The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-07-30

| Wnere Two OfncerS had paused, Unere
were the first signs of war, eight
dead horses, numbering van stand
ing across the road, ON which some
German wag-had chalked ga Berlin. =
Then they all walked together.
The road still wound up the hillside,
above flashing trout stream, seen
far below them in the valley. through
the solitary street Of In Chapelle
George Dickson stood among the
dead and looked aroun | him The
place must have been beautiful at
ore time, and later trayeers have
told us that it is once more beautiful
by nature, though to our eyes it will
remain horrible charnel house until
death. The 18th Of h. French line
lay III ruins, motionless except where
they were being dragged to the trench
es BY German soldiers.
:" Why does God allow such hings?'
he 81 d aloud.
'Theie spoke villain, said the
Bengal officer " / bet you ten ru-
pies that you see S, me nature emo
bled by this horrible busi ess before
TIE day is over. What do you feel
yourself?"
Il feel horrible, incohceivable
pity. | ieel as if could lay down
my own life to mend his.
" Then hand me over the ten ru-
pees, siid he Bengal officer; 'for
your nature has been ennobled War
is utterly evil. but God brings good
out Of it somehow. Look at that,
man there is woman on the field,
looking at the dead men's faces"
"And there is that Frenchman,
Delayal. with her" said George
I" That must be his sis err He said
she was in town Int he has told me
more in one wee k than | could be-
lieve III twelve months "
Really" said the Bengal officer
and yet he does not look like a
liar"
:" No lar ever does, my dear sol
der, +" said George. eff YOU we're a
lawyer you would know that.
II found my sister ut Fond de Gl-
vonne," said Dela,el, approaching
George. "She is looking for some
VIII Sc death might be important to
you, Annie Herbert"
But you said he could pay me,
said George, astonished.
"My dear sir, l required assistance
in getting on, and | forgot what !
tsld you. If any part Of it was true,
l must have been a great fool. My
object was to deceive you. Do M
the compliment to say that succeed
ed, or | shall be extremely angry with
you
George felt extremely inclined to
kick the man, but it was not the place
for any demonstration of the kind.
H said, II never knew before a
Frenchman to tell such falehoods a.
you have done, sir.
But, my dear sir, I am not a
Frenchman," said Delaval.
+" Your sister, who is approaching
us, can possibly speak the truth, sir.
"But she is not my sister, said
Delayal.
She came toward them and raised
her vail. In Que instant the great
passage in George Dickson's life was
over. Amidst the horrible ruin and
desolation he saw the only woman he
had ever cared for; he woman he
had SO seldom seen in his life, but 81
many thousand times in his dreams
Miss Milton Of Milfeld Lane. Nc
other person in the world. He had
met her twice at parties at Highgatt
and about there, and hal fallen in
| lnve with her in Milfeld Lane. but
she had been cold, almost rude I
him He hal tried to forget her, but
it hal Teen useless. For the time
as he believed; he bad met her il
MilGeld Lane, and hid h $ love before
her.
She old him the plain truth. Al
her peoi 10 were Freu b, except hel
father. whose name he bore. Sh'
was hance to Ann Herbert, arc
could not listen to hun. He thel
committed an awful act OF folly; ht
made the acquaintance Of that young
Frenchlnan, so that he might see he
s5metimes, even when another's arm
was round her waist. He FOLLOWED
Airne Herbert about, and at last wen
security for him; d debt which Her
bert neglected to pay, and which ~
! tim nearly ruled George.
He would not be rich before hi
: fathers death. HIS father was penu
, rious and mean, keeping him poo
and telling him that he mutt max
j bis own way in lie. That does NO
e do man any harm if he Can be gl
4 to believe it; and If Georges fathe
. had stopped there all would bay
j been we'll. But the old man though
{ it would be d fine thing for Georg
to marry we'll He proposed mate
4 TO him with rich young lady oldt
than himself She was very goot
It and he in state Of infurlated disal
) pintment. George told her the j
d that he loved her; he knew it to |
d a lie but lie told il. She believe
= him and was greatly gratifed. ]
| the meantime her father decided thI
II ,hey must wait for three years, an
that lie must make his way in Il
!, world
Z So be went to the bar, and 50 na
/ urally he went to literature; SO |
n naturally came to the field Of SedaI
that Aceldama Of so many hope
4 and 50 on that field he met his ol,
sr his onl, love, only TO find that y
At chain Of honor dragged him awi
"a from her forever.
is Would he not have changed plac
IN with the dead when she told him Il
n tru b Z - hen she locked into BIZ ey
a with hers, and said softly, This
b a strange place 10 meet you, and u
..l. ~. .ss.ra an find I