The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-14
CHAPTER z.
go HIS is fner' said Dr.. Chan
Es try when we descended from
n the rough stage which had

Es try when we descended from
81 the rough stage which had
brought us across q cordu-
ROY trai: and found ourselves ct the
entrance of 4 spacious wooden tavern.
"When I passed Saratoga before there
were only three log houses, and the
inn had two rooms below and one
above. 1t was lighted by pine torches
stuck in the chinks Of the wall-and
see how candles shine through these
windows!'
4 man who appeared to be the host
met US, his sprightly interest in our
welfare being tempered by the con-
sciousness of having many guests, and
told US the house was full, but be
would do what he could for US.
"Why is the house full?' fretted DR..
Chantry.
"You see, E-e are full CT politicians
from Washington. They crowd to the
spring"
MY master turned his nose like the
infamed horn Of a unicorn against the
politicians from Washington, and trot-
ted to the fireplace, where blazing
knots cheered great taproom set with
many tables and benches.
And there rested Skenedonk in 81
lent gravity, toasting his moccasins.
The Iroluois had long made Saratoga
q gathering place, but 1 thought of this
Oneida as abiding in st. Regis village,
for our people did not come to the sum-
mer hunting in May.
Forgetting that l was q runaway, l
met him heartily and the fawn eyes in
his bald head beamed their accus-
toned luster upon me. asked him
where my S!ther and mother and the
rest Of the tribe were, and he said they
had not left St. Regis.
"And why are you so early"' in
quired-
He had been at Montreal and had un-
dertaken to guide Frenchman as far
as Saratoga It is not easy to surprise
an Indian. But wondered that Sken-
edonk accepted my presence without a
question, quite as if he had himself
made the appointment.
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 NE and kissed me as did
not know men embraced and kissed.
DO you know Skenedonk?' I ex-
claimed.
IF you mean the Indian who brought
you at my order, he was my guide
from Montreal
"But be was not with you at the
potter'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 halds-"make q clean breast Of
it."
We sat down and I told him without
being questioned what I was going to
do. He gravely considered.
81 saw you enter the house and had
a suspicion Of your undertaking. It is
the worst venture you could possibly
make at this time. We will begin
with my family. Any belief in you
into which T may have been betrayed
is no guarantee Of Monsieurs belief.
You understand" said Louis Philippe,
"tkst Monsieur stands next to the
throne if there is no dauphin or an
idiot dauphin?'
7 said understood.
Monsieur Is not bad man. But
Bellenger, who took charge Of the dau-
phin, has in some manner and for some
reason provided himself with a substi.
tute, and he utterly denies you. Fur
tler, supposing that you are the heir
of France, restored to your family and
proclaimed, of what use is it to present
yourself before the French people now?
They are besotted with this Napoleon.
The empire seems to them far great
er thing than any legitimate monarchy.
Of what use, do say? 1t would be a
positive danger for 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 be did last
year 10 the Duke d'Enghien? He sent
into Germany for the duke, who had
never harmed him, never consp1red
against him-had done nothing, in fact,
except live al innocent life away from
the seat Of Napoleon's power. The
duke was brought to Paris under guard
and put in the dungeons Of Eincennes.
he demanded to see Bonaparte. Bona
parte would not see him. He was
tried by night, his grave being already
dug in the castle ditch. That lovely
young fellow-he was scarcely above
thirty-was taken out: to the ditch and
shot like dog!'
stood up with my hands clinched.
"Sit down." said Louis Philippe.
s.There is no rooln in the world at this
time for anybody but that jealous mon
ster''
"He shall not tie NE here,' said.
"You intend to go:"
"I-intend to CO.