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Home My WebLink AboutThe Signal, 1899-3-9, Page 3t 11 INGIBISIIOP'9 oVaNI Dy BOBEBT BAER. (Ceplrtght, 11.., by the Author.1 The proud and warlike Arenbiebui Baldwin of Troves was well mounted. and, although the road by the margin of the river Was in places bad; the august horseman nevertheless made good progress along it, for be bad a long distance to travel before the pun went down. The way bad been rudely oonstruoted by that great maker o1 roads, the army. and the troops who bad --built 1& .did so4 heats., wilaa.tbey iabord at it that they were preparing • path for their owo retreat, should dis- aster overtake them. The grim and ' afloat baseman had been the, brains, where the troops were the limbs. Title thoroughfare had been of his planning, and over f1. .back into Troves, had re turned • viotortoas, not • defeated. army The iron hand of the archbishop bad conte down on every traonleut no- ' ble in the laud. and every castle gate that bud not opened to biro through fear bad been battered In by tures. Peace Oow spread her white wings over all the country and where opposition to his lordship's stubborn will had been the strongest there was silence as well, with perhaps a thin wreath of blue I ®oke hovering over the blackened walla The provinces m each lank of Ithe Moselle from Treve. to the Rhine , now acknowledged Baldwin their over • lord. • suzerainty technically claimed ' by his lordship's predecessors, but the ' iron archbishop bad changed the nom teal Into the actual, and it had taken some bard knocks to do 1L His present jonreey was well earned, for he was be faking himself from his more formal and exacting court at Treves to his summer palace at Cocbem, there to rest from the fatigues of a oampeign in which be. had used not only his brain. "Th.* 11 poi jut detour, " replied the "These axe now many Wilts et wladf lli but level road before us and you have thus a chamois to retrieve your reputation se • bureemau In the eyes of our troop:" "In truth, my had, 1 never boasted of 11," returned the wouk, "bot 1 am right glad tonere that the way will be lee. moutalnous To what district have we penetrated?' "Atonee is, but unseen from this bank of the river. fa the castle of the Widow Starkeuburg. Her days of wid- owhood, however, are Pearly past, for 1 intend to marry her to one of my vic- torious io-torious knight', who will hold the ou- tlet for me." "The Cuontear of $tarkenburg, " said the monk, "wuet surely uuw be at au age when the de mgbts turn toward heaven retie r thou tow rd matrimony ' "1 have yet to meet the wuwau," re- plied the archbishop, gazing upward, "wbo pleads old age as an excuse for turning away from a suitable lover. It le thy wisturtune, Gottlieb, that in choosing a woolen oowl rather than an iron headpiece thou shoaldd thus have lest a chance of advancement. The us- ae. 1 am told, has well filled wine vaults, and old age in wine is doubtless more to thy tuts than the same quality in woman. 'Tia s pity thou art not • knight, Gottlieb." "The fault is not beyond the power of our holy father to remedy by special dispensation," replied the monk with a chuckle. The elector laughed 'fleetly and look- ed down ou bis comrade iu kindly faah- ion, shaking his head. "The wines of Castle Starkenborg are not for thy appreciative palate, ghostly father. I have already seleeled a mate for the widow." "And what if thy selection jumps O 01 with her approvals They tell M the countess has a will of beg own." matters little.-beer-eRaFi-t�e ber the choice merely because 1 in bat bra good right arm as well. _ ---elesth to war with • women. The ease - 1 The palace, which was to be the end of his journey, was in some respects well spited to its muter, for, standing on an eminence high above Coobeni, with its score of Mummies Tittering in ole commands the river and bolds the district. The widow may give it op peaceably at tbe altar or forcibly et the point of the sword, whichever method commends Itself to her ladyship. The the Eon, it seemed to one below • lighiebastle motet be in the command of one and airy structure, but it was in reality • fortress, almost impregnable, and 800 years