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1'' , that cause i. t -prove Incentive enough, . turned to her nulckly. The c in tmr y told him her secret Mly tnnuth, but her word ww suf , isi.t to ha.v ft qukkenliig tnnance on t hope which ha4 dlH within him. t ' I iy b Jumping to riatt conelu t'nn," Frinawcnt on hastily, "hut ,tf I f'Ti l-lf-hC incieea. wnnwvir i ui u-. nt hope U ther of uccs? , "None, unless those In th hills are vith on," replied th Baron decisively. 'Hor In Bturatsberg w have much en thuimv much talk:. Piurh Jclouy; fcut I doubt' th fighting temper behind It. The Prince ha moved too opn." there any chance of her being able to persuad the fcrigandsT" a whwr men ere concerned I flare not limit the power of a, woman," he ns wrd;. "but sine the Princess has mov ed, we" are bound to be on the watch. Failure will be disastrous to you and roe. Count." 1 . .. A . "It will probably mean deh to Prin cess Marltaa, , to CapUin Bllery cer - talnty." "I under tend." said tha Baron. The ,p that win In him died, and It la doubtful !f the woman ever gave him . full credit for what hla words coat him. , "I understand. To-morrow I shall t nt again. Command me and trust me. There shall be at least one arm to strike a blow In the Englishman's de fence, and back to back, Countess, he and I would render no mean account of ourselves." She had taken th hand he held out In token of her thank and the compact be tween them whew th door was sud-lenly opened and a man entered hurriedly. He stopped abruptly, seeing that hi inaater wa not alone. "I have no ecreta from thl My." aid Baron. "You may apeak freely. , "The ctty I In excitement." snld the i Itian. "Some horsemen have rl.Men tn saying that Captain Ellrrey I In the hills surrounded by the brigand. Instead of being on the King' ssi-vlce. as the men Supposed, he carried the tofcen of Prm oea Marltza's houM. The brigands Im mediately attacked fhe nnrty. ' "Yea, and then?" exclaimed Ftlna. . "The men dewted. my lady, and left the Captain and two or three com panions to thrlr fate. Tlieso fellow sro hoostlng loudly of their loyalty to the King." "And the others, ere they deed or cap tured?" asked the naron julcMy. "It seam they managed to gain some ruin In the hills, and are making a last tend." The Baron dismissed the man. and then turned sharply to the Countess. "Tou must go quickly and learn the new," he said. "Mv wound shall be made to serve a useful purpose. It shall bo sufficient to keep me free from visit er for some dsys tn com, but It will not prevent my leaving Sturatiberg to night. I have m. few men I can reTy upon. We may not turn failure to sii cea. but w may effect the eac.ipe of Captain Ellerey and those who are with him. Have you a trusted messenger yon can send to him?" "Yes." "Learn all you ran, then, and send word to me here before nine to-night. M that hour you may know that I have departed, end what a mnn may do, rest assured Countess. I will." CHAPTER XVIII. RU Loyal Mm. From the Northern to the Southern, from the Eastern to the Western gte Sturatsterg was In en uproar. ExcIip ment was In every face, an the wildest rumor were riven credence. When th guards at th antes were doubled and companies of soldiers were met In the Ctrset. It wa firmly believed that th" trlgamt were marrhlng In overwhelmln numbers cpon the city Cnmparatlv. few bad heard the news from the re turned horsemen's own Hps, and from much reporting the tale had grown out of all knowledge. After th" excitement caused by the search for Captain F.lle rf the city was ready to believe Any thing. A the Baron's servant had relatfd. the horsemen wre loud In their boasting of loyalty. They had followed I'antaia tSlerey becaus-' they believed they Ihev were on the King' mmlce, thpy aald, and never for rr.omerit hail they auppoeed otherwise tmtll they had n the golden cross In Vasil'M's hnmls. This Vkas the ftory tbey told the KiriK when they were taken to the rt'lace, wit ft much more concerning their own valor when th brigands rushed upon them. They disagreed somewhat concerning one another valour, each strlvlnir to Itn liress the King In bis own favor; but they were of en volco regarding Kl lerey's teachery and the declct which tmd been practised upon them. "What message or Uiken i ould you auppose I whs vending to the brlKands?" asked the King "It wa not for us to Inquire, vour Ma jesty," they answered. "We knew (ip taln Ellerey. ai d we obyel him." In th main their i-tory wsii true. If Illerey haJ mentioned the f.Jueen their emplover lliey had i oimldere,! the King and Queen a one, and no n,'ie tlon was put to them to make them differentiate between them. They were .LlamlMiil, ;md the Kin was for some himrv (I'.nenxl with one nr two of his prominent Ministers Tliev were mer. the King truptod h it It : doubtful If thetr opinion ever wel'ied with him to the sume eter t ttml Lor I Cloverton'e .lid I'he new ininnliihe.l the Altlbiwn - hut renmiirlng Whatever th- iMuse, th" gn..ci, K pl'ins t ny rat had ml-arrled n- t the Nr. rands wr evi-lentlv not in ,.. t,nn!it Into the servlre of I'r.ni-ees Murltxn For the moment there was no il.mifer to be aprr'hendeil from tlwm. "I think we may Ihjiv this t'irlnilmi CapUin and his romnonloiiB 1o iiNlll- ci a meretea, my lor-l' nil-l the King "All w have to gund sgnlnut n rloi among the dlseniUfled In Sturnttra " Perhaps the Ambassador f.