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IWKTTTBX EYPAXStt-T rOR TSR ATLAICTA BUULU.]
MARCEL’S PORTION.
A NOVEL IN THREE PARTS.
U SANDY DeTAVARKS.
Entered according to Act of Congress, by the Hf.rald
Publish inq Company, in the office of the Libra*
rian at Washingtou.
CHAPTER XV.
THE CHIVALRY AND THE MUDSILL WING EACH
OTHER.
Tom Suckers had watched Mr. Lauroussini
closely. He had seen him leave his seat and
cross over to Mr. Graves, and bad watched
the two gentlemen leave the house. When
Mr. Graves returned alone and approached Mr.
Van Dusen, Tom became certain that some
thing serious was about to transpire. He felt
a trifle uneasy as to the probable result of a
hostile meeting, but finally came to the con
clusion that Mr. Van Dusen deserved to be
shot, and dismissed from his mind the fact
that be was indirectly the cause of the chal
lenge being sent.
The fact was that if even Tom had held
himself wrong, he would not have been able
to indulge in remorseful thoughts. He was
troubled to know how he could ascertain on
what day the duel would be fought, and how
he could be present to write out a report of it
for exclusive publication in the Repeater.
Tom unfortunately was out of funds, some
thing, by the way, that was chronic with
him. Two days before he had received one
hundred dollars from one of the Chivalry, in
payment of a handsome notice he had given
a speech made by the honorable gentleman.
On the same evening Tom had invited all the
newspaper coirespondents in the city to
a champagne supper, the bill for which
AU'ounted to ninety-three dollars, leaving
him almost penniless.
After the House adjourned, Tom returned
to his boarding hon6e, wrote a letter to his
paper, in which he bestowed great praise up
on the speech delivered by Mr. Graves, and
then fell to thinking how he could raise the
wind. To borrow money from any of the
other correspondents, was something not to
be thought of for an iastant. To realize at a
pawnbrokers he would instantly have done,
had not all the valuables he possessed been
already in pawn to various relations of his.
His landlady was not likely to lend him
twenty-five dollars, as he then owed her lor
three weeks boarding.
“I’m flummoxed, whatever that is,” h9 so
liloquized. “Let’s see, which of the mem
bers can I make a raise off of. Lauroussini
won’t do to ask. D—n me, I havn’t the lace
to ask him again this session. I got twenty-
five irom Brown not two weeks ago. Then
there was that hundred from Huster on Mon
day. The deuce take my extravagance. I
must economize. D—n me, I have it. There’s
Graves. Just the man. Given him a splen
did puff ia the letter on the table. I’ll see
him.”
Tom washed his hands and face, brushed
kis hair, took up the letter and went down
stairs to dinner. At the door of the dining
room his landlady met him and suggested the
propriety of his paying his bills.
“Certainly,” he answered promptly. D—n
me, never thought of it. How much is it V
Twenty-four dollars, hey ? Forgot to cash a
check to-day. Will pay you in the morning
at breakfast. Very sorry, you know, but its
all right. Don't be uneasy, madam, Tom
Suckers never cheated a woman yet.’'
Having given her this assurance, he took
his dinner and then started for down town.
The evening was clear and beautiful. The
deep blue sky was unflecked by a single cloud,
save near the edge of the Northern horizon a
few white flecks peeped upwards from behind
the forests seen in the distance from the end
of the avenue. Oat to the West the sinking
sun glared in ali his brilliancy, dazzling the
eye and coursing the glossy surface of the
waters of the river with long bands of a golden
hue. The soft wind of a Southern spring
gently swayed the branches of the trees which
lined the avenues, but was scarcely strong
enough to cause a ripple on the water.
“Beautiful, d—n me; beautiful,” muttered
Tom. “That sunset is grand.”
He paused a moment to gaze upon the
scene, and as he stood there a carriage drove
slowly past him. It contained but a single
occupant, a lady, whose eyes met Tom’s as
6he came ahead of him. In another moment
she was out of his sight, but Tom still stood
there gazing after the vehicle, with his face
as pale as death, and his two hands clasped
together before him.
“D—n me; Great God!” he uttered; “1
never saw such a likeness. It can’t be her,
though, for her cousin told me that she was
still in the South, living there, and would
never return to Washington. I wonder who
she married ? It has been eight years since I
saw her.” Then he walked on, saying, as if
ashamed of the feeling he had displayed,
“D—n me, you are a precious ass, Tom Suck
ers. What the devil has a Bohemian got to
do with sentiment? Lucky thing none of
the boys were around.”
Arrived at the hotel where Mr. Graves, who
was a bachelor, resided, Tom was informed
that the honorble gentleman was at that mo
ment in his room, and a waiter was ordered
to take the correspondent’s card up to him.
He returned with a request for the writer to
walk up. Tom followed the waiter, and was
ushered into Mr. Graves’ room, where that
gentleman, in company with half a dozen
others, was engaged in discoursing the re
sults of the day s session, over champagne
cocktails.
“ Walk in Suckers, ” said Mr. Graves, “I’m
glad to see you. Take a glass of cham
pagne. What did you think of the debate to-
Tom swallowed his glass of champagne.
“I think you made the best speech of the
day,” be replied gravely. “D—n me, Sir,
you gave it to those Massachusetts members
well. They are always bragging. Aint any
fight in 'em, Sir.”
“Come Tom,” said one of the gentlemen,
4 ‘Don’t abuse your countrymen.”
