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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1897-10-23

coup te connaitre. C'est pour te voir
qu'elle est venue. Ellie etait pres
de ia mere au moment de ia nais-
sance.
A ces mots, Dahlia s'avanca vers
l'etrangere, la main etendue.
-Ainsi, madame, s'ecria-t-elle,
vous avez connu ma mere. Oh !!
vous m en- parlerez quelquefois, n est
ce pas?
Madame Lebon prit la main de la
jeune file ct, l'attirant vers ellie,
ellie Pemb brassa tendrement.
-Oui, dit-elle, oui, mon enfant,
j'ai comm votre mere ct je prize Dieu
quill vous accorde, vons, le bon
heur gu ellie ma iamais connu! Pau
vre Celima!
Les larmes monterent aux yeux
de DahIia. Madame Lebon sen
apercut ct. lattirant ses cotes
-Asseyez- vous pres de moi, dit
tselIe etscausons. Voiflez-vons ? Ma
dame Monier ma dit que vons aviez
etc elevee an convent. Esperons
one les bonnes leeons que vous y
avez recues vous serviront de pre-
servatif dams la nouvelle vie on vous
| venez d'entrer. Helas le ciel ne
ma iamais donne d'enfants... ct
pourtant. Jaime lea enfants ct jai-
me surtout a leur donner des con-
sells. Vous viendrez me voir, n est
ce pas? Mon mari sera, eomme
moi, bien satisfait de vous recevoir ;
il nest jamais plus heureux que
lorsque notre petit salon est rempli
de jeunes ct frais visages. En- les re-
/ gardaut. nous nous sentons rajeu-
mis- Vous viendrez, n'est-ce pas
|
Dahlia
-Bien certainement, madame
repondit notre heroine. Ce sera
pour moi un bien grand plaisir.
-Quand viendrez-vous?
| Pas demain, car ai une annie
malade qui m'attend.
| -C'est juste les malades avani
tout.
| -Mardi... peut-etre non, jaura
trop a faire ce jour-la... Mercredi
ie vais au bal. Ce SER done pour
jendi.
A ce mot de bal, mauame Lebor
await fait nn soubresant sur sa chai-
Sc. Ellie regardait Dahlia avec une
expression d'etonnement doulou.
| reux.
| -Au bal repeta-t-elle.
-Mais... oui, au bal.
| All! reprit la sage-femme, ex
cnser ma question, mon enfant:
quel bal devez-vous aller /? pas
celni des quarteronnes, j'espere 2
Ne Susie pas une qnarteronne
madame? demanda Dahlia ave-
amestume.
j LOUISE RAYMOND.
A continaer.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1897-10-23
MASON De PENSION

lie soussigne informe lie public gull achete
Establishment ci-devant tenn par NJ. Emile
Bernard. cote du bureau de poste d Edgard,
ct quill fait de grandes ameliorations.
Les voyageurs trouveront logement ct pen
sion, ct des repas seront servis sour comman-
de. Des voitures seront tenues la disposition
des personnes qui ont des courses faire.
Uue belle barre fait partie de la maison.
JULES JOSEPH.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1897-10-23
XIV

