat the soldier in the same surly tone, bu Leale uplifted his hiand. "The less you say when you've boom drinking, my mlan, the less you're like ly to fall into further trouble. You g< ino more to tihe assenably room today because I forbid. Do you tundorstandP(U *"I've got rights to go there. Aye, o where may bet tern cannot go," burst ii Graice in sud~:n fury, but the instan his eyes met those of his captain th words died on his~ lips and the red lid dreoped. "'You have- said more than enough sir,"' sternly answered Lealo. Then turning sharply to a lit tle knot of non comimissioned ofileers who at the bar rack stops were curiously watching th scene, lie called, "Scrgeat Roiol"' an, a young sold ier in naty tniformi cam~ springing ioru ad, endl, hal h ig close a hand, stoed at the .ualute. "I lea ve tis non in your charge lie is for guard. I believe. hot. him t r of_/ . rtNNYWON NE.ELY. 'w'orc at his kit and see that ho is Ji proper trim-int every way-for tomor row. " "ie nmy bo needed today, sir. He'i *iuperntlneirary." "Imdud I Worso than I thought, Graice, " raid Lealo Calmly. " You will bo Vise to tako a cool bath and a nal: then. "At all events, see that ho does not leave I he barracks this afternoon, ser geant." "II will, sir. Come on, Graice. And conscious that lie had been in deed playing with fire, yet raging over the senso of his enforced submission, the half drunken fellow turned and fol 1owved hiq young suporior. Mcantime thero had been anxiety and dismiy at the Farrars'. Helen had speedily been restored to consciousness, only to be overcome by it fit of hyster il weeping , succeedd by ia nervous iat tack thit (tefli'd the efforts of her fond est fril ruls. Mrs. Furrar had, of courso, sent for tho doetor, but Helen insisted that hisI presence was ut terly uieces sary. She begged to be left alone. She declared the attack to bo no new thing. Sho had suffered just in the stme way before, though not for two or three years. Sho seemed eager to rid herself of all attondants. In truth, h(r on0 longing was ito bo allowed to think un interruptedly. Even at night this might liave.been diflicult. By day, with symt pathetic inquirers coining every -few minutes to her door and with i her gen tio friend sitting at her bedside, she found it irnpessible. If she closed her eyes, that Icering, half (runketn,swollen, triumphint face camo to torient and distract her. If she opxned them, it was only to fmd sweet, aixious features bind ing over her, full of teniderniess, SYlimpathiy and un holon inquiry. Do what sie could to a:l!.y it, H' len D1aunt ol saw plain ly that laririo Farrar more thi suSpcvted that there w01s 1 om (eitng cause for that siddeni prosotration. III ut. tr helphI' sa-ss she Ly. striving to plant, stiin'g to s a wily ou (f Ibis IYw and t 2 eist ai:iliig C(m)il lieai1n. TIhat the numal1 whi)o had wrecked her life should return as it were from the grave was in) itself hiorriblo (enough, 1ot that he shouldi riappear in ilt flesh hero, at Fraynle, wihere' his presentce WII a ment aco to the peneo of so many who wro dear to her and to tho very life perhaps of th- gentlo invalid who was nearest of all, wAs torment halieed. For some hours she lay there facing her fato, shut ting out all thought of her nowhorn hope and joy thus sunnnarily blasted, soeiig only, thiluing only of tho peril that involved her friend. The sliert winter (lay woro on. Tho spirits of the younger members of tho social circle seemed undiImed, for, as stablo cll was sounding, she could hear merry chat and laughter again in the parlor below stairs. Ellis alone semed to sharo with her mother the anxiety or uineasiness which followed the events of the morning. She had refused to join Itho little piarty that had gone up, as they exptressedl it, ''to call on Kitty." She had refused partly from a feeling of indispositiont to aniy gayety, paurt ly front a sisterly sympathy for Will, who", she felt well assured, lontged for anl un1 interrupted half hour