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sirurs anninirimn in IttttTrom Iterate. l)Qtl)ara Rerorb. RATES ow II. A.. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, US! PER TEAR Strictly in AdTinsg, ADVERTISING One square, one insertion One square, two insertion One square, one month hit VOL. XXIII. PITTSRORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY. APRIL 18, 1901. NO. 35. For larger advertisements libeyaji tfrtOts will be made. 6 "It l quite, quite impossible ti lot nt another im li : she must have a uew skirt, Mis I'meliam." My tiin'ihiT Uiult mi t'ui lloor of our little sittins-rn mi. Tin- green elntb had been remove. I friiiii -hi r table, w hi'li win strewn with scissors, cot run. tape ami nips, fin n .enure piece of drugget, put down by our la :nll:ily. lr. Lipsonmbe. t save tin' carpet. I at I, undergoing lltp agonies of being "tried on." I was vii!.l'iiii whether it could ho i'l any w;iy emm t ted with a letter wlne'i miithrr had rcceivul n day ur two previously)-a letter wliirli I had seen h-r take out and n il l scleral times since. I h:i l not sen luT answer it yet -mother so seldom wrote a Inter that 1 should ri:i ben certain t i i.-i- it. Altogether was puzzled. T!if letter, 1 believed, coiu'cru ed Hie in s -.in' way; e'sc, w!iy tliis new frock? Pour, d-iri.tig niilhcr! A she mw from tin- floor and iirian-.il her widow's cap at the glass, I thought h-w sweet was lur pa1", haul faee. 'I'd me It was all so natural r monotonous lifi' to gether at Shi;.'.;, h Mar.-h, that I lievt-r knew w hat t lie suffered. Mother was t'-e i '.ii -i daughter cif Matthew c.'.ii we, a mill "Win r. roHing In money. I!- I-. light tin' Ashlciid. a beautiful estate fifteen miles from Shipley, a:. 'I added ! i' tirri modern luxury lliui .viiil- .-o.,i 1 supply. Mis family consisted of t-.vu daughters -Km-Tiutliiie nnd Kosa'lo. i: in ti i 1 1 ii" un 1 in tifnl. wi'll thai fr.i-g.lc loveliness whiih So s i in ie. .i v- A e .'iiplexioii like a Ciltlfll sia !!, del. t'.to f-. attires. Iiair of pale g-ld. .IH.I s .'-. :!. e;.e.s. Hi, le-r be re-.i'i :, all n.. I: :i. "V!i' mar rie.l I :?.:m:i ;, n:.i -1 l:ev name." sa.'i be. ::.e ; . : , l.e I rir.. f tiray Ah ten. I; !,e w : . " .... 't:ate Inu Clireue. A: the it;,. ! . i-Mteell llin t'M Met. lit lian-v' ' '.'relieliinail. Culi-ti::t IMi . '..ame. He wax II men. her ..;' , ; .u;.-iei;t ami ifh!" bot:v', .!-; ..'; i,: i-s i.iV ami estates by the if. n'l'-i-.u ef 1 7-:. He wa-. siipreiuo ly liiunN..r.!i . :! ef ecirsc, pe, unless. Wlu-ii Ih : i . :i!ie:uil to niarrv Censtaiit my ii'atiier nlni" t bail a tit. Willi iii.i i .use IaiiKM:i!P I"' Ii- lllissell tl.e i h I ll.t 'etl e-, terillillS llis Wiiuhl-lie s-.-i ii. a iieiiKar'.y alve'.i tiirer. ih . le h.inseif .xi'.li rai;e, C'in Ht.lllt t'lhl linn t : Ml t it Mm n enil.lesrell- inii nil his pavt s!.ki;i I" the ilailjiliLT tif a pnrveir.ie who eertainly iliil iMt deiive In r beai;!y ami nuilness fnitn lirr father, hut in.n fit I tiiein Mrai'lit fnun the imzels; hilt Mr. ('an we sliniihl kiww "that it a. imt fur s-iieh eanaille n.s he to ins-lit a ip Piinity." S'i the Iwn In. Kmaiei;.! llailliell. 'I'll lu.irr.il. M;. to tip'M.ir ia 'Man nf 1'i.ui 'O with im si -par. iti il, ami in M itiiirn ran away with yntinu y ieul In i,.iii l in a:nl we.-e -r.iii.lfa'her expecti. I t In-ill il f. w Weeks. Mlilu f ir f-ir- Civ. -in ss :i;:i hi lie llllli'll lllistmik til' nature lit i in -1 ; 1 1 1 1 1 i.-iiiiieii. I In- ymitu Binii. wlci Mas !) irnl'essiun nil artist, wrnrki-l in--!.: ami 'la) I i keep Iii.i tfiil Wile f:-.-:ii u.ial. He wmii'l liav- die 1 a thmiMitiil il. a'hs s.i.iiier th.-ri np'!y Matthi w ( 'iirewe f.-r a pin. l-'nr u year the f'li'lisli iniiplo v.er.- very, very happy. Buei-i ss (ii-,'an to smile on ( 'niistnnt ; pe.. pie took lli'll lip. I was li .-n. Illl l llle.r liliss Meiiinl p' l fii t. Thru tile shallow fell. Cm, slant. wiiII.hil' lenni1 ene ilay In the rain, took n dull. lie neiectcl his i-ohl -iii yh i ll il the Iml'ow nm.-'i H-llieh fi'lloweil it -eiMilllK il In un nut III ail weatl ei-i, ami at hist, one ihi), took to ills h. .1. He w a in a raphl deeliiie. rnthiiii.' iniihl save hi'ii, ami in h year li" V a s ilia. I. iin l I" nutifn! liiiiineline was a ni.loiv - just tweni) j.-a'r ohl. Tlieti. iplii'l, h' wrote tn tier fatlier. but trii lite. He w nil. I have n-l liitisr wiiateier to siy t,, )n r. He eoi,. n -iili.-.-f oriti v.- ie-r f..ij. t. His ilarlitu', ii'nli.i .1 daughter h::.l 1 -. i " him a h'ow from whieh h.- i". i!.l u-it r.i'ly. lie ilesireil li;s S'-1 i'-i t i- t-i wiile to !.-; ami till her tha' 1 1 a )-:r, wii':-h i-!ie inlnrit.il frooi her iii.'iii-i-. wo'ihl he p.iiil ri k'ularly. Tlmt i .is all. '1 lie 'lespnTiiiir yoiin w Mow nert w rote to ( 'oiiMan:'- inolher. who ii.i.l niai l ie-! a in- 1 time -a I levonsilire .elltleiea 1 Bnnipft l'niiii'i'le. 'I'I.e answer from In-r lvas tli.il the eoiihl haw- no .iniiiiiiiiii-.i-ti.'ii with any in. ml. it of n family vhi-'i hail iiisiilte.l liei ( 'niisl ant ; Mrs. I l.nuieli'.s own cram! relations iiiiciil lonl; after ln-r and her bahy. Hy tin- next post came kin l. bluff letter from Mr. Itiirnside. my Ifrati.iiu other's Knlisii husband, inelosini; a leti pound l.o'.e. and promising to Rend more whin I should lie old eunuch to need idmatii.n. I'-.n b-'fore tiiat tinu raiue lie w as d. ad. I'm-r tnother was in denl frietidli ss. Siie raiue to Shiph y-lc-Marsli, mid settled there, for two ica noti". I'irst. it was witiiin the reneh if her sister It s.ilie; secondly, it was n place w here nobody knew her. l'or untile yiai's mother wa nlwa.v" hoping that Inr fathi-r would relent; but when I was about four years cild, Mr. Can w e iidoptrd iiie son nf his cottsiu a boy about three year fihbT than I. Then tnotler felt that mr din nee was goiic. This adopting ( a n and heir was h final blow. I'ay by day she lived on her j'i:i-t, drenry life, unek and crushed, inipim: and evpecti'iL nothing. A'l iliiiiii r-tiuje hi it day mother was Silent ami pr .