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Newspaper Page TextMACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1889. Weekly, 01.00 k Year. I Single Copy, Vive Cents. MISADVENTURE, By W. E. NORRIS, I Ciroly shut up her fan with a sudden I Bobby had departed, and tho flimsy pre- *“r*Ucnt rattle. } text alluded to had been outwardly oc- I «| , i the chances are that I shall livo ! quiesced in, but the mishap which had landdioan old maid,” she said. “No befi. lion him was no secret to any of his Author ot “My Friend Jim,” “Major and Minor, “Mairimony," etc., etc. HEttUlU • • r \ I ddiibt there aro plenty of women who, near relations, because he had been una- ,! can manage to think their huul>ands j j ‘ —^ ‘ f . - . . *» j paragons of perfection, but I can't bc- I liove myself capable of such imbecility, and if one didn't think the man a para- [All Rights Reserved.] SYNOPSIS of PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. | pose yeti will; 1 omrsasl ; enough to laugh r St, •‘»y. a I . rli'trninc (IsuRbter. Iuih a conversation with hh ter than thr frI Hu* rector, Mr. Iaiwndes, during which ke < Cicely h i i,i. i.p>r<-rrnoefor his nephew, Archie, fur . -- •• - - naturally entertains a vindkUm Showed si tU> surprised, tlvlinir. ' ltotdty Bhgli. a bright youns sailor, a ,^.. ni <>f t’icpiy's, with whotu he is in lore, Is to the reader. Ciuftks* III *>»> IV.—Morton, the son of Mr. T>ti >h ■i.iH-.-irn at Ahiioti*|iortaii<l. fiy the mean* j,'A and hriitalitr of hb disposition, altogether r.tranu'** himself from the oih««r members of his fnmilv who despise him. In (.'larges street, Ixin- q Aiinme SottravlelT, s ItmuOan advent uma. k* n up her abode. She is visited iUrK j' t t>[(ir .„ Ahbotsport Voice. “Ilut, Bobby, w ould you fcfliv aro only a l«*y “So you say; I am a man. ] don't care for i , there's roi iont-iratetl, “ho* r ^ ! luff act rem.dn-t tint i loll me Dins v-u if bis ho ------- - - - - - tells VOU can't fill— r,"r t'mt 1 is fortune lias left him. and the tenant, -.i lo ' -near Ahbotsport on whops rent ho I aDlrtml lo io> ** Y® had h ft It, and lie itly i’n didirt think the man a para* I gon, I don’t see how one could escape j abhorring him. The whole question is one of imagination from beginning to | **nd, and my imagination lias always n been defective.” t That was prohably true; and it was ;« certainly true that she was as vet fancy r* tffc. If any one had contrived to find a J so't place in her iicart, that •} arson was r no other than tlie modest Bofifiv him self; but of course such an avowal could iH)t be made without a risk of miscon ception* 1 And now this Interview was brought to an abrupt close by the entrance of Archie, wiio marched up to the couple i in a state of ill-disguised irritation, to say that he had been looking for them t all over tho place, that tho carriage was SSS'Svl^-vf-AflM. the departure of atupid, and at B ..If, -MN.iiro.leir. MtmUou ®>t. llOCOUld 1 • the presence of a pian outside of eilectivelv: fc hiently watching if- She discover* i nn .i ma ,|« i,o r tii.it ™ is In the pey of Iter ^husband employed ?“ u ,na *® * to ri Meet evidence of undue intinmey betwce*n Novertll* It 1 tm If :v n • 1 Chet node for the |HU*ih>h** of obtain- jn U for a divorco. Khe brilu-s him heAvily unilertAkesto be profoundly U-norant of ■limit for a divi She then atteuds a dinner party iH-.-nsfi-rryl where she mects witli sev- |,oni Otieensferry' . al n.’Li»4rs and Also Mark's lawyer, Mr. Wintc* ik-lil In list meantime Archie and bit party K<» u t ti.-liin^ in He* »»arbor. t tunrn* VII .t*n VIM.—Mark Chetwode, eon- ulttnir Mr. Wlrvrfleld, Ids lawyer, is advised I ter Itllll \ . Col bv,” Jr.* Soi'i, ibiuk nlxMit it any ■ n’t tilin’.; ttU nl it .. i ate, not for lonp ; I Ulo ilc.lftltftJ lo- yetnembeting how r himself against the subaltern. Archie, for favoiaof Miss IIIIkH, if he wUlun to obtain . MseKsion again of the ane«*"tral property which tn.« ivuised into the hands of the HIIk'Iih. On this tm ' cts niul returning to his i-stnte he en- .Mi-s liiigb, to whom lie tmikua liimw.-tf Ut'i l K* IX .themniable by visitiny ill house, and plainly Intimates to him that uid rsther liave Mark for a brother-in-law i Archie. Cicely and some friends (p» out a accident ‘■j|M with her horse. CHAPTER XIII.—lit buy is Put Out of Suspense. While Cicely was producing tho Jm- • Niion above mentioned upon Mark lictwodo while Archio from a distant int of vantago was glaring at tho uu< nM iotis couple, and while the remain* _ rof the tutrembled company were, it may lie bojK-d. enjoying themselves af ter tin ir several fashimis, Bobby Bare ;i.' in a condition of tumultuous mental . it ment. That very evening—so bo A l Ol. rinined—he was to hear whether life thenceforth should mean for him a hopeful effort toward some realisable ' n-nl or merilv a daily round of mounto- Hdwftver. ! nave got away n little sooner, there iderstaud tJm 1 miilit have been some hope of his being I n> le to U*have himself; but by this time woi.t. 1 bo must I»o as drunk as an owl. I’d put full, ' •<uti<»n the box, only 1 suppose ho'd roll luty. Either way, he was goii g bo j u . In lu> rolipvwl from MUppnsB. which ut I ns 1 am snit ays a stirring prospect. His sister I thou ~ Jane had patted liini cn trio back and encouraged him very much, lut that is what one's sister Jam* may generally bo relied upon to tk’nnd if one bo a sensible man liko BoWiy, ono makes allowance for her j»ar- tinlity while duly appreciating it, and hnot specially elated by her sanguine an- ripitions. Bobby was very far from Xl' Ir vi* man lecislre action had arrived; and so, » he had danced with Cicely for a niiiuto or two, he asked her whether lit- would mind coming with him into t!i<; library. ‘•Because,” said he, “I want di vou something.” I shall be doligiiten," sho answered '•-■'iiatiiigiy. I im«u IiihI itiuru ti«3& ugh dancing forona