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J q t . BY ANTHONY HOPE.
S ' Aulhor of "A Prlsunor oC Zondt . " I3to.
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, COUN' ANTONIO AND TiE SACRED :
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One tale there Is concernIng Count Antonio
of Monte \ellllo , when hl dwelt an ollaw
which tell with fear and
huB
In the hils , men tel Ind
. doubt , mar\llng at the audacity of his
act , and sometimes asking themselves whether
ho would In very truth have perfcrmed
what he swero on the faith of his honor he
- would do If he did not attain what he de.
manled of the Iluke. For the thing he
, - . ? . , . threalened was such as no man of ornlola
. ' , . , . dire jthlnk on without I shudder , for we of
e Por\ola \ prize and reverence the bones tf
. . ' . our ilht , the holy martyr , Prlslan , above
and for beyond every other relic , and they
. / . Ire \0 \ lS , a9 It were the sign and testImony
- : ' of OOll's enlurlng favor to our counlry. Dut
much wl a man do for love of a wcman ,
. Gnll A tonlo's temper brooked no obstacle ;
s that none know al the truth of the mat-
" . ter. I may not doubt that he woulll have
done even as hc FaII ! , braving the wrath of
. heaven , and making naught of ihe lerer
, ' . and consternation that had falen on the
* city and parts round , about It. Whether
that thought of his heart was one that would
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.z. call pardon , I know not ; hat the thIng ben
. done I could scarce hope , even 11 heaven's
Infinite mcrcy. Yet thl' story , ale , I must
. tell , lest I be charged with covering up
. . . , what &hames Anloul" fer with the opinions
. . I of careless and fa'thless men ( of whom
there are too many In this later age ) , I
g have no communion , and I tel the tale not
. to move laughter or loose jests , but rather
* 1 ' to show to what extremity a man , by nature
good , may be driven by harshness ant the
unmerIted disfavor of hIs prince
. II the third year , then , of Count Antonio's
outlawry his hIghness the duke ( 1001ct upon
. the Lady Luiia and fount ! that she was of
' full age for marrIage Ther ore , he resolved
that she should bt wed . and since Robert de
Deauregard , to whom he bad proposed to
give her , \\IS : dead , ho chose from among
. , ' , his lords a certain gentleman of great estate ,
f , . by name Lorenzo , Int sent word to Lucia
that she had spent too much of her youth
' . pining for what could not bc hers , and must
forthwith receIve Iorenzo for her husband
hut Lucia , being by now a woman and no
mora a timid girl , returned to his highness
, ' I message that site would look on no other
man than Antonio ; on this the duke , greatly
Incensed , sent and took her and set her
In a convent within the city walls , antI made
her known that there she would Ibhle till
her life's end . or until she would obey his
: command ; and ho charged the abbess to
treat her harshly and 10 break down her
pride ; and he swore that she shouhl ( wee
- . Lorenzo , or , If she were obstinate , then
she should take the vows of I nun In the
convent Many weeks the Lady Lucia abode
In the convent. resisting all that was urged
. . upon her. But nt last. finding no help from
Antonio , being sam beset and allowed no
rest she broke one day Into passionate and
pitiful weeping , and bade the abbess tel
' : his highness that , since happiness was not
for her In this world , site would seek to
fnd It In heaven , and would take the vows ,
. rendering all her estate Into the dto's '
, , ' band , that he might have It and give It
to , Lorenzo , or to whom he would. Which
message being told to Duke Valentine , weary
, of contendIng with her , and perchance
secretly fearIng that AntonIo would slay
Lorenzo as he had slain Robert , he cursed
0 her for an obstinate wench , and bade her
j t - take the vows , and set a day for her to
c ' take thain r ; bue her estate hD assumed Into
I ' : . \ his own hand , and made a gift of great
. . . , value to Lorenzo And"Lorenzo , they say ,
! . : . ; " was ' well content thus to be quit of the mat
. ' , I ter. ' 'L'or . " said he , "whle that devil Is
( ' loose In the hl ! , no peace would there have
S been for the lady's husband. "
, But when I came to the ears of Count
Antonio that the Lady Lucia was to' tale the
veil on the morrow of the feast of St Prlslan ,
, t his rage and affliction knew no bounds
"If ned be , " he cried , "I wi attack the
- It city " wIth . $ all my men before I will suffer
"Vour men would all be 1 < lell , and she
' . would tale the veil none the less , " said Tom-
masino For Antonio had but fifty men , and
although they were stout fellows and 'milos- '
: sible to subdue so long as they stayed In
the his , yet their strength would have been
nothIng against a fortress and the duke's
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array.
, "Then , " salt Antonio , "I wi go alone and
die alone "
As he spoke ho perceived Martolo coming
- to hIm , and calling him he asked hIm what
he would , Now , Mnrtolo was a devout
. man , ant had been much , grieved when Antonio -
. tonlo felt under the sentence of excommuni-
caton ; yet he abode with him , And now he
I bowed and answered :
r "My ant , In three days I Is the feast of
St. Prisian and the sacred bones will then
, , be' carried from the shrhII \ the church ! oC
the saint at Hlano to the city. " For It was
at lillano that Irlslan ha ? suffered , and ' a ,
' . rich church liil been built on the spot
"I' reliiemer that It Is I wont to be EO , Mar-
tolo , " answered the count
! " 'When I dwelt with my father ' , ' ' said Mar-
tolo "I was accustomed to 'go forth wih all
. the people of my village and meet thl sacred
bones , md : , Itlelng , receive the benedlcto ,
: ' , ' ' from the lord archbishop ns he passed , bear-
- ' tag the bones , In their go1en casket , And
: . the hike would I do this year my lonl "
, "Dut are you 'not excommunicated In company -
- pany with Count Antonio aol me ? " asked
' Tommaslno , lightly smiling ,
. , "I pray not I was not lamelt In the sentence -
tence , " said Martolo , signing the cross , I
; " 00 In peace , lartolo , but see that you :
are not taken by the dule's met n , " sold Count '
, . Antonio ,
, . "nut few of them go with the archbishop ,
my lord , For who would lay hands on the ,
, ' ' , sacred bones ? The guard Is small , and I
1 , t , , fhal .easly elude them " Auiil Iartolo de-
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. - TJm Julm PACE ! UP ANt DOWN ,
. . parted. arid told the man they called Beua
'what had Ilaued , but lenl las 1 graceless
' fetlo' ! . anti would not sa with him.
. Now when Mortolo woe gone Count An-
, . . tOllo sat down on a great stone . and for I
' . long while salt nothing to Tomlallno , Uut
' certain rods out .if . those which Martclo
I 1J1 spoken wefO pcholnl through hubs ' braiuu
, ' and he could not Ilut them ald , for they
. came ugaln , and again and Igaln , and al
last , 100kiuS UII at Tominualno . who toot hiy
huts , he saul ;
: - 'fonunallnc . , , \ \ lit " 10uh lay humb 01 the
ncrcd bones ?
