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THE PEOPLE SJOURNAL. VOL. 7.---NO. I3, PICKENS, S. C., THIJRSDAY APRIL 22, 7- ONE DOLLAR A YEAR The Prodigal's Return. "1 Yes, motl'or, h will come. Of course, ho will como1 !'" and tho girl turned her drawn and anxious young face toward the cot.tago door, just ats if her blind motlher could eco the a tion. It is probablo that the old woman diviracd the longing glance from the cbange in th girl'S tone, for she, too, half turned tmovard tihe door. 1t, was a habit these two womien had acquired. They constantly looked toward the door for the arrival of ono who never cam1 thbrough t1 lu'1 Summ0r days, or through tIhe quiet Winter eveni ngs; mi]oreliOver, they rarl-dy 'poko of otileri tilngs this arrival was tih th L Ipie of their Iives. AnM Now thUe oie woman's life was drawing to u ulose, as some lives (10, witiout its object. Sil her sielf felt it, and her d L-g hiter knew it. There wis in loithi of them a .biltie sense of cliinginlg. It was hard to die without toleiniilg time 1'eward of at wondrous patience. t was ciuel to deprive the girl of this burden, for in Most burdens there is a Satfeguard, inl all a duty, and in some, the greatest happiness allotted to h umtan existonce. It was 110 new thing, this waiting for the scapegraee son; tune girl had grown up to it, for sho would not know her brother should she meet him in the street. Since sight had left the oid 0mother's eyes shu had fed her heart upon this hope. He had left them eighteen years beforo in a fit of pa)tssionate resent. Ilent against his fatboer, whose only fault had been too great an indulgence for the son of his old age. Nothing had been too good for poor Stepheni -hardly anything had beei good enough. Educate at a l abarity bchool Ii imsel f, the sini iple old clergyman held the miisit-akeni view tihat no man can be educated aoove his station. Stephen L h's ftI her, having risen by the force of his own will and the capAbilities of his own mind held, ats Sucti Ien (10, that he had only to give his son a gooJ education to insure his career in life. -39 overything even to the old parsoni's sense of right and wrong--was sac riliced to the edu cation of tepien Leaeh at pubie school and university. Het i lie met, and selected for his friend youths whose futures were insu-cd, and who Were only passing through the fo':mula of all e3ducILtion so that no one Could say that th y were unlit for the snug Govcyramlent appointmlenit, living or- in he" itLance of a Imor'e :;ubstantial sort that might he waiting for 1em. Ste phen aequired their ways of life without plo'cssessng theilr advantages, and the colls(e lee Was sonething very nearly alroacing iiii for the little Country rectory. Stephen Leach had expen sive tastes, ani Ie unscrupulously traded on his I adher's ignorance. He wa gJood-iookinig, and had a certain brilliancy of manner whit,ti "goes down " well at the 'Varsity. Every thing was against him, and at last the end came. At last tie rector's eyes were opened, and when a narrow minded iians eyes are 1once opened lie u1uaily becomes stony It, heart.. Stephen Leach left England, and before he landeld in Atmerica Ills father had depart-ed on a longer journey. The n'er-do-well had th good grace to send back tihe little sunii ofl money saved by h is mnotbr in her widowhood, and gradually biz letters eCaseI. It was known that, he wa, in Chiii and there wvas war going en there, aid yet the good old ldy'- fait h inver wavered. " lie will coime, .loye," ,he would say, "lie will -niiy coie," And .omelihow it eune. to he an un dorstood ting that he wa-s to come ini the aifternooi whteni they t were ahi ready for himi--wh.-ni Joye had elad lher i*retty 31oun g comi mi a darink ess and w hell Ia oi ld ladyv was upl and11 seatedl in lhe, ciair~ by tihe lire ini winter, by the doter ini Summiiler. Thiey had never imazi. ined~ hhi., arrival at, anloth~er timelt. I t, wouhd lnot be qijiit13 and1( coime in1 the iirnlintg, before Joyce hiad got, the house p1, right. Yet lie never cenme. A greater ini Iiirm i y caime insteadi, aund at la.t, J1oyce suggested that the mother should not, got upl in had wveather. Thley both knew what, this mleanlt.. but the episodl~e paissedl as others do, anid M 1rs. Leach waIs bedridden. Still she said: ''lie will come, .Joyce |lie will surely comlo ! And the girl would go to the window andl~ draw aside tihe curtains, looking down the quiet country road toward t~he village. "Yes, mol(ther~, lhe will comeI," was. hor usual answer ; and one day she gave a little exclamation of surprise and almost of fear. "MAother," she exclimied, "'there is some one coing along the road."' The old lady was already sitting up in bed, staring with her sightles orbs toward the window. Thus they waited. The miani sitOppld opptosite the cottago, and the two w'o men hleard the latch of the gate. Thlen