with his capri cious lhidylove, antd partly biecautse she shrmith fromi appearing ini the colonel's parlor, thereb y possibly gi vintg Orimshy half a realson to think site sought hint. Evidlently the yotung pe~ople had had snt.ll metr(-y ont \Vill. Evyidlently Kitty had lent herself not unwillingly If) the fun at Ihis exltu-nts, for, after hit sava'gely at his fitiger nail and tuigg ng furiously ait huis tmuistiacli, (lho ily had pitch-led angtrily3 out o-f thle colontel 's hiouie antd como htomte for comtfort, and thither had they followed himt, two or him it the palor, all unouscious of Mrs. Datuntoni's seelusion aloft, were as bent Ott con ;ing him to returnt wit h themi as lhe, whhtl asumption of lordly indifferein..et, was5 determbuied to make it appeair that lhe had nto such dlesiro or ini teintion. Hie carried lis point too. He knew well entough that Kit's complicity ini thte plot was for the oxpress pur1pose of teasintg himt. He couldin't afford to let ltem see ho wvas itndigntant at her or at thtfm; nteithter coutld Iho afford to lot her soe thatt lhe wvas not justly offended. And right in the itdst of all the babel of pro~it st atid laughtter the doorboll rantg, anid at the head of tho stairs, just an stablle enlil was soundinug, lIstening cars hueardl the unctuous, joviaul tones of Corpornl l'orke inqu irintg for (3aptaiu Le ale. TIhent WVill 'sl volco res-pondelrd, and1( Will -.i. was vy dlistantt 11nd ' diy.itled. "O'ap you been toIf lisa qute~~r.!" "Sure, I v cnt, th it futra, serr, antd they told ito hto was hetre if aniywheruo. Thin, bedad, lie's niowhetr-." ''lie's gene downt to thle stablles al 3 ready perhaps,"' said Fa'urrari, "an yonr v i'll fnd htiin thtore. 7oitder gti (l (thcll itOwt. "4 the throublo's right ihere, sorr. igio t has beenu took~ ill on guard-C. Hei wai. right out hero ont No. 5, sorr, btack 0 3 the quarters, amnd that spalpeent Graict I is sulperntumorary, anid tihe-y'vo slnt fo. 3 himt, and the fiurst sorgeant's afraid t storr." ''What of ?" .'"Graicehaud been drinklin this miorn. ) in. Hn's Soe uum. nw ur.b h1o's nervous, Vilike, excited, trin in up anud downi tiho bariack liure il a caged Iyena. sorr. "Then tram1ping lup nd dwn the entry p)ost will be ju0t tho thing fo: hiin. It'll cool him 01T. P~ut hii n "n. "Very well, sorr. Just a, i h 'n int rays. I'll tell( enrgen M at Ia.'. l ivo milIn t S later the - . 1 v41rtcd, 'Ild all was Fi (ie boi at least IJIolCn DJaunton com.hI Oyes and plan an(1 thi!k. placed on guardc. I ; right out hero on the i h Was to prevlit IIIq si dusk of theveveing, wh had gouo over to th h spaakin; with imi , pl ' flmplorimg him; to go: nIywh1re where le woull iPA er's life by the sud1'.ji tLl) k of I nl1ce? $,hv voihi agr' ! m "''tj woublll follow himt, ,h'.- I:- , - with Im~, he his wvife or hli; --alnything to get hi.m wa flom 1h1 su.siineoti-in and joys ain hi.- I hI I ni i'i eln her.. at ()ld Fmr( -'. O nej'' i t h lilinitl e moiny(v, aid inl t v b init he ni'ued. Hb -' r' tha.t drinkl sodden0 w lvLu nonle. (:10 she i un1-li Ili. must and Should, f"Ir (11,k (: the whole gat ri ni--cl, - ui.''ttr able--ho imlight tIk' tihl a' n boldly to throw oly all disguis .1111 caim her [is his wife. Posibly with mlaoney Pho miglit bribe him to take kindly to her proposition and agree. The i, before ho could spend what sh1(e- had given i him, she could efscape, return to tlh,, vast. aid somewhere, anywhire hide her hcad from him, from friids, froni t e world and all. Homo sh id nne. That we-,nt when her father divd', lonely and heart broken, two years before. And in all that garrisio to whom could sio appeal, upoln wiioimi could the call? One mai tire was who, well she knew, would opn his hiaind as h had his heart, and its ut termot treas uro could bo hors for ie mero asking, and that man of all othe'rs was the 01( who, sio prayed, might never know tho miserable tiuth that this was Ro{ylo Farrar-that sho was Royle Farrar's wifo. Another thero was, geeirous, helpful and kind, whl]o, did he but learn the identity of tho man slinking here i der that disguise given Iy years of driu swd dehauchry, would aid her to his uttermost far'thin g, aid her as e hid before, out of pity and CollipIssioii, aid her now with eager hand throiuli thought of the Shame that would ColiC to the girl ho loved, the shoek l that might m in store for her hiev 1 moth. er. 