night, and if i can tell me anything of a nature to dm* or interest mo 1 sliall be truly gra’eful." Tito library was deserted, and in the av of illumination had blit two shaded titjis (ti concession to modern social rc- iri tmnts which Ijtdy Bare bad only tem-tioned after a struggle', the l«vy win- had liecn thrown open, anti beside f them was an arm-chair, of which Cic ly promptly took |os«o«.sion. Well," said she. ns soon os Bobby hod i d himself, with his elltows on his vs, Ufon on old-fashioned stool in of her, “speak on. I am accus- i* d to receiving confidences; nnbtkly « tn<>re of them than I do. nml if 1 r e not so discreet, 1 could toll you all domestic secrets of Abbotsport. What is your |\*irtieular trouble? Have hi lieen falling desjierately iiWJVS with •m**body, after tho manner of sailors? An.I has site anublic I you?” IVrha|M this was rather a cool speech; 'it then it must Lo ap|Kiu nt to every- ly tlmt there are occasions ii|ion which ■ i- cruel only to bo kind. Bobby th'-r took tho hint nor resented it. 'E.rst of all," ho answered, “I wanted !• II you that I've been at |»* i itod to •Cvgnet, and tliui 1 sball have to join in a few days.” at tho door and that everybody was go ing away. “Chetwode appears to have appro priated tho brou;.h im,” ho added. “Fretty cool of him, 1 must say. Wo shall have to stow Morton away bome- lle was not much moll.'fl.d when his main rejoined:— “That is my fault: I told Mr. Chet xlo lie could havo tho brougham. Tho arrinpo holds four, hut anyhow you ron't mind sitting on the lx>\’ on such a lively night, will you? I thought you pilld bo glad to have tho chance of a gar.” oliio giunted; and wh lo Cicely, who Ai ^1 risen, was making h. r way towards ball* room, to say good ni^litto her Kbrtitin'*rr, ite muttered to Bobby: •That hiute ln. s been Swilling chain* ■o tho whole evening. If wo could mg. I hone—progressing, i “Oh, 1 in progressing, n ;t is very ignorant of tne, but I really n't know whether I ought to et n- itu!at»* you or not. Whet6 i. oir.-’ HHnfrton was sul>sequently ofTcre*! tim ; Lb:Best which he declined, with thanks, i Hr w ,not drunk, hut i.e might with out ' |uch exaggeration havo lx*»*n called t G • *| Ho was a bo in high t.pirits;for wl witnessed from a dfetance his 9 prolongetl conversation with ^Chetwode. anti Archie’s evident pnor struck him in the light of a il joke. Ho beguiled the home- ♦ay with tonto facetious tiallies at tbenso of Lady Dare's guests, most Melt were expressed in language p Shocked Miss Shipwith beyond lit, and consequently amused ~be latter was in need of ment that sho could obtain, her own spirits were depressed. 8:»o had 'ortable feeling tlmt she hud imI very well to peer Bobby, more uncomfortubl" feeling 1 bebaveti with a good deal ot itv to hci; rhe could have o’to explain to him—had it 0iWo to do tlmt without ex- vi tttiu ble to conceal it from Jane, and Jane had imparted it to her mother, who had told Sir George, and reticence had never been ope of hir George's many fine qualities. Not that he meant to soy a word about tho matter to IUigh; that would be a very useless and undignified thing to do. Girls must be allowed to choose their own husbands, or at any rate to reject aspirants whom they may havo tho bad tasto not to fanev, and Lady Bare was much mistaken in thinking that Cicely was the sort of girl who would submit to havo a hu band chosen for her. As a nuttier of fact. Lady Dare did not think so; but Jane did. Jane was con vinced tlmt unless some disinterested person intervened Cicely would be talked into marrying her cousin, and Jane's con vict ion, w hich had reached her father’s car, may httvo had something to do with that hoiest gentleman s sudden anxiety to inform himself us to the true state of poor liligh’s health. But if so ho was quite unconscious of it. lie had told Lady Dare, who had suggested tho in tervention of the disinteieitcd person, that that was allstufif and nonsense, and although ho had agreed witlt her that it would be very nice if Bobby were to muko a good marriage, and had not dis puted iter assertion that Bobby was both handsomer and more lovablo than Archie, lie had at tho samo time* re minded her that Cicely appeared to bo of a different opinion, on reaching the I’riory ho was informed that Mr. Bliglt was out in the garden, nml there, reclining in a sheltered,sunny s|>ot. lie found tlie invalid, whom lie greeted with much heartiness. “Weil, Bliglt,’’ said he, “it’s a great pleasure to see you out of doors agvin, And how are you ? I’rogreas- ehr ... answered Mr. Bliglt, witlt a little laugh. “In fact I may say that I'm progressing very fast indeed—down tho hill." Sir George Itegan to say; “Oh, non sense, my dear fellow, you niusn’t talk like that! You're all right; we shall have you about again before long.” But while he war spcaking'ho looked at the other's pale, waxen face, nml sud denly felt ashamed of uttering such ab surdities ; to that his sentence, which ho started so bravely, died away feebly be fore reaching its conclusion. To relieve his embarrassment Mr.BUgli at once changod tho subject, and pres ently made somo inquiry about Bobby, which enabled hir George to say: “Alt, |KK>r boy, Pm here partly on his behalf. Asked me to say gqtxl-byo to you all for 1dm. IIo has been ordered oil lo the East India station, you know." “ho t’ieelv told ino.” observed Mr. I High; “but 1 didn't kuow* thut hu had to join Ida ship immediately." lie won’t have to join for a week or two, 1 believe; but he said ho must go ip to.London to get his outfit. Tire ft •f the mutter is tlmt lie wanted to away—and no fool lie! I didn't attempt ‘ tain him, though of course 1»U C n I tonal qualities, m l at Mr. Bligh !•: d i for m a'KMtein-li anitii' hail l.