TOluuaslno loul.ed Ilowu Into hi eyes ,
ttlcn he held a lian'.l gn hl ehl'ut.1er. . and . \1
t0110 bull looked UII and repeated "Who
wouht lay hauds un the sacred bones ? "
, T sntuasino's e\1 crow found In wun4cr ;
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he smiled , but hIs smile was uneasy , and ho
shifted his feet
" 1 It that you think of Antonio ? " ho
lukellin a low voice "Des Ide I , I would be
a light thing to kill the duke In his own
palace " _
Then Antonio cried , striking his fist on the
palm of his hand : "Are dead bones mora
sacred than that living soul , on which the
(1(11CC ( lays han ! to force I to his will ? "
"Tho people reverence the bones as God
hllself , " salll Tonimasino trouhled.
"I also reverence them , " said AntonIo , and
fell again Into thouht But presently he
roe al11 tool Tommaslno's arm , and for a
long while they walked to and fro Then
they went ant sought out certain chosen
len of tl hand-for the greater part they
dare not trust In such a mater , but turned
only to tn''m that were boldest and reeked
least of sacred things Ant to ten of such
Antonio opened his counsel , and by great rewards -
wards hc prevailed on them to come Into the
plan , although they were , for all their bohl.
ness , very sore afraid lest they , laying hands
on the bones , should be smitten as was he
who touched the ark of the covenant. There-
fore Antonio said :
"I alone will lay hands on the goldenens-
let ; the rest oC you shall but ho\1 \ inc harmless -
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go "lInt ? " I the lord archbIshop will not let It
"The lord archbishop , " said TOlma lno ,
"wil let I gO " For Tommaslno ( lid not love
the archbishoP , because he would not remove -
10\'l the sentence of excommunication , which
ho hall laid upon Antonio and Tonunaslno on
the prayer of thc abbot of St Prlslan's
Now , When the feast of St Prlslan was
come the lord archbishop , who halt ridden
from the city on the eve of the feast and
had lodged In the house of the priests who
served the hurch , went with all his trall
Into the church , and , with the rest slandlng
afar or and veiling their eyes , tool from
the \al of thc church near 1) ' the high al-
tar , the golden casket that helll the bones
or the blessed St Irlslan , Ant hc wrapped
the , casket In a rIch cloth , and held It high
before : him In his two hnnds. Ant when
the Ploillo hat worshipped the archbishop
left the church and entered his chair , antI
passed through the vIllage of ltiiano . the
priests Ind atcndants going first , and twelve
Gf the duke's guards , whom the duke hat
sent jfdlbwlng lfer , Great was the throng
oC [ olkp me from all the country round ,
to gaze upon the casket , and In the proces-
sion 01 . ! UU lord archblsholl and most de-
vault ofLthc all was Martolo , who rested on
his kndes from the moment the procession
let the church till It was clear of the viage ,
And Martolo was still on his Imees when he
beheld go by him a party of peasants , all ,
save one , tall and powerful men , wearing
peasants' garb , and havIng their faces overshadowed -
shadowed by large hats , These men had
knelt lS thl casket passed , but they had
rIsen anti were marching shoulder to
shoulder behind the men of the duke's guard ,
a peasant behind every plkeman. Mlrtolo
gazed long , at them , then hc moistened his
lips and crossed himself , murmuring :
"What does this thing mean ? Now God
forbid-I" ! And breaking oft thus , he also
arose and went to the house of his father ,
sore vexed and troubed ! to know what the
thing might mean. Dlt he spoke of It to
none , no , not to his father , observing the
vow of secrecy In all matters whIch bo
had made to Count Antonio
At the bounds of the village the greater '
part of the people ceased to follow the pro-
cession of the sacred bones , and , having
receive the archbishop's blessing , turned
back to their own homes , where they feasted
aad' made merry ; but the twelve peasants
whom Murtolo had seen followed the pro-
cession when I set forth for the next village -
lage , distant , three' miles on the road to
Fornlot Their air manIfested great de-
'votiod . for' they' ' ' walked with heads bent on
their breasts ahlI downcast eyes , ant they
spoke not once on the , vay ; but each kept
close behind a plkenian. When the proces-
.Ion ' had ) gone something more than a mIle
from the village of Hlano It came where a
little stream crosses the highway ; and , the
mlns' havIng ben heavy the week before ,
the stream was s\\olen and the ford deeper
than I was wont to be. Therefore , the of-
fleer oC' the guard , thinkIng of no danger ,
bade six of his men lay down their pikes
and go lift the archblshop's chair over
the ford , lest he should b3 vetted by the
water. And on hearIng this order the tlest
among the peasants pUt his hand up to his
hat and twisted the feather of It between his
thtunb and his forefinger ; and the shortest of
them whispered : "The sIgn ! the sign ! "
whie every man of them drew a great dag-
gel' from under his habit and held It behind
his back. Now , by this time the priests and
/Lendants had passed the ford and one-hal
the guard had laIn down their pikes and
were gone to raIse the archbishop's chaIr , the
remaInder standlg at their ease , leaning on
their pikes and talkIng to one another.
AgaIn the tallest peasant twisted the feather
In his list and , without speech or cry , the
pe9santFfartetl forward , Six of them seIzed
thiej ! : \pt \ ! , lay on the ground the remain-
tL"iifr \ Ic ied like wl cats on the backs of
thei3ic'eiuefl , , lrclng the necks of the plke-
men ' ' lflpe \ \ ! , their arms puling them back , and
cQlnln , , ; j ar to throttng them , so thnt the
11Itn\lel \ ? , utterly amazed and taken full at
dsud.yauutage ! , staggered and fen backward ,
whle'the peasants got on top of them and
knehtn \ their breasts and set the great dag-
gerl df \helr \ , heartl , While this passed on
thltiJ Toad , the remainder of Antonio's band-
fti'r efoat wfre the peasanls-rushed Into the
slrcll rld compelled the unarmed 111emen
to te down the archbishop's chair In the
tittist , so that the water came In at the
windows of the chair , anti the procession ,
held at bay with their own pIkes , sought to
draw their pol nards , but Antonio cried :
"Slay any that draw ! " And he cale to the
chair and opened the door of I , ant , using as
little force as he could , ho laid hands on the
casket that held the sacred bones ant wrested
It from the feeble hanls of the archbishop
Then hl and his mel , standIng In line .
steppelt backward , with the pUea levelell
In front of them , till they came out of the
water 01),1 ) , onto the dry road again ; { Ut
rushed at Antcnlo , but Tom-
one ltkluin TOI-
laslno , sparIng to kill 1 him. caught hIm a
buffet on the side of the head , with a pike
and he fell \c a log 11 the water , and had
been Ilrowncd but that two of hIs comrades
lifted him. Then - all twelve of the band
beluig together-Cor the first sIx halt risen
now ! from oft the plkemen , having forced
thietui. on laln of instant death , to deliver
over ' their "pIkes to them. AntQnlo . wIth the
ca , Iui his 'hands , spoke In I loud voIce :
"I ket.n , GOI that no man Is dead over thll
buslnihIii hut I you reslM you shaH die
one 1 Il"ul , Go to the city . tel the duke
that II/\ltonlo , dl Monte Veluto , have the ,
bones of" the ' blessed St. i'rlsIan . antI carry
'thel with inc to my hiding place In the (
highest part of tie lulls , lu o he will
swear by these bones that I haiti antI by hIs
Ilrlncelr word that he swill uot Nurer the
1.31t. Lucia to take the vows , nor will con.
