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THE STOLEN CURL-
BY COLONEL INGBAIIA3I.
Upon the shorea of Lake Foot
cbartraia and o:i tbe southern bur
ileroftho State of Mississippi, a
loo row of elegant villas, a group
of business booses, and liere and
tber a public building or private
institution, form lb lovely and
quiet town of laH CluiMiau, noted
for its balmy clunata, the beauty of
ita wituatioQ, its handsome residenc
es, and tbe wealth and refinement
of its citizens.
To the young ladies' academies
and military institutions of Paa
Christian, many of the wealthy
planters were wont to seud their
daughters and sons to be educated,
and as the pupils of tbe respective
iuutiiutious would meet, in their
daily promenades, many admiring
glances would be exohanged be.
tweeu them, and longings felt to
become acquainted.
Among the fair pupils of tbe Lake
Academy none were more beautiful
than Kosa Vertuer, the sole heiress
to all of her doting father's cotton
estates,situa'ed upon tbe Mississippi
Iliver.
A fabower of golden curls fell upou
her shoulders; blue, dreamy e.yea, a
bright, smiling tace and a graceful
torm, added to a diaFOfitiou of the
truest womanly sweetnesH, m;ie
the yoQng g'irl of fit teen particular
ly attractive to all who knew her.
Many a handsome cadet from the
military academy bad fallen iu love
with the bewitching beauty at tbe
first glance from her heaven-lit
eyes, but to none did she show a
preference, when meeting at the
soirees aud reeeptious given by the
different schools.
One of Ko.sa's greatest, though
silent, admirers was Earl Griffith,
the sou of a Mississippi plauter,
whose estate lay adjoining that of
Mr. Vertner ; but between Mr. Vert
ner and Colonel Griffith there exists
ed great bitterness, aud forbears
the families bad not spoken, though
meeting constantly iu social inter
course at the houses of neighboring
planters.
The fued commenced long years
before, in the old days before th
war, when Mr. Vertuer and Colonel
Griffith were rivals for the hand of
Earl's mother.
Colonel Griffith had won her
heart and hand aud married her,
and bis success so euraged Mr.
Vertner that he challenged him ; a
duel followed, and iu this encounter
Colonel Griffith came off victorious,
severely wounding his adversary.
Since that day neither had spoken
to the other.
Meeting at Pass Christian, thu
it was that though Koa could not
but see that Eail Griffith admired
her, and he felt that she was not in
different to hie gaze, both were gov
erned by the remembrance of the
fued existing between their parents,
and gavo no sign of recognition of
the other's feelings.
Toward the close of a lovely sums
mer day, in the year that this story
opens, tbe fair pupils of the Lake
Institute had gone down the long
pier leaking out into the lake, to
the bath-house of the institute.
Soon a merry party of damsels
were splashing about in the water.
It was a pretty eight, aud a hand
some youth of i weutynone, clad in
the stylish unitorm of the Pass
Christian Military Academy, paus
ed and gar.ed upon ti:e lovely scene.
Suddenly a shriek wa heard,
and h rial k form was '.tome away
by the tid', out of reach and aid
fimu hei companions.
With the speed of a djer the
young caiiet fped down tbe pier,
renohfri the baih bonne, and bound
I'd headlong in o the water.
Vigorously did he breast the
wave?, aud soon rapidly overtook
the fair girl, who was struggling to
i-uta;n herselt above the waters, for
do- was a fair swimmer.
Soon he came nearer, and seeing
that help was at hand, her courage
foisook her, and she sank beneath
the waters, while shrieks of distress
from tbe shore showed that her
companions believed her forever
' lost.
"With a deep dive, the jouth suc
ceeded in catching hold of tbe
drowning girl, and with renewed
strength started shoreward.
Brare'y did he struggle, and at
last he felt that he would reach the
shore, for when almost to the bath
house, two of the proft6ors of the
institute, alarmed by the cries of
distress, had run down to the scene,
aud swimming oat a few yards, had
relieved the tired youth of his pre
cious burden.
Witnout a word, the young man
turned once more sea word, and, to
the surprise o.av all, commenced to
swim down the eOaat.
In vain did they ead to him from
the shore ; ou he swam, aud night
coming rapidly on, he was no long
er vigdre.
After continuing slowly and with
Btrong and steady stroke down the
coast, the cadet swam toward a
pier that projected some dlstauce
into tbe lake, and then drew him
self, greatly latiued, from the wa
ter.
