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the first Henry drew his poignard, the
other two their swords. As they we're
about to come to blows fourth knock
was heard and the fourth young mana
fourth nobleman-a fonrth Henry-was
introduced. At the sight of the drawn
swords he drew his own, placed himself
on the side of the most feeble and at
tackled with force. The old sWoman in
dismay concealed herself, for the clashing
swords seemed determined to strike
whatever came within their reach. Soon
the lamp fell, went out and each struck
in the dark. The noise of the swords
lasted some time, gradually subsided,
and finally ceased altogether. Then the
old woman veEtured to leave her hiding
place, relit the lamp and saw the four
young men stretched on the floor, each
wounded. She examined them; fatigue.
rather than loss of blood, had suspended
animosities. and raising themselves, one
after the other, shamed of having fought
over so trifing matter, they laughed,
and the first Henry said, "Come, let us
renew good feeling by partaking of this
supper together" But when they looked
the supper it was found on the floor
trampled under foot and mixed with
blood. which, simple as it was, they re-
gretted.
Glancing to the other side of the cabin,
they found ything bore the marks of
their violence, and the old woman, seated
in one corner, fixed her reddish-colored
eyes upon them.
3Why do you looklat us thus fixedly?"
said the first Henry whom this glance
| troubled.
II see your destinies written on your
| foreheads," she replied.
The second Henry rndely commanded
| her to reveal to them what she saw,
while the others only laughed. She
answered. "As you are all united in
this cabin, so you will all be united in
the same destiny; as you have trampled
under foot, and mixed with blood the
/ bread that hospitality offered you, so
you will trample under foot and mix
with blood the power you will share; as
you have devastated and impoverished
this cabin, so you will devastate and i'm
poverish France; as You have all four
been wounded in the dark, so you will
all four perish by treason and a violent
DEATH"
The four young noblemen laughed de-
risively at this prediction as they flung
her some gold and prepared to leave the
cabin, but the sequel testified to her
prophetic power. These four mobiles
we're the heroes of the league, two as its
chiefs. and two as its enemies.
Henry of Conde. poisoned by his ser
wants.
Henry of Guise, assassinated by the
Forty-fve.
Henry of Valois, Henry III, assassin
ated by Jaques Clement.
Henry OF Bourbon, Henry w., assas
sinated by Ravaillac.
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CHE AND SHE. .
ANON.


"she is dead" They said to him. aCome away,
Kiss her and leave her-thy love is clay"
They snoothed her tresses Of dark brown hair;
On her forehead of stone they laid it fair;
Over her eyes that gazed too much,
They drew the lids with gentle touch;
With tender touch they closed up well
The sweet thin lips that had secrets to tell;
About her brows and beautiful face
They tied her veil and her marriage lace,
And drew on her white feet her white silk shoes,
Which were the whitest, no eye could choose.
And over her bosom they crossed her hands
"Come awayi" they said God understands"
And there was silence, and nothing there
But silence, and scents of eglantere,
And jasmine, and reses, and rosemary;
And they said: GAS lady should lie, lies she"
And they held their breath as they left the room
With a shudder, to glance at its stiffness and
gloom.
But he who loved her too we'll to dread
The sweet, the stately, the beautiful dead,
He Lit his lamp, and took the key
And turned it-alone again-he and she.
he and shs but she would not speak,
Tho he kissed, in the old place, the quiet cheek
He and she; yet she would not smile,
Tho he called her the name she loved erewhile.
He and she; yet she did not move
To any one passionate whisper of love-
Then he said: "Cold lips and breast without
breath,
Is there no voice, no language of death.
dumb to the ear, and still to the sense,
But to the heart and souldistinet, intense?
"see now; will listen with soul, not e r;
What was the secret Of dying, dear?
"Was it the infinite wonder of all
That you ever could let life's flower fall?
"0r was it greater marvel TO feel
Theperf c. calm Ger the agony steaR
"Was the miracle greater TO find how deep
Beyond all dreams sank downward that sleep3
"Did life roll back its records, dear,
And slow, as they say it does, past things cleer?
"And was il the innermost heart of the bliss
TO find out so, what wisdom love ise
"Oh perfect dead! dead most dear,
hold the breath of my soul to heari
az listen as deep as to horrible hell,
As high as to heaven, and you do not tell
"There must be pleasure in dying, sweet,
To make you so placid from head to feet.
"I would tell you, darling, if / were dead,
And 'twere your hot tears upon my brow shed
II would say, though the Angel of Death had
laid
His sword on my lips to keep it unsaid,
"You should not ask vainly, with streaming
eyes,
Which Of all deaths was the chiefest surprise
"The very strangest and suddenest thing
or ali the surprises that dying must bring"
An, foolish world; oh, most kind dearl
Though he told me, who will believe it was said
Who will believe that he heard her say
With the sweet, soft voice, IN the dear old way
'sThe uttermost wonder is this-I hear
Aud see you, and love you, and kiss you, DEAR
"And am your angel, who was your bride,
And know that though dead, have neve
died -
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same thing with the whistle and with the
wheel. When the wheel is grinding
away close in shore she makes an awful
roar, but when we are well out in the
middle of the stream you can scarcely
hear t. The other way of Judging the
run of the boat and her direction is by
the feel of her rudder. When the pilots
wheel turns hard we know which way
she is heading, even when We cannot see
the iackstaff. Of course it is q science
to some degree, but for the most part
plotting in fog is pure guesswork. -
Mobile Register.
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The Four Renrys.

