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, 1875-12-22

4 largo number OF thu numbers Of the
old Fifteenth .WArl Republican Club mot
gAntze. Coi. 4. ". l!aten MAS elected tempora-
~ Chairman, and James Malone Secretary. Tho
old constitution aud by-lavs wero adopted wltl.
sonso slight. alterations. str. John Duellcr wAa
elected ChAirtnat, aud Jamcs Malone Soaotary
Of the Club, which appears to contain good ma
tetln4 for campaign pusposos.
, 1875-12-22

winter holstlco occurring a1uos' pfec'se!g ae
n'un'eut -. -. ~ Ill., ~ 'ha" 'o.uas unu yeH-
.vtaH5 80 " 'no aane 'cas'u VI sn'S inetia'ah'
NC soA4l n"'e n''s''nfee s'uAoa5s III HeAs sea1'
urpoorar
Tie condition Of ex-senator Richardson ut
Quincy docB not imnroye, npd 1t Ia fcarod TINT
ho will not recover
,1our,ca firm ,,.o an;1c1 tor rrrono IN s,tona
IN lis hnspcaa nfra5rs with siynnr uosai and
,itlo, znlma Donf1sr md ~ ,,os, or-nn,o,,on,o
for nav ,,rofcusona' ontornr;vc ,c1t roer,
~ ~ H.. ,..,.,o, ,,,.,,..,,,.. 49, ....
Al, .,.. y. Wv 'aa ',.', ~. LOO
That tni man win xvcar u,atoru ahn,1 mt woar
ltot, tats Tall woman In Dorhv hats link t;ko
,1roaael.uo en.piuu. md itto vnmen In tlara.u,,
boanots look overwhelmingly to,,-hoayy.
r,o uo.oh, o,px..n.,aa.. ta,..,a.,,,. <.,,,,
p,r;s, n11,ave t.. ,o.u,,oS .,.t ~ ,,.s ..,os
tow oo3,o.s T.. 80 "o.,;aa ~ ~. I:,aa,,.a ~
.a,+ ~, d. 49, a.aas.,, - 49, 49,, ra,,,'.,.,,
ax.,ad,s;an sao;.s. s,aoa;,,;a nar o,taa III,
r., tha pcco,tl In command am bepnv n "a.
mort TINT tho f,olono w],o WAN ronortaf, Ia have
fa,1cn IN t,o 1.to moaaoorc ia aofn'.
,,,,,,,u =, ,.n..a,a.xa t., .,,n u.,...,.
.,;,,,.ss ..;,,, .,se". - s.s.e - ~. ~ s..a
m. I,'fs,ta.,. "1 n .'oa a.s,s, ' se. 1A.o G"
.an,,a1 49,. NJ whi,.iar u,,on,a ha ;,s,;..s ~
tehhia! poet' Mf' whittier ahoaia De invited TO
I'LL the vacancy. hlr. Whittier is known to DO
perhaps tho nloat popular Of oil American poo.s
present OF past, In tho scnae that l,o is the most
cherished and end by the IresItes Of tho nco-
min.
r.. .las .os Dsua ~.
p5 tho LEGISLATURE ot Virginia to another term IN
the United States Sonate, Ia nephew OF Hen.
Joseph E. Johnston. He is about Is years of
age, and boforo going to tho Senato uovor held
eny pub]io ofico e:eent TINT Of J,,dre To which
ba "a. o,,,cinta1 hv ,,,1,,n-r o,,n,,.nJor
rsa.tas 1H'n,.a.s sf - s' .t,,ss,aa 10y
soua'oi ooune'on n"' aa' ''s"' a@'''''es "aa 4o@
anea manners .....-.
Tho richest man In Boston is satd to ho Weld.
~ N-cd l. r. r,ut 1,1;o ,ro,el,o,to .vcrtt,
", =. ms.a ~ 20 a. eo' last AAoa taosc.au.6' "ol'n
sl8,0o0,00o. Joshua Sears, who died several
, 1875-12-22
BUSINESS NOTICES.