strain her to well any man , hut will restore
h r 10 her OWl houle and to her estate
then let him selt the nrchb'shop again antI
I will deliver lp the sacred bones But If
he wIll . themm , God hives .
w1 not swear thei us Ive8 , to.
morrow at mldl'ght 1 wi cause a great tire
to be kindled on the top of the hills-a
fire whole fame you shal tee from the walls
of the ' cly-aut In that fire will I consume
limo sacred bonis , anti 1 w.l sC1ter the ashes
of tlel to the four winds. Go ( and bear the I
11i6ge that I give you to the duke , "
And havIng thus sold , Antonio with his
men turnelt and , went back at I run whence
U"y had COIO ; but to the viage of Ilalo
they did hot go , hut turned rslde before they
came tQ It , and , coming to the Corm of ,
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lug him In good 'coIn of tie duchuy three
horses which Antonio , TOlmaslnl anl1 Uena
mounted , and they three rode lanl for the
h1& , .the rest following al quickly al ( 'M ) '
might , so tlat ty nightfall tie ) ' wer. ni
afelY 6emblc'l ' In their hiding place , . amt
wIth thc'm time \bbnel of the blessed tI t. Pril'
Ian. Hut they told not yet to the n , t of teh
hand ) what H'U that Antonio carrlNI under
hIs cloak , nor dil : Martolo \ \ hen he r"turnell
from lthano. ask \\llt had befalen , hut he
crossed hlmlpl many times ant wore u fenl"
ful locI lint 'omms1 , " came to \utonlo
lnl' sal4 t9 him /
"WJIdli YOU not ask also Ilardon for all
of UI , and for Ylufel the lant of l.uchu ! ? "
" ' 0 great thing :111 : a thlug that tfouble
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me , I have lone already , " answered An-
tonio. "ThorefotI " ,11 tsWnbthlng for my-
self , and nothuing ' IW' 1 Ask for you or my
friends , nothlni a4hOthirg but that rlht
anti justice be IIO" : : ' othlr bl that my sin
In layIng hand on the sacred bones will be
the less. "
Now after Antonio all'lls men were gone ,
the archblshop's train lYe long by the
stream In the road , lamenting and fearing togo
go forward , and being come to the next vl- ,
hugo , found al , the leolle awaiting them al ,
the bounds , And when the people saw the :
disorder of the processIon , and that the pike. !
men had no pikes , they ran forward eagerly , I
askIng what had befallen ; Inll learnIng of 'I '
the t calamity , they were greatly afraid ; atld I
cursed Antonio ; and lany of them accompa-
nlell the archbishop on his way to the cIty.
where he came toward evening , and a great '
concourse of people awaied his comIng there
and the .Iule himself sit on a lofty seat In
the great square , prepared to receIve the sa .
cred bones anti ! O with them 10 the cathe-
dral , where they were to be exposd to the
gaze of the people at 111gb mimes . And ! the )
set the archbishop's chair down before the
duke's feat , and the archbishop came and
stood before the duke , and his priests ant
IJlkemen with him. And the luke started UII
from his eat , crying : " \Iat aIls you ? "
and sank back again , and sat waiting to hear
what thc archbIshop would cay .
Then the archbIshop , hIs robes still damp
and greatly dlsorderell , , his limbs . trembling
In anger and In fear , raised his voice ; anti all
time muliude In the square were silent
while he declared to his highness what things
Count Antonio had done anti rehearsed the
message that he had sent And when the
archbishop toM how Antonio had sworn that
as 00,1 lveth 1m would scatter the ashes
of thc sacred bones to the winds , tIme len
caught their breath with a gasp amt the
women murmured nffrigiitedly "Christ save
us , " and Duke Valentine dug the minus of
his hand whereon hIs 11ealt rested Into the
flesh of his eheels For all the city held
that according to tIm words St Prlslan had
utered before he suffered the power and
prosperiy ( of tIme duchy and th ' favor of
heaven to I rested In tIme presence among
them , and the faithful preservation and ven-
oration of those most holy relics. And the
archbishop . having ended time message , cried ,
fOod , pardon my lips that repeat such
words , " and foil on his knees before Duke
Valentine , crying : "Justice on him , my
lord , justce' ' " Ar 11 many In the throng
echod his cry , but others , anti among them
many oC tIme apprenticed lads , who loved
Antonio , muteed low one to another , "Dut
the duke has taken the sweetheart from
him , " and they loolcd on the "dulO wIth
no favorable 1001s .
Then Duke Valentine rose from his scat
antI stood on the topmost step of It , and he
called sundry of his iords ' and ofcer around
him , mind then he bckbled for silence and
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ho said : ,
"Before the sun sets tomorrow the Lady
Lucia shall take the vows , ' and he , with his
train , took their way , the plkemen clearing a
path for them , to the palace And now , In-
delI , ws silence , and all marvclell and were
struck dumb that the duke said naught
concerning the bones of St. Prlslan , and they
searched one another's faces for the meaning
of his words. But the archbIshop arose , and
speaking to no man. went to the cathedral
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Peter b still , curing him for In-
solenee , and shouted that the people
should disperse on paIn of hIs hIghness' dii-
pleasure . " ' , Vhmere Is the duke ? Let him
, come out to usl" cried Peter alHI the Cal ) '
lain , despIsing him struck him ' iiglmtiy with ,
the fat of his Iworlt. lint Peter , with n cry
of rage , struck the captain n great blow with
his staff , and the captain staggered back ,
bleed flowing from his heAII. Such was the
beginning of the fray , for In nn instant time
plkemen anti the people had joined hale ;
men cried In anger and women In fright ;
blood folel ] , anti many on both shIes fell
and rose no more anti the archbishop came
near to being trodden under foot . till his
friends and the priests Fathered round him ,
and when ho 'C" that men 'were being slain
he wepl.
Then the IAtI Lorenzo hastened to the
cabinet of thb duke , whom ho found pacing
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up antI down ; gnawing his finger nals , and
told hIm of wht was done outsitle .
" 1 care not , ' sold the ( dule "She shall
lnke the vest & Let the plkemen scatter
tIm emn. " \
Lorenzo then besought him , telling him
that all the clty was In arms , anti that the
conflict wouht Us great But time duke sall
still : "She shall take the vows I" Never-
the less he went with I.orenzo , anti como
forth on to the ! topmost step of the portico.
Amid when the people saw him they ceased
for I 10ment lI asal the plkemen , and
cried out : "Olvo us back the sacred bones , "
"Scatter those fehiowsi" said the duke to
the captain Of time gimard.
" 1ly lord , ilmay are too many And If we
scatter theme now , yet when we have gone
against Count , AntonlD they mmma } do what
they will with the city' " maY
The duke stood still , palo anti again gnaw-
Ing his nals i , and the plcmen , fnding the
nght hard , gave back before the people , and
the people pressed on ,
Then Peter , the furrIer , came forward ,
and the hottest wih him , anti mocled the
plkemen ; amid one of the pUemen sucltenly
thrust Peter through with his plt nmt tIme
fellow fell dead on which a great cry oC
rage rose from all the pcople , and they
rushed on the plkcmen again and slew and
were slain ; and , the light rolled UI ) tIme steps ,
even to the wry feet of the duke hminiseif.