An old woman who passed in the
country for sorceress, once dwelt In an
humble cabin in the forest of st. Ger
main. One evening, when the rain fell
in torrents, she heard knocking ut the
door, which, hastily opening, she saw q
cavalier who craved hospitality. Put
ting his holse in shed close at hand she
bade him enter, and by the light of q
smoky lamp observed that her guest was
q young gentleman; his person bespoke
youth, bis dress was that of man Of
rank. The old woman stirred the fire to
ruddy blaze, and asked the youth if he
would have something to eat.
A stomach of sixteen years is like q
heart of the same age, eager and easily
pleased. The young man signi6ed his
assent, and bit of cheese and half
loaf of bread were brought from the cup
board, all the provisions the old woman
had.
ST have not much" she said to him.
"This is all have to offer chance vis-
itor after paying taxes and the excise on
salt, without taking into account the
neighboring country people. who call me
q sorcoress and disciple of the devil, in
order that they may steal with an easy
conscience the products of my small
garden"
by my soulF' said the stranger, eff I
were King of France would suppress
these imposts, and thus benefit the
people"
God hear you," responded the old
woman.
At these words the young man ap-
preached the table to partake of his
frugal supper but at the same instant an
other rap at the door arrested his atten-
ton. Tue old woman opened it and saw
another cavalier drenched with rain, who
also asked shelter, which was granted
him, and who, having entered, she saw
that he, too, was a young man and q
noble.
"What, you here, Henry?" said the
new conner.
Eyes, Henry" said the other
Each called the other Henry, and the
old woman learned from their converse
tion they belonged to numerous party
of huntsmen led by King Charles TX,
and which the storm had dispersed
''Old woman" said the second conner,
''hast thou not something more to give
us?"
Nothing" replied she.
"Then," said he, 'we will divide
this"
The Grst Henry made very wry face
but observing the resolute eye and
sinewry presence OF the other said in q
voice OF chagrin. ''Divide it, then.n and
there was behind the words this thought
which he did not venture to express
Divide, but deal fairly"
They seated themselves opposite each
other, and already one had cut the
bread with his dagger when the third
knock was heard at the door. The rem.
conter was singular; this was anothe,
young man, another nobleman, another
Henry The old woman Glooked on in
grim surprise. The first wished to con
ceal the bread and cheese, the second re.
placed it on the table and laid his sword
beside it; the third Henry smiled.
"You do not wish then" said he, ste
share your supper with me. I am very
tired and quite hungry"
''The supper by rights belongs to the
first conner" said the first Henry.
"The supper" said the second, t'be
longs to the one who can best defend il. ;
The third Henry colored with anger
aad said hercely:
Perhaps it belongs to the one whs
conquered IT,"
These words were hardly spoken wher
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NOTICE.

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For charming boudoir photographs go to F. G..
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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-05
A TRIPLE EXECUTION.
Three Negroes Hanged ian Virginia--'
Story of Their Crime.

