(fi By IIONRU im BALZAC
CHAPTER IV (Continued.)
"Mnmran," alio Iwgan, "ho will never
ho blo to bear the smell of n tallow
candle, Suppoxe that w buy n wax
wmdlor
She fled, lightly an n bird, to find her
pnrw, m drew theuce the five francs
which h had received for (Jbo moulh'r
"lUre, Nsnou, he quick."
"But what will Yxnir father nay?"
This dreadful objection wan raised by
Mnio, Grandet when he nv her duugh
ter with nn old Sevres ohlnn sugar basin
Which Grandet hml brought hock with
him from the chatwui nt Froidfond.
Ana whom Is the sugar to come
from" die wvnt on. "Are run iu.nl 7"
"Nanon can easily buy It when nho
Roes for the caudle, inniunin. In It
right thine that hi ncidiew wbould not
have wigar it ho happens to want It?
Honldes, he will Mot notice It."
"Your father always notices things"
laid Mmc Urandct. disking her head.
While )2ngcnle and her mother were
doing t.hlr best to ndoni the room which
Xf. Qmodet had allotted to his nenhew.
Mmo. des (Jrawin was lestowlng her
ttentlon on Charles, ami making nhnn
4ant two of her eje an she did ho.
"row are very brave," she said, "to
leave the plcnuurcs of the capital in
winter In order to come to stay in San
mnr. Rut if yon are not. frightened away
t first, sight of us, you shall sec that
toven hero we. can amuse ourselves." And
he g-nvo him n languishing glance, in
true provincial style.
Women in the provinces are wont to
affect a demure and staid demeanor,
Wilch gives a furtive and eager eloquence
to th'elr eyes. Charles was ho thorough
ly out of his element in this room, It. was
all so far removed from the great cha
teau and tho Kplcndld surroundings In
wliieh he hod thought to find his uncle,
that, on paying closer attention to Mme.
flea GraAislns, she nlinort. reminded him
of Parisian faces half obliterated already
by theso strange, new Impressions. He
responded graciously to the advances
Milch had been made to hi in, and nat
urally they foil Into conversation.
Mine, des Grasslns gradually lowered
her voice to tones suited to the nature
ftf her confidences. Both she and Onirics
Grandet felt n uced of mutual confi
dence, of explanations and an under
standing, no after a few minutes sjwut In
eoo.net tlsh chatter and jests that covered
h serious purpose, the wily provincial
ilanio felt free to conveno without fear
f being overheard, under cover of a
conversation on the sale of tlio vintage,
Win one all-absorbing topic at that mo
nent In Saumur.
"If yon will honor uh with n visit,"
hp said, "yon will certainly do us a
plcanurouny husband and I shall be very
glad to see yon. Our salon Is the only
one In Saumur, where you will meet both
tlio wealthy merchant society and the
noblesse. Wo ourselves belong in n man
Mr to both. My husband, I am proud to
ay, is very highly thought of in both
circles. So wo will do our best to be
guile the tedium of your stay. If you
nro going to remain with the Gruud'ots,
what will become of you! Your undo is
a mtor, his mind runs on nothing but
his vino cuttings; your aunt is n saint
who cannot put two ideas together; and
your cousin Is n silly little thing, a com
mon sort of girl, who spends her lite In
mending dishcloths."
"It seems to me that you moan to
monopolize the gentleman," said the big
banker, laughing, to his wife, nn unlucky
observation, followed by remarks more
or less Hbitcful from the notary and the
prosldcnt; but tho Abbe gave them a
Hiiro wd glance, while he gave expression
to their thoughts, "Where could the gen
tleman have found any one better quali
fied to do tlio honors of Saumur?'' he
wild.
Adolpho des Grnsslns spoke at last,
with what was mount to be an off baud
manner. "I do not know," he said, ad
dressing Charles, "whether you have any
recollection of me; I once had tho pleas
tiro of dancing in tlio sumo quadrille at
a ball given by M. lo Huron do Nuvlgen."
"I remember It perfectly," answered
Charles, surprised to find himself the ob
ject of general attention. "Is this gen
tleman your son?" ho asked of Mine, dus
Grusslns.
"Yes, I am his mother," she answered.
