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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23
THE OUTLOOK

for building this Spring is es-
pecially good, and the outlook
for builders securing everything
they need in high grade build
ing lumber is also especially
good if they buy at Poytheress
yard. We have prepared for
busy times N the building
trade, and are ready to deliver
any quantity Of siding, flooring,
laths, shingles promptly when
ordered from
Phone No. 80
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23
High Speed.

Thorn asville Charity and Children.
The Observer says individuals in
Charlotte have $25O,O00 invested In
automobiles. There are IT'S cars in
Charlotte, continues the Observer,
representing an estimated total ex
penditure of$3OO,000. The Observer
recently stated that $65,000 OF real
estate had been mortgaged in Meek
lenburg to pay for automobiles
Statesville Landmark.
This paper is not a knOcker Except
on baseball and a few other things }
1t has no disposition to meddle in
other mems matters; but the above
statement carries a lesson SO potent
that we can hardly help calling at
tention to 1t. Here is a committee
appointed by Congress to investigate
the high cost of living. They are
being fattened out OF the public treas
ury like pigs in a pen in December.
and will in due season and after great
deliberation make a report that would
make an owl laugh. They will prob
ably name everything except the real
ones that are responsible for the hard
times some of us are having to make
ends meet No Congressional com
mittee is needed to discover the cause
of expensive living. 1t lies on the sur
face, and we all know 1t full well. A
man who is SO foolish as to mortgage
his own home for an automobile, is
on the straight road to the poor
house. The expense ofan automobile
Is not in it's purchase price. 1t is in
keeping it up after it is bought, and
the expensive style OF living is neces-
sary in order to feel respectable. No
farmer wants to Jump out ofhis auto
mobile into the fodder field. The mer-
chant who rides in a white steamer
does not feel like wiping off the coun-
ter with damp rag, or sweeping the
trash out OF the back door, like he
used to do when he walked to the
store. The very spirit that yearns
for an automobile explains the whole
situation. We are living at too high
a rate of speed. Our demands are
growing out OF all proportion to our
income We spend ten dollars now
where we spent one ten years ago.
That is the trouble with us, fellow
citizens. That explains the high cost
OF living. The trouble about the
whole business is that most OF our
machines are mortgaged, while the
men who are amply able to own them
are still walking. Clerks and other
salaried fellows burn the wind through
the streets OF Baltimore in splendid
cars, while Mr.. Joshua Levering, the
coffee king, still walks to his home.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23

Wilmington Star.

" bOh 0toi.
Capitalists or syndicates who in
vest. In large tracts of fertile Southern
lands, subdividing them into small
farms prepared for cultivation, and
eqnipping them with suitable homes
and buildings, will discover a new and
broader field for profitable enterprise.
The eye of the world is now on the
South and the possibilities of this
country were never so generally recog-
nized Throughout this country and
Europe. With homes and farms
ready for producing crops at once,
and capable OF making money crops
practically every month In the year,
there will be great inducements for
homeseekers to come South. 1t the
people who are going to Canada from
our northwestern States knew that
they could buy homes and farms on
easy payments and get assistance
for their settlements from promoters,
we have no doubt the tide of emigra-
tion would turn this way-especially
to North Carolina. Therefore, the
opportunity is ripe for the establish
ment OF colonies or for the sale OF
farms ready for operations.
Southern lands produce in abun-
dance nearly every crop grown in all
other countries, and above and be-
yond all that. the lands are peculiar
ly and specially adapted to the great
est money crops in the world-cotton,
tobacco, peanuts, early fruits and
vegetables, &c. AS the worlds de-
mands for cotton alone are now tax
ing the South's labor capacity, as the
world also affords universal market
for tobacco, and as the greatest cities
of America are the near markets for
all Southern products, it is safe pre-
diction that land values will increase
as logical consequence.
North Carolina land investme nts
are specially attractive because they
are only twenty-four hours time by
rail from markets supplying O,OOO.-
900 OF people. This is only a hint
for the man who would like to salt
down his money where the possibili-
ties for increase have logic, climate
and general conditions on their side
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23
IF SICk--WHY PAY
Unless Health First Returns.

