The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-05-14

suits.
What dare you answer me- and
he raised his hand again.
"Nay, Edward, you would not hit
woman ?"
ga woman Doyou call Madeleine
Pierrepont, the child of the assassin of
my uncle Dubois, woman 7 Say,
rather, fiend," screamed the usually
calm dandy.
Madeleine de Pierrepontl" replied
the other, staggering so that his friend
had to turn his assistance TO him.
Madeleine de Pierrepont = And this ls
Madeleine de Plerrepontl Truly" he
muttered, as he remounted his horse,
"she IL not woman 7"
The other initiated him, and they
rode of, leaving the young girl TO weep
alone. In u few minutes, however, she
wiped her eyes, and then, fearful lest she
would be suspected of approprating the
gold piece, she took 1t up, wrapped In
piece Of paper, with the intention of re-
turning IL to its owner. She then lifted
up her bundle and walked slowly to her
hut.
"Tell me the story Of the girl, !" said
the young man, gravely.
The other told IL. "Fifteen years be-
fore the father of Madeleine de Pierre
pont and n Monsieur Dubois, n rich pro-
prietor, had been intimate friends. DE
Pierrepont was comfortably Off, from
the fact of his having several occupa.
tions. lie was collector of the rent of n
rich member of his noble family he was
taxgather and ddjoit to the Mdire.-
The Marie was NJ Dubois rich man,
but somewhat of u miser. 1t appeared
that one afternoon Dubois asked Pierre
pont to walk over to small town ut
some distance to receive with him u
large remittance, which he had to pay q
large body of workmen employed in
the public works, and other expenses in
Cured I'm the building of church and
school room. Dubois felt safer with
companion. 1t was afterwards proved
that they received the money, dined
together at the Soleil dor, drank rather
more than they were used to, and then,
despite every representation set out to
walk home, though DE Pierrepont
wished to hire gig.
Next morning, the body of Dubois
was found about hundred yards be-
yond the house of Pierrepont, which
was at the foot of a hill that led to the
village. All his money was gone as well
as his watch and rings
6 A search took place instantly, and
DE Pierrepoint, as his companion, was
visited by the police agent. DE Pierre
pont deposed that Dubois, on his reach
ing his house, bade him go in, for that
he could go the hill safely alone; but
still he requested him to keep bag of
900 francs in silver, because it was so
heavy, until the morning. This 900
francs he gave to the police. OF 10000
francs in notes he solemnly declared he
knew nothing. On this he was arrested
as the assassin, tried found guilty and
sent the galleys for life.
His wife solemnly declared that she
heard Dubois wish her husband good.
night, and say, laughingly: "I'll send
cart for the silver in the morning. -
But, instead of bene6tting him in the
eyes of the world, she became his ac-
complice.
" To avoid being hooted at in the
streets, she left the village, and every
penny being spent ere her husbands
trial was over, she obtained reluctant
permission to dwell in the charcoal
burners hut. But all Stunned her and
her child as they would lepers, and, to
live, she was obliged to walk nine miles
in search of work of the coarsest de-
scription.
Leave the country she would not,
because she was born there, and she felt
convinced that her husband would be
ultimately pardoned.
" And you join, Edward, in the infa-
nous persecution. Supposing the father
guilty (Which to me is not clearly proven
-and you know am lawyer, why
should this poor girl suffer for the sins
of her father9 Why, the savages of
North America are more civilized than
you. see in this heroic couple subject
of wonder and admiration, but not of
hate. Poor creatures Fifteen years of
misery have not satisfied you all, but
you must still treat them as outcasts.' -
My dear Arthur, you have just come
! from America where IL apnears IN me-