'hl( re was.i the mnii-.Tck Ormsyh But hov. to rco him, and w.henl, fi1: wherl! Not; t moment- iust le ot, [ eno-M, wt 1 ,y Je.'s JPn 1"wo ll. ulwl to her, hi:; v-ifr. :miy lImnit .iU h bri 11< , h fm ther vantam-mwh ah hili never it im4 to rMcp until sod lth n an.ld u ii 4. Drin, <irink, drink. In volo form lie Nv(lr1 finill pon011 vilu 1 gulp it dowi, .iaxin& crrazed imd ner'vou!, if it wvere withhill from, hhnil, tur-ning m.ad and rc+kless if it wer, given. Drinki he uiely VOuld all through this bles'.ael Christiras eve, anfd at anfy hour, any momlient oil thi mior'irow 1.1w1h might ex pect him to 1tpal b'eforr th ia 11l1, in the midst if their joy ons Christins gathering', in d runkeni exuiltation, de mnaniflding his Sint at his wife's side, at his iother' ih :m1. L' Wht tht woul d mean11 toI that p- * le1( moe. wvhoso very life s(eemued now I\Vum~iging b y a thread, God alone coubrl ray. And h er.e she lany, besitant, 1impotenit, cowa1rly, whe-na the livesu andir hainess~i'5 of thiose dl( ar'st. to her wereT ait st ako, shinking~ even now freo mi alppal to Ormasby, who alone in all thle garrison probably was~i (cmipetent to aidvise and help, ami Ormiby lad ahr ady suffered, and snfer'ed 10 111h en hecr account. Ini thle loyal obseirvancire of his p~rolmise lie had brougiht imself I under the han of susilcion, anid with half an c'ye ielen couild F.oo thlit Elli s looked( upon their relation with utter dlistrus5t. Great heaveni! Was shie to be ai curso to every one who had beven kind to her? The thought was int ohld,'. Ieleni Dauiinto~n aimazed her friend by Rpringing from br r hed and throwing uip the wimldow pach. "Air, air!'' shio mfoanied. "'I fooh as though I were suffo cat ing," am11(, leaninag farl out into the wintry twilight, lathing her achin ag head in the cold, sparklinug air, the gaz7ed1 wildly northiwiard toward thle bil'. Aye, mumedvi in the he~avy canlvais overcoat, the fur cup dowlin about lie bloated, bearded fwr'', tlouing along the sentry post wa'is thu fcormi she dread-1 ed, hated to see, yet F.ugh~ lt with h urn ing eyes. As she g'1aed lie saw and1( atood1 and, leerinag onI r thel intIervening a drii'ts of spot less rio'w, k in-d hi. fur glovedl paw anld tossed hi., hand ini half1 deflant, half derisive, all insuiilting stalu tation. "M1rs. Farrir,"' she cried 11n utter detpeiration, turninog madly away fromi the hateful sight, "'I-I mlust, get, ito the oponi air awhile'. You won't mind, dear. I must walk, walk, rain, rush ini the cold1. INo, dei't c1 nwe, anud priay let Ellis keep with1 yeu. Ini 10, 20 nmi nutes at moist, I'll r eturna." "Ah, llelon, wvait. uintil Willy, until IJMaL~le'Ci iha eale, re(turns1i firomi thetiiblos. 1-ee, t hey'ro comlinlg now. TJhe'y will walk with you.'' "Oh, no0, no, no! Do you not see? I mluist hO alone. I (cianot, tailk wvithI anuy onii. Lt~ t 111 go,"' she cri(ed. Th'len, U fre r cii h-er t he( mot her'i couWld iterpose ori heavi\y wra i and g1111['1 almost boiumiling~ downvi tihe s-tauirsl-. At the~ tI helud the recoiled, foi Sh 'r-a, i hoi -. tfuee full of e'germ os t Ih' 0 r '( e nen. sti''( odJa''' (1)w' ey. *'-1 was Jusr alout, to rmlg, ' har faltered, "andit~ inquire alter you--ami for--Miss Far'rar. You really startlie< Ianuot ta th a11 y .i L . And up noft they heard---Ellis eard -the eager, low tontcd. nlust breath less rumwr. "Oh, lr. .rm.