The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-08-18

tarV SnuQuer Sno drew pack from the
+ rs he would have placed in her
d.
Il crave your Majesty's par
she stammered, "but the odor
..le roses affects me thus"
The Kings eyes followed the Coun-
tess as she retreated to the window, at
the further end of the hall, in the pre-
tect of obtaining air. He then fixed
them scarchingly on her husbands
face, whose mind seemed to be entire
ly occupied by the laughing boy he
held in his arms.
Attracted by the bright color of the
lilies, the child stretched out its hand
for them. A sudden thought struck
the King as he observed this.
'sSee how eagerly Louis is regard
ing them %
With fond smile the father took
the flowers and held them before the
boy, who, catching them with both his
dimpled hands, raised them with u
gleeful shout to his lips,
Instantly a deadly palor overspread
his face, and with a faint gasp he fell
dead in his fathers arms.
The Countess had kept furtive
watch on the Kings movements from
her retreat, and forgetting everything
in her terror sprang forward to arrest
her husbands arm.
"Monster !" she exclaimed, glaring
upon him like tigrcss robbed Of her
young, "you have destroyed your
child"
"Ana you," said, Phillip, pointing
Significantly to the flowers, still clasp
ed in the child's rigid fingers, "you
would have murdered your King"
your cottage this morning" he inquir
ed turning to Marie.
"The same, your Majesty"
AS soon as the Count comprehended
the full meaning of these words, he
cast look of horror and detestation
upon his wife, then taking his dead
boy, he laid him on the pile of cush,
ions at the Kings feet.
"I can lay before you no strongc,
proof, SIRE" he faltered, 'sthat I was
ignorant of the existence of the base
plot against your life"
AS Phillip looked upon the still
sweet features of the child, and ther
upon his father, his eye softened.
'You are right. God knows that
would fain have spared your loyalt,
such severe test"
'I wish you all to bear Witness" he
said, addressing those around him
''that fully exonerate Count de Ne.
vile from all completely with his wife
in this attempt upon the life of the
King"
GAS to you," he added turning to the
guilty woman, m give you twenty days
to leave my kingdom. If after that
time your are found in my domains
you shall suffer the full penalty of
| your crime"
King Phillip did not forget the
debt of gratitude he owed Marie and
his faithful attendant. He was pres.
ent at the marriage which occurred q
few days after, bcstowing dowry or
the bride, and other substantial marks
of favor and ever afterwards, in com.
memoration of his Providential deliv.
erance, he bore upon his shield the
"Golden Lily"
A SOFT ANSWER TURNErH AWAY
WRATH.-It is related that recently, ir
sleeping car coming from the West, n
man in one Of the ber,hs became greatly
annoyed by the crying of an infant and
the. efforts OF its father to pacify it. Tie
irate individual at last shouted out
What 'he devil is the matter with
that young one2" And soon again
"Where is the mother OF that child,
that she is not here TO pacliy it?" AT
this th" poor gentleman in charge of The
child stepped up to the berth and said
"Sir, the mother OF that child is in he,
| cnffin in tha ha nna na car ~ Thn axu.a