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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-29
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THE SEN@DES
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-21

She is now Mrs. Malcolm Bian6 or san
Francisco, and Mr.. Bland offered to
take me into his store. but loved the
open air and independence. Mr.. Bland
and Mr.. Harvey had business relations,
and when Uncle Fred was next heard
from he was starving to death, he
said. actually dying He wrote to
mother from Yuma. Mother wired me
to go to him at once, and did. He was
considerably out at elbows, but in no
desperate need yet. Just then Mr.. Har-
vey offered him "a good salary to take
charge of his freight train. We all
knew how that must have been brought
about, and felt that it would only be
matter of time when he would rob
his new employer. He did and was
discharged. but Mr.. Bland made the
amount good, and the matter was hush
ed up. Then he drove stage awhile and
then disappeared. Mother has written
me time and again to find him or find
out what has become of him, and l
promised 1 would leave no stone I'M
turned. Tell her have kept my word.
Tell her found him. But tell her, for
Gods sake. to think no more of him.
Tell her not to strive to find him or to
ask what he is or even where he is, be-
yond that he has gone to Sonora"
Lieutenant, said Patterson, sud-
denly appearing at the opening, could
you step here mo,nent!"
Drummond springs up.
One moment, Mr.. Drummond, .
whispers Wing weakly. II must say
one word to you-alone."
IN return in a minute, sergeant
Let me seq what Patterson wants.
Miss Harvey and Ruth have risen.
The former Is very pale and evidently
trembling under ZONE strong emotion.
Once more she bends over him.
Drink this, Mr.. Wing, and now
taik no more than you absolutely have
to-"
Then renewing the cooling bandage
on his forehead her hands seem to lin
ger-surely her eyes do-as she rises
once more to her feet.
Meantime the lieutenant has stepped
| out into the canyon.
What is it, Patterson? Quick!"
J THAT was some of our fellows, sir,
a squad of four, but they turned all of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-21


a sudden and galloped back out of sight.
1t looks to me as though they We're at
tackled"
How far away were they? How
many miles down the desert?"
''Oh, at least six or eight miles down,
sir; down beyond where you met them
yesterday"
How about our trail? Anybody in
sight there?'
Melody, sir, not a thing, not even
Whit of DUST
VERY well. Keep on the alert. It's
good to know that all the Apaches are
not around us yet. Neither bullet nor
arrow can get down here SO long as we
man the rocks above. I'll be out in a
moment"
Then once more he kneels by Wing.
Lieutenant, did you ever see girl
behave with greater bravery? Do you
know what she has undergone-Miss
Harvey, l mean?"
Both are behaving like heroines,
Wing, and l think am beginning to
see through this plot at last"
Never let mother know it-promise
me, sir-but when Harvey discharged
him-Iny uncle, mean-he swore he'd
be revenged ON the old man, and twas
he''-
1.-THE double dyed villain! I know,
l understand now, Wing; you needn't
tell me. He has been in the pay of the
Morales gang for months. He enlisted
SO as to learn all the movements of
officers and scouting parties. He en-
listed under his benefactor's name.
He has forged that, too, in all proba-
bility, and then deserving it was he
who sought to carry away these pre-
cious girls. and he came within an ace
of succeeding. By the Eternal, but there
Will be day of reckoning for him if
ever Z troop runs foul of him again!
No wonder you couldn t sleep, poor fell
low, for thinking of that mother. This
caps the climax of his scoundrelism.
Where-when did you see him last ?
Since he enlisted?'
But now Wings face is again avert
ed. He is covering it with his arms.
wing, answer me!' exclaims Drum
mond, springing suddenly to his feet.
4
BY heaven, l demand to know!" Then
down on his knees he goes again, seiz-
ing and striving to pull away the near
est arm. lyon need not try. you cam
not conceal it now. see it all-all.
Hiss Harvey" he cries. looking up in
. to the face of the trembling girl, who
has fastened in at sound of the excite
ment in his voice Miss Harvey,
think of it; twas no Apache who shot
him, twas u worse savage-his own
uncle"
! promise me mother shall not
KNOW" pleads poor Wing, striving t.
rise upon his elbow, striving to restrain
he lieutenant, who again has started
% his feet. Promise me, Miss Fan.
ny; You know how she loved him, how
she plead with YOU"
II promise You this, Wing" say.
Drummond, through his clinching teeth
! THAT there'll be no time for prayer il
ever we set eyes o. him again. There'l
be no mercy"
/ "You can't let yoer men kill him i,
cold blood, lieutonnnt. l could no
shoot him."
, mo: but, BY the God Of heaven,
eouldi"
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She secs him clutch Wdlsli's s1eerc and
nod toUard some object to the south.
south; sees Walsh toss the butt of his
carbine to the shoulder and with quick
aim send a bullet driving thither; sees
Drummond take the fieldglass, and,
resting it on the eastward ledge gaze
long and fixedly out over the eastward
way; sees him start, draw back the
glass, wipe the lenses with his silken
kerchief, then peer again; sees him drop
them with gesture almost tragic, but
she cannot hear the moan that rises to
his lips:
MY God those are Attaches tool"
Go be conttuued.)
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VIE.

