New York Clipper (Mar 1879)

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WIiatsaari<B,«batpQlpoae. irtiatinaanlDC latliarel WooldanyoBO dare To dany that thlawonaD !a wuudioualy blrt ConliaBlBChn' beanty, B(T«i«oU» grace "1 beeomaa a mere doty, dfaigbcrfkcaj ■by aboold f, why Bboold anyone try i book of her ilnT Were it wlsa Ta Bia tbnRUUx •all ol thoaa dnamy bine ayes iSn iBSBTiMdoplbs oT her amir — ^Iffiitu •pMnainther»- ^ ? aoVnclK-yaaMeBottheghoal ^ : ' OI honM daapur. „, , , fio lone aa the ootwaid la beantlfnl only. Why maw her le«o fair By pabtlu the biddra a^wntfbad and kmalyl thUcmoatK white bnw!' 18 there anght Inhfr laoghter'a eUTerr tone TotdntofaheanthatlatiirnBdtoatooeT . iXAeloae: Too wUl and. tboo^ bar aln be oonlbaaed, Ko bttebt.«ailet letter Is atamped on her bteait. Tet wTtaow what ebo la, yon and L Ah. wen, wStSa la. what iha WBi. and, a^ert of all, -Whatahaonca mUbthare been. Who baa eoonn Ita Sd.a7a^ again of her IUI> ItoteU Jtiirt now. doytra kiww.tteweam to my ayaa A TMnw^KOmpaBor araan Beld and Moe ahiea. Of the old eonn&T.home and two children at pbiyr Ona a barefcot boyhnnUiw «ga ta tto h^ And tlx ocbar K>w«AU>lle art, with a Cue AUinihiae and dlaplas, all (reahneas aad Due. wil!rSiobm(oot»oii»grtBrlaberea«yoM^.iila, ; Awl the iTOt tlttltitrtTlhe pet Kid the pride or tha boma that ^ brUtatened are borne ahe focgst. That la ibe-ajid 1 would to Ood It were not! Her1>hie tjtr, her true eyea liOOkoplnto mine (Ton win wonder no move Thatltoanherlnwlns)^ The grim world, the prim world May atan aa It wlD. Batthewo»antome Ja the pore maiden soil I The ARISTOCRlfs DAUBHTER; OB, THE BRIDE OF THE GUILLOTIHE. TuifSLinD T«oif TH» Pa«»oe roRTn H. T. Currn, BY EDWIH F. DE NYSE. aitaied In the Offlco of the Li braria n of Congrws at Wwblngton, D. C, by Fman Qms, In the year 1B7». CHAPTER Tl^TBX OOOTPIBATOBS' TUC/I. The Baron obeyed wltb the eagerness of a man who has bad a mlncnlons esoape from death Hia myaterlons friend bad taken him b^e sleeve of the famous botUe-green oo^, and led b''" along as a mother leads her child. The Baron jndged from certain Indications tbathewos being led through the same pass- cee by which he had been bronght Into the „jmal conncU-ohamber, He was sure of this when he bad cUmbod twenty-flve broad stone steps and felt the fresh breeze atdke his heat- ed brow. Althotigh he knew they were now in the open air, his gnlde stOl dragged him along, and even aocelarated his galL At last his rescuer stopped, and with a qnick motion removed the silken handkerchief from his eyes Aymerlc gave breath to one startled ex- oUmaUon, and stood and stared in speechless astonishment. _ ^ . , It was broad day, and the rays of a pale ■Winter sun olayed full on his eyes and daz- zled him at first. But when his sight was re- stored to him be saw a man standing before him, calmly leaning on a stout stick, and awaiting apparently the subsidence of the Ba- ron's ejqpeoted bewilderment. His astonish- ment knew no bonads when he found that he owed his life to Llardot—the very mas who had denounced him to the band. It was in- deed he with his broad shoaldeia, his gon- dola-hat,' his cold,, impassive manner, and his "executive powor."^ He coolly stared at Candeli, and seemed to eitloy his surprise. This mute scene transpired in a vacant plot of ground through which ran a pathwav shaded by a number of very old trees. A rubied wall was on the right of the space, through several breaches in which nould be seen sever^ large buildings with grated windows.and on theleft was the sldawalk of a boulevard bordered with shade-trees. Not a living soul appeared on the horizon of this desert spot, 'j-'here came to the ear, however, the sharp shrieks of fifes therolUngot drums and the occasional calls' of bugles, making altogether the martial <lisoord8 of a camp in motion. The defenders of the BepubUo were goingthrough their exer- cises on a field near by, and aoqualnting them- selves with the sounds of the "charge, the "generarand the "retreat"—the three grand harmonies of the Bevolutlon. ^ , ^ „ "MODeleur," said the Baron at laat, "yjrn have drawn me out of a very bad soraM. For this I am deeply indebted to you; «id me hope you wlU put me under farther obligations bytoformlng mowhat is the meaning ol the tragic mas<jjKM,de whose cUmax you nave '^^ouooMlderita masquerade?' asked U ardot coldly. : • • ^, "Yes; a faroe-a parody on Oie secret trt- bunal of the govennnent of our fathers in the "Atoce? You are mistaken. Baron; It was something more awlous.'V ^ ■ _, , ..v.* "Do you mean to till tde seriously that the Black Band, whioh I dame to do a servioe, re- ceived me thus rougUy In earnest, and aotually Intended to hang.mer' . ^ 3„,j.