-lt rrv for Rlerney, but tlisre wag nolhlp; h- eoidd do "Has your Malesty ever sunposed that Prlncew Marltsn Is. or has Wn bitely In BturatsliergT" he akel after n pavine "It Is Impossible Tour Government ha sent her vlaltlng vour colonies, a deli- eat tterUon. whir h. no dotilit. she - Preclstes." "Just so. end ved I had a strange Sory oreugm to mv notlre I hentd thin she had managed to escape the dullest Sttentlon of mv Government and had re turned to Walliirl.v Ne.,Mess id sny I did not believe the storv hut the ,llv eranre of ber toksn certainly lend er- dence to it " "flhe might send her token." snld th King; "she would m,t venture her self In the countiy, mtir h le In HturHtx brg " "Thst wa mv opinion," nnswered Clo verton. "Do you mean tht It Is not vour opin ion now?" "I am In transitional stnjie. your Mii Jeety, and hve not vet deride.) " )0 there were troops r.f soldier In tti . Streets 4 leet riotars should gather ln- f elsar nd do dnmsgs No one Imagined here waa enough power behind then to really menace the tVj, a few men 1kd together egritedlv In side streets but there dispersed quietly i,ftr a ut. tie while without any Interference from th Soldiers. The Oountea Msvro.lln rtn.ve In th- Bole s uuU. She held at little cun her rs triage drawn up to the eldewalk nt She listened to and laughed at ali th new. What eosild It all mutter to er so long as sh could laugh and char ter and be happv? "My horse will not stand slUI If yni, -talk politic," eh eJd to one man 'They know their mistress Is of the n. tur of a butterfly." The tmn w nn :h WSS likely to be well Informed nd h did not ur It until ho hud told )r all he knew. ;. This butterfly nature of hem eaus Tr to drive about a greet deal thst d,iy Ph had ehosvplng to do In the Knr.tr isis, m iu equsn out or which the Af tre ran end In the TServenNtrssss resrlf set far down as the Houthem . Oat . Mere than nne sh caught i eeught eight of a group of excited men at a street nnrner, nd once or twin sh notified that a ma would walk Ms urely toward them. pus a moment, and then p on. Whenever thl hap pened th Uttl crowd dispersed Imme dutety though nm urgent business bid suddenly eyeetlrred to each member of It It w late In the afternoon when th Con-tit returned home, and before he retire to her prlvst rooms sn gve Instruction for certain servant, whom she mentioned by nam, to be m readlne, eh would require then, rreeentlr. . fth nod . a small renewtion tint evening and wna th most hrtltlant, M h wa the ' moot frivolrrti. among Jier artlllant n4 frivoleu ruesta.. f , btfor nmj O'clork Us ton patr had lecvd eww rlneely written wet n br bsndwriting, and knew muck ot w'i had happened, lo turUWg that 1-t a alii thai nit'U wte slide. If i' i It corhei nf the 1: v throitiiU v. i.ii-h It wm d:in.roii t tiavti after iilyhl fall, there cm dlnmul liousea, behind the fnat-closed door of which reudy orators hidd the attention of eager listener. The time wu neur. The emaru:lp(itln frojft their slavery waa at hand. What they hud beard In the city to-day was proof of iU Be readyl It wu tho ame tory wherever men were gathered togalher.. And In the constant oomlnr and going at th Kulace, th keenest eye might eaally sv failed to notlc aom who entered and lft; and within there we,r many nassare known only to the Initiated. On man passed In unnoticed, and In a side room wa met ny anoiner wno, without a word, beckoned him to follow. "No further new?" asked th first "Nona," wa th answer. ' ,, , 4 Along the sani passage whloh Ellerey had one travelersed wua f Frollett taken, and ushered Into tb Queen's presence. He bowed low, but h had no thought of ceremony Just now. . "Can you read this nddle, monsleutT' she asked. : "AU kinds of solutions Coma to m. madam, but none that seem to entirely fit the esse." ; 1 u ,: ' , "One thing only stand clear," said the Queen: "thl CapUin Ellerey Is traitor. You wer a fool, monsieur, to bring him to my notio." . - "I mny have ben mistaken. v "May? Indeed you have," she ankwet ed. "Heaven help him If he returns tu 8turatzlerg; he will sorely need it." "1 snv I may hav been mltaken, your Majesty, and that Is what I mean.' said De Frollette calmly. "Francois has seen those men who have com back, and I am convinced that Captain El lerey waa a aatonlshed to see th token a any one." "How could he be?" "Are you certain of th man who de livered It to him?" "As I am of myself. Do you itlll trust thl Englishman?" "If he wished to deceive u he could have done o In a much mors effectual sv" said De Frollette. "and served his own ends better. Men like CaptnJn Kl- lcrey do not Join themselves to sucn a cause as ours for the love of It, but :n their own Interest. I have put down his somewhat off-hend treatmen of mo to his feeling of security In being your Majesty's trusted messuger." "So Monsieur T)e Frollette, ever so suspicious has lived to become weakly confiding." "I have another reason to urge, the Frenchman went on. -"I believe Prin cess