THE DAILY HEHALl), l'LATTSMOUTU, NEBRASKA, THUKSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 188T.
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FLIGHT OF THE BIRDS.
O wise littlo blnlH, how 1j you know
Tlie way to r
fioiitliwnnl ami nort liwunl, to and froT
l-'ur up in tlin ft her, iiK.'J they:
"V tint oln-y
Ono that cnlU-tti us, far away,
J la calli-th ami ci.Hct h, ycnr liy year.
Now tin-re, now here;
Kvcr Iff; mnki-Ui tlic way aji-ar." "
!! callcth iin; wln I'ttlli'th Iht e;
Woul.I that I misfit oh trust in ' ti.
UTi: JULIAS "J'AIlTNEK."
lln!f way up tlio mountain which over
sluulows Cl);;yeniieyaiiy.ii is u rude Ua cabin
of only two looms.
.Many years ao, wlun reputs of tlio flail
ing .f K, .irev men fr.,m every stato in tlio
Unixa, tin n nijHsire.l m thi s r.ri!inl but des
olat.t canyon u man y the name of Rivers
Stanley Iiivers, ho Kaiil who at oneo pro
ce.:.l l tu erect a cabin for l.iinsclf. Thi.-J
'Oin;ii-tcl, ho Kept well within its uU when
not, nctuil!y eniixcl in prosjH-ctin. Ho
located lilt claim und wi-nt ulx.nt it us readily
lis un old miner.
Tho littlo town of Colorado Springs, four
m:!- l'sT;m, w s often visited hy tho miners
v. l.. :i they ii.nl a.-, mimlalnl a little dust, Lut
Hi vers had never accompanied theiii on theso
occasional sprees, although they had often
ured him to do so.
A man in a mining camp who does not
drink i.i ennsidered, as a jr. n. ral thin, 1h
lieath tho notioo of the average miner, hut ib
wok not so in this case. Here ho had tho con
fident nnl respect of thorough men gath
ered around him, and by hi.i yentlo ways,
lioyish faeu and pleadin;; blue eyes had won
every man over to his nih
They no longer ui-jvI him to go witli them;
they went, and res-led him. Tliero was
not a man in all t ho camps around who would
not have taken th! part of tho "tenderfoot,"
as they j.cnlarly called liini. And not only
that, ho know it.
His iast was a blank, mid ho mildly re
sented nil efforts to reveal it. On ono occa
sion Uto Hill had pressed him too closely on
the subject, and ho reproved him by saying:
"Hill, I think you aro a friend of mi:io, but
I would rather have you throw mo down that
shaft of yours than ask mo to toll you my
past lifo. It is too painful."
If tho lioys could have seen Dill then; if
they could havo looked upon him as ho stood
abashed liefore this blender, palo looking
you:i man; he, who had killod his man, this
"Indian cl lower," who had come out ahead in
a band to hand liybt with u bear; this sarno
Uto Hill, who limriil as a desperado in tho
country round for 100 miles, they would havo
wondered if ho had suddenly taken leave of
bis souses.
Hut they were alouo, aud in an humblo
voice In said:
"Hc yor pardon, Mister Rivers, I didn't
"mean to hurt yor feolin's. I hev kinder taken
a liken to ye, a sort of fatherly interest, and
if yo say ther word, we'll bo pards."
Tho w ord was 85iid, and great was tho sur
prise in cam: when tlio new partnership was
announced the next day. What had come
over Bill? was ho going to reform It was a
seven days' wonder, but gradually died away
until it was no longer an attraction to seo
Bill's six feot of munelo and brawn towering
head am 1 shoulders above Lis delicate looking
"pard"' as they prospected tho country round.
One day in their wanderings they found
they had nearly reached the summit of tho
grand old eak ut whose baso llowed tho
waters of t:o San Juan creek, when Bill sud
denly uttered a:i exclamation of amazement.
"L'Kk here, pard, we've struck it this time;
chunks of it!'
Rivers, who had been patiently clipping
6pecimei.a ol tho ledges which jutted out hera
and thvro, hastened to his wdo anil looked.
Bill luid a pioc-e of dark looking rock in his
hand, and was turning it excitedly over and
over, his eyes glowing like stars in his intense
excitement.
