The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-12-24


welfare and that Of your family, sign
any paper or make nny concessions
without such advice. Not another
word on the subject could | elicit. BY
Il strange fatalitJ ho was takon i'll two
days uftorward and confined to his bed
for weeks. When hc recovered the
opportunity for which ho doubtless had
awaited was gone.
"Speaking of sickness, 1t affords
evidence that one or more persons in
the United States were familiar with
his secret, and, in my Judgment, u
Roman Catholic priest was among
thom. On ono occasion, not excepting
to live, my father received from him
tho sacr ment of extreme junction.
Happily, he recovered, but from that
time until the death Of tho priest the
latter treated him with u degree OF
respectful homage that Is usually &C.
corded only TO persons Of exalted
character or position. a son born
during this illness was named after
lbe famous Antoneili, in memory OF
him as an old friend or classndte, ]
don't know which.
"ln 1860 an event occurred which
impressed mo more deeply than AL
others that proceeded, perhaps because
being more thoughtful | had begun to
Finding him in u pleditativu mood one
day ] dctcrmincd to reopen the sub
juct and did so with more than usual
carncStnesS. | urged that he was
growing old, and | being OF age and
reasonably competent had ason's right
TO know tue secret Of his ancestry and
birth which he had kept vciled so
long, but he was more ohdurate than
over and even became angry.
Didn't you como to America in
consequence OF the abdicatiOn of
Charles y p
YES
"' Then were YOU not like him a
Bourbon OF the elder branch OF the
family?'
"'That is none of your business at
the present time. | don't wish to talk
about it,
"'Dld you wear the same name before
that time that you and | do now !?
| shall not arswer you.
But r'm"aiN-.'. f'%'". that two
brothers ana u sister Win b. Il. , NJ.
cnt upon mo in the event of your
death, and it is only just that you
should reveal the facts which | have
q right TO know
"'Thc appeal touched him, for he
turned abruptly and said
L
bear is by authority, and when it is
changed il will be by shat same au-
thority. If you kncw al might tell,
cid as you iIic, it would probably unfit
you for LhC ordinary duties Of life.
You would become a dreamer, hope
against hope. wear out your energies
in frUitleSS rnUCavOr anu be Just rs far
from the ,nu W ! am after these thirty
years Of waiting. | will say more in
order th%t it may justify the wisdom
Of my silence. BY signing Il certain
document we could become rich
enormously rich, but it would be Il
be reclaimed. | shall not put it in
your power to make any such sacrifice.
When the proper time comes, sacrifice
will not be necessary
80 But are there no records, no pa
pCrs to which am entitled =
"' Mono that arc not already in q
secure place. They will be put into
your hands or these who follow YOU
when fate SO OrGaius.'
What is the raturc OF the event
That is To bring about such . result ?
So a revolution, a restoration, q
change OF dybaaty, and then, with old
families reunited and with conliscnted
property rctarncd to r;1htfu] owners,
Jtu VIII hho" wiz SOu t!c dnu Dc
prepared by /. lifetime Of patience to
enjoy the changc-if it ever comes.
y nd this, once and for al time con-
ciudcd the old gentleman, must end
our conversation or this subject
"Ncither Of lis renliZod how literally
true was the rcmark, for Il week later
he rupturcl q blood vessel. was dead
in half an hour, and the mystery Of
his name ANA birth il buried with him."