Looking around him to see that
he was uot watched, he walked rap.
idly up the pier, and struck off ac
ross the fields for the academy
Arriving there, he sought his
loom, and reached it unperceived,
wuere he hastily changed his cloth
ing. Before desending to the study
h ill to join bis felloWoStudents, be
drevr from tbe pocket of his a at mai
led jacket which he had thrown
aside, a long golden curl, dampened
by the sea-water.
"I could uot resist tbe temptation
to sever this beautiful curl from its
goldon mates ; bhe will miss it, aud
et fcbe. will never know who it was
that saved her life.''
And carefully drying the tress of
hair, the cadet placed it t-ecurely
away.
A great excitement was created
at Pass Christian by tbe saving
from a watery grave ol the beautiful
Kosa Vertuer, aud of the strauge
conduct of her noble preserver, who
soever he might be, for it was im
possible to discover his name, and
all that could be ascertained was
that he was a cadet from tbe Mili
tary Academy.
Th a much the young girls had
noticed, as be spraug from the pier,
and llo.sa, having become uncon
scious, could not describe his feat
ures. The missing curl was commented
upon and the faces of all the cadets
were eagerly scanned by the pupils
of the Lake Institute, and the citi
zens, who evinced a deep interest in
(he mysterious affair, but yet an ex
pression of mnoceuee rested upon
every student's face, and gave no
clue.
Mr. Vertuer came to the Pass,and
iu vain did he vi.dt the academy
and endeavor to find out tbe brave
youth who bad rescued his daughter
from death it was useless, aud af.
ter a time it was thought ot only
aa a thing of the past.
'Ihree years have passed since the
incidents mentioned above, aud
from the shores of the sunny Gult
the scene changes to the banks of
:he Missippi River.
Hiding slowly along the levee
road are two persons a lady aud a
gentleman upou horseback.
Earnestly they are conversing to
gether, and then the maiden draws
r in, aud rests her gloved hand
upon her companion's arm :
"E-ul, here you must leave sne,
aud forever. It is bard to give you
up, but my father will never forgive
and forget the past, not ever lor my
sake, as dearly as he loves me.
"I cannot again meet you. This
morning be discovered our sect el
meetings', aud forbade me ever
again to see you ; and upou your re
turn heme you will fiod a bitter
letter fiom him, demanding my let
ters. TkYou know how dearly I love you,
and set you know we must part.
Good-bye, E-rJ, and thit God will
protect yon will ever be ra pray
er."
As she thus ppoke, bright dia
mond tears rolled down the beouti
fnl face of Rosa Vertner, and fell
upon the roadside. Her campanion
said :
"I will not urge yoa to disobey
your lailur, ltoi-a. I have ever
loved you since as a little girl I
osed to ee you dashing about upou
yoar pony. When at the Pass at
school I loved you more dearly ;
and how I b'.esscd the kind fate
that threw n together, untrammled
by the presence of oar parents,
when you cam up the river a year
a,40 upou the steamer.
"Theu I felt that you controlled
my life's happiness, and dearly have
I enjoyei onriteUn interviews.
"Now all ii over, and we must
part. I will do as your father asks
me in bis letter return all yoa have
seut me. Rosa, my own darling,
good-bye !''
Thes the lovers parted, and while
Rosa returned to her father's plan-.
taion. a mile down the river. Earl
Giiffitb leaped his horse into a cot-lon-field
that bordered the river
b;nk and darted away in the rii-.
rectioxi-of hi own home, for death
had laid his own father iu the grave,
and he was master and owner of
ot the largo estate.
Arriving at his door, a negro
messenger trow the Vertner planta
tion awaited his arrival aud present
ed him with a latter.
Entering his sanctum, he broke
the .seal, aud his brow darkened a
he read tbe conteuts.
"For her sake I will forbear, and
for her sake I will return her let
ter s every little momento of her
love ; ves, all."
A few mouienfB after, the ebony
messenger rode away, bearing iu
bis hand a small package addressed
to
ME. BRUNCH VENTNER,
: SU2CNY SIDK PLANTATION '.
Branch Vertner was paeiug the
broad veranda that encircled his
handsome residence.
A stern, haughty mau, his brow
was darkly clouded, aud his eyes
wore an angry expression, as ever
and anon ne glanced down the av
enue, as if in expectancy.
'Ha 1 at last ! I hope be has not
dared to refnse my demand ; if so
" Aud he granped the package
held out to him by thei negro.
