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 "is;. ^ijiFPi'Pjj II 4 I heard m doll preacher One summer Amy, jk And I wished the poor teacher. J'bL A furlong awaj. ^A, And I sat with the others, "'â-  Held in by the glooa While the trees were my brothers And earth had mbve room. And I heard the leaves mstle And liq in the air^ And I sbnnned the man's bostle, 1 shrank from tne prayer. Alas for the preacher I Alas for the throoff Untanffht was the teacher. And so he went wrong SaMXJJO. W. D17VFIKLD. THE FISHERWOMAN OF HONFLEUR. â-² TAUC Or'THS XKXCH COMMUVK. • CHXPTER in. On quitting the bureau of the avoeat, the young fisherman inadvertently wandered in- to the twentieth arrondissemeiit, fomverly a detached village, called Belleville, bat now one of the most turbulent districts of Paris, and at that period the headquarters of Communism. He soon discovered he had strolled away from those parrs of the city he wished to see but as he wandered along, seeking to gee clear of the dirty, narrow streets which opened in every direcdon, whichever way he turned he found himself becoming mora and more involved amidst the intricacies of the poverty-stricken quar- ters and still, unknown to himself, he was followed by Lucien Pierrot. It would have been difficult, p obably, for Lucien to say with what special object he thus followed the young fisherman in his rambles through the city. It was perhaps chiefl}' that he sought to discover Antoine's motive tor com- ing to Paris so soon after his return from sea; while at the same time he may have thought that somethine; might occur that would enable bim to gratify his long-cher- ished craving fur vengeance. If the latter notion occupied his thoughts, the opportun- ity occurred sooner than he could have an- ticipated. Antoine w«s passing through one of the longest, crookedest, and narrowest streets of this disreputable dis' rict, when he saw, a few paces in advance of him, a young lad of eighteen, who was apparently a stranger in Paris, and who seemed to be wandering about without having any particular object in view. That the young fellow was a peas- ant, wjs manifested, not only in his garb, but likewise in his gait, manner and whole appearance. He wore a blue linen blouse, belted round the waist, and a pair of clumsy sabots, which, together with his leathsrn gaiters, were incnisted with the dried yel- low mud of the country lanes and as he slouched along, as if he were traversing a newly ploughed field, he stared about him with a~ look of stupid wonder and curiosity. Suddenly, three of the small, boyish-looking soldiers of which the infantry of France seems mainly to be composed, bearing mus- kets and fixed bayonets that to a casual observer would appear too heavy for them to carry, pounced upon him from beneath a covered gateway, one of the party seizing him by the collar of his blouse and declaring him to be under arrest. For a few moments the youth seemed to be stupified then he struggled to release himself, but was instantly seized by another of the soldiers, while the third whose arm bore a corporal's stripe, told him that he had better come quietly to jail. "Why do you arrest me? Whit crime have I committed?" whined the young man, as he trembled in every Jimb. " I have but this day arrived in Paris. I am a stranger in the city, and am innocent of wronu-do- mg." •' Innocent Of course thou art innocent, ^mon 6rare," sneered the corporal. " Harm- less ns a lamb. Nobody is ever guil y, ac- cording to his own account â€" Take the fel- low along, comrades " â€" addressing the soldiers â€" " the mob is already clcskig up behind us.*' Tnis was t ue. V 'hence they came, it would hive been hard to say; bu' in less thsn half a minute, the hitherto almost deserted s reeb was thronging with trucu- lent, ill-lookincj men, and dirty, f owsy, hard-featured females, clad in every variety of racged costume, who appeared like so many hideous scarecrows wiiile s ill o hers came forth from every doorway in the nar- row street. All took common cause against the soldiers, two of whom levelled their muskets, and prepared to defend themselves from the threatened attack, while the third took charge of the prisoner. Many of the men were armed with short, stout cudgels, and some of the women grasped broom- handles in their sinewy hands. The women were loud in their clamour. " Fi done, fi " they cried. " Let the lad gof'ce, mouchati^-, tyrans â€" spins that ye are " Perceiving that the crowd took his part, the young fellow said "Believe me, citoyens and citoyennea, I am innocent. I have but this day arrived in Paris. My father is an honest fanner of Clermont. 