The news spread like wildfire through the
camp. All tho miners were half crazy over
the find, and deserted their old claims to
search for new ones. There was no doubt of
tho vast wealth that lay in the mino which
Bill and Rivers had opened. It was a settled
fact that the men had more money than they
cov.Id ever realize beaming down o:i them j
tho mining ore should bo turned out.
As the two men wero lying on their rough
beds in the little cottage they tidked of tio
future and its grand prospects. Bill was full
of enthusiasm, nnd pictured in glowing terms
his highest ambitions, to be realized when he
should count his thousands.
He would l.'O a congressman. What thrill
ing Epecc'aL's he would make He would have
every 'word of them printed in tho news
papers. Ha would own a fast horse, and the
boys" should have all the drinks they
wanted; they should none go dry whilo ho
was on top of sou. And ho stopped suddenly
and looked at his companion.
"What's yer lead, olo pard? Will yer
hang onto yer dust or sjend it like yer got itf
For a momeat Rivers was silent.
"I daro not think what disposition I shall
moke of it. I will probably go back cast.
My plans ere not definitely settled," he finally
answered. So the subject was dropped.
Bill knew tho quiet, retiring man at liis
side well enough to know all inquiries to be
fruitless. So ho turned over, and, after a
few more words about tho work of tho mor
row, he fell asleep.
When the morning dawned Bill was up and
stirring. Rivers slept late, and at last Bill
thought he liad letter awaken him. As he
shooi: him in his rough way ho noticed the
bright spots on Rivers' cheeks and his short,
irregular breathing.
"It's all right now, Lillian," murmured the
sick man, tossing uneasily; "it's all right
now. I've got the money to keep you where
you should be." So tenderly, pathetically
came tho words that tho rough miner
brushed away the tears as he listened to the
bidden story of his "pardV past life. Ha
told it all in his delirium, and seemed to live
tho long j-ears over; bow he had loved this
delicate girl, reared in luxury and ease, and
when ho lost the fortune ho had so slowly ac
cumulated he dared not tell her of his love.
He would not ask her to share his poverty
and hardships. lie had come away and
staked his lifo and love ia the search for gold,
and found it. Yes. now ho could clasp her
slender hand in his and give her all the riches
he possessed in return. Over and over again
be called her name.
Bill softly stroked the brown hair from his
forehead, and as he did so Rivers said: "It is
so soft her little hand it rests me to feel it
on my head." And he laps-d again into a
restless sleep.
"Dura thet big paw!" said Bill, looking at
bis rough, brawny hand and then at the white
forehead on the pillow. "And ther ain't a
woman's hand ia tho camp to fix things easy
for him. I'd give tho hull bizness if he was
only out of this muss."
Bat before two hours had elapsed there was
a doctor from Colorado Springs bending over
tho sick man, and by the bedside r-at a ale,
slender frirl, watching wilh intense interest
every motion and word of the put:e:.t, and
soothing him with her little hai.tls holding Us.
She coma with the doctor. Bill stcxxl iiifid
tho door and loo'ced like a bashf ul school hoy
in tho presence of 1 his stranger, who seemed
to bo taking Lis place an 1 caring for Rive.-::
ffluta ho ought to hi doin so. Cut ho asked
no questions, and waited for the doctor's an
ewer. "Just keep tho camp quiet, Bill, and Ml a
Lancaster will give tho medicine and seo to
tho rest. Hois worn out awith excitement,
iiinl a little quiet, with gol nursing, will
make things right. If tho fover is no better
in t;ix hours let mo know," And that was all
the explanation Hill got from tho doctor.
Was !-lw a professional nurse? Hill guessed
so. And ho thought h'w nieo it would bo if
he could bo Mck when Rivera got well.
Tho camp was st ill Hill had ordered it so
mid every man asked gravely how tho "ten
derfoot" was, und about tho "gal."
"J;inno," was all tho answer they got to
the Litter q!ieM:o:i, and Bill had told all he
know when be said that.
River:! whs iti ti serious condition, nnd Ixv
fore th.- six hours were up a horseman di-shed
out cf camp nnd after a doctor. It was Uto
Bill. He could not stand by and hear Rivers
moan and see him toss back aud forth in lcd.