«>n tini r. I'd...! im.... «... kind of neighbor who can give one a good deal of annoyance if lie chooses. However. I didn't tell Sir Georgo what BBPWWWBI - J Georgo L, my intentions were. But I think," added 1 Mr. Bliglt, after a short pause, “that I *'»*• * , **p*'i U DUUIb JldllM!, limt & \H1I tell you, if you don’t mind listening to me for a minuto or two. Now that my mind is made up, I should like you to knovf it. Bid it ever occur to you that I might put you in Morton's place?” “No," a iswered tho young man, look ing up wouderingly, “1 can’t say that it ever did.” “I’m glad of that, because I don’t mean to commit such an act of injustice, much as I should like to commit it. If 1 felt free to consult my own inclinations, I should choose to Le succeeded by some body who would be content to lead the ordinary life of an English country E Ottoman. I havo been interested my tenants and in the fishing people,' and 1 have tried P« up»<-, nun i uave ineu io uo what I could for them, and the idea tlmt my work will bo either undone or ul- lowod to dio a natural death isn’t, of course, quite pleasant to me. Still, I couldn’t deprive Morton of his birth right. After tiiinking it over, tlmt is tho conclusion to which I have couio. Tho excuse, it seems to mo, would be insuffi cient, and l need not weary you by going into reasons and imrticulars. But 1 have thought myself justified in leaving him only a life interest in tho estates, which will pass on his death to his eldest son, or, if ho never has any sons, to (Jicely, For you 1 have made such provision os'it seemed right and reasonable to make. You won't Iw a rich man, Archie, but you will Le independent—which, aft.*r all, means much the same tiling.” Archio made an unintelligible mum ble, which is all tlmt can bo expected of a man to whom an announcement of that kind has be* n made, and a pause ensued. Then Mr. “ igli, who had been scrutinizing the young man with a faintly amuxd air, resumed: “I wonder whether you would mind my speaking to you with brutal nnd un ceremonious frankness?” Archie raised his blue eyes wonder- ingly and answered :— “1 don’t mind your saying anything that you want to say, Uncle Wilfrid." “Thank you. Well, I want to ray something that may perhaps make you blush; hut I will look- the other way while I’m saying it. You must try to forgive an unemployed cripple fsr hav ing had eyes shacp enough to perceive that you aro smitten with my daughter, and m ijl>o you will forgive mo the more me the greatesEpoK^^^^^^^^^^I perceive that such is the case. If I had to choose a husliand for her out of the whole world, 1 should choo.-o you; and— in short, my dear fellow, I wish you good luck with all my heart” Here Mr. Bliglt h- id out his hand to I his nephew, who took it. expressing his G tP.ude as warmly as a somewhat it*d vocabulary would allow. He .U, .4.MM III... thought his uncle was treating him with vary great kindness and generosity, and * “ “ as much. Ing a confidanto of Jano, then?" In truth there was no great lovo lost betwteaher and Miss Bare, who was strong-minded nnd managing, and whom sho susiM-ctcd (with perfect justice) of boing desirous that her brother should marry a rich woman. swered Bobby. “Sho guessed what was tho matter vs ith jne, anti when oho taxed mo with it in plain terms I couldn't contradict her. rio then she urged me not to put otr speaking until it might bo too late.” “Your sister," observed Cicely, “doesn’t seem to give me credit for knowing my own mind. Bid she think that it was a question of who might hat>|x*n to s|>eak first?” “No, only sho thought—but perhaps you will be offended if 1 tell you what she thought." “Perhaps 1 shall," nnswered Cicely, but 1 wish Upbear it, all tho same. Go And so accustomed was Bobby to oboy tills imperious young lady that he di<l not venture to dispute here pleasure. “Well,” ho began, “I was afrri 1—of course 1 don't know whether I am right or wn-ng, and 1 mustn't ask—but tor somo tim«* post I have lieen very much afraid of Archie. Jealous of him in short, if 1 must speak tho plain truth." “Yes, ’ said Cicely, with an unmoved countenance, for indeed this was no news to her. Bobby looked wistfully at her for a moment, and then resumed:— “Naturally I can't help knowing that Archio is a cut above me in almost ev erything. except, }icrha|M, in sailing a boat; Imt Jane, you Bat thete are things which it is always extremely difficult to toy, because no body will ever believe them; so that iter- hnps it was just ns well for Bobby's pcnco of mind thnt his eutieaties had been met by nti uncompromising negn- Hvh After nil 1«. was very ymini-. anil the wounds of young people hcnluiiickly. Meanwhile Morton, encouraged by his mini's deprecatory murmurs nnii iiis sister's laughter, was not mincing mat ters - Not u good word had lie to say for awn lie person whom he lad m-t Hint evening, extept Mark Chetwode, whom he boldly averred to 1 o tho only civilized human being in ih • entire countryside. “Chetwode is a gentleman,” raid he. “Clever fellow' too—uncommonly clever fellow. Not much use for the Miss Baron to set their care at hiui, I can tell them!” Perhaps they won’t," observed CVely. “Ho isnt such a very great catch, you “My dear girl,” returned her brother, with much solemnity, “a man like Chet- vvode would Is) a catch if he hadn't a bia« farthing in the wo.'ld. You may take my word for that. “He'll get into parliament and di*tingm?di himself, you'll see; he won't be content to vege tate down hero oil his life. 1 should say,” continued Morton, with as much gravity and delibemtion ns if ho lad gnown what ho was miking about, “that with a little capital—of course a little capital is necessary to start with—Chet- wode might rise to almost any ixmitiou.” And it is highly probuhle thut he would have proceeded to iiint in plain terms at the quarter whence the requisite capital might appropriately Le derived. ’i t*' And what is she goin ; to do?” j humble oni Hi. it's a matter for congretulat k. I diall lie on tlu* last Indian • il in the Persian Gulf or tho It* d most likely—anil ono might lu *• • «’ir h .ii tlmt. There's nlways tho ice of active service in putting down 'ave trr.de, you see. But what I made up my mind to say to you to- t - because Pro sure it’s liettor to say it and have dune with it—in that what- rltapts* r l ad tire-iy with Jane. Well?" “Well, she wouldn’t allow that, on our merits, there was much dillerenco between us; but sho has an idea thnt your father wants you to marry Archie, and that you may do it iu order to please him. I’ve been thinking a good •leal about it since.” continued Bobby, as tho girl remained silent, “ami it , scents to me that it really is a danger. 