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Newspaper Page Text'6as5a r ""« iTEE CONSTITUTION. VOL. XVII. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY MORNING. MAT 12 1885. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 7HB DEED AND THB DOGMA. Two forces that fashion and rule the whole human race Wet together, one day, la the high courts of grace. There p.ro temples whoso burnish and gliding out rival the sun. While their high-reaching spires announce victo ries won. Wy methods are many, and varied my plan. I’ve worn all the dresses that Dogma can wear. I’ve cried In the streets my anthems there, I've ew ung the great torchlight ol flame In the air. I*Tay tell me, then, Deed, if a record so grand, Thou camt bring of control o’er all the broad land?” Then answered the Deed, In tones modest but firm, “My mission is silent, but sure in Its turn. He lifted to Him and crowned Its true worth. Not by sweep of the sword, nor by cant, nor by He came to this world to save It from pretenso Fiom*profeuion that cover* the canker within, Bet by Him,” said tho Deed, "like a measure of I’m oornmlatloned to quicken tho highest and The Dogma may claim, with its huudrod-hued A circle of subjects, a kingdom of fame. —Ella Dare, in the Inter Ocean. THE TOWNSES THEIR COUSINS. A Tale of Middle Georgia BY RICHARD MALCOMB JOHNSTON, CHAPTER I. PP^Tfltber b. d**<t th»n live tho lifo wo're living,'* aa'td Mrr. Bailie Towns o*o day. "But you'd a aight rather I was doad," aU' onertd blr. Tom Towns, her husband. "I would not. God knows that noithor of us is prepared to die. U1 wn» I'd pray to Him to tske mo this day.” ••■Why, I thought you waa always ready to aail right away to Heaven, and waa jest wattin' to git rid o’ mo, and carry ont some of yonr projrcle.” “Make aa much fan as you please, Mr. Towns. You're a 'mm and I’m a woman, you’re my husband and I'm your wifo. You know you can insult mo and abuso me as much a,you please, as you'vo boon doing for tho last twenty year* and better. There'* nobody and nothing to hinder you. Aafor tho property, and you know that at least half ol It came by mo, you'vo already given Ry&l more then his part if you woro to die and a division was made betwixt him and me and Wiley. And now you say you're going to town to-morrow and make another will and give to Ryal, notonly ail tho negroes, except Bob and hie family, but this very house, whero I waa born, where I waa railed, where I married you, where Wiley waa horn. Well, air, tho law give* you tha power, and you'll take it, as you've alwaye done with what powor tho laworanythingeiae over gave you. Doit, eir,' I’ll never aek you again to remember me and Wiley in your will; and ho will novor ask you, as you know. But oven if you could forget your wife at eueh a time, I can’t tee, for tho life ot me, I can’t too bow a father can forget his son.” The old man who waa fall twenty-live yeare her senior, looked at her eearchingly. “Don't you think that, with Buck Biakler to help you and Wiley, you could manage to get along ?" She blushed deeply and instantly answered; “Mr. Towns, if I'd Men a man like you, and had the thought* you've had or protouded to have about Buck Binklar, I’d have killed Back Binkler beioro now, or I’d have killed my wile, or I’d have killed her eon that had my name, or I’d have killed myaelf. I'd havo killed somebody certain." “I 'apect you would.” ' “I would. In deed. That'e the difference be tween people. You’ve hinted and hinted about Buck Binkler ever tinea I’ve been married to you, ta if I wanted you to die so that—well, God only knowe what all your thoughts have been end He know* that they’ve had no foun dation. But when a men like you went* to outrage the feelings of a woman, especially if she’s hla wife, he wants so foundation. The i aft at piece of meanness which a man can do in this world la meanneM to hit wife. The law gives him notonly all her property, but the right to abuse her end slander her. As lor Busk Binkler, I don't suppose he’s ever known of yonr thoughts about him, or if he hat be'e too much self-respect end respect for me to cere anything about them.” “Raspeet for hiuelf, and you too, hah I” “Yc», eir; respect for both. You don’t seem to understand how a man can have respect for hi* own honor and that of a poor, helpless, abused women at the tame time." “I do believe she wsnta me dead I" he said bitterly. “No, eir. You needn’t believe, end as to that, you don’t believe any such thing. LiUla a* you know me, it’s enough for you to be cer tain tbatli’m no murderer, in deed or iu heart, and if I could be, that I wouldn’t in the cate of my own husband end the father of my own and only ebild.” “How do I know that?” and hia pale wrinkled fees anguished with the pangs ofion- difguiied incertitude. “Know whatf’ she asked, her fiery blue eyes piercing him to the heart; "Know whit? Ob, my God. What doe* this man moaull” At that moment Wiley Town* entered the room, having just returned from the laid. “There'e one of the persona,” laid hia moth er, “that we ware talking about. You may as well lit him hear what it waa you mat to sty •bout hia mother ana about him." They