En rentrant an salon. avec un
embarras qui la rendait encore plus
iolie, Dahlia s'avanea vers Valery ct
le pria de rexcuser en- disant:
-Je ne puis retourner avec vous,
monsieur Ashton ; j'ai promis . Go
the de rester ayec ellie ce soir.
Valery. dun air passablement me-
content, s'inclina sans repondre
mais Adoreah attacha IN regard fu-
rieux sur sa seur qui detourna Ia
tete en- silence.
A peine les deux ieunes files fu-
rent-elles seules dams la chambre de
Gothe que cette derniere jeta ses
deux bras autour du cou de 50 COM
pagne ct lui dit a l'oreille:
-Ahl merci. Dahlial tu mas
sauvee!
-Sauvee de quot ? demanda Dab
liza tout effrayee.
Sans lui repondre, Gothe NIT un
doigt sur ses levres ct lui montra
la porte. voulant dire par ce signe:
on nous ecoute.
Puts. prenant le verre de punch
qu'elle await, en- entrant. pose sur Ia
cheminee, ellie en- jeta le contenu
par la fenetre. Ellie etait extreme.
ment pale ct en- proie une violente
agitation. Dahlia la regardait avec
surprise.
Des qu'elles furent couchees, Go
the, les bras autour du cou de sor
annie, les levres collees d son oreille
lui raconta qu'une jeune negresst
qu'elle await soignee pendant nne
Tongue maladie lavait prise en- af-
lection ct etait venue favertir qu'el
le await entendu une conversation
| entire Adoreah ct le vieux juif ct qu'
c'etait ce soir meme que la quartz
rome devait introduire le inif dams
la chambre de ia smur, aprea avoil
| fait prendre a celle-ci une forte dos'
! de morphine.
LIE docteur Fleury aimait beau
coup le punch ct. compagnie Q,
non, tous les soirs Adoreah lui er
preparait On Dol; mais, CONNIE Go
the aimait pas le godt des iqueur'
fortes, son verre etait toujours mi
/ de cotg ayant de metre reau-de-vi,
dams le punch. C'etait dams ce yer
re que l'infame Adoreah await CACHE
la morphine que le juif lui-mem'
lui await portee.
C'est ce breuyage maudit que j
viens de jeter, murmura Gothe. Oh
Dahlia, ia presence "a sauvee g
soir, mais demain, apres demain
oui me sanvera2 Oh! qu'ai-je dom
! fait pour etre aussi malheureuse
II ! d des moments on je me deman
de 81 je ne ferais pas mieux de ce
der j Horace. de devenir volontai
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AUX HABITANTS.

LIE soussigne annonce aux habitants de st.
-Baptiste quill s'oecupe du traitemeni
des chevaux ct des operations de toutes sortes
leur faire. II Sc rendra de suite chez ceux
qui lie feront appeler.
S'adresser chez lui. rive gauche, on lui ecri-
re 4 la poste de Bonnet Carre
CELESTIN BREDY.
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TOM BES.