^ v_ "I do Tonr ^te^ .had been decided by unanimous vote, and they were going to axa- cnte you there and'ttm. Many ajlolator of oor niles lias snfTersd the summary inaiotlon of the extreme penalty In that same spot where L "Have they. Indeed? Well,a soolctyfounded OBeaohstemprinolplea asthoeemustbe aU- PowerfuL I wonder, nnder the cLcuumstanoeB, & Dlreotory still exists," said the Baron sar- castloaUy. ''But now may I ask yoii to what lowethe flattering exception that has been made hi my oaaoT" , , "That's what I am ordered to inform you, mbiisiear. Toti owe your Ufe to^a mraiber Ol the band. At the last moment neoffeied certain licls in your behalf whloh_o\rra^ welghed^^our offense, and caused a ieq>llB to "'SSte man Is a friend indeed, and it. ijfr I ean be of service to him he may dep6aa otf me.1 But what did he say f or ine? I rojaaw I, ,'110 lAeaded the Improbability of the' ' if"' againsttne." ' ' . "Hedid&ot. Ontheoontraiy,nel '-- _ 'f'TTtiinhnnlng ftM*f that testimony. "Burh^fdiaSe-i ••HaeaUthata' • hewoukL betiayi . . . _ " alellaUeand'.ooiirsg9ouB"Oomiaae.j|Hesep<' i^eentad thai; itl ini T'**""' "''*^^^*^''*'"™ Stuff were rare, and that his death w<>uid..be a,gi»at\om totheoouse.: Bnoh-a man as this, he argued, who stands' here ready to die tor a^ woiiian,, woiild not betray us thpngfa' oir ^nennles might - drag him to tli6,8;ulUj>tlne.: Xetus naidon'his. vanity and'hlscarel^saheas in bonslderatlon of his oonrage ahd devotion.".. . . . "ParUeiil I. should •nerter .baye 'gneesed that So my judges agreed with my detender, dldtheyr. . • "Not at onceL They wished to Bubieot you to a final test; sothey had the noose placed about your neok to see if-ytmr -resolution would notgtve way at the last moment." "Ah! Well, they found I wasn't nervous, at any rate." "The result of this test was deotelve. The Black Band admires courage, and It has had the best proof of yours." "Well,! thank them from my heart. Bat thelrdeclslon mtist have provoked that wretch- ed old prosecutor In red, who followed me up so savagely." "Oh, no, it did not," replied Uardot wtth a taint contraction ol the nazd Ups that might have passed for a smile. "What I You dontmean to tell me he fell in with the party in my favor?" "It was he, monsieur, who perstiaded the others in the first plaoa—It was he who de- fended you." "What'sthat? Oh,no; Itfs impossible. How was It he should suddenly tail Into sympathy with me—a mom he did not know?" "He did not aottrom personal sympathy. He thouj^ht he was serving tbe oause of the Slnir by saving yon^that's oU." "Tbe motive matters Uttle to me. AUI need to know Is that he has saved my life, and I hope you will afford me an early opportunity of seeing him, and thanking him as he de- servee." "Nothing could be easier, monsieur. I am the man." "Tou? Was it you, then, who wore the^red rober "Tee " •Tour name?" "I told you once. It is Iiiardot." 'Uardot I I shall not forget It again, be as- sured. It my bead Is someUmee light and my judgment rash, my heart Is good and my arm is strtnig,and alllhave, or ail I am. Is at your service for llt«." "I aeoept," said Uardot gravely. "What a warning this is against one's being guided by first impressions," said Candell. '"Now, do you know. Ltardot. that when I first saw you yon did not impress me laivoraldy at all?" f'And I too. I aeknowledge fnmkly that your halr-brained manners, your rash actions, ■your love^plons, and your ToUy In rushing into tttebiswlatthe oate dlaga&teA'nie with yon. But now,'since I have seen with -my own eyes how you bear yonselt In the face of death, I .have gotrld of all my. prejudices." *!Iam.gladto'.leainIt.*'BaldtheBazon. "But Since we are friends nov^ peifaspe yoo. can tell mewhat situation I have tieen plaoed in by the 'remarkableevents of last night?"- ' '"I\flU do'So. as ^ walk towards myresl- 'dedce;'for.lt'wlU be dangiaronB to stand here anylonje^r." . . "Ob, yes. We're too near the subterranean otaamber. . The Jfaooblns must not dlsoover that. .1 forgot about it altogether. It would disarrange the I>and if It should lose tb^ plnoe where It. can hang people so-oomfortablv and quteUy." "Never fear—our precautions are too wall taken to permit of dlsoovery. It Is 'beet, how- ever, to move on, and, besides, you need re- pose." . "Not at an. Tbe exciting adventures I h nve bad have driven away all desire for sleep. But I do not leeoenlze this looallty. Would it be indlsoieetto ask yon where we are?" "Certainly not. We are on the grounds that were formerly the fair grounds of St. Laurent, and which were a part of the property ot the former monastery of SLLazare, which is now Government property, and is used as a barracks for troope." "Just as I suspected. A fair-ground where the grass grows rank, a monaatery whore bugles and drums do the offioe of holy chants. Truly, the Dlreotory Is giving us a charming rule. But may I ask furtner where are we going?" "We are going to my houee. I live at the Quay Theatln, and my eetablishment Is large enough to afford you a comfortable apartment to yotirself." "Hahy thanks," said Candeil;"but for ef- feoUveness In the future opeiattons I may en- gage in, I think It best I should occupy apart- ments by myself, and far removed from yours. I think I have found the accommodatiODS best suited to me already." "Whatr' said Liardot, greatly astonished. Already?" "Yea, indeed, and by the luckiest accident In the world. Last night " "I shall not insist on your lodging -with me," interrupted Llardotsuddenly; ''for that might hereafter prove very inconvenient to both ot ufi; but if you intend to dwell tn tbe house of tbe woman you visited last night, I must warn you " "Oh, have no fear on that score, my dear friend," said Avmeric, laughing; "fori assure you the lady