- y. It w you I soiglh t. Comne--rh.1t in here." And drawing him into l1thO parlor she closed t Ie door, reckless 1w of any - thing Ellis might susIxsvt, I Iking only of til peril that menunCd i n and all. Pvrhap.s Jack Ormsby's ioting yen caught one fleeting glil O (if t'inlnine drape y at the heaud of the hittle stair eao. Perhaps his own wrnujg and we had overmilastered hiil. Petrhaps lie thougJlt that already li had been too heavily involved, ill on iccouit of this fair sufferer and suppliant, but certain it is he followod, hevitain, and that it was with ia fur from remisaring faco he confronted his captor. "Mr. Ormsby," sho hurst forth, iow luch mnoy would yu gtve% at; onee, this day, to rid thi" post of the greatest sliamo an11(d misery I hat could be brought upon Ellis and her mothor?" "I can't imagino what you moan," was the uncertain answer. "I mean that loyle Furiar Is he re in this garrsoisn-a privato soldier In Captain Lrealo's troop. " "Mirs. Dauntomil Are you mad?" "Mitd? Mlly heavenr, I well might bel Ho camne beforo me this noon, with her, with his mother, not 20 ht;lps away and taunted mae and threatemn fl them. Oh, God, ho means it 1le means to make himself known to theim mid clain their kinship in th) way to shami111 them mutost. And the sioek will kill hei, kill herI There is only one earthly way. lie will go for money. " 'lle oun't, if ho'i a soldier. It's desertion. it's-why, t hey follow them, capture them and it moans stato prisou or something for years. " "I know not hing of that-I know I'm only a htel(hs:a, distr. i .e-man, but drink and money aro thu two things he worships. For titem lie will risk any thing. I can see limius this night. He is this momient oil polt, out hero on the bluff. YJou know him. It's the nui they call Tom (.4raine. " Ornmsy'au hat fell from his hand "My heaveul That man hero again?" "lore, hero, and I havo known it only for a few hours. Soo what I an sufforing. I)o you not reo.what i m.tinans if I'oyle Farrar nakes hdImel f kiown',: and lie in cupablo of anything. hIame to Will, shaio to Ellis, heart break death prihaps--to Mrs. Farrar. Do yon niot see you must help mu get hit away from here? You must for all theIr sakes and keep his secret and mino. " 'It is myiv secret, too, Mrs. Farrar," said poor ilack, rallying to the recuo now that. danger throatened. "I will do whatever you wiash, whatever you say. You r~hall have whatever money 1 have here anud more can follow. You're a bravo woman. F~orgive mue that I donhtoed you.'' 'Oh, never think of that now. Only keep my seet yet a littlo and hot me see you before 10 tonight. That's the hour that rolief goes on ngain. I've watched themi so often. And-and all the money you think--oven a hundred --two hundred dollars. Oh, God bloss yo for the help you givo meoI Now I kinow you wish to sec her, and I must get into thle open air awhile." (Calling the ma~idservanit, she bade her take Mr. Ormusby's card to Miss F~arrar, then hastened from the house. lBut the answer brought to htonest Jack--p'or fellow--was that Miss Far rar begged to bo excused. (coxvitm NI i r eX' wisex.) Hill Amp Mixes the C~Itrus anid the Proeachers-1 Bth iasre liere to Stay Awhile. I d ident, go to the circus, hut I took some of thme grandchiiId rcn and turnedI thems over to a friendl. They bI. d never seeni one1 and( were happy. Now theiy hav .L siomtething to talk abouiit fo r a month. What a revela~tion it is to the youthfdt minlid. I remembeuhr it ly farthor took me to onle when I was se veni yUO~ear oh, and it still seemis hike thlat wars the biest one. Away hack in those (lays menageries andl circuses were not ~f c hminod. They did( not travyelI together nor comout at the btamio time. WVhen old1 . ohna I tohinason Ii rst start edii out, lie d1ident hamve any animal. Tho macnamuor'i e was orthodlox ; the cir cns wa, he ter'Oodox. C.hristians cold ( of( to the one1 and sinner is to) the otheir. I hit hy and by the (c1ircus was attaeC 'oid to tbo manariieOI and together they caught all kinds andl colors. It Is like aL St udaty ecur'sion trin to as t horn a ele meetinog. Tfhe dlevilI knows how to mix' up frolic and rfun with prayi ~r Y ~esterday~ I traveled with a score or two