And at last , able no longer to contend with
all the city , he cried : " 1011 , ! I will restore
the sacred hones ! ' But the people would not
trust hIm , antI one crIed : "firing out the
lady hero before us and set her free or we
will bur the palace " And the archbishop
came sUddenly and threw himself on his
knees before the duke , beseeching him
that no more blood might b ( shed but that
the I.ady Lucia should bC set free. Anti the
dule , now greatly afraid , sent hasty to the
leutenant of thc guard and ten men who
came to tIme convent where I\cla was , anti ,
brooldng no delay , carried her with them
In her betgoln a lit brought and set her
be3lle the duke In the portico of the IJlace ,
And Clue duke raised his hand to heavcn ,
and before all the PeoPle he said : "Behold ,
she 15 free ! Let her KO to her own huouse
and her estate shall bo hers again And by
my princely word and these fame holy bones
I swear that she shall not take the vows ,
neither will I constrain her to wed any
man " And when he had said this he turned
sharply around on his heel , and , lookIng
neither to the right nor to the left , went
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and knelt there before time ' altar In the chapel
of St Prlslan , anSI here abode on his lmees
Surely never ; from that 'day until this
hour , has such , I night , passed In the .clty
of Fornlola. For the duke sent orders for
evey man of hIs guard to 'be ready to start
at break of day In pursuit of Antonio , and
through the hours of the night they were
busied In preparing their provIsions and accoutrements -
coutrements But th lr'lpks were heavy and
their tongues tied , for they knew , every man
of them , that , though the duke might at the
end tale Altonlo , yet he could' ' not come at
him before the time thJt Antonlo pad said .
And this the townsmen knew weU also , and
'
they gather themOjs , , In groups In' the
great square sayJng : ' q p pre he duke comes
at him the acre lmopea'wihi be burned , and
what wilt then befall the duchy ? " And
those who were friendly to Antonio , foremost
among them being time apprenticed lads ,
spread themselves here antI ] there among the
people , asking cunnIngly whether It concerned
the people of Forlola more that the blessing
of St. Irlslan should abIde with them or that
a reluctant maiden shou\l bo oblIged to tale
a veil , anlt some grew bold to Ihlsper under
their breath that the business was a foul
oume. and that heaven did not send beauty
anti , love that priests should bury them In
cOlvent walls . And the girls of the city ,
ever most botd by reason of their hehlless-
ness , stirred up Clue young macmm who courted
them , lending them on amid saying : "le Is
a true lover who risks his soul for his love , "
or "I would I had one' who wpuld steal the
bones of St. I'rlslan for my sake , but none
of buch have I , " wIth other strring antI lu-
famlng taunts , recklessly flung from pouting
hills and under that .
IJs eyes cimallengetl Anti all
the while Duke Valentine sat alone In nls
cabinet , listening to the tumult that sounded
palace with lufed din through the ' walls of the
Now there was In the city I certain furrier
namcd , Peter , I turbulent fellow , who had
been put out of his craft guild because he
would not abide by the laws of the craft , and
Ih'Cc now as ho best could , being maintained
II large measure by those who Istcned to his
emllt all seditious conveuuton , This man ,
loving ' naught that was worthy of love In
Count' , AntonIo , yet loved him because he de-
fed the duke , and bout midnight , having
drunk much wine , ho como Intb the square
and gllherelt together the apprentices , say-
Ing : "I have a mater to say to , you-und to I I
you-and to you , " tilt there were many scores 1
of them around iuiuum . Then h3 harangued I
Ihem , and more came round ; and when lt' '
last Peter crIed : "Give us back the sacred
bones , " a thousand voices answered him :
"Aye give us back the bones ! " And vhen
Clue 1)ltemen would have seized him , men and
and women also made a ring around him , so
that he could not be talten. And sober len
also. of age and substance hearkened to him ,
la'lng ; "Ue Is a knave , but he speaks truth
hOW " So that a very great throng assembled -
sembled , every man having a stat ant many
Ilso knives ; all to those who halt not knives
the women amid girls brought them , thrustIng -
Ing them lute their hands , Nay , sunlry
Jrleits ale were among the people , moaning
stud wringing their harids'Illd sayIng that the
favor of SC . Prllon WRuld be lost forever to
the cl ) ' . AntI the square was thronged so
that 1 man could hot move unles all moved ,
nor raIse his hanl to his head E\'C by the
favor of his nel hihpr . Yet Ilrcsenty the
whole mas benlq ! , 9llove , like a great wave
of waler , towanl , tll Jalac of the duke ,
wllre the pl/ IW/I ! / Jt oji In ranks , really now
to go against , , tuitnho ( , S\Menly arose a
cry ; " 'fhl Irch\lhoJ c.ompeal" . ! amid the yen-
110111 man vas seen , Jell through the crowd
by I' tcr and omo pmori , who brought him
) /IOr
and ret hlnIn \ tM. ' fr911 ranks of the peo-
Ille ; ant l'etef rrle\i QIII ) " 'imere Is the
iluke ? " But time 'ciuhutaimi of the guard came
forward , Eword I band , anti bade
, . , . ,
- -
- -'r--------- - ' - -----j- - - - -
through the great hal to his cabinet and
shut the door. For hIs heart was very sore
that he must yield to Anlonlo's demand ,
and , for himself , he had rather a thousand
lm's that the bones of St. Prlslan had been
burned. .
Now , when the duke was gone the people
brought the Lady Lucia to her own house. ,
drIving out the ' steward whom the duke had
set there and this done they came to the
archbishop and would not surer hIm to rest
nor to delay one hour before he set forth'
to' carry the duke's promise to Antonio. This
the archbishop was ready 10 'do , for alt that
he was weary. But first he sent LQrenzo
to ask' the duke's pleasure ; and Lorenzo ,
coming to the duke , prayed him to send 200
pikes with the Irchblshop , 'For ! , " said he ,
"your highness has sworn nothing concern '
Ing whlt shal befall Antonio , and so soon
lS he has delivered Ul the bones I will set
upon him , and bring ; hIm alive or dead to
your highness. " But the duke would not
hearken ,
"The fellow's name Is like stale lees of
wine In my mouth , " said he. "Ten of my
plemen lie dead In the square , and more uf
my it . " citzens , I will lose no moro men over
"Yet how great a thIng If we could tale
" '
him !
"I will take hIm lt lY own tmo anIln my
" sold the , " God's
own way , duke "In name ,
leave me now "
I.orenzo therefore got leave from the duke
for but ten mel to ! O with thc archbls110p ,
and to go himself If he would , Alt thus
they set out , exhorted by the people , who
followed then out beyond the boundl of tie
city , to male aU speed And when they
vera gone the people came back and tool up
the bOlles of the dealt , whie the plemel
also tel ( up the bodies of such of their
comrades as , were slain
Yet had Duke Valentine known what passed
on Clue his whUe the city was In tumul ,
It may not bc doubted , for , all his vexaton ,
that he would have sent out the 200 whom
Lorenzo asked ; never hind he 1 fairer chance
to take Antomulo For when the count and
those who went wIth 'Ilm to Hlano were
asleep , Antonio's head resting on time golden
casket , a shepherd came to the rest of the (
bal1 and told them what had been done ,
antI how all the country was In tin uproar
Then a debate arose Imong the band , for ,
though they were lawless men , yet they
feared Oed , and tlught wih great Ilread
on what Antonio hat sworn , so that presently
they came all together and roused up An-
tOllo and said to him :
"My lord , you have done much for us , and I
It may be that we have lone somewhat tom
you But we will not suffer the sacred bones
to be burned and scattered to the wInds "
"Except the duke yields I have sworn I ,
lS God lives / ' answered Antonio
'Ve care' not , I shall not be-no-not
though you dnd we die , " sold timey
"I Is wel ; I hear , " said AntonIo , bowing
\lls head ,
"In an hourJ mimI they , "we will take tIme
bones , I you wm not yourself , my lord , send
them back , " .