Here Is what should and can be donei
Now you would NOT Willingly pay for food
that yss S.n Ss1 Ssz SI oa
cine first proves TO you its actual worthy
Positively knowing what DR.. shoop's Re
psS hesh Gi .s .sf ss
Restorative with signed and sealed 30 day No
help. No pay" contract
that sIoeps 5s1ss al sf Is
ly free II ft Jdtls". Let Others do the same
or else pass their prssoriptions by. .r.u
you need more strength: more vitality.
nor a vlsor na 9r nn mors s Sss
When the Stomach. Heart. or Kidpeys go
wrong. then test DIR. shoop 8 Restorative. do not
dose the Stomach nor stimulate the Heart or KID.
neys for that ID wrong. Years ago cast away that
mistaken idea In medicine. Tho books below VIII
best tell you hoy am succeeding.
These books also tell OF q tiny hidden In
side nerve" no larger than a silken thread. Thcy
tell how that nerve. until IL fails. actually gives
TO the Heart Its power its tone. Its never-ending
These books will open up now and helpful
ideas TO those who are not well. They tell how
the stomach. and Kidneys each have their inside"
was especially made 10 reach and revitalize thess
weak or failing inside nerves; All OF these facts
tell why l am able To say. 1t Is free II it falls
This is why say stake no chance on a
medicine achose maker dare not back it
Just as 1 do by this remarkable oGeT".
So write me today for the order.
] have appointed honest and responsible
druggists In nearly every community 70 issue my
medicines TO the sick.
But write me first for the order.
All druggists sell DIR. Shoop's Restorative.
but all not authorized to give the 30 day test.
SO drop me a line please-and thus save
disappointment and delays. Tell me also which
book you need
A postal will do.
Besides. you are free TO consult mo as you
would your home physician. Ny advice and ths
bcok below are yours-and without cost.
Perhaps q word or two from me win clear
MP some serious ailmont. 1hAve helped Thousands
upon Thousands bf my private prescription or
personal advice plan, Ny best effort IL surely
worth your simple request. so write now while
you have It fresh In mind. for tomorrow never
Which Book Shall ssHd Yssf
No. ! On Dyspepsia No. For Women
No. 9 On the Heart No. 8 For Men
No. 3 On the Kidneys No. 9 On rheumatism.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23
Baltimore Sun.

DdiIiinOFe ouu
From the earlist ages the idea OF
flight has taken hold OF the imagina-
tion OF man. Its seeming impossi-
bility baffied ingenuity and daring for
thousands Of years. First the land
was conquered, then the sea brought
under dominion. But the air defied
man for so many centuries that it's
navigation was regarded as wild
dream, like trip to Mars or signal
ing to the sun. Not many years ago
a few ardent minds turned their at
tention to the subject. At last, In
1903, two young Americans, after a
long experiment, devised a machine
heavier than air, that would actually
fly. The old "dirigibles," the Zeppe-
Inns, Baldwins and Beachys, were
merely floating balloons, and the i'm
provement was in securing control OF
their movements. But the aero
plane was the first real "f1ying ma
chine" In year or two there has
been more progress in the art OF
flight than in a dozen centuries be-
fore.
Even a year after the feats of the
Wright brothers, many doubted the
practicability Of the aeroplane and
regarded it as mere toy.
Today its efficiency is we'll establish
ed. The flight of Charles X. Hamilton
from New York to Philadelphia and
return, made with the speed of the ex-
press train, will scarcely be remark
| able in few months. The world had
hardly ceased to thrill at the feat of
Bleriot In flying across the English
channel before Orville Wright was
carrying a passenger at Fort Myer
and rushing to Alexandria at 40
miles an hour. Louis Paulhan' flight
from London to Manchester, Eng
land, $50 miles, was accomplished in
- hours, April %. On May 30 Glenn
Curtis flew from Albany to New York,
1877 miles, in 1872 minutes-nearly 55
miles an hour. On June Charles
Stuart Rolls doubled Bleriot' s feat by
crossing the English channel and re.
turning, without alighting, in 90
minutes. On the same day that Ham
ilton made his New York to- Phil
adelphia tour, Walter Brcokins, q
pupil of Wilbur Wright's, scared iu
the air at Indianapolis to height oI
4 1884 feet-not far from a mile high
Complete control over the areo
plane has been demonstrated. Ham
!, ilton, Curtiss, the Wrights, Bleriot
} and Paulhan guide their machines
with perfect ease. There is no longer
any question that the flying machine
has "arrived." There was just as
much doubt 81 few years ago as tt
the practibility OF the automobile a,
there is now OF the aeroplane. Motor
cars have become all too common
} and in a few years flights from Wash
: ington and Baltimore to New Yorl
J will attract no more attention thai
a weekend run In an automobile. TIL
motorcar racers who thrilled the pub
3 lie so short time ago are being sup
, planted in popular favor by aviators
who are speeding through the al
, with promise of no less velocity thai
the speed mad chauffeurs attained OIL
land.
This is the age OF miracles. Ever
, the flying machine is only one NOR
step in the path OF progress, and il
: a few years that, too, will be sup
: planted by some new wonder which
will startle the world for awhile ant
, give way In it's turn to some still
, greater miracle OF human genius.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23
Scared Into Sound Health.