NtihdcM CEnaRGs III the Weather nFe
productive Of throat fscssOs, coughs and fndy Tiers
e etsitual rrsf u bs found than tu thu use
Of Dfownh isouehi9l Trueht<,"
, 1875-12-22

Holland In tho only Toyel author ottant whoac
vorl1 IL worth reading. ftrr nrticlea get rto tho
j;tpve ,icI ItrtI No"ttes, ai ,lo 10. n1t because
si,o has crowt,, for bo writes undor 40 nAsanl-
ed name, but t'ocauao sho has brains. Nothing
in tho history Of tho duELpiss would justify such
N Insertion Of them.
, 1875-12-22
"CACMEMlRE MlLANO,"

tho rioheat, most elegant, most durable,
anu every way tho beat Lyons Black s.lk7
imported. and for wliich wo aro solo a1er,ta
In this city. Thoso sillss aro Hand Spun,
mRdo from tho finest ae,octcd Italian stock
possess deep, rich aat!n lustre. md rs a
proof OF thoir uneQualed durability wo give
atraisht,uuoqutyocal Eunrantoo with all 9oola
OF this brand sofd by Ut. 1u ordor to tntro-
daco them to purchasers bore, wo nro IN
atructnd to offer tor tho presenD tho fol,ow-
ing qualttieH at tho pricoa quoted, which
place thom lower by rs per cont than any
Rood7 Of cqcnl quality in thin market:
Quality +. Cuchemiro Milnro, rich, soft,
Gatln luatrc. $500 yard tho cheapest silk
! In America.
Quallty G. Cachcmiro Mtlano. vcry ote-
giant goods, S2.25 yard.
Quality Il. Cachouiro Milano, s2.Bo q
ya-d extra rich and beautiful finish,
Quality I. s285 yard. Quality !, s2.75 A
yard. Quality X. $500 ynsd. All superb
Qu1 extra rich rratlea.
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TIE WERFHEH,
WASHINGTON, D, G., Dec. 23-1 \. n.-Eor the
lake region, Tsnuessce, aud tho Ohio Valley,
rising barometer. cooler, north and west sinda,
and clearing weather.
LOCAL OBSERVATION.
, 1875-12-22
MOODY ON MAN

MOODY ON MAN.
Pn1LAoxx1au, Pa, Deo. 2l.-Thsrs MA =
v&sy lasge Attendance II ths Needy aud aauAsy
, 1875-12-22
COlOred Silks,

sovoral larRo lines Of Fancy Eilka reduced
to 05, 10, md 85c: the choapeat goods over
offered horc, ind roaliy worth inspection.
Heavy, rich, and wido Black and White
etripo Groa Gratna. S1.5o rosulRr 50 Goods.
Special Bargains in Evening Silks.
Rich Colored Iyona Gros Grains, In choice
Winter Shades, at sl.75 and 50, tho regular
81 and $3.50 qualtics.
BARGAINS IN CLOAK VELVETS.
OPEN EVENINGS THIS WEEK.
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NA1lnun thermometer. IS. Minimum, u,
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
CuI:A0u. utc, 1l-Midutaht.
, 1875-12-22

The YAls Uniyotsty Boat Club hAs votsd 10
withdrtv from tue nontng Association e1 Amer
loan Colleges.
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Estray Notice.

Hartford CoWhM to acH:
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT William
l. c. Darlington, of Hartford county made
oath before me, the subscriber, one of the
Justices of the Peace, in and for the said
county, this Goth day Of November, in the
year 1S15 that there are as estrays, trespass-
ing upon his enclosures three white SHOATS
weighing about sixty pounds each. Given
under my hand.
THOMAS II. SNOWDEN, J. p.
The owner of the above described shoats
is requested to come forward, prove prop.
erly, pay charges and take them away.
dcc3-3t w. G. DARLINGTON.
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Religious Services in Bel Air and Vicinity.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12th, ISIS.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1875.
Methodist EpiScopat.-Bel Air, l0L a. m,
Glass aud Prayer Meeting. Emory 1871 a. IN.
Rev E. Buhrman.
Franklin, l04 a. M, Darlington, 8 p. m.
Rev H. X. Savage.
Protestant Episcopal.-St. Mary near Emmor-
ton, II a. m, Rev. " F. Brand. Trinity, Church
yille II a. m. and p. m, Rev. E. A. Colbum;
Colburn. Grace Chapel, Hickory, at II a.
m; Emmanuel, Bel Air, p. m. Rev. s. II.
s. Gallaudet.
Presbyterian Bel Air, II a. m. and ~ p. M,
and Falston, P. m, every Sabbath day. Rev.
ED. Finney, Pastor Sunday School at the
Bel Air Church, at 81 O'Clock, a. m, and at the
Falston, Church att p. m, every Sabbath day.
Roman Catholic.-St. Ignatus, Hickory, every
other Sunday at 1019 a. m.
Christian Guch.-Dr. J. B. Crane, Pastor
Services every first day at 10L q. IN.
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THE EGZS.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, DEC. II, 1875.
TIE NEWS.