Marltza ha been In Btuaralxberg.' "Have you seen her?" "No. but Francois says be did. Ho mi, v hv been mistaken, but the deliv ery of her token roe to confirm Fran- cols. Now, your Majesty, one or ki- lerev's companions mny tic a partisan or the Prlneers, and may have changed the token. The fact that I have led the rrlncess. while she has been In England, to hellr-ve that I have worked In her ratise, might Induce her to think that the golden cros would be acceptable to the brigand, that they would welcome the meesage It held." "Had she trusted you In any degree, monsieur, she would have made her presence known to you." "She may have come to watch me. and even theen she could hardly discover my reel oblect. I have worked In your ser vice too secretly. Even Ijord Cloverton trusts me." I would Iird mover ton were removed from Wallsrla either by his Govern ment or by " 'Ah. madam, death seldom strives where we would have It. If heaven were rlAed to remove him we should have ,ne obstacle the less In our way: bun many would still remain. Death would hnve to be busy to make our enterprise sure." "lyrd novertnn stands by most of those nhstacle to rive them strength." answered the Oueen her hands tlghtert- Itis: n little. 'The King would be nllant In mv hands were this man not beside hlni to stiffen him. Is there any ntner man In the world who would have daren to put me to the test he iII.it t nale Mm." "It Is fortunate he has done so; he will not !fire repeat the Offence," said re FTollette. "I inn not sure or that. "If he noes, the bracelet Is mislaid." said De Frollette. 'The mere fart that It has not been iWlvered will prove thnt you never sent It. For the moment we nr powerless to art but another token will le sent presently, another messen ger found to tnke II. Have we not the nssurance of Russ'a that the moment the standard of revolt Is raised she will And plausible excuse to cms the fron tier? Has not vour Malesty rather hop ed to succeed without th help of Rus sia?" "The possibility -nny have occurred to me." answered the Queen. "These reticle who would help you to occupy the throne of Wallarla alone would bo difficult to rule without nn iptiv nt your cnll to cow them Into sAb mWslon." "We are not looking to the futiiro, it Is the present which concerns uh, mon sieur" "We ran onlv.. wait and wnlrli r vents." snld lie Frnllelte. "These deserters e. Inre that thev rode nut with Tintalu r. iere itl wie iimipi tout uir , 11 "i the King's serv.ee. Your Malestv is not j mentioned by them. We ure rnfe so! , . ,, . , i Some one, monsieur, holds my b'k"; until that Ik In my possession again ! twe is n safety." i "It Is mislaid," said the Frenchman, j rif thHt will not stiffiee. tt has been stolen, if that Is not enough, phk out seme nervnnt win ran s'tare und nrrusn hhn of tie then The sufferings of one I'.sn noi' imt eount lesM? the safety of a ranse Involving many lives " Voo x -mii to forget that Captain I'l -..- I; few t! truth snld the Queen ' You wore alone when you told hltn of h i in ,..o u lmve told the King 'tint v.ni o-ver.Mtloti relited to the I Coont n M nvrodln hold to that story, In the wortl of a traitor, struggling lo 1 si Md himself. to be tsken isatnut i yours '"' " nil ni re r cm 1 1 1 y than I He. innn s! nr." "I'siMf.n. madam, e lie la a vulgnr i.wn r M. . .ire ileallng with sei r.tx I of i,e stutr " I - nin womn enoimh to find small I l,fT, .-, t ., r i,fiw.-n them." I "And (Ju.en enough to forget the we loan when the noerolgn taust u-n. !! I t.temiu v ' answered dp Frollette "in - we rush far out to meet tionble I, it 'an flu -r four men uerorunlih nun ni 'hi uiinv of tnountnlrierrs liKhi Irg In ' in-ir owi hills'' Ily this time Cirisln l"llere ls f(Kij for the pr" !i,k nlturs We nr nulte (.af. ynnt Ma Jeny " 1 1 I V.llrtte left the palace unnntlred as he Iim.i ei.ni... ii m,j rrturnel qulcklv to the A 1 1 I ra Ftancois hutenel lo attend him "Tl re Is nothing to report, monsieur." he Hid bi i.t,wiT to his muster's long of Inquiry The It v l quieting down Is nii'i'iloir le nnv danger?" I'erlnis. I'r.iiieils. bill It doee not lioiill,. me I have been In danger be fore Many ermnnels of Information are i.ien to tltnter merelmnt. and those I In authority II. al me useful " I will they wait"' I think so 1-V.menis: still yon may Petersburg Index-Appeal, have everything reB-1y for n hasty i .... . - t,riore And it by anv rhaiico eirenm-1 ' Mrs. stonewall Jackson nag need stimres should neessiitste our leaving of the pension which th North Car s. pariiteiy. you must look for me In Lou- 1 ollna Legislature so generously votnd di ut the o,l s,l lrei i , h., .-a kl., .K. AmU.A k. vm no ...rprlee. His msster had u.unV I Iv nisnngwl lo stiw sure,-uf ully thrtih - th Irnutiled wstern he nivimfraH ,. In.l,, .1.. 