"You must have been Very young when
you came to Paris V" Charles went on,
fpeaklug to Adolpho.
"Wo cannot help ourselves, sir," said
tho Abbe. "Our babes are scarcely wean
ed before we send them to Babylon. You
must go Into the country If you want to
find women not much on the other side
of thirty, with a grown-up son a licen
tiate of law, who look us fresh and
youthful as Mine, des Grassins. It only
neenis like the other day when the young
men and the ladies stood on chairs to seo
you dance, madanie," the Abho added,
turning toward his fair antagonist; "your
triumphs are as fresh in my memory as
if they had happened yesterday."
"It looks as though 1 should have a
grout success in Saumur," thought
Oharles. lie unbuttoned his overcoat
mid stood with his hand in his waistcoat
pocket, gazing into space, striking the
attitude which Chantrey thought lit to
five to Byron in his statue of that poet.
Meanwhile Grandet's preoccupation
during the reading of his letter hud es
caped neither the notary nor tho magis
trate. Doth of them tried to guess at
the contents by watching the almost im
perceptible changes In tho worthy man's
face. The vine grower was hard put to
It to preserve his wouted composure. Ills
ixprcsslon must be left to tho Imagina
tion, but hero Is the fatal letter:
"My Brother--It is nearly twenty
Lhroo years now Blncc we saw each other.
The Inst time wo met It was to make ar
rangements for my marriage, and we
parted In high spirit. Utile did I then
think, when you were congratulating
yuiirseir on our prosperity, Unit one day
you would be the nolo hope and stay of
our family. By tho time that this letter
reaches your hands, 1 ithnll bo no more.
In my position, I could not surrlro the
dUgrneo of bankruptcy; L hare held uti
my head abovo the surface till the last
moment, hoping to weather the sturm; It
is nil or no use, I must sink now. Just
nfter the failure of my stock broker
came the failure of my notary; my hint
resources have been swept away, and I
have nothing left, it la my heavy mis
fortune to owe nearly four millions I
hold heavy stocks of wine, and owing to
the abundance and good quality of your
vintages, they have fallen ruinously In
value. In thrvo days' time all Paris
will say, 'M. Grttndet was n rogue T and
1, honest though I am, shall lie wrapped
In n winding iheet of Infamy. I have
despoiled my own son of his mother h
fortunes and of the spotless name on
which I have brought disgrace. lie
knows nothing of all this the unhappy
child whom I have Idolized. Happily for
him, he did not know when we bade each
other good by, and my heart ovoriiowod
with tenderness for him, how soon It
should cease to beat. You, therefore,
are Charles' father, now! lie has no
relations on his mother's aide. lie Is
alone lu the world. Oh, my unhappy
boy, my soni Listen, Grandet, I am ask
ing nothing for myself, and you could
scarcely satisfy my creditors If you
would; it Is for my sou's sake that I
write. You must know, my brother, that
as I think of you my petition Is made
with clasped hands; that this my dying
prayer to you, Grandet, I know that you
will be a father to hlni; I know that I
shall not ask in vain, aud the sight, of
my pistols docs not cause me a pang. To
go back to my misfortunes and Charles'
share in them. I hnvo sent him to you
so thnt you may break tho news of my
death and explain to him what his fu
ture must be. Bo a father to him; ah,
more than that, bo an indulgent father!
Do not expect him to give up his idle
ways all at once; it would kill him. And
you must lay everything before him,
Grandet the struggle and the hardships
that he will have to face hi the life that
I hare spoiled for him. Work, which
was our salvation, can restore the for
tiuio whk'h I hnvo lost; and if ho will
listen to his father's voice, let him leave
this country and go to the Indies! And,
brother, Charles is honest and energetic;
you will help him with his first trading
venture, 1 know you will; he would soon
er die than not repay you. Hven while
Charles Is ou his way I am compelled to
tile my schedule. My affairs are all in
order; I am endeavoring so to arrange
everything that it will be evident that
my failure Is due neither to carelessness
nor to dishonesty, but simply to disasters
which 1 could not help. Is It not for
Charles' sake Unit I take these pains?
Farewell, my brother. May heaveu bless
you in every way for the generosity with
which you will accept and fulfill this
trust.