-upn .1. The kind atlen tlnli iii.i ::rave siji !e witii which she UNiiail) tint my eliddish dutter wt' not mine to-day. time I almost thoi!-:'i! 1 daw her i rji i,-. Iml it tniu-ht hare beeu fancy. Mariautie I.ips. oiube had hurdly tlmsh ed ile.iriiu aw a) tin- dii-m when, from my p .st at the open w iudow, I annoum-ed. tii luipliaiitly. "Here's Annt Kosahc!" Ihe le-'aiil b.iio'ii'iii'. w.ili it spi::ced cfiesin 'fs. ilr-iv up at ir huiuble ! mi:. ijn li'sjiie i.i.i a .it .1 iuto the rootu iu.i '. life spirit. She was twenty-sis yiai.; v! u-i a v.T. .n!iaiS-;-iul.iii av-xia. tat-r.ie-t ni ithr warui:y. T..i . 0'. p. ilii rue ou her lap "Weil. 1 ailp iiuoth she. "when t roar l oflv (.'i.iti- to sr.iw as iarce as your lieadV In .-.t-swer li tM innniry I imrruwi-.l B,y tm'p'ic bial in ber liianlder olid 'l.iii'S umi u.uty; U'uut a chilJ she' (.-r iwius, l'uiiiieline! T dnn't know how you keep her in frocks." "It 1 ilitiicnlt," said innt her, sitting m ar, and watching with a smile of pleas uie ns I dived into a basket of (iray Ash tead strawberries. 'And that reminds me. Iiosnlie, I have been waitins in-mt eagerly for yrtir visit to-day, to entisult yon alxuit soinetliitiK. I had a letter the other day from Mrs. Huriiside." "Mrs. ':" i leried my mint, pun- .'.led. "Mrs. li'inisidis-iiiy mother-in-law nlJ Mil lame 1 titnieti. that was." "Oh. to he sure! What did she savV" "She wants to make olea's acquaint ance. She wants me to send her down to I'.urnside fur a lotiu visit, aud I I have '.tof-iueii in let Uer Co." "Kiniiieliiie! All that itistnuee!" "Here is the letter; read it for your- siif." Aunt Itosiilie took the missive, in its cramped, aniular, French handwriting, which seemed to belong to another cen tury. "Huriiside, June X "My Pear Madame Damieti Yon will, without doubt, ixverictici' a creat sur prise iu receiv-inc a K-tter from me after my Ion.: silence; lint it is written in de fefc'ii. e to the wish, of my late husband. Mr. liiiriiside. In his lifetime lie ev jircssi'd n desire to lie at the expense nf eilucatiti" t!ie daiiLtlifer of ;ii) Cnttstant. wiii.se im tin. ry be ever held ns dear as thai of a son. Accordinc to my ealcula- j ti.ius. yevr ilauliti r must be ten years I f a.-e by this, ami be crown a creat cirl. i i would nsk. let iicr coine to I'.iirnside and j iy me n l.itic visit. I.i-t tin- ascertain I In r il'iiiaeter. her tnelitul eapacity, her j tastes, :ii..l In r ti-mper: I shall then be ; I'-i'.e t j -nine li w het to carry out the i -.vi-Ms i f Mr. I'.uri'.side. I trust that m I limSli prii'e wlil inilin e vou to stand j .ii the way of )mir cliild's inteiests ill til's j matter. Send me n letter, indicating the j da) niid hour of her arrival, ami she shall be met. I "Hopinc for 8 favorable reply, I am, I Madame, vours verv faithfully, ! "Iu.anciik m akii; mcoi.ixi: I HI'UN'SIIii:." I "1 think the old lady's r.itlier iiptdsh," j was my mint's comment ou reading this j "Only lnnk on the matter rationally, 1 liose," said mother, pleadincly ; "wliat other pr.n.iects have I for her? You i vmirself must by this time despair i.f (papa's ever cntiiinc round. Il darling i Hlita had only been n boy it micht have i been diff- rcnt - but now ! His adopting ! viinns liayvenham fa reive has been my I 'ina! blow. " You see." continued mother, with a hiipe'ii s siuli. "my only hnpes for th i i.mr child inu-1 come through Mrs. Itiiru i -dde. She tens; liave a little tuotiey, ! i -h. hi id think, ami w in li she dies she lui;:h' I cave it tfi ll,1." "I'iM 1 don't want to leave you; I won't ! ;o miywherc," I cried, and therewith I ! hurst into tears. It it the hat had cue forth. Mnthwr i ntnl aunt set about to comfort ine; but , net him! couhl chan;;e mother' detcr- niinalii.il. I was to uo and innku my laiidiiiotiuT's :u iiiaiutaiu'e. fllAITKU II. I will pass over the sad partins witii my tu 'tiier ami tlie few incidents uf tuy ioiirniy to Kinsdeti. where I wan to Im ! .net by sonic of my irrniidtuother'ii folks. When the train reached my deiiiiatimi ; i scraml.h.il up. the cuunl appeared, iluns open the doer and deiiosited me an I i my " riuiaiileau mi the platform. i A heavy step crunched oa the crave! ! m ar me. I looked up. A w ry tall. and. as it seenii 1 to me t.ien. fabulously broad limn stood over me. A rotij.'h, cray-eltn lint covered tanciel eln-.v hair, blue Saxon ees looked down from under quart'!)- marked brows, the lower part if tlie face was hidden in thick blonde Heard and mustache. "Miss Mamie:!