of pireacers anl oIlers who were g'oting to Athens to attend the synod. T hay were birighit and genial atnd had ion tl* it bet ('!0the. Thei(y are good ia'.Ih'- an ha i a uno'd f rthio a sa~ea o to tQ eneb~ othrr oi the con venoti, iand eacht (11o is Cected to bring with him a fresh suIlv of Wit an( incidont--somo peppor and salt to add zest to t-ho religio18 feat. In tho old solmn1 tines of Dr. Wileon and Dr. Patterson and fathe.', say, wit and humor were under 0h3 ban. If they were not sin they were on the verne of it. bidneoy Smith was consid. ered ai lmost a lereti' and hlis clerical Wit, as unCalvinistic. if not somethimni worse. I u the solem ni t ies of oldit 'hool I'resbyterians adnd hati a good Lin e on Sundays. listeling and nodding asent1 t(o r. \\'ilson' srm0ons 0n predetiLition and original in. I f the lood (lid doctor was liv l now it wo'ild atltack, Dr. liohins amid his book with l11 the neOumu.lill1lated wea.1lipons of a centulny of st.dyi l and tLnIi .eek to knock him down with Calvin's inlstitites. Ikit our( modern clergy :11.0 Imlore like 1.andil beings ; 1oro lio hium 11atire : mllore Ilke oirselv'es. Tley aro not so austere ani1d solem111n. Th<1 v Mre scal ind HIIoe (If L143 (3olg'.I' ones will gro ak-tishing or play hall and the older ones tell anecdotes and sinilo (1 utw an dibl y. \e were t'I 4a11 ing iboutI1 til! mi'eus y(eerdIy alnd onO of I-1t1im ,told how lie attiitded i synod once at Thomasville. and it was clrc3us day and there wats it gralnd trect. pageant with mu ticl Ianr indt all the ania1131 wvere onl drets luu-ado. The synod was in Cssiol, inmd as the ilspiring strains of th 111i'tilI mII1siC foIl upon thb 8y'nod's cars at laly brother couldent. s1 bduit c hIs feeling. He roo forward timidly and Said : "M r. Mloderator, it will b, imjossible for us to tran1sact in1y busines8 intil tlat music passer, by, for wo ean't hear i inything tha, is read()I- r poken. I mnove You, sir, thalit we takeu a recests for tel In minu Ltes." Whereupon tln old Calvinistic prIeacher~'151 bouned hiiin land squelclhed him with indignant, sarca8Im " itecess indeed ! Itecess for at CIrl 0c1s to pitss by; r'UCess beCtLus the devii with hIis satellites id in -Alnful proce hion att our doors. No, sir. We will .ak lodider and draw nearer, but no Nearer tiand nearor cat tlhe hband, and when the lion ilg an uneart.bly howl preaeehrs and laymen begaln to tiptoe olit until there was nobody left, Save Mhd m lodd Ma. In tne time the mnusile died aiay i) the distanco and the deilegates tiptoed back to their' places. A l1ayatni whomli overybudy loved thn told how le of these old-time, solemin preacheirs s-quelchled aill the hilarity ouit of him. Said he': "i 1 wa1s bornil with lively sen1so of the ridiculous and sonetimes have lrd work to reObtraLin MY 1iibles. One day Our gool old preacher ahked m31 i to r'ide out witi 1him3 to 0ue at mainl lh(1 wats partially niaralyzod lind wa. likely to die impenitent unles it Was thIi. Lor's will that ho 81d011.1 1)1 saved. So, wo visited him and after thu 1'1ual preliminaries the old preacher said m11e to read it Chapter froim the IJoly SI'ipt.lus3 and have at prayer in your behaIf ? ' "' Well, I don't 111111d, I'm willing' to obligo you1, if it, will do you iy good,' he( said. " Tle imanr11101' ald tone in wheIlh he raid it, excited 1M, bti, I bit MY lil) 11n(1 suppreSsed nyif' un0secm1ly Cmiltotins. So the chapter wits read, and the old preacherl eaid in soleimn accent : ' My impenitellt friend, (id You ever iear that c bsapte rad before ? ' ' Not ex netly,' Ia(i he, ' but It appears to ine Itha Tom Garnor wriLSOmethini lg r3ot'tc' like it in it leL~er fr1o 'I'ixi one That necarly N upset Ime, tno. 1r11ache101 nIotiCed it. AULIAr the ra j we ild goad- byo and got in thu Illggy. For lalfIt mile the old man never aild Swordl ; neLItL' did . Suddenly he Ivo at si(de3 l(ooki toward mite and slowly r Ight, Lsurle that y'ou h1ave in your' 13eart thel evLidences~ oif beoing aL Chriistian y' I rep1;ll with grea'lt hum111ily tht somelitime 110 i d, and( someotime11s I had .1 331y doub ts, and~ I tried to qu IieL his' h10 lonltinued~t, 'yu c'11'(onductl todaly wa~s un 1s(eml and3 unchr13131 istianl, anld the: (I ot'e (.ay%, as5 I passed( y'ou on Lhe side0 hi ilriou firiends, I heard you1 11s0 some1 ver1y uInsinpLturail languatge.' "1 This surt pri and perplelxed m11, 81aid. '(i You1sai, "'Con found0( it l'" he repled,'llerfter y~on3 should( n~ot cal Ido(wn ai curIIiso or a1 mle~d iction cation he yea y'ea. and1 nay3 nay5. iome o.