George Reynolds, Mormon, has been
found guilty by jury of polygamy
"A young man was recently fined So fol
profane swearing in the streets at Exon.
Fourteen negro outlaws have been ar.
rested in Marion county, n. c., on the charge
ofrobbing railroad trains, throwing them OF
the track, burning houses, &c.
"A country paper says, fashionable young
people are calling upon somebody to invent
new dance. Suppose somebody invents
one wherein the young lady dances around
the house and looks after everything.
General Henderson, the special counsel
for the government i'll the whisky cases at s
Louis, has been dismissed by the Attorney
General, on account of language used in Il
speech, which reflected upon President Grant
Col. JAS o. Broadheld has been employed in
his stead.
"A terrible explosion Of dynamite or
giant powder which a passenger was en-,
deavoring to smuggle on board n steamer,
occurred on tug boat in the harbor OF
Bremerhayen. Sixty-eight persons are re-
ported killed, thirty-tive wounded and eight
missing.
On Sunday, at Silver Creek, Pa, Patrick
Gallery accused Peter Boran OF the theft OF
his coat, threatening to murder him if it was
not returned. Michael Purcell, being present,
interfered rs peacemaler. Gallery shot
Purcell, who, after suffering greatly died.
Gallery is in custody.
"A fight is reported as having occurred,
one day last week, at Rolling Fork, Miss, be-
tween IS whites and 200 negroes, in which
the colored commander and five other ne
groes were killed and large number wound
ed. All is quiet now. The riot grew out of
an attempt of the negroes to rescue one of
their color who had been arrested ON account
of a difficulty with white man.
MIR. Kerr, the new Speaker is Il tall
stately man, more than six feet in height,
broad shouldered, with head well poised, Il
full growth of brown hair, and eyes that
seem TO read you through at Il glance, His
scholarship is of the highest order; books
ale his dearest companions, and his judy
ment Of men is keen and discriminating
The man is wholly practical. There is no
element of humor OF romance about him,
and his manners are dignified almost to aus.
terity. He is AZ years old.
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FOR SALE.

A DESIRABLE PROPERTY, situated
"a in a thickly settled neighborhood, con-
tanning TWENTYFIVEA ACRES, more or
less. Would make a desirable property for
II Wheelwright and Blacksmith stand, or
Store, if properly improved. Cleared land Of
good quality and all of it susceptible of cul.
tivation. Sufficient woodland for fencing
and building purposes. Apply to or address
GEO. Y. MAYNADIER,
nov2G Bel Air, Hartford county, Md
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the
L subscriber has obtained from the Regis
ter of Wills ofHarford county, Md, letters
Testamentary on the personal estate Of
JAMES WHITEFORD,
late Of Hartford county, decd All persons
having claims against said deceased are here
by notified to exhibit the same, with the le-
gal vouchers thereof, on or before the
18Th day of Nocember, 1876,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal, this 18th
day of November, 1875.
SAMUEL WIIlTEFORD,
noVl9 Executor.
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Appleton's Journal,
DEVOTED TO