I
"Again I JIer , " said AntonIo , bowlll hIs
ihICttI. anti thd baud weQt back to the fre
round whlcl Uley had been sitting , all save
Martolo. who clme antI put his hand In An-
tonlQ's han . '
:
" 1\\ ' noW ; llartolo ? " asketj Antonio
"What you 101 , I will , my lord " said
Murtolo , Far Ithough he trembled when he
thought of the bones of St. 111slan , yet he
clumig always to Antonio , As for lena anti
cung ant
time others af tWo ten who had gone to H.
lanD , they ltd burned , not the bones onlY ,
, but limo bles1 saint lulimumehf . hud Antonio
I bidden themJ lard len , In truth , were they ,
and f cl < ebl.
I Now the rut of the ban ] being gone back
to thc'f ' fire . nod ne night being very dark ,
In treat cther.ct ' caution Antonio , Toni-
"
maine , Marlolo anti theIr fellows-being thmir-
tpemi , ) / nik-rosc from their places , and . tak-
, hug patmuit.h ! ) : them but their swords , ( save
that Anoruj > carried the golden casket ) , they
slole forth tQJ\ the camp , anti set their faces
to clhnb rCL higher Into the heights of the
hIlls . None spoke : one folowlnl another , they
clmb ' 1 the steep path that led up the moun-
fain s'I'e ' ' , and when they Mlt ben going
for tIle space of an hour they ( hearlI a shout
far below thiemmi
"Ou'it flIght Is known , " said Tommaslno
"Siualt we stand and meet them , my lord ? "
tuuhed liena.
"Nay , not yet , " said Antonio , and the
thirteen wnt forward again at the best speed
they could.
Now they were In a deep gorge between
lofty cliffs , anti the gorge still tellle 111-
wart , and at length they cmo to the place
which Is named "AntOnio's , "
now nlo'l Neck There
name
time rQcks came nigh to meetng antI utterly
barring the path 'et there Is '
; yet a way that
one man , or . at most , two , may pas through
at one tme , Along this narrow tongue the ) '
passed . and , coming to time other side , fount
I level space on tIme edge of I great prec-
pice , ant Antonio , \olntng over the lmreci-
IJlce , they saw In the light of flue day , which
noW was dawning , the towers alt splm'es of
ornlola I , a very far away In the plain be
low. )
low."It
10"I Is a better place for the fire than the
other , " saId Antonio , and baa latmghietI ,
whl urlolo shivered
"Yet we risk blng hindered by these fel.
lowe behind , " Iad : Tommaslno ,
"Nay , I think not , " salll AntonIo.
Then he charge Tommaslno and all of
thcm to busy themsclves In collecting 8uch
dry sticks an,1 Imllhlolt as they could ,
)
and there was abundance near , for time nr
trees grew even so high. And one of the
ln also went and set a smmare anti presently
caught a wild goat , eo that they had .lneat.
But AntonIo hlmrl took Bena and set him
on one sldo of the way where the ( nlI (
opened1 out Into level space , and he stood on
the other side . of the way hlmselt. And
when they stretched out their arms the
po'nt of Bemma's sword reached the hit oC
Antonio's And Antonio smied , sa'hlg to
Bonn : "lie had leed to be a thin man ,
Bonn , that lasses between you and me "
Alt , Dena noddHt his hl.o bead at Count ,
Antonio , answering : "Indeed , this Is as :
straight as tIme way to heaven , my lord , ant
leads , as It seems to me , In much the same
thiroetloim. " I
Thins AntonIo and Bena walell n tIme
shelter of the rocks , lt the opening of the '
leclt , whie the rest bui lP I great pile
of wood Thcn , having roasted the meat ,
they made their breakfast , Martolo carrying
\"rtons to Antonio anti to Bonn , And , their
pursuers not knowln the path so well , and
, therefore moving lees quickly , It was but
three ) Iours short of non when the ) ' heard
, tho"vpl cj of men from the other hte of the
mmeck And Anton'o ' cried straightway :
"Come not through at your peri , Yet one
miiay come anti speak with me "
The a great fellow , whose name Is varIously -
ously given , though most oC those whom I
have questioned call him Sancho , care
through the neel , and reaching Chic end of
It found the crossed swords of Antonio and
lemma hilts I fence against his breast , And
he saw also the great pie of wood , and
restng now on the top of It the golden
casket that held the sacred bones. And hc
sid to AntonIo :
"My lord , we love you ; but sooner than
that the bones should be bured , we wl
1 < 1 you and all that arc with you "
And Antonio answered : "I also love you ,
Sancho ; yet you and nil yotmr company shal
die sooner than that my oath shall be
brohcen , " :
"Your soul shall answer for I , my Iprd , "
saId Sancho
"Vou speak truly , " answered Antonio.
The Sancho went , back through the neck
and took counsel with hIs followers ; and they
made him their chief , and promised to be
ob lent to all that he ordered. And he
said : "Let two run at their highest speed
through the neck ; It may be well they wilt
dlelbut , the bones : must be saved And after
UicTTi 1 ' Iore , and again two. And I will
, b ! ! ( ii&hirst two. "
, DUllhcy"vould ; not surer him to be of the
first two ; although hc prevailed that be
sloulLbcorth ( last two And the six being
'ch'bseh.drew their 'swords ' , and , with a cry ,
'cb'sehRdre neck. And AntonIo , hearIng :
.
.thaliifa t slldHo Dela : i ,
"A"qtiick bl \ Is lS goo as a slow , Dena "
And even lS be spoke the first two came
to the opening or the neck But AntonIo
and Bonn stfuck lt them before they came
-
out of the narrowest , part or could wield
their swords 'fr ely ; and the second two comIng -
lug on,4ina strucl ( lt one and wounded him
In thef6'reast ; and lie wounded Dena In the
face , over the right eye ; and then Dena
slew him ; while Antonio slew hIs man at
his first sho\e , SAnd the ffh man and San-
tnd Antonio cried
ch ) tIme sixth , coming on ,
loudly :
Are . you mad ? 'Ve could hold the neck
against a hundred "
put they would not stop , and ' Antonio slew
the nrh , \ nd BOnn was In the act to strike
at Sncho iut Antonio sudllenly dashed San-
chos ! : a\vor'Ifronihuis % hand and caught him a
) uI'1tIiuff'em.sp that he foil sprawlIng on
the b , l s't r- tie five thlt were dead
"Go baclc fool go back ! " he crIed
All SauieJio , answering nothing , gatherc
AhSanCo
himself ; mp' and went back , for he perceived
now that rbt by the loss of hal of his men
could lie ' et by Antonio and neno , and be-
yond iet stood Tommaso , with ten whom
lie knew to be the stoutest of the band.