Mr. b. f. Kelley, Springfield, Ill, allowed
his kidney and bladder aimsnt to run on m
til bis condition alarmed him greatly. Then
be took FoIey's Kidney Pills with splendid
results. He says" About a year ago began
to be troubled with my kidneys and bladder.
which grew worse until was alarmed at my
condition. ! suffered so with dull heavy
headaches and the action OF my bladder was
annoying and painful. j was feeling very
miserable when / read OF Foley Kidney Pills.
After taking them few weeks found my
self free from all distress, the headaches no
longer troubled me, and the action OF my
kidneys and bladder was once more normal.
This Is due entirely to Foley Kidney Pills in
W hich have great confidence" Sold by all
druggists,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23
For Good Roads.

Meeting of the North Carolina
Good Roads Association at
Wrightsville Beach-Nearly
Half of the Counties Repre-
sented at Best Convention
Ever Held-Dr. JOS. Hyde
Pratt Presides in Absence
of President Hanes - Joint
Meeting With the Editors.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23

Pain anywhere stopped in 20 minutes sure
with one of DR.. Shops Pink Pain Tablets.
The formula is on the 25-cent box. Ask
your Doctor or Druggist about this formula
Stops womanly pains, headache, pains any
where. Write DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis, Tor
free trial to prove value. The Paragon, ID.
E. Thrower, Proprietor.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23
The Flying Machine.

Remarkable Achievements in
the Field of Navigating the
Air-Complete Control of
the Areoplane Has Been
Demonstrated-There is No
Longer Amy Question That
the Flying Machine Has
"Arrived'-One More Step
in the Path of Progress.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23
Fo1eyS
Kidney
Pills
What They Will Do for You

They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, COR
rect urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, and
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Bright's Disease and Dia-
bates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
For Sale by all Druggists.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23
Benton Mineral Water.

will make delivery OF BEN
TON MINERAL WATER in
Henderson every Saturday,
fresh from the spring, at 50
cents for 5-gallon demijohn, or
II half-gallon bottles IS cents.
Persons who have used this
water are perfectly satisfied
with its good effects. Prompt
attention will be given to all
orders. B. F. HARRIS,
r. F. D. No. s., Henderson, n. c.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23

For headache Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23
Your Property
Represents Money,

aud your mercantile credit is based
on what you own.
In ten minutes a fire can wipe out
the savings of years. Then look to
your FIRE INSURANCE.
Had you not better make sure
Now that you have a strong policy?
your policy bears the label of the
fITIIENS BANK it is equivalent to
a certified check in case of a fire.
We want your business.
Insurance Department Citizens
Bank.
BULLOCK, Manager.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-06-23

