The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-08

Eltherer's bill? Go to the dead man 10
ask for the price of his coffin; OF
babe for a nurse-fee, You VIII pe 20" ,,,,1
soon. 4 ;aN-gathcrer's hill? lie ll'lu> ,, =,
if he does not take the dish with inc
She spoke plainly. yet found a 'l'l.
proof Of the slavery in which The man u".s
them ia The perfect indifference
which they regarded my arIival-thoush
.-I,st With two servants must nave De-" q"
rarity i'm such a place-and the hstt'SS W.
in which they set about Attending 10 ~.
wants Keenly remembering that ho' I'm
h.for,. this my enemies had striVen 10 p'eju-
dice me in the kings eyes by alleging tna''
,b,roh / filed his Golfers. l was grlhdihs
"a, roor into the dust-and even. by my eN-
,.,;,,s ,rovoklug a rebellion WAS IN no
mood 10 look with an induleent eye ON lloSe
who furnished such calumnies win Sho"
of reason. Tut it has never beeh my VIM
20 -,t hastily: and while | stood in the hld-
de of the Kitchen. debating WIN.
sbo,,l5 order tn, servants to fing the 'e!"W
ont. and hid him appear before me AZ
l,bon instead. or should have nm ".o"S"'
nm thcrc anc then. the mans coarse No'0S,
which had never ceased TO grow 49, SUI
above us rose on sudden sun i'"''
Somcthn- fell on the floor over our .l''"s
and rolled across it,; and iinmC".'tt' ="
w, ~ ..irl barerootsd and short-sNrtea'
scrambled ht.riclly and biindly down th'
ladder ana landed among rs.
SIC was sohb.r-. and little blood was
flowing from q cut in her iip' ana she from
hl,d all over. At SIGHT Of the hl'od anu nv
t..ar- no woman seemed TO BE- transported
Scratching uu = saucepan, she spiahS To-
ward ,hr adder win q gesture OF rage ana
i'm q moraeut wou!3 have assembled u her
F,,ef.enl had not followed and dragged her
hack. Tn, -iri also. as soor as she couln
.:,.E. ataeI her Cutreati-s Go his, White
-.., Is ana IT, Er.pY looked sharply ~
t-.. lis iI i.-te expected signal
All this Will. the hully above con'lhu'd
mis- rs.ieIi.tsous. send that slut back 10
me- h. loa.af "no YOU think that | am
rciu.. 10 De- lelt alone in this hol+? S'ha
her back Or and ne adued half dozen
oaths ,f e. Kind 90 make an honest man
blood boil. IN the midst 90 TINS. however
and while the woman was stiN contendihS
with her husband. he suddenly stoppei
and shviclcd in anguish, crying out for the
salt bath.
Iiut the woman. whom her husband had
only half pa iliel. shook her fist AZ Inc
ceiling with laugh of defiance. Shrek;
az YOU may shrek. YOU may shrek, You
w~etchr' she criei. You must be waitai
on bv my girl must you-no older fare will
80 for you-and beat her? Your horses must
eat corn. must they. while we eat grass
And we buy salt for you. and whcated
bread for you. and are bccgars for you!
For YOU YOU thieving wretch, who tax the
poor and let the rich 20 free; who
silence. woman her husband c-ied. cut
ting her short. with a pale face. Hush
hush. he viii hear you!'
But the woman was too far gone i'm rage
to obey. What, ami is il not true she
answered her eyes gIittcring. "Will he not
tomorrow 80 TO lie Mcznl and squeeze the
p3or2 Ay. and will not i.escauts. the corn
dealer aud Philoppon. the sik-merchant,
come TO him with brides ami so free? And
DE Fouvclle ami De Curtin-they with a
de forsoota.-plcad their nobility. and
grease his hands. and 80 free? Ay. and"
silence woman." the man said again,
looking apTrg hensivcly at me. ana from me
90 my attendants, who were srnning
broadly. You 10 not know that this gen
tloman is not
~ tax-gathcrcrc'' said. smiling. mo.
But how long has your friend upstairs been
here?"
Two days, monsieur" she answered. wip-
Ing the pcrspiration from her brow, and
speaking more quietly. "Iie is talking of
sending on a deputy 10 lie Mesnil; but heav-
en- send he may recover and 90 from here
himselfr'
Well" answered. Eat any rate. we have
had enough Of this noise. My servant shall
20 up and tell him that there is "A gentleman
mere who cannot put up with disturbance,
AIaignan." / continued. see the man. ana
ten him that the inn is not his private
house and that he must groan more softly.
but DO not mention my name And let him
have his brine bath, or there viii be no
peace for any one
Maiauan and La Trape. who knew mo,
ami had counted on a very different order,
stared at me, wondering a my easiness and
comp'aSsancc; FOR there is q species of tyr
amy. unassociatcd with rank. that even
the coarsost view with Indignation. Bat
thc woman's statement. which. despite it's
wiiducss and excitement, / saw 10 reason
To doubt had suggested to me a scheme Of
punishment more refined; and which might,
at one and the Same time. Ire Of profit 20 the
kings treasury and lesson to Gr.nguct. To
carry f. through | had TO submit to some in
convenience. and particularly to a night
passed under the same root with the rogue;
but rs the news that traveller Of consc-
uuence was come had the effect aided by
q few sharp words from Maignan, Of low
ering his tone and forcing him TO keep
within bounds. I was able TO EN- lure this
and overlook the occasional outburst of
spleen which his disease and pempered
temper still drew from him.
His two men, who had been absent on an
esrand at the time Of my arrival, presently
returned. and we're doubtless surprise" to
find second company in possession. They
tired my attendants with Il number of qUes-
tions but without success; while | by lis
tenine while | had my supper. learned more
OF their masters habits and intentions than
they supposed. They suspected nothing,
and at daybrcak 80 left hem and. the wa
ter having duly fallen in the nignt, we
crossed the river without mishap, and for :.
league pursued our proper road. Then
halted and disT atchnS the two grooms &c
II sudan with = l"tter Cor my wife. ! took,
myself the road TO lie Mes1il, which lies
about three leagues to the west.
Al "A little inn. a lcacu short of lie Mes
nil. I stopped. ard iEstructing my two al