"U's 'a 'sore duy's work lena , " sold An-
tonic , looking at the dead bodies
"If a : man bo too great a fool to keep himself -
self Lilve , iny lord , he must die , " answered
Dena" , and , lie pushed the bodies a little further
'hack lute the neck with his foot ,
'Ocl ( n Sancho's company took counsel again ,
Tl , much al they reverenced the sacred
bones ; there were none of them eager to enter
'ho , rigck Titus they were at a loss , till time
sl lf.dho ( had come along wih them
spdlcb \9 \ . Sancho , saying : ,
"At'the , cost of a long journey , you may
cOme at hIm , 'for there Is a way round Clint I
can lead you by. Dut you will not traverse
It In' less than twelve or fifteen hours , talc-
Jng necessary rest by the way. "
But Sancho , counting the tme. said : "It
will serve I For , Iluough a thousand came
against him , yet the count will not bur the
bones before tme of his oath , "
'
Therefore he left fifteen men 'to hold the
neck In case Antonio should offer to return
back through It , and wIth the rest he fol-
lowelt , the shepherd wih great stealth and
qumiet , i by' reason of which , and of the rock
between them , Antonio knew not what was
to be done but thought that the whole conm
pony lay still on tIme other slle of the necl"
Thus Jhe day wore to evening , lS the arch-
bishop with the I.onl Lorenzo anll tIme guards
como to time spur of the his ; and here they
found a man waiting , who cried to them :
I
" 1)0 you ' bring the duke's promlso to the
Count Antonl01"
"Yes , we brIng It , " said they.
"I am charged , " said he , "to lead the archm-
blshol and one other after the coumit , " But
since the archbIshop could not climb the hills ,
being old , and weary , Lorenzo constralnell the
man to take wIth him four of the guards besides .
shIes , antI the four bore the archblshol I10ng ,
Thus they were lou through the secret' ' tracks
In the hls , timid , these Lorenzo trlell to en-
grave on , his memory , Clint ho might come
; again nut the way was hong and devious ,
and It was hard to mark I , Thus going they
came to the huts , and passing the huts still
climbed wearily till they arrived Ilear to the
neck , I was then night , and as they guessed
near on the tlnmo when Antonio hud sworn to
bur the sacred boncs ; therefore they passed
on more and more , and came lt last to the
entrance uf the neck , Here they found the (
Hi , and 'Lorenzo , running up , crIed aloud :
"We bring the proml , we bring the
Ilromlsel"
limit scarcely had he spoken these word
when a sudden great shout came from the
other side of the necl" , amid I.orenzo , Irmiw- ,
Jug his sword , rushed Into the neck , the ff- I
teen following , yet leaving a space batween
him and them , lest t\ley should see hll \ ,
pierced by 4ntonlo anll nem. And l.orrnz'J
stumll d anti fell oVer the five dead bodies
which lay In Clip way of the neck . Ulerlll
a cry , "What are these ? " he Hcromblcll 10
his feet amid passed unhurt through the
mnoujIi of the neck , and the fifteen followed
after Jllm , whIle t\le gnonl supported , tue
Archbllhop In their huammtis his chair being
too wluie : to pass through the neel And
whufl they all thus came through , \ \ ld a 11
strange was time sight they saw , J'or It
chanced' ' t'a itt the tme Sancho's com lIn ) '
had CII' l l d their circuit and hall burst
from b IUnd' upon Antonio and the twelve.
Arid vmem ' Clue \\lve saw them they retreat
ld to wte' ' t/e ' and made u ring around I ,
and Ito ll 'thUe ready to ( lie rather than allow
Sammcho'uu men to reuch the pile. And I was
thcl IllnlgM ant , the Chime of Count An.
tonia's oat\i. Amid ( 'etumuttmutommlo stood al
tW tO'i ( ' 1M ' 1cat imuhe. At hIs feet lay the
golden lask ' containing the sacred bones.
anti In his bald vas a torch. And he crIed
" - - - ' - - - . - " ! ,
.
aloud : "hold them whle I fire the pile ! "
and hue leaped down anti cnr to the tide of
the plo and laid his torch to tIme pile . AntI
In an Instant the flames shot up , for Cue pie
was dry.
Now , when Snncho'si men saw the plo
alght , with shouts or horror anti of terror
they charged at the tQP of their speed against
the twelve who guahled the pie , An 1.0'
rento anti his len also rushed , but the cries
of Sancho's mcn , together with the answering
defanco of the twelve , drowned the cries of
Lorenzo , anti Amitctplo antI the lweh'e knew
Antqlo
not that Lrenzo was come Anti the fiuuummes
of the Ille grew , and' ' the highest tongue of
fame licked time shle of the golden casket
But Antonio's voice rose Above all as he
stood , aye , almost within the ambi of the
fire , anlI shouted :
"hlohti them n momenl , Tomlaflno' mao-
ment , Iena , anti the thIng Is ( leach" Then
Lorenzo tore his casqle from Ills hlael antI
flumig down his \\orll and rumshuetl
fung \ \ , rlshtl Inarmeit
between AntonIo's men and Sancho's men ,
shoutng louder than he ha" thought ever to
shout : "The pol11el tIme Ilromlsel" ' AII at
I the smo mOlent ( so I I tohil-i but tel I
! as It Is told ) , there came from heaven a
great fash of lhtnln , , which , aiding the
light of time flaimits full ) ' revealed the features
, of I.orenzo , flack fell Sancho's mcn , anti An.
tanio's arrestclt their swords AntI then the ) '
al cried , ns 1en cry In great Jo ' . "Thl
Prommmisei the promlsel" And for a mOlent
all stood still where the ) ' were , Amid time
lames leallcll hlgh , anti . as Antonio had
\
said , they were etI ; by the great throng
that gaze from the city walls , and they
worn Sln by nuke'Valentne lS he walchIll
from the \al of his garden hy the rIver ,
and he went pale , glawlng his nails ,
Then the Count AntonIo leaped on time
burling hue , though It seemelt that no man
could pass alive through it. Yet God was
wIth hll anti he galnll the top of It anti
seeping seized the golden casket anti fung
1 down , clear of the pie , even at the Lord I
J.orenzo's feet ; and when I.erenzo sought 10
lift It the heat ef It blstered his Ilalls amid
he cried out with the pln , But Count Amm-
tomb , choked by time snmoke his hair aUII
his eyebrows scorched by time fire , staggered
hal way down time hue amid then sank on his
kiutes . And there he hat dlell , but that
Tommslno , Bena a lt Salcho , each eager '
to outstrip the other , rnshed In ant drew him
forth , amid etched water anti gave It lo him ,
0 that he breathee agaIn anti 1\'ed. But
the fames leaped higher and iulgimer and
they said 01 the city wails : "Geti help us !
Goti help tush Time sacremi bones are bumrnti"
And wommmen , aye , anti mmmcmi , too , fell to
weepIng , amid there 'as great sorrow , fear
anti des'olaton , And time duke gnnp'ed his
nails even to the quick , and spat time blood
front hula mnctmtlm , cursing Ammtonib.