'Tis the first time I have been in the city. I have come to see my brother, who is an honest artisan, and works somewhere in this quarter of Paris." There was apparent truth in the young man's looks and voic3 as he pleaded with the crowd. " That is doubtless true," cried a stout burly viraj'o, whirling a broomstick over her head, to the imminent peril of her com- panions. "Poltroons" â€" addressing the male portion of the crowd â€" ** cowards that J re are Have ye no ((jpirit, that ye would et a poor lad be dragged to prison, and be fchot on the ramparts co-morrow, when half- a-dozen women might set him free f Hearing his prophetic doom thus pro- nounced, the poor lad wept aloud, as he en- treated the crowd to release him. Irritated by the women's taunts, the men caught np the cry, " To the rescue " and bore down savagely upon the soldiers, two of whom bravely kept the leaders of the mob at ha^ for a few moments by charging with their bayonets. Bat muskets and oayonets were soon wrested from theni they were struck down anH brutally kicked and tramplsd npcm, and their unifanns torn in- to shreda. The third soldier, however, dis- r^iarding the j)eriloas position of his com- rades, had retained tiie grasD of the prison- er, and, OBDotaosd by ths mob, who were tolly oooiqpiad in wreaking venooance npoa their natoral f oss, the militi^y, had dra^tr^d the onfortonate ronth intoa* by'Stre^ aod would speedily hare disappeired with him, -^ worthy man, who wQldo aU in his pow; bad not Antoine, who had hitherto l ooke d. to help yon, if satisfied that yonrhnsbanc ;; 1 « innooent. Bat yon most lo|gno " I wfl give yon aistter to Monci^Be ^pi^ibt.â€" 43haU yon need monlfr" urto l ooke d, ^ff on as if bewildered, bat wkose aym^Kjk: 1«r jnnooent. sned i'cne bat were wi h the peasant, Iriwtened^ rescue of the young lad. -iVrenching the nrnsket an|^ bayonet ffomr tJitf gnuip oi the aoluier haHndk hi«\.seaselfM to thi^poand Witik one blow |f his fift. **, Rd .Jhifntn I" he cried. 'Ioil not see' that thou art free? Away.atmy!" The piasant, who for a few »oment8 seemed to have hecome paralysed with ter- ror, made off as fast as his legs conld carry him. ll;e beat of a drum and tho steady trakp of feet were heard near by. "Scatter! Scatter and fly!" shouted id to time. Sons Not Bat yon give you a letter â€" Shall yon need wflbiiM^ to alarm Maddcine, tbejpayor Md noCteig to her of his ow' rfa s i th|ltt ai40§^ akia^y be too late toiavelier hgihaod. He w*6te the letter, and handed it to her, and having been assured that she needed no help in vaoaeyt adviied her to set forth immedi* atdhr. Tne yooog wife needed no urging. An- ticipating the result of hte* interview with the mayor* she had left her babe in charge of a ^vBdneii^bor and proceeding instuitly tlTEhe railway station, she, after five tedious jvoiee IS the -rear of t h e cr ow d j iiovrs, TeadaR! Plrts. A Btnnger, tinac Do ye not hear? The soldiers are ap- customed to the noise, bnstle, and proachin?." d9*f «|iDn of a. greift city, she felt:,forthe The mob disapptered as rapi(ily at they marfent bewildered and fost.- But theerraiid had leathered, leaving the unfortunate she had come upon quickened her faculties hope for his aoquittaL Pierrot are naoeuary to sadi\ty|f as this. J by tip nambers of prefettnoe to that of thiPgh they 'regard ui ^^^- Tto tnal will 'J soldiers stretched on the grOtmd bleeding, bruised, and sen? eless. In half a minute the front ra«k of a troop of soldiers appeared at the entrance of ihe street. Antoine was stooping over the soldief whom he had struck down, striving to restore him to consciousness. He knew not of the approach of the troop until the men were cloee npon him, when, suddenly becoming aware of his ovtT danger, he took to flight. Some of the soldiers started in pursuit of the fugitive, while the main body hastened to the succour of their hapless comrades. Antoine, how- ever, gained upon his pursuers, and would have escaped, but that on turning the cor- ner of a street, he found himself