Joyce, turning, saw that her mnother hatd fainted. Bumt It was onlly mlomnentar'y. Ily the time sho reachmid the bed her mother had r'ecovered consciousness. "Go," saId the old lady, breath lessly, "' go let him ini yourself." Dowii stairs, (on theo doorstep, the girl found a tall mian of thlirty or there aubouts with a browner face than l'n gIli suns can acecount for. Ho looked dow n into lier eauger eyes with a stranlge (quiestionling wonder. "Am I too late ?" he asked in a voice whIiIch al most, sconeid to Indicate IL hope) that it ighIlt, be so. "No, Stephen," she answered. "Blet miothier cannol~t live much longer. YOU ar~o just ini tuime.' Theli younig mani malIde Ia he3itating little m'ovemient with his right hand and shjuihd uneasily on the clean stonol~ step, Ili wi~as anl actdll' calledi cudden ly uipon the sta~ge, hiaving no know ledge of hiIs part. The retur'n of ti s prodigal waus not aLt driamatic sue cess. No oine see medt detsiru o015tf learn ing whiethier lhe had lived upon01 husks ori (Itiabir v ib andt wi th whomi ho hatd eaitonl. TIhe qiuiiet, digniity oif thme girl, wvhoi hai rem nai ned he hinil to) dol alI tile wvork and bear' all the burideni, soetd in some1 subtle ma~nnce tol deprive him of anyi romalince thaIt mlight, haIve at tachled Itself to himw. She ignored ils half-prolforod hand, and, turning into thO littiO passagO, led the way up stair's. Stephen Lj ech followed silently. He was rather large for the house, and esprecially for the stair's: moreover, he had a certain burliness of walk, such as is acquired by men living constantly in the open. Thore was a vaguely painied look In his blue eyes, as if they had sudidenly been opened to his own shortcomings. Hlis attitudo to ward Joyce was distinctly apologetic. When he followed tibo girl across tihe threshold of their mother's bed room the old lady was sitting up in bed, holding out treinbling arms to ward the door. Iero Stephen Leach seemed to know better whit to do. le held his mother in his arms while she sobbed and nur inured out her joy. lie had no words, bu his armis ieant, more than his lips could ever have told. It would tiecin tll:ht the best, part of happiness is tire sr,'ing of it with some one else. "Joyce," was the firtt distinict word tihe old laidy spoko. "Joyce, he has olle at lt. lie has come ! ComO here, deir. Kios your brothee'. This is my fi rt boirn -my little StevO." The young man had sunk upon his kne';s at tihe bedside, probably because it was tIe most convenient position. lie did not second his mother's pro posal with much enthusiasin. Alto gethelr he did not seei to have dis covered LIuch sympathy with his sister,' whoim lie had left in her cradle. Joyce came forward and leaned over tire bed to kiss her brother whilo the old lady's hands joined theirs. Just as her fresh young )lips came within reach ie turned his face aside, so that t(; kiss fell on barren ground on his talired check. "Joyel.e," continued the old lady, fuverisnly. ", I am not afraid to die now, for Stehimen is here. Your broth r' will take care of you, dear, when I am gone." It, %aas strange that Stephen had not spokeii yet ; and it was perhaps just as well, because there are occasions in life when men do wisely to keel) silent. " He is strong," the proud mother went on. " I can feel it. His hands are large and steady and quiet, and his arine are big and very hard." 'he young man knelt upright and submitted gravely to this miaternal in ventor'y. " Yes," she said, " I kneo he would grow to be a big man. Ilis little fingers were so stroig-he hurt me some times. \Vhat a great mrustacle ! I knew you had been a soldier. And tire skin of your face is brown and a little rough. Whal, is this ? wirat, ii this, Stephen (lear ? Is this a wound Y" " Yes," answered the P/rodigal, speaking for the tist, time. " That is a sword cut. I got that in the lant war. L am a colonel in tihe Chiian army, or was, before I resigned." Tie olu lady's sightles.s eyes were fixed on his face as if listening for the echo of another voice in his deep, quiet tolnce. " Your voice is deeper than your father's ever was," sire said, amd aIL the while he' trLihling lingers riroved lovingly over n is fice, touching tire deep et fr'om cheekbone to jaw with soft inquiry. " This must, have been very neair your eye, Stephen. Promise rme, dear, no m1or'e soldiering." " I promise that," he replied, with out raising his eyes. Such was the home-coming of tire Prodigal. After all, he arrived at tire right, roment in the after'noon, wnien the loure wras ready. It, somnetimes dloes IraipIlenI so in real life, and not oiy in hooks. There is a great deal tat m igh t be al teicd ill this wolId, b uilt, sometimLres, b.y '), ler' chanec, thin gs coie about rightiy. And yet, there was somihinh 1g wrlong, sime thing subtle, which tire dying womnui's duirk-i' sens fai led to detet; her son, her Stephen, was quIiet, amtii had not muiirch to rsay for him lselIf. Lie aIpparent ly had the habit of taking thbrugs as5 they couer'. There wras no ermtbusrasmr, but r'..her' a r'est'raintii in hi s ma~nner mUo,' especially toward J1oyce. TI'io gn-'i notireed it, but evenr lier' smnalI expenenlrl of humankind had tr.ught her' thrat large, fair'-skinnued lmeni ar'e often trius. They go thr'ourg h life iplacidly, leaviung unsaidt anid un (d(n1 many thiings w hich some t.