"V I fin O t.a v r ia fun r inns
GRAND HT."
"So you arc having a chat?" said old
Graudct, folding up the letter carefully
in tho original creases and putting it
nto his waistcoat pocket. He looked
at his nephew in a shy and embarrassed
way, seeking to dissemble his feelings
and his calculations. "Do you feel
warmer?"
"1 am very comfortable, my dear uu-
clc."
'Well, whatever are the women af
ter?" his uncle went on. Eugenie and
Mine. Grnudet came into the room as he
spoke. "Is everything ready upstairs?"
"Yes, father."
"Very wall, then, .nephew, If you are
feeling tired Nanon will show you to
your room. There is nothing very smart
hi it, but you will overlook that here
among poor vine growers, who never
invu a penny to bless themselves with.
The taxes swallow up everything wo
liuve.
"We don't want to bo Intrusive, Gran
det," said the banker. "You and your
nephew may hnvo some things tv talk
over; wo will wish you good evening.
Good-by till to-morrow."
1'h'ery ono rose at this and took leave
after their several fashions.
CIIAPTElt V.
Early rising is tho rule in the eountrv.
so, like most other girls, Eugenie was
up Detunes tu tlio niorniinr: this inornliiir
she ro.se earlier than usual, her toilette
was Henceforth to possess an interest un
known before. She becan bv hriislilni
her chestnut hair, and wound tho heavy
plaits about Her head, careful Unit no
loose onds sliould escape from the braid
ed coronet which made an appropriate
setting for a face both frank and shy.
As Mio washed her hands iil-hIh im.1
again in tho cold spring water that
roughened and reddened tho sk-tn. nlm
looked down at her pretty rounded anna
and wondered what her cousin did to
lave hands so soft aud so wl.ltn mui
nails so shapely. Sho nut on n nntr nt
new stockings, and her best shoes, and
laced herself carefully, without passing
over a slnglo eyelet hole. For tho first
tnno in her life. In fact, sin wtnlioii tr
look her best, and felt that it was pleas
ant to have a pretty new dress to wear,
a becoming dress, which was nicely
made. Sho opened her door, went out on
to tno landing, and bent over thn Htnif.
case to hear tho sounds in tho house.
"ITo Is not gottiug up yet," she
thought. She hoard Nation's morning
confch as the good woman went to and
fro, Bwept out tlio dluing room, lit the
kitchen fire, chained up tho dog, and tnlki
ed to her friends tho brutes In tho stable.
IQmietilo lied down tho Mtalronse, nnrt
ran over to Nation, who was milking tho
cow.
"Nnnon," she cried, "do let us havn
nomo croant for my cousin's coffee, there's1
n dear."
"But. mademoiselle, you can't hnvo
cream off this morning's milk," snld Nn
nou. nn nho burst out laughing. "I can'!
make cream for you. Your cousin is ad
charmlmr as charming can he, that ho Is,
You haven't seen him In thnt silk night
rail of IiIh. nil flowers and gold I I did
though! The linen ho wears Is every bit
n fine m M. lo Cure's surplice."
"Nnnon, make some cake for tin."
"And who In to find tho wood to heat
tho oven and the (lour and the butter?"
asked Nnnon, who In her capacity of
Grandet's prime minister was n person
of Immense Importance In Eugonlo's
eyes, nnd even In Eugenie's motlior's. "la
he to be robbed to make a feast for yoiu
couxlu? Ask for the butter and tho flout
and tho firewood; ho Is your father, go
and nnk htm, ho may gtvo them to you.
There! there he Is, just coming down
stairs to seo nfter tho provisions "
But Eugenie had escaped Into the gar
don; the sound of her father's footstep
on the creaking staircase terrified her.
She was conscious of a happiness that
nhrank from tho observation of others,
a happiness which, as we nro apt to
think, aud perhaps not without reason,
shines from our eyes, and Is written at
large upon our foreheads.
For the first time In her life tho sight
of her father stniel; u sort of terror Into
her henrt; sho felt thnt ho was tho mas
ter of her fate, and that sho was guiltily
hiding some of her thoughts from hltn.
