The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-07
tie Indians
"Yes; among the 1roQuois." ."

tie Indians"
"Yes; among the Iroquois."
who placed you there?'
mo one could tell me except my
Indian father, and he would not tell"
do you remember nothing Of your
childhood?'
Nothing
Did you ever see Bellenger before"
Il never saw him before tonight"
.sBut saw him." said Nine. de Fer
rier, ''in London when I was about
seven years old. 1t made stronger
impression on me than anything else
that ever happened in my life except
she stopped-"except the taking of
Of my mother and brothers to the gull
lotine"
The man who told me to call him
Louis Philippe turned toward her with
attention as careful as his avoidance
when she wished to be unobseryed. She
rose and cane around the FIRE. max
ing q deep courtesy.
my family may not be unknown to
his royal highness the Duke Of Or
leans. We are De Ferr!ers Of Mont
Louis. emigres now like many Others"
Madame, / knew your family we'll.
They were loyal to their king"
'My father died here in America.
Before we sailed we saw this man in
London"
'.And with HIM
"a boy"
"Do you remember the boy well?'
81 remember him perfectly"
The wailing in the cabin became
louder and turned to fnsistent bowls.
Instead Of a babe, the imprisoned
creature was evidently dog. / Won
dered that the potter did not let him
out to warm his hide at the fire.
Did you ever see the boy again"
81 did not see him again until he
was brought to Count de Chaumont's
house last summer"
"Why to De Chaumont? LIE Ray de
Chaumont is not one Of US. He is OF
the new nobility. His chateau near
Blois was bought by his grandfather,
and he takes his name from the estate.
I have heard be is in favor with Bona
parte."
even we Of the old nobility, prince,
NAV be reduced to Seel: favor Of Bona
parte."
"Heareu forbid, madame. l say
nothing against him, though l could
say much.'
ssay nothing against Count de Chau-
mont. Count de Chaumont befriends
all emigres.''
81 have nothing to say against Count
de Chaumont. He is not Of our party;
he is of the new. Fools! If we princes
had stood by each other as the friends
Of the empire stand by their emperor.
we could bave killed the Terror"
The animal in the cabin by this time
was making such doleful cries that
said to the potter:
LET him out. 1t is dreadful to be
shut in by walls"
The potter, STOPPING half over ana
rolling stifHy from foot to foot in his
walk, filed me with compunction at
having been brutal to so pitiful crea-
ture, and / hurried to open the door
for him. The animal clawed vigorous
Is inside, and the instant I pushed
back the III fitted slabs 1t strained
through and rushed on all fours to
the fire. Nine. de Ferrier fed back
ward, for what liberated could hard
ly be seen without dread.
It was q human being. Its features
were a boys, and the tousled hair had
a natural wave. While it crouched for
warmth I felt the shock of seeing a
creature about my own age GrinninS
a: me, hshy eyed and black mouthed.
''Therew Bellenger said, straighten-
ing up in his place like L bear rising
from all fours. THAT is the boy your
De Ferriers saw in London"
I remembered the boy Mime. Tank
had told about. Whether myself or
this less fortunate creature was the
boy, my heart went very pitful to-
ward him. Nine. de Ferrier stopped
aad examined him. He made juicy
noise Of delight with his mouth.
''This is not the boy you had in Lon
don, monsieur" she said to Belienger.
The potter waved his hands and
shrugged.
''You believe, madame, that Lazarre
Is the boy you saw in London:" said
Louis Philippe.
Il am certain of it,
What proofs have you:'
''The evidence Of my eyes"
"rell that to Monsieur" exclaimed
the potter.
"Who is Monsieur?" asked.
"The eldest brother Of the king Of
France is called Monsieur. The Count
de Provence will be called Monsieur
until he succeeds Louis XVII. and IS
crowned Louis XVIII.-if that time
ever comes. He cannot be called Louis
XVII."-the man who told ME to call
him Louis Philippe took my arm, and
I found myself walking back and forth
with him as !naa dream while he care
fully formed sentence after sentence
-"because the dauphIn who died in
the Temple prison was Louis XVII.
But there are a few who say he did
not die, that dying child was SUBJ
stituted for him, that he was smuggled
out and carried to America. Bellenger
was the agent employed. The dau-
phin's sister is married to her cousin,
the nephew Of Monsieur. She herself
believes these things, and it is certain
a sum of money is sent out to America
every year for his maintenance. He