But Loronzo , hmvngmerceivetl ! , that time
greater mmtmmimber wefe. mmgainst Ammtonlo , cried
out to Sancho's mmmcmi : 'Seize imimu and bring
hint lucre ! " F'or the duke's pronmise carried
no safety to Antonq. ! J3ut Sancho answered
him : ii
'
"Now that time sjqed' boies are safe we
have no qumarrel fti lay Lord Antonio. "
Anti lie amiml hiis uuifui Ivemut. amid laid down
their swords by time fed. of Antonio , where hue
lay emi the grouuid Iilmi head on Tomimmimasino's
lam , . So that thud whole banti wore round
Antonio , amid Lorenzo hind but fcur with
imimn.
"lie asks for war ? " growled Bena to
Tonnmasino. "Simahi he not have war , my
lord ? "
And Tommasino latmgheti , ammswering :
"Here is a drunkard of blood ! "
But Count Antonio , raising Iuinmseif , said :
"Is the archmbishop here ? "
Then Lorenzo went amid brought tIme archbishop -
bishop , 'huo , commming , stood before AntommIo ,
and rehearsed to hmini thmo oath timat Duke
Valentine had taken , anti told him how tue
Lady Lucia was already free ammtl in her own
house. and mimade him aware also of time great
tumult Clint had imappened In time city. And
Antonio lIstened to tile tale In silence , Then
time archmbisimop raised a imanti toward heaven
and spoke In a solemn anti sad voice :
"Behold there are ten of time duke's gimarmi
, dead in time city , and thuero are twelve of time
townsmen dead , and mere in tIme opening of
the neck there lie dead five men of' those
who followed you , amy lord. Twenty and
seven mmmcmi are there that hmave died over this
business. I' pray more have not died in time
city since' ' I set forth. And for what has
thin been done , nmy lord ? And more thuaum
the death of eli these is there. For these
sacred bones have , been foully anti irrehig-
iotmshy stohemi and carried away , used withm
yiio irreverence , and brought into Iniminent
hazard of utter destruction , and hmatl they
been destroyed and Chme ashes scattered to
time four winds , accordin' to your biasphmern-
ous oath , I know not what would have befallen -
fallen the country wimere suchu an act was
done. And for what line this beemm done , my
lord ? It imas bec'ui done ( lint a prouti anti
violent man uumny have his will , anti timat tile
passion may be satisfied , heavy , indeed , is
the burden of your soul , mmmy lord ; yes , on your
sotmi Is Chic weight of sacrilege , and much
blood. "
The archbishop ceased , amid huts hand
dropped to lila side. Time ( mimics on the phic
were burning how , amiti a stiihmmeas fell on
all the comimpany , But at last Count Antonio
rose to his feet , anti stood wmth his elbow
on Tommasino's sluouider , ieammlng on Toimi-
niasino. Ills face was weary anti sad , anti lie
was very pale , save where in omic spot time
flame hind scrochued' ' imis chielc to an angry
red. And , looking rotund on the archbishop
and on time Lord Lorenzo , and on them nil , tie
amiswered sadly :
"In truth , may ord archbishop , my burden
is heavy , For I cmi an outlaw , and excom-
municateil. Twenty 'and seven amen hmavo
died through rny'Ac'and ' I have used time
sacred bones brougmt timemn immto
imnmnlnent peril of , : totl destruction accord.
ing to my oAth , 2JJ ( thus is true , ummy lord.
And yet I know tFor Almmmighty God ,
wlionm all we , whmd(1me ( imommeet macmm or rob.
ben , memm of law or ,1vless ( , imumnbiy warship -
ship , Alnmlghuty God 1ma'Jiis own scales , mmmy
lord. And I know pot whuicim thing be lii
Chose scales the hmeimvlet'-tiuat twenty anti
seven nmen' should ( iie"antl time bones of time
blessed St. Prlsian 'huouItl be hroumgumt imi
peril , aye , or ehmouhi be utterly destroyed-
or again Clint omie 'eak gIrl , wima line no
protection save in lm Justice and Pity of
milan , shuould be donieui justice and bereft
of pity , and that mm man siioumld hearken Co
her weeping , Say , mmmy lord , for It is yours
Co teach and ummine to learmi , which of thueso
things shuouhmi Coil count time greater simi ?
Amutl for myself I have amked nothing , and
for my friends here , wiuomum I love-aye , oven
those I have killed for jumy oath's sake , I
loved-I have dared to ask mmotiuimmg , But
I asked only that justice shmouhmi lie done
amid mercy regarded.'iuere , nmuy lord , ii.
time greater sin ? "
hut Clue archbishop answered not a worth to
Count Antonio , btit hue amid ( lie Lord Loremmzo
caine anti lifted time golden casket , amid , no
man of Antonio's qornpany ieeking to hmiuuder
them , time ) ' went back with it to Clue city anti
shmoweti it to Chic people ; arid after tIme pee.
pie hmati rejoicetl greatly Clint Clue sacred bones
wiuieiu they hmatl Clmotmghut to be destroyed were
safe time archbishop carried time goltlen casket
bacic to ( hue shurirme 1mm the village at tUlane ,
where it rests till Cliii clay , But Count Antonio -
tonio burled tIme five' ' men of tile lmammd whionm
hue and liens hiatt slainiAmmtl witit time rest. h
abode still 1mm time hum , wiulle time Lady
Lucia dwelt 1mm lion owrm'luouse mm thio city , antI
the delco , iuonorinmg ! time oath wltlchu lie luaU
sworn before all thm&peOple , thu not seek to
constraint her Co wed ammy immarm , unil restored
tq tier time estate that lie hind taktn fromn iuer.
Yet Chic duke hinted Coummt AntonIo the umuorL'
for whimtt lie lied ulomie , auud sought. time nmore
how hue mmmighut lay hands on imimmu and hut him
to death ,
( To be Contimmued. )
Cook's Inmperial. 'uVoriti's Fair "highest
award , cxcelleumt cluammipagmmc : gooth erferycs.
once , agreeable bouqmiet' , deilcioums flavor , "
IMPFii :
HAIR GENERATORI
l'cutccthy rt'etorf" a. I let , , lustious
coionj nuukra ( hue himuir hut'mmhthty , arud Is
a ' clean , HiamnIng , saht , ( ii Timihtisti
, ; ! . 1 11mm i tie ha hot u1ttct I m. 1 1 Is its umLLt-
- . . , miai mi C hat tii C ; d'e Junt liutcrem e
gt with Ciii ilmm mm nil em tuuuimiiug ,
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, ; 1. htlaelt. 0 , Iiglut Ciiituuti $
2 la u it ilr'wuu. ' Ii ( ; ( , uul luiomuIu. ,
: u 1mctIliuti lii O'it. 7hiu liiummth , ' ,
.1 . C tuesiuu iii. h'iIct' * 1 .au * .1(10 ,
A i'iuflhmuie hulht of ' ' 'cnus 'chat , ' ' a t hot Img , fur
tIme chueits , ilimi im C 'mit oil rc ipi of a . . ' emit
stummi' , .