were two powerful men. The father, knosra os Long Tom Tosrai, waa six feet three inches tell, or had been before age had bent him, black eyed, and once black haired, with high cheek hones, a Roman noao, oven in ad vanced age, giving signs of mighty strength of will and musclo and bona. Tho son, an inch shorter, was strikingly like him, except that be had hia mother’a complexion of eyes, hair and flesh. In spite of his plain manners and country breeding, he had the looki and carri age of a thorough gentleman. "What ia it,mother ?”ho said, tenderly taking her hand but proceeding no further in hia en dearment. “What’s the matter with mother, father? Threatening her yet again about your The father looked with some embarrassment upon bis eon who, scarcely 21) yeare ef age, fixed hia eyes upon him and began calmly, •adly, to remonstrate with him. "Father, it’s time these troubles between you end mother should stop. Why should they over havo atarted, goodness knows. You’vo never seemed to know mother, somehow, father." He put hisTarm around his mother andktrew her towarda him. The foelinga he could no longer repress now ehowod thomsolvoa in hia looks and in hia words. "1 haven't the slightest idea that you do know ono fact abont her, father, and that ie that she’s the boat woman upon the top of tho f round. For aome reason, God Almighty nowa, I don't, you’vo been alwaye hard with her, and alighted her, and—sometimes you’re appeared to bo suspicious. I—I don't—my God—I don’t know whether you.ve been aus picious ol her or not, nor what about. But with ail tho opportunities you'vo had you'vo never found out what ahe waa worth to you, and tbatjall your suspicion about her—if you’vo got any—ain't worth heH'i|rooia." He paused, and with his disengaged hand ahadod fils eyes for a few moments. 1’artly subduing his ex citement, he looked at his father calmly. "Father, you’ve already given off to brother ' 'o pert oftl •aid Ryal whon they had taken out tho bod; carried it into tho houie and returned to tl gate. “I can’t hardly bclievo it was dono o’ purpose.” Joo Willis was much confused as well herrifiod. “I hope not, Ryal. Leastwaye, I ehould Wish—in fact, I should both wish and hope—’’ "You bettor go for Mr. Jonikiu, Joe, hadn’t you?".. “I think so,” answered Joo, oagoriy, and started off. "Joe,” said Ryal, detaining him for a mo ment. “Bee bore, Joe. It’s not exactly tho timo to he talkin’ about business; but I want to tell yon, Joe, that pa told mo no longer'n yiitorday, that ho didn't hardly think thai he treated yon exactly right about the heater, and that if he lived ho Intended to let you havo it on reasonable terms. But he told me that if he died, end, Joe, pa seemed to havo auapicion that ho wasn't going, somehow to live long. You mind what I'm a (lyin', Joe?” "Co’ee I do, Ryal." "Yre, he seem to ’epieion that too many was agin him for him to live long, and so ho told me, Joe, that il he should die—he was vory kcerful to say if—bo wantod me to lot you have the heater on reasonable terms, and I made up my mind to let you havo it—well, for little or nothin’, Joe. It ain’t oxactly tho time to be talkin’ about business, Joe; but ylt, kr,owin' how you'd boon worried and put to trouble about that heater, I thought I’d lot you know what pa said about It, and wiiat I dono already made up my mind I'd do. You mind, Joe?" “Yea, Ryeli tbanky, thanky,” said Joe, moving ofl. Then he muttered to himself: "Demmdcat caso I over eee or hoerd of." You'vo often threatened to disinherit mother ontirely, and me in part—that ia, you’ve so threatened to her; nover to me. Now, I’m going to aay this. I'd rathor you’d S o on and do what yon intend, provided you o so quietly, than to keep on threatening about it. It you out her out by your will, you may as woll do the smmo by mo, for every cent you leave to me,Ishail consider bora and not my own; understand that at once. Never miod mother," he continued, drawing her yet closer, "I cannot only support you, but I can Inako you rich. If wo were thrown out of house and homo Cousin Buck will let us havo his Gum Bill place freed rentuntlllcan make enough to buy onoior ouifown.” Ho felt hie mother give a slight shudder at Ihe mention oi the name of Buck Binkler. His father’s face became yellow. “Your cousin Bnok, hah I” he cried, tremb ling, with more that ono wretchod thought. “Already makln’ your arrangements, hthl Rytl’s right, damned if ho ain’t! I’m goin' to Ryal, and I swear ” It waa a horrid oath. Then ordering his horse—it was lato in tho ovonlng—ho redo away. “what upon earth did ho mean by thoaa words, mother?" asked Wiley in stupefied artonlshment. "Oh, Wiley, Wiloyl” She threw her arms around him and thoy both wopt sore. CHAPTER II. For fifty years Long Tom Towns had bson what they culled., richer. Beginning hia.in■. dependent carreer a poor orphan, he accumu lated property rapidly, and at the death ol his first wife, leaving ono child, was one of the weaithlcat men injlho nelghborhood.Uisplant ation joined that of Mr. John Binkler, whose daughter and only child, Sally, wee 20 yeare old. Buck Binklor, her cousin of about bar i, living about a mile further on