would object. Besides, I have had a lesson In caution. But, by tbe wa.v. what Is to be the extent of my liberty here? If I am to ba spied on and watched like a schoolboy, I would much prefer London to Paris as a resi- dence." "Tou will be free. I am responsible foryou, and you have to account to no one but me hereafter." "I eouldnt ask anything better than that, I'm sure." "We are to meet daily, nnd I am to convey to ?ou the progress of events and the instructfons receive. We -will put heads together and act in concert In all matters." "That suits me to a marvel." "As to your love-aftalrs, they're the only danger I fear," said Liardot -with a slight shade of Irony in bis voice; "butit -will besuf- ficlent for eaoh of us to pledge our sacred word of honor, you never to eilow a word of our secret to escape yotir lips In tbe hearing of your mlsiress, and I never to seek to learn either her name or her dwelllBg." "That's the -way to talk,"8alircandeaenthn- slastically; "and! promise with all my heart." "Well, then, for my part, I ehall never men- tion the subject to you agun,"Bald tbe guide. 'DoneI" said the Baron; "I am delighted that I have to do with no one but yon, for I do not deny that what I have seen of the rest of my tellow-oonspliatois doe? not Impress me with admiration. I have no great deeire to work in their company." "I dMit wonder that your first interview with them has impressed you onlavorably. They have beep a little rough, I acknowledge, and their proceedings " "Oh, don't suppose I am prejudiced beoauee they proposed to hang me. Not at all. I be- lieve In rules and strict discipline. The Band Is not to my taate for other reaaons. I do not like the paraphernalia which it employs and the mummerlee it countenances. Pray tell me what good to our cause are subterranean pass' ages, dim -vaults, masked Judges in red and blaok gowns, and midnight counoUs, except to frighten obildren? These things read very well In the fashionable English novels, but they are rldlonloas when yon tiT them in reality." "Ton would be right if our sympathizers were all of your mettle," said Lisfdot; "bat, antortanoteiy, these means are the most pow- erful and necessary to work on the vulgar minds that are engaged in our caas&" "That may be,'!sfiid_CtandeQ after some re^ flection. .''I-ynurermanza'dandy.enroUs him- self among the ltoys|Cn<iwi^pliwora to e^joy the sensanonot atteniMig: meetings at ndd- night In an onderKiaUi^r.'jrtUtr and swearing fidelity on an npUIteo^iiQalknl.. Such are Qui. romantio reorutts we are making." > Liardot nodded, in the affirmative, and the Baron oonUnned: ^ery ^ell I Tou-fumlsh all the masks and swords' and .daggets fnd 'nfystle rites and frippery ol-theatrteal show that"yop please tor i'^esetOBiantlc gentry; but, as for ma, lam of MtflMe^i^'BOh'ool altogether. -I'believe there ' ue only:twO'-ways to oombat the GovOThmenL lf(><'OKa^te'to-g^ht the open, field.isM j^ssall-It ,.i -',:.:f]$e oOier Istoaomblnayoailoraea' ^„ — P&rtB; ail*1iq' ono'^boW -'stzoke, all In a alngreal^ . f ^p\ pf9JMiheviWjOcap^-l itr tlM man janaiy.oae ,6tt Utaa—wtio «onstl-? fate th»-ggoi^fag Otwutiiawnt-oalladtto.iH-. ^ Dress Heheaksal. rectory. But you can never do this by wasting your time in holding midnight meetings In underground vaults. To succeed yon only need a thousand men, led by a*brave ctder, who, like them all, would be determined to succeed or die in. the attempt, Wbatdoyou think of the idea?" Uardot hod listened attentively to Candell's enthusiastio exposition of his plans as they walked along, but he did not seem very deeply Impressed by them. He shook his head douot- inBly. "Permit me. Baron," said he, "to tell you of a third plan, which is mine. I told you, I be- lieve, when we first met, that, owing to the fact that I am notol noble birth, I escaped all per- secution when the Bevolutlon broke out, and havd been enabled to engage In specul^ons and even make a laige fortune in these wretch- ed times." "Tou deserve to be ennobled by the King for your fidelity to the good cause under such cir- cumstances," said Aymeric. "I do not seek either compliments or hon- ors," answered Liardot; "I am honestly and in self-sacrificing spirit as much a Royalist as you are, but not from tbe same motive. You fight as a nobleman for your kind; I, as a son of tbe soil, fight tor France. It was I who or- oanlzed the Black Band. I have enrolled the recruits, organized the system of work, en- gatred spies In tbe service ot the Qovemment, and, in my Influential position as a merchant, I have gained such power in the handling of stocks and In controlling the qnotatiooB ot gold that at this moment, almost, I might pre- cipitate the Government Into bankruptcy with a word. Everything is ready tor this explo- sion. I have the train laid and the match In my band. AU I tiave to d< is to light It, and the whole fabric of this usurping Government -will be blown to fiagments by an Irresistible financial explosion. I have no need of the English, nor do I need the Parisians, to go out Into the woods and fields to face the cannon of our enemy. Hy plans are secret, my power Is buried, but It is a power beyond the force ot ormlee." "I agree -with von. Tonrs Is a splendid plan. I decidedly think yon are the man above all others tor me to work with. Bat you say yonr Blons are all ready, and you have only to give le signal to acnompUsh all this. 