The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-29

FrtINNs -
A singular. Dark.Taeed OLA Man.
Clad ia Loose Robes
mlstaknhle and restless look ~ the
daft ON his head was crown OF but
TONS silver, bone, pearl, presumably
sewn together ON cardboard, and
making a hcadgcaf Of remarkable bril-
liancy. behind him walked gray
haired. gray-eycd woman In ordinary
garb Her look WAS clear and steady.
Her dcmeanor Ia every way sane.
Yet though Il was plain 10 see she was
commonplace. rustic woman, there
was sometli ING august IN her carriage.
unaccountahly 80. perhaps, but as nat
ural as the studied posc Of the other
was constrained nd unnatural lieT
eyes were set fairly upon the fantnsii.
cal figure before her with a meek, pa
tient look and au evident Interest he
yond his l.dicruus Iomp aud prcoccu'
patton.
II was not surprising then, 90 the
notary that this apparltlon. cmpha'
sized In the magic atmosphere OF the
summer twilight, should have made
llnhon cry ont With astonlshment.
"Alluus. What Is this monsieur ]
have been IN 81. l'yX many times be-
fore, la, declare this Is nowg
"A very pathetic AFFAIR Il j., IRA
bon" said the rotary, taking chair
and hooking ~ his watch ~ be assured
I be- had time 10 tell the tale before gu-
I ing for his customary evening chat
with NJ. L. Cure la the pn sbyicry rose
[ garden.
There i tnlef
"Well. ~ you villa history. moth
Ing absorbing. hut very human, very
touching nld Ccsairc Moissnn. a man
with large family. a thrifty. snber,
Gud.feaiinr man. cnce owned the mill
hy the River OF Angels"
Yes. ! see Il nom here-the suai.
white building near ihe cluster % viii
lows youder"
"Exacily Wen. be was a man with
q considerable family, | said did
not'-and when the epidemic of small
poX occurrod IN thC village that was
many years ngo, monsieur poor Mois'
sons family was attacked. aud one
after another. his wife and children.
passed away, and De- himself. indeed,
iill there was only left his son Lcph.
rim. whom you saw go by a moment
since"
III left him s0-ihe small poXY'
"NO. H. was uut M home when the
epidemic occurred: hc was az collc-c
Old CesaiIc nauarcd 20 put by enough
silver 10 educate the lad-thc brightest
Of his hrood aud NJ. Ia Cuie also con
trIbuied, Tor be had hopes that Zcph
tin would hccom, priest"
Then. ! presume. the shock Of ihs
great calamity unbalanced the youns
| mans mindi'
THAT may hc ppity true, monsieur
though for long time after the ufiail
be- was thought O. b. perfectly soun,
mentally. Well ZephTln was ohlige
20 leave COLLEGE aud take NJ the busi
: ness of the mill-a lonely task Il mus
j have been Tor one Who had tasted ih'
: sweets OF knowledge Theu ever!
: dusty timber Of the ain must have
seemed To him llAe a ghost Of she hap
py days when tho place was hrlmminl
, with laughter aud good cheer,
"lIc was not liked 10y the vlllager
On account Of his silent aud nrrOgan
: manner; he was unlike any other mill
! or who had ever been known Whvl
} the inhabitants came with their grlst
, he received them with the grand air o
4 n sclgncur Of the old days, who. amb
4, his c0urtly entoumge, Vcclved tm
!, fcifs of his dependents, It's like tia
= always. grumhlcd the ernnes; poo
y Iar,nts iill their childWns minds wit
y foolish notions ut greatness, Poor 81
u Cesaitc himsell-nst 10 his bones
D. was not like this peacock. CESAR
L knew his place bon vlcuXl 4 miller
b miller Il his head BE- examined wit
!, latin or Hour dust"
y "Evcry one pltlcd 2ephrIn. q
cnursc. On account Of his great II
> rcavemcnt. aud the business OF %
! mil suffered uo great lctrugrsslon
consequence ~ bis singular dewcano
This cXclusl,cncss, this hautcur. hoy
~ ever. was taken lightly by the youn
"a folk of the village and often Of u sun
mcr's evening, Ike this one for d
~ stance. they PASSED 10y the mill erwin
e' up az Xephrin. who Invariably purs
"a over MS books lc 'ha 'i''" commit
&. window. he. ~ tiv Nlng 81 the mil
q. incn. with gcgiures of murk gmvit
re Think OF him mighty empire OF mi'
n "Qultc 30" said narhon. "tht
r. tainted him into insanity with the
p gihes. The crown, tie rohesl y
now how they camel!
" "lndircclly these iauuis may la
Il affected lis mind, monsieur His ca
& Gus altirc and mlcn ate obviously ~
he gesilvc of the fact; but Il Is my Opt
"a Ion hls sad arrangement Is only part
n. due Ia them.
" "Night after nigh, the little dorm
- window 0t the min was Hight an daw
W yet the earliest conner dld not fail
ID nnd Zephrin up and about No o.
H. could understand, Cor not another IL
I'd save the mlller's might he found IN
a. Saint pyx. not even az the preshytcl
n. after 10 o'clock, AZ length the tongu
"a OF the gossips began 10 wag. II W
~ abroad that he was closclcd each nlg
W with the ola Man-lhe eyil ane-'
e. hating upon the sale % his soul
Re riches aud power 20 satisfy his ain
he pride. Again. others said Il was
ne Ycphrin's light ~ an; but only
glowing Of the ghosts # hla faH
N,lo came % entertain him. indc
on. taken all IA an tho miller was bcce
ID 4 feagsomo Individual and he ncl