(f thle prleachlers then discuss-58 Cid thle doubhtfuLIl iplopy oIf such1 word(s and theil(( usc (If s1lang, (Vhen I was 11 - . mlinded (If the way in wichiu lob Tay 14or reproI1" ve (a( man111, atnd so I told Lhemo how a1 roul~gh countrym3f~tln waLs Intro duce to3'( I Taylor', and( after' looking himi overI atnd up and1( down' h0 11aid(: "Well, Ilioh, It seemns to me0 1 havte 001n 3you somio(wherIe biefore, hut I don't know wheren in te hell It was.'" " Whiat part of hell do0 you3 live in, my friend ?'" - tidl Ta1.ylor, w(ithiou t a smile 01' change I Ioun0tenance10. " II':; is)0 poitics wItLh you ? "' Inoquir .1 .' t(1oman frienld, "' All (cahn and10( wroi'ne,"' said( I. "Arc wVe going to hiavo btLter Lime IIC " said he. "' Y es, (of course4," saidl 1. "' We always do after' at pres~iden1 Ltl el ectin, butL ho , long it will intL remalin 11to be seen. \Ve will now have a fair' teAt for several y'ears of a1 goldl standardi' and a high pr'otctive. tarIilT, and1( all's well thtaL end(s well." "The da~y before the (election," cald( h3(, "' one of Lhe mnosL valuedl members~i of my church said. to :me thatL Lhe na Lion was in great peril-grea3ter peilI thaln it had,1 hoen inece thI warl; Lthat he Lt'embled LI) Lhink of the mnomentouls rl'1Its that m11ight Lcnsue in (case B'ran was1 eloctedl. R epudiationl, aarch. tad ruin wou~tld followL 1n is wake. lis8tened'( to hiim wVithI pro'Ifound atten tion, for he ear'nestLly belieoved whaL 1he said(. i\ few mlinlutes thereafter 1 nmet another valued00 member~l of my13 chii e rlh, and( ho said(1: '1 toll you, my ''ri(end and br'other, we are ~oIng to wh i) Ltids f1iht, I'rovldopco as onf our3 hide, and will not hlet Bryari bo dofeat ed. I sinerely hellcyc that ho has11 been rised( upl to saIve the country, aLnd. If hie is unoL elected there wVill be a. r'evo'lu13 ion. Tbc dow(IL'ntroI~ddenf .people1 wV iIlnot etatnd th ' oppress'8ionfs of the piut11oracy any3 longer.' I 'Aohl a firienid di theseOit alarm'iIng and)(Ic ulvergent 1.v iewsV ofI two goodl men09, andl ht said( Lhat it r'.1minded~i him31 of ti a oldhl(egro pr'oach1 c" who said, ' Ah, my bred'rin', dar am but two roads ttrab.l-onn am do broad roImd (jut letids to destmictimi, iktjo do oder attn do uturici' rozd dut, Icak I, odeb cI :)1 niw wh~at youl gwI Uo to (to whItich r1)4( plat tnt; Io An olId datil'kc extt md Ble du)118. Lord, I titklct Well, I w~t sm ry to part compan) 'w\it-1 til c )*i fIC:,Uz' thCy Itro al. wzty t-4 o . t' 1)3' j'Il4. They are~ In -gt lic.001t -.id "mid lililor, 111)I urcer hw'i. M(ilS4jisop. w tid it .'it iiit Is the 1.P o II 4 .1' . 1 id tl(C , tli~ I' opi3') 14 the to) d.y T' Ilwt gritndpi4:-i oli ill lnli.sthei (11l'1ndl.f I ruch (pt thoy Will tA it r0C Q." SC -i - I I'4'C 1% 011 tl 1'y will, forit it s )t --ill t.) 1m)kt aIt th!o liti - No) Itii 13-Ct1i I~itgovi' Wai1 Wi1' .'thI 811.111- l'4)l1ii13'11tJ A iltlitos( Fl")igrI Amiit4 N'!ita Ifitlvittut. PH' a I h13 1 Iil 1xv co'l I (ion ti l-It e- to \Vau t 1ingrttI ttt wv0 l(t3 k Vilog113311t, 1( i I h as1 1 oco 1 1101lo Ilk is Cdil. N) IM it l 311!, li)it fixed( fm. his 8 Ot,111.It to II Ia tt), halt it 15114 i t ubr0I ItS I wen its11ced to re 1110U ;)1 coilpie () f Woo1(c tks w in ord d-i'r to ljItohi ittweI( in i'ttivs8 to conft 1 ith jIbtio j v i (ll!' Iinui 0cerct11y of Stt- CV ver Ili Gli ba sititi at Oll. (Ce eat I'veo t-t k cCI j i r'ettinigiy of tbIV es~itniI -coiitn Si tittiotn, till(] wvhileo not,. 