'Why don't you give It? Wiiat are you -waiting for?" "That I may be more than sure of aucoees, The last attempt to overtlBow the Government cost too many good Uvea, We cannot afford to move until we are doubly sure." "Oh, well, then, you may wait till doomsday. It oonspliators can't runa risk, they are pretty likely to let .their chances ran by, and strike feebly at last, when it is too late. 'Ton say the people are tired ot the anarchy ot the present rule. 'Vary welL Summon your Black-Band. Arm them and give me the command. I will march them on the Luxembourg, and my word, for It wS^will oapture the entire Government and drop -Barras himself out of the highest, window of the'palace." "We will throw him out and his four col- leagues otter him, all in good time, but a little later." "Bat what have we to wait for?" "We must bave the army. ot Fianoe on our Bide, or weoannot bold tbe advantage we gain. We must work iiirough friends and agents like you on 1£e officers ot the army in the field and In Paris, and through them on the rank and file to' interest them in the cause of tiie King.' To this branch of the work of the o6n- BDlnoy I assign you." '•LwiUdomy beet,"sold the Baton. "I n ord er toatte in this e nd, yon must be ee- tabtlsfied~tn'*Ptfis~ on a proper footing, bnt without maktng<H'dlapt^^-ttiat'-will di«w too muoh attention:to yoq:. W;e'MvtflrBtof'aU aoodunt for' yonr abeenoe firon jPads by. swne plausible story. You-may;represent,-tor lnj- Btanci^. th^ you left. Pran)9i,fd. I'm tor fnCer the'servleas of the'.FniCM/States . iQlAjn^grlca; and,' aftav paS8lngpome,|inie: ibsnintaSMoi/ and aftmprts In ■ jaem4*^ Wfl.' liava JMonied. to .yotir nMtv»,itifiU.,iti the Amerloans have a demoorettotoiVtoi M' 'aA-' .iiDei^'^)t^^^ot:m am' .mon.,oonBd«Di»a aa3«#aUta2aw%MaQiaik,. conversations you must never forget to pro- fess tbe loftiest admiration for tho French army, and pretend to desire to study Its con- duct, and thus facilitate your acquaintance among Its ohlefs." "Ob, thafs very easily done. Ill be acquaint- ed with the entire garrison ot Paris In a week, and in a month I shall have poisoned their minds against the Bepublic—every one of them, from the smallest drummer-boy up to the gen- eral commanding the post" "Then I shall rely on you to do this work faithfully, -without further instructions." "Tou need not trouble yourself about it any further; it shall be done. But, by the way, isn't it about time I transferred to yon the dis- patches and the funds which the London Com- mittee directed me to deliver here? Your bloodthirsty Black Band were so Intent on ttielr midnight masquerade, and so absorbed In the Idea of hanging me, that they never thought ot asking me to tolfiU the mission that brought me hero." "I am empowered to receive the funds in trust, if you wish to deliver them," said Liar- dot. "As for the papers, I know what they contain, and you need not trouble yourself to deliver them until to-morrow, after you have established yoatself and settled your aSiilrs comfortably." "Hy lodgings -will not be far from yours," said Oandell. "so I shall not take long to es-' tabltsh myself." "Tou are going to lodge with trustworthy people, I hope," said Liardot, with evident misgivings in regard to the judgment of his reckless, light-headed yoting friend. "Ot course they're trustworthy. Do you suppose I set no value on my head?" answeiled the Baron with a gay laugh. "Be prudent," said Uardot mistrustfully. "If I am not mistaken, here we are at the Pont Neut, and our journey draws to an end." "Tes," said Liardot. "At the bridge we wlU separate. It is important that I see you again as soon as possible. The best excuse to bring about this meeting without exciting snsplclon will be a dinnerparty; therefore, I in-rlteyon to dine with me, monsieur, at six o'clock to-mor- row evening," "And I accept with pleastire." "I shall have among my gaests the Com- mlBson-'general of the French armies, and several oontiaotors who are In high favor at the Court ot the Directory." "Indeed? Then don't yon tear that my pres- ence at your table may occasion comment from thoee robbers of thepubllc revenues?" "Ot course not Have you forgotten already that you are to pass for an adopted citizen of the American republic? Bemember your las-. :son, qod come to-morrow at the appointed hour, and all irlll be -well. There is no need to- tell' ybif iny 'number. I reside at the Quay Theattn.. Any of the neighbors will' point Ain my house foryou." '.' "'Very -traU.- 'And after dinner we'll find time tor a Jlttle chat by ourselveB, and I wUI have a chance to deliver to you the documents I bring troni BnglandT?" ' "Oh,'yes; well have'.abundant opportunity for that" said Liardot : "My dearlilaidot," eali 'Aymeilo, "I amnot much ineUfied to 'give oompUmpntB—I leave them to the JacobtnlawyeDr-rbnt-I. must aay. to yon before-we part-that the Baron Candeu wHi- never forget the servfae.^ti'. have done him; and yon may depend tipoa-^biin hsfoalter as jd^pbna brother." - . - "Tge along the quay '.now,'.mansieor, and 7oaf lBiippo8e,goon ta8L'8iiIpIee.