Itviu t'HUn'ii'li. Ho wasn't used to it. Tho
doctor had to mnko another trip Bill Laid
Rivers was wor
When tho doctor had made an examination
of his patient ho dechircd tho worst was
pas',ed, and left Rivera bleeping quietly
under a gentle narcotic.
All this time t!i ;vrl hail riot released her
v.'at'-'i i the bedside, and she seemed to bo
soothing uwaytho delirium of tho fever in
(.'ut ly passing her hands over the sick man's
temples. Her eyes never left oil" their watch
of every movement of the "tenderfoot's"' face,
and Bill slood by wonderir.gly, costing u fur
tive vlatico at tho delicately featured face
bending over his pardV. pillow, and trying to
solvit the problem in his niiiuL
Horn's parsed, and finally, with a long sigh.
Rivers opened his eyes and lookeil at Bill
leaning over the foot of tho lied. Then his
wandering attention was fixed on tho anxious
face by his side. There was no glad cry of
recognition it was a mutual understanding.
All the warmth of h:s groat lovo was ex
pressed in the gently whispered name "Lil
lian," as he drew hcrfa' c- to his. Resting her
head on his shoulders sho told him of the long
years of waiting for tidings from him and
the hasty letter from Omaha, which she had
only received a few days before. She had
left home, friends, everything and gono to
se: l: him in tho wild west, sho knew not
where, but sho had found him And Bill
had disappeared.
A few days afterward ono of the "pards"
gave up his claim to the little cabin, and tho
minister said the ceremony which linked two
lives into a world of their own.
Many and hearty were tho rough congrat
ulations. That evening the miners gathered
at tho little hme to say a word of welcome
to the lK-autilul youag bride. Even if it
were spoken by a big, rowdy miner like Bill,
there was a genuine ring of manliness about
it, and made her foci quite at homo in tho
wild, picturesque spot so far from every
sign o civili:'jtio?i. As tho men filed out
slowly Rivers conducted his girl wife to tho
porch of tho rude cabin, and, standing close
by his side, sho sang one verse of "Homo,
Sweet Home." Tlio tender, sympathetic
voice fell on the still night air with a won
derful sweetness, and awakened many old
memories in tho hearts of tho rough, coarse
miners gathered there.
Heads were uncovered, and there wero
tears wiped hastily away us Bill led them
to tho saloon. Was there rough talking
mid coarwo jests now? No. As each man
raised his ghiss a solemn hush foil upon
tho group, broken at last by Uto Bill's voice.
It was choked and unnatural.
"Boys," he said, "I never hed but ono pard;
but I give him up to the best pard a man
ever got. And 111 never hev another till I
get OiiO like his."
Bill set his glass down and walked away
abruptly. It was not long until tho saloon
was deserted and tho camp hushed in the re
Iose of night.
After that Bill did not seem like his old
self. Iio was quiet and. solemn. Ho knew
what was tho matter, but did not caro to lot
tho boys know where tho sunshine had fallen
ea his rough heart and then so suddenly been
swept away.
'i ne next spring came and tho doctor made
.mother trip to tho little cabin. When Uto
Bill went up tho next day Rivers led lam
into the dainty lodroom aud gave him a peep
at tho tiny baby girl that had como that
night. Tho big rough hand closed tightly
over the ono of a moro delicate mold that
was laid in his, and the two men understood
each oth.jr. There wero tears iu Bill's C3"CS
and on avho in his heart which no ona but
Iiivers should ever know as heturaed silently
away.
The miners gathered again in the saloon to
drink to the health of mother aDd child, nnd
hear Bill, now glowing with animation, tell
about the baby and its queer ways, until they
all wanted to see tho youngster A voto was
taken, and the camp was to bo christened
af ier tho baby, and Bill had forgotten to ask
her name. Away he went, and soon re
turned. He looked sheepish, and finally camo
forward and 6aid:
"Boys, yor got mo this time. They've
colled her 'Utella!' as near my name as they
could get, and it's my laj out. What'll ye
hev'f
The glasses clinked merrily, and Mr. Bill
beamed with happiness.
Not a day passed that Bill did not visit tho
cottage, and as the weo babo grew to a
toddling, lisping girl, Bill was her chief sym
pathizer, and the boys in camp at last called
him "Uncle Bill."