confronted by another party of soldiers who were hastening to the scene of the disturbance. He stopped short and was about to take refuge in a narrow court, where he might have concealed himself till the soldiers had passed by, when Lucien Pierrot, who had never lost sight of the youn fisherman, and had witnessed all that had occurred, shout- ed " Seize that young man He is a Communist, and was the leader of the mob. " In an instant, Antoine was surronnded, seized, and pitilessly dragged off to prison. There was a brief examination before a sergeant of police, in which Lucien Pierrot, who appeared as i^rosecutor, denounced the f)risoner, Antoine Duroo, as a Communist eader of the lowest and vilest- class, and swore that he had seen the prisoner strike a soldier down with his own hand and brutal- ly maltreat him, thus effecting the r elease of a man under arr.st. Antoine, who declared that he was not a Communist, and that he knew not the mean- ing of the word, did not attempt to deny that he had struck down a soldier, and re- leased a poor young peasant whom he be- lieved to be innocent. This was enou;h he was ordered to be confined and closely guarded until he could be brought before the military authorities the next daj' The jailer, however, who was a native of Brit- tany, and had heard the young fi-herman's simple story, believed in his innocence. He knew Lucien Pierrot as a paid government spy, and believed him capable of any false- hood or iniquity whereby he might gratify his malice against any individual who had offended him, or might pocket a reward for bis vigilance in b^thalf of the government. He pitied the unfortunate prisoner and Antoine, who felt the need 'of sympathy, spoke of his young wife, who would now be impatieatly waiting for his return from Paris. "It grieves me sorely. Monsieur," he add- ed, " that I have no means of acquainting my poor Madeleine with the misfortune that has befallen me. She will not know what to think, and will fear that some serious accident has happened tome." "Thou canst write to thy wife, mon ami," said the jailer. " I will poat the let- ter. ' "Monsieur, I cannot write," replied An- toine. ' Then tell me what thou would'et say, and I will write for thee." Antoine dictated a few lines, informing Madeliene that he was in prison in Paris, haAung been denounced as a Communist by a government spy named Lucien Pierrot but, anxious not to alarm his wife, he ex- pressed the hope that he would speedily be rele sed, and that he would be able, when taken before the court, to prove his inno- cence. The jailer shook his head gravely, but made no remark and probably Antoine him- s If did not feel the confidence in his speedy release that he sought to impart to his wife; though, being ignorant of the dreadful severity with which those who were sus- pected of Communism were punished, he doubted not that he would be set at liberty in the course of a few days at the furthest. The letter was despatched and was re- ceived by Madeleine at the moment when she was setting forth to meet her husband at the Honfleur railroad depot, fully expecting him to return that day. The young wife was dreadfully alarmed on reading the letter. " It is my fault," she thought. " I am to blame. I ought notto have concealed from my husband the base conduct of the villain Lucien Pierrot. He threatened me with vengeance, and now he has accomplished his purpose. If I had told Antoine, he would have been on his guard against the wretch, and this trouble would not have occurred. But I acted as I thought, fcr the best." She sank into a chair, and for a few minutes felt perfectly helpless but recollecting that it was neces- sary to exert herself immediately in her husband's behalf, she determined to procoed instantly tc* the mayor of Honfleur and seek his advice and assistance. Monsieur le Maire was himself the owner of numerous fishing-luggers. Antoine was known to him, and was a favorite with him; and Madeleine knew thai he would do all in his power to help her in her sore trouble. He read the letter, and heajixl from Madel- eine the story of Locien Pierrot's base con- duct towards her. That Antoine had no connection with Commonism, he was well aware but he read the jouma's constantly, and he knew that the government, having been terribly fnghtened, were now