The design OF the Pnblishrrs is to furnish perod-
cal which shall afford the reader in addition to ~,
abundance oil enterta lining popular literature, thor.
Ough survey of tho OF thought the advance o
the arts aud the dongs in all branches of intellectual
effort Engravrgs are employed when they ia
illustrate the text, but never merely AS pictures. IL
is magazine OF weekly issue, giving much more read
ing matter for the same yearly subscription than il
contained in the largest OF the monthly magazines.
APpLEroN's Journal has been generally regarded by
the press OF America foremost among the literary
weekles, of which the suioiucd extracts from recent
notices bear witness
NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.--Ap.
pLEIoS's JOURNAL is unquestionaby one of the best
American periodicals issued Its catholicty and
earnest eudeavor TO present to its readers all AMI
attractive studies bringing it deserved success.
HARTFORD C0uRANT.-An admirable publicatio
conducted with enterprise and ability and culture
that heart ly deserve support.
NEW YORK TlMES.-Equal 10 the best oi the
monthly magazines; it has the advantage them OF
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS. IN
TIIIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the
L subscriber has obtained from the Regis
ter of Wills of Hartford county, Nd, Letters
Administration on the personal estate of
GEORGE o. HOWARD,
late of Hartford county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against said deceased are
hereby notified to exhibit the same with the
legal vouchers thereof, on or before the
SM day Of Decem5cr 1876,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
qucstcd to make immediate payment
Given under my hand and seal this Sth
day of December, 1875.
RACHEL C. HOWARD,
deco Administrative
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A Picture.

gWsving golden hair,
Shining as 1t flies, . ] a
Lipe like. cherries rare, iietl"
And laughter in her eyes.
Dimpled rosy cheeks,
Andladimpled chin, 1D
Tell, the eye that seeks g If g.
Where kisses should begin.
sfattiesongs of art, g. 80.
Tales of former years, ..s.
Touch her tender heart,
5i5 And fil1 her eyes with tears:
"a sAN TIA seasf ss4 ssii2-s'
Robediin q gauzy white, 3ral
. She must surely be ...-
4 Like an angel bright
9aAdofned with purity. fs'
AS the sunbeam warm <..4lr
D5 Lghts thesornber woods,
So her airy form '8 Z t3iii~l
i Dispels my gloomy moods.
She is full Of mirth
ID (All her years are seven),
Trippling through the earth,
Upon her way to heaven. gat
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/ PROFIT OF EGGs.-The Shell
byyilles (Tenn.) Gazette says:
a"Mr..o Raymond, the 5ss egg
merchant who was shipping
eggs from this,spointo for the
two months. ending the middle
Of April, shipped in that period
524 barrels with 20. dozen of
eggs in each barrel, which
makes So, ,6ss dozen, and they
probably average 2oc. per doz>
on, and that would uldlqlsag make < 1886
worth, Of eggs shipped by one
firm from this place in two
months. There were probably
|shipped'by other parties in this
place, 200 barrels, or $4,000
,dozen,l at the same price, which
would make the egg trade Of
this place, in the last two Or
three months, foot il mp about
10000. 81 Ihat'sea big ,thiDgaon
eggs. 4lslis1asisgaI il Szsl III {
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Selected Story.


the BLUE HANDKERCHIEF.
d About the end of October
last year, ! was returning on
foot from Orleans to Chateau
Do Bardy. A regiment Of the
,fQreign guard was. marching
abreast ofme and ON the same
toad. 4 had FASTENED my
sstepsstehearthe military music
xhltE + fixed so much !; but
the band ceased playing ;.afew
,tapssofthe drum from afar off
atone marked q the measured u
.step Of the soldiers. .Ily@otf
.usAfter an half hours march l
NV tie regiment enter q small
field surrounded by a clump
ofAt trees. I asked a captain
whom ! know. if they were
abeut to exercise a,A iii'ae
No sid he to me, they are
abeat to Judge and probably to
shoot q soldier Of my company
foe having robbed the man with
whomshe was quarteredss aslw
What ! said !, to judge, cons
demq and execute at once7 :
sYes, said he, it is according
% our articles of .capitulation.
nEOr him, this was unanswer-
abte, as though all had been
psoyided for in the capitula>
tian-sthe crime the punish>
ment, Justice and even the hu>
szsNS4 r{sSfs ~ e 9sf sat = tfftft
nanity. Bedsides, if you are
curious, added the captain, I
viii get You q place, Il won't
take long. p 1gf.ijHi 5t1aasi:
Thad always 3 passion, for
the edd spectacles, and I inns
Aeafsedtln I could learn what
death vs. 81 fhe FAC, e. Of + the
dying 4 followed the captain.
The regiment was formed in
= hollow square behind the
rear rank and on the edge of
wood. some soldiers were dig>
sing grave. They were
commanded by q first lieuten.
mt for everything IN a regis
NIT j done with or'aless and a sqs
4aResiaa aeertaids dicipline in
4eipsa mans y. grave. ....a,, !. !,
q the centre of the square
Asht a&cers were sitting on
Asnfhsads,, the ninth, On, il, the
= xsss r. A~ stSzs2ssS q &sftN ltss iNs
ne6 Aanls mere~forward,i was
yzisting - . fsy words d ap9n his
kases Int carelessly and aonly
Aaman should not bes killed
HlAout some formalisies.s saa
The accused was called. He h
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In court at Montreal, 81