later it sent into a less turbulent sphere the souls of 1,600 Frenchmen before its flag was lowered to the enemy The personal apparaneti of the irch• - .aiahsp.aid.ibe.szeellastetes+t.,Jita_..ec*art, mese practical Illustrations of the fact that the land was et peace and that be we. the muter of it His attire was neither clerical nor warlike, but rather that of • nobleman riding abroad where no enemy could possibly lurk. He was to ell appearance unarmed and bad 0o protection v. a light chain reran jacket of bright steel, which was worn Over hie veatore and not 000eealed, as was the eastern. This jacket sparkled In the .on es if 1t were woven of fine threads Strang with small and innumerable die monde it might ward off • dagger throe& or turn aside a belt spent arrow. but it was fou light to be of mach serv- ice against a ,word or pike. The arch- bishop was well mounted an ■ powerful black charger that had carried him through many • hot corner and that n ow mads Balsa the difficulties of the 111 constructed road, patting the other bones on their mettle to equal the pace set for them. The escort consisted of 19 men, all lightly armed, for Gottlieb, the mock, who rode sometimes by the arobbt.bop's side, bat more often behind him, cAald hardly be counted u • warrior should defense become necessary When the archbishop left Treves, his oldest gen- e ral had advised his taking an e.00rt of a tbou.and men at least patting it m the ground that such a number wee mec- emery to uphold the dignity of the of - les, but Baldwin smiled darkly sad said that where be rode the dignity of the eleotorsbip would be safe, even though acne rode beside him or behind him Few dared offer advice to the elector. but the bluff general persisted and ,poke of danger in riding down the Moselle valley with w small a following "Who Is there left to molest mar asked the archbishop, and the general war foroed to admit that there was n one An army bollds a road along the line of the least reinstates and often wbe. Their feeder meted MY lona nrord. a promontory tbrnet 1te rocky nose into the river the wey led up the hill through the forest, getting back into the valley again s. beet It could. During these in- land exoartions the monk, evidently nn used to equestrianism, fell behind, said sometimes the whole troop was halted by command of its chief natal Gottlieb, clinging to hit brne's mane, emerged from the thicket, the erehbtebapsorb• bag the impatience of his charger and watching with a cynical wale curling hie iter• Zips the reappearance of the good father After one of the moat laborious womb' and dements they bad ennotrntered that day, the archbishop waited for the monk, and when he damn up with his lade" ranting and somewhat dishevel w ,vie latter said, "There appears to he a lesson in your tribulations which hereafter you May retell with profit to your dock, relating bow a god man, leaving the right and beaten path and following his own deviate in the wli• Aeneas, may bring diwoon fltare upon himself." "The lesson It conveys to me, my lord," e.1d the monk dryly, "is that a m•a is bot a fool to leave the "tab'IIty nt send stoat winds's, with which he is aceaslntnd, to vesture bN body on a y►.em that pys UNI. head be hie •+t-weerr--:!1ftI whom 1 tan trust." The conversation here met • stealthy interruption The archbishop and bis g uard were trotting rapidly round a promontory and following the. bend of the river, tbe nature of the country be- in�,ach that it was Impossible to see many hindrd feet ahead of them. lied:,1 denly they came upon a trocp of armed and mounted men standing like statues before them. The troop nunibered an even score and completely filled the way between the precipice on their left and the stream on their right. Although armed, every sword was in iia scabbard, with tbe exemption of the long, two banded weapon of the leader, who stood a few paces in advance of his men, with the point of hie .wad rating 00 the groped The blank borne, old in oem- paign., recognised danger abed and stopped instantly, without waiting for the drawing of the rein, planting his two fore feet firmly in front with a .ud defines" of action that would have un- horsed a lulu alert