proceed- ing with ruUiIess severity against all p3r- sons even suspected of -^ompUcity with Com- muni m. That the yooni;; fisherman was gniltless of any Sttch complicity, he could prove, if it were not already too late but then he knew nothing of Ajitoine's having *Maidtd a scddier and released a man under arrest. Nothing of this was mentioned in the letter. *,,-";• « " Yon must hasten ftnmeJ^alyM ^aris," he said. "I know not what else to advise. I am aeqaaittted with the setw-pn/ef of police M: and inspired her with a desperate courafl;e. Her first idea was tetvisit her husband and gladden hira witii Kir presence and inquir- ing her way of different persons whom she met, she soon found the prison in iHiich An- toine was confined. Bat, on requesting ad- mission, she was informed that, without a special order from a magistrate, no person was permitted, under any circumstances, to visit or have any communication whatever with a prisoner. It was terrible for her to gaze npon the stone walls of the prison, and knowing that her husband was confined within those walls, to be refused permission to see him. Bnt waiting no time in useless lamentation, she hired a conveyance, and was driven to the abode of the sous^prefet, some little distance beyond the city. It was already lz.te when she reached tue house but she rang the bell* and gained admit- tance. Monsieur le Prefet had just dined, she was informed by a servant, and would see no person on business that evening she mut attend at the police court the next morning. But on her producing the letter from the mayor of Honfleur, the servant said that he would acquaint Monsieur with her pres- ence. The sous prefet was seated at a table readinpr an evening journal, when toe ser- vant entered and informed his master that a young woman wished to see him on business of importance. "At this hour!" exclaimed the prefet angrily. "I cannot be disturbed. You should have told her so. Tell her to call at my bureau to-morrow." The servant withdrew, but presently reap- peared. " What now, sirrah " demanded the pre- fet. "Monsieur,"' replied the servant, "the young woman will not go away. She says she must see you on a matter of life and death, and she bade me hand you this let- ter." With an exclamation of angry annoyance, the prefet glanced over the contents of the letter. " Who is this woman What does she look like " he asked. "She is very young. Monsieur, and seems .to be in sore trouble. She told me she had travelled a long distance." " Well, well show her up-stairs. " The servant again withdrew; and in a few moments returned, accompanied by Madel- eine, frightened, even amidst her sorrow, at the grandeur â€" to her eyesâ€" by which she was surrounded. "Enter, Madune," said the prefet, who appeared to be surprisea at the extreme youth and remarkable appearance of the young woman in her fisherwoman's qarb. "Pray, be seated, Madame," he continued in a gentler tone of voice; "and please to tell me briefly and clearly the object of your visit to Piiris. I learn from my friend the mayor's letter that your husband is in pris- on, chargedwith complicity with Uommun- ism. My friend writes to assure me that he can certify that your husband cannot possib- ly be coimected with the infamous Cem- munists." " No my husb^d knows nothing of the matter. Monsieur," said Madeleine and then she briefly told how it happened tliat he had visited Paris at this time. "Then he arrived but three days ago, young woman " said the prefet. ' ' His name? Ah?" â€" again glancing over the mayor's letter â€" " I see Antoine Duroc. It strikes me," he went on, "that 1 have some recollection of tb»t name." He rose, went to a writing table, and returned and repeated himself, glancing over the pages of a rough ledger or memorandum-book. As he did so, he read, as if to himself, yet loud enough for Madeltine to hear " Antoine Duroc, fisherman, aged tventy.