1Ictiyint, the ptut:dilIty of will with Spalin, vXpres08C24 Ihle 4)f)Ilifill tit. thet reor)ts' Mtint Ililt 40) ('43l ri141 'l' its j 13 411Iit 11 1(1 tiltitt048 jCot Ipropc11Itt tions fot' tl.'Oti 1)10 we PC lineing 11)114 Ity 'totlt colil It t3i 0, ro igt bet h gl t4'l,I Vc N' ,ig~rt1t4( . I iV Sj1111 I I t (I t1( , 134 ll ow I doil gof Itt ill2( 1110 ciau (tittgrl tf hosti4lity, LhltCitgl of1 4.4)3 .8Ll-im t'o is griout, r.q I. ix IsClit lury Who t) I-ititt t L1:it, Wit hoit I fbl crL2inig Iuit 1113(1 (com3for4t fromn lit oe theru.lte111)11It)ight hII o eal ly tI)l42. od. lbV siliti I1tt(I 1141 13ffrlittimLits 1 t.) il(Altc.'r tit(, 'tISlt were' prepCtiII Ill.. for witr, blitthu m10'iighat, be ttitil ilig ecLe 141 i' Itliltit'l3 Itl'OIit'tImils WI-b (tot, 1timinlg tbcilm Itiltitilm-ry lit Lthe Un)1tit SItittu' ill viowi' of tll)~ trsi 1)1 11103' ill.(,, 3 tinng w itht (t aItitt thle I 'h illppt no : ,! tuids. Ile E-11-d: 11 1 to 11441, 1342114tw thatt tltore lilts heel) Italy3' litssing of ur1'iu1telnt, Ill Colhin, w ithi at V~.2W tC) 1)08811)1 ttr1l w ithi Lie Uite kd Stiit's, not.' thult tile Con hti.iIC)cII )r I)llilibl V.'j VC(42~fI iS tol he attr 1)1) Ii to 111)), Sticht c200linguncy, ''Te span18 It 11)1my ber im3pr'ovtig ther cI(J~ttccs whterever pcssible, but it duom ,ito! )t 11tC285iitlly1t1) I tkl xectittlon of1 wait-. T1'ie Unoited States is stetidillY strent' theitg its foi'tifielatlois 113nd de fettee wor'k-, bot, it is aui old max imI talittit y3s, I I n Uto of I)mitcO lt'prlml fotr wtit.' 1i 01 Lut Cti, w~tv $CItimtontf n Cuban Ti h 014)181) itlliclt a Is 5111 noth ing to ille that irld icateil fill expe(AnI.Cn of wuvl. [Te (Oil1y tinglf tiltt cild 1w~ (:4 tiut'd Lto g i vt 1,bt impress3'2.ion is 84.rawts t g 141)8 :11m) 41! th cmth 41181 ubmt., I avatim. 'lt o t' ill C Cr-tin twoI ',e t(o ertCt "or ~Ci Iear 01111, extitid 1401'ltlIH it Mile or 1it) mle wito it ialf im-tlt or the Il))Ih:of1142 2t3' Ipr'014('3. 'J'Ieso pollit, to til : OuI an' I It t1'lOW-fi'Ll to it(! g 2)18 it, orh 4)1' .11.4. it, is J)Os. ii le thIteset f~ea ~lQIC by Motwo ctstle, tile Cakhits iind I imit 134. 11041 r oLIotortzi. 111,11c 5J01411.-It 1Lhoritics lI-Ithc'r tim ,itt Il' 1 tt4 It the sllitgott()f 1,11 is r(ill, I r 111 e to tol 1 teitiO 1)00-gn tics wth ti: t( Iln4.3' ttmit.t -04114311 hot tAt- tlie Wt r t1)400 xtnto lng slow," set all their pjina Septllber ushered In an. Ide season for harvesting and, cotton. The cotton'bolls.opee ly atnd the staple slread its fide. noers out honoath in a genial sun'. nIgered long in its ingtilnr v uponfi the cotton fed poured i ito nIliaret early an),c great volume. it was seelh Imat< s were at fauit., ,nd the rf - i lirt to) illctuato and then tco I hen the g reat operators led^e. lThey had lost heav.i lug Aunint, and they tbodgb Up by Fitlilng October. Later . lng prices hail the fTLect of al the stream of cotton that'.wis into markot, and the staple ;? !1 few I)nIt8, putisei and flh I heni cain)e the frosts of No y, )3 which, according to first I the lto balils of the top crlp' MissioAilppi valley 'and Toxar killed. Theore was a revision miates ntid ia reaction in -prices hIlls had their way for a few d, N lmtre h)ast, again sinl!ed o11 oim of the fallibility judgmt:it. the sunshineo the bl.(l into ll ow 11Xt that, tie dilamg i-A unt .,o grreal, asw il the Msmi ippi lhere etilms to be q erop1) Vols .11( (s.timak toward 41,000,000 bales, tho nnim'ber below 8,r'JUU3, . .