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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07
TEL.EGRAP1EHEIIC.
Y EnDER'S FATE.
Partial Solution OF a Niagara Falls
Mystery.
Discovery OF the Body of Vedder at
the Foot of the FaIIs-AccOunt
of EHis Mysterious Dis
appearance.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June THE body
of Thomas Vedder, one of the principals in
tie VedderP Pearson tragedy, which was en-
acted Oh Goat Island the night of April 9
last, was found under the precipice near the
Cave OF the Winds by well-known guide,
John Mumford. The body, although badly
decomposed, was fully identified by
his relatives, having pants and under
shrt On. The body was lying on ths
rocks about fifty feet away from the falls.
1t Is altogether likely thaI when be made the
fearfGl leap # he was not thrown over, the
body struck the ice mound and rolled
down on the rocks and not into the seething
abyss behind the mound, as was expected at
tie time OF the tragedy. There will be full
examination of the body to see if there Is any
trace OF bulet-hoies, and some ligaI may be
thrown on the mystery which las enshrouded
the tragedy.
April 10 last the body of Van K. Pearson
was discovered OH Luna island, Immediately
at the brink of the American Falls. A short
distance below the body were the Overcoat,
unlercoat, vest, and scarf in one pile, and
near 10y the hat worn 10y Thomas Nedder,
with na sign whatever of Vedder. About
O'Clock the previous afternoon Thomas We'd
der aud Van 4. Pearson left their residences
at Suspension Bridge for a buggy ride.
They must have driven directly to
Niagara Falls and over to Goat Island,
as about that time the two were recog
nized by several citizens at the falls,
and passed the Bridge toll-gate very soon
after s. The non appearance Of Vedder at
his home at the usual hour for supper created
considerable surprise, and later on his
brother James visited the village at the falls
to make inquiry. Toward midnight syste =
matte search was instituted. The party pro
ceeded to Goat island, whittier they learned
that Pearson and Vedier had gonc. Toward
the foot of the island the horse and buggy
were found Procuring lanterns, they
proceeded to the point where the
horse was found, and, descending to Luna
| island, found the body OF Pearson. Two bull
let-holes were found, one entering the right
side of the neck back of the jaw and just
below the ear, coming out on the left side oi
the chin. The other entered the left cheek
| Just below the eye, and came out just back
| of the right ear. The second wound would
have caused almost instant death. Pearson
| was married to Vsdder's sister, his first wife
| having been also sister of NeddeT. He
was local treasurer of the New York Cen
trail Railway at Suspension Bridge, a position
| he had held for twenty-nine years. He had
| been regarded as ii sort of mild crank for q
| couple of years. Thomas Vedder was un
married and had been in the wholesale
| grocery business with his brother for thirty
years. and was considered one of the bes
citizens of Niagara county. The genera
supposition was that in an alteration We'd
der shot Pearson, and afterward, either tc
escape justice or remorse, jumped into the
rapids and was carried over the falls
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

Physicians told Mr.. L. Warner, of
Hutchinson, Wis, that his wife was suf-
fering from neuralgia of the heart. He
sent for one bottle of Athlophoros. What
success attended its use may be gathered
from the fact that few months after
wards Mr.. Warner wrote to :he manufac-
turers asking to be allowed to take the
agency for the medicine in the northern
part of Wisconsin. Il have used it in my
own family ''and have seen it used in
two other cases, with great success.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

INDIANAPOLIS, June IA long standing
feud between the Barnett and Bridges farni-
lies, living on adjacent farms west of the city
ended in a fatal fight. James Barnett
and wife were milking, when words
passed over the fence between Bar
nett and John Bridges Both whipped
out revolvers and fired several rounds
Bridges then leaped the fence and pounded
Barnett frightfully with hoe, hitting Mrs.
Barnett also heavy blow on the head. Mrs
Bridges then appeared with a revolver in
hand. and before the parties were separated
both Barnett and wife were fatally injured
ridges escaped but his wife was arrested.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07
The s.Times', on American Politics.