I.IPiBiitL , CIi1II'h1CA1 ? 'lZU. CO. ,
202 1"Ifm vvittmo , 1'oiv YOhk ,
1r,4 OMAlh , ;
SHERMAN & McCONNELL ,
1513 Dodge Street.
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Weak Heart
Irregulsr action of the heert ,
Functloaai Derangements af the hmearte
Cause1 by the exceshve muse of to"ac'coi Dt.
pepsia , Nervous l'rcstratIom , Gemietai
Debility , &c ,
AN iMPOVEflisHto STATE OP
THL nl.oot , ,
Are cred , amid many orpnic dhca'c , of the
imeart , lrops anti hirighmt S Disease of the Kid.
Imeys arc alleviated by
: ardi1 Tim ixtrnct of time
A. * hlcort of time Ox ,
Prepared according to thic formula of
DR. WM. A. 1IAMNOND ,
In liii laboratory at 'asmhng'oa , D , C.
Doic , Dtop , PrIce , Two Drachiuns , $ moo.
All elderly persons siuotmlsl uie CadIne ,
1'OR SALK its' Atm. nauccms ,
'rho Colurrubia Cimonimiocil Co.
Sead for Book , 1:6 0. C ,
KtIIN & CO. , 4GUNTS FOIC1AIIA ) ,
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PATRONIZE
HOME INDUSTRIES
fly purchating goods mmmado at ( hue following
Nebraska factories. If you caummiot find what
you want , comnnumnicate with Clue muanufac.
turors as to what dealers huantlie their goodsi
11,4(1.'i , HhlIfl.hI' l.Vi ) a'Il'Z'i'l ? .
iIiii1ciiio ; ; : j
ltnnutacturer , of all kInds of cotton & buuia '
begs , cotton fear sack , & twine a specialty. 1
GIA 'i6-61S S. , 11th-st.
JI1t.lKPlx 7' I"OI ) , J".OfIil , 1'lm..CST. I
Manufacturers of Preston' . CalifornIa P'iake
Sickle brand Sill rqlstng flour & i'enst. Bo yea
u l'reston's beSt flour ?
itiu'jt'iicii.s' ; , .
- a 1RE1V1GAOJfl'I'ON. !
Car loath shipments made In our own ictrlgoratoy
cttm'e. liltie lthbbon , Elite Baport'leuinua Export ,
and Fammmiiy Expert , detlveredto at ! mhuitl of cIty ,
C , ' , I hULl ( J I P.S
FROST & hARRIS.
Carriage & Wagon Makere. Carriage. , buggisi ,
mdmaetons & wagon. always on hnntm & made te
order , ii3-ii ilarney-et. , Omaha.
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( jI"FflL , PlCItSI3.IIClX ( PU hI.1)E:1ir. : _ ,
CONSOLIDATED COFFEE C' ' ) , ,
CotTee flomusters , Spice Grintiers , Maumufacturerl
German BakIng Powder and Oerninn Dry hop
Yeast. 314.10 5. lhtmm street , Onmaua. )
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hianufacturer of Gold Medal Flou ? '
C. E. tihack , Manager , OmahiS.
FUJf.VI1'UlfI l".l CTOflhIS.
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OIAIIAUPHOLSTERIflG ) CO. '
Manufacturer. of parlor furniture , lounges , dims.
ing tables & fomdlng beth5. 2Sthare. . , Boyd to , J
Eamimer streets.
i.vs uiei vcir.
UNION LIFE 1SURNCE CO.
Over one miiiion doliare go out of Nebrashcs
every soar for no better Iumstmrance thuan is fur-
nmsmmeci by the Union Life of Onmaija. Agentl
ivanted in every town In Nebraska.
iCE .INI ) CO.IL.
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SU'fil ' OMAHA ICEANI ) COALCO.
Domestic & steam coal. We have the best , Of. ,
flee 1601 Fnrnam-at. Telephone : OrIlee 373 , yard ' ' ,
iGG , .1. , A. Doe , gen'l manager , ,
JICON n'oiei : , .
T- INDUSTRIAL IRON \\7OKS \ \
ManufacturIng & repairing ot nil kiu.ls of maa
cimincry , englumee , p'unps , elevamom's. printing
presses , hmangem'e , shafting & coupilng , I4OI- $
1townrdst. , Omaha.
PHOENIX FOUNDRY C.
Fire hydrants , water & gas pipe , speetahe ; boiler
fronts & fittings , street iVy car wheels. Arch ! .
tectural iron works. Office hOl a. lfthi-st , , Omaha.
PAXTON & VIERLING IRON WORKS ,
St't'r's of Archhtecturmui Iron Womlc. General
Foundry , Machine and EmacksininluVork. . En.
gineers & Contractors for Fireproof iiuildiags ,
0111cc and Works , U. 1' , hiy. .0 So. ihlm ( ree
Omuima.
2Ill N Ui" . I OTUJCLNI ff11 1iIt'iTS.
TIlE MERGER CJIEMICALCO11ANY.
? , fanuto.turers of fluid extracts. ehixirs , syrup , ,
.ct wines , compressed trlturatea , mm'pociermio tab.
lets , piths & scientific medical , nov.itiea. Omahe.
, iIt'1TJtJ'8t1C.'I , ( JOT . , . ( . 'ItlS. .
L. C DOUP.
Manufacturer Mattresses , " Sprmna h1tle ; 3obbe
Fenthcui and Phihaw , . North 14(5 , uund Nioholai
Ste. , Omnahua. 4 . - , I'
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! , .wIJ1' hl'.ITUIt , 2'1UI , 'ilItJ'IJJ..t' ,
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AMERICAN , DISTRICT TELEGRAPH ,
'Due only perfect protection to property. Exam.
toe it , Best thing on earth. Iiethuces insurance
rates. 1301 Douglas-at. _ _ _ _
0 J"FR. I LI J'J U7'Ol ( IJ ,
XILPATRICI ( KOCII DRY G ) ODS CD ,
iulunufucturers & jobbers of the eclelrmtted Buck.
skin bu'nnd china , pants , overalls duck cloth.
lag. 11Oi'3 5 Ilarney.st. Factory last pmnlm ,
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Manutacturer of men's & boys' cinChing , panig ,
shirt. & overahis , 202.212 II , hlthu'.t.
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, THE OMAHA PAPER BOX CO.
Manufacturers of all kinds pamper boaea , shelf
boxes , sammipie cases , mamuihimig tuijes , etc wed.
ding cake & fuirmey cmmntiy bets , di'tmgii & 3ewehr
boxes. 1205-10 Jones-at , , Omalma ,
NIIIIZ' ( J"I ( , 'TUI i ; . ,
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j7'j'jLyANS--.EBRASKA ShIRT CO.
Eichuslve custozmm ehirt tailor. ,
. ' 501.
3115 'Znrnamn atroet. 'Tclrphione
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I'JT1fJt'JJ1 ? J'4 i'I.t'I JS1f'IC.
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- illif1Iii : : OllANE
Factory in Louisville , Cues ( 'a Q'maiiy ( of brlclg
.araiuteed to be as gooti p. army inuoitacturi
tuitsitls cC Ciii. C'ate. ilemiry lio0n.
BREAKFAST -SUPPER ,
EPPS' S
GRATE FUL-COMFO 2TING' ,
COCOA
BOILINGWATEFC Ox MILZ.
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