-:" said he, in crave, deep tones. "Yes, I am oiira Iliitnicti," I answered, looking in1 at him with a treacherous i.niver "f toy inoiith. wliieh warned me tiiat tears were not far off. Hercules lifted me up a tremendous height into an airy "trap." I liked be ins there. It wns u.'t so pleasant when Hercules climbed ill beside me, carefully arrniiciiica dust cloth over my knees, and easily Catherine up the reins. We started nff for our liie-niile drive. Kndden'y we took a sharp turn to the right, through a gate which, stood open, over n bridge under which a stream murmured, and, behold, the house fronted me! An old. low. long Klizabethan pile, gray. Rtntie nuiil, and beautiful. We stopped nt the front door: it wa open, which struck me then, I remember, as mid. I was set im uiy feet by Hen ulcs, who then strode to the wide door at the foot of the stair case, and called aloud, "Madame! I have brought lir!" A moment elapsed, during which, spite of June sunset, cold shivers ran dow-i my back. Then a door opened, and through it came my Kraniltnotrrer. with hands nutstrctf hid. Ah! She was like an oil pi. tin- like a lady from another century. Wliat a grandmother for me t i i.issess! As she stood smiling, ami never -pi . iking. Imt holding out her hands t t ie, I held back no longer. I ran straight into the shelter ft her arms, let her pull my hat off my tuin'iled lucks, ami fel" n r caressing touch as she held uiy head igninst her brea-t and murmured over an. .ti the .,,-iftest voice imaginable. "My dear granddaughter! My poor Constant s fatherless little one! So thva has! come t" to" of last, inon enfant! Ait thou very t.red. then? Nay. do not weep, the journey has leo a long one tin- such stnali feet." tirawin.- uie into s room near, whereof I w.'.s too tiD-i to nirire anything put tliJt it s.e!t f '.oscs. she rang a M!. In a motu'-it a cihbHe-.iged womap ap peire.l. with a sweet, so'.ier face, drossed !n black like her niisfrss. with one if those pretty Varna mlv caps which framed the faee like nil aureole. "I!s;icra:uv. t! . is Muusiei.r Con nut's little one." nid tuy g-audniother, tivtiuiioiis'.) IKi yi'ii ee a Itkeuess.' iiskcJ my crandtuiiUior. with a kinj ut appeal in her voice. The eld aerrins woman shook her head. "My Monsieur Constant had deep brown eyes." she said. "The young di luoiseile's eyes arc gray. II's eniiiph-xion was a perfect olive- her skin is fair under her black hair. Itut. iiiadame. she re minds me strikingly of the old portrait of the l'rim'ess o! :a. Wiiieh was liinugu' from l.a ("haudciayi." "You think s i':" said my grandmother, with evident dcli.'lit. "Yes. you are right, Ksperance. it is so. She has the same low brow and short upper lip: sh" is ar'stoeratic to the backbone. Thank heaven, there can be very little of l!n 'ai"W es about her!" "She is tired, madam-. It is "-ea o'clock. I shall take her straight tn bed, Ys. my Iamb," she went on to me, "cry if thou wilt, thou must be so weary. It is a frightful journey for so young a creature." I laid myself down in the strong nrno and wept quietly. My grandmother stole up ami stroked my hair. "Siie I'.nist wait. thin, until tn morrow to see her I'lule Kerny." said she. sof'ly. "I wonder. Kpi ranee, w ill he. too, see the likeness whi -h we have discovered':" "I think so," said Ksperance. "and 'Monsieur Ki'tny will also lie a playfellow fur lo-r. I dare say the master seared her." "Yes." observed madaine. regretfully, "my rxmr Victor is not a ladies' man." wonfliTen, sieepny, whefher ictor were 1 Icrcuh"'. r. im bad vanished mirac ihuisly as suoti as my grandmother ap peared; also, I wondered how my I n.-le ltciiiy, who must of necessity be grow :i up. could b" my playfellow; and so 1 fell tlie touch of soft lips on my tear-stained cheeks, and was carried up the wide, shallow oak stiiiriasc, along a corridor, and into tlie sweetest little chamber imaginable. CHAI'TKK III. I was awakened on my first morning at lturuside by singing-. A young, vig orous man's voice was caroling in tlie j garden below me. 1 sprang from my lied, drew aside my rose-colored curtains, an I j peeped forth; but tlie singer hail disap- I pen red. Kspi -ranee n uv entered and pro- j cceded to wash and dress me. i At the doer 1 paused, and demanded in ' a low. voice of lisperain-e: "Who is the ! C'-iitleiuan who drove me from Kiugsdcu 1 yesierd.iy what is his name':" I "lile-s me! Why. that is Mr. lliirn- ; side, the master of l lie- house!" i "Itut Mr. l'.ur.is-de is ;i,," I nbje. tel. , "True. Mr. llui usnl.' w !i,i was lin-i-bund to inad.iiiie is dia l: hut this is liii son. Monsieur Victor. Now, run iu, tlcur : child, and gleet thy grandmother. I 1 eiiti'i-ed timidly. My gruinlniothcf : was presiding mil- a mist tempting Im akfast table At tlie other end of tho aide sat Mr. lturuside, quietly unfold ing: the Times. Tlie lion looked no less terrible with out his hat than with it. lie turned on me a half-puzzled. hal'-winiiHed glance. I drew reluctantly near, and received a grave and nwkwurd "How do you do, Miss IbunieiiV" I leircatcd lis far as possible from him to the other end of the table, mid at tha: , moment wns heard an elastic step on the gravel outside, tlie French window wa Hung open, and a young man boimded in and tlung his arms round my grandmother with effusion. "Hood -morning, my dearest," she re plied to his ardent salutation: "sec Koiiiy. here is your little niece pour Constant's little girl." My uncle Hung himself on bis knees beside me nud encircled me with hi-i . arm. Ilis beautiful face was close to tuii.e. I saw dark masses of clustei in. cur's, a rich brown skin, sparkling black eyes, a slight dark mustache '..n the Impetuous lip, and n warm Hush of color in the checks. My heart went out to him , at nine. His smile of pleasure and amity won me. 1 gave to him willingly the kiss for which lie entreated, ami in a minute found myself euthi-itied upon his