The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-04-16
MARY MILTON.

In all the confusion OF the inn al
BOuiilOn, George Dickson could not
help noticing that wherever he went,
one pair of eyes followed him, as if to
gain his attention. He, however, said
to himself, " You have a tongue, my
French friend, and can speak if you
choose ;" and then he thought nothing
more about the matter, but gazed OF
the extraordinary scene before him.
The people were eating on the floor,
on the hearthstOnes, on the beds, and
on the billiard table. They were eating
lndiscriminately everything they could
get hold of, and drinking everything
which was liquid. Some were still
asleep where they had fallen down the
night before, and there was a gbastly
hilarity about the whole thing which
disgusted George, and made his two
companions eagerly acquiesce in imme-
diate departure.
Let US get on and get over" he re-
marked; " anything is better than these
excited, bOOzing wretches."
Then the Freedman who had watched
George come up, and, taking him
aside, said, in perfect good English
g Sir, AN going to ask you for a great
favor. VIII you allow me to accompany
you ?"
Really, sir, ," said George, "our ex-
peditiOn is none the most pleasant or
SAFE
Exactly; but you have two passes,
while have actually no papers at all. -
"I cannot recommend your going
forward, sir"
"No; I would not recommend it my
self. l only ask it as q favor. My sis
ter IS at school in town, which yours,
Mr.. Dickson, Is safe in London. Come.
sir, go bail for me and let me go with
you. If London was sacked I would
do the same by you"
You seem to know me, sir" said
George, very much surprised If you
know much about me, you must be
aware that trusted a stranger once too
often IN my life, and am not prepared
to trust another.
"D0n't say that" says the French
man. 81 know that yoJ. are only here
as a newspaper correspondent. Be
cause you trusted a Frenchman who
was false to you, I viii not be so. I
pray you most earnestly to let me go to
the front with you and get news of my
sister. Surely you cannot refuse"
But, my dear sir, you may be q
spy, for anything I know" said
George.
q" Well, am" was the startling re-
ply; " but not he,e, or in this matter.
Had l been acting as a spy I should
have had papers as it is [ have none.
l am only Jesuit, and we are getting
much the worse of it. I viii swear to
you that my only object in going to the
front IS to see after the safety of my
sister. Come your pass from Bern
stOrif is signed for yourself and one
friend. Make me that friend. I am
only Jesuit.
You seem to know a greaI deal
about me-" said George.
q do, was the answer. "Mv cous.
in, Anne Herbert, was at one time
your friend. You were together al
Dieppe. You knew him when he got
| older, and you trusted him. he de
| ceived yOU-fOr a time-snd you had tC
pay some money for him.
Zone hundred and eighty pounds,
said George. ruefully.
- Yes, / thought it was two hundred
can get that all back for you. He
viii be able to pay soon, and he vii
pay. He Is a very honest fellow"
''Is he a Jesuit ?" asked George.
"a Jesuit What are you talking
of? No, ne is, like myself, a Free Ma
son."
"Bqt you said you were a Jesuit,
said George.
''I don't think said that, said the
| Frenchman.
You certainly did, " said George.
g / am so worried that I don't know
what I did say" said the young French
man. "What on earth could have in
| duced me to say that ?''
"I do not know" said George. ''Dt
/ yOu know that do not even know you
name ?"
"DeIaval. Your mother was a Della
/ val, you know"
That is certainly true. Doyou claim
! relationship p
/ ''Not for the world. know nothing
/ Of you save this, that you went security
/ for your fellOw-student, Anne Herbert
/ who Il my cousin. In consequence o.
/ his falling, you have come here as
/ correspondent to q daily paper. Her
/ bert can pay ROW, and for your kind
ness to dav 7 viii make him. In Oal
society we have power which you do not
/ dream of. '
THE Jesuits are powerful saii
! George.
= have told you cnce before that
J was not a Jesuit. said Delaval.
" And once that you were" salc