-'.y Lihe Ilit.ra saliguin1o lnake, it -8,250,000. So wo havo prices onco mQro onl a low loveI and the Crop hals silyiuk $50,(0,000, 000 inl value. ON A POSTALA4 ARID The Marvelloui Fet..of'romanship I eAr for3 med by a lolo mepe.r sani Francisco e illile n. til W ailter I). WVellnman, a f1otldoope,''' the o1)ploy of Anspachop J3ros., (01u11)3iSSiOln 110rChan.ts, has'perfeo. tho remarkable feat of writing in I hand 7,068 Words onl an11 ordinary po card. A bout two months pgo M. ( Gri)muurt, at l'ronchminTliI, sIlecCoded wiriting :,-5-1 words in-P3oench on postal c"ard. M. G rincouirt a, feat mnad at g reat, HUnsatiol. and huis: gotstal Car was for i long ti31o onoxhibition the 10xaminer offico. An account gi in the collilns of The Eainei' rc proented this as tho finest and elosest writing over accomplished. But Mr. Wellman lias far excelled the French man, not only in tho'number of wor - he has succeeded In getting ipw ,,, )istal card, but in the lIgth' of a.o wordi he used also. M.Gricourt copi ed a portion of one of Victor Hugo's novels in wlhich tho words were notor iously short. Mr. Wellman copied eight columns of Thel ulletin, selected from three distinct articles, so that hie could not be accused of copying from one writer whoso vocabulary con si.4ted chiely of Ahorp, wordg, There wero 110 lines on i. Grncoilrt's, pos tal card and 151 on Mr. Wellman's. Mr. Welulan alo asortS that ho. nad plenty of room to spare and dould easily have got in 8,501) words. 11e worked i it for fifte.ien days, at odd moments, Whlen lie col eapo from his business dlut'ies. 110 lys he could have ac complished it in six hour of ateady work. H1e wrotu it at the paco of fifty words a minute, while his paceIn writ, Iig 0ih ordIritiy sizo is froin thirty ive. to forly ia inute. The liostal can ui.ily bc r101 with a glass, vtUd a por son w it l at good eye can read'it without the hell) of at glass. A follow clerk of Mr. Wellmaiiqsily read the >oiil with i is nakkd-Nhyo, butt hogget ol from a3111 post e1 being writteni in this fashion. Ti1' 068 words aro writ.ton with i 6n d y tt:el pen in violet ink. 'Tho in 'V'a moe maltter of chan~ice, andha'o ing to do with the fineness of.tho work. Mlr. Wellman has nover' done any work of th is kind bofore. H is only praot~ice was in writinig the Lor'd's prayer. Without the slightest difliculty he a.. - comtphlihed the font, of writing these soventy-two words in aL spach no larger than a gold (quarter' of aL dollar. The wrItor of this curiosity ia a young American, twventy-egh tyears old. 14h is nlear-wighitedl and1 wearsi glasses8, hiis eyes mu lst lhe stronig, as he has s forod no1 pain nor' inionvenIe~nce wi over' fr'om this closo work. In fact, his neaur-sig h ted noss may help him a little, as. near-sightedl peopl)1 usuall~y bee things at a close range much better thuan p.0ople of ordinary ight. M1TATlE All) TrO COLiLEGES. Frete 1Tu11iti Must be Conilned to In, dIlgenut Students. Rocek 1111 iiHerald.. Trho Baptists of North Carolina have I00 .of the il members of the State Legislature and this fact ls said tho endianlger the purol')tuity of the St'ate colleges. At, the meeting of the No'th Carolina Baptist A ssociation in Rlalergh. latst, week, the following resolu fions againist tihe State University and Ner miua-industria cd0 oges and schools waLs adopted, only3 two delegat'e )s. "Wherea~s, State aid to higt.h :04. uicationl by taxation is wrong,. infjust anrd unwiseo; wrong against $he whole peopleo w ho cannot recolve the .bonefit of such oppiortunities ; unjust to pri vato corpiolhrins and( dienlominatlons voluntarily suppor'tedl ; iws because the people)1 of N orth Carolina are now miadequal1to1'ly rov ided with pubi. schools for Lhilr chi ldren and need every cent (of .thoIe taxes that can be spared for thait purpuoo " ResolIvedl, thoerofoare tis, State Con'vertion linaL relllirm its oppouL. ahl( by taUxation fe)' I igher' OdIM Agitators in this Stafe are sh their plans aind mfltahling I. forces for a vigorous cam paign a the frece tuition feature in the oege~ for highor education indenith Os lina except for pupils really ilg and it is claimed that in t isg the Methodists will *lied., with aptists, and The oUrald feels\ he1 contion is justa That isit1~ heoyes thatf students "who ati a pay. tuition ought to be'reqtirecltl. so, but we have no informattojf this is not the case now,. than this we would be un williti We hopeiour friends lea thi' ron in North Carohin against any State a State colino-as.