~;ink they ought, to say andi (Io. After threfir'st, excitement of the return wats oven' it , atrie glaringly aphparen t thbat Stephen hrmt( ari''1ved just in time. His mother fi.ll intoC a happy sled) be3for'e su niut,, and w henr tire active young doctor camre a little later in tihe evening hre shook his head. "Yes," he srid, "I see that, she is asleep) rand quiet--too quiet. It is a foretasteo of a longer sley ; some old peoplio have it.'' Ieor thbu first time Joyce's courage sieeme~d to give way. When she had been alone she was brave enough, bu3t now that her br'other was ther'e, womarnlike, shre seemed to turn to him with a sudden foar. They stood side b~y side near tho bed, and the young doctor in'volurntrarily watched ,hemr. Stephren had taukenm her hrand in his with that, silenrt siympatihy whiich wals so natural aurd so elouient,. ie sraid nroth ing, tihis big, sun-tanned youthb ho did not even glanuice dlown at, his sister, wvh( stood smrall, soft-eyed and gentle at his side. Thre (1Octor' knew something of the istory of tihe smrall1 family thuis mio monrtar'ily u ni ted, rand tie htad aliway~'s foaredu that If Stephen Leach dlid re! turn it would only kill his mothrr. Thlis, 1indeed(, seemed to 1be the resurlt about to follow, P'reontly the doctor took hris leave. Hie was a young man engaged in getting together a gooil pr'actice, and in Iris own intercst hro had beCen for'ced to give up waiting for his patients to lfin ish dying. "1I am. glad you are 'or'o," he said to Steophen, who accompa~rn~e him to tihe door. ''It wouldI not do for your sister to be alone; this rmay go on for a coule of lays,' I did not go on for a coilpie of days, but .\r's. Leach lived throughr that, night in the same semi-comaitoso state. Th'le two watchers sat in her roomr until surppcr'-timnr, when they left their mnotherI in elhar'go of a hiredC~ nur'se, whlosir services; Joyeo hrad nen for'ced to seek. A it~le upper Stepjheni Leach sceemed at last, to lind his tonure, and Ihe talked in his quiet, alminost gentic' voice, such as sorme big mfenl p)osuss, nrot, about, himself or his past ; but about, Joyce and the futurn. In a anlihataen bueL iesslike way lbe proceeded to investi gate thle ilffairs of the dying woma, and the prospects of her daughter; It a word, he asserted his authority v-; a brother, and Joyce was relieve(l ard happy to obey him. It is not in tLimes of gayety that friendships are formed, but in sorrow or suspense. During that long even ing this brother and sister suddenly becalmie intimate; more so than months of prosperouss intercourseo could have mado thei. At 10 o'clock Stephen quiietly inisistUd that Jeyce should go to bed while le lay down, ali dressed, on the sofa in the (ining-room. "I shall sleep mrfectly ; it is not the first time I have slept in my clothes," he said simply. They went. upstairs together and told t o 1-e nurse of this arrangement. Joyce remiineld for some moments by the badside watching her mother's peaceful sleep, and when she turned she found that Stephen had quietly slipped away. Wondering vaguely whether he had intentionally solved her dilliculty as to the fraternal good night, she went to her own room. Tihe next morning Mrs. Leach was fully conscious and appeared to be stronver ; neverthless, she know thbat tle en d was near. She called her two ihildren to her bedside, and turning her blind eyes toward them, spoke in broken .-entuees: " am rea!idy niowN-, ie am ready," she said. " Iears", I ama going to your fatle'-ad * * thank God, I can tell him that I have left you togetler. I always knew Stephen would come biack. I found it written everywhere in the Bible. Stephen-kiss me dear'." The inan leant over the bed and kissed her. Ali "I she sighed, "1 how 1. wish I 2ou1d see you-just once before I die. Joyce !" she added, suddenly turning Lo her daughter, who stood at the ther side of the bed, " tell mfe what lie is like. But I know * * * 1 know I feel it. Listen ! le is tall and spare, like his father. His hair is black, like his father's-it was black before lie went away. His eyes, I know, are lark-ailmost dark. le is pale-like Spaniard !" Joyce looked across the bed with 3ow horroL dawning in her' face, look i.d into a pair of blue eyes beneath Lawny hair, eut short, as a soldier's hiair should be. She looked upon a Iman big. broad, fair- English from Irovxwn to too. lFor some muoments there we.s silence. Joy ce stood pale