In court at Montwal, Sat-
urday, a lawyer quoted some
points in the I Beechet, trial,
when Judge Mondlet said !;
Don't, for Gods sake, quote
froa1 that oaase .here.oi Il Is "a
diskracses' ii 'Newa York ee'o' y
{ TSaf Is.n,s. Lsx.A 9 -L1iait03 81
Time is money! buE h9fha6
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oceaann. Disasters. ,

kbS $TstA&t tAh sFt ktHsks~7
Schiller naturally recalls the
list of. ocean disasters. The
first notable loss was that d
the President, T il March, 1S41,
She sailed from New York and
was never heard of ] again.
Three hundred persons perish
ed. ~ '.'' = : s.'.,1f:., A,'' ri
The Amazon, a West Indian
mail steamer, left Southamp-
ton, England, January ID, 1852,
and when off the Sicily Islands
was discovered to, be, on, fire,
and of 161 passengers 102 were
burned or drowned. '@''ls !
In 1854, the Collins steamer
Arctic, ,collided with the French
iron propeller Vesta, and .ot
430 passengers on board 307
were lost. .a.f
The Austria sailed from
Southampton, Englandin1858.
with 43S passengers. Only ~
persons were saved. '..s,5 .@
The steamer Pacific, in 1856,
left New York for Liverpool
with 1876 passengers. She was
never heard from. I. .s'.,,.,l
The City OF Glasgow disap>
peared Imysteriously in Deeem-
Der, 1866, with 4SS passengers.
The Hungarian was cast
away OFT NOvia Scotia, and 2O5
persons perished.i "a s9~f';'
1.-The Anglo Saxon was wreck
ed in a fog on q reef off Cape
Rou, and of446 passengers on
board 237were lost. ma 9'i' ie
7 In the winter the City OF
Boston touched at Halifax on
her way from New York to
Liverpool. No trace Of ! her
has ever been found vaJ W.,
The steamer Central Ameri4
ca foundered in the Gulf Of
Mexico, and Of $40 passengers,
only 163 were saved. bal ara
The Bvening STAR in Sep
tember 1867, from New York
to New Orleans was wrecked
on the coast of North CarOai>
ma, and 100 lives were sacrifi-
1Sa - sss76ts bS5in J sifi
I'll II tksttg& .lt geov II Osf
{ In 1856, the San francisco
foundered in acyclone in mid,
ocean, and 16o lives were re lost,
The ship Pomona, with q
crew Of 40 mem and 397 pas
sensers, was wrecked on the
Irish coast, in 1859. and, but
"a were saved. uam at-i'
January 11th, 1866, the
steamer London, from London
to Australia, foundered in the
Bay of. Biscay, and went down
with $50 lives. HafnJ'e< Il 40
BY the burning Of the Amer,
lea at Yeddo, 70 persons lest
their lives. 9d n5 h8a3sytns go
ssThe Missouri, OF the Pacific
"a ~ q - E II a
Mail Line, burned on. its way
to Aspinwall, in 1872, with a
loss of so lives g" ti2i1
In 1866, the Legonnias, 3
French steamer, sunk by, a col
.lision with the Nantucket, and
,16U persons were drowned, II
The Atlantic was wrecked
April LIST, 1873, and 547 pas
sengers perished, and nd one III
18th of November Of sthe=sams
wear. the Willie Du Havroal dis
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was q tall young man, sof