-three years, charged with inciting a mob to attack the military, and with having himself violently assaulted a soldier and released a prisoner who was under arrest. Denounced as a dan- t;erous Communist by Lucien I'ierrot." " This is a serious matter, young woman," said the prefet to Madeleine "much more S3rious tlian my friend's letter lead me to anticipate. It is out of my power to inter- fere.in the matter, even if J bad the wish to do so and I have no sympathy with the Communists, nor with individuals who in- cite others to offend againtt the laws" " Oh, believe me. Monsieur " interrupted Madeleine, wringing her hands in an agony of distress " it is false that my husband is what you call a Communist. He knows not the meaning of the word. I have beard nothing of his having assaulted a soldier and relecsed a prisoner. He said nothing of that in his letter to nie and I do not believe it is true that he has done such a tluUg. But, Monsieur, this man, Lucien Pierr ot, is a vile wreteht who snears the lives of innocent men away for gain, and is unworthy of credence. Hu has vowed vengeance against my husband and me because I fefhted to listen to bis bsse.importunities ** and then blashing with shame amidst ikf distr4iB, she related to the prefet the story of La- cien's conduct to her previous to' her mar- riage. Whileshe was speaking, thedaugl^ter of the prefet, a youog and pretty g rl of^f- teep years« entered the room, and approach- ini' her. father, said: "Dear pap^, I mb come to wish yon good-tight. "I Then per^ cciving Madeleine for the fir* time, she became silentr ,aad stood gazing pitifcdW up. h the yonng fisherwoman behmd her father*8 chair. j " It is sadâ€" very sad,. *iy pq|^^ wonUli,* said the prefet, when Madi«Bu# lad endel her story, " but. as I have^ldliCri have M powte toint^ere in the pri»4S#^s behalf, l^r husband is cbaraed wgb a mlKta^ offeaee. He wfll he tned by Kottt-marHia to-mmrow mormng. I darsKet bSyoa i* H.«s^ Such wretches as ffovenmeot in wiU be taken martial in accused, even aeonBer with con* h^ bnef; and the JTAOT* A»»l« 'l^^ejira of .the cmtt-iqartial will be utr mediatelv carried into effMst. It -is quite jimmstibH for me to say or do anything in braalf d yoiur husband that will be of the least service to him." "Ah, MoQBleuT," sighed Madel ine, "at what hour tomorr6w will the trial ta^e place?" ' At seven o'clock. It will Mely be over at nine o'clock and at noon the sentence of the (Kurt will be carifftdout. A great nuni ber of prieopers await their trial by court- mar^ to-morrt^w." Mad^lein^, weeping bitterly, threw her- self on her knees before the prefet. **Mon- sieur, Monsieur " she cried, 'it is terrible. Men are wolves. They bave no pity. Bnt can heaven permit such injustice.? Mon- siear, asyoahope for men^ on the last groat day, iirtereede for my innocent husband Save him, Monsieur, and I will pray Tor you, and will teach my innocent babe to pray for you and yours so long as we may live. ' "I pity you with all my heart," replied the prefet, in a tone of deep sympathy " but again I assure yon I can do nothing for you I am powerless to help you. Paris is under martial law. The civil authorities are superseded for the time being by the military. I cannot interfere with the trial or sentence of a court-martial." He ad- vanced towards the suppliant young wife, and held forth his hand to assist her to rise but Madeleine, overcome by the intensity of her affliction, fainted, and sank down on the floor. The prefet rang the bell, and when the servant appeared, bade him send some of the female domestics to the assistance of the poor woman. The women came and Madeleine, having partially recovered con- sciousness, was tenderly assisted from the room " Take care of her, poor creature," said the prefet. " Let her rest a whild be- fore she goes away and if she will partake of it, give her some refreshment." " Poor woman so young and so pretty " he soliloquiBed, when the servants had with- drawn with the agonised wife. ' ' I pity her sincerely but I cannot assist her. Any interference on my part would be worse than useless. â€" Pauline my love," he went on, looking round for his daughter, whom he now recollected had entered the room while the young woman was kneeling before bim. But Pauline had disappeared; she had quitted the room with the bervants and their helpless, sorrowing burden. The sous-prefet did not resume the per- usal of his journal. He was a man of kind- ly feelings, despite the hardening influences to which he was constantly subjected through his official position and though he had his doubte, as men in bis position al- ways have in such cases, he was inclined to believe that Antoine had been falsely and maliciously accused. Yet he felt that he could not