knee, shy, yet utterly happy. "Tell me. lteniy," said my grand mother, wistfully, "do you see any like ness':" "To my brother? None. Jluf 1 tell joti to whom I do see a likeness -to em- i Muscovite ancestress, the Princess tllga!" i "I am enchanted, said mndame. I do not know when my life nt Hurii side first became an ordinary tiling o me. I was wouderfnll) happy there. Kvery day developed some new pleasure, though the life at the Manor House was of tne quicstest and most retired order. My chief delight was ;:i my rides with l'ncle Keiuy. Ksperance made me a lit tle tiding skirt, uiul together we scam pered over P.iituioor. or traversed the .Id coach mad, whence, at the hiith points, one could catch glimpses of the sea. tine day. many weeks after my arrival, when I had settled down into nil the lturuside ways, and cenred to fed a sin ;:!e pang of homesickness, my uncle and I were riding along the coach road, past a pair of old gates, evidently leading to some park or country seat. As we passed, at n foot-pace, tlie heavy gate swung open, and a young, pretty girl stepped out into the road. She glanced up as she was closing the latch, met my uncle's eye, and bowed, with a blush and a smile. He instantly cheeked his horse, and raised his hat, with looks of uios.t evident pleasure. "How do you do. Miss Lyndon? I did Hot know you were returned from Lon don." "How do ymi do, Mr. Pamien V" win the answer, in a fresh and prepossessing voice. "We only returned yesterday evening. Who is your fair lady':" "It is my little niece, Olga Pnmlpn. She and I are sworn brothers and the best of comrades." "I am delighted to see lur. and hope we may be better friends." said this de lightful joting lady. "We are going to have n garden party next week: I shall certainly inclose n rnrd for Miss !- i Patniin. Will Mr. Pamieu's pressing engagements allow him to honor us wit's his presence?" Itemy burst fortb into a vehement dec laration that ropes should not keep him from the Brook'.an'ls eti tlie day nun- tinned; at which Miss Lyndon laughed waved her haDd. nud walked quickly ! away up the lane. j had been doiuff something naughty. I After this meeting" my uncle was siien' ! made my adieus, and followed him m!uc and abstracted during a long portion of j tautly. He walked on. his thoughts nnic our ride. That day at '.nueh he an- away from tie little girl ho trotted be uonneej suddenly, "the Lyaiioas are back j fge him how amazed ! w.v.iid h.T-e at the Brooklands." The tqmre looki-l i ia corild he have known 'f the a;-.ry. up. and I saw a frown of anaoyano- j rDtfu) feeiinss then working iu hr gather on his usually passive taee. Hia stepbrother looked defiantly at him. "When did tbey eon- home?" growls" the squire. "Last nifht," Oas the airy reply. "They , goiuK to ttivw a garJen party ucjt week, aud Olffl. la tv be Included in the tnvttatlaa." "1 give you due notice that I do not go," went nu tlie squire. "Tiiat is a pity; you will be terribly niiss.'il," answered my uncle, with great est gravity. My grandmother, who bad been listen i.ii to this jaimle with evident nneasi- :.i.-.. now thought it prudent to interfere. "No more nf this, please, my Hons." said she; and neither uf tlie young men .-,. .ke another word. It was my tirs! intitna'i hi that this ;in ei'al pevoii--h-.ro hnnsch ih! possessed, I. h.- other liou.-choMs. a skeleton in their ei p! .. rl. 1 had never before seen the Ionics; ic quii i ih-.! iirbcd in any way. Hut. a - I lo .Led at the lowering brows of Mr. Kit! ti-.il". uii.hr which his blue eyes ci !.;! to shoot sparks. I pitied l'ncle lou.j fioiu the bottom of no heart. CHAI'TKK IV. N'pxt day my undo Itemy elected that we should not go for a ride; instead, we would si 'r a walk through the bay fields. I acquiesced, as I should ha. .done in anything lie had proposed. So v. took a lutii'h of straw berries and cake in a little basket, and went .iff together. We came to a stop nt length in a delicin.n meadow which, like all Pev uishire mead ow s. lay on the shuc of a lull. I to le lteituy appeared to be in a drowsy an I contemplative stale of mind. He lay full length on the warm, fragrant h.-.y. and allowed me ( pile it up behind hi head to keep off the suti. This done. I crept tu iiis side and lay down with my head mi his arm. "What are y.ui thinking about just uow this very minute?" I demanded. "I? Oh, nothing thnt would intere.t you. child. I sny. Olgn. did you notice Miss Lyndon, the young lady we met yesterday?" "Why. yes. of cur-"." "Pidii't you think lur very pretty?" "I think she's the prettiest person I ever saw. and the nicest, too. Are yon i going to marry Miss Lyndon, L'ucle Ke?" He started. "1 don't know, child. No one can say j beforehand wliat he or she will do. Hi only I were free " I "Are you not free? Yon are grown up," I said, wondering. On this he hurst ! forth with bittei ucsK. I "Free': I inu chained like a captive! ! I wear a gall. tig yoke! Almost as I raiss : , my arms"- sailing tin- nciioti to tin I word -"I expect to hear my chains rat- j : tic! I cannot do as I like half so niiict I ' as you can, child olg.i! No; may yna j ' never know the .;: I .-i-iu s oi' being botiii 1 : . as I am-cuting another's brad, am! c.x . ! pooled ill ret m a to do as I nni told, and 1 look pleasant! It is servitude igtioiiiini- I I ous slaver) ." I 1 was fairly pii:-.:'.le.. I had certainly ' I never before ti. 'liei d any signs of tin' bonda.