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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-21

TO 90 home to your wife and for tho fu-
ture keep either your mouth shut or your
leg covered. You can perhaps afford
one luxury, but You cannot AFFORD the
two"
With tins he turned on his heel and
left the room.
The rustics were now in q greater
quandary than ever as to what they
should do, for, to their great surprise,
their bully when confronted had not ven-
tured q word in answer, but had sat
quite still gnawing his lip. They, how
ever, had not confronted him, and they
feared he would have his revenge out OF
them, SO they all sat still until Robert
Macaire started to his feet and said:
''Here's to the health of Pierre Lamar.
He is fine young fellow and will be of
to the army before long. you viii find.
Perhaps he will be gone before the week
Is over-perhaps even earlier STILL"
"He can't go tomorrow anyhow" said
Gustave, one Of the usual butts, "be-
cause tomorrow he has to bring cask of
wine to the frontier and will not be back
for three days at the earliest"
"Ah, gentlemen, il will be as say.
You viii find that the young man viii
volunteer; he is keen for fighting. You
saw yourselves how he attacked mo on
account Of little innocent chaff which
not one of you ever minded"
"Well, he will have time to cool down
on the way, for he won't have much COM
pany to cheer him in the morning."
"How do you meanT asked Macaire,
turning to him.
"He goes by the mountain road, where
not one person travels in the week. And
he starts early, too, for his father said
that he would call him ut 2 2o'clock, as he
had TO start at g."
Robert Macaire said good night to his
comrades, and the last remark he made
was:
"You will find that am right. That
young man means soldering, and when
he leaves this we shall probably have
seen the last Of him."
When Robert Macaire arrived home,
his wife was sleeping. He did not awaken
her, but lay down on the bed in his
| clothes.
The night wore on. The man still lny
without moving. When the clock struck
2, he arose softly. The house was swrapped
in slumber. He stole out, and creeping
from shadow to shadow passed silently
up the mountain road. About half q
mile on there was dangerous place
where the road ran over shelf of roch
with precipice beneath. Here ehes stopped
and busted himself for a few minutes
with stake picked up on the way. Then
with an evil smile on his face he drew
back into the shadow.
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'ob, hush, Robertl Do you mob ~ -
you are tostusins bic yoor notha3
hearth
"Torturirs ~ nesasrs Addl~sldkls
was the hesr3eop retvonoA and the toaso
rushed TO poor 1esf1!b eDss. She felt juo0
as IL he hs4 given her blowi A fou
Piere's mother, slss simply sat down q
the hoor snd thrsw her apron over hes
head, rocking herself to and fro In a
agony Of grief. Presently Mime. Lamas
raised her head and asked:
"When aid this quarrel take placer
Robert answered gru61y:
"The night before he went for SOL
dierl
The mother threw up her arms with :
,despairing cry:
81 shall never sec my boy again!"
Robert drove his hands into his pocl-
cts and went out Of the room without =
word, whistlins the "CsrInagnols."
When Robert spoke the words, 'sThe
night before he went for soldier, .
chill like knife went through his wife'6
heart, and, why she knew not, there rose
to her. mind the memory of the rapid
beating Of his heart as he lay that night
In such deep sleep that her whisper could
not wake him. Henceforth part Of the
Joy went out Of her life.
Continued Tomorrow.
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CHAPTER III.
PIERRE DEPARTS.


When the village had settled down
after the unusual festivities, all seemed
to go merrily as marriage bell. Even
the lovelorn swains, now that their
chances had hopelessly gone, settled
down as men almost invariably do to
the acceptance Of the inevitable And
the village maidens, now that so danger
Gus rival was removed into the calmer
atmosphere Of matrimony, could afford
to 60 back to their loving kindness to
their old companion.
Marie lived in dream Of joy. She
adored her husband, and he returned her
love with a young husbands plenitude of
caresses. He was tender with her moth
er and each evening entertained her fa-
ther with host Of "reminiscences. Tho
cottage became each evening new So
cial center. One after another old friends
dropped in to hear the wonderful tales
which Marie's husband had to tell. Need
less to say these stories were all, or at
least in great part, in some way reminis-
cent Of his own prowess, his daring or
his acutcness. The simple rustics sat
with open mouths, and the speaker grew
in heroic proportion in their minds. His
adventures seemed to DO marvellous. In
his absence from France in the foreign
country-the name Of which, by tho
way, he was very careful never to men,
tion--he seemed to have been always in
hot water. His record Of escapes from
prison would have led q wiser audience
to infer that there must have been some
good reason for his SO constantly getting
into prison, since he had so many time
q need to get out again.