1J rn mnv eee,me u, h preparation i nipid ftisM hd been made. nil you enll tn Imjulr after nron ' l'trru. Kmmroli1" "Y-. mimsleur: lil wound I giving Mm Increased trouble." "I rJolr to hear It We -nn well llpene with hi erowlng In Hturatxherg lusi now. a waig tniou the rity In an hour or so rrencola. might be good for your health." Th fwv.nt smiled, falling In with hi niester' humor, end went out. The stret wrr ulet when he traversed them n b'ir or twe later. A fw n. dler we In th Konlgidat nd nt th top of the Hargtriatniun, tent, exeetit wbr som entertalnmont wa gnuig forward, and earrl and rvnu wer congregated wlthotu, the city wj unuaually llfel.. tvrtiai lh pr nrr of iAi? rv Uw.bldln cttlaens hom rly t thy might f'Sii under suarddon. and th lawlee ere evidently not IncllnH lo run risks. rrane)l stond for a fw momenta out Id th Counleas Mavrodln's w.trhlng. lh arrivals, among whom h. rrn"Z , ... t"lllH. Inchieing tb Jritl.h AmbM4or; nd then h went Tor sm diatosie down the. Iiergen Ue Ufnr rlumln home, lloj h trV ti farther h would prebably hav (mmi eenvtned thai th setting new. ,h, fV,, wi aJX krt. IU iactghur . ae sxsoge , vai en in f i out tl.a 1 t 0 "r v 1 f hud ectu-illy g'in in tl nuirow coui t In wliich ll stood. Th door wu shut, but the Hi lit glione dolly through the red blind whiuh wer drawn acrors Ui window. They were JIke two huge y bleu red with strong drink, and a a late oumer pushed open the door at intervals and diuipard within, al watcher might hnv had th sensation ot seeing an ogre swallowing hi victim. Another thing might have struck him.' There wer many lts ar rivals, and ihy all camo singly, entei Inr swiftly and letting the door swing quickly to behind thera. Th tavern was, surely fast becoming overorowoed, for no on ram out. , ; But ther was much room In th Tot son d'Or, and the chamber In which kU Icrey had waited for th toka waa thrown open to-night. It was crowded with men eager to listen to th horse men ..who had ridden Into Sturatxberg that day, ' They wre th centre ot at traction, and had long ago bcom talk ative and more than ordinarily boaatfui. They shouted answer to vry ques tion, and were regaled with tankard af ter tankard of liquor. They drank deep health to the King, and swore to thetr unswerving loyalty with many a Strang oath. They sang 1 snatches of ribald songs at th bidding of any man who had th wherewithal to pay for wine snatches only, which became less co herent as the evening advanced. They cursed - the traitor Illerey, and made Jests upon Maritsa, "who was called 'Princes' by , som fool and vaga bonds." . . . .... "Down with her. and all who hav a word for her!" cried en of them, trying; to rise to give vehemence to Ills words, but Halting back helpless Into his seat. "Curse her again, comrade." said a thin, moms looking man In his ear. "Don't go to sleep yet. Curse her again. We like to know th tru ring of your minds." 1 "''-' It was beyond the soldier' power to re ply, but the other soldiers did It for him, vying' with one another In their language. "That's right," aid the thin man. "You are all agreed. She Is a pest In the land, this Princess, sn evil to be trodden down, one to be killed If opportunity oc cur, and the fact ot her being a woman shall win her no mercy. You are all agreed on that?" "No mercy 7" . shouted one soldier, "be because she's a woman," growl ed another. "Down with her." said a third in a drunken whisper. "One more drink round, landlord," saia the morose man. "We11 drink It stand ing. Those who cannot stand, let their comrades hold 'them up. This Is a loyal and sacred toast for the last, not a man shall sit down -to It Tankard round, landlord!" The soldiers strurrled to their feet obediently, but each of them had to be held up on either side, and they laughed at their drunken Inability. Seising a tankard, the thin man sprang opon a chair, "See that none fall to honor my toast!" he cried. "Let It tell Its tale to Stunts berg before the dawn. Here's to our Sovereign Lady, Princess Marltxa!" Too drunk to understand the purport of the word the soldiers raised their tank ards to drink, and then let them rail to the ground with a clatter, the untaated liquor sploshing upon the floor. Each man Jerked forward where he stood, ana, when those who held him let him go, fell down with a thud. A groan or two. a convulsive movement, and then they lay still, while something mixed with the spilt liquor and lyed it to a darker , hue. The six men who had stood Imme diately behind them wiped their keen long Knives and sneatnea tnem again in silence. "Go nulckly, shouted the man, still standing on the chair. "8 that the Hergonatrasse is clear. They snail rest there to-night, and Sturatxberg may And them there presently and read the lesspn us It will." In the early hours of the morning, when the guests were leaving the Conn less Mavrodln's a man rushed past them Into tho hall. "Is Lord Cloverton still here?" The Ambassador came forward at once. "What 1 It?" "The men who returned to-day the soldiers." "What of them?" "They have Just been found lying side by side In the Bergenstrasse, dead murdered!" (TO BE CONTINUED.) "MOTJ.VTAIV WHITES." Folks Wlio Are GmUly Mtacd Magazine Writers. by North Carolina Baptist. The use of this expression makes us tired. Rome of the Northern mag azines delight In using It. They speak sncerlngly about our Southern people who llvn In the mountains anl talk about their "Ignorance, lack of cul ture tind Intellectuality." And along with their articles they publish kodak , . - , ui ,al . . ,. Pictures