She began to walk hurriedly up and
down, wondering how it was that tho air
was so fresh; tliero was a reviving force
In tho sunlight, it was as if a now life
had begun. While sho was still thinking
how to gain her end concerning tho cake,'
a quarrel came to pass between Nanon
nnd Grandet, a thing rare ns a winter
swallow. The good mnu hnd just taken
his keys, aud was about to dole out tho
provisions required for tho day.
"Is there any broad loft over from yes
terday?" ho asked Nanon.
"Not a crumb, sir."
Grandet took up a largo loaf, round
in form and close in consistence, shaped
In ono of the flat baskets which they
uso for making in Anjou, nnd wus ubout
to cut it, when Nation broko in upon him
with:
"Thoro aro five of us to-day, sir."
"True." answered Grandet: "but theso
loaves of yours weigh six pounds apiece;
there will bo some left over. Besides,
these young fellows from Paris uover
touch bread, as you will soon see."
Having cut down the day's rations to
the lowest possible point, the miser wus
about to go to his fruit loft, first care
fully locking up tho cupboards of his
storeroom, when Nanon stopped him.
.lust give mo some Hour and butter.
sir," she said, "and I will mako a cako
for tho children."
ro you going to turn the house up
side down hecnuso my nephow Is here?"
i our nephew wus no more in my
mind than your dog, no more than ho wns
In yours. There, now! von hnvo
only put out six lumps of sugar, und I
want eight."
"Come, come, Nation; I have never
seen you like this before. Whnt has
come over you? Aro you mistress hero?
You will have six lumps of sugar aud no
more."
In spito of tho low price of sugar, It
was, in Grandet's eyes, the most precious
of all colonial produces. But every wom
an, no matter how simple sho may bo,
can deviso some shift to gnin her euds;
and Niwion allowed the question of tlio
sugar to drop, In order to have her way
about tho cake.
"Mademoiselle," she called through tlio
window, "wouldn't you like some cake?"
"No, no," answered Eugenie.
"Stay, Nanon," said Grandet as ho
heard his daughter's volca: "there!"
He opened tho Hour bin, tnoasured out
some Hour and added a few ounces of
butter to the piece which he hnd al
ready cut.
"And firewood: I shall want firewood
to heat
Nanon.
"Ah!
want,"
tho oven," saiil tho inexorablo
well, you can take what
le answered ruefully: "but
ou
you
will make a fruit tart at the same time,
and you must have the dinner iu the
oven, that will save lighting unother
lire."
Grandet got tho fruit and set a plate-,
ful on the kitchen table. Then, having
no further order to give, he drew out
his watch, and finding that there was yetj
half mi hour to spare before break fast,
took up his hat, gave Ills daughter a kiss
and said, "Would you like to take a walk)
along tlio Loire? I have something to,
see nfter in the meadows down there." j
Eugenie put on her straw hat lined'
with roso-colored silk; and then father
and daughter went down the crooked)
street toward tho market place. (
"Whero are you off to so early this'
morning?" said tho notary Cruchot, nsl
ho met tho Grandets.
"Wo are going to take a look at some-i
thnig." responded his friend, in nowiso
deceived by this early move on tlio no-l
tary's part. . I
Whenever Grandet was about to "take
a look at something" tho notary knew by,
experienco that there was something to
bo gained by going with hltn. With hitn,
therefore, ho wont.
(To bo continued.)
Menu Mnu,
Ernie Poor Miss Okie. Sho Is near
ly heartbroken. I
ldn Why so? j
Ernie Gooro naked her to come In
the dark parlor while ho told her tho'
swootest story over told. I
Ernie And ho told her u story of;
lovo '
Ernie No, ho told her n story about'
honey. !
How ti little girl
But n boy wants to
from it ns poailbjn.
loves tho
get ns fnr
baby!,
away
OLD - - I
V
k T
The Hoiik of the Cnttip.
'Give us a song!" tho soldiers cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
iVheti the heated guns of the cumps
allied
Grow weary of bombarding.
flic dark Ilcdnn, In silent scoff,
Lay grim und threatening, under;
knd the tawny mound of the Malnkoff
No longer belched Its thunder.
Chore was a pause. A guardsman paid,
"Wo storm the forts to-morrow;
Mng while we may, another day
Will bring enough of sorrow."
riiey lay nlong the battery's shle,
Below the smoking caution;
Brave hearts, from Severn and from
Clyde,
And from the batiks of Shannon.