Breaking the sea', he glanced
over the contents. The frown
darkened, when his face suddenly
paled. The letters aud love tink
ers fell to the floor as he exciaimi
ed :
"What does ibis menu
Iu hit) hand he held a long silken
curl, Hashing like goldeu strands in
the light of the setting sun.
Upon a card attached, he read :
"Rescued from the vvave. Pat-s
Christian, Juue loth, 18 '
One moment he glauced at the
card, his faee changing, with the
emotions that swept over him, and
then he called out to the retreating
uiesseuger :
"Robert; come here !"
The Eegro again advanced.
"Mount your horse and return at
once, aud quickly, to the Griffith
Manor. Present my best wishes to
Mr. Earl Griffith, and say to him
that J request the pleasure of seeing
bim immediately at Sunny Side
plantntion !"
"Yes, sir."
Aud while the messenger started
away at full sped, Mr. Vertner con
tinued his walk up and down the
veranda.
Au hour had not passed when
Earl Griffith rode up to the door,
dismounted aud ascended the broad
steps, taring upon his face a puz
zled expression at his strange and
unexpected summons to Sunny
Side.
Advancing toward hin, Branch
Vertner extended his hand, uhie
n haid, iu a ti'm voice :
"Etil Griffith, I never believed
tnat yon, or one of your iace, would
eer be invited across uy thiesbold.
Yur pickagc sent me this eveuing
told me who it was tl.at aved my
daughter's life ihuo years mo;
hence I bury the hatcher and offer
my hand. You an- a noMe man,
and I believe will accept it."
Thus the fued was settled, all an
imosities buiid and the (wofami
lies united by the strongest ties ; for
Eirl and Rosa erc married soon
after and all thin lappinesa came
about, through the romance of the
stolen curl.
Ps'o r.ngliHh dieup Laltor.
The people of the nation have
spoken. Their verdict is :
No English cheap labor.
That is the result and the mean
ing of yesterday's election, in which
protection, with its consequences,
was the one great issue.
The campaign was lought on pro
tection. There was no issue cn cau
didates, except as they stood for or
against protection. There was no
issues on parties except, as they
represented tariff for public reve
nue. There was no choice between
the candidates as personalities or
between the parties as political or
ganizations. The paramount issue
was protection.
The lltrald set out to show that
no aspect of protection Is tmre vi
tally important than that ot English
cyeap labor. No aspect more cloaeiy
touches the iuriuati iai welfare ot ;
the nation or more vitally affects
the interests of its wage eainerf.
Protection cau produce notffeci
more disastrous to American skdled
labor than an influx of English cheap
labor. This is its wortit, and must
be its inevitable, consequence if
maintained.
The UeralVs campaign was brief,
but it has pioved tffective and tri
umphant. It was not waged to
elect Mr. Cleveland or dtifeat Mr.
Harrison. U was not ruarie to help
the democrats or hurt the republi
cans. Iu shorf, it was not a persou.
al or a political campaign.
its aim was the aim of au inde
pendent journal. Its purpose was
simply to lay the case heiore the
people by showing that protection
was the great issue in vol veil and
what must be the consequences to
American wage earners if piotection
were maintained.
Clearly foreseeing that if contin
ued the inevitable result rou'iI be
an influx ot English cheap labor, the
Herald felt confident that the toil
iug masaes had only to be awaken
to the danger I hat menaced their
welfare to realize its significance
and rise to avert if.
To this end we warned the public
that su h au mflux would be far
more disastrous to the industrial
East that the invasion of Chinese
cheap labor proved to the Pacific
coast, and that to meet the evil the
nation would have to enact a law
for the exclusion of English cheap
labor as it had to pass a law to ar
rest the inflow of Chinese cheap labor.
That the people might see iu ad
vance of its enactment t lie scope
and meauiug of such a law the Her
a'd published day after day on this
page the text of the Chinese cheap
labor law which ('.digress had to
pass ami the text of the English
cheap tabor law which it won! 1 hae
to enact if protection weie main
tained. Having thus pieMuieu tlecae
forcibly and clearly, the mission ot
the Herald &&u independent j u 1 1 -nal
was fulfilled. It wa: ihei: IHt
for the peop'e to decide.
Tbcy bate now decided. Their
decision fhws that at I 4 the
have awaken to the fact thil a high
tariff protects capital, but does not.
protect labor.
That it swells the profits of em
ployers, but do s not increase the
wages cf employ en.
That protection is a boon to pros
leered manufacturers because it
cuts off foreign competition by clos
ing American markets to English
manufacturers.