"There's no harm in mo lovin' her," ho
said ono day, as he stroked the curly brown
head nestled against his breast; "tho other
wasn't for me." And Rivers glanced up
quickly at Bill, and then to his wife, who was
sitting by tho doorway with her dainty
fingers busy in mending a little frock.
"It was before I knew" and Bill swallowed
the big lump rising in his throat, and tried to
go on, but his voice broke and ho trembled in
the vain eirort to suppress his emotion. Ris
ing suddenly ho left the cabin.
That was years ago. Tho mining camp has
disappeared aud only tho lonely cottage
marks the spot where it once stood. Stanley
Rivers lives with his wife and dark eyed girl
in an eastern city and enjoys tho wealth he
niada in the picturesquo sjxt which now
bears the nams of Cheyenne canyon. Bill
never married; ho loved tho beautiful girl
who sat by the bodsido of his sick "pard;" ho
loved the tiny babo who played upon his
knees and laid her soft cheek against his own.
And when ho died they found a little faded
shoo which contained a slip of paper. It only
sail: "Give all my dust to my pard's baby."
And Uto Bill, tlio roughest miner in the
camp, was buried near tho little cottage in
Cheyenne canyon. New York Star.
A Very "Weak Streak.
I met a fine looking Englishman tho other
dar. His stalwart form, his elegant carriage
and handsome face attracted mo at once. lie ;
was a type of robust manhood, full of i
strength "and health, and ho wore a golden
bangle on his left wrist. The f avorablo hn- '.
pression of his general appearance was at
once destroyed. Hero was a person who
needed no extraneous aid to lend him distinc
tion in a crowd, ytt ho descended to the wo
manly weakness of a useless and, in man, In
congruous gewgaw. Thero must bo a very
weak streak in a man to render him capable
of this, and weak men aro as repugnant to
healthy minds as mascrdino women. Alfred
Trumble in New York News.
THE NEW BABY.
"tVhftt Strang little man can this be, . '.
Bo weird and no wizcued und wlxeT
"What myittlcal things lias bo socu
With those wklo open wondering eyes?
What treasures untold, from what lands.
Do his soft buby flners cufold?
"Whut word does bo bring fron ufur.
This stranger no youuf, yet bo old?
Does lie brin us somo message from spheres
I'lilieaiil of, from worlds ve kuow not
Starry countries we dwell in. rnn hap.
As babies, and now liav forgot?
Who can tell what he knor. k, what lie thinks!
lie says not u word, l.ui l:e loo!:,
In a uiinut, more wi fjom, I'll swear,
Tlian in bbut In the bii;e:.L ( f bonks.
- New York World.
JIUiNTIXO IN AUGUST.
Tho clerk lind just finished
nasal voice tho charge i:i:;do
reading in a
against him,
when, on nn order from the judge, tbo ac
cused, a fat little man, wearing spectacles,
arose from his seat.
To tho usual questions as to his name, sur
name, age and occupation ho replhil with a
steady voice:
"I)csii'C-l'rr;r;pr-r Fonuodu, VA years old,
capitalist, residing at Iysvallois-I'erret, form
erly an ironmonger in Paris, Hue lu Fau-bourg-1
'oisr-on iere. "
"You arc known for a K-rson of previous
good character; still that can in no maimer
lessen tho gravity of your double offense."
"But I am innocent, judge, innocent as a
lamb."
Iu saying this Mr. Fondodn placed his left
hand over his heart and raised his right, as
if willing to confirm under oath what ho had
said.
" You had better confess 3'our guilt," con
tinued tho judge. "Como, now, will you ac
knowledge that, on tho Cl.'th of August, you
wero out hunting without a permit?"
"Not nt all, judge; I had taken out a per
mit; hero it. is, and 3'ou nwy soo for yourself
that it is dated Aug. 2:j. Consequently I was
violating no law."
"Then why did 3-ou refuse to show itf
"I did not refuse."
"Why did you insult tho gendarmo who
aske'd to see it's"
"I did not insult him."
"What! you deny tho fact? Crier, call tho
first witness."
Corp. Briseard, a great, big fallow, with
curly mustaches, was called to tho stand.
After giving his nanio and surname, end
stating hi.; occupation, ho testified as follows:
"At tho timo I was making a litllo round
in the fields, whe n I heard tho report of a gun
coming from tho edge of tho l'echut woods.
