The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-10
A Couple of
Wine Casks
They Contained Something
Better Than Wine
BY r. A. r1lTcHEL


were. previous TO the revolution, op-
pressors OF the poor. True, the power
they p;c.e;;ssccsssed rendered many of them
ttyrannical, especially those about the
court, but through the country there
were instances OF mobiles who were
much beloved by their interiors In
rank.
Among these was the young Count
de Llsle, who on his twenty-frst birth
day came into fne property In the
province of Maine. not far from Paris
he had a tender heart, and the condi-
ton Of the peasantry panied him ex-
ceedingly: When he fell heir TO his
estate there were 100000 francs for
him in currency in Paris bank. Half
OF this he distributed amoRT the poor
on or about his domain.
He furthermore resolved that he
would devote Ills life TO the cause of
the betterment OF the condition OF the
oppressed lower classes. Had ne been
older he would have realized that the
many years OF war, aud extravaganza
on The part of royalty and the mobiles
Ind so impoyerislied FraAee that those
who had wasted the wealth of. the ma.
tion must lie put out OF the way, be-
fore France could begin q necessary
Eetteneliinent. &;
when the revolution came on the
count threw himself heart aud soiil
Into the cause OF reform. He went TO
Pnris, where be attended a meeting in
the Palais Royal composed largely OF
the hest men OF the middle class In
i Isra s.eas ,s,Li tlIbra rniaAd bile .a!ee !s
behalf OF the oyeftaxets people.
But IN the ahinE cloud OF revolution
was q tIlunderboif. unseen by the In
.teIligent middle classes, who were un.
ennsciotisIy fostering II Afme. Roland.
tic le0tIer OF the Glrondlsts. feared
that the excitement would die nway
before che constitutional rights requir-
ed hy the people from the sovereign
shnd been granted. 1t wns not long be-
fore the storm broke sweeping away
her and her{nss0c ia the work. 1,
They all Iefished on the gnilloeipe.
eingtng tiiR q ftafalaeII IlaiRe.' I, the volume
OF sslnd IBsHeniiig ri eteh head fell.
till the last lliesi singing alone
ono day news Ell ne 10 the feiartg
scf the Count de y estate that csssE
Q gloom upon tIiFti ,I'tle count had
been arrested III Paris. 81 few, fhefo
were who. having become rab BID By che
low ol blood. fe1ateed that mother
noble hcad would spun fill; and there
would ha ono less AZ that elass who
had impOferish hed t1faIsce The young
Countess Julse sie ! isle hnGl sent mes
sFilger after snsssQ 10 LeF huebaud,
z.z.l.s. a,.a,.al. ma lElrlitas
the revoinfioaisfs Ia work ont their
own saivhtlem But he hid entered
s= - s:s=s !Es ssst.- s.s ..,Ts. 2.
dition of the oppressed people and
would not turn hack.
He Ind bees warming q serpent In.
his bosom. AZ the height of the tenn
fsest. when the leo eralsiD fell. Info tho
hands OF repge atiVes os the lowest
classes and the cry xas raised TO ex,
terminate MI royal blood ana all mo-
hles, DE Iilsle was denounced as an
enemy OF France and thrown into pFIs-
an sgaxg slayys atess tess he sasaA taken
before one or these tribunals, consist.
Ing only of Il SO called julige-a u man
without any knowledge 0e Law and
sisually 1yeIl without education whose
llnslness wax 20 condemn those
1gsoni the peuRle wished 10 get RI ;Si!of
il order that they might be executed
9elt the senblnnce ne JusEiec. yykatl
WAS iiie counts establishment 70 see
Sitting in tho judicial chair behind
pine table Henri Denlor. one 0f
bis own euunts. who had received a
portion et the &c. 900 francs that the
count had tiIstribtte on his coming of
axe.
y The two iiieftfs sy.s.s met for an al.
slant, Then those 0f ths Judge fell
before Sle steatiy Haza OF tile one who
hAd hef lfended him alili whom lie was
Eselg called upon to oriess 50 execRti0n.1
~ : power TO re-
falss fs'aia this e1urke. behind him
were the i,tople. who had put him
ssssss ssstfss 10 judge ef ktiit or snno.
siice, bat To DBonausica sentence He
taias compelled e lS3f 10 seIid his bene-
Ia etoF 10 the gnIIiotinn or 60 there him.
SET. Aud ny Earuslhg 60 sprononnce
eentence of death he would not cave
the count Sslio would 10 condemned
ns Deniefa sucra son 4
we haye met pafors sehe
cppnt,
81 replied 81 judge ntac kAsseAsils
" ssge have III g
yYhIcJi oise o. iiE hes c5E tTfIj ttefl
moro b 'tlie cause "a the Iranch peoSle!
you o. Tes' - b
ne room y q ~ Ief5 "a Fey0gGgIoYis
sssl4. Dealer s9Hs ot3 - tliat stafy
tye ssIt beals ne ssiscb
shF Us ftts 50 &c csrge of erfaifiai
Hon be 5ycaIa inca ESs tappeted as
enemy os