tho wost e of Duaecborough, had always lovsd hor tbs beat in ths world. But, aomohow, Long Tom, i mploylng his accuatomcd energy, pre vailed, and, the second wife's parents having died shortly after ths marriage, ths two plant- ationawero united, The conversation recited in the foregoing chapter must serve for a briof history of this ill-assorted marriage. Ths law la Georgia then, as in moat atatoajof the union, in imita tion of tho common laws of England, gave to the hnshend all hia wife’s estate that he could reduce to bis possession in his life-time, and even made him administrator, without liabili ty to render account; and, therefore, heir of all tho cstito in which, when dying, she had an interest, vested or contingent, Such rights atd powers, in such a man as Tom Towns, olten led to unhappy consequences, especially where the disparity ol age in tho husband and wife was great, tain this ease, and the hus band prono to suspicion and even to jealousy. Matters seem now to have culminated. Brok en In health at iut by age, by exposure in ail sorts of weather, by lonivlaldln, to all stormy end evil ptations, Tom Towns had gradually fallen under control’ of Ryal, his older ton, who now dwelt at tne house where he had lived prior to his second marriage. On tho day following that on which the last Interview wu held with his wifo and Wiley, ha and Ryal went on horse back to tho county seat. Their way lay for half a mile towards Dukesborougb, udi then diverged southeast ward to the highway leading from the latter to tho former villege. On tho eamo day Wiley Towns went to Dukcsborougn. His taking his gun along was not extraordinary, as aueh an action was frequent among country youth in tboso times when game of several sons wu abundant. But Wiley was not himself that day. He came early under fho influence of liquor for the first timo his life. Then be talxod freely and bitterly of his father, especially of tha letter's treatment of his mother. He blamed and even cursed himself for having submitted to it to long. For such u that a man had many a time died. In thia case, however, Wiley argued that it wu himself that ought to die il tuybody, because he had submitted ao long to bur hia mother abused, and—ye* gentlemen, slandered—slandered I by Godu- luighty. Gtntlomen—you all don’t know— •landtred. It wte late in the evening before he eould be induced to leave. Finally old Mr. Lesdbetter got him u;ion hia hone, and he went reeling awey, holding to the mane: hia gun ewung by u leathern strap dangling at hia aide. Bang) bang! Two shots, with a short Interval betwsen. The sound came np from the bottom SCO yards north of Little Joe Willis’, end half e mile eut ef Tom Towns'. How they did reverberate in the tttll evenining. They nurd them distinct- )y at old Mr. Jomkins, emile further sooth, where Mrs. Willis wu on a visit. Mrs. Towns, already anxious abont Wiley’s prolonged ab sence, especially in his state ot mind, wu startled, put np her sewing and walked to the gala. Two horses came up saddled, bridled. Inti CHAPTER III. They buried the old man behlud the garden. The funeral service waa short andoonatralnod. There wu agitation in the public mind but it wu lilent. What sympathy wu expreued wu mostly for the widow, end next, strange at it seemed, for Wiley, whoso hurt loomed broken by remorse. Itysl wu pale and toar- less. He gave minute directions about tho burial. When the grave wsi filled ho I took a spado from si bystander, smoothed it down from head too foot, scraped tho clods carefully away, then, after looking at it for a few mo ments, as if it were.Iiis grave and nobody olse had any interest in it, turned away. “I can’t think,” laid Ryal to Mr. Jonikin, in preunco of others of tho neighbors, "that it —I don’t like to think that Wiley did it o’ pur pose. Wiley was drunk, you know, Mr. Jonikin, and for the onllest timo, at least the onliest timo I ever heerd of, in his life. Ho woro mighty mad with pa, that’s a fact, u pocUlly about somethin’ pa said to ma ylster- .day. So ho laid when we got to him whore he ns a-layin down in tho road, and pa called to him. He talk mighty rough to pa and pa talk mighty rough to him. Wiley woro mighty drunk'and mighty mad.Wheat see him raisg hie gun I jumped to take it from him but I wu too late. Y"it Wiley, mad u ho woro, didn’t teem to know oxactly what ho wu a-doin’nor what be done. Toeavomy lifo I can’t bollovo that Wiloy knowed fully what he were about, and it’a my hopes that tho neigh bors mayn’t think so.” Wiley Towns wu overwhelmed. Yet ho protested innoconco of having shot his father Intentionally. Ho admitted to have felt very great indignation against him for certain treatment he had inflicted upon his mother the previous day, and he therefore supposed that, under tho influenco of liquor, whilo iu a quarrel on tho road ho had fired. Tho day Liter the funeral he rode to towu and oflerud himself to the sheriff, who sent him back homo on hia parol to apppear If pro should be instituted. This conduct, couplod with tho rumor that Tom Towns had disin herited by will bis wifo ontiroly and loft almost nothing to Wiloy, onchanced yet more tho sympathy