^ ■• '■ ' <'Oh, no; towards St Oermaln,^ i«plied Ay^ merle. ■ ; ._' , : 'y. . : .'.'firq inill part, then,jinUL-t&-mQRnw ^venipg. Let me onc^ more Imprass' upon yon tha-wfin- 'l^^j^^tndence is the.first d^'et^con- ' '^I' will-remember it, and piiotilce'it until fam as wise wdas sly as ascirpeiit;"Bail't&e!:p^n, With' the igajnaugh that deemed s6''liivp]pnf- to mB-moft^stNldoompanloiL;:'' <i .n'' ; t" '■ t- 'r^BUth'Stf youtUnk'I amaslmplcitDa?'? uld.' ttn'■ ■ ■ ^'.■ ^'„-.- o'.'.; ■ '^^AB#<iritft«>i»ight aall«8Bd«iatBtioa toUa frowalag oompanion Aymerlc walked briskly through the Rue Dauphlne. CHAPTER TII.—THE SPABIAM icorrKBB. Aymerie had his reasons for hastening to ac cept the offer ol his new-found friend. First of all. It -was absolutely necessary that he should find some place where he could be alone, and where he could rest In quiet after the strange adventures of the last night The young oficer of the Republic bad impressed nlm -with a deep admiration, and he was anx- ious to know more of him; so otiriosi^as well as interest urged him to hasten to beep the appointment he had made with him. As the Baron hurried along, he did not faU to notice the passers-by and the peouliarities of tbe looallty he was in. Everything vras so changed and seemed so strange to him that he 'viewed it with the interest of a man traveling through a foreign country at the antipodes ol his place ot birth. He was puzzled to find bis way when he had reached tne old abbey of St Germain.' The old edifice had been given up, like many othere at the time, to the usee ot In- dustry, and was now tised as a sugar-refinery, Its being put to this use had.saved it from demolition, hut had not preserved it from the attacks of fire, for In 1791 Its magnificent libra- ry had been almost entirely desooyed, - A sta- ble tor post-horses had been made in one part ot the building, and the walls had been pierced In several plaoes, and small shopkeepere had eetabllsbea themBeUes and drove athrlvinf. tzade through the email openings In the soll( i black wall, which seemed like portholes In some gigantic stranded ship, Aymerlc Inquir- ed ot one of. these parasite merchants It he could direct htm to tiie dwelling of George Salvlao, he having forgotten the number. He found that the lieutenant was well known in the neighborhood by the arm he carried in a sling. "George Salvlao? Oh, yes. I know him/' said a fat dealer in jags and old Iron, who -was seat- ed In his nltch emoklng a blaoK pipe. "He Is the son of a widow ot one of the most famous ot our patriots. It you -wish to visit her house, thm to the right when you get to the end ot the Street, and then It Is the seoond door on the left-hand side." "Thankp,'' SEtid Aymerlc. "But may I ask you offe worcl more?*' "Tee, four of them if you -wish," replied the tat'man. ° "'Well, then," said Candell, "alnce you aay the Widow Salvbo's husband -was a great patriot, Is'lt not true that he had his throu out In very bad company?" VOh, that's known well enough," said the sreasy faerohant;"and It you're a friend of the SalviaoB, 'you 'mtist know he died 'oh the 'scaffold.' 'He wAs iiillie same batch with Don- ton when the natlonnl rasor shaved Off -his head." The mian madqrk^ilBcant motion of his hand across his tfaroat,.aiKlCan4ell turned on his heel In disgust - ~ ' . ' "Hum I" said. Aymerlc to himself as he walked oq. "The eon ot a man who was guil- lotined -wUh Danton. Here Is food for zSlea- ttoo,. Suppose I' abandon this qaefitlonabie aoqiiaintaaoe and isaek my breakfast else-' WMraL *Bat where am I to flndlodfflngs, sinoe I have reiJeoted tlie.otfer of Liardot?" The . puzzled aristocrat rubbed blsear, Irait still, kept..on In' the 'direction ot the Bue St Qerinaln.'. Biit h6 cOnld'iflnd no satlsbatory' anwB'er to Uib qu^tions he was'pibponndlng; to' hlmseU. • - - --- -.j . «BoLtiT'~SS'efiteIsanted snddenly-. "He la a- brav^'and-honeBtaoldiar, andisuamaUo'dt' the perfidy olbetzaylBg me.",: ., , cgT ". . Ha appcoeohed the-JtouEe boldly and wilhoiit' mia^vlngs. 'Tn.«.iio„t^—t»«-KSX:i^ 1:2^.1 -indeed'A,fc buUdliig of , ._ peered to. have' been' foimetly-a part :of the Abbeyof %'G«nttaia.--'Aymerla: raised 'tlie heavy iron knocker of the.door. And:capped londlyT -•—<-<>►■ ♦ .— 1 - "VM a-.<Bepal)lleaa:;'iB: thowbWilhU SaT-' ^ioslagraodlr todgv^c'^i (^Aq^;ifBre vlali--, tog & prebaodaiy.«ap<B h,j»wfafOifr.<>t VbjB' .^5^P^'i^,'=tiii'd«di^ m Irttli radlMlSW iijfSISfi*''•'—- "1 knew you -wbtild oome," said he Jpg^olly. I "Uy mother did not believe you would Jiut I had faith In yonr promise. She will be pleased toseeyou;" : The allusion ot Oeorga.to hIa )inotlij^ re- mlnfJed Aymerlo that she was tho-widow of a: trieiid' ot^oi^onV.'qftd thfs're'mlnisoeneei wds by no means reassuring. He rettUned^hls friend's salutation vrarmly, however, for his sympathies were tuUy awakened by the frank ways ot the young omQer. ° ; - "Faith,.you have a royal-way ot rooelvlng your friends," eald^the Baron; "yon break the Ice at onoe. and one feels no awc\Tardnees In your houBO." ' ■'' ■■ - ''Hy friendshlpa are warm," answered Qeoige, "and loe has no ohanoeto form be- tween me and my friends." "Well, then," said Oandell, "well under- stand eaoh other marvelously well, tor