Once he went so far as to show on his
ankles the chain marks which he bore
with him in his escape from the galleys.
This was an occasion of festive nature,
the silver wedding of his parents-in-law,
when tho wine had flowed pretty freely
and tho tongues of all had been loosened.
Marie did not like such thing spoken
OF even In Jest or for the purpose or
boast. Her husbands honor and credit
were dear to her, and il was like blow
10 her 10 hear even from his lips the
mention OF the fact. The rest, however,
were not so particular, and 10 the men
IL was only an excuse for another glass,
-whilel lthe-p -pity-of- the -women-grew.
Some Of the latter had even little jeal-
ousy on the subject--thcir husband or
their lover had not such marks to show.
and therefore could not be distinguished
IN a similar way.
The next day, when Robert had quite
recovered himself, no did not care that
any allusion should be made TO the occa-
sion, and when his wife with her heart
full Of pity wished to comfort him with
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you tCtll fnd that am right"
There came a CHEEKY sound up the
pathway-thato Of O pleasant young voice
urging on a mule as it made q vigorous
effort to master the upgrade. When they
had got near the shelf of rock, the mule
stopped and refused to 60 on, despite the
remonstrance Of its master. Pierre,
with encouraging words, dropped his
rein and went to the mules head to see
what might be the matter, for he had
never known the animal to refuse diff
ficult place before.
AS he stood on the narrow shelf there
was a sudden rush forward, the mule
shied, Pierre received q violent push,
which sent him off his balance, and man
and mule disappeared over the precipice
together.
About o'clock Marie awoke suddenly.
There was some trouble on her mind
which she did not understand, but her
husband lay sleeping beside her, and her
fear began to pass away. At first she
thought she would wake him. and even
mentioned his name in the hope that he
was sleeping but lightly and would easi-
ly awake, but he slept on soundly, al
though, as she took notice, his heart was
beating very hard for sleeping man.
However, he was there, and her wifely
roncern was satisfied, so with sigh she
sank to sleep again.
The next two days passed unevent-
fully. Pierre Lamar did not return as
expected on the third day, but as he
might have been put to somo trifing de-
lay his parents were not uneasy. But
when fourth, a fifth and sixth day
passed without any tidjngs OF him they
grew seriously uneasy aud began to
make inquiries from all. Some one told
them of the quarrel with Robert Macaire
and of the prediction Of tho latter that
Pierre would 60 for soldier. Straight
way tho mother, half distracted, sought
him out and implored him to tell her
why lac had como to such conclusion.
He answered her with degree OF kind
ness which was quito unusual with hin
nowadays that he had often seen yount
men in different countries take the same
fancy TO go TO the wars, and went on K
say:
"It usually happens when young fel
low has been crossed in love. Now, youl
boy was, believe, one of those whC
thought that Marie would make an ex
cellent wife. He had evidently got th'
war fever on him, for the other night h,
actually wanted to quarrel with me and
looked so strange that told the otherl
that he had probably made mp his MIND
90 go soldering. Any of them--Miche
or Gustav or william-will tell you thal
said 50 at the time. However, you neet
not, I think. be uneasy about him, for h
probably will not send you word unit
he has got his epaulets. These youns
men who run away on account Of low
affairs are pretty vain and like to prov'
that they knew better than their parents
although they don't seem to care mucl
for them when they leave without {
word. Pierre was
Here Marie came and put her han,
evss his mouth tendsrly, saying.
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ctrt IN the place.
The girl blushed as she answered.:
81 do not understand, SIR"
Pardon me, lady, or / am told I
should say 'citizenessr All, me, how
things are changed for me as for
Francsw Here he hsaved deep sigh
and threw himself with picturesque
grace upon rustic bench.
Then the whisper began to grow and
grow that this was returned emigre,
and from henceforth his personal dig
nifty, his noble bearing and his lofty as
pect generally became in Charmont-sur-
Pont almost articles Of religion.