for them. “Somobody ought to a-killod suoh a man,’’ said Mrs. Joe Willis. “And sure enough thoy did, Mendv,” said Joe. "Undo Tom weren’t tho friend to mo that ho promised ma on her death bod to bo, that is, not exactly, and he novor treated mo exactly right about tho heater. Still I’m eorry—woll I hopo now I’ll git it.” “Joe, that heater u you call it, don't seam to be over off your mind.” "Well, Mandy, nobody wants to bo flung into a heater if no can help it.” “I euppoao not from tho worry youre glvu you.” "It ain’t mine. That’s tho mischief ol it. It's Uncle Tom's, n-rnnnin’ right into me." “All the ssme,” eho said laughing, “bat what makes you cxpoct to get outot it now?" "Ryal dono laid I could havo it.” "Good gracious, Joel You and Ryal ought both to bo ashamed of youreelvos, talking about such thing! so loon." Jo* was a little uhamod. Now this heater wu the one great trouble on the mind of Joo Willis. What wu known among planters u e "healer,” called thus, according to tradition, from the smoothing Iron used by laundresses, was a triangular piece of ground protruding from one Into another plantation, thereby rendering fencing ol it troublesomo end ex- penetve. The being "flung into n beater” wu most especially disagreeable to (mall farmers. Joe Willis, who wu the nophow of Tom Towns’ first wifo, had besought him oltoa to take him out of the heater; hut the former, who onjoyed his worrying in that regard, had always per sisted in demanding a prico that Joe wu unablotopay. Yet Joe, hopeful u he wu now of relief, felt somewhat ashamed by this remark of his wife, and went oil to himself and ruminated. Tha person most afbwed la expression of riderless, galloping. They were her hus bands, and Ryal's. (A few mlnntee afterwards, •s she wu walking rapidly down tha read, she met Joe driving slowly hit wagon, end Byal leading slowly Wiley's bores. In the wagon wu tne dead body of Tom Towns. "My God 1” eh* exclaimed, “what It this, Ryal?” “Yen sea for yminelf," answered Rial. -Where’* Wil.y?” Wiley? He’# down in tha bottom, or ’iwixt here end there.” Bbe looked for a moment opin her hubaad’t body with horror and then rushed on down tha reed. “Yon eee how it ie, Joe,” said Ryal. “Jes to, Ryal." Mid Joe. They turned In the yard and drove to the house door, boon Mra. Towns came up, leading her sen, whose swollen face and blood-shot cyst were piteous and terrible to sea. ”1 hardly think it wu done o’ porpou, Joe,” body end mind, thriving, the owner ol plantation!, Gum lliit end that containing hia residence two miles west ol the Townses. Ever fond of hit Cousin Belly he had visited often the house in former years until Towu’ mo. rofenew kept him nway. He end Wiley, however, were very often together, end to Wiley he was drawn the more closely beesnie ol the letter’s father’s growing partiality for Rytl, who wee Buck’s brother ia-)aw, to whose intermarriage with bis sister, ten yeare before he had been vehemently opposed. “Rytl,’’ be would say ofhia brUher-in-Iew, "always had the same elnws[u his father. I eould eee ’em, but he maaagod to keep ’em bid from Bit Nancy till the married him. fie ie and elweya wu it regular a chip of the block u were ever clipped ofl with a hatchet, only he’s aly in his meanneu, while bis tether weren't. Tom Towns didn’t cere if people knowed he wu mun, to he could keep on { etting property. Well, I’m sorry that ’.Vilcy tiled mm, but I shall always believe it wu i accident. At he had to die it's a pity he fidn’t before he signed that coated will. I went to iu now how Rynl’s goin’ to look when him and Sis Naney mores into that house alter Cousin Bully and Wiley mores out. I haia’t seen Bis Nancy, for Byal end me ain’t at Itbick u brothera-fn-law, by good rights reasonably speaking, might be expected to he. Bnt I een’t believe that Bia Nancy’s coin to be satisfied to au Cousin Belly drove out o’ that hew* where she wu hern and have to begin life over again. Take the com up end down, big end.large, over and under, til round, it’a a cussed hid cau." CHAPTER IV The following ie a part of a dialogue had be tween Ryal Towu and hie wife on Seturdsy night, after the homicide, which occurred on Wednesday afternoon: “By*!, what’* this talk about yonr pe’e willing ell the property to yea sndeatlfngoat Couaiu Sally and Wiley?" “Who sold you about it?" “Mandy Willis. Bha wu over her* this evening, and sain Jo* told bar ao, end she said that you had promised w irt Joe bar* the twenty acre heater next to him for almost nothing.” “I think Mandy mout find enough to do at homo to keep her from here, meddlin’ with my bwineii.” “I don't eeo how that is meddling, Ryal. Mandy ia not a meddlosomo woman, either; but la it so?” “No it ain’t. Wiley’# left Bob, his wifo, and hia youngest child, and ma left what furniture •he fotch when pa married hor," “Isthatall? and the house and Binkler place, Ryal, that ain't Cousin Sally’s?’’ “No; ft’a ourn." She area* and walked a time or two across the room* then pawed in frontofher husband, who during tno rest of the conversation, seldom looked towards hor. “What do you moan by ourn, Ryal? 1 “Why mine, Nancy, and yourn.” “You may well lay mino; but there you might hare stopped; for I have no part or lot in that piece of property." He looked at her for a moment, and his dark face flushed. “I never tee aueh a woman u you, Nai to stand in tho way of your owu interest.” “Ryal,” she said, endeavoring to be calm, "we’ve had, that la you've had from your pa what, If fho property wu dtvidod between you threo, would be your part, and the cauio of il ia not that your pa loved you so much; but, more then anything else, bacauio cousin Bally and Wlity both liked brother Buck and yonr pa hated him.” “I don’t know, I can’t eay that pa really bated Bnek." “Yea you do know it, Ryal, and you never tried to kiep bimjfrom hating him, although ho’* yonr wife’# only brothor." “Yoa're mistaken, Nancy. I liko Buck Binklir myaelf. Leutwey* I’ro tried to got him to like mo, hut ho never cornea anigh me, nor assign you, u to that, exceptin' when ho knows that ho won’t meet long o’ ms.” Ho uttered this In n piteous tone. “And that’s btcawo be thinks you’ve helpod to ^cjndlce your pa against Cousin Bally and “lbs no sick a thing,” he said, doggedly. “Au, well, then let that go. But tell I now, Ryal. sieve you boon expecting to moro over yonder when Couiin Bally and Wiloy ■’ •• r few things and start wandor A DESPOT’S JUSTICE. ARBUARKABLB CHAPTER OF RUS SIAN HISTORY. Nancy, yon didn't •'pose that I ware goin’ to let *>a and Wiley suffer?” “That's neither hero nor there. Are you expecting to movo orer thore?” “Will, Nancy, to tell you tho truth, But I 'lend to let 'em havo this plus until Wiley pan got one of his own, and I mads up ray mind not to chargo one cent o’ rent.” “Well, Byal,” she said in a low voloo, “there's one person that’s not going there to live, and that person’s mo.” “Nemo o’ God, Nancyl what do you mean?” “You’vo called on tho right namo, Ryal,” tho continued, trembling, but not with mortal leer. “It’s a namo that ain't boon called on In these two families, aa a habit; leastways, like it’ought to be—the moro’stho pity. If I wu .vtiling to move over there—and Coniln8ally’e work has made it tho prettiest In tin neighborhood—it’s bocauso ot the namo ol God that I’d bo afraid to go. Ityal, you're my husband; I'vo boon a truo wllo to you; you've boon a man that lor a wifo to got •long with, ahe has to take a heap of pains, bccauio you’re hard to plcue, and you’re elow to let ft bo known whon you or. pleased.” She sat down, looked Into tho uro, and hor eyes Oiled with tears. Eho wiped them »y - id proceeded: f d \ . --pr that you’re been ~cuol to hut you’'* lifirt mV feeling*, anti many tl when you didn't Intend to do it and didu'i know you dono it. You'vo been hard on tho negroes that canto bv mo, and you'vo novor liked my brolher. But ns to that I'vo never been so much hurt, bocauso thoro was never much lovo to loao betwixt you and brothor Buck. You’vo hurt mo tho worst, Byal, way you’vo treated Couiin Bally and h! your pa about hor, and prejudiced him against her. She’s not only my cousin, but she’s a women, end any woman that’s a truo ono Is obliged to fool hurt when iho secs another true woman put upon in ways that hart her the wont. Such ts that, Rytl goes to a woman’s —maul” Bhe uttered tholaat word almost wilh a scream; then rose aud stood before her husband, who yet kept his soat and looked upon the floor. “And when you ask mo In the namo of God what I mean I answer that that'! what I mean, nnd that I’d no more go to live in that house, that is, in;tho way you've been thinking about, then I'd make my bed upon your pa’s gravel” lie started for a moment, bat controlled his eager. Bhc saw it yet felt no tiarm. “And not even,” said he, “when he wu killed by hia own ion end the eon ol the wo man we’ro talkin'about?” Tho bato that wu rising against bis brothor wu growing savage in liia breast. “Ryal, you’ve told mo, and you'vo told other pcoplo that you hardly thought that Wiley knew what ho wu about when hoihot his pa; aud that you wu certain he wonldn’t have done inch a thing if ho hadn’t bun drunk. Mr. Jonikin says that when Wiley got to the liouso with Consln Belly, he was so drunk that ho wouldn’t believe end could hardly be made to understand that his pa wae dead. But let that ell go. Couiin Sally had nothing to do with that; and yot it wu his ipicion of her that made him sign such a 1. You knew it was, llyal. He loved Wiley more than be did you. He told you so more than ones, end before me. The very night he ateld here he said he intended to leave Wiley all of Bob's family and this place aa long aa Cousin Bally ramainod a widow, und now he’s left that out. How it happened ‘ don’t know.” Ryal looked at her for a moment end seemed to be considering how to reply. yol. When your mother died you were e sickly child. I've heard Mr. Jonikin and Mra. Jonikin any that cousin Belly, though she wu scarcely grown when ahe married yeur pa, yet, from tbs very day ahe merried him, took you, end nobody who didn’t know better would have believed bnt that yon were her own child; nnd she raised you and carried you through yetreofaiekness, until yon got over ft, and that oven when Wil*y waa born did aha over make any differ ence with yon except