“Countrymen be hanged, Sir,” answered
Tom, “I was born in New Jersey.”
A laugh followed this announcement.
“D—n me, gentlemen,” said Tom a little
ruffled. “You needn’t laugh at New Jersey.
She is as true as steel.”
“So she is, Suckers,” Mr. Graves observed.
“I wish all the States were like her. But
about the debate. What the deuce made that
newr member, Van Dusen, go after Laurous
sini. Y’ou are from Goram and ought to
k^ow him. Wbat kind of man is he?”
“Very wealthy,” Tom answered. “He’s a
Pious Fraud, bat he’s no member of the
church. They say he has fought two or three
duels. ”
“Oh, then he is a fighting Pious Fraud,”
Mr. Graves remarked. “A kind of warlike
Qaaker.” At this moment the gentlemen in
the room prepared to leave and he added,
“you are not going already?”
“Yes,” answered one, “We have an engage
ment”
“I won’t detain you then. Good evening.’
“Now, Suckers, what can I do for you V”
asked Mr. Graves when they were alone, as he
threw himself back on his seat and crossed
his legs.
“I want you to read iny letter of tc-day’s
debate before I mail it,” Tom returned. He
then pulled out the letter and passed it over
to the other.
Mr. Graves liked to see himself praised in
ike newspapers, and as Tom had written in
the highest terms of his speech, his features
lit up with, ‘.satisfaction as he read the letter.
“This is an ably written letter,” he re
marked, returning it. “I am very much
obliged to you for the manner in which yon
speak of my speech. ”
What do you think of my statement that
nothing is likely to come of the words that
passed between Lauroussini and Van Dusen ?”
“Yon must ask those gentlemen for an opin
ion,” replied Mr. Graves diplomatically.
“If I thought anything would come of it,”
said Tom, “I would remain in the city.”
“Do you intend leaving?"
“Yes, there’s a couple of niggers to be
hanged in Virginia week after next. I’m going
there to write ap the execution.” Think I
shall start to-night. D—n me, continued
Tom suddenly, “If I haven’t forgot to cash a
check. Perhaps jou havn’t one hundred dol
lars about you, at the present moment?”
Mr. Graves’ eyes twinkled as he replied:
“I always have one hundred dollars about
e. Suckers.”
“Wish I could say the same.” returned
Tom. “But I can’t. D—n me, of course
you’ll favor me with that amount for a couple
of days.”
“A connle of centuries you mean,” said the
other. “Y'es, certainly, you can have the
money. It is no loan, though. Accept it as
a present Is one hundred dollars enough?”
‘Plenty for the present;” Tom replied, “will
serve me for a couple of weeks. Will accept
it as you say so, but would rather have it as a
loan. Been dissipating lately, last season in
Goram cost me about five thousand dollars.”
I Mr. Graves cave him the money, and when
the two had drank another bottle of cham
pagne together, Tom left, rather red in the
face and unsteady on the legs from the effects
his frequent potations,
‘D—n me,” he soliloquised as ho walked
homeward. “They may say as they like
about the chivalry, but they are clever fellows.
No airs about ’em, because they are rich.|
Nothing of the kind. Take a drink with a
man, just as soon as they will with each
|other.”
The first thing Tom did, after he had mailed
the letter and arrived at his boarding house,
was to pay his board bill. He then informed
his landlady that he would be absent from
the city for several days. Accordingly on the
following morning he left the house, taking
with him a small valise.
Instead of leaving the city he turned his
footsteps to Goram Avenue, on which street
Mr. Van Dusen lived. Almost opposite there
was a large banking house, occupied princi
pally by clerks employed at the Government
offices. Tom engaged board there for one
week, and then prepared to watch Mr. Van
Dusen’s movements. The negro who had
shown him to his room was employed to aid
in watching Mr. Van Dnsen. Tom paid him
two dollars in advance and promised him five
dollars more if he kept a faithful lookout, and
also kept silence. All this was done in a
spirit of professional pride. There was a
duel to be foaglit, and Tom Suckers was
bound to witness it, in behalf of the Goram
I Daily Jiepeater.
On the first day nothing transpired of im
portance until towards evening. When Tom
went down to his meals, the negro stood at
the front door scratching his head. After
dinner Tom took his position at the window,
lit a cigar and gazed with a critical eye upon
the ladies who promenaded the street. Just
before dusk a tall erect gentleman, wearing
an undress uniform of an army officer walked
up the steps of Mr. Van Dusen’s residence,
rang the bell and was admitted.
ing to take place on his grounds. The pro
prietor was there to receive them.
Silently the gentlemen passed the bouse,
orossed an open field and entered a forest of
trees, from the midst of which, and running
down to a large creek of water, was a wide
open path. Here they stopped.
The morning was bright and lovely. The
fog had been dispersed by the rising sun*
whose beams glared upon ’the dense foliage
which partly surrounded the party. The chir
rup of the early bird resounded through the
air, filling it with melody. Away in the dis
tance was heard the sound of the waters os
they murmuringly threaded their way be
tween the banks of the creek, or were
troubled by the sudden lull of a wild duck
upon their bosom.
The open path ran from the east to the
west. The ground was carefully measured
und twenty paces marked off. Tho tw o sec
onds tossed for choice of corners and Captain
Spun won. He selected a position with tho
6uu to the back of his principal. As they
were about to take up their positions, Mr.
Graves spoke to the Captain.