rider. Before the archbishop 'could question the silent bat that barred Isis way their leader raised his long .word until it stood per- pendicularly in the air above bis beat, and with ■ load voice, in mastered tones, as one repute • lesson he has learned by rote, be cried. "My lord archbishop of Treves, the Oounte. Lao Intoe von Starkenbnrg invites you Wimp with her." In the silence that followed the lead- er's .word .till remained poised un• trembling in the air. Across the narrow gorge from the wooded aides of the op positng mountains dame with mocking cadence the who of the last words of the invitation, clear and distinct. as it spoken again by some me oonoealed in the forest. A deep frown darkened the prow of the fighting archbishop. "The mantels is moat kind," be said slowly. "Convey to her my respectful admiration and express my deep regret that 1 am enable to accept her hospital 1ty, as 1 ride tonight to my castle •t Cachem." The leader of the opposing bort sud- denly lowered his upraised .word u if In salute, but the motion seemed to be a preconcerted signal, tor every man bsbind him instantly whipped blade from .abbard and stood there with naked wespnn displayed The leader, raising bis sword once more to its for- mer position, repeated in the same load and monotonous voice, as it the arch- bishop had not spoken: "My lord 'archbishop of Treves, the Conntese Laurette von Starkenbarg in vtte. yon to sup with her." The Intelligent warhorse, who bad regarded the obstructing force with head held high, retreated .lowly .rep -ll'y step, until now • considerable di.- t•nee sepmreted the two companies The captain of the guard had .men from the fleet that attack or defense _was equally useless, and, with his men, had also given way gradually a. the strange col- loquy went m. Whether any of the op- posing force notioed thin or not, they made no attempt to recover the ground tthns almost imperceptibly .tolen from them, but stood es if each horse were rooted to the .pot. Baldwin the fighter, whose com- pressed lips showed bow loath be was to WO back 0,1100 11117 foe, neverthele., sew the futility of re.tetanne, and In ■ quick, clear whimper, be said hastily "Back, back 1 If we cannot fight them. we can at leant oatrace them I" The good monk had taken advantage of hie privilege as a noncombatant to retreat well to the rear while the invi- tation was being given and declined and In the ftlt'eetalleg flight tare.•h+enA4. 4jfnteit leading the van. The captain of the guard threw himself between the Starkenbnrg men and the prince of the church, but the former made no effort e t pursuit, standing where they had stood from the first until the rounding promontory bid them from view. Suddenly the horse on which the monk rode stood .tock .till, and the worthy man, with a cry of alarm, cling- ing to the animal's mono, shot over hle bead and cisme heavily to the ground The whole flying troop came to a halt, for there ahead of them was • band ex- . otly .imil.r in number, end appear- ance to that from which they were gal- loping. It .seined se If the same troop bed been transported by ensile aerom the promontory end planed .crow the way. The sun shone nn the uplifted blade of the leader, reminding the ands - bishop of the flaming sward that barred the mamma of our first parents to pan din, The lat.tter, with rinsing voice that had a touch of Iaanaae In it, cried: "My lord aaubblahOp -Ed Treves, the Countess Laurette von Starkeerburg in vital you to sop with her." "Trapped, by heaven.!" uttered the elector between his enriched Leath. Hie eyes sparkled with anger, and the Weil ter light that shut from them had be tore now made the emperor quail. He spurred his bores toward the leader, who lowered his sword and bowed to the greet dignitary appru•cblug him. "The Counts's von Starbanberg is my vassal," cried the archbishop. "Yue are her servant, and to much greater degree, therefore, are you mine. I cora mend you to let us past unmolested on our way. It.res at your peril." "A ssrraur"sild -thi- mttlf"11Wf1Y. "obeys the one directly above him and leave. that one to answer a still superior authority. My men obey me; 1 take my orders from my lady the countess. It