LIE soussigne prev ent lee families qn'il Sc cha
ge derENTRETIEN DES TOMBES dams les {
metierea de st. jean Baptiste ct ST. Pi rre aims
que de efOUVERTURE DES FOURS. de ia CON
STRUcTTON DES MONUMEr rs IT de tnutes les
rsparatiops neeessalres an bon Stat des travanx
qni lui seropf c0nfes.
FAESTIN RODRIGUE
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Ell, en- effet. presque tons ceux
oui se trouvaient Ia etaient plus ou
moins musiciens. Dahlia remar-
qua avec surprise qu'Horace n'etaIt
pas la, Octavia non plus n'avait pas
ete invitee. Adoreah await ses raj
sons pour ne pas desirer i. presen-
ce d'Horace ct, quaint q Octavia. 81
4 la surface ellie paraissait etre Ia
mic d'Adoreah, celle-ci savait quoi
sen tenir ct revitait autant que Ia
politesse ct les circumstances le lui
permettaient. Files sc devoraient
de caresses par instants ct etaient
pretes a Sc dechirer par d'autres.
Dahlia trouva Gothe pale ct iris
te. Aux questions de con annie, la
ieune quarteronne repondit:
-Je te dirai tout un peu plus
tard.
Dahlia attribua So tristesse a Fab
sence d'Horace ct cessa de l'inter-
roger.
Gothic conduisit son annie au doc
teur Fleury. qui ne manquait lamals
d'assister aux soirees musicales. LIE
vieillard cut ponr la jenne file les
caresses paternelles quill await pour
Gothe. II la Ct asseoir d ses cotes,
la fit causer ct fut bien vite fascine
par la conversation ct les manieres
seduisantes de Ia ieune etrangere.
CONNIE on en- etait convenu. on
fit de la musique ct Dahlia ne put
s.empecher de montrer son etonne-
ment en- entendant chanter les deux
smurs: il = await dams leurs voix,
surtont dams celle d'Adoreah, quel-
que chose de grandioae. de sublime
nui enchanta notre heroine. Ellie
hesita lorscu'on lui demanda de se
fare entendre d son tour mais,
auoique sa voix ne put Sc comparer
i celles des deux snurs, ellie etait
mieux cnltivee ct await, CONNIE le
l,ai deia dit, IN charme ct une dou-
cenr qui allaient an ceur. lie vieux
docteur vint d ellie, ct en- lui serrant
les mains la remercia du plalsir
qn'elle venait de lui donner.
Ce fut ce soir-la que. seuis sur le
balloon, Valery avoua son amour q
Dahlia il ne lui demanda aucune
favour, ne sollicita meme pas IN
aveu. II Sc dit que ce q etalt pas
encore lie moment ct quill ne fallait
pas effrayer la craintive petite co.
lombe aui palpitait d ses cotes. Il
lui parla des sentiments qu'elle lui
await inspires, les lui depeignit en-
traits de famine ct fnit par la sup-
plier de venir quelquefois lul rem
DIRE visite.
Ellie ravait ecoute en- silence,
tremblante, ne trouvant pas IN mot
s lui dire; tout ce auelle put faire
fut de hi accorder lafavenr deman-
dee. Mais Valery savait parfaite-
ment 1 quoi sen tenir 4 Sc saTait
aime ct. je le rspete c'etait seuie-
ment pour ne pas effaroucher Fen
fanf an'il n'avait pas etc Plus loin.
I.orsau'iIs revinrent au salon, lls
tronvsrent Aaoreah oceupse = pre-
parer an bol de punch. Apres avoir
saryi tout le monde. la leune quar-
teronne ae retourna vers So s1ur
Althea, dit-el1e, d'apres ton de-
sir ie mai pas mis- d'eau-de-vie dams
ton verre ITEMS. prends-le.
Merci. repondit Gothe; je boiral
% punch - moment Dc me coucher'
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fsment So maitresse piutot que de
devenir par force celle de ce maudit
juif.
-Gothe, dit doucement Dahlia.
attends encore. Dis tout au doc
teur.
"A quot bon il ne me croirait
pas. LIE docteur Fleury ne croft
que Jeanette, ne volt que par ses
yeux.
-Avertis Horace.
Ma smur lui defendu d'entrer
lei.
-Eh bien, ecris-lui... ou 81 tn le
preferes jespuis l'avertir.
Non, non! Horace est violent
ct, dams 50 colere, me ferait plus de
NAL que de bien. Tu as raison, jat-
tendrai... je me me6erai de tout. je
m'enfermerai, ct items. regarde L..
La chambre de Gothe etait situee
au rez-de-chaussee ct son lit etait a
cote dune haute fenetre, dormant
sur la rue a une hauteur dune di-
zaine de pieds.
Regarded repeta la jeune quar-
Jerome, je n'accroche jamais cette
fenetre. An moindre danger. la
premiere apparition. je me precipite-
raj dams la rue.
-Et OH irss-tn. grand Dieu2
-Nimporte on je me mettrai
sous ls protection du premier venu.
Files causerent encore quelques
instants ct &c fut au tour de Dahlia
de faire ses condolences d son annie.
Ellie lui raconta les aveux de Vale
ry, parla de l'emotion que ces avenx
avaient excitee en- ellie ct acheya par
ces mots
oh! Gothe! je suis 81 heureuse
-Ainsi, tn laimesa
All! plus que moi-meme!
| -Pauvre, pauvre cherie! dit
doucement Gothe en- caressant Ia
front ct les cheveux de sa compa-
ene. II est done ecrit dams le livre
du Destin que. CONNIE q moi, Ia des-
tinee to reserve ia part de chagrins
Que veux-tu dire? demanda
Dahlia- Pourquoi me parler de
chagrins quand le bonheur seul
remplit mon anne
-Dahlia, repondit Gothe, as-tu
songe au resultat de Get amour don't
il ia fait l'aveu? esperes-tu qu'un
jour, dams lavenir, Valery Ashton
fera de toi son epouse legitime 7
Ahl repondit notre heroine, je
mai pense d rien... a rien qua So
!endresse... mais ne m'as-tu pas dit
Gothe, que ce qui te donnait la for
| ce d'attendre, c'est la promesse que
i ia faite Horace de t'emmener III
! jour en- Europe ct de t'y epouser
Pourquoi Valery ne ferait-il pas Il
meme chose? II ma pas besoir
d'attendre, nous sommes riches toul
les deux ct dams qnelques mois nous
pourrons etre unis Fun fautre.
q -Pauvre chere enfant pauyr,
abusee! s'ecria Gothe ne caresss
pas de semblat les chimeres, car ellie.
ne Sc realiseront jamais I! jamais
entends- tut Comme le chirurgiel
qui dechire la plaie quill essaie d.
guerir, je te parlerai franchement
, Horace nest qu'un pauvre artistic
libre de ses actions. II ma pas d.
parents aristocrates quise croiraien
le droit de me repousser ayec me
pris. Seul, il s'est fait ce quill es
ct ne doit compte de ses action
qua lui seul. Mais Valery. lui, ap
partient d une falnille richie ct fer
que ce senl nom de quarteronn
epouyanterait. Ce nom ne peu
!, que lui ispirer de l'horreur... ct, i
i te le dis. Dahlia. Valery ne tanner
, jamais assez pour oublier pres d
:. toi lestime de ce monde auquei
appartient nj ces croyances de fa
mile quill partage en- tous points
De plus. ST, pour t'epouser, il ia
!, menait en- Europe, il lui faudrait
rester car. bien certainement. j
!, n'oserait braver lanatheme qui frap
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-18
CAUGHT UNDER A FALLING HORSE.
,Ir. Bennett Meets IA Horrible Death
In MnfheMs CnunfN.