Chey snug of love nnd not of fame;
Forgot was Britain's glory;
Each heart recalled a different name,
But nil sang "Annie Laurie.
foicc nfter voice cnitght up tho song,
Until its tender passion
Rose like nn anthem, rich and strong
Their battle-cvo confession.
Dear girl, her name ho dared not spunk,
But ns the song grew louder,
Something upon the soldier's check
ashed off the stains of powder.
Beyond the dnrkcnlng ocenn burned
The bloody sunset's embers,
IVhile the Crimean valleys learned
I low English lovo remembers.
And once again n fire of hell
Hained on tlio Russian quarters,
With scream of shot, and burst of fchell,
And hollowing of tho mortars!
nd Irish Nora's eyes nro dim
For n singer dumb and gory;
Kiu English Mary mourns for him
Who sang of "Annie Laurie."
Sleep soldiers! still in honored rest
Your truth nnd valor wearing;
I'lie gravest nre the tendercst
The loving are the during.
Bayard Taylor.
I'll llatiK My Harp on u Willow Tree.
I'll hang my harp on u willow tree,
I'll off to the wars again;
.My peaceful home has no charm for me,
The battlefield no pnln;
I'ho buly I lovo will soon be n bride,
With a diadem on her brow;
Oh! why did sho Hatter my boyish pride,
She's going to lenvo me now.
Bhe took me away from my wnrllko lord,
And gave me u silken suit;
thought no more of my master's sword.
When I played on my master's lute;
Bhe seemed to think mo a boy abovo
Her pages of low degree;
Oh! had I but loved with a boyish love,
It would have been better for me.
riicn I'll hide in my breast every selfish
enre,
I'll flush my pale cheek with wine,
When smiles away the bridal pair,
I'll hasten to give them mine;
I'll laugh and I'll sing, though my henrt
may bleed,
And I'll walk in the festive trnln,
And if I survive it, I'll mount my fcteod,
And I'll off to the wars again.
But one golden tress of her hair I'll
twine,
In my helmet's sable plume,
And then on tho field of Palestine,
I'll seek an early doom;
nd if by the Saracen's hand I fall,
'Mid the noble and the brave,
V tear from my lndy lovo Is all
I ask for the warrior's grave.
WHAT SEA SERPENTS ARE.
Motistcrn that Have Survived Most of
Their Species.
Professor Charles L. Edwards, of
Trinity College, told the Hartford Scl
tiitllle Society recently a lot about the
tea serpent and had shown on a screen
pictures of the monsters calculated to
scare an Innocent youngster out of a
rear's growth. Unfortunately, none of
the pictures wns an actual photograph,
but the lecturer seemed to tend to the
belief that there was something doing
In the monster line, and Hew James
li'oodwln, tho president of the society,
Bald at the close of the lecture that ho
for one believed more in tho thing than
he hml before. As to how great that
previous belief had been ho did not
Bay.
Professor Edwards in the first part
Df his lecture had thrown on the screen
pictures of sea monsters as represented
in year. past. lie explained In his talk
hat, while he spoke of "sea serpents,"
ho so-called and oft-repeated sea ser
lent could not be a big snake, but
tome other kind of a monster (if it wns
uiythtng). As back as far as Job men
tion Is made of u great leviathan and
ncoounts of some groat things aro
found in all early histories. Ono myth
seems to hnvo eomo from a sperm
whalo and another from tlio squid.
Even tho Indians hnd n belief in a
monster serpent and thought one lived
in tho great lakes and broko up the
Ice in tho winter when it became irri
tated. Professor Edwards gavo n long list
of lutes when tho great sea serpent
has been reported nnd related some of
tho circumstances. They stretch from
1039 down into 1003. A bishop, Com
modore Preble, crews of British wor
ships nnd ninny persons hnvo mntle tho
reports. A noted nppearanco wns nt
Gloucester nnd Nnhunt, Mnss., In 1817,
when hundreds of repntnblo citizens
saw something nnd testified to it. It la
estimated that from GOO to 700 persons
saw It and people oven drove nlong tho
bench In crowds, keeping up with It ns
It swam nlong off the shore. Professor
Edwards said there was no doubt that
something wns seen at that time.