you, my lord, wish to direct the author- ity which I obey, m7 lady the oountest awaits your pleasure at her castle of Starkenbnrg." "What are your orders, fellow?' asked the arcbbicbop in calmer tone. "To oonvey your lordship without scathe to the gates of Starkenburg." "And if you meet resistanoe, wbat then?" "The orders stand, my lord." "Yon will, I trust, allow this mendi- cant mock to past peaceably oo Isis way to Trevea " "In no castle on the Moselle does even the bumble.t servant of the church re- ceive a warmer welcome than at Mark - august predecessor slope wets Misr root". . "Alas, See," murmured the lady sad- ly."We have ever accounted it the greatest misfortune of our line that be should bare died mysteriously here. pesos be to 111s soul." "Not so mysteriously, madame, but that them were some abrewd gnomes concerning h1. malady." "That is true. my lord," replied the countess .imply. "It was supposed that in his Damp upon the lowland. by the river be contracted a fever from which he did." "My journey by the Moselle ha. been of the briefest 1 trost, therefore, I have not within me the seeds of his fa - eel distemper. " "1 moat devoutly eche that troth, 1117 lord, sud pray that God, who watches over us all, way guard your health while sojourning here. " "Forgive me, madame, 1f within the shadow of these walls 1 wy 'Amen' to yobs prayer with some emphasis." The Oouute.a Loretto contented ber- self with bowing low and humbly cross - fog herself, making no verbal reply to bis lordship's remark. She then be- sought the archbishop to diewoont, vying sumetbing of his need of rest and refreshment, begging him to allow ber to be his guide to the Ritter Serle. When the archbishop reached the top- most step that led to the cantle door, be cast an eye, not devoid of anxiety, over the courtyard to see boot 61s following bad fared The gates were now fast (dosed and 40 horses were ranged with their tails to the wall and silent riders 0o their saddles. Rapid as was bill glance, it showed him his guard bad- dled together in the center of the court, his own black charger with empty sad- dle the only living thing among them that showed no signs of dismay. Be- tween two of the hostile horsemen his asp*ia, with doublet -torment s headgear awry, evidently a discwn y gid prisoner. The arobbisbop entered the gloomy castle with a sense of defeat togging down bit heart to a lower level than 1111 had ever known it to reach be- fore. for in days gone by, when fate had seemed to press against him, he bad been in the thick of battle and had felt an exultation in rallying his 11.11 die °enraged followers, wbo had never failed to respond to the call of a fern leader of men But bete be had to en- counter silence, with semidarkness over '' lois head, oold stone underfoot tad - • round him the unaccustomed bio of She placed her vhttr hand upon his stir women'. skirts. "F TLs.•.vouaiara mwincied her guest blain g. etylaoy woad from me tg through the lofty knights' ball, in blame were she prevented from oIIering which his lordship caw preparations for ber hospitality to the mendicant." "Does the same generous Impalse ex tend to each of my fcllowerr?" "It includes them a11, my lord." "Very well. We•will do ourselves the honor of waiting upon this moat bound, fol boaters." t By this time the troop which bad drat stopped the archbishop's progress ame slowly up, and tbe little body guard of the elector found themselves. hemmed in with 90 men in the front and 90 at their rear. while the rocky precipioe rose on one band and the rapid river flowed on the other. The cortege reformed and trotted gently down the road until 11 came 10 a byway lading up tbe bill. Into this byway the leaders turned. reducing their trot to • walk because of the steepness of the ascent The archbishop and his men followed, with the wooed troop of Stark- eoburg bringing op the rear. His lord ship rode ea first in 'Fallen silence; then with • quick glance of his eye be sum mooed the captain to Ina aide. Resider ped the ring of office from his finger and pasted it nnperoeivd into his ot11 oar's band. "There will be some omtasion .t the gate," be said In s low voice. "Escape then if you aa. Ride for Troyes