III county.
Intelligence was received here yester-
day Of a most distressing fatality that
occurred in Mathews county several days
ago. The victim Of the accident, which
seems to have been unavoidable was Mr.
Bennett, a gentleman over 20 years Of
age.
Mr.. Leslie Garnett. son OF Judge Gar
nett, OF the Mathews County Court. anu
q friend were riding TO the courthouse,
and their horses were going quite rapidly
when Mr.. Bennett, who was also on
horseback. started to cross the road just
I'm front OF them. The young men did
not see the aged gentleman in time 70
check up. and Mr. Garnetts horse ran
into the animal ridden by Mr.. Bennett
and knocked II down, he being caught
under the falling horse and so badly IN
jured that he soon died
Mr.. Garnett and his friends were sorely
distressed over the lamentable occurrence,
but six gentlemen who witnessed the ac-
cident said it could not have been avoid
ed. and that Mr.. Garnett was not at ali
to blame.
Ii is "A somewhat similar coincidence
that Mr.. Bennett came near meeting with
a somewhat similar accident earlier the
same day. He was riding along the road,
and hearing a buggy coming up behind
him. turned to see who was In the turnout
AS he did so the horse 20 the buggy came
near knocking against his, and the gem
tleman driving experienced difficulty IN
preventing a collision.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-18
BONDS IN HIS BOOTS.
An Aged Soutbcrper Too Feeble 10
Find His Coupons.