A large part OF a chapter is devoted to MurAt's
remarkable adventures during the months pre-
eeding his execution. IL will be emembered
that in Erfurth, In 1918, after the battle Of
Lsipsic. he took what was 10 be a last farewell
OF the Emperor and returned TO Naples. He was
himself convinced that the Emperor's power
was shaken 70 It's foundation, and FOuch9 was
able 10 persuade hin that the time had come
when he must separate his fortunes from those
Of Napoleon. Il is evident that Meneyal had q
liking for MuraL for he suggests that this cal
culation may have been based upon a feeling 81
generosity which calls for indulgence and
diminishes the culpability Of the desertion. May
not the King OF Naples have said 20 himself, hs
asks, that II he, the only ally remaining to
the Emperor, were 20 be dragged down with him
In = common fall. all hope would be forever lost,
while Il, on the contrary, he remained standing
on the ruins Of the empire. be would have the
shAROs Of bsing useful 70 hLs 6snsfAstOEi Il =
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N.,o,.o-.. Secretary. Memoirs.


The third and concluding volume of the me-
moirs Of Baron de Menevsl carries us to the end
Of Napoleon's career, or, in other words. to the
second abdication after the battle OF Waterloo.
The war against Russia. which eliminated in
the retreat from Moscow. the contest with
the allied powers which ended, go far as
Germany was concerned, with the battle Of
Leipsic, the ensuing wonderful campaign for
the defence Of France. the first abdication and
retirement to the island Of Elba, aud the
Hundred Days: all these matters are discussed
by one who was not only an eyewitness, but
who, as the private secretary and devoted
friend OF Napoleon, had extraordinary OPP
pOrtunities OF gaining information How
completely he possessed Napoleon's con-
fdence may be Judged from the fact that
he was commissioned 10 accompany the
Empress Marie Louise TO Vienna, after the first
abdication, and TO act as the intermediary be-
tween her and her husband. II is not surprising,
therefore, that the present volume begins and
ends with references to the Austrian wife Of the
French Emperor. There is no doubt that the
grandniece of Marie Antoinette was an interest
ing person, not only by reason Of the position
which she occupied, but because the weakness
which has exposed her TO obloquy was, In truth,
the outcome OF a political conspiracy whose aim
was to rob her and her son OF the respect and
sympathy OF Frenchmen. There is q great deal
about her in this volume.
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on the eastern frontier, does not constitute .
danger. On the whole, we are assured BY Mr..
Theal that never was the country under review
go truly a land Of good hope a. vt present. No
one, Of course. can tell what It's mineral exports
may be ten years hence, but now certainly
they are advancing at a very rapid rate. The
mines furnish excellent markets for agricultural
products Of every kind, so that the farmer does
not need TO look for customers abroad. A vast
open territory in the interior Is open to In
habitants, and the company that owns II is in
viting occupation on most liberal terms. There
is an opportunity here Of introducing civilizs-
tion far into the heart Of Africa, and the only
way in which IL can be done successfully Is
by means Of European settlements sufficiently
strong TO rule without danger OF revolt, and to
be able at the same time to act with Justice and
kindness toward the native races.
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father Of the General, was flling = diplomatic
mission in Paris, he made the acquaintance Of a
French oficer belonging to q distinguished fam
fly. He received him with familiarity at his
house, and Countess N~eipperg did not remsinin-
sensible TO the merits Of Comte de H. who
repaid her with asslduous attention. An inti-
macy arose between the Countess and the
young OFFICER, and Gen. Neipperg was the fruit
Of II. tn proof Of this fact lies in a letter from
Countess Neipperg which was found in the let
tiers left by Count H.. after his death. II is we'll
known that, after the death Of Napoleon, Marie
Louise, who had long been living with Neip-
perR, united herself 10 him by q morganatio
marriage. She had three children by him.
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VI.