and breathless, wonde r ing what this inight mean. Then the Elying woman spoke again. " Kiss Ime," she si id, "I * * am moing. Stephen first-my Iirst born And novw Joyce * * and now kiss each Ather-acl oss the bed I want to hear it * * I want * * * to tell * * your' father." With a last, etTort she raised her hands, s.eeking their heads. At lirst Joyce hesitated, then she leant for ward, and the old woman's chilled Iingers pre.sed their lips -together. That was the end. ilaif an ho6:r afterward Joyce and this Iman stood facing each other ir the little dining-'oom. ie began hh explanation it! once. "Stephen,'' lie said, " was shot- out there-s a traitor. I could not teil her that ! I did not imean to do this, but, what else could I do? " 11C paused, moved toward the door with that strange hesitation which lie hau noticed on hIs arrival. At the Lloor he turned, to justify himself. " I still think." he said gravely, that it was tihe best thing to (o. " JOYeu mLade no answer. The te-M's toiod in her' eycs. There was sone Lhing very pat.letic in the distress of this strong man, faeing, a it were, ani imegecy of wiich he felt tthe de Hieacy to be beyond his cleverness to handle. "Last night I made all the neces sary airrangements for' yourm future just as Stephenx would have made them -as at brother inighlt have done. I - lie and I wecre broth er ollcers in ver'y wvilId army. Your brother-wa not a goo~d mxan. None oIf us were.'' ilis hand was on the door. "Ii e asked mie to comie atnd tellI you, he added. "I. shall go batck now.'" Tihey stmo 'u thus, he watching hxer face w ithm lhis hionest, soft hi ue eyes shze fatil ing to imet his g'lanre. "I lay I come ham'k aigi an' lhe askeci sudenlxy. She g ave a litth. gasp, b)ut made nit aniswer. " I will conme bacek ini six mon~ithis,' lie ann iou(ncedl( git Ly. and tlxen ht closedl the doom' behli nd hximi. Delegates to The Monetary Coiiference A M~AJOIlti f AlUE IIMETAIjlalS I'S No T1'iine fori thle Meetinug Itas lleer Set--Ilow thte Appoinitmexnts ari' l'resident McKinley has anunounceol the ap poin tme nt, of Senattor Ed ward O) Wolcott, of Colorado ; lion. Charles . I 'aine, of Boston, Mass., and ex-Vit I'r'esidentI Ad lai t'. Stevenson as com. miiissioners to an i nter'national mone tary conventioni. Tlhese apploinitmein t arme miade under' the ineL tapprovedi NIrc 30 L ~d. " foir the pronmotilon of a r internaittional agr'eemenit foi' himetal. Ilismn,"' and by its priovisions do not re qu Iire conmat i ion by the Senatte. It hais been geineral ly concedled that Sienatorx Wolcott would lhe made ii imeimber' of thie comiion. ie hait bee ani activ e lead er in the mnovementci fon a mxonetary agreemien t andl wvide ly knownm as ain axdvuoate of the silvoy cause.,I lis trip to lEuriope last summenr wias conxcedled to be, at least senmi-olli. eiii I I, as txi' re .(prese tativ V o f th< nelt adminietra .ion. lliS tourli extenid ed( overi sev.er'al moi(nthls and eilmracei] the 'lead ing EurophIIean caitlIs. IIi. had audiences withm the miore iioted Ii. nancier's and mi n isterm', and it is be Ilieved then mla-id the~~ fodait on forl thIe inter'national confe-ree whiichx thi( c~oi mmxission aplpinted ill endcxieavor ti bing to a concluiomn. Sonator' Woleot t is nw serv 5. '''in'g hi: se~condl termx in the -h-n.-. - hayvmn. bee.n elected to t h ain vl in I1*95 While ital0 pronouned bbn .t it h:e wo: ai s~ttnelx Hilfpomrter of thx St,. I otih ticket. Ex-Vice I''e1hlxnt Stev -oson the DXeoratic memberm of theco mission, though genera'ly kniown ias at advocate of bimnoain.sm,m a it.9xI porter of 3r'yan and the Chicago plat form. H1e and Senator Voleott, how ever, are said to be in accord on the lnancial question. General C. 11. Paine, who may be termled the minorlity meumber, is a 1.R publican an jd was aL McKinley mnan. lie is one of the most prominent, bti ness men of Massaehusetts and Is said to be a deep student of the financial question. While he Is classed as a supporter of bimetallism, based on in ternational agreoment, lie is regarded as allied with the sound money faction. lie is a graduate of Harvard, being a member of the class of 185:3. General 'aino is largely identlitied withi rail roads and other corporations, being a director of 1he Chicago, Burlington and Quiney Road and other large con cecris and a director of the lioston 1in stitute of Technology ; was an int iimatte friend and associate of Prof. Walker, the flinancia author and authority. le is a man of large wealth. It is a fact not generally known that Gene-rl 'aine ieemnpanied Senator Voleott on Iis Eluroptean trip list summeiii ncr and assisted him in that work. It is beliOved that he went abroad with Sonator Wolcott with the undter standing that he was to be mtle a mllember of the comislision. 11, is not yet known when the rmom: --#. will meet an ' -- . % ..%. . gainization i.