an you never rode before. Stop not to fight with any. Everything depeods on out- stripping pursuit. Take what horses you need wherever you find them, and kill them .11 if necessary, but stop for nothing This ring will be warrant for whatever you do. "Tell my general toinvest this matte instantly with 10.000 men and to press forward the siege regardlee.of my fate. Tell him to leave not one atone stand- ing upon another and to hang the widow of Starkeubarg from ber own blazing timber.. Succeed, and a knighthood and the command of 1,000 men await "1 will succeed or die, my lord" "Sneered and live." mid the arch- btabop shortly. - A. the horses .lowly labored ep the dgeagging road the view along the ell- very Moselle widened and extended, • banquet going forward. An arched passage led them to a small room that seemed to be within s turret hangiug over a precipioe, as if it were an eagle's nest This room gave an admirable and extended view over the winding Moselle and mach of the surrounding country On • table were flagons of wine n.,'i empty cups, together with some light refection, upon all of which the .rob blsbop looked with suspicious eye. He did not forget the rumored poisoning of his prdeoeuor in office The countess aaked him, with deference, to seat him- self. Then, pouring out • cup of wine, the bowed to him sod drank it Turn• Ing to rinse the cup in • beeln of water which • serving woman held, she was interrupted by her guest, who now, for the gut time, showed • trace of gal pantry "I beg of you, madame," said the archbishop, rising and taking the an - washed cup free' ber band. He filled it '4" Wj0a, Awaking prosperity to ber- self and her home. Then, motioning her to a chair, be said. sating himself. "Goanteu von Starkeuburg, I am a man more used to the nnoanth rigor of a amp than die dainty etiquette of • lady's boudoir Forgive me, then. it 1 ask you plainly, •s a plain man may, why you bold me prisoner in your cas- tle.". "Prienner, my lord, " echoed the lady with eyebrows raised in amazement "How 111 are we served by our under lingo if such a thought ha■ been one veyed to your lcrdehip'e mind. 1 asked them to invite yon hither with such deference as a camel should hold to- ward an olerlor& lam grievously die. trailed to learn that my commands have been so lip obeyed." "Your commands were faithfully fol (owed, madame, mid I make no coon plaint regarding lack of deference, but "hen twoacore armed men carry • re. kpeotful in,itatim to one haying a bare dozen at his back then all option van- irhee and compulsion take. Ito place." "My lord, a handful of men were fit enough escort for • neighboring baron and at lest the strong gray walls of the I did he visit as, bat for a prince of the castle came into sight, with the ample 1 church all my retainers are but a scanty gate. wide open. The horsemen in front .cknowledgment of • vassal's regard. 1 drew up in two Inc.lon each side of the gates wibont entering, and thus the archbishop, at the head of his little band, slowly rode Brat under the arch- way into the courtyard of the castle. On the stone steps that led to the prtncipel entrance of the castle stood t tall, grocersl lady' with her women be- hind her. She wee robed in black, and the headdrees on her snow white hair gave her the appearance of • dignified abbess at her convent door. Her serene and placid face bad undoubtedly once been beentifal, and age, which bad left ber form an straight, and "'cotter an one of her own forertpines,'forgettin'g to place Its on.tomary border. Upon her graceful shoulders, bad ;,oached her cnunteuanne with • loving hand. With all her womanliness there was never- theless ■ certain flrmneat in the finely molded chin that gave evidence of e line of ancestry that bad not been any tow deferential to those in authority. The stern archbishop reined in bin bitt0ktikar O[ when he reached the mid- dle of the onoriyird, but made no net tion to dtomonnt. The lady cisme elnwly down the broad trine steps, followed by her feminine train, and approsebing the elector placed her whits hand upon hie stirrnp, in mute acknowledgment of ber vassalage. "Welcome, prince of the church end protector 01 nnr tenth. It is 100 years