The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-31

of ! must be detained to satisfy the law,
| yield to the annoyance with as little I'M.
patience as possible, where the officer of the
law exercises his duties so cOurteously."
After Il few more remarks were passed,
the squire babe his son Eddie conduct the
gentleman to his room and see him well pro.
videl for the night.
After the traveller had left, the vngrant
still fingered. Shifting his hat restlessly
but mechanically, he seemed to resume a
conversation which hal probably been in
terruptcd by the stranger exit from the
stable.
"'pears to me now"-an expression which
indicated the result Of some mighty reilec.
ton for his c~alibre-"Pears to me as he
| amt tcllin' the truth. He amt named Gas
ucr Deray, because he'd Il said 30 fust. Pears
to me he looks like old ltaOul Dupuy, and
CASTOR af0rc him and, if | amt mistaken,
he's been in these parts aiOrc."
"Who's the woman, Randy"
al have been lookin' at her, but pears to
me | never seen her afore-lcastways, she
Ion't come from about here"
"The resemblance Of Durer to the Dupuys
is striking, and ! thought at first he was the
son of Castor, who has been absent so long.
What think you, my son"
"Can't say, father, but his resemblance to
Mr.. Dupuyat the manor would be noticed by
any one"
"Prehaps," suggested the %vagrant, "he's
IL son of Dupuy himself, il half they bring
rom turin parts about him is Greet pears
to me he must have more'n one.
"Ard your friend Raoul amt too good for
n fraud ora lie" chirped the vagrant.
ave will dispense with your comments on
the characters of my friends" retorted the
squire.
"No offence, squire, but 'spense or no
'%spenSe, | knows the laws, and ! alters take
care to have proof afore | says a libel on any
man."
"What do you know OF Raoul Dupuy,
villain, that you dare maintain such thing
concerning his character, which is polluted
by your mention OF it"
"Neyer mind what know, squire, so long
us | amt said it," answered the tramp.
"What is your opinion, doctor" asked
the squire. ,
at is rather early to ask nm opinion about
the patient, squire. The skull Is fractured,
and il may be necessary to trepan 1t, IL any
portion is bearing on the BRAIN
/" DO you think the blow will permanently
ulltNt u pItiht W. '''N 49, ''' ~ ''' ~
min should she recover"
"If the pressure Of the bone upon the
brain be removed. she will doubtless recover
her senses. But until she is completely well
again, and even after, no risk must be taken
i'm the case. Absence of excitement or noise
| Is indispensable,a las the slightest menta shock
might make her Il raving maniac. Blows
upon that region of the head nave been
known to deprive persons Of the power of
speech, and il she is not kept perfectly quiet,
she may recover only to linger out dumb
existence"
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After breakfast II servant whom the squire
had despatched acrOss the creek upon his
first arising, returned with the information
that Mr.. TaylOr-the gentleman whom the
stranger had lett at his gate on the road
would be over Immediately after breakfast.
Upon the arrival of Mr.. Taylor, he and the
squire retired for a consultation, to which
they after a while called Randy, the vagrant.
They then returned to the traveller, and,
after hearing his account once nore, and
comparing the time Of his leaving Mr.. Tay.
lor with that of his arrival at the s%guire's,
they proceeded to the creek in company.
Upon their arrival, the squire addressed
the traveller:
al have taken counsel with Mr.. Taylor
touching this case, which seems a deep mys.
terry, after all the information we have been
50 far able to gather the lady seems I'M
known even to Randy, who visits every house
in this and the adjoining counties, and you
are equally a stranger to US. | consider,
bnvey,r that Won have been fully discharged