“There’s a newspaper correspondent on the
ground” he said, pointing to Tom. “So that
it might not be said that politics caused this
meetiug, I think it only honorable for Mr.
Van Dusen to publicly announce that his dif
ficulties are personal and social with my prin
cipal.'’
“Those correspondents arc confounded nu
isances” remarked the Captain, as he walked
off. He beckoned to Mr. Van Dusen and ex
plained what Mr. Graves had said.
Up to this time neither principal had spoken
a word. They had quietly watched the sec
onds arrange the preliminaries, and seen the
surgeons open their boxes of instruments, got
them and some lint ready and otherwise pre
pare for the tragedy. But neither had broken
silence. Both were somewhat pale, but with
out manifesting the slightest nervousness.
Mr. Van Dusen wore a serious countenance,
while his opponent’s was stern and dark. A
mere glance at Mr. Laurroussini’s face was
sufficient to learn that the duel would not be
a bloodless one.
Mr. Van Dusen nodded to his second and
advancing a few steps said in a clear, loud
voice, which was heard plainly by all present.
“I desire to state that the quarrel between
Mr. Laurroussini and mjself has nothing
whatever to do with politics. Our differences
are personal and social.”
He then took up the position assigned him
opposite Mr. Laurroussini who had already
taken his stand on the marked ground.
The seconds advanced and m the presence
of all present loaded the weapons. They
were the regular dueling pistols and were se
lected by Mr. Van Dusen.
Tom had taken a seat on the right side of
tbe path, midway between the combatants.
With his notebook on bis knee, and his pen
cil in his hand he had noted down every in
cident. Nobody had taken the slightest no
tice of him, nor had he himself observed this
neglect, so absorbed was he in what was tak
ing place.
When the pistols were loaded, they ’
handed by the secouds to the principals.
Captain Spurr, standing erect as if on dress
parade, gave the word:
“Are yon ready, gentlemen ?’’
‘Ready !” The pistols were levelled in op-|
a positive assertion that the quarrel was a pri
vate and personal one. The Pious Fraud
Consol was fierce in its denunciations of Mr.
Lauroussini, who it declared to be a would-be
assassin.
By slow stages Mr. Van Dusen was convey
ed to Goram. By restiog every night while
en route, the trip was made without fatiguing
him to any extent. It had already been defi
nitely ascertained that the bullet had entered
his lung, but the manner in which he had sus
tained his sufferings, and his naturally strong
constituliou, gave a promise lor his final re
covery. From the moment of his being shot,
he spoke bat little, and even then with brevi
ty. The desire of the doctors for him to re
main in Washington he curtly and decisively
refused to gratify. Throughout the journey
he complained of no pain, and slept with ap
parent ease, although his attendants were
compelled to bolster him up 60 that he could
breathe without effort.
Tom Suckers accompanied the ambulance
to Goram. Mr. Van Dusen saw him once,
then faintly smiled and extended his hand,
which Tom took up gently. Poor Tom was
dreadfully woried about tho wounded man.
He alternate blamed himself for seud-
in the letter to Mr. Lourouissini and
found consolation from the reflection that if
he had not sent it in, Belle could have easily
found another to perform the service. He
a little startled though, when on calling
to see Mr. Graves on the day following the
duel that gentleman asked him if Mr. Van
Dusen was dead yet, adding that either him
or Mr. Laurouissini would have to die before
tho quarrel could end.
D—n me,” said Tom “that’s Old Spurr. ; posite directions. “Fire !—One, two, three
He’s always at hand in a duel. Never saw Both weapons went off simultaneously, and
such a man in my life. ”
About an hour later Captain Spurr left the
house, and when it became dark Tom also
abandoned his watch and took a walk. Ho
strolled into a livery stable and engaged a cab
on singular terms. He did not wish to use
it at the moment, but he wanted it stationed
in South street, about a block from Goram
Avenue. It was to remain there from three
o’clock in the morning until ten o’clock in the
night, every day until further orders. Tom
paid for two days hire of the cab and returned
home.
The next day passed without anything oc
curring. Mr. Van Dusen left the house at
ten o’clock and returned at about four. Tom
went to bed that night, almost fully dressed,
nothing more than his boots and coat being
off. At half-past three o’clock in tbe morning
he was awoke by a loud knocking at the door.
“It’s me boss,” said the voice of the negro.
“Come in. ’ And Tom unlocked the door.
“What’s up?”
“Dere’s a kerridge for the gemmuns dar,
sab.”
“D—n me, that’s news,” returned Tom,
patting on his boots and coat, after washing
his face. “Go to the window and look out,”
he said to the negro.
He hurridly brushed his hair, put on his
hat and started to leave.
“Devs a comin out, sab,” said the negro.
Tom ran to the window, and by the light
of the lamp which stood opposite to the
house, saw Mr. Van Dusen and Captain Spurr:
accompanied by a strange gentleman in the
act of entering the carriage.
“Here, you nigger,” said he, “let me out of
the house.”
Both hurried down stairs, and Tom was let
out through the gate in the rear of the house.
He ran around the corner to Tenth street and
there saw the cab standing near the cubstone
according to his orders. The driver was
seated on the box muffled up in a cloak,
taking a nap. Tom waked him.
“There’s a carriage on the avenue that will
drive down in a miuute,” said he. “I want
you to follow it all the way. D—n me. there
it comes. Keep the track of it and I’ll give
you a couple of dollars.”
“All right, boss” said tbe driver. “Git in.”