I flat- ter myseul'mIncandescent, too,Insuotamat- tere; and, slnoe both ot us are voloanio " "Hal hat a volcano I" cried George. "Tou were In eruption last nl^t when I met yoo, then?" "Yes, Indeed; but that was nothing to tbe earthquake that followed and nearly overthrew me,voloano as I was." "How waa that?" "Oh, never mind. We are forgetting Madame Salvlao. I am anxious to be Intzodoced to your excellent mother." The Baron had just recalled the vraming of Liardot In >regard to pmdenoe In his speech, and otianged the topic in time. "She is waiting Impatiently for yonr eom- log," aald the lieutenant, "for I have told her ot -the service yon did me last evening, and she wfU doubtless embrace yon the moment you appear; so prepare yourself." With these words he led Aymerlc into the house. Truth to say, the latter regarded with no little trepidation the proepect ot being hugged by the -widow ot Danton's friend. It was an awkward predicament tor a Boyallat, and a oonspirator at tttat. "If she knew for what purpose I have re- turned to France," he thougnt, "she would rather cut my throat than embtaoe me." "By the way, my friend," said Salvlao, "do you know that last night yon foigot to tell me your name, and I did not presume to ask it?" Aymeric was not ready tor this sudden ques- tion, and bis confusion would bave been visible had not the gloom ot the darkened house oon- oealed his teattiree. But the lesson tliat Uar- dot had given him quickly flashed across his mind, and he decided that thlai^ a good op- portunity to makeUs d^nt In hln new eliar- acter ot a eldzen of the Amerietm BepobUc "Tmet". he exclaimed. "I forgot it. and what Is unpardonable, forgot it after asking ' route give IT eyonrs. I hastentomakeamendB 1 or my unpollteneas by informing you that I am called Charles Fougetay.- My lather was Criminal prosecutor in a 'telUwiek in Norman- dy, and atter consuming 'pretty neazty all the IltUe fortune he left me I went to AmeHqa to seek my fortune; and in LonlslBna, wttere .1 have resided for some yean, I have suoeeeded in ftmoBfllng a sum which I have retnmed to spend in Paris. Now, then, my dear George, yon know all about me." - "Tea; and what yon fell me gtree me the greatest ideBBue in the.wacld."Baid the offioer joyfuUy. "Why?" askedOandelL "Because I imagined that you were a great nobleman, and that our revohitioo had ruined your tortnnee and perseented your life." . "Oh, I nndsiataad.. Tliat. idea come to von lost, night when I. told vou^L.-wasa Royalist, and askedyoa niot to Oall-me oiUzenL** "Xroartfiat^a whaS gave me the Idaa.',' "Well, then, I ain a Boyaltstln senUment I do not like tbe title of citizen, but prefer to be called monsieur; but that does not make me a great nobleman. Hy family was of the mid- dle class, between nobility and tbe people, and could chooee between either with equal right I ohose to espouse the cause of nobil- ity when I saw the latter suflering on the guil- lotlhe, since my temperament is such as to carry me, -without oonsldeiatlon ot oonse- quences, to the elde of the weaker party." "I know that byyonr btave action last night," answered George. "I am delighted with what you tall me, and 1 see nothing to prevent our warmest friendship. But here we are at the soUe, where my mother Is -waiting to receive you." TO BE- ooiminTEO. LOFTY: :ANo ,:u)Wtx 'BT ABTHtJB ir, #bbioh: '_'^ .' i aU la tbaahadaand \ii»AiJlcm,-:\ , andwatebwtUiTbaa^WfK* . Aa U aba In thacilttailuBace:^ For tho faoe o< my rayat UV, - Tba atar of .lora'ahaloym wa. Tha aooa and tha dushtan of la>lilaB neat by m tba Btapa or tha daoea. And ay hoart wildly throha In Ua p iaa i a n Foriha etaht oC a waD-fcnown kUdo*: But tba lonlr aodjowly an>an<d Br the eold, craal Ongar 01ohanob K wonder if ahe woald r Car love. In tbeaveAdayaot eW, - Bra ihe lived In the glMtw and aplMdar Otlhahloaandf(^aiidKOld— - Bra aha llred In Ita rUtar and •n'~ Ai^ h»rbe«tt toned aoaoadld I \ao* «lth the a uuug e at or seamlBc ^ ToUDser aaatnbr faerMda; I wonder If aha woold bat — Andipeaktntboaemao^onaot pelda; For tba lolly and lowly an paitad On aooleiy*8 waTOtlnc tMo. In daollnf cannenu. mqilendent With leweUDonohandaotan, Hera my lady-lore comaa, aad ahe paaM with a ea14 and ao haochty a atara: Hen my lady-lore eooM, and aha pieaai A qnani In tne nnka ol the fklr- Not the leaat little nnUe of remeiB TDllatateo my eonowtBl heart Ah. aid waa the day wino I bowed In Ion to her madeal art; Bat tbe lolly and lowly mut enr, XJke baaTOB aod earth, be a^art. Amxodote Ain> Facetle. vBiiTBw vom m niw took OLimB, BT OHA BLM E. DAT. A ttfOet OF HOHOB. "Doa" AUen, proprietor, educator aad < orot the learned pig Btamorok. Oils tram I mer-resort to Bnmnar-resort and tram ooaatT- lair to county-talr, edifying "thonaands opaa tADSOt thoueands,*'to qnota blseloqnent BaveC ItnEoaae. One Autumn found "Doe." way dowft South In the land ot oottoa. ohllls-aod-teTar auA tried vhloken, moving by team from oi>e fair te another, gstherlng In theaortpand astonlBhlBg the natives by the axhlUHoa ot the eurpiUag knowledBO ot the nomeeaka ot arrmanjrs gieal Prime-mlolstar. Having closed a "nlghly aae- ccestnl engsgement" with the ptg-star, "Ooo." and the -young man eloquent who aooonpulad him In hIa travels made an early start aonaa tk» oountry to the next stand, where the agrlonltaial DMMiaats ot the region rotmd about were to be put on extillilUOD, -with the additional oUww- menta of savecal hose tiota and mule raJMO. Doa'a voting man held the reins ■•• they. ai>- proached a plantation down by a tord. As they neared the stream the driver slaoked the Bpeedvt his homes that he might Detnr- oalonlAe; the dMth ot water. ' . ■ . •. 