- uucted, bowevir, it is believed t .t, Senator Wolcott w i I I be made presitent. it1 is aithioritatively stated the .-ommissioners Vill not g'o abroad beftoe May, by which timie the new am ba -adors will be at their posts and rende- the special envoys assis tance neeesary In the consummation of their m:sion. The naming of the commissioners to atte-nd th internattional monetary conference has caused a good dieal of discussion in Washingtoti. Almost without exception the appointiients have been commended. The Senattovs. regardless of par-ty, were plcasetl with the selection of ex-Vice President Ste Veniisol. It, seems that this seleLion is the President's own, no one apieai ing to urge his appoin tmenet. 'Tile President desired a Democrat, who stood high in his party and whoii was an earnest silver man. lie sernt for ir. Stevenson, and afiner talking the i-uhject over with him. decided to iake him a imemuber of the eolnmlisslon. I'resident McKi::1.-y' desired that the subject of intermtional bimeitalliim should he lilt(d atbovet party holi-is and that the mll s(l-vtedlt should e those who would work in harlnlily to war id bringing abou t, an agre'e mnt. It was also believ1-d lby the I'resideit I hat the natme of Mr. Stevenl on wouil id give, the coinnisksioni great we lit abroad. Amodg the earnest advocates of the selection of NIr. I'aine were Senators lloar, Allison antId Chamil er, all of whom talked with t he' I 're-ident nill lite subject and reoinidutled him , ex pr'essing tihe opinioln that his ' -t on would be a great1 bencll't t! the eau of hinietallismn. It has been generally conceded fcr Sole time11C paSt tlat Se nator- Wolcott wolid be one of tim commi;lonws, as his h1ar'd work since the election hias been in the direction of hi-inmg inzig ab14)otL an international] age'cment,. Senittor \Voleott is very hopeful of success. lie looks fornwa d to hand woik, hut says fioman ihat he learned while ahroad tast year hIe is iost saiguiinc as to the reuIts. Selnator W o'' believes in the -o lectiIn of the comiion and especilal ly in namilling Mr. Stevnsuoi. a silvt-r man, and one who silportd lMr. ity an, 'residenlit, McKinley has conv iineed everybolly le is anl earnest hiinll't11 A. l-imIetallism at, hine and abroa, le says, will he promoted by this stlee tionl. O positionii toi the sceinue for in ter national bimetal lismi tias deve-lopeid from ani unieiO-x pel'ted siourice. \l -ireton l.'rewein, of EngmilandI who has given ai izreaL de al of it Iten tio n to th ie - ubje ct ani wvho has v is ited thiis eoun try ser erl ti ms in the inmt-er- i-s of silver, is now opptosinitg ain initerniatiional ag'ret' men'it, utlildeclaries that. the mioniey muitst, set-tic for itself. M-. Fre wi-n will oppo~ase hany agr'eemienlt and1 us1 hiiS it goes itbr'oaid. Stenator- Woleol t hits Sid thatt the ge'dl standardi-t coun itries would oppulosa aniy furthber dearecint Lien oif silver, anid ilforts we'tre no0w being mn~ae to pre vtt aniv further fatll of silver- in Ini a. A\ Iso thalt, the dhemandrl for- goldh by .1 i pan in e'stitab lihing ia gtoldi standatIitrd woulId causie at dralin of gold from h'u rope whIicih would( be rei-sted by gomlit countrius. In the Unoited Stttes Sena ior Wolcott, antici pati's little oppoitsi tion to hulimetatllism.~ Whatop1)positio,i NIrz. Wolcott satys, Lthere is comeits fromll the great, batnkers of New York, whlo am-c :ilready lighting bimletallismn atnd whose opipositionl tlbc comiilssionu will meet when it goes to Eturope. E'x - Vice 'iresidont Ste vension, oif hilooinigton, Ill.,- whin atsked abttit on ssion1, saitd : I aplprecitt'e the omptiliimenit patid to mne by the I 'nt-i dent, and will cheerfully renderi what, iassistance I cani Lio aIccomp )1lih the ob ject of thbe comm iilon. Wh latevert out views nmy bje its to the ability oif ouri govei'nment, to mrainitaini thte fre-e ainil unlimited coinage of silveir without. the co-opit'atjin of the leadhinig counii ties of Eu roe, it in"y be sutfoly as su med thuat everuy friend1 of sil vir in tihis countr-y will welcome Internmtional himietll Iism.i As to Lthe i mpotis iblilily of the success oif this comiiis-sion, it, is k now n tha t the Lireund oif tpublic seniiti mient in European counit~res, its welIl ats our ownI, is uindoutt icd ly favoiral e to bimetal lismn. "I itny of thle plillcists of Eng ~land andlOc'i Graniy iar- in (earnte,t accord ,i on.- Shoub itubhiic sent LimiientL in i.hose counlties justify, an initert,'mtinat can ferentce wouldt unduiubti idly lie calledt atnd action taken thl at woul d lbedeemied 'ivi's the in d tl e' to rumbti-r tooiili, of Constanitinopie by the T1ur~ks, :1. havn died vinlent doath.h HIS DeIth Occurred oi We(lnesdtay Moriiig Al'ter at Long Itilness. Greenville Mountaiieer. 