I started to go iu that direction, when all at
once I saw a man in shirtsleeves como out of
the copse and run away. It was t he accused,
who undoubtedly saw me and tried to flee. I
hastened after him, but this only made him
run tho faster. Oh! even if his logs aro short
I assr.ro you ho knows how to u:;o them. I
increased my speed and caught up with him
at last. I ordered him to stop and show mo
his permit. Oh, yes! stop indeed! Ho just
kept on working his legs for all they wero
worth. 'My jiermit? hero it is! here it is!' re
plied he without turning; at tho same time,
with all duo respect to your honor I nay it, ho
made an insulting gesture aud uttered that
forcible expression which Cambronno intro
duced into French history."
"You havo heard, tho deposition of tho
witness, Fondodn. Do you still deny having
made tho gesture and uttered tho expression V
"I deny neither; but they v.vrc r.oi inte'nd
ed for tho witness; it was to thoso confound
ed" "Como, sir, havo a care; ono can easily s-.x
tliat you are addicted to tho use of low ex
pressions. Now, what luivo yon to cay i:
jour own bebnlff
"I shall speak nothing but tho truth, your
honor; tho truth, plain aud unvarnished.
The whole trouble waa brought on bv tho
heat."
And, without heading the oft reiterated
injunction from tho jadgo to cut it short,
the accused, with diifuso expressions and
endless details, gave tho following account of
tho aCair:
Having made a fortune, ho had retired to
the outskirts of the city, whero ho resided in
a cottage, which had, among its other r.dran
tages, a wee bit of a garden. With no other
occupation than tho care of his tulips, f;(
niurus and rose bushes, tho former iron
monger began 'to grow stouter, much to the
annoyance of Mine. Fondodu. To overcome
this tendency to cbesit3 tho worthy man Lad.
become a sportsman. Three times a v.vel:,
from tho beginning of September to the end
of November, he trudged about the fields: of
Asnieres and Nanterro, sheeting sparrows
and larks. Ho was always on hand on t jc
opening daj. This is why, followed by a !:;d
bearing his game bag, ho was, on tho fiOzh
day of August, in the wido plains of A ,
mixed up with a large number of Parisians,
unskillful Nimrods, whose continual popping
filled tho air with on infernal noisa that
frightened tho game without doing it tho
least harm. Active and sjjrightly, Fondodn
moved about quite rapidly for a fat little
man, adding not a littlo to tho warlike con
cert. It must bo said that liis gun made moro
noise than it did execution. At the start ho
had been lucky enough to kill a braco of part
ridges, but since that ever to be remembered
double feat he had wasted sixteen cartridges
without seeing even so much as a feather
drop. Many persons Would haveleen ashamed
of such a record. Not so with Fondodu, who
was not a slave to the weakness of vanity.
Ho was not oven discouraged; the only
thing that bothered him was that he felt
very warm. The overheated stubble
scorched his limbs, and the sun, darting
down rays as hot as molten lead, made
his brain seem as if it was in a state of ebulli
tion. His head felt heavy, whilo a humming
noise sounded in his ears. Ho dreaded apo
plexy, that terror of adipose people. Stop
ping short, ho swallowed a mouthful of rum,
took a clean handkerchief from his gamo bag,
fixed it under liis hat so as to shield tho back
of his head and neck. Then, taking OiT his
hunting jacket and vest, ho handed thorn to
the little attendant, saying:
''Run back to the inn, which is only about
fifteen minutes' walk from here. Go to my
room and get me a flannel vest and a diy
shirt. Then tell the innkeeper to givo j-ou a
meat pie, half of a chicken, two bottles of
good wine, bread and coffee. Come back and
meet mo at the edge of that clump of trees
which you sco yonder. Ah! by tho by, ask
him if ho has a camp stool. If ho has bring
it along, too."
After giving these orders, while the boy
was on his way to the village, Fondodu rested
a while, mopped his face, fanned himself,
and then started off very leisurely toward tho
little coppice which he had selected as a rest
ing place. During the day he had noticed
that when he flnshed a covey of partridges
they invariably flow in that direction. His
project was to post himself there, to wait for
them and shoot as they passed. This ho
thought he night do, not only without fa
tiguing himself, but even while enjoying a
certain degreo of comfort.