II will not be disputed that a man who. for
many years. was NapOleon's private secretary,
Is competent witness as to who did and who
did not influence his master. Meneval exhibits
much surprise that a large share In the di-
rection Of NapOleon's politics should have been
attributed to Talleyrand. In our authors opin-
ion, Talleyrand's great skill lay in his sdpOir fare,
in his talent for intrigue. and in his power OF
hiding his secret dislikes. He always sheltered
himself behind some Frenchman OF great ca
pacity, so as to rise in his shadow. First OF all,
for instance, behind Mirabeau, and then behind
Napoleon. 1t Was not thanks to numerous
conceptions matured in the study, nor to
a gift for developing them in search
ing debate, nor To elOquence as an orator,
that Talleyrand raised himself To the rank
where public opinion has placed him. Meme
val would find the secret OF the superiority at
tributed TO him by his contemporaries, first in
the prestige attaching TO the great diplomatic
transactions OF the consulate and the empire. in
which he was n keen and intelligent agent, then
in the long career OF public hOnors, wherein he
knew how to maintain himself, and, finally, in
the art Of resuming in witty or sententious say
ings the gravest and most important questions.
What made, indeed. Talleyrand's cooperation
especially precious 10 the Emperor was his apti-
tude for diplomatic conversation. Comparing
him to another OF his Ministers. Napoleon used
to say OF him; Another will speak with so
much ease that, yielding 10 the pleasure Of
talking, he lets his secret escape him, and
comes away without having found out the
secrets OF his interlOcutor, whereas Talley-
rand allows nobody TO fathom him, and ex-
tracts all that Il is OF interest for me 70 know
out Of the person 10 whom he is speaking" In
fine, the author OF this book believes that Tai
leyrand owed the best part of his reputation TO
which he was careful 10 observe. He never
allowed himself 10 be carried into a dispute
with anybody. His principle was 10 let peo-
Pile talk. and not TO answer. An anecdote re-
lated by Gen. Lamarque bears on this point.
The General, Il seems, had formerly had a con-
troversy with an ardent republican. and de-
Tended himself vigorously against the ~lstter's
attacks. which were made by means of letters 20
the papers. One day, when he had published
a letter in the Constitutional with which
he was very well satisfied, he found himself at
dinner placed next 10 Prince Talleyrand. The
Prince nudged him with his elbow and said:
Lamarque, l thought you were an intelli-
gent man." On the Generals expressing sur
prise at this remark, Talleyrand continued: II
say that because | read a letter OF yours in a
newspaper Of this morning. How can you be
simple enough 10 enter the arena with people
who attack your You cannot imagine how you
please them by 40 doing. Trust me, let them
talk, and you keep quiet. DO as l do; I have
never answered anybody, and You SEQ that l
have had no reason 20 complain OF the result"
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T..

Meneyal. who certainly had ample opportuni-
ties of knowledge, declares that Napoleon did
not wish 10 make war on Russia in 1879, and
that he did all he could to avoid II; his first need
was TO finish the war in Spain. The author tells
us that in the midst OF his meditatiOns he often
heard Napoleon characterize his position with
an expression 20 which he gave vent in the
silence Of his Cabinet, THE bow Is over
stretched" To all the criticisms which have
been published on the Russian campaign Meme
val opposes with his own complete approval an
extract from Sapoleon's memoirs, The point
insisted on in the memoirs was that the war
with Russia became the necessary consequence
OF the continental system on tho day on
which the Car Alexander violated the
conventions OF Tilsit and OF Erfurth. Il is,
however, asserted that q consideration of far
greater import influenced Napoleon and decided
him. The French empire, which he had Gre
ated with 50 many victories, would inevitably,
as he fOresaw, be dismembered at his death,
and the sceptre OF Europe would pass. he feared,
into the hands OF a Car, unless he threw the
Russians back 10 the further side OF the BOrys-
themes and reestablished the throne OF Poland.
the French empires natural barrier. In 1912,
Austria. Prussia. Germany, Switzerland, and
Italy marched under the eagles OF France. Was
not Napoleon obliged TO think that the moment
had come for consolidating the immense edihos
which he had erected. but on the summit Of
which Russia would weigh with all the weight
of her power, as long As she was able At pleasure
10 move her enormous armies TO the OderI
Alexander Was young. IL was 70 be presumed that
he would survive Napoleon According 70 the
FRench EmperOr's memoirs. all the secret OF the
war is there; nc personal feeling weighed In the
matter. This war, moreover, according 70 the
memoirs should have been one OF the most pOpu-
Lar o. modern times. WhVI Because Il va ;
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III.

