Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-23
Copyright. 1884 BY CHARLES scRIsNERs SONS

THE armies Of the king have been
defeated and forced to retire. General
Washington has outmaneuvered and
out,ought them; they are now shut up
in New York alain. The Jerseys are
free, and we have taken upward of
1000 prisoners, and many are killed
and wounded among them-on both
sides in TRUTH" he added.
The worst news first" she replied.
"One knows not why these things are
so. 1t seems the God Of justice Stun.
bers when subjects rebel against their
rightful kings! But have faith, sir
The right will win in the end-must
win"
so be It," he said, accepting the i'm.
piled challenge, but adding netting
further. He would wait to he ques.
toned now, and this strange woman
should have the story In the way that
pleased her best. As for her, she could
not trust herself to speak. Never be.
fore had her trembling body, her beat.
ing heart, escaped from the domination
of her resolute will. Never before had
her mobile lips refused to formulate
the commands of her active brain. She
fought her battle out in silence and
finally turned toward him once more.
There was something else you said,
! think. My-my SOM" Her voice
sank to a whisper; in spite of herself
one hand went to her heart. All, moth.
er, mother, this was indeed thy king!
Isis he wounded? My God, sir! Not
dead?"
His open hand, which he had extend.
ed TO her, held two little objects. What
were they? The bright sunlight was
reflected from one of them, the locket
she had given him. There was a dark
discoloratiOn on one side of il which
she had never seen before. The other
was his prayer book. o God-prayer!
Was there then God, that such things
could happen? Where was he that
day? She had given that book TO him
when he was yet child. 'Dead"-she
hispered-"dead!" shrinking back
and staring at him.
Would God ] had died in his place,
dear madam" he said with infinite
pity.
'How-how was it," she went on,
dry eyed, in agony, moistening her
cracking lips.
Fighting like hero over the body
of General Mercer at Princeton. His
men retreated and left them
"The rebel cowards!" she interrupt.
ed.
Nay, not towards, but perhaps less
brave than he. The. British charged
with their bayonets. Our men had not
that weapon. They fell back"
Were you there, sir?"
surely not Should be here now
II l had been there then, madam he
replied proudly.
True, true. You at least are a gen
tleman. Forgive the question:
General Mercer and some of his of.
ficers sprang at the line. had Il
from his own lips. Some one cut the
general down. Hilary interposed and
enabled him to rise to his feet. They
were attacked, fought bravely until
died"
Stricken to the death at least, but de-
termined to die as the rest had died,
fighting, she drew herself up resolutely
and lifted her hand to that pitiless
heaven above her. "So-be-it-unto
-all-the-enemies''- When had he
heard her say that before? he won.
dered in horror. She stopped. Her
face went whittier before him; the light
went out OF It,
"Oh, my son, my sOn--O God, my
son, my son-0h, give him back, my
sOn-my son!" She reeled and fell
aaginst him, moaning and beating the
air with her little, feeble hands. The
break had come at last. She was no
longer a Talbot, but a woman. With
infinite pity and infinite care he half
led, half carried her into the house,
and then, after being hidden not to
summon assistance, he sank down on
his knees by her side, where she lay on
the sofa in the parlor crushed, broken,
feeble, helpless, old. With many in.
terruptions he told her the sad story.
He laid the long dark lock of hair he
had cut from her sons head in her
hand There was a letter from George
which he read TO her In
which after many tender words OF con.
ISOLATION, he spoke of Talbot as zone
who would have done honor to any
country" lie told her OF that military
funeral the Kind words OF CORVALLIS,
the guard Of honor, the soldiers Of the
ling, ana then he put Talbot's own let.
ter 20 him before her, aud she must be
told OF the loss OF the frignte Kate
dead, too, ana Colonel Wilton! Alas,
poor fricud3' But all her plans and