1o"tr several mioniths the citizIens gen witly of. Greenville have seen very little of ex-Judge Thomn psoni 11. Cooke. who Wits It fttlliliar )ersonaO O Onur streets fo' man,111y yer I'S. idney troubles aid kintd red coimplI inCttionis h.ave kel t him at hlomie, IId fbr a good while he has beei gradually going down tihe hill, with an iticrease of in firlitiies antd i looseiing of the cord, thatt hind men to this life. Tht(e end caelt onl Wetinesd a.v morn intr, when he went out peaceft y into tie realis of eterni ('. lIe was nearly sixt .y-six years of tge, mil until it few yeatrs i go wats aL tronig, vIgor'ous tman. J1 udge Cooke Wits It Iative of I'air ield Coun ty, aid the s"on of Ia Nletlio list, preacher, Hcv. Johni l'. Cooke, who wa It resident Of Colum11tbit, wI'n he diet in i'Si0. The fatiily lived in Colimtbia for a itnmber of yetrs, atd Jud ge Coviok e begaII his colletgilate edui Cation at the Arsenai, whicih wIS coi pleted inl 18;,l at thle citade~hl. Ill tamght school in Lexington County, SLfterwatLds wunt to Orangeburg, ,er he had charge of the village ttdcmy. andil where h lived until his rev. to 14 Greenville. lie! studied iwV wilet engaged in te ing, and wis adhiitted to the har prior to tlw war. lie served in tihe Confederate atriy, Ild wheni hostilities cetsed lie r1e1 inmed the pretice of lLtw. 114 was one of the eatliest converts to the Ito pulican, and WIaS :ipiointe'd tril justLice I (Govertnort' Scott, actiiiriing (Iluit~e an1 influenice ill the party, so thaut. wl. to GOvetrnr 0' r wVas sn'[It as Min isti' to lIussia in he wa s ihosent to presqiidle overt tihe kighithr Circuit for tinexpired term, and wats re-clected ie iext year. As 'a judicial olliecr, (idiring the period of live years he wits oil the hieneich, he gave g'ienal sttisfaiL Lth. anrd wats itinite popuilat With te Iwyi's of the circuit .1 tiuges di d not. rotate in those days. .Jidge Cooke kept In tonch with htis pI rt.y Ifter lie wen t (Iin the hench, and w:is almost a:ways a elegate to tlhie Stte c'.oventions. ifQ wats4 irent to the coInvt,;4II it1 SI'ptembier, iS7. and it becitimi k'mwiVi that lie Wts not in1 svym Iathy with theit purposes of the tealt'trs, who initended to place. Cardoza aind E-,1 I iott or tihe ticket. 11t44 h of Ithem weri' cOIn cted with tire corruition and 11. pr' igacy of the times, arid Jiudge Ciikt holdly dlCeClared his Iiirpiio le to quit, tlt' ptrty lieilss these mueni were sent to the rea r. ''lliott anl Catrdiza wvert strongly intrenched with the raik zrd tilt', aind the next. day they w.ecr'e naiiinated. 'I'he 11 iuptli Camu laigI hai''be in prores for about at woek, aiud when tIt l"publttican cOi velitio ljmiried on i-'ridtv afternoon. Judge' C I*kehd dtecided to ctst I political fort'unes aigaii vitlh the n:i tive whiti' people of t,he StLate. Ac cord inlglv le tIade a visit to the rooms (If tLhe DmCItocratie executive comIlitte in Coluithit, adil after anI Iou nei Ig t his purpoes, he tentlered his services for tLie oveiithriow of tie plirty to wiich ie had belori&t d inl this S IatL, ILL the sItie timc declaring hi-, allegiance and atvwing his support of the lttionial i.iwethem-ti by itaihetrford it. ilaye~s. lIl joe ned th i ih-ioIIerats to ail in Cs t~ahil slin g hlle i' Ie, anrd repid iaLteIl the Iteiuiblicians ot acucount of iiisruilr andii corrutlioni. ThO iixt tity wa Its Sa1tirrdty w hen the cama Iitign Iiectinig took piwte It Ahihevilh., and was it tended by an itim "Ie eCIeiurse Of red shirts" fI'rn four rI. icountii-.. I n attiditioni to Geeiiitr.rl Waite I ahlptoni anrd th i other nomiitinees who inbt-i spveecles, eral Itlih 'rt, 'ooiis ld enth su th.e crowt with an eXquent itmdt artdenit spiieeli, andit Lte Lhiousath, wi ho hadti conrgttd' on Secession II ill wvere In aL gr-eat laz (iof ertbi5 Judolgt Ciooke hadti sent, at elegramn t-> Juditlge J. 5. Cothranit, wh i wasV t the county chairmantr of Ahhjevi lh', asking imj i,0 brud~t tuhe mieeting tuntil the train reatchiedLi thrc, its ih waitLed tn additress I-im people. J udtgt Cotlbran sient ani escort, oif "etd shr irts "to mfieet hi ini at te depoiit,, and ini a fewv nio miients Ju tdge Coolke was sLtning ry in the presencet~ of the vast audtiiteici, dt~eiring his ai ia tion it Lh the irmocrat: for it (Ithii lne prpos, andil prtedicting the eleltioni of I lamip tori ats suri at--red fatct. Thei' excitemient, pirodutcedl byhi i nc nexplectedi annunee mieniL was initenise, ats hie wasI tihe lir'st lI e~imblie.tin of niot e Lto make a slpeech i n favori of ilaptijon . I t is tue Jutdge \ilackey hail atctedi simuiiLaneouisly it h imr in desirtinig their plolitical atsso ciates, hut, J1udtge Cotoke had the car lI est, oppiortuniity (of pr'ocaimling it fromri th Itum iip. lIe was actlively on gaged in Lire campainign until it cilosed, and hol is spe'cheiis al ways evoked muche I enLItusiaIsmn whlerever lie wencut. (Onie of the lirgest gathierings of tubo camii pa ign wa vis jus a4IL week Itfter hris (Sin v'i-rsin at lineaL l'atli, and he. r"eeiv edl an oivattionrL tt, wits second onlIy ti li Iamipton, by wvholse lide lie coniti niued toi work utiL vi ctory wits ateiJved. Th'ie ! ipubIlicatns were very it Icir agit Judtge Cooke fori thie llourise hei puiirsuetd, atid gave (it, thireats (if cx pin his!'ecord in their patrty m. (tunagig Iin~iI hiS tlbaracter(1, buiit there wah no fiiu ndation for te asseritIiion madtel, and1 hie deliedi themrt to do4 their iutrio-i. II is termr of service' on the hitu ieh lxired in J1anuiary, I 75 anid he4 'ih-ld (if re-election,. whlen bei beigin ait onciie the praittuilte of law in Gr'eenv ilIe. Ile was .