II appears that no expense Is spared to bring
justice within the reach OF every one. There
are seventy eight stipendiary magistrates who
try petty. civil, and criminal cases in as many
districts. The Supreme Court consists OF a
Chief Justice and eight puisne Judges, but as
two form a quorum, in practice three OF those
Judges sit in G~rahamstown, three In Kimberley,
and the others in Cape Town. Twice a year a
Judge of the Supreme Court visits each district
town and tries cases which are beyond the juris-
diction OF the magistrate. The towns and viii
lagos are supplied with libraries, aided by the
general Government. Hardly any town Is with
out two or three churches OF different denomina-
tiOns, and banks, insurance offices. benevolent
Institutions, and newspapers are found in nearly
all. Municipal government is enforced in every
community Of the slightest note, and is, we are
told, abused only in rare instances. Each dis
trict has u divisional council, with powers over
a large area, sOmewha similar TO those Of the
municipal councils in the villages. Good roads
have been made even In the widest parts OF the
co,Ony, and the rivers ON the principal routes
have been bridged. There is scarcely a hamlet
that is not now connected with all parts OF
south Africa by the post and the telegraph wire.
Very great improvements have been made in
the hATbOrs, especially in Table Bay. Here in
former times the beach was frequently after
winter storms strewn with the wrecks OF fleets,
but now ships lie dOcked In perfect safety and a
magnificent break water protects the outer anch-
Orage. The cost OF these works. including a
dry dock capable Of containing steamers OF the
hnt class, is nearly $1,000, OGO. On the coast
numerous lighthouses stand as sentinels 10 warn
seamen OF danger by night and the ancient ter
rOr of the stormy seas on the Cape has been
long forgotten. AS a matter Of fact the yio-
lence Of the ocean in this quarter was at al
times trining compared with the fury OF the
North Atlantic. The Cape Colony is connect
ed with Europe by two submarine cables. 50
that anything OF Importance that occurs there
one day is known In South Africa through the
newspapers on the next Fine steamships. carry
ing mails and passengers. arrive from England
and leave for IL weekly, often making the run OF
ak thousand miles in less than fifteen days.
Against the material prosperity which this
interesting colony has attained within the last
forty years must be placed the public debt OF
rather over $780, OO,O 600. or about S355 per in
diyidual e0lOnist. II the colored Inhabitants are
excluded This rate, per head, however. y de-
ceptiye, because it fails 70 tax into account
that the eOl0ed people perform the rough labor
Of the county, and that thsiE PEsssne~ sKosDt
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breeding. Wheat and maize are the principal
crops. but oats are grown conjointly, and almost
every kind Of vegetable and fruit IL abundant.
In the southwestern part Of the colony-the part
settled in the seventeenth century-the culture
Of wheat and the vine IL carried on. Sufficient
wheat, indeed. Is not at present grown for home
consumption and the supply Of shipping, be-
cause the farmers have not been able 20 keep
pace with the sudden and rapidly increasing de-
mand caused bv the mining industry in the
north; but. according TO Mr.. Theal, there Ia rea-
son to believe that the large importation Of re-
cent years will not continue much longer. The
quality Of the wines and spirits made has been
much improved Of late, though It does not yet
satisfy European and American palates. o.
triches have been tanned, and their feathers
form an important item in the trade returns.
On the other hand, skins Of wild animals have
quite disappeared, for the large game with
which the country once teemed has been exter-
minated The output Of ivory, also, has greatly
fallen Oft. and the little that Is now exported Is
brought from the distant interior.
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war Of common sense and Of tire interests. II
was n war for the repose and tine security Of all;
II was conservative, European, and continental
II successful1t would have contaminated q COM
binatlon which would have caused the dangers
Of the times to disappear. Gould one believe"
asked Napoleon. that II was precisely there that
I was TO fail and 10 meet with ruin7 Never did
I act better, never did I deserve better. But, as
II public opinion were subject to epidemics,
10, in one moment, there was a uni
versal outburst Of feeling against me. I
was proclaimed a tyrent over kings, I
who had given them a fresh lease Of life.
I was no longer anything but the destroyer
OF the rights Of nationalities, Iwho had done all.
and was about to risk all in their behalf! And
the peoples and the kings, those irreconcilable
enemies, allied themselves against me-. knew
very well that, with victory, the opinions Of the
people would come back to my side, but I failed
To secure victory, and found myself crushed ~
Elsewhere in his memoirs. after describing the
resources Of the Gar, Napoleon asks. was IL,
however, the efforts only of the Russians which
annihilated mc7 No, IL was a capital burned
down in spite OF the inhabitants. and
by means Of foreign intrigue: It was
a winter, a frost whose sudden APP
pearancc and excessive riRor were phenome-
nal; II was the false manpuvres, the counter
marches of the Austrian corps, false reports,
low intrigues, treachery. cupidity, and many
other things, which will be known one day
perhaps, and which may avail to extenuate
the one clumsy fault in diplomacy and war
which can be Justly laid TO my charge. namely,
that, having undertaken such an enterprise, 1
left on my flanks, which soon became my rear,
two Cabinets, of which l was not the master,
and two allied armies, which the slightest re-
verse would transform into enemies"