1 "Oood-meming, captain." sainted a atraaier. "OolE« down to V* naBlag their d wfl aa M s n , iSSel," responded "Doo.." th» 'fiStouM yon give me a UB dowa-og tar 04 yerr• The driver acted as mouttpleoe,a;»afeiaie4: ••Got too mueai load." "'Tothe astonlahmMitof both the.m«qbeis or the OMtPig Show, thalraM^ ^^PS5^?Si?J!*i,1S32i: Rasped a heavy stone, and'"tot d^lvftV-hHU"* STdrUw tn th^ «ldo.l»w and both bmlaABK aie flesh. Ho whipped apttejun . not remaining todlsoiiasmatters,and pnaheoea towards town as fast as the ability ot tne Meeds., the weight ot the load and the oondltton ot thw ■ hair-inadaroade would permit. . .. - ^ Jnat on the edge ot the fair-town—anA Inly it was anything but a fair town. literally spe^a*- Uietwaln heard the approaching ijallopofaJtoB. Tne noiroomer rodo up'In breathleaa hnt^ aad the driver, rightly conjeoturtng that th^ ^i"' In pursuit was a smnel to tho event ot the ford- Udo, uTsed Ms Jaded horses on towards tbatewn. now tall tn view. 'Oood-momlng, major," ealled the monnted man. "Did yon meet a gentleman book yore at ""xhe^ver pointed algnlfloantly and eUmtty at his wonitdad Jaw, and the atzanger apoIogetloaUy "^■^JT^aarty It oocurred, sir. The oolonel Is vwy sorry, air. I aastire you, oolonel's a perfect gentleman. Ho had no weapon. I aeanre yon, sir, he'd never Uuowwl the nek U he'd been armed, air." AQUA'na Tijinlitinin &ail, sajs an .cxdiange, lias a Claim aninst the United States OOvenunent, aet up nader a Bpanlsh gTMit. to 1.100 aaoore mnaaot amhnslBg twanty-toiu counties ot Hlasontl and Arkansas. Quess he will lay onhlsodn tiu hegetalt A DRESS-REHEARSAL. There can be- no »««i«t»><iig the design ot the ai^st in the clever sketch which forms the sab- leotot thlB week's lUustratlon. The wandering showman, with his little company ot attendants, Istootamlllar a oharaotsr to need IntroduoUon. Bnt the mysteries ot a drees-rebeaisal are, per- haps, not so well known to the world. Here we may take a peep tMhlml the seenea and aatlaty our curiosity. The most prominent figure In tbe picturesque group appeaia to be the dog, dressed like a soldier and carrying a gun. Burely he un- derstands every motion of his master's hand, and we may rest assured tbat he Is a veteran at the business. They ore all veterans, even the amall- er dog, whose bnalneaa It Is to pick out whatever card may be called for. With what a mingled air ot pity and contempt he watches his teUow-per- tormer, believing, no donbt, that any dog can walk on his hlad-legs and carry a gun, while It requires oc^ial canine genius to distinguish a klngtroiii an aoe. 'It Is' pleasant to think that Jealousies Ot this kind are never known except among dog-pertormers. . Tes, they are all vet- erans, even to the little girl who leans upon the man's shoulder and watches Fldo march, tor the sight Is no new one to her. - She has followed the builnass from her eorlleat reooUecUon, and the dogs have been the only playfellows she has over known. And what ot the bronzs-Iaeed men who has wandered tor years In the companionship ot his dogs and child? ' Wliat ot him. Indeed? This drees-reheaisal might awaken some touching memories it the man were given to sentiment. But he Is not; nor Is the one spectator ot the scene which the artist has Introdueod. Why, then; should we not look with equal stolidity anc, even lees display et earal FUH FOB THXK, BUT NOT FOB THX NEXT.— A stroUlng troupe, ot whom young Hortense Bohnelder wasone, announced "La Tour de Neele' tor their last performance In the little French townofAgen. An-overflow restated. The actors were In high spirits and full ot tun. MUe, Bohnelder, dtsoovering an old pair ot maset boots behind the scene, put them, by way ot a Joke, Into tne bands of Boridan as be wassolngon thoalage. Accepting ot the awkward handful, he plaoed the iMotB on a table on the etage and quletlj went through his port, when Philippe d'Aulnay took poaeeeslon, and made his exit with one under •ooh arm. In the next aet Horguerlte de Bur- gegne entered, carrying the mysterious boots and passed them to Oaultlerd'AIney; he turned, them over to Oratnl. In short, tMtore the curtain tell, the boots, though foreign to the pleoe, had been borne in suoceeslon by every personage. The audience watched lor their appearanoe, while wondering what it all meant, and applauded the players to their heart's contenL Twelve months afterwards'another oempany set up their bUls In Agen, and"La Tonr de Meele" attracted every- body to the theatre;.bat betore the first act was over there were symptoms ot olsplesaure, whIoh gradually Increased until the uproarwas so great that thS'curtain toll on a halt-played piece; twnehes were torn np, lights put out. and only the anlval ot the |Iayor at the head ot a troop ot soldiers,, put an.ei)d to the tumult.' Then the Vayor turned on the poor manager, who pretested his InabllltT to undentand . how the rlot come- abont. . •-•That Is all nonsense," returned the aiayor, ."Toaroonduatlsdlscraaetal. Ton have misled the'r^pleand mutilated a masterpiece. Vhere are me boots?"