-nit i Lthe Ilangislat-uire after a re1-- lieited ini I A(. Amoniirg tbe meiaus itri., lhe i ntrodii d wai s ame ~indmeints to tuhe hioire.t,,ad law, whIiich arie regatrd-l ci1 of niutih vah ie by the, legal f.-ter nit.~y. li wa a fauiihful and inrduttstriouts Ihis enii.r. uits. Of course, lie became IL full -b thredo I )imocrat aftetr the (camt pti gn iif I1<i, tand w'as at one Lime thre president~ if tie 1Ger.Lral club ini L~ir cty. In sui '- qoenit years lie allilia','id again for a -hlort, wh ile with the 11, ithi trno I) -mocliratts it- aL membiiier o the 4 it' foirm fati on Iir I ~rJ2 Judge Co(oike wats it mem.rbir of iii igaive evidlence it thei last, f-tw w... k< t.haltt, lihaL brighter' hoplIs oif aci p Lanice wio God. 114. ilved in peacei with ah mn~iukind1, iand was alwvave conr'tenuB and atYahic In hI tiiatn, ATTEb "Too Good 9 I,I: IT Is. ie propose (or n-s soon thereafter ats I ive to tlie uc it iifu Lic u hav~t i iilve thusantd tick ar! aLl ""-iVen 01ut wet wili give( I g-.reatestA number0l of tickets, trad to tb' amou n1 (it of on. dh a 1nt it ed to a 1.icket. It sI its the checape-st.. Uderhiiy and underi isell sli oui Iry Goods and Ntions 1. Visit us and get our pricsti, Itr'Lue. yours to sia New York F l'asy, S. C., Mlarch 1, 1.7 WRLESION'S MAYOR AND THE GOVERNOR MAYOIt SIYTIl'S STATEMIENT. Hide :Not tiierstanl that Uni er iiini oval of l' Mtr oli tani oli e . tit Nlaymr Smnyth1, of Chla.'ht stn, hals publllished!( thbe corresponldence With Governor I."ilerhe in) regrdt t~o the re moraW.l Of 1.het me1tropolita poMiM Ce, anld in his stateimiiient, to I he city ouillcil ie t.hI'owS the ret'(, pnsibilit.y ipon ihe Governi'r for tibe failure of the recent nego'tiations. Tle following is a ii ntry of ,he i matteir subiuitti'el to tie c0i0iciul, With its aion t :bir'on Mayor Smlyth's3 de.fens'e wvas that Ohe situatttin had natnedllt such1 shiaue that hi , hi ilought. he tI uhi speak fir ht imi ,cif IL that ie did ilot, uIndiirstnuid that Go1vernrilel.rheequiredo. at unanli Inlously igneid aLTreeiment. if lie iid. li' says Llt,lat e w oild nevi' lav e broumghlt, thle paper1 out, of Cohnnh1i. Oin tle contrary, MIay r S mythl is cur tions did nlot, providle for' unan1,1ilmu act ion ()n thel( part- .9f count il. Mlay-iii Siiiyth I ta t b t, whLiei tie arrive1 ILd at, th.. capital nit (oveinill tl-IreS inlvitation and 1,b1 (;ven0 beganl thle nowm faumus coniferenlce wV1111 tihte iciinrk Lhat, the met rinol ital s'IS tenm had beei diesired by tihl cit.y c(iui cil, hit iiitiiiatily co'rrect.eI him and thle fir.St agroemeunt, drawnVl up, which sthrted ouL with this as1et'Lion, vas inncelled. I loth agreeimentl s i wre oih jet-iA blo04 , Slayer Smyt1 ,Iaid, butl, hit linalliv 1iiri'ed to the S-coIIt as te kiew tha11t, thek peo)ple. of Chiuk-t.stonl desir1-1. to be rI liv (i f tile sy tei L d bi1 theefLor ast u ted IV h huilft ia tion in icidetto that nceptanc. layor SNllyth i said that, the Uiii-re kait, thalit ht' wilede Goi(venwLiii thlt (i ulhlrinin had witied and h1 Wan nai~in hi prclaat-onwas, evidenlcle kniw, or chouLv hative'' knownLt, that h (ar i S inth whf ew iith chief' of piL toerat the poeri partit's tio ene 1,he t land that'i~ c>olas tojut inested with exeutive poes 'uthe rv'ii'ai ithat i three-fort hs 1~aof io ii~ i l tiaor Lii te rernoval, and1 il l we r w illn. n a a l enfrc prorlstarly th i lensairilaw a~ndin its violator tal''iout ine 131y his lact 'ionte, Governor admiiii s ohLis injust ilL Mao SmytOeh Lid, ad the i tleadloci si on ase ri esuI' lti ofi tio ndiiin iimcewari ci ii~ t3 115t ily o. td- coditionsi tii ce(ll of Llarshetac' Alati'open ly delared(I fiteds six lin nmberit Lon ith lii 0iLZ iei mit. ed tthC as Ih enr Ai . enstiioni was Lpun xju aihs pcIhol )VsInotinilaf cariedLi by Ahlerman Mait,-it thieson liiIiofid 11be reiar~t facteion, but onecI ofi 1he4 isin who rtefused to (;ign lihe agrLeement. seies was aui fi' riared toiba t, ehi' Lon feen aaiti' ingt aIth atpo refuied i, sxlin Liis ' i'tt tigo. tli indinantihl h-ii d giitha heJ~i was fien fAlri.l ad.h th wasi oppy t titiiiihie- dispesryi lawgand Liit he had ci resedu to ne ee o Gov (itrnoria si terho'sunjut deandsu. I ston German ~ i ctnt s heii trLa geicallyo delae 'n CharlIton had1 isntliere thei h rit iti n u f ai' metLL rioplit an pot lieui sy tm foridm tiiiLmeo but shi couLd lndure l~'itor a fw yearsh le *uaid toa he rifs tho srigwn hec agre TTION. ['o Be True," oil the Iirt 6 (lay of Septelihoer, tihe ticts LO tIeI u1)) to ,orei a $5.00 SUI ily. We ets struck oil aid when they to I he cistoiler holding the the Surry. 