-e of which he spoke. He seemed j as unshackled as the June, hay-scented ( bii'ci-.e which cooled our foreheads. ( I "Yes," he resumed, "I am like the mis- i i crahle French nat'mii w hen Marat gripped 1 I her by the throat! 1 lie unable to help myself, yet all the till bilged b gas.i J i out 'Vive la Liberie!' Oh, where is the j ' Cliarlnlle I'orday who will rid me of til' I tyrant?" j Tlie allusion to Charlotte Ci.rday was the only thing in this sentence which j caught in j- intention. I reminded mv j uncle that he hud promised me tho his- j tory of this heroine, who. lie had told in". wns one of my Freiich ancestors. His j eye lit up. "1 feel exactly How in the mood for i telling it," he said. "So listen to me . well, yon little descendant of the noblest d: ighter of France." So Ills emphatic, melodious, voluble French voice minted the account of Ma rat's assassination, and, ns he called it, tlie martjr'bun of his murderess. 1 lay , entranced, deep among the hay - buried ' in it almost ;o tiiat ail I could see was ' the blue, deep sky. with occasionally the flight of a bright bird across it. l'ncle ; lteniy began to sing the "Marscillnin .'" How lie could sing! The martini w.uds rang across the quiet Kaglish ha.il'nld with a quaintly i iiigruntis effect. The next few days passed quietly. We did not again t t Miss Lyndon, al though I am sure, now I I., ik back upon , it. that l'ncle Kctny purposely bent his si. -lis in the places whe-e we were most , likely to meet In r. To me the days ' scenicd to mil b) "ii leaden wings-the t slow days which Hood between me and i that ganl"n-party. I was awake by fl on the eventful timrii ' iug, and when the withdrawal of my window curtaitiH showed in;: a cloudless ' sky. 1 could have cried witii joy. The I earrinire came round at " o'clock the large open carriage and pair which w is only used nil state occasions. Wliat ex I eitonient and what with the awe of hav ing Mr. Itiirnsidc's formidable beard op posite me, 1 never uttered a syllabic d.ir iui! the whole drive. I know my heart was beating as the carriage shot past the nld gateway lending to the Itmoklands, and I squeezed l'ncle lie's hand. Wliat a fairy sight i.iet my gaze when we nliglited! The broad terrace I.-rwns were gay with ladies altiied in every delicate hue of pale blue, coral, amber, terrn-cotta, and cream. Tennis was going on in three separate courts, and the proceedings wire enlivened by l lu strums of a band playing a soft, lieruiaii sonudiug waltz. I cannot here describe the delights of that afternoon; bow we swung, played tenuis, ransacked the fruit garden, and constantly repaired to the marquee nn the lawn for ices. 1 now mid then caught a glimpse of l'ncle Itemy, now and then of grandmother, who was sitting under the trees, and now- and then of the squire walking and talking, or, once or twice, standing stiil and blank, ns if lost in un pleasant thought. At last the wonderful, beautiful day e.mip to an end. Miss Lyndon's nieces. Hugh and Chrissic, and I had finished our game of tennis, and were reclining "ti a garden-seai, while I regaled the others nl'h a tale alien! a ktiigiit and a i. aim!, whicD -vns one of the many that I ii"i" lte used V tell nt". Suddenly a qniik. tirm step rriitn bed on tl.e gravel, anil, looking up, 1 bf hel l Mr. Itiirnside. "Child, we bive been looking f"f you everywhere: be quick, the carriage is waiting." he said, in a voice lifh siundfd irritated and harsh. L'ncle lie ne'er spoke me I ke that. called me "child' in tiiat wu). as if I raind. l.'oc'.e He stood at the carriage door, bis lip set. his face defiant. Miss Lyndon 1 could rot see. I was very tired Indeed. The even trot of tha birses' boufs was soothing ntnl s'eepv. 1 leaned my head on Lucie l.e s I shoulder, imo Iu passed bis arm round ' ma 1 shut my heavy eyes, and euly half roused to consciousness as my un cle lifted nie out of the carriage, and th lamplight Hashed iu the hall at lturu side. "Itemy, I should like to speak to yon nt once in the library." I heard tlie sqine say. "With all my heart," answered Iteiny, (lelinutly. l'ncle Itemy. still with me i:l his Ml'ius, walked into tiip library fllAITKU V. I'nrle Iteniv carried me into the library, and laid me down on a sofa vercd wlt'i a fur rug. The squire stood erect In fo,--tlie carved oak mantelpiece. In a Imv chai"- over tlie back of which a stuffed pelican iiiipcHin-n:... i'"'i i-ai inau- nine: and Hemi's L-iie-'f.:! limb' were dis por-cd over two eha rs. his bead rcsiing on his elhnv. his tin, -els b.i.-.c.l ... his black curls. "Now. Kerny, I want yon to tell me a' once, i ! uiy and without equivocation, w hat iui: intend m do." "My g.'id friend, us soon ns this mo mento.is inienicw is over, I intend 'o to b.'.l." "Witiio .t equiioeriii-'n." said the squire, ill a im. tiled grow! like distant thunder. "Kxpiinn loiirsell more clear!. Vic tor. I bog What do you mean':" "You perfectly know my meaning What do ion intend to do as regards Mirs I. yiilon':" "I can't see what carl lily right .m i have to lis!.." "Vou c.ii.unt? Well, I will lell you. While you live under my roof I relus-' to allow- vo i to offer to any lady such an insnit ns the offer of your hau l would lie. Win a you leave this house, as )oii are free to do at any moment. ,m eati. of course, indulge in any s:i. h black guard!- meanness as you think lit. bui while ymi live nt Hurnsldc I will nit have it." "Have yon any farther names to ca'1 me in the presence of my mother? 