When tho loy returned, bringing back all
that had been ordered, tho camp stool in
cluded, Fondodu went into a thicket and
changed his linen; after which, feeling much
refreshed and a littlo rested, ho calmly sat '
down to take his breakfast. The hour was I
"I havo n keen relish for your hectic amuse
ment it- Intoxicate; it resuscitates mo.
Should I ever tako up my abode in this
clime, I'lar-i do Tore will b tho bait. Thero
was one detraction ono feature I t::ii: t cou-
Fr.i
ia! 1 cannot conceiv i how a
woman can jrat In r lifo n a lovi 1 villi that
of a b -ast th -re should !o a law pi ohihithig
it. 1 would rather wo a woman at the helm
of a guidot i;r- sending hou!s to eternity, fer
then it would N- human vt rsu i bii'ii-iu, bai.
this! my :;o;d rcvoil.i in horror! I 1. odi '. e!
t hat t his Irs brutal creature d ri e . t lie
ii;.::u; of woman!'
"Why witness w!:::t yn-i do not approve:"'
Kays a e-le:u' voice, and 1'rncos.i, t'lev j
reive, .stands near enmiii to b ivo heard ;.il.
"Milord docs not understand. 1 um ho:: u
My so'd is as white us tho lino milnd v bi
sid.' him. Not lo.o of Kjmrt, but I re;:d for
my afflicted p :rents, brought mo be: e. Ti;e;
are m.-my pct-plo and little work i:; .'.bid' !!."
"ClIlM ' ::e p! !. ;, ;;i lor h ! impil' ' ::; ! I
hope ( he will end in r lifo Mmo day ia ! r
loved arena! Take this gold to heal yoia
wo. 2u.l'd pride!"
"I v. ill not take your f,old,but ou 1:,- vo
poui'iil t he first ha' red into my heart t'r.t ,1
has ever held. Von havo given the first la
sult th.'.t hi s ever hee:i oiiYred me. V.'t re it ia
my power t' save your life; were it le:'t :::
to snatch you from tiiu most av.-ful !.;'! :i, !
would not do it. I would laugh to see ,u
tortui'cd into eternity."
Iho hoivcs dashed away, leaving a girl's
angry countenance a foreboding farewell.
RoawoH'c thoughts wero skillfully sle. red to
tho charms of Dona Inez, who proposed a vi - it
to tiio royal picture gallery to feu.it o:i Ycl.::
qnez aitd Tintoretto, and tho disagrei.-ablo
moment.-) were forgotten.
Tha arena again; dazzling preparations bv
dny, for royalty will illuminate th (. oiy em
pyrean. Tho u.;ual clamor, iloui i.Ji oi" trump
ets, blasting music, mingled v. ii.li out hus:a.-!:i,
is rc-cehojd. The Royal guards enter, n:; im
posing escort, and tho cry "Ijo.s Reyes" pac
ing from mouth to mouth as tho .subj -cts '.-..
!;i:::u!i. :ne-)iisiy, proclaim: t he crow:.--.1 Lead
to bo willi then:. The duchessa, Eng'ishm.iii
and D- 'iia lin z, aceonipanied by a l-rilii'int
pari y, occupy their bo::. The laittr 1:.. ; a
wager in rein a wager prefaced by a 1 o:!st
of hi ;' conquest of the Englishman. She has
averred that in a perilous moment :hc v.iil
induce him to go into the arena.
"My lord,"' she murmurs, softly, "they tell
mo that you committed daring deeds in ling
land; your reputation for bravery i receded
yov. hero. I believe you to l-o a resurrected
knight of the Round Table, for only v.val:
men exist tki se d-iys a race of exhausted
courage whose deeds only disgrace tho fair
racords their mice-tors loqucathcd them."
"1 havo never eclipsed my contemporaries,
f lood or bad act.j always grow during a jour
ney." "I will test you now and soo if rumor bo
true. I pri.e this fan; wi'l you restore it to
its owner.'' As tho ppc-.ks sho drops it lightly
int tlie ine!i.siuo LeJo
"My gal hn-try L:is n-vcr been doubted,
Dona Inez, but to jump into tho arena, wh-jn
tho bull is about to bo freed would be an act
of madness. The days of chivalry -days of
wild deed:; for trivial motives is over. M:i!:o
a rc asoi'.'-ble peltion, I will grant it. Ask
mo to risk my life, but in .m doing permit mo
to reap a higher reward than a fun."