Einu itsN tOUpbHH.
NEW YORK, August IA man who
said he was Thomas Hussey, Sc years Of
age. Of Montgomery, Ala. entered the
American Exchange National Bank this
afternoon TO deposit some bonds. He
was very feeble and with trembling
hands, searched through his leather
wallet and his pocket-book for some
coupons. He could not find them. and
the bank could not do business with the
ol7 man. He was sitting on the step Of
the bank entrance when a policeman Of
the Broadway squad saw him. The Of
hccr noticed that the old man was tired
out, so he questioned him. and finally
took him 10 the Old Slip StatiOn-house.
where the Sergeant ordered the officer 10
search him. The wallet disclosed $62
i'm money a ticket to Montgomery Ala,
check on Drexel Il Co. Philadelphia.
for $11 900. and an envelope containing
IS coupons. clipped from some bonds
which were found in the old mans tall
boots. There were eleven 5000 bonds
of the city Of Savannah. four 800 bonds Of
the same. and a certificate for 100 shares
Of New York Central railroad stock.
The officer took Mr.. Hussey to the Cel-
tral-Street Police Court. where the old
man told Magistrate Cornell that he ar
rived i'm New York last night, and had
stopped i'm q boarding house I'm Watts
street He could not remember the num-
bcr. lie said he had relatives in Brook
lyn, named Mitchell. There was no
charge to be made against Mr.. Hussey,
so the Magistrate ordered the police
man to take him to police headquarters.
where steps could be taken to find his
relatives.
A WELL-KNOWN MONTGOMERYAN
MONTGOMERY, ALA, August 17.-Alr.
Hussey IS one of the Oldest citizens -
Montgomery, having lived here half a
century. lie owns valuable real estate
throughout the state. though it was not
known he had so much personal property.
He has always been regarded as miserly,
and dressed rather poorly lie is shoe
maker by trade but gave up work many
years ago. He is bachelor. and lives
alone. He stands well in the community,
and is respected for his correct dealings
I'm business.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-18
what the Southern TObacconist IN
Doing for Richmond.

The Southern TobaccOnlst and Manu-
facturers Record" edited by Mr.. VIII
liam r.. Dibrel, and the only strictly
weekly trade journal published In this
city. is I'm it's ninth year OF existence
It's usefulness and importance as re-
cards information and as a business or
gan may be gathered from an extract
made here below from a letter from
large importer and manufactures at Jo-
hannesburg, South African republic dated
July 18th. and received here August I'm
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with which please credit our account,
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II YOU would address same carefully as
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This letter gives also orders for other
goods advertised in this journal The par
ties are interested In growing. curing.
handling, and manufacturing tobacco
and are looking out for sole agencies for
several grades OF manufactured tobacco.
The records kept for years by the TO
bacconists" Office is becoming more and
more valuable. and its circulation and in
fiuence for our chief trade and such for
our city and State. that such letters as
this. among others received. Is well worth
publishing. and indicates one OF the
methods by which business is secured
II is not often that the recipient OF the
benefit OF good advertising mentions the
source OF business benefits. which can
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10 our people. the editor, and the
Tobacco Trade especially.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-18
KEYSTONE STATE DEMOCRACY.
An Address-1ioney and Coercion i'm
Election OF Mckinley.

HARRISBURG. PA, August 1.-THE
Executive Committee Of the Democratic
Societies OF Pennsylvania has issued a
call for the annual convention OF the So
c!eties at Wilkesbarre September 2Sth.
In the accompanying address the commit
tee SAYS in part:
"The means by which the candidates OF
the Democratic party. headed by William
!. Bryan. were defeated last year. are
well known We need not recount them.
Every intelligent citizen understands
them. and every good citizen condemns
them The contest was between the peO-
ple-the laboring and producing class. on
the one side. and the money and ccer-
Give power Of a large number Of pOwerfm
corporatiOns and monopOlies. combined
together for political action for the fur
therance of private, as against public IN
terests. on the other side"
The committee says: Terrorism later
prevailed for a time, but the reaction has
been sharp and decided. There is no
longer any concealment OF the purposes
for which an election was carried BY
means so corrupt and brutal. The inte-
rests concerned could not wait needless
hour for the spOils. Congress was lmmedi-
ately convened i'm extraordinary session,
10 distribute the enormous plunder prom
ised among the trusts and other greedy
associates In the national crime OF 1926.
bv the passage of an act imposing fresh
taxes upon the people; not 20 supply the
public treasury, but 10 turn a new and
swelling stream OF private profits into
private pockets. The people understand
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-18