to make Wiley give way ' you, which the boy's always don* and doe# “My Godamlghty, Nancyl What has that got to do with IIT” he said with quivering voice. “I don’t know whet it’s ret to do with yon, Ryal,” she nnawered, looking him in the face with dilated eyes. “But with me, it’egotthia, that even if 1 believed that Wiley anot hia f.thir in cold blood and with n efoar heed- end 1 haven’t s doubt that it wu an (accident, for that boy never eould bo n murderer, drunk or sober—yat for Cousin Belly's ask* I eould not go to that boos* to live; no more—you heir me aay it again—then I eould make my bsd upon my pa 1 # grave.” Bb* left him immediately end went off to bed. Bysl utup much later. (to »« coschCDiP assy wan] The Lord ot <*•'». From Uie Hew York Herald. The rnmor la again current In Russia that the rzar Is to be crowned u "Kaperor of Central Aala.’’ Be la to proceed within ta* next year or two to gamarcand, tbejcaplul of Bokhara, and there, In the ancient palace of Timor Lang, better krown u Tamerlane, undergo tho eeremonlea stub great state and pomp. What ta am hr las would be evoked by tb* coronation I What striking risen Manors in the careen of tb* Romano Sit and lb* Tfmnrfdea opt ere* ta* oar and that grand descendant of Gengbla Ebon. »r.n’d«'sr&« ol tilt brand Uncut. Three Omoars Commit an OgNSIfW Whloh Tha* Aro Finally Called Before ths Ceer, Wno den lances Xeab, and wipes Out tho Crime— A Beepnt’e Act of Justice, Rtc. From tho Insletide. Tho wind was whistling through the streets in St. I’ctenburg. It was n windy night and a clear sky. Thcanow had froacn into ice nnd the atari were shining with piercing brightness in tho sky nboro. It wu tiro o'clock in the morning. The streets were per fectly alill. The light* were out in tho houses. All hut in one cue. From ont the long windowe of the principle suite ol a high build ing there ebot a dull flare. Curtains were drawn over these windows, bnt tho light es caped for all that, and crunda of voices, too. rresontly a door wu thrown open and a flood of light throw Ita yellow glum ovor tho crystal snow. A mad sound ot shrieks and Isughter, vows of desperato intent and pur pose, came forth from the lips of throo mon, men whoso uniform betokoned that thoy bo- longed to a regiment of tho Imperial Guard. Their oyca woro bloodshot with wine; their lips repulsive with tho drooling woikneu of besotted indnigenco. Rut thoir oyes were black; their complexion ol apure,doad white; their features ariatocratio and regular In lino. Who woro these mon? The ruder shall novor know. Thoir history shall bo told; it is sufficient. They were oflicora, theso gentle men of tho Gear's Imperial Gusrd; oducatol men who had read Rousseau, Voltaire and Goethe; who had gambled at Monaco, and had given pctlto soupere d’ aotrico In Fori.; who had taken part in tho carnival at llsma, and had even onjoyed tho dissipation of a box at tho Alhambra in London. Whorovor those men should go they were eentlomen. Wbeu they lost money at cards thoy paid, and btd Iho money to pay. Tho otiquotto of every court, tho social codo of every society, were at thoir Hagers' onds. They respected tho laws ol overy country uvo thoir own. And why not? Is thoro law In Russia? No. Nothing but impulso und will. But theso thru mon, what were thoy doing on that cold winter night in tho reign of tho late cur, bo who gave liberty to Russia aud bis lifo to tho bomb of an uuuln? Wlmt were those men doing, or, rather, what did they intend to do? God only knowa. Thoy had spent tho night in wild carousing. Aa the heavy bell of tho cathedral struck tiro they bad mado up a mad resolve. Tho blood leaped in thoir voina. Thoy must do some thing out of tho ordinary; lor these gentlomen must fool tho thrill of a sensation. Lot tho common pcoplo vegotato. Thoy must livo, feel end exult. And whnt had tlio oflicars of tho guard re- reived to do? Why, simply this: Tnoyoong- eat nnd tho maddeit of thorn had takon up hia gins* and cast ill contents down ins luoULd- liko throat, and proposod to his boon companions a solemn oath. Not aueb an oath as tho young Crusader swore, to light for tho Tempio of tho Lord; not aueh an oath as the youngupira;:t iu chivalry took, vowing to mo it go-ti knight, dmmiding widow nnd tho fatherless, maiden in distress^ and to kcop . his heart u pure and whilo ns tho burnished stool of hit ilucid. No such oath as this. A simple, mad determination to rush out from tho heat- id roan into tha cool street nnd sclso the very Aral woman tboy should moot, carry her away and hold her aa their own. Thiy had drunk deop to thia resolve. Tboy had dashed down tho stairs, had omptiod thsmielvea into tho silent thoroughfare, aud wore now hurrying on to tliolr and. God only knowa why ho sout thoao rolros their pray. Tho sound of bells is h -rd the other tide of a dark wall. Tho crac . of a whip strikes the silent air. Nearer oo-.iat tho sleigh. The three men becomo as motimhw •s statues. Then, In a moment, they leap upon the driver. They open the door. Thoy find—a woman. Her attendant Is over powered, hor cries arc ctifled. In vain sho treks to touch their boartc. In vain sho all to their