Sawney Younger, Reuben King and Isaac
Evans We're hanged at Chltham, Va, for the
murder of William F. Sheppard, on the
10th of August, five miles from Danviile.
King AM Evans sold Their bodies to physi-
clans TO- $40 each. Younger would not sell
his. He said he considered $40 too lite.
hing and Evans upol receiving the money
gave fine dinner to a few friends in a
hotel. Roast pig aud roast beef constituted
the first course. lie dim II Cnde VITA wine
Il cgals. An officer and gCarl sat near
the festal board. The cond nnmed ms IL CON
Jesse their guilt at the bs II luet. but after
ward recante They confessed aeajn, and
there is 10 doub. a, 10 tie guilt of them all.
The execution was private and occurred in
tie ia |.
The rope was a ljusteI at twenty-one min
Il ties | ast H. bat the trigger missed. 1t was
tn II rel alel and pulled second time the
drop was six feet and a quarter. Noangers
Ieck was broken. The two Others were
strangled and died hard. The bodies We're
cut down in fifteen minutes. Two of them
Were delivered to a hysician, and will go to
Richmond college. The other was buried.
On the day II the murder Sheppard Ind
gone to Danville with wagon load of prod
uce, and on returning was hailed when a
few miles from the city by three negroes
Nounger, King and Evansville asked per-
mission to ride in the wagon. On beng re-
fu,el. one of the men shot Sheppard thr q III
the head and body with pistol, while
another Sod b. with an open razor in
Lis hand. The wagon went ON about twenty
PAGES. when Sheppard fell ont dead. The rob
berry and perhaps murder OF Sheppari's son,
a boy OF fifteen years who wa IN the wagon,
was prevented by the a pelrance of two
cpiorcd men VINO heal d the shouting Citizens
of the county followed lie three men 10
D. nville AMI lad hem arrested. At the
preliminary trial Sh ppard's son .dentifi d
Younger in a CT ,wd OF me / as tie one who
5 hot his father, Evans as the man who held
the racer and King as their C mpanion.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-05
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

WmTrIER.-JohnG G. Whittier has returned
to his rooms in the Hotel Winth,op, boston,
for the winter.
CLiSGMAN.-Ge-eral Thomas L. CIingman,
OF North Carolina, has obtained a patent for
III electric light
BLAINE.-The Hon. James c. Blaine and
family are expected to return 10 W shington
early in November.
DAVIS. Hen. David Davis. ex-prcsi-
dent of I'll, Unitei States Senate announces
that he has "retirei fro politics"
GREsHAM.-It is said that Postma, ter-Cer-
era Gresham will favor in his annual report
postal Geography and postal savings banks.
Observation-Disclosures Samuel j. Ran
Gal realized SlE.oU III fees for we * ser
vices as juror i'll the cou.r of common peas,
i'll ihiladelphil.
TILDEN.-The improvements which Mr..
Samuel j. Iilden is making ON Greyato'e, his
country residence at \ onkers, y. y, will
cost hlm s4s5.OOO.
AITHUR.-Prcsident Arthur is to put a
memorial win low to his wife an her father,
Captain Herndon, III st. Johns church at
" aslington, which the, b 9TH usel to a tend.
WILFoRD WILFRED NICAUX, a five ear-oll
boy living a MusAegol Genre. VI is is
sad to have already comoos d Il duct and
arch, and 10 know how 10 p az an almost
Indefinite nun-ber of airs on the v.o.in.
l-ECOCQ mas imposed new comic opera.
calel " l. Grain de Sale.' viii II VIII be
brought ous, ike - La file de Alnie. Angot
ana o,her pieces of this loLu.ar comp scr, at
the the itre of TIE Galeri. dc s.. hubert, at
brussels, i'll the winter
CAMERoN-Mrs. Cameron, wife of the
Pennsylvania 81 ator, writes To- Il relative in
" ashlngt ton that ner husl ad's health is 50
much improved that ,hey Will probably sail
for home carly II November. The sena; ors
daughter wi lie placed at school il aris
before they return.
CHAFFEE.-EX-Senator jerome Is. Chafee
says THAT twenty-three years ago. when he
entered Denver, lie invited his Tired fellow
passengers OF the stage c, ach to take drink
ami iaiI Gown n twenty. ollar gold piece,
concerning which the barkeeper said, All
right" That transaction ma le him tenn
rance man.
LONGsTREET.- General Lolgstrett beams
so ainfully embarrassed while he was re-
counting "reminiscences to Tie eople at the
Moolstock ull.) fair that h was compelled
t. stop speaking. In thu augu1ge OF my
Old G mmandcr, lie said, as he tanned away
from he audience with tears III hls eyes, II
must surrender
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-05