Tom jumped in and the cab was driven
down the avenue, after the carriage the lan
terns from which could be plainly seen about
one block and a half distant. As they turned
into Louisana avenue, another carriage drawn
by two pairs of horses started from the door
of a house.
“That’s Lauroussim’s turn-out” muttered
Tom. who was looking through the window
of the cab.
The three vehicles drove out of the city
into a road running in a northerly direction.
A thick fog prevented the morning being
clear and it was not until nearly six o’clock
that the sun burst through it, revealing the
daylight. As he was driven along Tom saw
the head of a gentleman looking back from
Mr. Lauroussini’s carriage at the vehicle he
was in and at a quarter past five, the four
horses were drawn across the road thus pre
charge of the fresh animals, as to the time ’
the party would arrive. It was, therefore,
not until day had broken, bleak and dreary,
that the coach drove through the large gate, j
into the open lawn which surrounded Mr. i
Van Dusen’s residence.
Tbe bouse itself was a large, old fashioned j
building of the Dutch style of architecture.
The Walworth Trial.
AN EXTRA.ORDINARY DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT
AT THE READING OF THE RIBALD LETTERS.
From the New York Sun, 28th.
At the opening of the fourth day’s proceed-
It was built of brick, and rose up amid the 1 j. n 8 s trial °* ^ ran ^ H. Walworth, be
dim daylight as lonely looking as the morn-1 for ? Ju t d 8 e Da ™. the court room was crowded
ing was dreary and uninviting. a “ d a wa * v acr ° S8 the hall outside the
A physician met the party at the door and ; ° ° , e P back the disappointed »cores who
escorted them in. were too hue to secure places. The prisoner
“How is Mr. V»n Dusen?” asked the priest. . •**‘JJ* m °H* er and Mrs. Chancellor
“Very low,” was the answer, “Inflammation B randn,ot * l er, and conversed
with them from time to time m an ordinary un-
has set in. He cannot live twenty-four hours
longer. Nothing but his remarkably vigorous
constitution ban sustained him so long. He
is awake now, and has asked for you several
times. Wont yon see him.”
The priest lollowed the doctor up a flight
of stairs and entered the first room on his
left hand. Presently all but Father Melrose
excited way. He wore a black frock coat, white
vest, and black pantaloons, with a gray and
white necktie. His face is beginning to as
sume the clear, transparent look which often
results from imprisonment and suffering.
His expression whs calm, equally free from
great anxiety and from bravado, and he watch-
Two days after his arrival at Goram, Tom | sary Liar, Scoundrel, Ass and Fool, seventeen
saw Mr. Sniff and learned from him that Mr.
Van Dnsen, whojwns at his country residence
on the river and adjoining the house which
came out and the door was closed. What! ed proceedings closely, laughing quietly
took place between the priest and the dying j f* awkward way m which Mr. O Connor
man were ever known, but when he came to ! handled the loaded pistol presented in evi-
the head of tbe stairs, his face looked very ! den ® e * and again laughing with his grand-
thoughtful. mother at one ol the letters of the murdered
He beckoned to the two editors. They I !? un ’ which the writer said be was the
went up the steps and followed him into the j Eternal Son of God let down from heaven in
room; Tom meanwhile taking a seat near the a bas * et ‘ aso cu " ed |j xs 1*P ia :i bitter
fire in the parlor, on the first floor. !? eer at passages m some ot the other letters.
In spite of the presence of a dying man .in wa8 oppressed by the beat ot the room,
the house, neither of the editors could repress j J ann . lu 8 himself continually, and occasionally
his inclination to indulge in political contro- . mn 8 “ ls ^ ead on ^ 1S hand with an expres-
very. At dinner the two bad a wordy battle, j slo i? °* w eanness.
on the subject of high and low tariffs, during . .during the leading of tbe alters be and
xt,- /iaoinnnt/ij uic i his mother bowed their heads, she drawing
which Mr. Greenmount designated his adver-
her veil closely, and he fanning her. Mrs.
through the smoke Tom saw both duelists
standing opposite each other apparently un
harmed.
“D—n me,” he muttered, “I’m glad they
are not hurt.”
But he was mistaken. Both were wounded.
A stream of blood poured down the sleeve of
Mr. Lauroussini’s left arm after a few sec
onds.
“You are wounded,” said Mr. Graves.
“It’s nothing,’’ he answered. “Doctor, tie
up my arm. I insist upon having another
shot. The sun was in my eyes and spoiled
my aim.”
Meanwhile, Mr. Van Dusen remained stand
ing where he had fired the pistol. For a sin
gle instant his face flushed up, then it became
paler than ever, and he lifted his left hand
and placed it over his right breast.
Captain Spurr and the doctor caught him,
as he staggered back, and prevented his fall
ing. They laid him upon the ground, and
the doctor tore open his clothes and looked
at the wound.
Just then Mr. Graves came up.
“I presume,’' he said, “that we cannot have
another shot.”
“I am sorry to say I do not think we can,”
replied Captain Spurr, stiffly.
THe doctor had, by this time,
Mrs. Sniff called her “Villa,” had passed a
very restless night. Indeed, Mr. Sniff was of
the opinion that there must have been a seri
ous change for the worse, as the physician in
attendance bad sent for a celebrated surgeon
in Goram for the purpose of holding a con
sultation.
Tom hurried to the Repeater office for the
purpose of informing Mr. Fradden of the
startling information he had received. He
found the editor seated before his desk with
an open letter before him, looking very much
bewildered.
said Tom. “Heard the news?