'very tilit you lihrt inl any depatmient, youk lull be ouel 10irn to sell. as. eap III b out MNotto, especialtlly in epatinellnt. and know thiat what wo say3W is you otoney, racket Store. Cl31)D' & NALLY, P'rops. eeutive offico, ,iat. iil of the Aldermen vot-re to sign. If Mayor' siyti uniide stood ditierently on1L thing is (eitalin, and that, is that Governor Elllerbo tinIiks that ho gavo Mr. Smyth to un derstanId that, all of the Aldermen were o sign tie agreelent. Wlethuer i ere wvats oeelnsioln or not for sutch an "agreeniit" is not, now the matter in insue. Governollrl h l';erbo said if Nayor Snoyth or aitione would look over the ieipited ngrieement, ind which was signed by tlosi minbers of council who did sign, it reads "individually lieeby IIoisiii0 and plCgo oure1cvONe." Th in vats, ie sIaid, clearly to his under stiandA ig Ii evidence that the members (if Cou ticili were to sign "ind ividually," V. iic(hi ilealit all wero to sign. If it wats not so unider-stood Governor Islierbo y I N1'. SiniiytL did not 14ay so. and if NIaVoI' Simiyth or Nir'. Blucot did not, thilk thatt ill the mteinh1erstI iOf Council would sign this tgireincntliI' r(11ny aren'i~enl they never said so to hiim at any LfW1ne, nvier wote hii in to tlhtt of ftCV. and iave nver said that, tiey at any Liline told hn that all of the Inein hers of Coilcil wold not sign the "a.*grellwlt." NIlayor. i may have thoIIghIt thit, tie couild get all of the ,ueiI 11rs of Cotticili) si gil tlo "agree innli lt," ut \ r. ''ie il ists thiat le never 'aid itl o to himn in his ollice or. 'let ii e hiadti, tings mily atv o been differeln ly arrtv1inged. I d 111 it , i", went on) Govlnor lerbe, "Ut at,, wouild personallly rati'her not h avi. 1,bo finetropoli tanl polico reCinovedI froin charle. tonj, ats it Would grive, him at greatL deaj l ioro Work to ha11,V' the ClIange." If MayO' Slmyth wL, really inl larn in is deso to ha-1ve tht- )Olice0 SYhtVIIm reUInov(_d, Gov ernorl~tl ,-lehesgtedl tbat it, mnighlt haveC been:1 aL very.N eay InaItter, for himl to haUveugg e t', trOu~blo of gut ting all II111hers Of Coinil to sign the atr i'f.' C 'lit, intl tvoid anLIy trouble of thin chbarater. Giverori isilerh *ab Very much in ar tinl Whatt hIle~' t~o say abot.l thi-, nIatIA-er, and inl Mhat h.4 has been telling tht- t, i _ht, alb.,olute t fatot, in thei enltir'e Inatiert fr'uIn tieo out, siet. GJover'nor' l L'l'ho said thliat hei on ly -4 lit ionel telegrinl adilvisinhg Ma/or' lnt he isuidi iuntil tube otl~bir member1)1s of Cou neil signed thbo agr'eemeltnt. llo says that, he hast' no recol leet,ian whai tt tIver (If ever' having sun t a teloegrain to thius i'h'et: be Issnlld at, all unliess all theo Alder inonh signedi thbo atgreemienit, as wo had iidece shioul hI donil~o at tho inter NIloreover, ho Satyi no) on1 hias over' saitl Lihat lie sunit iuiih ia telegr'aml as he On)ue thi ng is cer'tin, the mnetrtopol i Iv i ti h1 ani)absole confliclt, of unldor'tandc inig hait~ween~ Mayor' Smyth and Govor nor)1 l'i:clerbO. SAVE \H Yx A TIRA.i.-Tfhe Spartan hurig I luralid te ils a lmtst, irc.ereisting stilry about the sav inrg a of hbundredl lives bly aI tl'ramip ill connitetioni itLh theO land silidt on the Souitihernlii aiwa la~Iist week: A Ltrampt whVose name01 is niot kcnown wias mlain g hiis way~ iaftir the terr'ilie rin s toward'i A 11 thta. lic was just he yondIi Nlt. Airy, G.a., iemeriging from a idiiep ciit whe h1e1 iheari)td a rumbling ni.,il neh indi and( lookinig ho beheld thei imlbankmlent, caving in and( saLw lthi tiack coml~etuily co)veed wit~h irt. li was safe beyonid t ho dobr'is, nit lie r'l~eemblred thnat within a few wouhi ihei s peedIig along arid ru nn ing in to LIhis ma11s of tobstrucitions, which miiatnt icirtatin (death Lio perhaps a hundredl'Oi I iolcent, pelrsns Ii. was the wor'k of a moment. Off i'me h1(1iS tatteredi coat andl for more thai~n a mrile o ritan as5 fast as5 his feet wolt carry him. Stationing himself at a point whero iie hlad thei track before him in lini view for a quar'ter of ia milo, ho st4)iod beotween tho r'ails and tiaggotd for his l ife. i~ifratically ho waved back and forth his tatter'ed coat, tip anld dlown anid across ho swung it, and1( as tho on gino camne within a few foot, of the man 11o h'2ar1d the brakes itndu h0 know hIs mfissioni wats accomlplishued. Breath les, witht extiXon'i and11 eixcitcmon~ft ho lile got oni the tirainI aind wenft back, and whe ltheLic ~t pai~ige're leaurned the in dmi e Cver y liatrd wenlt,11. instin oly III0 iin e.hiwasIplaced into~l i tho hand0 went, ilnto Neucidg Ilarlt ~s for a mileage bjook which will cnablo him to go on