LONDON, June THE Times in a leading
editorial says: There is nothing new OF
unexpected i'll the platform adopted by the
Republican convention at Chicago Judg-
ing from past experience civil service reform
may lie regarded as Il promise and nothing
more. Ii was plank in the platform of the
Republican convention of 1880 and
will probably reappear on many fu-
ture occasions. 1t is difficult to believe
that the Republicans are sincere in the
matter, while the Democrats are not likely,
after long exclusion from power, to re-
linquish 50 potent aparty weapon as the
principle of this spoils to the victors. The
existing situation may be described as Blaine
against the field. Judging from the ex-
perenco of the last convention, the chan ces
of both Blaine and Arthur OF ulti mately
obtaining decisive majority are not very
great. 1t Is generally sa<e maxim to back
the field. This maxim is peculiarly ap
plicabe III the case of an American conven
ton for tine selection of a ca ndidate for the
presidency"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07
Ch,oroformed and Robbed.

New YORK, June Solomon Feldman,
Il retired Hebrew dry goods merchant, took
home with him $500 in notes, 500 in gold, and
500 i'll checks The money and checks and a
quantity of iewelIy We're place in a tin box
III wardrobe in front bedroom. During
the night thieves entered the rooms, chloro-
formed Mr. and Mrs. Feldman, and secured
the money and iewelry. The old couple were
made seriously ill, and it is feared Mrs Field
man will die The value of the stolen prop
arty was about 81 0J0.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

The dependence of man upon wheat
bread for his best nourishment makes it
important that the break be light, pala.
table easy of digestion. DIR. Price, s
Cream Baking Powder is the best means
we have for securing those ends. A ma
ton of houseReepers have been using il
for years and found it always the same,
pure and healthful
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07
Dynamite Regulations Proposed.

LONDON, June 6-The police authorities
have proposed to William Vernon Har.
court, home secretary, that the government
should ask the United States to compel ship
peIs of dynamite to make declaration of
its destination and purpose similar to that
now required in regard to other explosives
and inhammables by laws en-
acted before the invention of dyna-
mite. 1t is understood that some request to
this effect will be included in the diplomatic
note to Washington, which is now being pre-
pared by Lord Granville The licensed deal
ers in powder here say, however, that such
legislation would only hamper legitimate
trade in the new explosives, and would be in
effective against the dynamiters, who always
smuggle their materials, and never pack OF
label them in the style used by the trade.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Cheat is doing much damage to the wheat
fields of Missouri, and full crop is not ex-
pected.
The l., B. & W round-hous at Columbus,
Ohio, suddenly collapsed, seriously injuring
five mon.
In Il wrestling match at Cincinnati for
81, 900 William Muldoon defeated Charles
MARITIME.
During May fires in the United States de-
stroyed property valued at 50, 20O, 900, and
for the five months of 1884 the fire losses have
reached SAG, 100000.
The students of Oberlin college held an
imitation Chicago convention, and after q
protracted session nominated Senator Ed
munds on the fifth ballot.
The Fifteenth Ohio district Democrats re-
nominated the Hon. Beriah Wilkins for con-
greSs and instructed the delegates to Chicago
for Tilden and Hendricks.
League bah games Thursday resulted
Buffalo, 10; Chicago, 5. New YossH, 10;
Boston, 6. Philadelphia, 9; Providence, 8.
Cleveland, 5; Detroit, ten innings.)
Coz. Buford, who killed Judge Elliot, and
was sent to the Kentucky Central Lunatic
asylum and escaped, was returned to the in
stitutiOn i'll poverty y-stricken and dying con-
dition.
The remains of John Anderson, whose
murder completes the destruction of a fam
lily of six persons, were found near Pleason-
ton. Kan. WanIpler, the alleged murderer,
has not yet been captured.
At Beilefontaine, Ohio, a baby was left on
the steps of the residence of Joseph Cham
bers the other night, and he and Mrs. Cham
berS adopted it. They already have seven
teen children, every one adopted.
Receiver Elmore, of Strong's bank at
Green Bay, Wis, reported that the total liza
bilities were S296, S7S A., while the fairly
good assets are about $4,000 Strong is at
Toronto, and is liable to remain there
A fiddle upon which Washington used to
play Is now in the possession of Col j. Wash
ington, and an effort is being made to raise
81, sos to purchase it, that it may be placed
in Miss Custis music-room at Mount Vernon
where are already the harpischord presented
by the general to Mrs. Gusts on her wedding
day, and the flute upon which he used to ac-
company her.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07
Nice Ice Cream Parlors.