cupies the larger part OF two or three
Volumed treaties. are harmonizcd.
rms law has already been adopted IN
me States Of New Jersey, Connecticut.
ana Colorado. IL has become law
IN the state Of New York. to take effect
October J. 1897. Shall we not hope that
the efforts Of the Bankers Association
added to those OF the American Bar As
sociation. viii result in placing the law
on the statute book OF all the remaining
States. within reasonable period Of
tmc?'
The report closes by recommending the
appointment OF committee looking TO
the passage OF the proposed law by the
State Legislatures.
The remaining part Of the report re-
commends the formation OF q bureau On
education.
Letters favoring the idea Of such n
bureau Of education were read from
Comptroller Eckcls and others.
The committee will be ready in short
time with the first pamphlet to be is
sued. and the matter OF a bureau Of
speakers can be then taken up and tried
I'm small way at first. and If successful,
Ii Will be gradually developed
After the announcement Of meetings OF
State delegations for the appointment Of
committees, and other routine business.
the convention adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-18
TEWART0F NEVADA
HE DENIES HAVING ADVISED
DROPPING OF SILVER ISSUE.
RISE IN THE PRICE OF WHEAT.
IL is Dne to Providence, Not to the
1oiditcs-Now Is the Time to,Fighf
the Latter-siIver Sentiment Grow.
ing.


ATLANTA. GA. August r.-UnItcd
States Senator William NJ stewart OF
Nevada, writes TO the Constitution that
the statement attributed to him that hs
had advised his friends in the West To-
drop the silver issue on the ground OF the
return OF prosperity. or ON any other
ground, is absolutely and unquaiinedly
false.
The Senator adds: "The efforts OF the
gold press TO make the country believe
that the gold standard has raised the
price Of wheat. and not short crops i'm
every country but this. is in keeping with
their false statements with regard to my
position. The low price OF silver. pro-
duced by excluding IL from the mints,
and particularly the recent decline by
demonetizatlon IN Japan. marks the rise
in gold, and shows the robbery and In
justice of combining the money of the
world to the one commodity. gold. when
they point TO cheap silver as the result
OF their conspiracy. we point to dear gold
as the result Of their rascality. Tho peo-
pie will not believe that the goldites con-
troll the seasons and give the United
States good crops and cause famine else
where. They know that 1t is the work
of Providence. over which the goldites
have no control Their impudence In de-
manding credit for it is I'm keeping with
their entire system of deception. by which
they are enslaving the human race.
Now is the time TO fight them. Tho
temporary relief which Providence has
granted should inspire the American peo-
pie 70 voice their sentiments at the bal
lot-box. IL removes some of the excuses
OF poverty and starvation which were
made In 1896, when they submitted To
intimidation or yielded to bribery and
voted for their own enslavement. The
only danger Is that the small measure or
relief which the rise OF wheat has given
will not be sufficient TO free the voters
from corruption and bribery. but IL ought
to aid the cause Of silver by restoring tor
some extent the independence OF tho
voters. My correspondence with people
I'm every section of the country il very
extensive. and IL seems to me that tho
people are thoroughly alive TO the situa-
ton. and that the silver sentiment IL
gaining every day. The rise in the prtcs
OF wheat and the fall I'm the price OF
silver will stimulate rather than retard
the irresistible movement In favor OF re-
storing the coinage laws OF the better
days OF the Republic