1 be gin to Sec the re.is . why the in Holts squire so stmiigl) disapproves of my pr codlings," said it' iny. arc.i-tically. "!: appear thai lie, too. lias cost an aduitr ing eye on the golden apple." "Such an attempt to waive tile poi'i" will serve vim nothing. Ite'iiy," was ih" linn reply. "1 tin rely wish ,.u to under stand that I will not hi.ie you .-oiiiliii-iiTi-j; yourself like this under try i .'. If ).n wish to marry Miss L.iti-i n j-n i can aa I jour j i leave Itiirnside and take n own." "Noble, generous In ii.g.' through clinched teeth: iniralily consistent s wed charitable. If you ti.ink m ' -.,.! Kern-.. ")ou are al as es.eniiaiiv much nl Miss Lyndon's broken hear;. wh the win rew ilhal tn mend it not give iii.. t "ti cm:!'! well spare it." "You have :isk"d me to tcil you why. and I will." returned 'In- squire, fo'diiu his iirius and fronting lien:.' cuietly. "I will not stir a linger to lacilitate yon marriage, because 1 consider that a man who refuses to do a single stroke of h"H CM work is a niati who would make any good woman miserable. You me totally unworthy of Miss Lymioii." "IJcliiv." said iiiailauie, ra.'-ing her cjes fur the first time and looking very pa'e. t "tnv sou, tell me. is your I 've for tha' j beautiful girl deep and enduring? Wmil! , you be prepared to make sacr.lices f -r I her sake':" j "Itcally. sweet mother. I am hardly ( prepared' to answ. r s n-lt questions m ' oiil.t;.. " lie relllied. "I lotlst h"W to till I destiny. I admit, frank!, that a ind'h man of France is totally unable t 'li tem! witii the delicately put arguments of a Pevonshiie ycniiiati. Wire I to ex plain myself i. mre full." t" !'"' 1 should doubtless fail to nni-" ill) self un derstood by 'its superi-.r ititclic t." "Could y'nu le t iie him something n do, Victor- help k.tn !""'' appoint ment ':" pleaded madam. . "Madame, ns you know very well. I ..lie made Itemy balitf "f tic estates. The result of that experiment was li .t such as to make ine mady to repeat it. Homy litis shown himself utterly ibmt for :t position of trust. Now we have had enough wrangling: let me go on to say what I asked to speak to you for. I re quire from you, before j.m leave this "i hrnry, a promi'c to go straight to Mr. L) lub in to-iuorrow and lell liim exacil.i your circumstances. Yon hare no uioney - .lull do tut intend to try t earn any; you wish to marry his daughter. 1 won di r what he w ill sny to the rapport of kindred spirits?" "Such a promise jmi will never get from me." said Itemy. between his teeth. "Mean, base and inward') are tlie ad jeetives you have applied to me. I....-'., nt linine and sec if the dp fits. Yon. rolling in money, who. though born wit i the constitution of a plowman, have -t never known what it wns to wan; I. born a descendant of one of the noblest families iu the world, have al! my bfe groveled iu the dust, eating your bread -Hung to me grudgingly and with reproach es. Yon do imt scruple to torture in finest feelings, ymi goad me to madiie-s with a sense of my oldigntioiis! 1 will not promise." 'Here has that child been all the time." observed the squire, breaking a some what dreadful pause. "I will ring for Ksperance to take lur to bed." Ilsperiinee carried lue upstairs and tin dressed me. I was so silent all the tunc that she thought I was si.ll half iisl. i p. She heard my prayers-, tucked me in: my I'ttle white bed. mid lift tne. A Soon as she w as gone I sat up, my it r ns round tuy knees, in eyes w iiie am) slc p les. Tlie whole of what I had just henni was ringing in my ears. "Oh, pour Fncle lli iiii !" Wil li .1 sordid, tmr . less heart had : sj i:re! Tears ro-i.. I into in)' ei s ns I I'm. ;,-.!, t of the misery f my undo ai.d -we. M;ss I.) :ei.-n How they loved each other! What wo,;..i bo tl.e ei'-. q-.ei,. c '.f lay were I" t rayed! The uet m ::' i.- the tyrant was going P. tlie It'o.iklaiids ! eairy tin fatal message w Inch mild r:.iii two lii. s, "(Ir.. io.i!.l :i"i s ;i:.- ..it.- ..;. I.:i? Was them !' one M h" i ; W l:. ;:ii? No one who coil. I --rii-ii 'ii.- tyrant? N- Charlotte for iai - - " I pnus.d. M) lifiri w enied to give one leap and then san ! sti'l. Our u-e. like a rci. ' t'."ti. the ''e-ei.-hf ..! wliat I hud the piwci- t-. .to. M i!ionb--s. bugging the dreadful inoighi. I sat nil Ksperun.-e . mie up to bed. I heard her moving about, undressing in her ronn Then the light was extiiigu s o-tl she in 1 Iimi down to sleep. 1 rose fioci lei There was cogaardlm angel s.-rt to tuy Uii-anided baod js 1 kcr-: m. ft-ini ray madness. It tho t-ratt .r roaaove.1 t'ne.'e He rr-n.M hve be.i.i;f.ii F.urnside all lo himself, and isodd brm; liss Lyn ion home to it; so I rensoned in niy icnornnce. I rtse and shook back my liair. 1 knew exactly w here there ns a kuifu a Lauiasceae iii; gger. hang ing in tlie hall, which I ucle He loid ften drawn from ita velvt eheaUi tot blade flash in tlie sun. I paused and listened. The whole house was still. My whole being was centered on the awful end 1 bad iu .. I crept along the corridor to t 'r of the squire's ri.nm. It was i; .: I nked; It yielded to my pressure, i.-.e! I tloie in. Tlie moonlight Hooded the i .oi'l. The only sound was the s.ni'iv .. regular i breathing. He lay with one arm thrown up under ids head, the other stretched ; on the counterpane. I felt ns though he i must hear the loud thnnipitigs of my heart. I turned sick nn.l faint. The er thought of blond to me was nn ab liorrenee: nut a tretuenuons powei, not iiiisel-l', seemed to have taken possession , of me. It was my duty, and do It I would. 