B. Birkenfeld has refitted his ice cream
parlors and he now has the cosiest and
most elegan: ice cream room in the three
cities 1t is well known that Mr. Birk
enfald's reputation for making delicious
ice cream is second to none in the west
When you want a real nice dish of ice
cream made from the pure cream go to
Birkenfled's on Fourth avenue m2-3m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

WASHINGTON CITY, June THE bulletin
announcing the purport of the Republican
platform relative to the tariff adopted at
Chicago, created more interest among the
members of the house than any other bulle-
tin from the convention
Morrison says the plank means the Repub-
licans will "keep all they have got. and get
all they can. They raise the ta1s on tin
plate, cotton ies. and a'few other things"
Hewitt. Of New Yofk, says; Ihe action
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

CONCORD, N. H., June 6.-The returns from
tie savings banks in New Hampshire for the
year ending March 81, show that the deposits
IN those institutions, exclusive Of $1,000, 900
invested in real estate, aggregate Sal, ,000, 900,
being some S., ,000,0 600 in excess of those of
the preceding twelve months. The tax as
sesse1 on savings banks this year will reach
S4l5, 900, the largest ever levied.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07
Happy state of Affairs.

LONDON, June 1.-THE Times referring to
the visit of the czarina to Berlin aud her
warm reception by the emperor, remarks
that the attitude of Germany and Russia,
lately almost that of fighting, is now changed
to that Of Damon and Pythias. Germanys
position may now be considered as impreg-
nable. The world knows it, aud Germany
fears no one
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

ing all landings, and came up stream
against swift current in a little over five
hours between the Davenport and Clinton
bridges"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07
ALWAYS for TfIden.

NEW YORK, June THE Richmond
county Democratic conv entien was held and
resolutions were adopted setting forth that it
was the duty of the convention to insist that
the nomination for the presidency should be
rendered to Mr. Tilden.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

New YORK, June THE failures during
the past seven days reported to R. G. Dun'i
commercial agency, are as follows: In the
United States, l99i in Canada, l6. Total
2l5
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07
Cash House
Ice. Ice

E. II. Barker is prepared to furnish
pure channel ice delivered to any part Of
the city Leave orders at Henry Lamps
or address ?. o. Box, No. 972.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

g. T. Foster & Co., VIII olesale milliners at
Detroit, failed for S45, 900, with about S25,
600 assets.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07
For Rent

Two story brick house of seven rooms,
with large yard and barn; rent $1S per
month; on Gath street between Moline
avenue and 9th avenue. Enquire of p
Fries s. Co. 6tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

Psychological Journal: Women, as rule,
dwell too much on little things; they magnify
trouble, anticipate their coming. and waai,S
themselves over trihes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

s7msL Il ssmgOcs punoIr peuIn3
90 ol seq aTpugq 10 4usIo eql 'Al!O
4Io4 MON 'qoInqO A9IH!IL 10 IeMo4
sq1 u! 4ooIo sVa dn duEpuEA VI
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-07

The Opponents Of the Golden Eagle
Clothing Store have to Stand
from Under.

