Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-06

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The quarrel was ridiculous, and the
! Southerners laughed General jackson
1 himself again changed countenance, and
| gave me, 1 do not know why, smile
| that must have been reflected from the
| face of a woman he adored. But my
| poor master showed the bulldog; and
/ taking him by the arm and the collar l
toddled him away from that table to a
| dark entry, where 1 held him without
| any admonition save a sustained grip. lie
] became like a child weeping and tremb-
! ling and declaring that everybody was
4 in league against him. Argument is
wasted on people having such infirmity
/ Of temper When he was well cooled l
nut him in an arm chair by a fire in the
! ladies' parlor, and he was soon very
meek and tractable, watching the crea-
I, lures he so admired.
You must go to bed as soon as you
have had your supper" I said to him.
1.-THE Journey to Saratoga has been hard
one for you. But Skenedonk is here for
tunately, and he can take you home
again.
! NV master looked at me with the
shrewishness of an elephant. 1 had not
at that time seen an elephant. When 1
did see one, however, the shifting OF its
| eyes brought back the memory OF Doctor
! Chantry when / had him at bay by the
fire.
"You are not going to get away from
me-" he responded. IF you are tired OF
IL, so am l. Otherwise, we proceed.
"If you pick quarrels with soldiers ana
duelists at every step, what are we 10
do?"
1T picked no quarrel. It is my luck.
Everyone is against mel" He hung his
head in such a detected manner that l
felt ashamed of bringing his tempera-
ment to account: and told was certain
no harm would come Of II.
'T am not genial" Doctor Chantry
owned; ct wish 1 were. Now you are
genial, Lazarre. People take to you.
You attract them. But whatever I am
you are obliged to have my company;
you cannot get along without me. You
have no experience and no money / have
experience,-and a few pounds:-not
enough to retire into the country upon
in England; but enough to buy little
food for the present"
1 thought could get along better with
ont the experience and even the few
pounds, than with him as an encum-
brance; though 1 could not bring myself
to the cruelty of telling him so. For
there is in me fatal softness which no
man can have and overbear others in
this world 1t constrains me to make
the other mans cause my own, though
be may be at war with my own inter-
ests
Therefore I was at the mercy of Sken-
edonk, also. The Indian appeared in the
doorway and watched me. knew he
thought there was to be- trouble with the
gentleman from Washington, and went
Ito him to ease his mind.
| Skenedonk had nothing to say, however,
and made me a sign to follow him. AS
we passed through the tap-room, Gener-
al jackson gave me another pleasant look.
He had resumed his conversation and his
own ink bottle as if he had never been
interrupted.
The Indian led me upstairs to one Of the
chambers, and opened the door.
In the room was Louis Philippe, and
when we were shut alone together, he
embraced me and kissed me as did not
know men embraced and kissed.
do you know Skenedonk?' exclaim-
ed IL
"If you mean the Indian who brought
you at my order, he was my guide from
Montreal"
"But he was not with you at the pot
ter's camp"
Eyes. he was in the hut, wrapped in
his blanket, and after you drove the door
in he heard all that was said. Lazarre"
Louis Philippe took my face in his
hands-"make a clean breast of it."
We sat down, and 1 told him without
being questioned what I was going to
do. He gravely considered.
ct saw you enter the house, and had a
suspicion of your undertaking. 1t is the
worst venture you could possibly make at
this time. We will begin with my fam
lily. Any belief in you into which I may
have been betrayed is no guaranty o.
Monsters belief. You understand" said
Philippe, that Monsieur stands next to
the throne If there is no dauphin, or an
idiot dauphin?"
said understood.
Monsieur is not bad man. But Bel
lenger, who took charge of the dauphin,
has in some manner and for some reason,
provided himself with a substitute, and
he utterly denies you. Further: suppos-
ing that you are the heir of France. re-
stored to your family and proclaimed-of
what use is it to present yourself before
the French people now? They are besot-
ted with this Napoleon. The empire
seems to them a far greater thing than
any legitimate monarchy. OF what use,
do say? 1t would be a positive danger
lfor you to appear in France at, this time!
Napoleon has prescribed every Bourbon
Any prince caught alive in France will
be put to death. DO you know what he
did last year to the Duke d'Enghien? He
sent into Germany for the duke, who
had never harmed MIN, never cOnSplreo
against him-had done nothing, in fact
except live an innocent life away from
the seat of Napoleon's power. The duke
was brought to Paris under guard and
put in the dungeons of Vincennes. He
demanded to- see Bonaparte. Bonaparte
would not see him. He was tried by
night, his grave being already dug in
the castle ditch. That lovely young fell
low-the was scarcely above thirty-was
taken out to the ditch and shot like q
dogV
1 stood up with my hands clenched.
''Sit down." said Louis Philippe. There
is no room in the world at this time fol
anybody but that jealous monster"
''IIe shall not tie me here 1 said.
"You intend to go?"
ct intend to CO."
This Bonaparte," said Louis Philippe
''has his troubles. His brother Jerome
has married an American in Baltimore
A fine explosion that will make when II
reaches his ears. Where are you going &c
land, LazarreP"
1 said that must depend on the ship
took
"And what are you going to do wher
you land?'
1 said 1 would think that out later
The the spirit being upon me, I burst
bounds and told him impetuously that
was going to learn what the world held
for me. Without means, without friends
or power or prospects, or certainty of any
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