Van Dusen is worse.”
Yes, I have heard it,” he answered, “And
I have received a most extraordinary letter,
from Father Melrose, asking roe to go up to
Mr. Van Dusen’s house with him. Bless me!
it is very singular. Van Dusen is not a Cath
olic, is he?”
“Don’t believe he pretended to be any
thing,” observed Tom, in reply.
“I hope it won’t end seriously,” said Mr.
Fradden, and he added, “l cannot imagine
what Father Melrose wrote me to go there
for, but I suppose I had better comply with
his request. What do you think about it?”
In the days of which I write, the relations
existing between an editor and his subordi
nates were frequently quite intimate.
“D—n me, go,” returned Tom, “can’t do
any harm, will go myself.
“You go,” observed Mr. Fadden; “for
what purpose.
“That’s private,” answered Tom. “Fact
is I feel uneasy about Van DuseD. Witnessed
the duel, you know. Had more to do with it
than you think for. Will go auc3 see Father
Melrose at onc&, and get a lift with him.”
Off Tom started for the residence df the
Priest, with whom he was well acquainted, as
he appeared to be, in fact, with almost every
person in the city. The reverend gentleman
at first demurred to his going, but finally con
sented, and promised him a seat in the car
riage. Tom said be would be at Mr. Fad-
den’s residence by four o’clock, at which hour
the party would start.
According at the hour named a large coach,
drawn by a pair of powerful horses, drew up
before Mr. Fradden’s house and that gentle
man with Tom entered. Seated, inside, they
found Father Melrose and another gentleman,
at the sight of whom Mr. Fradden gave a
start. It was Mr. Greenmount.
“Goodness me!” said Mr. Fradden, “Are
you going too ?”
“Y'es, I’m going,” replied the other, “What
of it ?” And he looked at his editorial op
ponent savagely through his spectacles.
“Nothing,” answered Mr. Fradden, meekly.
“But it is very singular. ”
“ That is exactly what I expected you to
say,” retorted Mr. Greenmount, tagging at
his suspenders, and smashing in the crown ot
xannned ' kat, w kich r e9 t ed on his knees. “You
times, while Mr. Fradden called the venera- j Walworth heia h ” r handkerchief to her eye*,
ble editor a virtual Robber of the American an ' , “ e . 8 P ec ! 4t . tor8 thought her weeping, but,
people, a Dotard, end a NigRer-lovin* Luna- i sudden,v look ! n S «P“‘ » disturbance
tic, eleven times. They finally separated, or . ,
rather Tom caused them to separate, each | aS
confident that he had got the best of the
other.
[TO ME CONTINUEE NEXT SUNDAY. J
A Freak of Nature.
C ENTURY PLANT ONLY SIX MONTHS OLD IN
FULL BLOOM.
i tbe 8an Jose Mercury.
in the room, she exhibited a face as stern and
hen she was in the witness
box. The scene during this reading was dra
matic in the extreme. The precincts of ju
dicial dignity invaded by unaccustomed
sound of ribaldry and blasphemy from the
. lips of the reader, the most venerable lawyer
i of the New York bar, the hushed spectators,
the attentive jury, the disgusted judge, the
! widow sitting veiled listening to the obloquy
heaped upon her by the husband who nad
bien killel by tl e hand of the son who was
j fanning her—all this presented a picture not
, often seen in a lifetime-.
The same friends and relations who were in
the court room the day before sat by the pris
oner yesterday. The counsel were al' in :h»-ir
seats, and Mr. O'Conor conducted the detente,
which occupied the whole of the session,
without concluding the testimony on that side.
There was a noticeable stir when Sir. O’Conor
announced that the line ot defense was he-
Ou the premises of Mr. Joseph Lee, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, may be seen
a young century plant of six months’ growth,
which has developed itself into a most re
markable phenomenon. The plant stands
about five inches high, and is of itself a curi
osity because of its diminutive proportions.
About three weeks ago the family noticed the
germination of a small sprout on the plant, i reditary homicidal insanity
which has grown so rapidity that it now j ♦ ■
presents a stalk nearly three feet in hight. 1 Scaring the Chinese.—For several days
This stalk is sending lorth numerous buds, ! past a placard has been posted in various
and from all appearances the plant will be in 1 parts of the city announcing the Caledonian
full bloom within the course of a few weeks, picnic across tiif* Bay. The placard is illu-
A reporter of the Mercury visited the grounds j minated by the figure of an immense Scotch-
yesterday, and he unhesitatingly pronounces man in full dress in the act ot bearing a rock
the plant a most extraordinary development of j about the size of a watermelon. This placard
germination. Such is also the opinion of a ; has caused considerable consternation among
number of horticulturalists of the State who : the Chinese, who believe it to be a call for the
Lave seen this plant. It is a popular delusion organization of “A United Order of Cobble
that century plants bloom only once in every j Stone Throwers,” whose object shall be to
one hundred years: but modern investiga- pelt the Chinese. The Six Companies are
tions show that under favorable conditions I preparing a placard in their own language,
they will bloom in about twelve years’growth. ' which will allay the apprehensions of the
Here is a plant that blossoms the first year j Chinamen.—Sin Frnncisr<> Chronicle.
of its growth. This fact reuders the pecu- ! r: -- _ j
liarity of the growth of this plant ail!
the more attractive, and adds much interest f
to its history. It is a development of one of
the many mysteries of nature which seems to
be unexplainable, and we leave the subject I
for the consideration of others. The larnily i
have appropriately christened the plant Gen- i
eral Tom Thumb. The large century plant
which stands but a few feet distant stands
thirty-two feet high, and has a large number
of branches, ranging from eight inches to
three feet in length. These branches contain
upwards of one thousand beautiful buds.