The Poor. Sickly Rooster, fit Emblem for
their feelings, grows sicker and sicker
when they see the rush of peo-
pie going to the
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tho rescue q Professionalism was an nnclllary
Ms we'll - the ostensible motive OF his
demonstration but the controlling ain. from
which hs eyes never swerved. was the advnn, 10
mcht and tho strengthening OF Sweden and the
vasa dynasty. To him it WAS OF primary and
overwhelming moment to mcguire for tho
Swadcs Pomerana aud az much more OF tho
Baltic south coast u. possible, In order that
their hereditary and irreroncilablo enemies.
the Danes and the Poles. might DO outhankod
AMI kept In check. Whether. as his triumphs
multiplied and his approximations eApnpdod.
he may not have contemplated vast en-
inrgeHent Of h;s programme, Including
the transformation OF Swoden into great
Continental state. and his own elevation 10 The
headship OF Protestant German empire. thur
untiui pnt ing by two centuries the achievement
oil Bismarck --toso are. of course. vain conJec-
lures. upon which. however. We obecrve that no
hugh AZ authority a. Gindely In inclined 10
look with favor. But In his fundamental rcSo-
luton TO hold Pomerania. or. at Toast, n part oil
IL. Gustuyus. aud after him his Goniidant and
executor. Oxenstorna. never wavorod. aud ~
long H. Sweden ciung to this foothold on tho
Con,inoh; it could not be wholly overlooked In
European combinations. NJ. W. H.
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Ss,i,n aniIy and sInnX.

Therr'- new denomination with ~ affinity
10 ,l,y uu' trc ,gungtirs or NothugHrinn erred,
utilG but divinity
That th-y nan. tl,r Evligou az humanity, indeed,
Then IT'S Po,tivsn styled toGhut that requires
since for MI irs ru-,'ivtry srraton IL it's lra,c.
ys Tel trli'y - athaui',gN,
Nith the tuiN"r-R Erutl..IlI"pi Of all the Human
Race.
II nokno~ lehErs Something which is rnsuJyn and
bow~nlr,
At the sa,uu ,i4nc tie All BEING and the Ultimate
Elniitt.
But brrng quite cocks thar sneh En'tr is show
II ropud,atcs all opinion ~ TO surernstural!p.
But here upon this hsnk soE III Tiu,s Macbeth
phIHs"s II,
stands and Iuppt tho puretsn which Macbeth
game To- juInlL
Thsreur"r refu-ins argument with siy who
raises II
In pamphlet. IN III pit on platform, or on stump
You can scarrelv pronounce HeterOdoxy that would
he crrnituns
And II yen want an epithet whereby this call
That OF raradaNy AFTER were. perhaps, and wore
ifousouL:
For ihn, nil the aoxy IN II 10 apparently NJ All
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There are dun,s'ls Ir,;;} irui ha;usrl~ pls'u.
ru-rs ""Iuf go ,tt'rtf les under hr SIN;
Thrrr'- tic g,ri Nhu i'I',- ut" ru.rnah train.
Ana Eh- =, Iu;.,. Wine g,--sleS JI~i luf tI!I-
And thr who at slni-r, amt mic" vi run,
There ii,Ii,i. nE 90. lnilN and luM degree,
Rut ! fur'i rsi''' f"'t ''tvu ,ii hat "'IG
For tie >,;lurrrr .iF = iiir si' for me-.
,rr,. 'rp 'nS.ii'uS p .ulur" ~ i',u--ivr brain,
Nr. Nuift tHnt " pur ,I"rHd to max y pun;
Il,.r.- ar iY~>'.- modest alii Nhili,
Aus r',.yGt gag GNuir. v-iin "orFo THAN dun.
T'lr-r'- tt' !: n Wf.h su','' Ike 4 s!g MI gun.
Amt wLr THANKS thr i.ur'l riJ.t' "hr vet l. free;
IiuI rsihnr titan tl',. $50 rnpIi. gN" me none
FOR the sllina4cr eri l- ~" WI f'r me.
IH.r.'s u mis- WI Cu.u"' 81 ROYAL strain.
Auh slgi> 10 rur'l 1'r ~ir E"HhN son,
Ana A.,U " uu show : II ltJsfir Nein.
AMT NaiulN w'ilt- tt No" Htuch AZ \ won,
kid lat Of MI. thrr,.~ tuv -ii"!t r,uu
Eut with uotio ui thr.G rpI ~,il zee.
In met these dtusUia 10 -hnil~-
For the GUNNER XII is ilir sirl fur me-,
~ 'yuI
Prince Though pHrs''tncr no goal I've done.
A. least n"crpt ms nIN'C" aud u,
prIuL'il aII ilArp'--i' love with ;Ine-
For tie summer gIrl - the glri for me.
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r,DD b- Gts'pu 7Jung'~'a.
Mo- unr. .N.rinuuri, ,ho spring here.
And Lave iH iu- ~ vui ann me!
Tic ulush.ii- h.. 'Anu each I.t.-iuV hc..
I'll" wil~uul laugh =" TIA i'N cred year,
Their !, ma '''' I1 hrdSr a.. here.
Hut 10 itl- 'ttji' u,air -uis- he,
kIss ui''. -wrrtLravt. ilr ,t'rtIZ j. here.
Auj !,oE" j. i"gtI at SOu and M,
The haze *, lhu2ls out !nuri and ciuur.
l!,r ms .cl tIT'l.i' UPON 'hv tr-r
4 l,"s tor sheer giiyI'''>. irs'ri and free.
A'tA' - -ln.tn. irm .H,r.
KISS iI'. -nrr,'. M. -rrIiL - here,
,ud iuv- i I"ri G.. " .'i'; n"''
Itfa i"us.-- Cor ~ nu.; at"s
,,ir sNt.t'I tl.ttH = I't-- ~ ~ AID Tee
Atl 'N.,iuur death asi". a. nigh.
III, bl'rr lad tli-i uir ut ~" -Nv.
Ib- t,pIir vv"s,', fruin ruf .rL
" lnI Nuuil We lur' XIV. vat! aud l.
'IUr rhrl' -wrNi ~ |t't tr tir'
Ma -N",tu' nfi. tnbt cr'4hni ne.
i.t' .ar-g'> ~
hui tuuu';il ctr rii',g NrHri barred lie.
~I3li t"N" y II -i'-ing pItl sumner dtc
v iI..t 30 'I,r rOsUS t-tiri ''r'
W. in.N u. uittrr'- ,'yn- nj! soc
Sc" -rriul, Irur uu-siiuh ln" or Why
I.it' :I,sv~ IN.
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1'n-n =