11 S A danger for you, I mean; ns for uu*, no y° u j doubt 1 shouldn’t have been any belter j oil if Archio had never been born.” tlSo! I And. with .certain unit, do- ii-Vr-tond'hon- thnt can l*." I JT 1 *'' n.It,i .. nstii.nllv Uinlp.. liad bo not liwn prc»r>c.l tnm vr.ck- xtsSS^fsa autastaa-- - ***• in the future i imliilcrent, just a I proceeded to expatinto upon the fatal CHAPTER XIV.—Mr. Hugh State* His Intentions. Ono fine morning, not long after tho ball at which ho lia*l entertained his fibnJs end acquaintances, Sir Georgo Dare mounted ids old Lay horse, and lost a button otT the back of bis trousers in tho process. This, coming on the top of of course you do undurstam •1 Bobby, who was a very straight ld •• Ion*,which mu.«nec.«arU, re- ^"btouV.v^y tlm. 1 null fr-.ii* a marriano of couvi-iiicncc. , VI, ,, : IIo d . and hi> face proved Ida 1 Sf‘thfi “ ?or u man of ind . . fnr r..r or tiling ior a man oi other vexatious incidents, saddened hiur and Lreuglit gloomy i»l»ns into his mind; so that lie shook his head very mourn fully as ho jogged down the drive. “It comes to this,” he sighod, “that I must either give up wearing braces al together, or have the library steps * • - - tj IU0 that 1 want to A pretty state my age, who lias modestly, “if jou can give it • ly burst out laughing. Her laugh- might have struck adb>|sissi(Hiateob- **r as Ling a trifle forced, but it "H Lave lx*en most unreasonable to tof u matter-of-fact and umorous i ,n K sailor that he should bo iu a po- 110,1 to make dis)taseionate observa- My dear Bobby," she excIairneJ, •very fluttering, but you aro a «1st' .o »ho,;; h« io i»y rs: Wly.vUlt-BlIgh, who ..Ml junior very worst news possible, and hu im- !,?,..pfyini“f^r SeSb ploreti her not to tacnllce herself in so death," soliloquized useleta a way, George, “that’s ail tlmt can bo said ultout Cicely’s response to his appeal was am j ^ itli no prospect of dying scarcely satisfactory to him. comfortably either; for it must l*» deucetl “lVrha|>s," said she, “the simplest unpleasant to have such a rascal of a f lan U not to marry to alL I don't think hon, ami see him stauding there ready to have ever met anybody except inv step into your shoes. Tiumk God, I've ’ * uldcare to live with no cause to lie ushamed of any sm of wasn’t ' M™ ■ VO I>i,rn r ^ I SmmTSwl you aro complculy ml.t i- mine—though I wh.h one of 'em 1 v u v™ know. lii.li t l imagine that he wuliea me to , U ch a stoopid jrounga»r’ & . IBnUw n?™.* *>" in lore with Minbody ehe, thafe , "l'crhap,hodo«n t. amwerod Bobby, S ‘ 11 - And then, if there's any gratitude doubtfully, but WNyWr see >“ vou, you will be thankful to me, I think that ho lias srt Ws heart for not having taken you too se-; your mairyin^ t Archie. upon Bobby and proud of him, would have turned purple with anger if anybody els** had ventured so to describe the Benjamin of the family; but it certainly was tiresome of the boy to havo abortive love affairs And small u-.ly." " # I blaino to him if he has? Although I do ^ I wo “'‘ him ’ mmmg •tvjvd. .id not. r-.v.*»v r. - ihtxto .... It • . m 1. rt «.r • nc»)ms:grin lit Itoni Uielalter,who only smi!ed and rumarkoJ: “He is one of u tolerably largo num ber. Happily for him he is a suitor, and sailors have short memories." “I don’t know so much about thnt," returned Mr Georgo rather grumpily; "wh i u i .-i Hii'ii'i niMiii Teovss, wimt- ever wo may l»e. At tho samo time, I am quite aware—and no I told his mother—that yon have other intentions. No doubt tluit it's just as well that ho should get away, poor fellow! How long do you expect your sou to stay with os is entitled to ask but in addition to a special “Ho hnsn't sjiokon to mo about his plan*'," Mr. Hfigh answered, “but lsl.o i’d tiiink that under the circumstances ho would see the propriety of being in ut thodia’.h. It’s customary, you know; aiul 1 havo been much impressed of late by Morton's earnest demo to do what is customary.” Sir George suddenly broke out In tho strong language. Ah a matter of prin ciple, no one was more firmly convinced than lie tlmt it is both wr *ng and unlike u gentleman to swear; but surely it L jiL-diliublo to resort to any remedy in order to secure yourself against a tit of u(*oplexy, and Iiis good friend Bliglt had the knack ot exasperating him be yond endurance. His observation■* were Kimcwlmt incoherent, but rite upshot of them was that it was downright disgust ing; and Mr. Bliglt agreed meditatively that perhaps it was rather disgusting, when you t ome to think of it. l'lu* situ ation, however, was not of his creating, and ho wus at u loss to understand wiry hu was being scolded. Sir George said; “Nobody is scolding you, Bliglt; but if don’t want a man to lose his tetiqM-r —l iieiiovu that’s jiut what you do wiyit, though—you shouldn't talk in such att unnatural way.” circum |EESW?V v 5!li end iK-arTiirnkW __ in delicacy nml inclined to sat _ which, ss a general rule, are only liinte<l at. hut os I havo begun by being so can did, 1 may as w ell go on. Looking to the future, 1 can't out be aw*.«ro that Morton is not likely to marry, and t'mt uii 'iftS w li«*t like!