lf*f 3FF- III 70 {" H~rf ~ AA-ss ~ SoS
only witness who was to testi-
fy in the case but when the
colonel was about tointerregate
this woman. 90 4sll,9Y uo8' .
"1t j y useless, said the ,sol>
dier. ri will confess all. /
'stolethe handkerchief from this
woman's house, = ,.oa H..
The colonel-'::Yqu''Pier
you were always All honest
. i, x, @s5i'lz't1 WIS {fiti''ps3if
ioiloW. 4piTttb .fl9nJ lg8lIg5i
Pierre-"H is true, my coIo>
mel, I have always tried to
satisfy my officers; and it was
not for myself that I stole it !;
'tw as for Marie"
The Colonel-''Who is this
Marie Z" 7W $50 Ef Htsi
Pierre ''Tis Marie who
lives yonder in my village near
Arenburg, where the great
apple tree is. I shall never see
her more !" "a ~
The Colonel-"I do not IN.
derstand you, Pierre !; explain
yourself.'s taa} llt bsdtii9
Pierre e-"Well, my colonel,
read this,','' and he handed to
-himthe following letter, every.
word Of which is present to my
man. n,.rur, n,.v t.1B f'''~ itaa f|eE 'ts.'''
memfo9rAyI;i 1se'lml'fo9rAyI;i lt,ltl.,oI1sg ladi +.
l"My Coed Friend Pierre ::
I profit by che recruit Arnold
who is engaged in your regis
ment, to send you this letter
and assilk purse whicn I have
made for yodu';;'>I was obliged
70 hide myself from my father
while L made it, for he contin>
ually scolds me- for loving yon
80 much q and says that You
will not come back. You will
come back, won't yous But
if'you never return T shall love
you all It the same. ], promised
myself to you the, day you
picked up my blue handker>
chief at the dance in Arenburg,
and brought it back, to me.
When shall l see you again Z
What makes me happy is, that
you are esteemed by your su~
periors, and beloved BY your
comrades. But you have still
tive years Of service.' Get
through them quick for then
we will be married. Adieu,
my good friend Pierre. ,4..d IL,
rteqsr ,YoUR DAER MARIE.aJ
n.P..s,,M-Tfy to send end me ESQ some p,
thing from France, not that I
am afraid That I shah forget
you, but that ! may wear it
always. !, Kiss what you send
me- Lam sure that I shall
find the place OF your Kiss
again. l.,e7sot lUl 4ui..I...ss,l
When the letter was read
Pierre resumed. ARNOLD, said
Ehe,. gave me this letter last
night when my billet ofquarters
was received. ALI night / could
not sleep. I thought of the
village and of Marie. She asked
me something from Eaeqce.
! had no money Il had pledged
my pay for, g three month"; for
my brother and my cousin,
/ who had returned 7heme q few
days before, This, morning
whenI arose TO- leave. l. opens
ed my window. /. A blue ehand-
lkerchief was hanging on
Id i. line /; it = resembled !, th,,t
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was about returning to the
house when this woman ran
after me.l,sThe handkerchief
was found upon me; thatis the
truth. The dcapit1lation de~
.man'ds, "a, a, that + be shot. Shoot
me, but do not rdespise me!'''4.
sThejudges could not restrain
their enlotion-but, 4 not with>
standing, 5 and when the vote was
taken, he, was unanimously
condemned to death. He heard
the verdict with composure,
then, approaching his captain,
he he begged him to lend
him 10 four francs. .5d The
captain gave them to him. l
saw then that he advanced to>
ward the woman, to whom the
blue handkerchief had been re-
stored, and I heard these
words /: MADAME, here is
four francs /; I don't know if
your handkerchief is worth any
more, but even should it be, I
pay dear enough for it, and
you ought to excuse me for the
difference Then taking the
handkerchief he kissed it and
gave it to the captain. }"My
captain" said he, sin two years
you will return to the nouns
taihs if you go near to Aren>
burg ask for Marie, give her
this blue handkerchief, but do
not tell her, how. I boughtit.''I
He then kneltip prayer, and
marched with a firm step to his
execution. at oqnn..s.,.,,31I i .xa5s.a i,
:. I retired. then and entered
the woods that. / might not
witness'the cruel tradegy. A
few musket shots soon appraised
me that all was over. Ireturn-
ed an hour afterwards 4; the
regiment had Departed ; all was
quite; but in skirting the edge
Of the wood to regain the road.
| perceived at a few steps be-
fore me traces of blood and a
heap Of earth freshly made. /
took a branch Of fir tree and
made a sort of cross; 1 placed
it on the grave of poor Pierre,
forgotten now by all the world
except myself and perhaps by
Marie.-[Bost Journal.