FCTW he ibdep' 5ti'H'.
" ~ NO .'iIu"pypr barron dies
tuhainncpd Niiutr wrong 20 NY hiutd.
Ia nm tue fpttuutt" iunN'u lies
Aul all tlings verge va n;irl good
brought the brggFrs 'n nv door;
Til" sick were hru ed Tia hungry led
Now. when n falnin. grind the poor.
Bchoidi thri turn IT, him for bread,
M neighbour greet him IN the way
Their eyes seek l,is. siertric. tree
How one such luoL would Years repay,
But such u look N NUt for me.
His arc large force and Write speech.
Ny goods i waste. my youth sl'chd
AMI when success Ia close Ia reach,
One hurried step destroys the end
His " HI prevails tia, right Ia, done,
also hight. the victor, mi-s
lie earns thu manly iS.ne wen;
never enrnud defeat ilkc this.
Al last, when nu n,uru fuiluI. Is
Ana all accounts nro bNluuccf true.
How Will NY fate be- weighed with his.
Aud life mndr juHt between us twu'
boiA KtAn GuopAt
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Ili. PRAYER.

Fi,il the EJ'iU. T,UH1CriIt.
God Keep YOU safe my lrilr love.
All tu uuyh an. ligii.
Rest clOsu In H. rnrirrliy
Uutii III" iigllf
Wv heart IL with Nrr as kI'rcl Ia array.
Good 3 iglt: 0u"i keep A"u III HE cutr Away.
THICK shadows rrce,, TX" silent ghosts
Ahput ms hcr!;
| los. -..t tender GrrrUs;
While 'ysr,Hd
Tie moon comes sterling through The window bars
A silver -ckl' cleaning and the stars
For |, though avn IN" AWAY,
Fr,j safe uini
To trlst thus dear IuNrH-and vet
The wight ~ lupgg
I 81 with ~"hhiug hr"a h ihy old fond PRAYER,
Cloud u.lII dr"p's Cod Keep yuu where.
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Farewell iu lhe iIowrr-.