In sickness, if a certain hidden nerve goes
wrong, then the organ this nerve controls
will also surely fail. 1t may be Stomach
nerve, or it may have given strength and sup
port to the Heart or Kidneys 1t was Or.
Shoop that first pointed to this vital truth
DR.. Shoop's Restorative was not made to
dose the Stomach or to temporarily stImu
late the Heart and Kidneys. That old
fashioned method is all wrong. DR.. Shoop's
Restorative goes directly to these failing in
side nerves. The remarkable success OF this
prescription demonstrates the wisdom oil
treating the actual cause of these failing Or
gans. And it is indeed easy to prove. A
simple FIVE or ten days test viii surely tell.
Try it once, and seel Sold at The Paragon,
n E, Thrower, Propristor.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-07-29
6sniutAon de rGrhn de r@nest Is
o e Yp@@@g @M
0@ple@lm@

vaincu que ces signes inoompre
hensibles cachaient une revelation
quill redoutait par dessus tout,cel.
le de ses rspports personnels avec
feu Moulinier. Scion lui. CO quill y
aurait gu de mieux q faire, c'ent
Cts de blnler purement ct simple.
ment l'6crit, 81 on await pu decide1
NJ. Hingant d sen deseaisir. Faute
de CO d6nouement souhait6,i Ill etait
bien aise du moins un exemplaire
de la piece. On ne savait pas &c
qui pouvait arriver.
Pendant quill reproduisait avec
un soin minutieux les hi6roglyphes
compliqr6s du d6funt, mattre Gal
maid s'6vertualt q d6rider !e cher
oamarades Hlngant. II ny r6usslt
guere, car l'ex.juge de paix men.
trevoyait point d'issu q la penible
situation de ga prot6g6e. De plus,
SO simplicit6 naturalle s'accommo-
DAFT NAL de ces acknowledgements
de mysteries. Lui, habitu6 depuis
trente ans q agir au grand jour, il
lui semblsit quill s'engageait main
tenant sur des terres inconnues, ct
So loyaut6 commeresit pressure q
8 effaroucher de tant de manoeuvre
t%ortueuses. L'avocat essays de pas.
ser d IN sujet qul l'int6ressait da-
vantage ct de METRE Marie Br6hal
sur le tapis. mails IL s'apereut que
lie moment 6tait NAL choisl, ct, CON-
me il n'6tait point un sot, IL s'abs-
tint d'insister.
-Quand to ~reverrai-je, mon
vieux Jean. Marie? demanda-t.il
lorsqu'il Wit Hingant Sc l%eyer.apres
avoir eerr6 l'originale de l'6crit
ccpi6 par Billebaude.
-D'ici 4 tres peu de jouts, sur
tout 81 je suis sur de to .rencontrer
q ton domicile, car je demeure fort
loln de Ia rue des Oannettes, ct Je:
vais etre t~res.occup6.
cOui, l'entends. ....le marriage
de ton o%rphellne. C'est sacr6.
mails n'importe! je compile sur tot
ct ]e t'attendrai tous les jours q
quatre heures.
On SO s6para dams les meilleurs
termes; mails d6s que les deux as
soci6s so retrouv4rent souls, Billie
baude s'6cria sur un ton NAUSEA
de:
-Pourquoi, diable! I'M en- avez
vous dit 81 long sur la msnlare de
d6chifrer ce papier qui peut me
perdre?
Pour vous tenlr dams mes
critics, repondit froidement ma1tre
Galmard.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-07-29
MARTHE EFT PAUL.