dnoe my poor hoose hes sheltered so august • «newt " The tones were ,month and soothing as the sarnely endible plash of a dis- tant foantaln, bot the Incident she cited struck ominously on the archbishop's recolleMion, rinsing memory and name Ins bim to dart . quick glance at the mintage, to wbleb were blended showy inquiry and awakened foreboding. bat the lady, unconscious of his .nrntiny, stood with drooping bead and downcast ayes. ber shapely band still one Isis stirrup ilea. "It I remember rightly, mediM, my using up 10,000 men to disturb the handout That granted. maid= there anything more?' 1 fear 1 traipse. On your lordship's pstietloe, but this is now the mud A strung house is never built with a weak purse. 1 do entreat your lordship to cause to be rent to use frlat your treas- ury to Treves 1,000 pieces d gold, that the castle may be a worthy addition to your provinoe." The archbishop arose with a scowl on big face and mead the narrow limits of the room like ■ caged lion. The bot anger mounted to his brow and redden d it, but be strode up and down until he regained methyl of himself, then spoke with • Weals of hardness is his -selves..- A good ligltairi7madamq bolds bis strongest reserves tatbe 'set You have called me a primes of the church, and snob I am, but you flatter me, madame. 1 A 80140 OF fOROFTTINq. ra hears as playthings were. -•11. mal ._..r. And laughter lived in every word What Uwe Ow lore was young and gimp la every pulsing heart throb stirred Thr W114 plum blter,me d to the glen. The rabbit raced scrum the plain, And frightened blydllutts hurried when Oar hounds and homer tramped the grata Down In the grove beside t1. spring We rested when the rate w e woo And IWteo„d to the *cod bird sing A lullaby when day was duns Oat. eh. yon wandered from m7 side And paved the long lona lane of yarn With me,ucry stones .M1 lune tun wide For robe W soothe With memory lana Asa now you .oma-oome back to sae 1b 611, se then. the old Uwe place-- •brre la the tnallin of order Mee What change ham Some upon your foes, Oh, Mead, to loin and still love on Tv live on chaff Instead of grain k bolter than to feel lore gune- torgettln4 1n the keens.% pelt - AHaut♦ Cunetltutloa CHARLES STEWART PARNELL Mew tam Great Irish Leader Cassia to Eater Polities. Charles Stewart Parnell was88 years old before he made his entry into the poliiicrl arena How the strip wastahe e 1. flue described by Mr R Barry O'Brien in his biography of the great Irish leader • 4 "One night during the general elec. tion of 1674 Parnell dined with his Ws- ' ter. Mrs- Dickinson. in Dublin After dinner Captain Dickinson said 'Well Charles. why don't you go into parjia menti Why don't you stand for your native county t' "To the enrpriae of every me at the table. Parnell said quickly '1 will ought I to see f said Dickinson. 'we will see Moat that tomorrow The great thing le you have decided to stand " 'I will see &boat it at onc.. said Parnell 'I have made up my mind and I won't wait- Whom ought l to see? " '1 think Gray of The Freeman s laWINfAbtshop Seek her unresisting/ head. You trate me too high. The founder of our Church, 'When betrayed, was mold for silver and for a lesser number of pieces than you ask in gold." The lady, now standing, - answered JonrnaL' said John. who was also press - nothing to this taunt, bot the Dolor ono flushed her pale cheeks. I ,, 'Very well.' said ParnelL rising "I am then • prisoner, and yon hold me for ransom, but it will avail yea - little . You may close your gates and prevent my poor dozen of followers from escaping, but new. of this outrage will reach Treves, and then, by God, your walla shall smoke for it. There will be none of the Starkeoburgb lett either to kidnap or to murder future archbishops. " Still the lady stood silent Ili W��q,,� the gear after that. on the 1114 mationleie sit k mtrhle italWV- 'death of John Tditalt elector paced op and down for • time, turned for Meath At first it u plain mattering to himself, thea .mots his that Parnell had few if any followers The ability of the representative from Meath was questioned Batt was then the controlling power it wu only in 1880 that Parnell became the leader would they had been 