1 climbed on u large footstool by the bed I scarcely know how to write it. I raised the' knife in bo'h hands, nnd brought it down with al! my might. I henrd a sudden, choking, smothered cry, nud terror, such ns I cannot describe, took possession of me. Tiie sleeping man writhed and started up. 1 wildly tugged out my murderous weapon: I had aimed as near to Ihe heart as I knew how. Tho dagger had s uiicthuig guttering wet up.ci it. 1 threw it to the further end of ihe room and fled. It seemei! to myself hardly a se.-mid before 1 was back in bed in my own mom. ciery limb shaking as if witii the asue. I lay with my fac buried in tin- pillows, bear.tig the monot onous heatings of my hear!, as if it would hurst. Should 1 ever sleep again. I w. n dercd. I radnally the moon set, the .'u" faded, the dawn came up over tin- lovci) Pevou landscape. It was broad day light nt last; and, as I lay, hatit.g tin. level beams ..f the hot morning sun. In- ' fore 1 knew i; my eyes closed, and I sank into an uneasy slumber. Iu my sleep I enacted over again the dread tragedy of the night. I dreamed that I stole from the bed. procured the Paiiiasciis dagger, and entered the moil, ,.f tlie sleeping squire. Aeain in fancy I raised the weapon nnd struck with all my force; nnd again I heard that cry. I ! sprang out of bed, my heart in my mouth Surely that cry was tct a dream; and ns I stood, every tiiite niivulsed. on th Hour of my room, the cry was repeated more honliy. i i accents f honor nu . , alarm. "Murder! Murdei!" 1 opened mv door. I 'ncie lteniy at tlis snme ncimnt opened his. and came out. w ithout his cat. and with u white, scared ftn-e. One of the men servti lit s, wit.1 ! ..sin ii Iqs and wii.l i.vis. wns numinil ' down the corndnr. "oil. I'iil, Mr. Pama-ii. it's murder, I neither more nor less! Oh, ill hc:ivj'i I name, eoiue here " ; "What d yo't n'on';" i "Mr. li'iiii-side. sir - the squire j I saw in y iiicle stagger and lurch back ; against the wall. I wen' to call him this morning, sir. at , ' usual, and I found him lying mi t lie tioor, ! midwiiv between the bed ami tlie door. and ali our b! I." i "Oil. voii'ie dreaming -it can't he." S "I'll.'..' It"." I interposed. treniii':in w th I lie i m.-iit. r even saw me. He run I ks. i . ati the inrridor. nnd I hear I : ag'tii.-d !'rmr .is he en'.eicJ ei- of niy victim (T . continued.) ),! t).,. BOY OHORISTE'Tj. iubNe Wns in WucS thi Chai'mntef Rec'enis! es His Cho r. The forming of a boy dn-lr seems to he a in.it '.it of i p.isi'h .nolo iliilicully. Si:rg'.il;:f!y ct'.o'i,:!'. the wb)' sclinnl furiiir-lie -s very ! w n ci-.iiis fnv thi piii pov.c. and in iilninsl i -, ct y ir.: l::o the cl'idniiaster is fori .i to .ipply t' the public sclin.ii I' ll' b..;. ft. When he has .' U.iin. d nn- iiei t.ss.ii')' pcniiirtsinn. he stm s stiiiigiit '" jh-i class-room and si t s tin- boys p. t.oii.:' . . Then his ti-iiuhb.-i bei-in. Who w. -.tld believe that iiie piuv.i.'i.'b'iis, "''' piiiilic M'lnud buy c.i:-'.cs !'.:! "ff w i it cuv.cii to a uiii t'tio:: of i. aiini: ' t iosi' i-;;ii;e v. i-!-. ;. sii'nngc "p.'.:i tl ;:." This. lie. ri.lo h.ss. i.- just w hat haplielied. ll.it lliuiliy, by 'il'it ' mm ii pci'.-ii'ti ii'ti nnd many uiiute tin ft.i. s..'Vi-!-;:l liiindrtd in ys tire xv.-c.t t,i. r to accept an iiiv.t.u. ui lo visit the church. i So far. si ' pointed day ti.'iid. lin! wit ti ill.- a.i ;. i i .-s. out of tiiis goodiy ip.s a .single tioi'.i'ii !:n!s np- i loimb'T ! 1 1 i I" ''!'- Tiic j-. soliitnin of lac ii ..t iin 'i- (ii aWity v ne:i ti caine to inc en ..ii 1 j.niiit uf acliiaiiy entering upon nit e i pitieii.-c mi Mrati:."" and uni'iiuii;' '. j When the voices uf the dozen coti.ir.c ! on:, lines arc Hied, possibly a half of ! th- ni v. ill be foiib'! worth the training. So thai the proiiihotig. two or three I hundred recruits have dwindled, titi : .' ' ihe clioiiinasler'ii eye, to a nn.i'i'i lr-u j ur six. T'uitiihful f'"r tiiin jaatit Mirplua al b'ti.-t. In begins ti.'ini'.t; his Utile cnt'i- pfiiy. A iui-1 rdiei.isal. a ! then ! more o.. i.sc- . . ' to .o in. 'nits' ' bov has .: 'i-iiicil '.. ' it hears. il- ! t il.e ton i. .pdi time ftiitii his play. Tin.; j l-.t.v ha- t tiaiiied in nn'iition the chni. I pi.o tice at hiniii'. and for some reason or i.thci- bis parents wi'lulraw bitii; I ami so on until cn':i th" tc:iiit rotnain j der of the mipiniil array bt-v sunk ; . a j mere tv.n or tliree, and. with a sittli, I the ehoiiniastcr thanks ike prupitioua fates for Iki - Then the master bmins to exercise I bis iniiri'iiity in .'tiier directions!. He h. nut- i,. i .f loetuiicrs w no will i other ii.'vs. Siitm finies this e u'rii'K.'- i,;i.t:ltnbly; t':c T -isil- .! ;i tiit-H- C.iirch. of ,'tiy il.,11 is muster. Is ito-t iv.ii.ily in till.-- cian t iiisl,.i!ci s. a boy will col to ri r.'.ain until the and h i"i. having, receiv f tne rrwnnl. the new te- again on his wav. In otlii a-;.- li s f s'iri'-e i depart: i i- lit Tl'J'l Ar-pai-eati" tne German bn 1? net di'.nfc- br.r C . y. and tlso couatry Is thrc.void with on e.,-c fan.. ine. Hn-t the Kab-f r bats sent to the I tt.te't Stales a cp-cial anient U report upon the Americau hen. 1 his augurs wed for a closer commercial relation be tweea the two countries. The Kalsci knows a kooU. ben when ha sevJ one. ray benefit, making the t I good OQcIs Btcs tilor of Cooil Itoails. The matter of highway improvement s mic nl mii li iiii.'i'esi nnd iiiipoi tniico thnt tiny inn' who contributes to tlie sum of knowledge on the subject and helps to i iilighieii the public as to tint b. st li'e.'iiis .f ilniiiR the work Is n pub lic lietiefiii.