FROM ne i"ufhS Communion.
Nov ..,L 10 dreams u s,"r,', VITA frrrs' flowers
Who's. iIse my. Ni with p";tn" THE tuimnr's breath.
Your FUR c,a"r AZ scar rus Ting hnwers,
And tear not thEt the secret kt-s nt death
Shall penrl nder hruw- wIth blghting frost.
Sr die sweet IiuweTs hut uot lust.
How down. ,onr heads yru 'rnd' r-tint-t blooms.
And Itirk f-lrl-ss drpfI.is, - Fair ferns
soon VII tnr -inw t,kr. Ai,rt N"ur lonely t"tnhs
Audrlc4k 'nis algH NHGr nnniF- TN strin- ruturns
Slrpp gentle Things Of p"s'H ! lIN" well.
les shall not tu. witliult nv bi8ll- smell
How fair, how hrighi shall ur your owy graves
Whcr" autumn stat a. ". I ~ i.h"d a. tears
sweet hON ~rr good L"ri loves YOU, and lie saves
Your .pritr Ia th" seeds iuf other years
HIS I, lilul Nuur lNr- ngn4u suTn,
A II ,.cl 4. guards Gtus Ms HIS
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KO0u ding the l'0,nt.

IJUm N> jppths aoiai,pn IN
% Tia hb' BE Iuios NY urn"' II, cries.
- The WAY j. rough. the point II iViig:
AMI vet beyond. tii- hnTlH'r hes
Push on tuOulh wind and tii' be strong.
- Now tack n2niu' Her canvas lOVs-
Aud give her every inch ~ sail:
Tie lighthouse rs-t beyond IA hunir
Alas. alas We trN--but tail!
- Once more. away We dash, away
Nov ligI.a les, nm round hr.h p.
Hard. hnr,i-a.lerl Iiurrah lIurrn'
For round the ragged point ". ao''
Tue surgtitg waves around tho TOW.
Til, sat- above thar stralniu. sw-il.
Each crcakinH spar AMI whIstt,,g rope.
They seem to ,ry. Ar. well AHA We'll!
Osouis on board Won may not know
hat eyes Htur Uru watching YOU.
Who, seeing ali NOu dare aud de-.
VIII tnlily pit-A The waters through.
Aud y- wl,o breast III" gales uf life.
What h-nrt- yuu cheer you never know
fati ,Ioi snil On They follow N"u
~ round the ragged l'"in' Yen 60.
r.. A. HANp.
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tho war IL over. but what can We behold more
tragcal and moro friehtful than the plight in


which tho empire has involved usr'
Thus George Sand wrote In November. but
another letter ~ Prince Napoleon. dated March
II. 1871 shows her again In tho depths. from
which indeed. she was never to entirely emerge
during the remnant OF bcr life. But sho had
yet to witness tho scandals and horrors Of tho
Commune. which. as sine ut once perceived.
wore to furnish the reactonist majority Of the
Versailles Assembly with the very pretsNt they
desired. 1t IN ciuur. too. that her iuith In uni
vers nj suffrage rs practicable measure. any
thing. IN fact more prox innate nnd concrete than
u druu'p.cnr"sssd and long djourned ideal.
has bc.n ruGcy shaken. fhe. who in 1913 had
hu-n the laureate and prophet OF the pro-
ic'ariai. now comedies with louthing aud dis
guh' that In Paris at al events. the working
inasscs. which nY sicnr, aud iuaction. had
conuivod al the crime ol the Commune were
unit Tor scH.gutrrHurnt. aho irics however.
so find a. hi, ii..- hCtween hHr former optimism
and her present pcs2miatic forecast by attri
hutin.; the ram OF the inris nottingham 10
the political and social cJrruution oi the secund
empire.
II in cney for W. To- SEE that George Sand
would havo b-ou wiser bud she lived II litto
longer: but there IL no doubt tina, We behold
rcil"clcL IN these letters with rniurkible lldei-
i;y the contemporary impressions and Rpprn-
hvnsion-. and tho provisional conclusions OF
the juajorily OF thoughtful and patriotic
Trunchmen amid the poignant woes and CRUSH
Ing hum,liations of which she was All eye
witness