It Is always described as blnck or
brownish, with eyes in tho upper pnrt
of the bend, swimming nt n speed ofH
five or six knots, onrrying its head ou(r
of water, generally with n mane, and
proceeding with a humping motion liko
a caterpillar. A curious nppenrnnco
wns one reported in 180S-1S00 In n
Swedish Inke, where, It wns declnred, a
huge animal had been seen n number
of times and had been wntchetl through
glasses for long periods. Finally, n
newspaper sent nn eminent nnturnlist
to Investigate nnd ho reported as his
conclusions thnt several monsters from
six to four feet long hud cortnlnly been
seen in the hike.
Professor Edwards said thnt prob
ably in all the many cases reported
something had been seen, for It Is im
possible to believe thnt nil these pooplo
were llurs. Tho unlversul declnratlon
that the thing proceeded with an undu
lating motion does away with tho the
ory of its being actually n big snake.
He showed that tho stories might ariso
from the appearance of a manatee, a
big stingray, n gigantic squid (ono wns
caught with arms and body 100 feet
longi, a basking shark, whales or
school of porpoises. A few years ngo
whnt was called the Florida monster
was found near St. Augustine, with
arms nearly 100 feet long. Tho bask
ing shark grows to forty foot long cer
tainly. There Is no.known limit to tho
growth of fishes. Hartford Courant.
MIXED ON HISTORY.
Who Said "Give Mc liberty or
Giv.
Me Dcuth" ?
At a recent meeting in this city of
colored citizens from various parts of
the country an Incident occurred which
not only demonstrated to some extent
the negro's need for a bettor education,
but showed also that he had a marked
sense of humor, says the Washington
Star.
Many of those most interested In
the uplifting of their race were present
at the meeting, and speeches were be
ing made on the theme of the colored
man's natural ability, which, it was
stated, awaited only a fair chance to
become apparent.
Ere long great enthusinsm waa
aroused, each speaker, as he went
further In tlfo eulogy of his brothers,
receiving more denfenlng applause.
The race pride of the audience was
appealed to by a speaker, whom wo
may call Mr. Jackson, a man with re
markable natural powers of oratory.
"Lot us stand up for our rights," ho
shouted, waving his hands above hi
head. "Let us romember tho sentiment
set forth in thti Declaration of Inde
pendence, that immortnl document
penned by the hand of Patrick Henry.
Aye, I would say In the very words of
Thomas Jefferson, 'Give me liberty or
give me death!' "
For a moment, deeply Impressed liy
this oratorical climax, the colored
brothers were silent. Then a listener
In the rear of the assemblage began
tc laugh hilariously.
"What's the matter, brother?" quer
ied Mr. Jackson.
"Sub, it happen to hab been Gen'al
George Washington who spoke detn
Immortal wuds, 'Gib me liberty or gib
mo death!' "
Emboldened by this sally, another
gentleman ventured a criticism:
"And shuly. suh, you knows
Benedict Arnold was do man
penned dat immortal document,
dat
dat
do
Declaration oh Independence!"
Theso objections to his stntemen
a
completely nonplused the onthuslastlo
orator, and ho resumed his seat with
groat humiliation, while the entire as
semblage indulged in a hearty laugh
nt his expense.
Some members oven dared to shout
that the crltlclsors Avere themselves in
the wrong. As it was, the patrlolio
leellngs of the occasion turned Into
huge joke as quickly as an leic
would melt In an August sun.
n
Hml Ileal il of It Somewhere.
Senator "Tom" Piatt was lingering tx
gilt-edged book that had come to him
in the mall. He seemed so much in
terested in It that Senator Quay asked
what he was reading.
"This," explained the Now York
"boss," ns ho turned tho pages slowly,
"is a reprint of a curious volume much
thought of by William Penn and his
followers, but which I am told la
scarcely known among their descend,
ants."
"And what Is it called," asked
Pennsylvania statesman.
PJatt tossed it on Quay's desk,
wns tho Bible. Baltimore lierald
tho
It
If a man hnd to got up to put some
thing more on tho table half as often
as a woman has to he would starve
to death.
V