of log cabins, which they cnll "mountain homes." These folks of tho mountains may i,- ,,, ,,i,,i not lmve ? much culture as Boston, SN m,u'n society as New- port, or as much wealth ns New- York, but thev have more rellrion and everv day common sense than the whole push. They do not have to be looked after by charity societies and they do not figure In divorce suits or In the police courla ns do many of the upper lens und lower tens of the Northern ( Itles. If we had a magazine of onr own we would get a kodak and visit New York's awful tenements, the shacks and cabins of the outskirts, and the debauched homes of the stockyards of chlcsgo and we would get some rare pictures to show our Southern people. Our splendid people of the moun tain people of virtue and honor, people of splendid physical life and Intellectual possibility, are far su perior to the hordes of toughs and burns which threaten the very life of tniieh of the North. Just let these "Mountain Whit" alone, Mr. Magazine man. They will show you some fine day their su periority over your police court crowd. Yes. It makes us tired to read the grntultlous advice showered on us bv siime of these fine folks of the North. The trouble with them Is that hey measure us by a standard which we repudiate with nil the em phasis of our soul. We can hoe our own row without the kodak and foun tain pen of the misguided philan thropist. flnla. " " ' rnu,V t,Rl !j M ?' ' ' " "Pd that the law Will be SO rhnnired a tnremove her ernnla nn ihat point and to enable her to accept ,, , ,. v.. nM ... ,K nt..'. ...,u.j." w.. , j ifsi 1 111 viii, 1 wa ( iiiuuv iv ties 1 iiwtr Ind for hi distinguished service toi"na wnuin wu rnsngenia sentence, the "outh. It was a vry beautiful nd riobl Mntlment which prompted Mrs. Jackson to suggest that the pen sion Intended for her be given to the Confederate widows who com within the scope of the law, but the" sum would b too small, and th division too long to b of practical benefit to ny ot them, whereas It would sup' 1 port one person com rortaeiy.-, If thr be 90 legal obstacle Jn the way, The Index-Appeal would be glad te see Virginia do for Mrs. Jackson what North Carolina attempted to do. Stonewall Jacksea was a Virginian, burn and bred In tho "tat, and all his service, civil and military, wre rn dererj wrthta th borders of Virginia. Beyond furnishing the granite base fnr.th bfonse stats contributed by English gflttma. Virginia has doae nothing la nemery of Jackson, or In recognition of bis grt and brilliant Mrvic, though aest to Le, his nam has glvta mere renown to Virginia than that ef any ether soldier La the war between the isl . ( " r; , " -; ' LjiVA Uli-.l"' ?.:.;.: or t;.'ir N .!: " fa ttin . fVrfpture TLat Trai .it . a letter !Mn Tlinti tlo Jasir' Dealing VIU Uie . l'a'lcn viRn flu In.ldcnt liciatea by tho Lute ham Jonc Jlr. Vou n Kelntxw Cue In 111" Own 1 pcrtt-nrtt and Fall liack Vpon Klx teentli Century UlHtorr for SblAlug Illustrations. wiSS :;.''' w':;Pi cVr wootex. What tha world needs Is sympathy. Th word sympathy Is derived from th Greek word sympathela, which means a' fellow feeling, that Is, sym pathies between different individuals, especially when in distress. That was a beautiful lesson that Christ taught, inculcating the virtues of sympathy, when . th scribe and Pharisees brought unto Him sv woman taken in adultery. They" say unto Him, . Mas ter, this 'woman was taken In adul tery In th very act. Now Moses to the law commanded uf that such should be atoned, but what .sayest thou? - Tha' Master could read th hearts of these men. He knew that they wer guilty of the Very aam crime, so ' He said unto them, "He that Is without sin among you Jet him first east a stone at her." These miserable hypocrites and scoundrels being convicted by their own consci ence sneaked away and left Jesus and the, woman alone." When esus had lifted up Himself and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, "Woman, where are thoie thine ac cusers; hath no man condemned thee?" She said "No Msn.'Ixjrd." And Jesus sold unto her, "Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more." There la nothing In the whole Scrip ture that teaches a better lesson than Christ's dealing with this poor wo man. It should be a guide for us In onr relations with poor fallen man. I know men who are Just like those scribes and Pharisees, and who are denouncing their fellows for certain crimes and yet they are not only guilty of the very same crimes, but even greater crimes. That is human nature. '. It has been so in all ages and it will remain so as long as hu man nature remains the same. Man is so constituted by his creator, that when he does a kind deed to some fellow man, he feels better than If he were to do bim an injury. He can't ncip reeling good over tne act. unai is his reward for the kind deed. I heard Sam Jones relate an Incident that occurred In a certain town In Georgia, He said he was holding a revival meeting In the town. The meeting had been going on for sev eral days and there was no Interest manifested by the people. A certain rich banker in the town, who had taken a deep Interest in the meeting, said one day, "Brother