At first with some dihfdence, but aft
erward with larger measure Of freedom,
as they recognized that he was not I'M
approachable, one and all began to prof
fer their services. He was tired, he was
hungry, he had come far and was in
need of rest. He must allow some one
to be his host. Anything that could be
done for hisa would be privilege for
them all-so raa the expression of the
hospitality In the old world fashion of
these simple people.
The stranger received the proffered
hospitality in silence, whereupon it was
straightvay doubled. Then one began
TO vie with the other in pressing on him
to stay, putting forward the most tempt
ing opportunities Of repose.
The willy vagabond listened carefully,
although he did not seem to notice. He
observed, however, that the general
strain OF invitation was in the direction
of certain Farmer Beaumont, whom by
O chance reference he found TO be the
father of the pretty girl to whom ho had
spoken.
His mind was soon made up, and rising
10 his feet lac made graceful bow and
said TO the little crowd with an air Of in
finite condescension:
my good friends, one and all, thank
you. / have been so long a stranger to
the sweet enchantments of the tender
hospitality of our dear France that l did
not realize at the first the genuine kind
ness Of yo6r welcome. Let me now
atone. Let me put on record my sincere
opinion that the jewel which l sought in
vain in the court Of France and among
thenoblest courts Of Europe have found
here enshrined in this loveliest casket of
natures own devising. But enough of
this. The wayworn stranger thanks
you from tho bottom Of his weary heart.
My friends, l do not seek to know your
affairs-nay. do not even know your
names. am content TO receive you as
you are, without guarantee of any sort
or kind. You arc honest, like myself
You are perhaps, some of you, in trouble
and have suffered even "a have myself
You ask no questions. / ask no ques-
tions. We are from hcnceforth friends,
and as such mingle with you freely.
Here and hereafter I am simple citizen
Of Charmont-sur-Pont."
No better instance could be given of
the absolute guilelessness Of these simple
folk than the fact that they received In
faith and with gratitude this appalling
piece Of sheer impudence. They all
mads low bows or coqrtesies and re-
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ty, considering .no fact that they had re-
NAMED an extra minute for further
ndornment
The traveller seemed to be a shrewd
fellow enough for the occasion, for so
boon as he began to find himself an OBJ
ject Of public attention he began to
slacken his pace. TO look around with
eyes Of lazy inquiry and generally to
act with that careless Indifference which
has so much charm for those who but
seldom find their lives quickened by any
object of curiosity. AS his value per-
ceptibly increased in the public mind,
so he got slower and slower, until an
agonizing fear came to all that perhaps
the stranger might, after all, change his
mind and not condescend to visit so
humble place.
More and more anxious grew the little
crowd which still keptswelling up as the
new arrivals joined. The stranger in an
unconscious way hummed tune as
though he saw no one. Then he stop
ped little, looked around and strolled
on again. The villagers admired in
silence and with gathering awe. The rev.
olution was not so far behind but men
still remembered the tradition of the
grand seigneurs, whose naughty indif-
ference to all beneath them gave them a
value in public esteem.
He came closer still, stopped again, and
then, without seeming to notice or even
see any one, came actually within the
charmed circle of the lime tree, which
was now as the evening came on throw
ing lengthening shadows over the green.
Tho crowd was silent. No one ven
tured to speak, but the stranger looking
hstlessly around picked out the prettiest
and best dressed girl in the place, and
taking on his hat with q flourish made
her low bow, saying as he did so, with
an admiring glance:
LADY, can you tell me where am?'
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. caress for his past suffering he got
quite cross and spoke so sharply to her
that for q good while she felt little
afraid and did not venture to sliude
again to the topic.
There was only one Of those who had
been present when the confidence was
made who seemed to remember it. This
was Marie's old lover Pierre. He said
nothing at the time, but few evenings
afterward when he was by chance alone
with the husband and wife he asked
Robert how long he had worn the chain.
Robert answered tartly that he had worn
it longer than he had cared TO wear it,
whereupon Pierre, somewhatnettled, an
swered that it was pityhe had TO put up
with so much unpleasantness and Won
dered he had not chosen TO get rid OF it
sooner when it troubled him so much.