lie lendemain de cette journ6e
laborieuse, vers midi, M. Hingant
achevait de d6jedner avec Mile
Moulinier. LIE repas mat1naIe await
etc plus silencieux que de coutu.
me. Marthe eemblait toute absor-
bee par de tristes pensees, ct Tex
JUICE de paix ne SO montrait pas
plus gai que SO proteg6e. Son en-
trevue della sveil]e aveo METRE
Galmard lui ~laissait fort peu d'es-
poir;i sentait que lie moment etsit
venu d'avoir avec la jeune file une
exploitation s6riense, ct il ne savait
trop par Cd commencer.
Ma ch4re enfant, d1t-il enfn,
je mai pas 6t4 heureux hier dams
mes recherches. L'homme que ]'ai
cousuIt6 ma pu malgr6 toute son
habilet6, me doLner que des indi-
cations bien vagues sur le sens
probable de Get ecrit chiffr6.
-Je men suis pas surprise, SOU
pira l'orpheline. ct d'allleurs, q
quot bon prendre tant de peiney
La RUNE de mon pauvre pere nest
que .trop certaine. ct la lecture de
CO papier ne pourrait rien changer
4 ma situation.
- eut-etre. Dams touo les CASH.
est evident que vous avez int61et d
savoir &c gull content, ct les avis
de mon ami Galmard ne sont point
q negljger. II afirme, ct il me Ia
meme d6montre, que ces chiffres
designes les pages les ]ignes ct les
mots dun lure. Ce livre pretend
il, dot Sc trouver entire les mains
dune personne que votre p4re
await mis- dams 1e secret. N'avez.
vous pas souvenir quill ait confe..
4 vote mere, par exemple 80. un
gros volume. de formal in octa-
vo?
Mon, ma mere lisalt peu, sur
tout dams les derniers temps de ga
vie, Larce que ga vue 6tait beau.
coup sffaiblle. Et puts, 81 ellie eot
poss6d6 ce livre, 81 ellie Y tht alta
che de Importance, ellie me Eau.
raft montr6; ellie men aurait parl6
du moiEs.
-N'importe. Je compile exami.
ner avec soin tous ceux qui sont
restes dams reppartement.
III ny en- a pas d'autres que
les ouvrages classiques don't ]e me
eervais an psnsionnat. Mon pAre
n'avalt jamais, que Je sache, aim6
la lecture, ct depuis quelques an.
nees le souci de ses affaires ne lui
lalssait pas IN instant de loisir.
II fandra done chercher all
leurs, dit trjstement M. Hipgant.
Mas, en- attendant que nous ayons
pu 6claircir tous ces mysteries, ne
pensez-vous pae, ma chere enfant,
quill serait temps de. songer 4
quelqu'un....qu que nous avons I'm
peu trop oubli6Y
-Qni done? demands Marthe
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-07-29

-r - F-EF Er[=R s..- r. g.
ct SO refugla dams la chambre vol
sine. Lex. JUICE de paix, stup6fait,
constern6, restait immobile CONNIE
IN terme, ct IL fallut que ga ser
vante lui rappelat que le yisiteur
attendant. Du res!e, II nett pas
la peine de conner l'ordre de- I'm.
troduire. car la porte s'ouvrit, ct
I'm ]eune homme, en- petite tenue
de lieutenant de chasseur 4 pied,
entra assez brusquement dams la
sale 4 manger. II portrait le bras
en- eoharpe ct IN ruban rouge tout
neuf 4 ga boutonniAre. Gen 6tait
assez pour que le bon Jean. Marie
edt q qui il await affalre, ct cepen.
dant il regarda avec une curiosis6
bienveillante lie fanc6 que Marthe
await choisi.
Paul Gilbert 6tait de taille moy.
enne, mails bien prise, brun de peap,
les yeux ct les cheveux tres noir. ;
ses traits r6galiers avaient une e4.
preston de fermet6 peu commune
ct dams son regard clair ct d;oit GU
lisalt la franchise, la ioyaut6 ct
aussi la decision Pour tout dire.
le premier abord ilt.midsit plus
quill ne s6duisait, ct l'ancien ma
gistrat so trouva un peu d6concer-
t6. II avait rev5 un h6ros de .ro.
man, il SO trouvslt en- presence
dun soldat fer, froid ct CORE, t
dams ga tenue.
-Est CO 4 M. Hingeant que Jul
l'honneur de parler? demanda lvf-
fcler dun ton BRET.
-Oui, morsieur, ct je m'estime
heureux de vous recevoir, Car IL
me tardait de conna1tre- le fanc6
de Mile Moulllnier. Avant hier,
un malheureux contre-temps~ MI
.priv6 de CO p'a%isir.... Nous 6tions
allies au Val de Grace, et....
-Je sails CO qui s'est pass6 au.
Val de Ct Ace, interromplt Paul
Gilbert, ct Je sails aussi que, dc
puts la mort de son r6re, Mile
Moullinier habite chez voue. Vous
ne aerez done pas surprls.- mon:
sleur, que e yienne vous deman-.
der des@e1plications sur une sltua
tion...:. tout :au moine fausse. :: q
-Je suis tout pref 4 vous 4, 8
fournif, ct Giles .seront- bien sim
pies. LIE hasard ma conduit dams
la maison Cd Mile Marthe 6tsit
r6st6e seale.... expos6e: q .tous
les dangers qui menacaient une
jeune file pendant cette afreuse
instruction. Son pAre venait
d'etre tue 4 cote de moi, car l'etais
sergent dams la. compagnie de gar
de rationale quill commandait. =:
Je mai pens6 qua la ldret6 dune
:pauvre enfant 6plor6e, ct ellie l..
W. en- moi qu'un vieillard heure ux.
de la prot6ger, de la reoueillir -.
De tut dit avec une simplicit6 ii
que le@ lieutenant 80. de-
partit IN peu de ga roideur.
-Excusez moi, monsieur, dit
pollment, ct permettez moi do
vous demander 81 Mile Monllinit r
est lei Vous- comprendrez aise-
ment que ]'aie IL d6sir de la volr.
-Certes, ct il ma pas d6pendu
de moi qu'elle restat d cette place
Oh ellie 6tait assise IL ny a qu'u,
instant. C'est elle-meme qui a
voulu SO retirer, ct o'est q ga prize
re- que je vous recois, mol seul.
Ellie await IN but en- agissant
dit Paul Gilbert, redevenu
tout a coup sec ct cassant. Puis-je
le conna1tre?
"a contintinuer)
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-07-29
GUER|S0N Fl RECONNAISSANCE

