The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-03-16
a CONVERTED
ANARCH1HS I.

most surely occas!oning his death:
81 was poor man, thoughI belonged
to good family and had been we'll cd.
ucatcd At college imbibed rpvoa-
uonary, not to say communistic, doe
trinc& which influenced me, but not Sc.
riously, until on coming out OF Tie uni
vcrsity / lost my father and the assist.
ancc he had given me; thcn facing tha
world with no means / was drawn tC
embrace Gnnrchism. There was TO CN-
cuSc for me. | was young. and thc
world was before me- was one of
the impractical, theoriHiug kind WHO
prefer trying to revoiutiuniHe natural
laws rather than work. Added to this.
l had the faculty of inspiring others
l joined band of anarchists and be-
came leader among them.
"Aly mother had brother OF whom
had never heard. He was considered
the black sheep OF the family and was
never spoken of to me, the only child
OF his only sister lie had run away
as boy and had broken his mothers $
heart by never writing Il line. Up to
the time | became an anarchist he had
never been heard from Judge of my
surprise one day to learn through So
licitors that this uncle had died in
South America and left fortune of
$S50,00O to ne.
How quickly my theories of the
worlds wrongs vanished | did not
dare to break my connection with an
archiStS, but gradually ceased to attend
Il l., . ! -.
receiving an order to GSSaSsnatc one
of the crowned heads of Europe. I
knew well that should refuse would
be myself assnSSinated. One ndvan-
tagc l would have In disobcying the
order-l was rich and could Isolate my
self from any one who might attempt
to kill me. I turned my fortune into
gold and disappeared. A few weeks
later l turned UP In one OF the south
crn states. My hair, which had been
u light brown, was black. Ny beard.
which had been but few tufts, was
now luXuriant. My name was changed.
Indeed, as llttio Of my old self re-
maincd as I could help. bought IL
small plantation aud pretended To raise
cotton. III Its center WAS my house,
and no one could reach me without
passing number OF my employees.
whose duty 1t was to keep or All ell
envy.
Il lived for several years without
hearing from my old nssoclatee, but
this only assured me that at the out
set l had cluded them. l knew that l
had been condemned and some one had
been appointed to kill me- The only
question was, Would my cxrrutionc!,
tire Of the work or be withdrawn for
lack Of funds or other causes2
"One day noticed thnt n new candy
store had been opened in the village.
l went Inside and looked over the stock.
1T was very mcagcr, and bought moth
ing. y young woman who stood be-
hind the counter looked disappointed
and asked me to give an order for any
thing liked and she would execute it.
| am fond Of chocolate and told her to
make me some chocolate creams. She
promised to have them ready the next
day and send them to me. Instead of
sending she brought them when she
was announced I told my guards to
admit her She was n very attractive
looking person, and | did not desire
to keep her away. she asked me to
try her chocolates and tell her wherein
they dld not please me. / ate Few OF
them and pronounced them excellent.
That seemed 10 satisfy her, and she
left at once, though | would havo been
glad TO have her remain longer.
I'm week | went by the candy shop,
stopped &nd gave her an order for some
more chocolates. She told me that she
knew OF new kind that she was sure
had never eaten. | gave her mn or
der for some Of them telling her that
l would not put her to the trouble OF
sending them, but would call for them.
did so, but they were not ready. /
called again, but still they had not been
made. Tho woman told me that GER
tam ingredients were required, for
which she had been obliged TO send to
the city. She would bring them when
they were ready.
'Aleanwhilc I never relaxed my vigil
lance In keeping any suspicious per.
son from my house, and both there and
when | went out | was secretly armed
'to the teeth
zone day the candy woman was an
nounced, and / ordered her to bo nd
mittcd. She handed me the box OF
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