The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-09-09
MALCON TEN rs.
4 STORY FOR AMERICANS.
ooFYR1GHrrD BY CORA s. HOOD.
CHAPTER vi.
BRAMBLE RULE.

At last the excl Ing electoral canvass was
pver. Its r'sult was seen / the vic nry OF the
Polk and d ,llas party and James K Polk was
an Surated with due ceremony, NJ ,reh 4th,
1915.
manufacturers pighed and submitted wh'lel
labor was juhilant. no q eds OF dissenson |
80 unScrupuiously aown, had resulted in a
bountlful harvest o! WORK ingmen's 20 es and
bl zing bOnhr ami shouts Of triumph ties l.
fed to their joy at the result Of Democratic |
vic o.y.
year passed by and for while all weni
on rs usual in ami without he FlAtch' RI
Works, nut, even be ore that period had OK
Tirrd, II suspicion was awakening In the mini
OF the people that reat fraul had been hi II
den hrhin.l that cry Of Polk, Dallas and thel
Tar II OF ia"
Manufacturers throughout the country be-
gan 10 fear another low tariff era and theirl
Tears We're not without foundation, for In ls46l
the party In power did indeed repeal mel
famous tariff OF AZ, which they had sol
solem ly promised 10 defend and rha' repeal
was only made possible by tire custing vote oil
the trail or protectionisl, George NJ. Dallasi
Although the bill, now introduced lor nv
low tariff, Was brIvey fought by the Wings mi
Congress and by ProrertIonlsls throughout
the country, 1t was esinh ished in 81 lite OF
their protests and tna tariff 46 tn lowest
ailff the Unitei States has ever Snown, and
which was practically free trade, became n
law.
That immediate ruin did mo- result was due
10 tx ranepils causes. fanin In Ireland,
eh r; crops in Europe, the Mexican war, the
Grim an war and the discovery of gold In Ca l.
forn'a all Contributed TO postpone the evil
dhy, but rs soon as these Unusual re- ourGes
wrre cut OH, the old disastrous consequences
ensued.
The British free trade doctrine pnt into
practice by the tariff Of 46 'rOye our
chiei industries, paralyzad all business md
again were thousand OF men aud women
thrown into enforced idleness.
rchants and nnnuf c,nrers grew pala
with apprehension and lab IT in turn grew rest
I've. The couhtry wa flooded with foreign
goods, mahy factories closed and O. her kept
on WORKING al lowered prices. Mnnuf cturers,
WorklnEmen, merchants and farmers ali shar-
ell y the general ruin and dis ress
Wages must come down |" at last cried Cap
ta throughout tn. country.
wages sh II not come down. sbrieksd SUI
A thu months passed by times grew wors"
Instead OF b.tt-r; mnnufac ursrs bee me bank
ruit and street. eotn"rs IN the numerou-
towns and cities we're filled with idle, excited
Men.
Thorpe Fletcher, through all the troutle OF
These years. had kept his workmen employed
ami well pail, but az le 9Th he saw that the
beaNy losses he was daily in urrlng would
soon result in immediate bankruptcy and u,n.
and he too was obliged to join the genei al cry
aud 10 declare that wages must be reduce :.
The result WINS one OF the most disastrous
Riots In he STATE.
One evening, during this time three men
sal crouching over miserable fra kndled on
the Kelly hearth. Thsy were CATER Gwynna.
joe Darile and G.ntlemrn Kelly, and they
spoke in VIII spared, confidential ton g. al
though Mrs. Kelly had been sent to the corner
81 re- and the children were ia their beds.
Ia tile Nora, grown In o a tnil thin delicate
girl had been v'ry i'll since Uhrisl mas IN
now lay on a cOuch In the corner, tossing I'M
easily with pain and lever.
"Yes mu tered Kelly, with an oath ;
Fan tho lone d"in's Roin on up to the
house just the same wild the min a dyin'
like sheep in the iownl There's TO be
grand ~eddIn' In few days and them
hypereritrs 10 to sal fer forrin' parts. Mrs.
Peyton, she's to be" he gave a mock
tlg emphasis to the nama, IAN a prouder,
more 'rlstoeratic hussey 'twould be hard TO
fond.
IS e's a meddlln' here week in and week
ou' an hath sh Is sot my own family NJ
again me and thin she and Fletcher pertlnds
IN re- no worruk nm let's honest min die fer
tile want OF itW
their flight. Work had .en whiting for
many years at Kelly's very door yet
ne had never shown desire to embrace II
until 1t waa hey Ond his reach.
Then there were mor- whipers between the
men and Kelly ended with;
'But wen take our rOvInge out of 'em. b'ya
Damn tibet Fletcher I'M his Miss Ithell Damn
her, sez IP'
A. paused, a shrllI. trembling voice cried
ct his elbow:
"How dare yer damn my Miss IthaI, you
bad, wicked man2 How dnra RI 1 hate
yer, thet's what 10, an l wish yer WAS dead
hate yerP'
Nora stood there her thin, white face work.
Ing with rage. She shook her pnny fist in her
asionihhei fathers face. and then. staggering
from beneath the blow be dealt h,r and fol
loved by his dreadful oaths, fled out into the
welcome shadows OF the night.
hAii an hour later Mlss Fla cher, sitting idly
dreaming by the FIRE, looged up TO s~e a whI,e
lace, lighted by nuperDpiura ly brilliant e,e
pressed close against the window pans. The
Hines had been so wild and tn. threats al.
had heard 80 dreadful that he arose with q
shrek OF terror, then ashamed of ner mo.
ment ~ weakn"ss. crossed the room anC
thrrw back the window.
Nora nelly, win ragged shawl covering
Der Dhre head and ecanty torn dress hnn ..
Ing about her thinly cid fe I, stood shlverlnr
and so6binR In the keen, frosty air.
Btnrl Fletcher drew the poor child 10 tn.
bright hre, and ringing for warm milk, urged
herto drink f.
''Oh. Miss I'hel" gaspad Nora, II ruined
all inc way TO tell yer. an now me throat hurts
SO can'tP'
''Ns,er mind, dear" aaid the sweet vo,ca
"whaiever you have to tell can wait: and nov
tell me-" ~ S'''
Nora ehoked, clutehed her thin throat witt
her claws OF fingers, and taking the cup. obedi
emily swallowed Its contents Then she feil I,
sob ing ngain upon Miss Fleiehers rich gown
ard me lady did not pnll the silk en- igbri,
aslde but earessing the ehild's dark hair witt
her dainty jeweled hand. lei her Neen.
Nora took tile hand 10 her two dirty one.
and covered 1t with kisses.
'Wot u lie Is my fAyther, wot do keer fel
IN y he has DAMNED yer an | haze HIM
Aneif 1ell him to hurry 10 The i4ctry, quick.