He said this in an aggravatingly doubt
full way, as IL he did not believe the story,
which, to do him justice, was but the
exact expression of his sentiments. Rob.
ert got very angry, but restraining his
passion said to him slowly and with
such an intention Of affront that the
other could not but notice it had he been
never so thick skinned:
"My good fellow. we often have to put
up with unpleasant things and with un-
pleasant people, too, but we who are
not mere vulgar Doors know well how
to get rid of them when the time comes. "
Pierre did not want to distress Marie
by quarreling with her husband in her
presence, 50 he simply shrugged his shouf-
ders and seemed to take the matter as a
joke. All the same, however, he took
the matter TO heart, and although he let
the conversation drop for the time he de-
termined to renew it at another time
when Marie should not be present. In
the meantime he was i'll at ease at such
rebuff and took the earliest opportuni-
ty he could of getting away. He never
came TO Farmer Beaumonts house again,
and as the incident had the effect of cur
ing him of his seemingly hopeless pas
sion he was perhaps in the long run glad
of the rude rebuff.
Not very long afterward he had q
slight alteration with Macaire. The lat
ter, when he had taken a certain amount
of wine-which, by the way, began tc
occur with incommendable frequency
was given to rude kind of "chaff, y
which had always in it such a measure
of unkindness that it became apparent
that he had a rough side to his character
and something of decidedly bullying
nature, the very suggestion Of which be-
gan to make him enemies. From this
he began in measure to be feared, and
there were not wanting some who when
he was not present predicted some evil
to him from his rough tongue. Among
those who felt aggrieved by Roberts un
kind badinage was Pierre, but he re
solved not to have any alteration if he
could avoid it for the sake of Marie'G
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THE cAsT1NE, STEEL dUNBoAT.

the pivotal vessel, the Enterprise. They were
filed with humanity, brilliant with every hue
of the rainbow and sending forth sounds OF
joyous music.
In sight of the picturesque caravels. and
between the floating fortresses OF the Amerl-
can and English Admirals, the Dolphin
dropped her white anchor, and the cneerlnS
Of hundreds of thousands OF men upon the
land and water struggled weakly against
the fiendish footing OF myriad OF steam
whistles. When their smoke cleared away
the steel-sided passage between the war ships
WAS seen to be dotted with the tiny gigs and
cutters of nine Admirals and thlrty-fve war
CAPTAINS fastening to greet the President
and his party. The beautiful mistress OF the
White House was by the Presidents side ty-
pifying the manifold charms OF mind and
person for which Columbia's daughters are
world famous.
The passage of the President up through
the fleet had lasted from :l5 o'clock to 2 10.
or Just f1fty-seven minutes Then Tor two
hours the President entertained the Admirals
and other dignataries on board the Dolphin,
and mutual and sincere congratulations were
exchanged over the unqualified success OF
the review.
The cabin Of the Dolphin was a pretty
sight It was crowded to its utmost capacity
with men In gorgeous uniforms, and in great
contrast to them all was the sombre clothing
worn by the President and the members Of
his Cabinet. The foreign officers were intro
duced to Mrs. Cleveland. In her simple
gown she was striking figure amid all the
gold lace and brilliant coloring.
The Dolphin reached her anchorage little
after o'clock, and the reception was over
about 4 so. Immediately after the reception
Mrs Cleveland was placed in launch, and
with Postmaster-General and Mrs. Bissen
was taken to Jersey City, where she took
special train to Washington. Private Secre-
tary Thurber accompanied the party.
At4 IS, the reception to the Admirals hav-
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stepped into the steam launch at IA o'clock,
and at the instant his foot touched the boat
the Presidents flag was unfurled at the bow.
The Dolphin was reached at :1S o'clock,
and as the President mounted the gangWay
and trod the deck the guns OF the ship fired
the National salute. "Up anchor" was the
next order, and as the vessel doated free
with the tide she fred single gun as signal
to the waiting Miantonomoh.
Down under the deck of the great monitor
stood Lieutenant, hold In bis hand rub
Der bulb. AS the Dolphin fired the signal
gun an officer on the monitors deck signaled
to the Lieutenant below. Forth from huge
ten-inch gun sprang pillar OF fire and
smoke that extended 200 feet over the
sea and hid the ship. A crash and roar that
shook all things on land and sea came over
the water. It was terrific conclusion, and
it took $50 pounds of powder to make 1t.
That was the signal for which the multitudes
had waited 80 long and that told them the re-
view had begun.
Behind the Dolphin came the United States
Coast Survey steamer Blake, bearing the
Diplomatic Corps; the Monmouth, with
United States Senators and Representatives !;
the General Meigs, bearing the Duke OF
Veragua, descendant Of Columbus and IN
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REAR-ApM1RAL GHERARDI.