*,* tO bv 2 lORg on#. Consequently 1 foresee thnt roiue day.my place will bo tal-o-i by Cicely's huVbauti, nnd it would be a comfort to mo to know that Cicely’s husband will to one of my own b!ood. I only men- thm.thh by way of explaining myself; your own good sense will tell you thnt it would bo u very gre at mistake for you to count uf ou chances, or even nun prolmbilitii**. I triirt 1 haven't siiockud you by my oold-bloodednes*," It L* uol im|KisHibto tb. t Archie mi^bt have been just tho least bit in tho world shocked, h:nl he* lieen in a calmer condi tion of mind, but as it was, 'ho was too excited nml anxious for criticism, and wlwt he chiefly wanted to know was whether bw could at once declare him self to Ckeiy with any prospect of sac- ccm. “Really," said his uncle, laughing, “you ought to I s a liettcr judge of that than I. I can’t, of course, d<» anything to help you; all I can say is that you have my best wishes." This was, no doubt, tho proper nttl- tude to take* up, and, whatever it »/ be thought of Mr. Bligh's discretion, it can not be said that up to that point hu had u<©J any undue influence for the furth erance of iiis scheme*. But later in tho day he did, though without intending it, transgress to some extent the limits of strict neutrality. Cicely—os indeed was a common enough practice w ith her— did not put in nn appearance at luncheon, Lut at 5 o'clock she found her father iu the library and seated herself bv his sido I our out his tea for him; and then it ... • I . . L . I I *1... Mnmu • . f IL.Iitlll'u F«»r tho matter of that, nothing that liappens is unnatural. Other who it couldu't liapiien, you see." This puzzled Sir Georgo, who rubbed tho Lack of his head and endeavore*! to argue the |»int. Thus lie was led away into un irrelevant diacinsiou, and liad lift yet ascertainod whether the Abbots- |»ort property was really to pan* K»o the hands or the obnoxi* u< Morton or not when the colloquy was interrupt vi by Atchie's api*earance unon the scent. That young tuan, who strolled up with his hands in his fiockets, looked as if he didn't kuow what to do with himself— which indeed was his case, lie said dis consolately that Cicely had gone otr somewhere to visit .the poor, as inual. and that Morten wns'asleep in th<* smoking .room—also as usual After which ho sat down upon the ground and heaved a profound sigh. Hir George chatted for a few minutes longer, and then took his leave, saying: ••I thought 1 wus suiting myself to my was that sh<-* heard the nows of Bobby' subject,” answered Mr. BUgh, mildly, precipitate detNirturo, which set mod Sir George didn't Loth to distress ami anger her. “Ho might at least have taken tho trouble to come and say good-bye to us," she remarked. “Taking everything Into considera tion," answered Mr. Biigh, with a smile, “perhaps somo allowance may bo uiadu for his bad manners.” “Oh, you know, tlicn?” “Well I cai leave a great though wo avoided particular?. From your guilty expression, 1 presumo that the poor youth yiust liave gone tlto length of putting a plain question and getting a plain answer.” Cicely nodded, rather sadly. Sho was not much given to confidences, but sho had never had any secrets from her father, and she was the more willing to tell him what had occurred, because her < onacience was ill at ease. Did he, sho asked, consider thut she had believed t badly? Had she been to blame? Did he V Well. I ought to bo" going home or I think that Bobby was very angry with ko!! Lc btc fer luce! • r*. Ycrj cbd to havo seen you, Biigh, and—and—I hofs.* you’ll be better soon. And you must keep up your spirits, you know— you must keep up yuur snintst" “lie’s a good old fellow, that,” re marked Archie, when the worthy baro net was out of hearing. “Did he come over here just to ask how^rou were?" “Ho is a very good old fellow," replied lorgoueu, or |K*ni4|in nan ucm »uui.n, Mr. Biigh, “although 1 don't think he the sufferings attendant upon unrequit sl “It seems so I orrid and cruel to havo sent him away’like this before his time; and I am artaid his |«*>plo will hate me for it," she said penitently. Mr. liiigb, however, coull not ho brought to view this matter in a serious light. He was ono of tho most kind- hearted men in tho world, but ho liad forgotten, or perlia|M had never known, Hove tlmt one of his reasons for coming that a healthy young sailor would find was that lio—or possibly Lady Dare—is much difficulty in forgetting the girl he very anxious to ltro v whether 1 mean left behind him. These unromatic sent- my sou to inherit this place." i intents he imparted to Cicely, and was “What business ut that of theirs?" t amused to notice that if they reassured “It is to some extent their business. | her tliey did not altogether please her. One can't I* altogether independent of Women may always lie trusted to think one’s neighbors, and there is a certain kindly of a disconsolate lover; but, what ever they may *ay, they can’t readily S trdon a lover who has found consouv on. And it may be that her father’s philo sophical remarks produced a certain effect upon Cicely, which, to do him justice, ho had not meant to produce; for when, as seemed but natural after such a conversation, he went on toHjamk of other admirers of hi rs, and mentioned ono in particular whom, if lie wt r • in her place, he should rate more highly than all the rest put together, sho only shrugged her shoulders and said: “Oh, ho is very nice, und I like him very much. 1 daresay, he would do as well os anybody, if there must be soniu- body. But must there bo somebody?" “No,” answered Mr. Blight “but l hopo there will bo scDttbody. You do i’t like roe to ray I shan't fie hero much longer; yet that is what I’am always thinking of, and I am quite sure 1 idiottld have a better cliauco of living for an other year or so if 1 were easy in my mind about you." Iu saying this ho unquestionably went further than he ought to have done; lmt ho conceived Mniseif to be merely stat ing a