interfere in the prisoner's behalf. At the end of half an hour his (laughter re-entered the room. "Ah, Pauline, my darling, where hast thou been?' he cried. "Thou wert here awhile since. Why didst thou go away, my chUd?" "Papa," replied the young girl, drawing near to her father, and placing her arm round his neck, " I went after that poor young fisherwoman." " But the senants will take good care of her, my pet." " Yes, dear papa but I took her to my own apartment and made her tell me all her story. She dared not tell you all. She was frightened, poor thing. O papa it is so sad â€" so sad I am sure, quite sure that the poor man is innocent of the political crimes imputed to him and I have 1nade the poor y :)ung wife promise to come here early to- morrow. I told her you would try to do something for her. And you will â€" will you not, dear papa, for my sake?" "Pauline, darling, you have done very wrong you have encouraged the poor wo- man to hope for assistance that I cannot render. I am powerless in the matter, as I have told her already â€" even if I were sure of the man's innocence. " " (Jjire, papa I' exclaimed Pauline. "Can you doubt You will not doubt to-morrow when you have heard all." " My darling," answered the sous-prefet, " no matter how strongly I may believe in the poor man's innocence, can do nothing for him. He will be tried by court-martial in the morning, and in a few minutes will be either acquitted or condemned. They waste no time in these cases. If he be found guilty, as is most probable, he will be shot before noon." " Papa, you mugt do something," persisted the voung girl "There is always time till the last moment. You will restore the poor woman's husband to her. Think over what I have said, papa; and now, p'.od-night " and kissing her father, Pauline hastened from the room before the prefet could make any reply. CHAPTER JV. Wheo M. le Sous-prefet entered the break- fast room early the next morning, he found his davghter and Madeleine awaitmg himâ€" the latter trembling with doubt and fear, yet kept from uttei; despair by the young lady's encouraging words. "Now, Madame, tell papa everything," said Pauline. "Do not be afraid. Papa is kind and good, though he is sometimes severe with wicked people." Thus encoursiged, If adeleine told every- thing and tfaie prefet was convinced that her husband was no C mmuniBt,vbut.wa8the innocent victim of a vile, unprincipled per- son seeking to gratify his desire fo# ^. gence. Still, he knew not how he could idterfere with any good result in behalf of lAieanfortunate young fisherman. The coort- martial was to open at seven o'clock that momiUtf. ./.fiPV,^/ ' ^â- ' • ' •" *MiR piybkbllity," he tiiohAl, "the poor man is already condemned and f^t^cfd- A Jew minotcs would suffice for ail." He bad or4ereda noUoenerff^nt to hripg him m report bf th^' results^the com2. martial, ^e moment it was. clofeed. tty'jws now past etiht oVrtoek, Madeleme was.Jurt finiahmg her aod story ^5*? » •«vy^f.V»*»«««««l.tie Mrival of tlia The prefet quitted the room and »^ Spntr Md BefttenSuHli? •« *iuittea; but third?**" the 'ntme â-  the sergi report, been fou: One h^ list Asan OX Antoine Dn afbhermaa. of HonflaiparabidComm^ gjiifty of jnciting and leading a mob task • military «uanl, and rescuing »»J: oner under arrest. The condemned tTt shot, at noonday, in a foste inthetZ,^ La Boquette, a prison tear the pu yol|*ire. '•^ Antaine's generous impulse which had Uil beheved to be innocent, bronght his wL upon him. He did npt attempt to deny v!l Set and all he could say in extenuation !II^ his guilt was that he believed the poor i^ w^ innofept Tha yonng fisherman's boff utiily hppearance m'taiarkecl contrast wS the aspect of tha miserable, raffired AiJ^ ' II ini««able, rsgged, dirty and generally ill-looking prisoners who w2. tried at the same time, interested some of a! younger oflloers of the court-martial i! his favor. One of these young offic^ severely cross-questioned the witness LucIm Pierrot. ^. •' Who and what are you " he asked '♦Can you deny the fact that you are a mk erable spv, gaining your livihood by denoua cing and swearing away the lives of Vftn! feUow-men?" ^^" " I am in the pay of thegovernmeat,"r^ plied Lucien. " 1 have done my employer, good service." "Silence " said the President of the court martial to the officer. "The