Never before has the Port of New York
been so generally decorated. BY the Port OF
New York is meant not only the harborS
fronting on the North and East Rivers, but
also Brooklyn, Hoboken and jersey City.
Even the ferry boats, unsightly as they usual
ly are, were decked out in bright array and
the great transatlantic steamships were all
dressed in the vari-colored flags of the inter-
national code Of signals. The big storehouses
and elevators had plenty OF American hags
flying from the roofs.
10 80 a. m. was the hour fixed for the re-
view. 1t actually took place between and
Sd. m. Rain began to fall shortly after
o'clock in the morning and continued In
steady downpour until noon. At 10 o'clock
President Cleveland sent an order from the
Victoria Hotel postponing the review TILL l
O'Clock. Two reasons were assigned for this
act-first, that the Signal Service Bureau re-
ported hope Of better weather In the after
noon; second. that Secretary of the Navy
Hilary A. Herbert's physical condition was
such that exposure might endanger MS
health.
The ships of war stretched up the North
River in two parallel lines from the Brazilian
ship Republica and the American monitor
Miantonomoh, which lay opposite Twenty
British flagship Blake and the Ameri-
can flagship Philadelphia, opposite Nine
tieth street on the north. A little way
south of this double column Of steel fortresses
and off Twenty-third street lay the United
States dispatch vessel Dolphin awaing the ar
rival of the President. North Of the assembled
fleets and opposite Ninety-third street were
the fac.similes of the three world famed cara
wells
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THE CUSHING, TORPEDO BOAT.
at certain spots on shore, then turned far up
the Hudson, making objects plainly visible
at a distance of five miles. Following came
another signal and simultaneously every
light in the fleet was turned toward the
zenith. Slowly the rays converged until
they formed the apex OF brlliant
perts said it could have been seen seventy
Ave miles away in any direction. IT
was q sight never before seen and never to oe
forgotten by the land lubbers. In con-
clusion the operators gave some examples
of high art in ray-projecting and described
various figures on the heavens. It lacked
but an hour of midnight when the black
night conquered and closed in upon the
scene, turning the glory Of the day into
treasured memory
THE ball at the Madison Square Garden
was the crowning feature of the day. Hand
some women in beautiful dresses, brave men
in glittering uniforms from many lands
and distinguished citizens in. sober garD
were there The company was reckoned
in thousands and not an untoward event
marred the pleasure OF the evening. Ihe
City of New York was the host and the AZ
mirals, their staff officers. and the captains
of the squadrons OF war ships sent here by.
the great Nations of the world to join
festival of the Columbian year were the
especially honored guests. President Cleve-
land. Commander-in-C Chief Of the Army and
Navy Of the United States. was there. me
Duke and Duchess of Veragua were present.
Secretary and Mrs. Gresham, Sec
retary and Mrs. Morton, Secretary and
Mrs. Hoke Smith, Secretary and Miss
Herbert and others of the Presidents official
family circle attended. Governor Flower
and o host of State dignitaries, Mayor and
Mrs Gilroy. Judges OF the United STATES
Supreme Court, Governor Altgeld, OF LII,
nois, and q number Of other distinguished
visitors from other States made up. with the
cream OF New York society, gathering that
would be historic in itself. The American
Navy was represented by Rear Admirais
Gherardi. Bennam and Walker. and by many
officers OF minor rank. Major Generals Scho-
field and Howard and other distinguished o.
fcers represented the army. There were titled
| and honored representatives OF the navles OF
Great Britain. Russia. France, Italy. Spain,
| Brazil Argentina. Germany and the Nether-
lands. all resplendent in uniform. Fully S00O
people took part in. or behcld. the great spec-
| tacle, made magnificent by the uniforms OF
the naval and military guests. the gowns OF
the women and by the glorious array Oh tne
| products of decorative skill.
On the day after the naval review the !and
parade was held. 1t was picturesque affair,
| with all the Jolly lack tars in their vari-col-
ored uniforms. The parade started from
Forty-second street and Fifth avenue.
The route was down Fifth avenue to
Washington Square, through Waverly
place to Broadway, to the City Hall, where
the entire command passed before the Gov
ernor of the State, the Mayor OF the city and
the visiting officers.