Jones, you have preached some fine sermons ana nave done a great worn, ana when I see so little Interest taken on the part of the people In the meeting, l nave ftDout come to tne conclusion that there Is nothing in religion." Jones said to him, "Brother, I under stand there Is a poor widow sick in this town. You go to see her. Olve her some money, send her some pro visions and some medicine and a nurse to attend her. Get your Bible and read a chapter to her and then kneel by the bedside and pray with her, and then If you don't feel that you are a better man, and if God don't bless our meeting and crown our ef forts with success, then I will join with vou and say there is no virtue In religion and we will paint this town rewl, -The man did as Jones told him ,and when he returned through the town in a carriage he was shouting at the top of his voice. "I have found heaven." The peo ple thonght he was. crazy. When he met Sam Jones be said, "It is just as you told me, I found heaven in that poor woman's hut." He had done a kind, charitable deed; he had sympathized with this poor woman In her affliction and distress and he had secured his reward; he had found heaven. Oh, the world needs hu man sympathy. "Shame on those breasts of stone that cannot melt In a soft adoption of another's sor row." Byron Hays: 'There Is nought in this bad world like sympathy; 'TIs so becoming to the soul and face face Sets to soft music the harmonlus sigh And robes sweet friendship in a Brussels lace.' Pardon me for relating a case In my own experience, but It Illustrates what I am writing about. I am preaching a sermon and I desire to. do some good and try to make the world better. Last April courtk was In Goldsboro. A man from La Grange was Indicted for selling a pint of whiskey In the town. On Saturday of the first week of court I passed through Goldsboro and I asked the sheriff what wa done with our man for selling whiskey, and he said ho was on the roads for twelve months. On the next day, Sunday, I went to see his wife. I had never seen her before. She waa just recov ering from a spell of sickness, was wesk and feeble, hardly able to help herself. Sha had four- children. The oldest boy was about 8 years old, the next boy about 6 years was pale and delicate. The two youngest were llt tl girls aged about 4 and 3 year. They wer very delicate and It waa pathetic to behold them . I never In all my life had my sympathies so wrought upon. The poor mother was sitting In a chair and the little chil dren around her. They were the picture of despair. I began to talk to the poor woma. She. began to cry and soon I was wiping away a tear. 1 am glad I have sympathy for human suffering. I am glad I can shed a tear. I told her I would go to Ooldsboro the next day and se If I could get tm Judge to mit igate the punishment .. The defend ant had employed one of the ablest lawyers In Ooldsboro. , I went to see them and told them I desired to see the Judge about their client. . They 1 ,,J 11 useless, that they had Idone ail that could be done for' hint and that the tiidre wa lnnrhl w - - I ald "I am going before the Judg and i make a statement ot the condi tion of hi family and after t do this I. will be s tlfied that I hav done mydHity. I appeared before , the Judge In open court. I made a state ment to him. As I waa talking to htm I watched closely his fac. I soon perceived that I, had, toucntd his heart. I saw th word sympathy written across his face as plainly as If God had dipped his pencil In the sunlight and written the. word across the clear blue In letters ef fire. The Judge reduced 'the sentence to tight months. 1 returned home.. . I .saw the poor woman ana told her what had bea done. She seemed -grateful and the nett day t wrote a litter to Judge Council expressing her grat itude and mine for hi deed of mercy. In alleviating; the suffering of that woman and In pouring out my sym pathy for her In her distress, 1 found heaven ts ber humble . home. . . I would not eve hang the pleasure I Mpesteaeed la thai ksM lot tbsus i i i 'in.' I t '! j 1 , ... . y a t '.V il.tye ti fora Tl..n.; ryinp thy, yen, fc-ympalt.y. Lot Us btve inoro of it. One of the nnnt beautiful thing' I ever refill la Gun. Klchnrd Taylor description of Jefferson Da vis ymrnthy for him when his wife died. He isnyst "In the month of March, 1875, my devoted wife wns re leased from suffering long and pa tiently endured, originating in grief for the loss of-her .children and ex posure during the war. Smitten by this calamity to which all that had gone - before seemed as blessings, I stood by her coffin ere it was closed, to look for the last time' upon fea ture that death had respected ' and. restored to their ' giMlah beauty.'