manspeaki the truth â€" such wretohes, howeverwe may despise them," he added sotto ro«e "are necessary evils in such times u these." The favorable notice of the younger offi. cers availed Antoine nothing. As we have already stated, he was condemned and sentenced to death and the report of the result of the court-martial was already in the hands of the sous-prefet, whoss daueh- ter had followed him from the aptut ment, and now met him re-ascending the stairs. " Papa, you have heard bad news ' she said, looking into her father's troubled face. " It has happened as I told you it would Pauline," replied the prefet. "A fewhoun hence he will be shot ••No, papa, no!" exclaimed the youne girl, arresting her father's further progress "How can you tell that to his poor young wife? Papa, it must not â€" shall not be' There is yet time. You are acquainted with Monsieur le General Beaumont, the Presi- dent of the court-martial. Hasten to him papa. Take the poor woman with you! Show Monsieur le General the mayor's let. ter let the young wife tell her own story. Meanwhile, dear papa, I will pray earnestly for your success. " But go at once lose cot's moment of time." "i mil so, Pauline," replied the prefet, after a few n-.oSMa^ thought. "I will dc my best but I have faint hope of success Monsieur le General is, as you say, a friem of mine, and a just man. But he is stern anc uncompromising in the performance of wha- he believes to be his duty and he is justli and terribly severe in his dealings with thi Commuoists' '• But the poor man is not a Communist papa " interposed Pauline. " Perhaps not but the General believei him to be one of those guilty, blood-staine. WI etches. If the General were to learn th* nature of my errand, 1 do not believe be would see me. Nevertheless, I will and will do my utmost to save the man." The prefet and his daughter re-enterec the room in whidi Madeleine, in a dreadfiL state of suspense, was awaiting their return She had feared that some ill news had ar rived, and a glance at the faces of the prefe; and his daughter convinced her that te: fears were not groundless. " Monsieur, you have heard bad news, she faintly gasped. "My husbandâ€" iet' beloved Antoine is" She could not givt utterance to the dread word that was on he lips. It was necessary to acquaint Ler wit? what had occurred. "Is convicted and sentenced to deatli but he may yet be saved," said the prefet " ' calm, Madame. Do not give way to poo; Be despair. Bear up bravely. Much now' dc pen s upon yourself. Have you strengt! and courage to accompany me immediateh to Monsieur le General Beaumont, the Presi dent of the court-martial that sat this morn ing?" "Monsieur, I have strength and courage b go anywhereâ€" to do anything to save mv poor innocent husband." "Then come with meâ€" come at once, jus; as you are. You shall plead your husband^ cause with the General. Do not hope tx much but do not despair of obtaining vou: husband's pardon. The sympathies of the prefet were no» fully aroused. He ordered the horses to U pui to his carriage, and bade Madeleine fol low him into the courtyard. As she w* leaving, she threw her arms round PauUne- neck and embraced her. " Mademoiselle thou art an angel of goodness " she mur mured. •* If I succeadâ€" and my heart tell me that the good God will grant me succet it will be to thee, under heaven, that mj Antoine will owe his life. Thou wilt restofi an innocent man to his wife and babe, a*i wilt sive his judges from imbruing thtf hands m innocent blood.*' Then she b» tened after the prefet, and entered the c r nage^which was already waiting courtyardâ€" wi^ih him. (to bk oontinved.) in tb. Tmthfol Mr. ^eecher thinks tHat ninety-fi^ men in every hundred will lie. He has tb right idea, but his proportifm is not exactl! 