-tnr. i iiatifyiiiir progress Iui-- been iii.nl" in this State (luring the last few years inward putting high ways in licttc.t condition. Public senti ment has been aroused, coniinuiiitles iu v.'ii'iou" loc.'iliiit-s have come to n realizing: tonsc of the necessities of the ensc. nnd the niacf tnetit of tho Fiil'iT ntnl Iligliliie-Aiiiistiong laws has given nu opportunity to put thin si ut iuiciit to practical use. While tlie roads of the Slate are still very far from what tin y oii-:lil to bo. there are object lessons sn to speak, here and there, win iv i ii nl" Improved high ways show wliat (tin be (lone by prop er effort nil. I what heticlils r stilt. In no count., of tin' Si.'ito. perhaps, lias) I hero been tunic intelligent anil effective work done in the interest of the reform than in on Ida Tlie ouolda foiiniy League for tioml Knatls is 11 very energetic organization, anil it can point to sonic most creditable achieve t..oiiis. It l a just issued n pamphlet, wlii'-li is most iii..tiii"iive rending. It. shows wliat has been r,i !ie in Oiieidn futility, what is yet to be done, and what can lie done cl-owiiotv under existing laws. Tlie leatttte at first di rected its tl'ii its toward fatiiilinrizimr tl;.' piut.il" v.. t!i tlie objects sought. Willi tlie pfin i-ii.ns -if the law ntnl with iiii'ib-ini experiments, in order to convince i.e taxpayers that it was lo tin if interests to have good mails. So low, assert a circular which .-ii-i'iiiiip.-Hiles the pamphlet, "om id.-i futility b-tids in tbo under standing !' the (jtiesiiiiii of road Im-.i.veiiti-iit in tlie State, livery method of roiul iinpr.ocnii lit !ia. been rxper iiiieiii.il wiih. ntnl the experiment siicci ssfully completed, with the ex ception of the appointment of a county ipgitteer and the adoption of the county roinl system, ntnl Hm is under advisement. "--Troy Paily Times. . ( inn lit l.iibor tin t ( oioil Itoat'.f. Fret hli'tit Mooic s.'ihl ill ins address before lb-' (i 1 Komls con vein ion re cently ii"bl ill fi'.i.iigo: "IliilloiK spell. Is abmit .SI.'-'iio.OOU u year in Uie itupruvciuciii of Iicr high ways. Seventy live per cent, of Unit tuotiey is licing wastetl. F.y ihe titill ..iiion of the convict labor of the conuiry. ingciltor Willi lb" vagrants ii l it I tramps who aiv l (.sponsible for fully ninety per cent, of the crime ctuiiniii tcil aniiuiilly in this nud other liifge cities. M' would Imt nltl.V save over '',oiio.uno ycaily ami have very much lietler i nads. hut we would do a way with nt least tif'y per cent, of crime. Tin1 infests iu Chicago every year nit me number about llo.OtHi. There is idt'ii',.' of work on the roads to kiep cvciy available man busy. "1 believe we arc opening the great est era iu road const ruelioii in history, anil I believe the results of tills cori velllioll Will I.' Wotlileltlll. follllllit lees will be .'ii'l'oiuied to draft bills U be lircseiited lo tlie Legislatures of thirty-eight Siales ntnl lo the National Congress at Washington. We have t he support already uC nearly a hun dred f niigiessincti and !cunioiK wlim will niil i lie ut'ivciiiciit when it reaches Uieiu." l lie l-.eononiy of (ototl Kttnrts. ! Puriiig the lirsl tliir.l of tlie nlne tectitli t-ciii ttty much was done by Stale and National ( ioverninenl s to promote Ihe building of good rondst. since ibese wi re the only highways of passenger travel and freight Iratticon liiinl. When the t i-ii nf sicum railroads) had faiily opened the policy referred to received a setback. No verl holes. . williiu the last leu years there him been a wonderful revival of Interest. The Itoad Maker, following up tills line of though:, remarks: "Wo have .iw iikeiied to liudurr selves confronted with the fact that the average cost of transporting goods fioiu the farm to the market Is twen ty live cents n ton a mile, or about the sain.' as ll w as t wciity-live years ago. 1 luring iliis siiiue period the cost of li-aiisiioriiiig goods by rail has been reduced to ol. ' lift 1 1 of Its former cost. Puriug tuesv yours farm properly lias depreciated, and we are at a loss to , tiinl tlie reasons for its decline. The fads are th: i its sitiroiiiiilings have not kepi pace wiili our advanced blend l of nioilefu el- ilitt.Hi'.ii. ntnl many peo ple -wb.o woiild otherwise remain on ! tlie farm have sought relief lu tha j cities. iA Itisttop and ii I'et lie. The l'cier' .'rough correspondent' of (ft colltcliipii! aiv tells I lie following ; rb.'trming am nlote uf the late Itishop j of London. "On one occasion bo was i bending a process-ion down Uie tinve of Fetcrborongli f al bedrnt when be I observed a black beetle crawling rti , ic ily in hN path. Fearing that Hie In ; sect would escape the nttenlion of tlioso following, bo stooped, picked It up. nud. placing it out of the line of route, passed on lo hie tbroue." Lop dou (.i'.ube. A Grewsome Itetle. The widowed Queen Marglierlta of i Italy niis reoni!y come into p.-.s'ess'.on ! of a rather grws-iine- lelic. naruely. the bullet that killed her husband. King Humbert, l b" Queen keeps tbe bullet In a beauiifnlly Jeweled reli quary of crystal and silver gilt, nnd It occupies n conspicuous place Just hl'ovw the yn Citu lu 1 v Lsd chum-ler.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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