fact. Nothing could lur.e been less in occorduuco witli his desires than thut his life should bo prolong'd by his daughter's marriage with a man whom sho did not lo e. Hi* own impression was that situ really did lovo Archio, hut that slio prolwMv was not as yet aware of it. It had al ways been so much a matter of court* that every young man who canto near her should prostrate himself before her. ho that there seemed to be no great harm iu saying what an houost, manly young fellow Archio was, ami how straight ho had always kiqit, although his regiment had the namo of being a fast otio. and what a good spokesman ho iiad shown himself, and how well ho seemed to bo adapted for country life. “i was telling him thio morning," continued Mr. Bliglt with attfgh, “that 1 would very much rather leave the Priory to hiui tlian to Morton, wiio will batu the i»lace. But that can't ite.” “l suppoco not," said Cicely, doubt fully. “Oh, no; it wouldn't do. 1 hesitated for a time, but my mind isquito made up now. Morton must ha Vo tb* place for life, anti tho remainder must bo to his son, supposing tlmt he ever 1ms u son. Hnppily, I c in leave you a consid erable amount of money without pinch ing him, and 1 liave always intended to provide for Archie. buppiMing that tilings should f ill out ns to y may. you and Tie, by putting your uioaiih together, would havo enough to livo tho ».ort of lifo that I should like t j think or you us living. I mean thut you could havo a moderate-sized country liou c and a suf ficiency of horses Some times 1 have thought that itossibly Upton Cliotwtxlo might suit you. But tiic.*o are only a I'ligli, laughing. "I amuse myself with fancies, having so littlu else to do. Oc casionally, also, I torment uiysclf, nnd In ono of my blackest visions 1 see you e*tji.disked in a London bouse, witii your Aunt Susan mounting guard over you. Heavens! how wretched you would be!" . Well* any th‘a mad was not selfish. Perhaps he did not know what was most likely tw insure bis daughter's did ik»‘» nTUiciaul- CAROLINA SWAMP ANGELS. AN UNWRITTEN 8T0RY OF A FAMOUS NORTH CAROLINA FEUD. The Lonryi Orc.ulz. lo A«ns* «•*« Urinal .Harder or TLrlr l'.tlier • .lid mother by Conterlpllon Of- fleers—Their ltelgu of Terror % Washington, Sept. 15.—It would bo Interesting to trace back to tho first acts of aggression the various feuds which still exist to stain the records of tho South and West, feuds which set family against family and divided communities and counties into hostile comps, over grow ing and extending their ramifica tions by tho ties of kith, kin and rela tionship, says tho Washington Post. The llatfleld-McCoy vendetta, which lias resulted in a score of murders.and spread into two statos, still exists and its end is not yet in view. But thero was another vendetta more bitter tlian Corsican and Sicilian feuds of blood, which has been sleeping now these six teen years and to tho world is dead, yet lives and may again spring up. Who that read tho nowtqtapors twenty years ago does not remember tho deeds of the Lowery gang, or “Swamp Angels, whose headquarters were in and around Scrabblcton, Robeson county, N. C.? More tcrriblo than the Hatfields, ns dar ing os the James boys, the Lowerysfor over four years dolled and held at bay county sheriffs and the legal aras of North Carolina. There are those who will trcmblo whon they hear that Henry Berry Lowery still lives. Tho writer of this article last week talked with a promi nent North Carolinian, who assures him that tho famous leader is in tho lledi and can Ih* found when tho time comes. THE I’ORTUOUESB BAILOR AND IIIS CRE OLE wins. A quarter century before tho civil war a vessel was wrecked on tho' North Caro lina coast under somewhat suspicious circumstances. Her enpiaia, a Portu guese. went to tho interior of North Carolina, nml being a good judge of land, bought a fertile estate in Robeson county. Hero ho soon nuuried a crcolo woman, with a trace of colored blood in her veins. Tho Portuguese have no color preju dices. To tins is duo their remarkable success in dealing with the savages of tho tropics. If thoy had sciontiflc train ing they would bo too greatest explorers in the world. It is a fact not generally known that Portuguese traders had peno- trated every nook and cranny of Africa, from tho ?ambo«! to tho snii Niger on tho north, and tho Zanzibar coast on the east, in search of gold and ivory, long before Livingstono or Stan ley set foot on the dark continent. Tho torrid climuto agrees with them. Already thousands of Portuguese half-breeds aro proving the keenest of traders through oil the country not monopolized by the creoles. stalwart soxa and comely daugh- selves. Yet when a month or two of peace had brought a Mcumiug respite the Lowrys, armed to tho teeth; Would ride tho highways of Robeson, dash through tho streets of Lumbcrton, and even strtke across the line to Cheraw. Onco Henry Barry Lowry was captured. He im mediately escaped. Again he was enp- fiirtvl nn<l tnlren *n tlm Wilm!n/H nn ;I tured and taken to tho Wilmington jail for safe keeping. It was thero that the writer's informant interviewed him. TUB SWAMP ANGEL INTERVIEWED. “I was prejudiced against tho Lowrys," said he. “I had known noth ing of their side of tho storv until an old Methodiht preacher had told me, when he heard of Henry Borry Lowry’s capture, of the strong sympathy which many people had for the Swamp Angels. I was allowed to boo him in the debtor's room of the jail. When the outlaw leader, with a dozen prices on his head, entered the apartment, I saw a man of 80 odd years, tall, and splendidly propor tioned, herculean, even, with a dark Spanish faco and nn expression of abso lute command and fearlessness. A thick growth or jet black curling hair covered Iiis fine head nnd coal black eyes gleamed from boneatii heavy brows. “ ‘I havo heard of you,’ said ho to me. 