reason. In vain tho tells i tha it tho daughlor of a gen eral officer, returning homo from ths aick-bad, perhaps tho doath-bad, of a dear relative. Bhois one of tbalr own olats, tha tells them. If they cannot respect her wo. manhood, will they not, ont ol vary pride's ttka, respect tbelr own station in life? "A pretty tala this,” tho throe mutter. “Be tides, hive wo not eworn? Tho oath of gen tlemen should bo impartial and no rospootar Ono fictile prayer for God’a mercy and help, and tha struggle ia eoon ovor. A helpless form Is carried through the atraat but for a moment. Tho doora of an ovll-oyed house clots. A horrible ttillnaia bolds ths rest of tho night. sco that tho officers of tho regiment aro hero to meet her;” and a shade of Fetor’s stornuoas passed over tho emperor’s face. Both hia Orders were speedily obeyed. Ths czar received tho young girl with o caurtosy which ignored tho causes of her grief. Eho had remembered tho uniforms worn by tho men. This was a clew. One by ono cash officer was made to pass before her; and as each passed sho shook her head sadly. “No, this ia not ths onol” Finally, nil had passed. Tho father looked at tho girl. Tho girl looked back appealing at the lather. “Are these all Iho officers?” asked tho czar, impatiently, of tho colonel of the regimout. "There aro threo others, your majesty, who have been on a Icavo of abicnoo ana havo re turned sick. Thoy aro in tho hospital." “Let them ho brought hero immediately, oven if they havo to bo carried on fitters.” In ashort timethree pale, frightened faces entered tho prcaenco of thoir omperor and faced tho consequences of thoir crimo. “It ta theyl” whispered tho young girl, shrinking back in horror. Tho young mon ao Idontiflcd bolongod to tho richest end noblest famillos of Russia. No three could havo boon picked out of tho entire imperial court whoso iuflucuco was greater than theirs. However, what is such influenco in the eyes of a osar? What aro courts, laws aud churches? Tho esar proceeded forthwith to do justice according to his own manner. Iloordarod ths chief oflender to bo marriod to tho young girl immediately. It was dono. He ordered tho bulk ot the husband's lor- tune settled on his wife. It was dono. He ordered thorn immediately divorcod. It was dono. Ho then commanded the husband of a minute to be sent to Siberia In perpetuity; tha -~ro accomplices to tho Caucasus in perpetuity. In no other country savo Russia could thoao things he dona by ono man in ono hour. A despot’s justice is a good tiling, provided you can depend upon the despot. II. B. MoDowinn. Ban Francisco, April 14,1889. HANCOCK IN ATLANTA. xu woro not true, 1 should related If my atory have bean wall'dl#BC__ . vantional names of good family which should have served aa elolhsa for my character*; but, mine are real characters Their names are well known to those who ar* familiar with the his tory in which they piay a part. Certainly this biatory is so distinct in Its outlinea, tho crimo the** men, or things, had committed so pecu liarly outrageous, that 1 almost feel that I am fulfilling a purpose of divine Justice by de priving them ol names, they never having de served to hav* them. As for the young girl, tha innocent victim or a frnitltsa plot, it would seam almost char ily to the memory of one who la dead, and to a family that is living, that her name should bo withheld from tb* enrioua. I repeat, than, ft enough that thia atory ahonld be told. At daybreak tha girl managed to escape from her incarceration and make bar way homo. Homo I What a terrible word it aaam- td to berl How shockingly unreal f Tha fear palien by that aha mat teamed to be looking curiously at her. The sun’s rays had no eherfuinesa. Tho very pavcmonU seemed to beat up sgslnst her feet. 8h* found her way Into hor father's honse alone, threw henelr at hla feet and told bar story, Frantic with griaf, tho old ganeral made his way immediately to tha czar* pal- ■ta. His position ts chambariainof tha Impe rial household gave him access to tho rear’* presence, and there tho terrible story wsa told sscond timo. . . . . . Tha emperor was pained and ahocked ba- „«d description at iho young girl’a mialor- Unto nnd her father’s grief, and ahocked that aneb a breach of honor and of pace* should take piae* in his very capital. “Can your daughter identify these man In any way f"h* finally asked. -’Alai I yonr majeaty, how ean »bo?” And yst you said that they ware oflieors of th* —— regiment of tha Inijparitl Guard ” ”11 i* trot. Bhe said that.” “Well, than, I think tha mystery may b* explained, and juatico at laaat b* dono. I wish I eonid do rnof*.” ...... “Cod bless your majesty for th* kind word I” aaid tho aged general, thankful even in bia own grieft “It fa borribl* that inch things can take place in Bt. Peters burg I” exclaimed tha rxar, apt-allad by this sign of an avil aocial a tat*. Then, rousirg himsalf from hit reflection, he turned to hit chamberlain and saidi “Bring your daughter to the palace. I will Ha Comes to S«l«ot» Site for tho U*rrack« to bo Located Hero. Saturday at twclvo o clock a gentleman, tall erect, «quaro*ahouldctod aud with tho graceful fonn and