The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-09


ness these phrases conidcd TO me by
Mistress Callista twenty-five years aft
erward.
"You have much that most men /
lack remarked the general as they |
paused to admire some little specimen I
of Italian art which had been lately /
received from Genoa. You have mon /
ey-too much money, Moore, by IN |
amount | might easily name-a home |
which some might call palatial, love |
ly IT not altogether healthy wife, two
fine Children and all the honor which |
man in d commonwealth like this
should ask for. Drop politics.
".politics is my life, was the cold
response. TO bid me drop It ~ to
| bid me commit suicide Then, rs an
afterthought to which a moment OF
| Intervening silence added emphasis,
/ And for you to drive me from II would
be an act little short Of murder
"Justice dealt upon traitor is not
murder was the stern and unyieidlng
reply. by one black deed Of trcacher-
Gus barter aud sale, Of which none Of
your countrymcn Is cognizant but my
self, you have forfeited the confidence
of this government Were /, who SO
unhappily surprised your secret, to al
| low YOU to continue in your present
place of trust | myself would be 4
traitor to the republic for which have
fought and for which ! am ready to
die. That Is why ask you to resign
before
"The two children did not catch the
threat latent in that last word, but
they realized the force Of il from their
fathers look and Were surprised when
he quietly said:
"You declare yourself to be the only
man on the commission who Is ac-
quaintcd with the facts you are pleased
10 style traitorousT
"Thc generals lips curled. Have
. not said| he asked.
Something in this stern honesty
seemed to affect the father. His face
turned away AMI It was the others
voice which was next heard change
had taken place in it. and it sounded
almost mellow as it gave form 10 these
! words
'Alphcus. we have been friends,
You slall have two weeks in which to
think over my demand aud decide II
| at thc end Of that time sou have not
! returned to domestic life, you may eN-
| pect another visit from me which can
! not fail Of consequences You know
my temper when reused, DO not force
me into position which will cause Us
4 both endless regret
. Perhaps The father answered; per
haps lie did not Tie children heard
1 nothing further, but they Witnessed the
. gloom with which he rode away to
y the White House the next day. Re
/ mcmbrring the generals threat, they
/ imagined in their childish hearts that
4 their father had gone to give up his
K post and newly acquired honors, But
4 he returned at night without having
t done so and from that day on carried
r his hc0d higher and showed himself
4 more and more the master both al
!, home and abroad.
,. But he was restless, very restless
/ and, possibly TO allay Il great menta
h uneasiuess, lie began having somt
O changes made in the house, changei
r which occupied much of his time ant
h with which he never seemed satisfied
e. Men working one day were dismissed
IS tic next and others called IN until thi'
J. work and everything else was inter
Y rupted by The return of his late un
Is welcome guest, who kept his appoint
meut to q day.
l. AT this point in her narrative Mis-
4 tress Cnllistas voice fell and the llame
ie which bad thrown a partial light o.
e her countenancc, died down until
l. could but family discern the secrotl.
inguriug look with which she watches
st me as she went on to say:
70 "Rcuben and I'-Rcuben was he
9. brother-'wcrc posted in the dark col
III ner under the stairs when my fathc
81 met the general at the door. We ha
Is expected to hear high words or som
i. explosion of bitter feeling bctWee
n them. and hardly knew whether to b
10 glad or sorry when our father we
IT, coined his guest with the same elab'
10 rate bow we once saw him make to I'll
u president in the grounds Of the whit
lg House Nor could we understand whi
followed. We were summoned in
20 supper. our mother was there. q grej
H. event in those days. and toaSts WcI
ut drunk. aud our father proposed one
lis the generals health. This Rcubc
Of thought was an open signal of peat
t. and turned upon me bis great roua
be eyes in surprise. but |, who was oI
enough 10 notice that this toast w
m not responded TO and that the gcncr
Mt dld rot even touch his lips TO the glai
ke he had lifted in compliment 10 oil
f. mother who had lifted hers, felt thi
m there was something terrifying rath
at than reassuring in this. attempt
10 good fellowship. Though unable
is reason over it at the time. have oft
- done 50 since. and my fathers attitu'
j. aud look as he faced this strange que
Mt has dwelt SO persistently IN my mel
N, ory that scarcely a year passes wit
" ont The scene coming mp in my drean
nix with lis accompanying emotions
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