. Mr. Davla cam to my side and stooped reverently to touch ;the fair brow, when, 1 the tenderness ; of bit heart overcame him and he burst - Into tears. Hla -example completely unnerved me for the time," but was of eervlce in the end.;: For .many succeeding dayg he came to me and was as gentle as a young mother with her suffering in fant - .Memory ''will;' recall Jefferson Davis" as j he stood, with me by the coffl"i -Thati4 what'T'Ii-calLflnf rhetoric' and shows that Qen. Taylor, while Ae- was a brave - soldier, waa an accomplished,'' scholar and writer. Sympathy for - auffering la always characteristic of : great minds. . ; Mr. Davis wag a man of the gentlest and tenderest feeling end could weep like a woman' at Jbumanorrow,. I saw him cry at the, Whit Sulphur Spring In 1870.' That was a beautiful Inci dent In the- life of My. Davis, .when he was walking along the streets of New ' Orleans a few years before he died, he saw ..an ofd negro woman begging alms of a lady citUen of the North. . The lady,; said she had, left her pocket, 'book at , the notei ana that she had no money with her, but If ehe had any money she would, give J ner some, nr, uavis, witn,inai easy grace and chivalric. bearing that ever characterised him in his .intercourse with the softer sex. said Here Is my pocketbook, give' her what you wish. She refused the offer and inquired hla name. He said if does not matter what my name-Is, the money is at your disposal. Mr. Davie would not reveal to her his name. After, he de parted she made- inquiries as . to whom he was, and wherr- she learned it was Jefferson Davis, she exclaimed: "What , the old .rebel chiefly I thought he he would have no sympa thy with a poor old negro." On one occasion while 'in - Raleigh since, the war, Mr. Davis wag In. the parlor at the Tarborough House, talking with some gentlemen and after awhile he asked them to excuse him as his old servant, James Jones, was In his room and he must go to see him. Tenderness to the softer sex and sym pathy for the weak and humble were ever regarded as a shining virtue and a glowing character of a true knight No man can be truly great who does not possess these splend-id qualities. Indeed these principles are heaven born. Aaron Burr graduated at Princeton at the early age of 16 with the highest honors of any man who left thai renowned institution. He was a gallant colonel In the rev olutionary army and waa the greatest Vice President who ever presided over the United States Senate. In his magnetism and control over men he was surpassed only by Caesar and Napoleon. He was a great statesman a learned lawyer, and an eloquent orator. He was the son of Rev. Aaron Burr, the first presi dent of Princeton College, and the grandson Of Jonathan Edwards, one of the profoundest theologians arid acutest metaphysicians of the world. With all these brilliant talents, with Chrlsls" training In his vouth. he I regarded by many as a bad man and & b EsseBttaHy DesliBtd ti le i GREAT COMMERCIAL Already recognized as an indespensible point of supply and distribution, surrounded , by abundant varied natural resources, and a rich agricultural country; easy of access to points of other localities, containing adequate banking facilities and all other modern equipments necessary to constitute the foundation 'for the building of a great Commercial .Center. . .u-i,:; With these conditions eating it b reasonable to invite the public to -Watch Charlotte Grow'' Fot ihf brrrution The Gjcalllilllp I W1 v' 1 'a ur t J t -.',. v, ' '-.'"'I ,yf- i V. ',. V-v - l i -! i 1 'V.: i l. '. la i, : n. i, ; , V; .. . . 1 i : . : i i 1 loi,-k.t on 1 'ii t Ma t ! , m ; . tlicin as to farm ii via .1, i, nd li v.iu; l place his money In the well, ho iu to be convenient to hand It out to tho beggar who boiiUntod hla oliice. On one occasion some clients paid him a considerable sum of money and he placed It in his well except a fifty dol lar bill which he placed between the lids of a book on the shelf of his book case. He soon gave away all the money In the well, lie remarked to his clerk, "I have to go. to Alabama this evening and I have no money," The clerk said, "There Is fifty dollars in a certain book." ' He had forgot ten about placing the money in theM dook.- was wen, that ' he placed that bill In the book for If he, had not he would not .have had a cent Burr was ambitious as all men are who are great. Ambitldn Is not a crime but when governed, by Justice, by honor, by patriotism and by philanthropy, it is the subllmest virtue. t. The man who would give to the poor7 and suf fering his last rent could not be a bad man, for ha had. pity. love, sympathy "The quality of merer is hot strained. It droppeth down from heaven :, . i Upon thk place beneath f It f twice V-A'-(-iblesaedi V' '' ii I f '; It blesses hlni that gives and him that it is the nature oc, tag great minds to forgive ' .kf''.:TH ;-A.)in- "Great ouls' forgive 'Injurlea till" time ''Has put their enemies into their pow- !- -aver' .;:;:.yvV''.,:,'i,:v'':': xna tnejr may enow fiormveness in 10? The most beautiful character In all history was; William' of Nassau; Prince of, Orange. He was the. pet and fa vorite of Chafles- the -fifth,1; King' -of spam.-ana emperor 'ot , tne uerman Empire. When but 10 years of age he was placed in command tot the Spanish army encamped upon the frontiers- of France. i.jWb.en Charles abdicated his throne he leaned tor his support his decrepit form 'tottering under the weight of disease and age, upon the shoulders of this young Prince. He could have had any of fice within the gift of his imperial master. He could have been loaded with honors and wealth. He was one of the great ones of the earth. . He occupied towards Charles the relation of a eon to his father. Philip the second succeeded his father Charles to the throne of Spain. The Nether lands were under the control of Spain. They rebelled against the tyranny of Spain that was at that time the most powerful nation, on earth. 