The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-06

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lie HI name iv Doherty That lhrnjooced
resolutions in favor iy FIR rance again
Germany at a cou riuiion. Dolerty
though, he WAS afiher his ear an land
him ont llBt in Err rance It's diff rent
They begin be kifsin', an this thrile
opined this way.
'Pris'ner, said the prisidint iv TIL
coort. ''the eyes iv Fr-rancp is upon MS.
the honor iv tn nation is mt stake. Tn
naytional d~cfinces, tn integrity iv that
n r'rmy upon which FIR rpnc, must de-
pind in time iv peace, tn virtue iy pub.
lie life an tn receipts Nv tn exposition
is involved. Incidentally We ARE be
in thried. But why dhrag in matthers
Nv no Importance! We ARE INSTRUCT.
ed, sccordin' to TIL pm a-pers, be tn
coort Nv Cessation to permit no ividince
that does not apply to your connection
with tn case As sojers we bow to tn
superior will; we will follow ont TIL
insthrastions Nv TIL supreme coort. We
have not had time to r-read thin, but
We will look Mt thin afther tn thrile.
In TIL manetinle, We will call upon
Gin. raj MERCER, that gallant man, to
tell rs tn story iv his life"
II obey, mon colonel" says Gin'ral
MERCER. kissin' tn coort. Not to be.
gin too far back an to make a long
story short, ! am an honest man an tn
son Nv nm honest man. l admit it,"
Good" says TIL president. Dye
recognize til pris'ner!" y de-" says
Gin'ral MERCER, II seen him wanst
dhrinkin' a shell iv Munich beer in n
caafe." marked sensation in tn coort
cries Nv "Abase la bock.")
Il says to mesilf thin, This man is a
thraitor. But TIL thrainin' iv II soier
makes a cautious. l determined to
mesilf with Evidence. l put
spies on this man, this perfejous
wretch, and discovered nawthin'. |
was paralyzed. An officer iv TIL Fr.rinch
al nawthin' suspicious about
him! Damnable! / was with difficulty
restrained firm KILN him. But | de.
(Cries OF "Shame,') | said to
TIL honor iv France is at
TIL whole wurruld is Iookin' at
me, at me, Bill MERCER. will 20 TO
bed an think it over | wint to bed.
Sleep, blessed sleep, that sews up TIL
confused coat sleeve iv care, as tn per
Shakespeare (cries iv "Conspuez
shakespeare says, aa~yscinded on me
tired eyes. 9Th coort weeps.) laid
aside me honor (cries Nv Brave Gin.
with me coat. (Murnurs.) ri
'lept.
Il dreamed that l see tn German
mperor playin' a Jews harr. CCries in
'Abase Rothscheeld," an sensation.)
woke with a vi'lent start, tn perspira-
ion poorin' firm me rugged brow. Cap.
)hryfus is gnilty, / cried. But no,
viii confirm me ividerc9 | dartel in.
0 Inc r-red pants. | dhruv with fury
o tn home iv Madame Cleepathry III
ilibraled Agyptian asthrologist an
woman. (The coort "W
now her, she supplies Evidence TO all
'r-rinch coorts, y Itol' her me dhream.
he projooced a pack iv cards. She
1rned y FRED king an a dlack knaye.
En- lnipror Willum an Cap. Dhryfus.
avs i'll a fury. busrt forth. / had
up. Dhryfns arristed. dashed to tn
risident, He was receivin' rayfusals
r a newc abinet. i have found tb' {
%iraitor, ayss /. Hush says he If |
Emperor Willum hears e he will /
sclare war, he says. I was stupefed. G
hivin,' | cried. What shall | dor -.
disbanded tn army. / ordered TIL !
Ivy into dhry docks. l had me nit !
Ter took. wint home an hid in IT, !
liar. FIR wan night fiji. rance was
se.!" b
They was hardly n dhry eye in tn j
'use whin TIL gin'rai paused. TIL c
ort wept. Tn audience wept. siv'. s.
! " the minor journalists was swept
It " tn room in TIL food. A man $,
ovelin' coal In tn cellar STINT up fr an n
hbrelln. The lawn shook with tn r.
nvulsive sobs Nv tn former ministers. :.
n'ral MERCER raised his damp face
blew a kiss to a former minister mt y