Since the commencement of its growth, over
1,000 persons have registered themselves as
visitors to see tbe plant. Last Sunday 140
persons registered, and equally as many more
visited the grounds who did not enter the in
closure al all.
Admiral Pothnau, the late Minister of Ma
rine in France, has long since issued a cir
cular warning the public, against a new in
fernal machine which it was stated had been
invented by an American in order to destroy
over-insured vessels.
PATENT MEDICINES.
l*e doctor Had, by ttiis time, examined , ’ 7 T, • r i
the wound. Bising from his knees, he left are a l*' a ys talking nonsense, Fradden. Is it
Mr. Van Dnsen’* side and approached the 1 aD - v “°™ fot^me to he going than for
you to be going? Iso: I am wrong, lou
two seconds ” J J 01 * to be going? No; I am wrong.
“He’s dangerously wounded,” he (wOd; “I j ought logo. Kemorse, if nothing more, ought
am afraid the ball is in his right lung.”
Mr. Graves bowed and retired. He report-
“what have
ed to Mr. Lauroussini the condition of his
adversary, expressing the opinion that Mr.
Van Dusen could not live.
“I hope he will not,” replied Mr. Laurous-
‘ bitterly, between his clinched teeth. “By
to take you.
“Goodness me,” said the other,
I to feel remorse about?”
“Your iriendsmurdered the man,” replied
the Pious Fraud editor sharply.
“Good God, sir, I never saw Mr. Laurous-
life,” remarked’tbe Repeater, with
m cl, “ cueu *; ! some show ot spirit. “ Besides, the man is
G-d, Graves, that man and myself cannot 1 . .. .,
live upon earth together.”
“How is your wound,” asked Mr. Grav
not murdered, for he is alive.
It don’t make the slightest difference,’
ixuw wjwd* " uu “ u , • a Ml ' 1 .said the other. “ It’s likelv he will die before
Nothing serious, 6aid the surgeon, who *•
had just completed dressing it. “The ball! to-niorrow evening.
passed through the flesh, without touching rU M J n J radden bristleii U p, and the prospect
the bone or cutting an artery. j was bright lor a lively political discussion,
Mr. Lauroussini aud his party now left the ; "r* ” . . . / $ c .
field and re-entering the carriage drove back ! wben P nes ’ ’ 'J , * j ? t t t .
rr™ AiA ♦ham corner ot the coach, an amused listwier to the
conversation, interposed between the two ed-
T HIS Concentrated Vegetable Specific in a true Fu
nlier of tbe Blood. It thoroughly neutralize*
and eliminates from the av*tem the *pec:Sc virus
....... . , ' which causes auch a long list of suffering.
It was at first thought that there must be J in every form of scrofulous, mercurial and cousti
some mistake about this, but sines the circa- ! ttitiowil blood complaint*, it stands without a compeer
lar of the French Admiral was published the 1 r *ff d L r c ' lrinR y lt J rs - rartmndw. «•» J
?d«or of one ot th. Birmingham newspapers j S^Tti “ 8 , 8 “ STSSSL.'MS
in Lngland has come into the possession of i deadly enemy of mercury, lend ant! ar«enic, quickly
oue of the destructive machines in question. I eliminating them from the ayatem. The Fluid Extract
It looks like a block of coal, sir inches bv four. ? r ’ 8 - Ppm!>,rto11 -
j :* 1 . 1 » 1 , 1 n%* made the meat wonderful and aatomahing cure*.
Pk* c . 111 coal bunkers could only I Its purifying, vivifying and tonic properties exercise
be distinguished with great difficulty. After : the quickest and mod wonderful effects in restoring
having been thrown into the fire it would! 14 is harmless to the most delicate, and can
explode in -i short time It seems thut nnite never be used a,uiM * U is lhe trnp of the
expioue iu a soon i.me. it seems tuat quite ! comp iexion. If you want pure, rich blood, clear skin
a number Of these machines have been for- and beautiful complexion, use the Compound Extra* t
warded to different ports iu South America, j of Stillingia or Queen’s Delight. Bead our treatise on
The Venezuelan Consul in London, Mr. Hem- I of tae B,ood - The h l f‘?' 1 . ine *** the
of the proprietor upon each label.
J. 8. PEMBERTON * CO.
apll-yl-eod Atlanta, G
venting the cab from passing. It accordingly I y 0n mean.”
halted.
I’om looked through the window and saw
Mr. Graves advancing towards him.
“What. Suckers!” said that gentleman,
recognizing him. “What the devil are you
doing here? I thought your cab contained
policemen from Washington. ”
“Not much,” answered Tom, and he went
on. “There’s going to be a duel. I am here
to report it. D—n me, why didn’t you tell
me ot it?”
“Wait n minute” said Mr. Graves, aud he
went back to Mr. Lauroussini’s carriage, put
his body in and appeared to be engaged in
conversation.
Presently he returned.
“We’ve decided to let you be present” he
said to Tom, “Mr. Lauroussini and Mr. Van
Dusen are going to fight. I want you to dis
tinctly understand that politics has nothing
to do with it.”
“D— n me, I know,” Tom began.
“You know what?” asked Mr. Graves
sharplj*.