'j correct. Now, tbtqi't Ux. Beecher wSn^ he for one and there's •• us," that mak* 1 two. And you'll have to advertise to fi"' the other three, aod tjiey will probably k to g(« the reward --ffawk^. When John Saunders went from Ken' tucky to the Wet some forty years ago swore that his^ljptrothecL whom he left b* hind,^)ln^4 ^IlMh^ utfttt he beetf^ a nuilionaire. A l«w d^s since he balancei up his affiurs in M^tpna, and findmg bi* tMl possesied of the, desired milUon, retoJ» ad to Kentucky, loi^KedAp hU old 8W«J h«rt, and the twat^ were made one. »• i* 6S, she is^ • o idea i tka world. aotof grace, on the ^aaivanMry of his ao ^^rSe Sultan of Turkey "^^J persons suffering imi ^i^jASS offences. TIaaa the weather change with *5^iiMn Thomson tells the Brit Htion that there is no com aen the two things as far as he| ver, and he has studied them. Soiking recently at NorwichJ MwSSngVSlid that last y w he h» iSJof Stting neict G«i. Sir Ci. » pubUc dinner in London anc hat the General was a strict total Is a city under obUgation to citizens from damage by fire TU involved in a suit brought ags by Mr. Dion, a sculptor, ye in ^nscquence of a tire m a h he law as to fire escapes had " creed. The fat men of Connecticut are he President of their associatid ^lace which they do not like fori iuB\ cbwnbake, and they threa) him, unless he yields, fur a ret j gold-headed cane which be carrH chief officer. An insurance company to indc lie singers against the loss proposed in Pans, the tract to support the insured in a propriate to their position and 1 of premiums pai.i by thembefoie] deserted them. The best tricyle exploit renor« is the recent ride of Mr A. Nixd orary secretary of the London 11 froni John o' Groat's to I^nd s I tance of 1,007 miles.in a little lesj night, making an average ride of ty-one miles per day. During servics in the catlKtiu some days ago the olliciating pri ber of the Society of the Jesuits, to death by a giri whom he ha| She inflicted five wounds. II tion poured amid wild excitemd streets, and the girl was taken •' The Rev, Mr. I^nsdell, an Er man, who started several wee| St. Petersburg on a missionar beria, was arrested and broug^ police having taken the Bibles :^ ted as NihiUst literature. Alt' siderable difficulty, however, gentleman freed himself. Recently large shoals of whal frequenting the creeks and bay^ ,, ney Islands, on the Scottish ' has been found difficult to cal ' them. Finally, however, ml while there were over two hu swimming about, the boats catching one whale nineteen fej The Paris Figaro says that dive's abode in Paris is that de la Terrasse described by Al det in his " Kings in Exile. • 1 not tall, but stout. He wcaj and has a way of observing evej apparently looking at nothini French well, having been pat in Paris. A Calcutta gentleman, Bal Ghose, has conceived the udea a • • Peerage and Landed Gentr '• He proposes to give the gene,- miiy history of all the native A and small and also some j many native gentlemen upon "' distinctions have been confen ish Government. Polish journals call attenti( rial tablet in a Warsaw churd tains the record of the age au oldest man comeming whom thentic account in existence Cybulski is shown by this been bom in 1,500, ana to I 1,667. There is said to be evidence of the correctness of J In Wales there are some v| ishes. A few days since the David's re-opened the pari Llahdawake, a Norman bail antiquity, which for years most ruinous and dangerous parish is only 620 acres in e i the land except the glebe i^ single Nonconformist, while all told is only 21. At this season of the yea ,; Paris railroad stations group^ t have returned from excursic long to technical and other the summer are sent, und^ teachers, to study industrialj chief points. The city of V' expenses, but to make this ble, the Minister of Public tends hospitality to the boys] ment schools or colleges on The opinion expressed by i cars who witnessed the recei â-  views and manceuvies of the â-  at St. Petersburg is acconlir «i^fie Zitumj of Berlin, that ' great powers of enduranccJ well disciplined, ana that thi possessing excellent horsesj so well as it should. In troops made a fair showing, battalions they did poorly. Chicago police justices arc tecting criminals by changij against them from somet something comparatively tri^ flict light sentences and th«^i| from jury trials. In one were arraigned before as ms for horse stealing, one ior hi and one for forgery, and ii accusation was changed to] duct, involving merely a tii • In slavery days, the chi cheal's Church, Chai lestow^ 7 p. m. in winter and S in s| ual to negroes that their be and again an hour later to appear from the streets, blacks found abroad wore| custom was continued ui ago, thcugh nobody has unce the war. The Mayor] the salary of the ringer, an^ citing considerable discussic residents. tf nr,'X\T. }r ji^ii*...