—Ctaiitav'.Kmnial. A OOLD-'wxATHXBBTOBT.—"Talking ahout cold weather," suddenly broke In one ot our oldest Inhabitants the other evening, 'Iwhy, you ought to have-been- out in Iftnnesota In "SS,' I don't s'pa6e„toiut^n thermometers, spliced together, would a-gtren ihe mercury room to drop as low as It wanted "to go. One awtui oold mght^-oolder thha -twoot a«F widest nights oonsulldated—a [hunteraamad HOBkJng built an'eztrablg ilreln his log shanty to keep worm, aii' he kept a-pUlng on the wood until his shanty was all ablaze; and -#hen a tawipemons Uvln' losnd there saw the light an' ran to his assistance, they saw Hoaklng asntttn'ln tbfr .uitilnt ot tb<9 flames a-shlverlB' an.* a rubbin' ot talshahdi as ihoagh heootUdn-'t get warm; and when- the shanty Waaall hittned to aahM :aisyttraikd-*l«iln-thexa|na»-BUU9'6da' bl«-J>l«kn7 tog troaen. to-death:'' ..How.the Per- - .soaawho weht to HoaUng's asstttsnoe managed •loTtecape iL W lUii g to-deth- tswiit eacntd the 'ihih'd^itftrt litliiii iilflMitlnhatiiranfn Vnutam. — n ..';•*».•,; .., ..: n ' ' Bi-:tai>.a(l4l)K.lUcMW wnt Iwr MATBOifi.T OLD woKA> (oddmslng young and inexperienced lewllng lady).—Ton can nayer ex- pect to be a star till you Iiave done something naughty. Then the pubUo will take aa Intorest In jou. UHBOFHIHTIOATED ACrBBB.—Oh, fie I "WHAT D FAMST" qbook.- They say that that teller Sdwln Booth is a ptirty good card. OAIIVASKAIC.-1 beared he used to leap five ele- phants and a oamel, but his knees an ^vlng ont. "SBAUnFUIi BBOW." The manager wbo -wanted a "Inpleal sasw- storm" Introduced In a play Is hereby Intoimad that daring the past Bummer there were six feet ot Bnow (Brothers) In the ring ot Ooup's Kquasonr- rlculnm every day. TBB TBAOnilAB'B WISH. Not SO very lone ago John HoOullongh the ttOr gedton was tulBUmg an-engagement In a elty where the business did not prove so remtmara- tlve as the deserts ot that eminent actor should win. At the same time Frank Uttner was holding forth to crowded houses with hIa exhlbltton ot treaks known as "The HIdgets." two ot theamall- eet apedmens ot bnmanltr ever plaoed oil axhl- blUoB or recorded in the books. The toirarlng, "Oenlal John," as they delight w call htm on the PaclBo coast, noting the Immense sueoeas with Bometblneot unazement and chagrin, exclaimed: "I wish I was a mtdg etl" X£EPntO., . Dan & Oo. Is the slgnldcant nams,bt ja flnh who make a specialty otcoUectlhgdebia. THE OBEAT AKEBICAH PABAaBAIBSB; The last execution of a mnrderotis culprit is announced as "The Latest Hooee. " • TSE ntDIAJT QUXSTIOK. How can Oovrmment rations and arms aad ommtinltlon to slaughter whites be obtained? THE 8TAOX. 'When Is an actor like a 8tage.drtver} man he knows how to use his Unea. THE i.ATBr aoita-Aai>-DAaoB.. by the Ham Brothers, better knows as the Baxter Terriers: "My baatt iar>aa.'batmy can rvmalaa" (Both stand on their heads and keep Oae with their teet.) TOOAb The modem serlo-eomle has found wealth la a "BabyHlne." No strikes. . »OAS. Idle Is tbs lacy man's IdoL .TtatSn«4A.l)Mp«|0hiy a.tew.iji (ha p«ihW<mtUrifa.- Kan propeaes, and the girl dlspona. . oPKBAna Hapleson Batkt his talent around the oountry, and sees no Ail In IC TAZKAOa. Talmage says he has "found the lost eltviL"- Bomeons mtisi have him on a ttriaf, ••OtaUUrD WITH TRAIIEa." Jonee objected to his tailor's sog^estton et a suit ot/rieae^ as he wanted to keep warm. ' ^ • ••tED ASTBAT." Deolen la spirituous creatnTe-aomtorta Sewn East are constantly hoimded and hauntad bymtas ot the several cold-water "Alliattoes".aad oraaa- IzsUons who constantly bring to trial tbe'biMk- en ot the oast-lron laws for the goig m ineat et the traific in the tfdent liquids thatstlmal^teaad Inebrtato. Bome ot the oversealons weiaraia at the blue ribbon at tlmeB overreach thnmnolrm and are outwitted by the taohnlealiyas ot Jaw. the shrewdness ot lawyera. or the smart tnota ot the proaoribed Uquor-vender. One VatniB^'kaa atn&t«ur detective with a very .coadTaaa* for one ot his ilk, devoted blmaelt aaaldnonaiy t* ^^fc'.^g out those wtus without tha pooper uoos^ or government license, dispensed malt and ale»- hollo beverages to slack the thlist ot paOons, Waters reaelved many a" pointer," and ottea WM his toolstsps guided to the top ot the Salter'•alhe sly that on old grudge jnlght be paid o> with Interest and usury. It came to pass oajaOaj that a stranger approaehed^the "ap6ttts," aod wUk many a sly nod and meaalng wbik'aiid jnstare •'8M»«waF" » party ••whoaa name be did aota- aetly remarabar," but whose street aad -aoabar ha betrayed so deflnltoly and portloalarlr that mistake was Impeaslbla. - ■ ■ '■Bplrttar • asked the spotter. "Dont know-^-ahouUn*t wonder," whlmcad ^hointenaer. - ■ * m "Beerr'suggested Watem. ■ "Buret" exclaimed the mytterlooastnaaer. Away-Uedtte spetts, hastanUg that^w nsian xnlcht glow la the type otto-motiqw'a aowqiapw. Ba:r«iwh«l the atreet.the ^hmber,oaftiead A* sign In smaTt and gold: •r^.^— TMnorrowfe jtinrnill'uflii TTiiefiln' liirt