“I kuow that you don’t want it said that
politics bad anything to do with the duel”
Tom replied, recovering himself.
“It has not” said Mr. Graves. “When we
reach the gronnd, Mr. Van Dusen will pub
licly state that it has not.”
He now left Tom and re-entered his car
riage and the party again drove on. They
were now iu Maryland, some twelve miles dis
tant from Washington.
In front of a fiue looking mansion about
two fmles farther, all the vehicles stopped,
and the gentlemen alighted. They were now
on the property of an acquaintance of Mr.
Lauroussini, who had consented for the raeet-
to Washington. Tom did not follow them.
He had risen from his seat and was bending
over Mr. Van Dusen. The poor lellow was
terribly shocked at the result of the meet
ing.
Mr. Van Dusen, however, did not exhibit
the slightest fear. He soon recovered from
the state of semi-unconsciousness into which
the shock of the word had thrown him.
When he opened his eyep, he beckoned to the
doctor.
“Is my wound serious?” he asked, speak
ing with great difficulty.
“Not necessarily,” answered the surgeon. . --
“But there is danger?” And as he spoke i their bodies to pitch backward and forward
he ejected a mouthful of blood. alternately and with each pitch the head of
“Yes, there is some danger. one would come in contact with the breast ol
“I must be taken to Goram at once then, j the other. This occurred several times with-
Have me carried to my country residence. out anything being said on either side; al-
»q$ u t ” the doctor began. ; through both were awakened every time the ve-
“Jusfc as I say, man, or I'll order my ser- ' hide jolted. At length a severe jolt pitched
van! to do it. * i Mr. Greenmount forward violently anil as ho
To you* country residence on the river, i stretched out his arm to recover himself, bis
| hand came in rather rough contact with Mr.
itors.
“Come, gentlemen,” he said, good humor-
edly, “I must enforce a rule of the Church.
No politics are allowed with us, you know.”
“Then I will take a nap” said Mr. Green-
mount leaning back and closing his eyes.alter
unwrapping of his head with a large red hand
kerchief.
It so happened that the editors sat opposite
to each other and as the rapid driving through
the cold air made them drowsy, both soon
fell asleep. The jolting of tho coach caused
ming, says that on the lGth of last April, a
gentleman called on him at the Consulate and
Repeaters are all | stated that a sailing vessel had then leit or
was about to leave a port in France for one
of the principal cities in Venezuela, car
rying on board of her a Frenchman, and
that this man had taken with him a supply
of these infernal machines expressly adapted
to the secret destruction of steamships. The
Consul immediately sent lull pp.rticulars by
the West Indian mail steamer to the author- {
ities at the city to which the ship was des
tined. He has since learned through the : of Chronic and Acute Shenniati
Yes.” And exhausted by the exertion he j Fradden’s face,
had made, Mr. Van Dusen fainted. Mr. Fradden, suddenly roused up by the
He was placed in the carriage and taken to I blow, supposed that his vis-a-vis had delib-
his residence in Washington. For two or erately {truck him, and his blood being up,
three davs he remained there, and appeared so i the journalistic Repeater caught bold of the
strong that the doctor began to entertain a ' Pious Fraud’s head and gave it a tremendous
hope of his final recovery. No more blood pull.
came through his mouth, and as he conversed ; “ Help ! somebody . exclaimed Mr. Green-
without great difficulty, it was believed that the j mount. “The confounded jackass wants to
bullet had grazed the lung without pierce- murder me. Catch hold of him, Suckers,”
j ng j t> ' he added to Tom, who was sitting aside ot
On the evening of the third day, he was Mr. Fradden, laughing as heartily as he
removed, placed in an ambulance supplied by j could. .
the Goerntnent for the purpose, aud started I Lhe priest once more interfered and settled
for Goram, it being decided daugerous to at- : the affair amicably. Mr. Fradden explained
tempt a removal by water. what had influenced biin to pull Mr. Green-
Tom Suckers accompanied him. He had mount s beard, aud tbe latter gentleman ae-
rnade every effort to see Belle, but had failed, cepted the explanation, with the remark that
At the hotel where she was staying when he j his confrere must have been a - —— ass not to
met her in Washington, Tom lmd learned know that he never struck anybody. I o pre
sume informant, who has also communicated h** 0,
with the British Government, that the ma-! c.,
chines were sent to some persons in the Vene- j ery of J. P. Eitler, m. D., a regular graduate physi
zuelau port referred to who were interested in ! «»**• with whom we are personally acquainted, who
merchant steamers. Their plan was to load 1 h \ 8 for , 3M ?e)tr8 treated these diaeaeeeexclusively with
. .. astonishing results W e believe it our Christian duty,
one oi these with goods of little value, and, I after delih. ration, to conscientiously request sufferer*
after putting some of the machines on board, to use it, especially persona in moderate circumstan*
to send her to sea verv heavilv insured. If I Ces, who cannot afford to waste money and time on
tbe plan «•«< .ncearfM tbe vessel would be '
lost and the shipowners would make a large 1 doraing this medicine. But our km.wiedge and expe-
sum of mouev bv her destruction. Mr. Hem- rienee ot ite remarkable merit f-’.lly justifies our ac-
mine h..s se<‘-u 'one of these diabolical nm- ll ? n ;,. ?"'• c - H - P.nn.,i™nlvMlhr-
, • ° ™ ed siEteeu years, became hopeles*. Rev. Thomae
chines, and says it has the exact appearance 1 Murphy, p. d.. Frantford, Philadelphia: Rev. J. B.