20,000 to do you seemly honor." "I •m easily mutinied, modem,, and bad they been fewer I might have miss- ed this charming outlook. I am to un- derstand then that you have no demands to make of me and that I am free to de- part .000m panted by your good wisher?' "With my good wishes now and al- ways surely, my lord. I have no de- mands to make. The word 111 beats the Bps of a bumble vassal, but being here" - "Ah I Bot being hire"- interrupted the archbishop, glancing keenly at her "I nave a favor to beg of you. I wish to ask permireioo to build a castle on the heights above Trarbaoh for my son.' "The Count Johann, third of the sam" "The?e same, my lord, who is honored by your lordship's remembrance of him." "And you wish to place this strong - bold between your cantle of Htarkenburg and my town of Treves? Were i a sus- picion. man I might Imagine-7ouhl4 some (h,trnet of me." "Not so, my lord. The Count Johann will hold the castle in yonr detente." "I have ever been accustomed to look to my own defenee," said the arch bishop dryly, adding, as it it were an afterthought. "with the blessing of God upon my poor efforts." Toe faintest suspicion of • smile hov "red for an Instant nn the lipe of the oount.M that might have been likened M the momentary pawing of a gleam of minshine over the placid waters of the river tar below, for oho well knew, as did all others, that it was the habitf the fighting archbishop toenail 'sturdily first and sok whatever blueing might be needed on the blow afterward. "The permission being given, what follows?" "That pin will promise not tomolest me daring the building nor afterward.' "A natural corollary. 'Twould be tle wortb to give permlesios and teen from the table. '1 shall go to him at once Do you come with me. John. "The two brothers then went away to (ether It was now 11 o'clock. and they found Gray at The Freeman's office, He was amazed when Parnell entered and said 1 have come to say. Mr Gray. that 1 mean to stand for Wick low as a Home Ruler ' open palm against a pillar of the bal- cony and stood gazing on the fair land- scape of the river and rounded hill spread bedew and around him. Sodden- ly he turned and looked at the conutees, meeting be r clear, fearless gray eye, noticing for tbe fleet time the resolute oontoar of her finely molded chin. "Madame," he .mid. with admiration in his tone. "you are a brave woman." "1 am not so brave as you think me, my lord," she answered ooldly. "There Is ewe thing I dare not dn. I am not brave enough to allow your lordship to go free if you refuse what I ask." "And should 1 not relent at first there are dungeons in Starkenbarg where this. proud spirit, with which my enemies say I am cursed, will doubtless be hum- bled." "Not so, my lord. You will be treat- ed with that consideration which should be .bowu to one of your exalted ata• Boa " "Indeed! And melted thus by kind. mesa How long, think you. will the procese take?" "It will be of the shortest, my lord. for it, as you surmise. rumor should get abroad and falsely proclaim that the archbishop lodges here against his will there's not a flying baron or beggitrd knight in all the land but would torn him in his tracks and cry (0 Sleeken - burg, 'In God's name, bold him, widow, 1111 we get our own again!' Willingly would they make the rum 1 beg of you en annual tribute, to they might be cer- tain your lordship were well hound in this castle." "Widow, there fa troth in what you my, even if a woman hath spoken it,' replied the archbishop with ■ grim smile on his lips and undisguised ad nitration gleaming from his dark eyes "This cowardly world is given to oak Ing advantage of t mac when oppor tufty offers. But there is one point you have not reckoned on What of my stoat army living at Tepees? What 01 the 'rob when the keystone fe with drawn? What of the sheep when the shepherd diappara?" "My lord, you do yourself and your great military gift. a wrong Through my deep regard for yen I gave strict mmand that not even Lha meanest of your train ehonld be alien...4 to wander till all were este within these gates: Inc I well knew that did a whisper of my humble iivitatten and your gracious an oepune° of the eume reae.h l'rever it