'I am told thnt you are a brave, honest nian. I want you to come down to Hcrabbleton. I will givo you a safe pass and tho best of treatment, tell you the whole history of our warfare, nnd prove to you the wrongs wo havo suiTereu.’ “ 'You speak as though you were to bo released,' said I, ‘but hero you are, liard and fast in Wilmingtgn jail.’ NO JAIL COULD BOLD A SWAMP ANGEL. “Tho swamp angel smiled. 'I shall escane from here,'said lie. The jail is not built that will hold mo long. You can tell tho sherilf that if you wish,* “Sure enough ho did escape, and I went on a mission to Scrabbkton. Thia will bo tho tint time this story has been published. I met Lowry and betook me to tho ancestral home. There ho told mo the whole family history, punted cut tho place where iiis ;>arcnts were shot down, the tree where his father was lashed. " *Wo were union men,’said he. ‘None of us lifted a finger for the Confederacy. That is why tho state so readily lends its aid to hunt us down. No Lowry ever owned n slave. When wo bought a ne gro wo set hitu froo, and tho big slave- holding planters hated us for it.’ “Finally ho brought out the big brass- locked family Bible and opened it to the record pages. “ There,’ said ho, pointing to a page, 'is tho recorded oath of vengeance. We have sworn never to stay hand while wo Jivo and a McLean, McNeil or a Met deary is left in llobeojn, nnd wo never will.’" Onco Honry Berry Lowry’s wife, Bitot la, was taken prisoner and put in Lumlierton jail us a hostage. Her cap ture thought that by hojding her they band. lie immediately sent word that if sho was not released at onco he would bum Lumberton to the ground before morning. So great was the terror of tho community that they not only mado tho sberill release her, but put hor In a car riage and carried hor home. SWAMP ANGELS REAR CHARMED LIVES. After this matters grew worse. A score j*r more of tho three ^fleadin^ >11"" '-I'* ' - I*,..-; , «• < • . ' • . ' , dual on earth h», or might to lx* their 1 * " p ‘ ; ; t ojierty of that Individual. Ail li lifo lonely fo-atiotv !> •» •> by hi a ortr ot ad boon accustomed to be a ru!< nnd in Home moasuru to invav tho di-.iti* Dies of a largo number of dependent*. But of hintm if ho liad thought little enough, amt this was what st ruck Cicely, as die ro*o nml looked down upon his somewhat wistful fnce. “You are always doing tiling*, or wanting to do tilings for other )<eople, papa," site said. “Wo must try to * how our grntitud* hy pleading ourvlvis, in order to pleoso you." Then sue bent down nml kissed him nml left tho room. There were tears in her eves, ho noticed, nnd lie wondered why. lie tiid not imrg ni*, however, that they were caused by any dr. ad of the future which ho had sketched out for her. [TO UK CONTINUED.] rtWf! ftTOIIY I*’HO.VI \ JCfCY noon. Had a Hard Time Cumin;’ l*!« TJion# and Dollar*. From thn Chleaso Mall. I heard a jury story this morning. A German boa got into a row w ith n quar relsome Irishman, who hud long been n terror ill his neighborhood, and too Irish man bad been found stouo dead < n tiio field. A voting and inexperiem • d law yer undertook the dyfeuse of the German and jmt before the iRt# was to tie tried ho found, to iiis dismay tlmt the jury was composed of eleven combative-look ing countrymen of tho murdered man, the twelttu man being a German Jew. This, of course, would never do. A do- fens.* fund sat immediately raised ami the Jew was arproached with nil duo precaution nml the promire tlmt if ho managed to get the accused with diet of manslaughter it would bo $1,000 to him; all ho had to do was tostb tc to that ono word, manslaughter. Well, the verdict catno in manslaughter in great shape, and tho joyful attorney for the defense couldu't get the $1,»(D into the Jews hand* too quick, blinking hands with him after tiio money was placed,he siupix'd him on tho isick and said: “You Gid nobly; you must have had an awful time making tbone Irishmen agree to simple manslaughter." “Veil I should say eo," replied his Isaacs, “dey was nil for acquittal.” UtnCHVILLC DHOWS KICH. A Large Increase Sss Wraith Darina the Past Year, Gainesville., Sept. 15—{Special.]— GaineMville's taxable propcity bn; In- created this year over lost $iyj,u«)0— fJ'i.Ouu in realty nnd $*3,000 i«. {* reonnl pro|s*rty. Tho money that baa come nere for investment since the ht of April amounts now tomoretbau $iut),U00. The town Lt keeping en*p with the progress of our grand old state. When tin* cen sus is taken next yetr we propose to rt«*p up to No, 10 notch in pum *»i j« pollu tion. Gllirl tuMtis ui tl.c-fob of mImuI »«.••••» population liave more money than Gainesville, but they don't invest iu os mqny enterprises. The cotton factory is now puttiug in uiaeliiuvrv for spinning cotton bagging, and will be ready for work in a few days. a littk marriage, and still tion, lived a quiet life hunt! neighboring woods and swam corn, tobacco oml cotton f ready uiuuer mw uwMuii*g mwim »u* use own use. When tho war broke out a half dozen stalwart sons and soy oral daughter! had grown up around him. Tiio girls were magnificent brunettes, adorned with more than ordinary come liness and the sons were — jT ' 1 Style. The most fashionable color, at present, is the hue of health, un i it w ill never go out of style. Its shades aud tints art* va rious, but all of them an* txet cdingly becoming. It is perfectly aKtonUhing what a change is being daily wrought by Ur. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription in tho looks of sickly women. Button-re from any sort of “female weakness” or irregu larity, backache or nervous probation should give it a trial. All druggists. and the sons were splendid opeci- of manhood, powerful In physique, dead shots, daring ridere, and as hand some as Spanish toreadors, Ily marriage the sons and daughters had attached several families ana powerful interest** to the Lowrys. Liko many North Caro- lions, thoy were intense unionists, and after the attack on Fort Hurntcr found themselves between two fires. Robeson county is on the South Caro lina line and iheraw, with its hot- blooded secessionists, was but a half day's ride to tho West. In order to avoid conscription on himself und his kinsmen, one McLean, a leading citizen of Robe son, organized a “Home Guard," one of those unpopular organizations which sprang up all over the South, with the solo purpose of acting as draft-gangs to force their unwilling neighbors to take up arms for the Southern Confederacy. DIED TO SAVE THEIR ROYS. The McNeils and McClarys, kinsmen of McLean, mado up its membership. Along In 1868, after numerous unsuc cessful attempts to capture tho Lowry boys, Capt McLean, with his prist- gang, one day rode up to tho Lowry house, called out Capt Lowry, then past his prime, and ordered him to tell the hiding place of his boys. He refused. Infuriated, they stripped him to tho waist, bound him to a tree, and gavo him 109 lashes. His back and arms a mass of cut and blooding tinth, the heroic Portuguese still refused to betray his sons. Turning him around they riddled him with bullets, and he foil, dying, to the ground, honing maledic tion* in his native tongue/ through clenched teeth, on hie murderers. With mingled fear and fury—fear lest a win now might be left, fury that their ven geance should be balktd—the pres* gang strove to wrest the secret. from M.n. Lowry. “— her, give the wench the same treatment,” shouted ono of the maraud ers. In a moment she, too. fo il d-ad by her murdered husband. Tb. r foul deeds done, but bsflled of the prey they sought, the Homo Guardi fled toward LuuiuciUm. By their crimes a feud was boro THE LOWRY B0Y8 SWEAR AN OATH OF EXTERMINATION. When Henry Lowry discovered tho dead bodies of his father and mother, he vamp angels seemed to lo endow, d ith a charmed life. They were ab solutely fearless. They Heemod to have | utterly put aside caption. A swamp •wav! «*wum! uuiu'ijr Uumii u iraiu hiui ride for miles with a sheriff who ho knew had a warrant for his arrest, would stop tho cars hi a piece of woods and step ot t All the dangerous characters in the Carolina* naturally drifted to the swamj swear never to ccaso their vengeance wliile a McLean, a McNeil or a McCieory was left alive in Robeson county. The times were unpropitiou* then for carry ing on their foaxl. It slumbered and the Lowrys bided their time. In 186? a McU*an was shot near Lumberton. The following year two McLeans and a Mo- Noil were killed, and Robeson county awoke to tho fact that the feud was on. Before 1869 had doeed a half-dozen of the three offending families had bitten tho duet and the Lowrys had just U^un. Sheriff after sheriff sought to arrest them and failed. In the impenetrable recsaeee of the swamps the Lowrys hid, emerging on their errands of death through paths known only to thciu- i aroiina* naturally uriinxi to the swamp angels, until a hundred or more, negroas anu whites, lull the border iu a con dition of absolute terror. As might be expected, depredations were then cofp- mittod on people who had no part in the feud, and crimes wero ascribed to the Lowrys of which they were ontirely in nocent. AT LAST THE AN. I ELS ARE EXTERMINATED. Finally in 18<2 the state put forth a strenuous effort, and tho gang was crushed out Omf of the Lowery boys was shot, one or two wen* hanged, and ono sent to prison. Honry Berry Low- fry escaped, and with several of his fel lows was supposed to liave joined for tunes with the James boys. If so he was never captured, and hia whereabouts are unknown, save to a few intimate friend< and relatives, who guard well the secret Numbers of his followers can still bo found around Robeson county. They live around Scrabbloton, where a Yan kee namod Iluyos, on ex-soldier, k. epi store, runs tho postoflice, and is king five of tho whole regiou. Many of tiio Swamp Angels have since given the revenue of ficials a world of trouble oVer moonshine whisky. But this* opportunity Is taken to give tbo unwritten story of a family who havo been known only as merciless des- |ft*r&docs aud rufi'a’is, yet who were merely avenging the brutal murder of their futlier and mother. TUB CLIDKI BtUNKP Ol'T. Their Warehouse la Jacksonville De stroyed by Fire—The Loss Will IIo Heavy.! Jacksonville, F!a., Sept 15.—The warehou.io of the Clyde Steamship Com pany i* on fire, and tho fire isHpreading. At 8 o'clock to-night fire broke out in tho immense warehouse of tbo Clyde Steamship Company ou tho pier at the foot of Hogan stroeC Fifteen minutes before, the night watchman liad been inside the btuldlr.g' and everything was all right. He ear down on tiio edge of tho pier to get the cool river breeze and hod hardl/ done so when the flames showed through the window on tho Bay street side of tne warhouse, and an alarm was instantly rung in from the Hogan street box. Tiio watchman ruslied into the buQd ing in order to secure the net ri took and other article, of value, but tbo Orb drove him out. A lot of Jobrl<»tinK and illuminating tanooiu combuation waa undoubtedly tho cauae of the fire. It ia aaid, alao, that a lot ot gaaoliue waa atond iu thin. Tho ojMUinp of tha door, tent a atrone current of air through tha long warehouse and flame tpread with remarkable rapidity to tho extreme wort end of the structure. In a .hurt while the entire warebouM waa in aahea. It ia impoaiible to-night to crtiiuato tho lore, but it will ba heavy. A Vlralala Doctor Dead. Which xaritn, Va., Sept Ut—Dr. J. W. Owen, over 80 yean old, a promi nent physician well known in tho Taller and throughout thia state and IJiirjUnJ, died at rna residence at Sit Stephen* City, thia county, today.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The weekly telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1885-1899, September 18, 1889, Image 1