of an ordinary piece of coal. Some are made Pavla, Highetown, New Jersey: Rev. J. 8. Buchanan,
larger, even to tbe size oi a man’s head, bnt . Clarence. Iowm; Rev. G. o. Smith. Gttsford. X. York;
oil or. j . * i .i Rev. Joaeph Begte, Falla Chnrch. Philadelphia.
all are constructed so as to have the appear- „Governor*..
ance ot coal blocks. greaemeu, Phveicians. Ac., i<*rwarded gratis, with
It is stated that these infernal machines i STSS
u.i\e also been shipped .O laraguav, aud diet-ane* allowing equal merit muter t***.t. or ttiat can
there is every reason to apprehend that the , produce one-fourtk aa many living enrea. Any per
movement to sell and circulate these agencies 1 -on • ead ** 1 ^ hy letter description o. affliction, will re*
of mischief M wide ceive . Krati» a legally signed guarantee, naming tbe
°I mi ‘St uiei IK W lae spread. number of bottle* to cure, agreeing to refund the
i statement ot it* failure
RED WINE A KOX.
ile and retail Agent* Atlanta. Ga.
that she left there on the same morniug the
duel took place, aud about an hour alter the
announcement of its serious result had
throw’ll the outire population into a state of
nervous excitement,
CHAPTER XVI.
THAT W HICH WEALTH CANNOT BRIBE NOR POW-
The duel between Mr. Van Dusen and Mr.
Lauroussini made a profound impression upon
[vent further belligerent demonstrations.
Father Melrose insisted upon changing seats
with Mr. Greenmount, who, for the balance of
the journey, sat opposite Torn. That lively
individual ‘amused himself the greater part of
the way by tickling the venerable nose of the
irate Pious Fraud w ith a bit of paper he rolled
lip for the special purpose.
From Goram to Mr. Van Dusen's country
residence was a distance of fifty-one miles.
The road run principally along the bank of
tho river, and the scenery was magnificent,
although, as tho night was a little cold and
the snow till hvdi, frozen on the ground, the
Snakes.—Since the world began these cold
blooded reptiles have been on intimate terms
with the fair sex. Mother Eve was the first
to make bosom friends of them, and now it
appears that the confidential terms brought
about in the Garden of Eden still exist, as a J^i!'“^“d 1
late attempt at reviving the old intimacy ui.ctunng, .ml 1 »m now prepare,l to furnish it
proves, at least oil tbe part of the serpent. At : *n\ quantity to enit pnreliasera. ■;] efficacy of thi
the Odd Fellows’ picnic in a grove near
Greenwood, while a party of young ladie
LIFE AND MONEY SAVED-NO HUMBUG
' Southern Remedy
and gentlemen were lunching one of the
young ladies felt something cold crawling
over her hare shoulder, and slowly gliding I premonitory• eyinpt
down into her bosom. She mechanically ‘
reached back and threw tbe object into the
center of the group. There was a general ,rUL 11 «“ br P 1
Her k Venable, coi
“ Grvut Remedy.” for Dysoiiteiy, l*i*rrha, the Chole
ra Morbus, aud Dentition (catting of teethi of child
ren. is. without question, a* hundred* of certificate*
will testily, that uothiug las ever been offered to the
public at a cure for these disease* that ia iu equal. In
of the much dreaded epidcm-
t* speedy ami sure. It is plea*,
the taste, ha* no nauseating rSwtial tob.
iueed of it* virtue ’ti* only necessary to givs it *
based »t the drug Moris of Cos
r Decatur and Marietta, aud Mr
the public mind. Except among the ftw per occupants of the couch were unable to enjoy
sons who knew the real cause of the meetiug. it
a general belief prevailed that the debate iu j At a village lying midway the horses were
Congress between the two gentlemen was the changed, ;»fter a delay of dyer two hours,
origin of it In vain Tom Suckers published J caused bv a mistake of the man who had
iiiui
rolh d heels over head backward—giving ex- j ill*
liibitions of ground and lofty tumbling that j »
would have excited the envy* ot the most re- j *° the
nowned acrobat. The lady whose bosom ! tboir families
companion his snakeship sought seemed to be 1 Jno R Wallace, Judge o A Locbranc. A K Seago, Jn<
the least frightened ot any. She gazed in I George. J T Porter. T J Maher. Leroy Morris, Jooejv.'
sneeohleK* wonder for mnnioi.t .V,wl tUn Woodruff, Jordon Johnson. Ellsh Robinson, Matt ]
spt euiiess "oncler lor a moment, and then Wa i ker , R Montgomery. Geo W Horton, Jnofc Whit*
exclaimed, “l gh . but it felt cold ! | w J Johnson, Joe H lUn*om. Wm McDonnell, M Hal!
10 Kick lighter, T*R Snell. Cobb co. Geo Sherdon. J .
Hayden, Robt M Farrar. Win Powers. Anthony Mur
phr, K R Fowler, Tho* G Crussell. A L Holbrook. .1*
Caldwell, Geo Wlnahip.
S. T. BICCERS,
ROLE PROPRIETOR,
A correspondent of the Boston Transcript,
who renews the cry that our country needs a
distinctive name, aud suggests that Westland
might perhaps be am good a one as England is
for our mother land. Our people, ho says,
might then be called West landers, or, better
still. Westerans.
11 BIGQER’S SOUTHERN REMEDY.
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