80 vast Were her dominions that she proudly boasted that the sun never set on her possessions. The Netherlands were 17 weak and feeble provinces. It was against this formidable adversary that they had to contend. Philip dis patched the clerk of Alva to suppress the rebellion and he boasted that he executed 35,000 of the noor helpless people of the Netherlands. He ac complished his work of hell with the tranquility pf an angel and won tor himself the odium of the most brutal and bloodthirsty monster who ever lived. When the Prince ot Orange saw how the people of the Nether lands were oppressed he espoused their cause and devoted the golden prime of his manhood days to liberate them from the ruthless and iron hearted tyranny of Spain. In all his tory there never has been a more he roic struggle for liberty than that which was waged by the Netherlands. It was so patriotic, so dauntless, so self-sacrlficlifg, that it has rendered the lfth century the most Illustrious period In human annals. The Prince of Orange was the leading central fig ure of that revolt. To every over- "THE BRIGHT SPOT hitmi by Natare Will Sb; erarity if ftsitici 6eosriptuca1y HA R L OT T E t u 1. iBm . '- .' .' M .. '.-'. '. ' : 1 ; 'f - -' IneiiriHi Vnrrnrartt - B . VUlTflUL dttlUUI ft? M S ic I r v i r i ' ! .1 'w i - i I i i I i i i i ' t 1 it'll v;vi tin? I 1 1" u:i :'o of num "whom Kli .s wore enough to buy." Ilia eyl. i i.. i i, -in." hi .it Hut llill , .:liy fol humanity Influenced lilm to !,t for the poor and oppressed.'-' White not aa great an Intellect as CiU-nar, Alex ander, Frederick and Napoleon, yet , as a patriot, as a philanthroplat, as a Christian statesman he will occupy a higher niche in the grand Parthenon of fame than they will, whose names will be emblazoned with their deeds and Illustrious achievements. .This noble patriot gave his life for hti country and people In all ages and all climes will ever cherish .his memory, ' '; ',.';,.-;-': ,,',". -. .y.v- "And they who for their country die j Shall nil-an honored grave -;UV , For glory lights the soldier's, tomb ' " . And beauty weeps the. brve.' , V; ..-'.; ; iW'.;:j,t -j---""7 7 av3Vh-';,u ' An Honor to the Great' Name She. - ' r.-x; ', "' ."V. " ' Dears.' ; iV'v,; v i " Richmond Tlmes-pispatclu rg , "V, 'pyvr&t preserving "the- record w ' " reproduce in these columns the reply ot Mrs. Stonewall Jackson' to the of fer of, the North Carolina Legislature , to give her a pension of 1100 a month tot lifei-.ltJoilowsr--vv,,- , ' j" "rmoit heartily j appreciate this ' loyal tribute to the name of mu hua- band, and tender mv heartfelt thanks for the profered honor and 'c benefit, ; but do not feel that J. would be Justi fied in accepting it I ant Informed mat tne law in worm Carolina UmlU - all ' pensions, to those who have not of personal property, and as I do not come under this law. I resnectful- ly request that the bill be withdrawn. I would also -suggest that the pension which has been so: magnanimously -proposed in my .behalf be appropriat ed to the relief of the destitute Widows of Confelerate veterans., it woyld , also please me far more to' see our honorable Legislature take measures for a -reformatory for the good of the StatAv , '--v.- -r; TTat 'ishe , spirit7 of ? Stonewall Jackson and the Spirit of the Confed eracy. It Is the spirit which prompt ed General Lee to decline alt favors; the spirit which- prompted Wade Hampton to decline the gift of a house from his fellow-cltisens when his lit tle home was destroyed by fire; the spirit of every true Confederate; the spirit which puts sentiment above money. Mrs. Jackson Is an honor to the name she bears. i iv Nat Crump tike Vnfk Harris. Lexington Dispatch. Some days ago a cheerful idiot, or a very enterprising space-filler sent out a story to the effect that Nat Crump was captured in West Virginia, It was a fake, nothing more. The penitentiary authorities have Inform ed The Dispatch that they have had no word ' from any - officer In regard1 ' to the capture. Supt Mann, of the pen itentlary, knew nothing more about it than what he saw In the papers. Crump, like Will Harris and Other desperadoes, has been captured sev eral times, but has never shown up. Many Sklfta Yet Ahead. Lexington Dispatch. . What The Charlotte Observer calls a "skift" of snow visited the country Sunday afternoon, and the weather man of The Dispatch checked off one ot the IB snows that Mr. George Beck prophesied would oome during the winter, because of. 4he . number of toga In August There are yet, 14 other snows to oome. How many will be "skifts" Is not known 'at present CENTER mm 7J:'' ' ; 4 , '-.'. , y 4.';" ' ..1 .'. V. ' ';..s -, I '. . '-t . ' i -: , ev ' ' I- ' : " ''", ': ' ' m ' lij v. r -.'v -s. . V t A "U .. m ;
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