carriage ol a military man, entered tho arcado ol tho Kimball house. Ho waa consider ably more than six feet high, nnd would wolgh nearly threo hundred pounds. His face waa florid and his eyes v/ero bright, commanding, dear and gray. Hla hair almost white!! as snow, wnKbMiMicd with great nlmplldly. A rathor largo mustache white aa hia hah, and a small goateo set off the military appearance of tho man. Thoro waa nothing of arroganco In hla manner, and yot ho would bnyo attracted attention atoncaln any tuc-mblnge* It was UKHEIUL WINI IELI) SCOTT llAMCOCIC of thr| United States army. Ho was attired in citizens drcaa and woro a black felt bat. tho brim eomowhat turned up and tho crown pressed in at tho top. UIs drain was very becoming, his manner quiet and dignified, and tho impression ho crested was that of pro* found respect, and tho universal verdict was that ho won an unusually haudiomo man. At Hfttgliinco General Hancock scorned to be about the i>!zc of Coloucl Bob Maddox, but a clcicr inspection showed that uo was even larger than that portly Allanllan. THOSE WHO WJCRK WITH HIM. He was accompanied by General A. J. Perry, quartermaster of General Hancock’s division, aud Lieutenant T H, Barber, of tho stair. Gcncial Hancock wns assigned to ”803,” an do* gnnt suite on tho third floor of tho building, As soon oa it became known that ho was In tho c ity Uiero was a goncrol dcslio to sco him, and a number ot prominent Atlanta pooplo ca'.lod at tho hotel to pay thoir respects. General Hancock was found to bo exceedingly courteous but deeply Ira* pressed with tho mission that ho had to perform, and fully determined on doing flr»t tho work ho had In hand. wiiat na caus foo. General Hancock cornea to Atlanta by order of the secretary of war to select a silo for tho mill* tary post hero for which appropriations havo been mado by congress. Thia Is a most Important matter for Atlanta and It tho proludo to a rcal'zatlon ol tho hopes that many cltizcna hero havo entertained for somo time, A year ago congress appropriated <200,000 to bo used In the construction of barracks, f100,000 of this money was set asldo by tho secretary of war to be used In Atlanta. The secretary of war do* elded, however, that tho act appropriated money only for tho construction of barracks, sad there was no authority given for tho purchaso of land. Aa the government owned no Und at Atlanta, there was a halt In tho proceedings. The long congress overcame this dlfllculty by appropriating flft.COO to bo expended In tho purchase of a site. It. Il to select this slto that General Hancock haa come to Atlanta. General Hancock will be hero several days. A number of leading citizens of Atlanta will tender him an Informal banquet Tuesday evening at five o'clock, tho banquet to last until eight, at that hour Oencral Hancock will bo requeued to hold a reception In the parlors of tho Kimball In order that tho pooplo of Atlanta may call on him end pay their respects. He has not b con no tilled yet, end It U not known that he will consent to the reception and banquet. He U very earnestly tngsgtd on the work be bae la baud. ATLANTA ASAhUMVIRKBE90BT. The City to Become »h» Favorite Honthern City for Health anil Plensnre Keekers. AtUnU will be exceedingly gay and pleasant this summer. It has been growing In favor as a summer rtaort for many years. Its unquestiona ble climate, breezy and delight!nl even In tho hot test months,IU absolute freedom from tho sllghtce malaiUl Ulnt, end IU perfect hcathfnlncss havo attracted each summer thousands of persons front lower sections of the south and from cities that do not stand aaAtlanU does, on a breeze swept plateau, 1,100 feet above the level of tho sea. Tho opening of the Kimball house with !U capacity for one thousand guests, IU superb ven illation and IU luxurious rooms, will add very much to Atlanta's reputation as a summer resort. There U not a more comforUble hotel In America then this. There fa already gathered in IU spacious parlors a delightful society, made np o( those who live In the house. It U rapidly becoming one of the social centers of Atlanu, and aiiords un equalled advantages for entertaining. Tho man agers of tbie Lhotcl appreciate folly tho Importance of their summer season. The have engaged excellent music for the summer end arc preparing the roof for nightly concerU and will establish a cafe and summer garder 120 feet above tho sidewalk, after the man ner of the famons Casino In Sen York. Tho rapidwor* on Pcura park and Grant park and the extension of onr street car system, the build ing up of our anburbe, tho establishment of Jer sey farms throughout tho coiiety and tho macadamizing and paving of onr strceU and roads will make Atlanta one of tho most Interesting points In GeorgU for the summer. Situated In the center of perhaps a score of summer resorts, either of which conld he reached by • few hour* ride, It will become this summer the center Iu which thousands ol pleasure and health seeking people will make their hetdquarurs. ThO*i i >n of the legislature in July will nM W iuoUi^t.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1884-1885, May 12, 1885, Image 1