''it is immaterial; I merely wished to sco
if jour laurels wero merited. I see they uro
not."
"If it ploascs you, Dona Inez, it is with
pleasure 1 recover your treasure."
With this a long h ap takes him into tho
ring below. There is a wild shout from ttj
spectators: a tardy v.;:r;:iug from tho al
gu.uv.ls who have just cleared the list; a cry
of help from the women; an endeavor on
tho pert of Iho m".a to as.-it n. fellow bi ing,
for at this moment the. g ites are opened and
the bull rushes madly about, sni'liug tho
nil-, pa-.ving the ground and ru- hing toward
the occ person ia liis power. There is no es
cape the walls are too high to scale;- timo
too liil
:d, for the attack is already made
and Roswe.ll is unarmed. The din is deaden
ing, tho confcih'ioii depriving people of self
2osM"-s:-io:i. Every one is helpless, for it is
haxardov.s to venture to his aid. But Fra; c n
hes not battled with thc.-;o animals in vein,
and r i-er.o of duly prompts her to try ai:d
save the nmriyr. Sho has been victorious
all t uetimo-T-why not ence more, and anoiii: r
toivra U not near, ar.d no one else coul.i
all ike the fatl blow. It i.; all done in a min
ute the woman, then tho sword, then Rr.s-v.-e'll
appearing from timo to timo behind tho
l.ugo miitnsL Then tho hitter falls, thero is
a leas.; of blood, the girl reels and is pros
trate e.I.-'o. Ri'swell is woiuuhnl, but not dis
abled: Fragosa! tho surgeon rays sho cannot
live, l'.c ii moved ii to an inner room,
OUt. .-f : l.jkt Of tllC !5t!-Ug!o.
"I w:mt to :-e3 the Englishman,' sho sajr.
fainrly. "i cannot live :.rd I wish to tell him
"JL.ro i am," answers Ror.velI; "inako any
rcqu:t you wish and I swear to spend my
lifo in fulfilling it. Can"
"Let me speak my moments are short. I
want to tell you that I did not know I wai
saving j'our life. I would have let j-ou die
had I known. I have not only saved your
life, my lord, but your soul, for that i.; bit.'.-"-:
and you were not ready to hand it to your
Cod for inspection. I have a charge to leavo
you my child will you take her? Kho i ;
fatherless. My afflicted parents and my chiM
depended upon mo for sustenance will you
provide for them'?"' ,
"Yes, yes, they will be cared for. I v. iil
make j'our parents independent; will tako
j our child to my English home, educate her,
raise her as I would my own. The repara
tion I owe you will bo paid her; the debt will
bo canceled, and when I render my final ac
count before tho high tribunal I will not fear
to face you."
"My mind is steeped in peace for the first
time; my lifo has been hard, but death has no
terror, for I erjfeted it daily in this deadly
work. Do not forget yor.r charge."
And "in the gloaming" of that day Lord
Rcswell took charge of his new inheritance a
changed man changed for the Ijotter by two
women one, a pure pearl in rugged clay!
the other, a fair flower with a deadly aspen
hidden in its petals: but the poison filing at
him by one was picked up by the other, wj-.o
lost, her life bv the r.et. Virginia Jerome in
Philadelphia Times.
Nationality of ICuropean Monarihs.
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reigning monarch in Europe whose family is
of tlio same nationality, pur :irf, as the ico
ple governed. The house of Austria is really
tha house of Lorraine, and even in their
origin tho Haprburgs were Swus. And if
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speaking. an Austrian, stiil less is ho a Hun
garian, although he is king of Hungary. The
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king of Denmark a ITolsteiner; the infant
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Italy a t-'avoyard; tho king of Roumania end
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eigners; the founder of the- Bcrnadotte dy
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century and a quarter ago; the czar is a IIol
stcin Gcttorp, mid the king of tho Hellenes is
likewise a Holsteiner. Even in our own
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left. The Iiohe-nzoIIe-rus were originally Sua
bians, and therefore partly Bavarian and
partly Swiss. Ncl'ihcr was tho historic house
of Urange, in wLich patriotism has nearly
always been tL j lu-c instinct, Dutch to begin
with. St. James' Uxactte.
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