But that ii must prove luiuous to
American wage earners, beeaut-e by
cloMiig iur maikets to English
manufaciuies it will close English
factories ai.d mills, throw English
operatives out of employment and
cause a flood tide of English cheap
labor to fl w into this country and
joveiruu the entire field of Amencau
Unit ed lab- r.
j Awakened to the disastrous teiir.
j-Jenci s of protection and realizing
-the dDger menaced by Engl ink
cheap labor, the people have render
ed l heir verdict. It is against pro
Jtection and aaiuot English cheap la
bort P is tor American skilled la-
ber aud American wage earners.
The result is a popalar triumph
for national congratulation. It is
the voice of the American people
that there shall be in this country
uo English chevp labor. N. Y. Herald.
li Citmo loo Late.
The original principles of the
Farmer's Alliance have received the
commendation and endorsement of
students ofjpolitic.al economy and
genuine Reformers everywhere, mi
eluding the greatest of them are
Grover Cleveland. If thero ever
was a time when that organization
as a body had au opportunity to
aid in a fight for real reform, that
tim has been iu the campaign that
closed last Tuesday. Ver before
wa a battle waged so peculiarly on
the line of thiis masse va. the eU-s-and
never did the people respond
more heartily to fhe only Jaity that
was fighting b.dlle ro l.elp
them. In this butile iu ny of the
Vlhancemen have been ou the side
i f Cleveland nd Ufonu, and it
has been wholly their own fault that
tl ey this year fjught umJer a new,
strange and illusory banner. They
weie persuaded that, the new party
could win ; that it was fightiug the
evils that hurdeu the farmers; and
that, it was advocating the relief
!he farmer needed. This was false,
but good meu believed it and fol
lowed the ignis satuus until brought
to a sudden halt by overwhelming
deieat. Who is it that has made the
farmers believe that relief could
come by joiuing the People's party ?
First of all it has been Dr. C, W
Macune, who through his paper, the
National Economist has first de
stroyed their faith iu the Democrat!
ic prty, aud theu led them by ey
stages to believe that deliverance
ami help could come through the
lt ogle's party, lalsely ho c lied,
because the election return?, show
that there are not many people in
that party. Dr. Macune is largely
responsible for fire brer that nuny
of our people lnve lo.-t faith it; the.
Democratic party, and that il.ey
embarked in the wild go; use eLur-e
of following Weaver,
.iust five days In fore the election,
hewiotethe following letter which
he evidently caused to be sent out
through all the daily papers. Here
is the letter :
"Washington, D. C , Nov., '02.
To Hon. Daniel Smith, Mobile, Ala :
"Dear siu and Buothhu : I
take ihe liberty ot writing to you
as an influential Alliance man of
of your Ktute to say that I now
think it necessary, if we are to pre
serve the order, that we at once go
to work and urge all Alliance men
( regartlless of their polilic-al atlilias
tious. to again come in!o (he ranks
tud put their shouhiers to the
wheel, assuring them that we will
make it in fact as well as in name a
non partisan organization. The
.'iiplete defeat of t lie People's par
rs which has every day been more
apparent since the Geoig a election,
miib' r:ot 1 e dio'ed to destroy the
Ai r; nee, and we can prevent it by
twnelv and wise action. Let the
spirit ot intolerance cese.
"Fraternally,
W. C, MACUNE."
It Dr. .Macune had been ;t wise
! i:ier, he would n t hsve pursued
toiif-e ih-t h is brought only dis
app :ntireut and rhatrered hopes
to all the people v. ho listened to
him. The people t:iitt a man once,
but when, because t::ey listen to
him, they are led into disaster, ihey
will prefer another leader when they
again want to wage battle.
If the Alliance is to regain its in
fluence it must first of all put some
other mau than Mr. Macune iu tbe
lead. It is the policy he and the
green tuckets iu the order have pur
sued that baa carried it largely into
a new patty an J caused it to lose
most of its members. If there is to
be au Alliancemau of power and
u-elulnte, there will have to be an
nfu-iou of new tdood, and that men
who have ahandouen it because of
Weaver ism au 1 Macundism will
have to be ree died and asked again
to help direct its destiny, Bat the
Alliance cannot survive (honest
men will not stay with it) anless the
members of Gideon's Band, such as
Dr. Macune aud 3. Otho Wilson
are made to step down aud our. .V.
Carolinian.
Subs i de itu ::."e COUKlEli.