La 1kgende nous apprend qu'un
jeune Roman exile dams les de-
serts de pAfrique, fit, TN jour, la
rencontre DUN lion qui lui inspi-
"a une salutaire frayeur, frayeur
bien conceivable, 81 l'on songe que
lie parsonage en- question n'avait
rien de notre moderne Roosevelt.
Son premier movement fut de
courir chercher un abri, surtout
lorsqu'i1 Wit la bete f@roce s'avan-
Ger sur 1ui. Mais aussit6t II cons
tata, a son grand soulagement,
que lie monarque des deserts, au
lieu de bondir sur sa probe, s'a-
vanca piteusement, la tete base
ct tirant la patte-comme TN vu1-
gaire rhumatisant-et avec Pair
1amentable d'un arthritique qui
Went de s1bir une forte attaque.
II lie 1aissa s'approcher ainsi ct
CONNIE panimal, au lieu de 1ui
app1iquer lie coup de grille des-
tructeur auquel II s'attendait, lui
tendit mls&rablement la pate, il
prit celle-ci ct l'examina promp-
tement.
II n'eut pas de peine a s'aper-
cevoir que le seigneur a crosse
cheve1ure s'Etait enfonce une ma
lencontreuse @pine qui lui enlevait
toute possibilite de Sc mouvoir.
Immediatement, il extirpa l'@pi-
ne, lava la plate ct l'animal sou]a-
&c lie remercia de ses SONS en- lui
lkchant les mains. Par la suite,
lie lion s'attacha a son sauveur ct
l'accompagnait partouta la chase
Oh il lui rabattait lie gibier.
Mais finest 81: bons amis qui
ne Sc quittent ; lie jeune Roman
gracik sortit du desert ct rentra
dams Rome, apres avoir laisse
dams les sab1es nubiens son royal.
ami.
Un:beau jour, longtemps apres,
--c'est. une: Tongue historic mo-
tire jeune Roman s'@tant. remis a
conspirer, fut arret& de nouveau
ct condamnk cette fois a etre jetE
aux betes.
lie jour de rexEcution arrive,
lie condamne Sc tenait au .milieu
de l'arene, les bras ,crois&s sur la
poitrine, attendant resentment
que les portes des cages s'entr' ou-
vrissent pour livrer passage a la
bette, sous les crocs de laquelle II
devait succomber. Une foule me-
ridionale, mumeuse ct tumultu-
euse, assoiff&e de sang ct de car
mage, encombrait les gradins du
cirque, poussant des cris de mort
peu divertissants.
L'emperenr Went d'arriver, a
lance un l@ger coup d'eil sur
letre in6me qui, plante au mi1ieu
de l'arene, fait une tache imper-
ceptible sur 1e sable rutilant au
soleil ROMAN; puts IL fait signe
de laisser entrer le lion.
Ce1ui-ci bondit de sa retraite ct
l'on croft quill ne va faire qu'une
bouchee de sa probe. Mais, 8 sur