4 New ORLEANS manager is endeavoring
to organize a Southern lea cue.
THE 'aares which the PLAYERS of the
metropolitan and New York clubs are de
nlanding for next season are remarkably
high. Some of the mel a ik 5000 for the
seasons work.
THE Pha lelphia club hls reserved all its
players for next season, except Ferguson.
The latter gentleman is to be financially in
te"estei in another club
TAKING everything into consideration, Bal
timore is the best baseball city in the coun
try. For two seasons the re- resentative ciuo
has lulie'l up at tail eni of the ia e. but not
withs;an inS this fact the games on the local
grounds cont hue to draw large crowds.
TIL brooklyn has ball grounds are his
tori ally famous, being the scene of the last
sa ii IN de by Gle leral Washington during
the battle Of Lolg island Hence their name
Washington lark. The oil stone house
wherein Washington made his head lua ters
IS till standing III one corner of the grounds,
an. IS used as Il sort o restaur mt.
a MEETING has been held in New YORK AMI
Il permanent baseball organization elTectel,
to be known As the Union League of Profess
aional Baseball clubs. =. +. Clarke, of Hart
lori, WAS elected president he Virginia
club was given the preference over the Rich
monds to membership in the association. The
rUlcs of the American association were
lopte /, with some modification. a re ,oluI-
zion was passed to the effCcs that the | Mon
League recognizes the reserve rua Of the
League and American association, an! affi-
att with them in every manner
LEAGUE CLUB RECORD.
The Boston |, ague club Ina won the cham
piun~hip of the National league OF professional
b.sebl clubs by winning sixty-thrce ;meS
out of the ninety-eight played. Chicaso is
second. with titty-nine victories, followed bv
the Providence with tifty-eight, C.eveian
tifty-iive, Bur alo fifty-two, New York forty
six, Detroit forty, an Pniladep hia seven
teen. The Bottom team has not been de-
'eatet il a majority of the series Cf games
with any of the competitors, although New
York. Su4falo and Chicago have each won
and lost ;even games 10 the Hub repre- seta
tLNes. The reeorl of the season follows:
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-05
New York Democratic state Convcn-
ton.

At the New York Democratic State con-
vsntion in Buffalo Thomas +. Bencdc was
chosen cha rman The reso ution adopted by
last years convention, declaring the Count :
Democracy to be the regular orgal-
i2ation i'll the city and county Of
New York but al,o.ing Tammany twenty
four and Irving Hall ten of the seventytwo
delegates, was a gain agreed upon Following
are the nominations: For sec ct lry ~ ate.
lsaac H. Maynard controller, Alfred c.
Chaplin; treasurer. RohcrJ a. Maxwell ::
attorney general. Dennis o Brien: engineer
and surveyor, Einathan Sweet. The plat
form adopted reads as follows:
The Democracy of New York reafiirms the
platform loptel at It's last State convention
which has received the approval Of the CO.
PIE. as shown by a majority of nearly 20O,o0O
at the last election, and they especially de
nounce the proposition that the people should
lie taxed TO raise n surplus fund for the Fed
eral government to distribute among the
States We c aim with pride and satisfac-
ton that every PIE ige therein made has been
III good faith Re ieemed Valuable reform,
have been wrought; useless Offices have been
abolishe I; the civil service has been freed
from the obasirg ard in uriCus influences of
partisan mlnipuiatlon; the freedom and
purity of primaries have been secure /: pc
itical asses menti have been aboli he'd; re
ownership fuses have be, II reoted: the
principle of local Sc f-government his ben
adhered to: the efficiency of the national
gu ri has been increased: Kat on for the
support of government has be le Ii &c |:
State burelu Of labor statistics has been
tablishel; he rights of the workinyman have
been further prote ted, and the injurious
competition of convict labor has bten cur
TITLED. Business methods have been the
rule in the Il anagement Of State affairs.
On the record thus made, AMI to VIII oh 1t
viii steaitaStly adhere, the democratic
party asks n renewed award If the confidence
of the people. We invite with Reason all
friends of improved State n ADMINISTRATION, IL
respective of party to Join with the De-
fom in progress and in extern ling them to
al branches of the : tate service. We heartily
indorse Governor Clevelan is administration.
1t justifes the great vote which elected him.
He has deservecly won the affection of the
people ly his Industry, firmnes, intelligence
and aggressive honesty The results make
his administration one of the best the State
ever had.