might be mince/ earned, and, although some sturdy fellows would he tree and Deaf their stupid beads •against these walla, the rest would scatter like • sheaf of arrows soddenly unloosed and peek the strongest term upraised in the melee sure to follow Against roar army leaderless, I would myself march net at the Beed of my twoecore men with out • tremor at my heart Before that leader, alone and armyless, I bow my head with something more akin to fear then I have ever known before and crave hie generous pardon for my bold request.' The archbishop took her unresisting hand, and, bending, raised it to hie lips with th.t dignified courtesy which, de spite bin diwclairner, he knew how well upon occasion to dlapTily Madame,,. he Mid, "1 ask yon to believe that vonr request wee granted even before you marshaled such anon ewerable argument's to stand like er mored men around it There is a stern and rtrtngeut pew of one choral which forbids its servant.' suing for a lady's hand. Countess, 1 never felt the gray of that iron fetter nntil now " Thai cisme the strong castle above Trartach to be banded, and that not at the expense of its owners A Gress Vrow, Rlllvllle. They have jnet onllectad $40 for the cbnreh steeple e1h. It we ware only e first clam church steepiel-ANant. Ooastltntlna A propnesl hes hem made ny . frebch chemist toobtain eaelly asatmt bible trim titmice from vegetables by feed �fertilisers plants jadleioualy with isms esweese. The chronicles of 14M speak of 160 vessels to its basins and of German mer shoots oarrying away over 2,000 pieces of cloth to the distant lands of Ronda and Poland. It was the exchange of Eu- rope, possessing in tbe fourteenth ten - tory 52 guilds and 150,000 inbebitents, more than three times as many u it now oontaine. Among its wares we read of leather from Spain, wool Rom Eng• land, silk from Italy and Persia, linen and- cloth from Brabant, hemp and flax from Holland, wins from Portugal, Greece and France mud hardware from Germany, which included every variety of object in ivory, bone, wood, glass tin, copper, lead, iron, silver and gold It had its factories, its currier": its dy er., and its taxation considerably ex - needed that of Ghent. Bat et the oom• mencement of the fourteenth century as troubles began -troubles from witbio and from without. The Suave wog rendered useless by the invasion of sand as far as Slats (Bnlnse). treachery, eloagbter ,and po- litical jealousies and rivalries oompleted the fall, and in 1644 its inhabitants bad diminished to 7,696 Then came the re- ligions warty and perseentiona from 1567 to 1584, the fanatics and the Goeo: de- stroying what remained, leaving little tor the French revolutionists --Good -Words. The awl.. Parliament. Switzerland differs from other oouu tries in ninny things, and one of the most remarkable is the way In which its parliamentary debates are oondnct ed. A Swiss member of parliament can express himself in French. German or Italian, and the privilege is freely used When the president of the federal as sembly speaks In German, hie remarks are translated by a secretary in close proximity to bim. All the laws end resolutions before being voted upon, are drawn up in French. German and Italian, and every official report is pab Belied in there three languages Bir mingbam Poet. Mahle. 11 Clear. Somebody has discovered Brat a Ber- muda onion eaten raw will clear the bad. A Bermuda onion eaten raw will do more than that It will °leer an en tire room. An active Bermuda onion is a complete clearing house all by itself Take one Bermuda onion --only one - and let the lips of beauty close upon it, and love will turn to hatred and honey Segall and bitterness. Clear the head? Why, a Bermuda on Ion 10 fairly good health will clear the bead of navigation 1 -Exchange. The Germane have introdnced what amounts to slave labor in their emit African colonies Each native village taunt (fleeted a certain unmbcr of in habitants to labor for the imperial goo ernmelet, on plantations or elsewhere without pay DR WOODS NORWAY PINE SYRUP HEALS AND SOOTHES VASS BRONCHIAL TU CU COUGHS COLDS. R ANY REMEDY KNOWN. 25 OA BOTTLI TAU. DQ STORES. rii06Altl(R' INSTITUTR. OREADINGODERICH IIECHANiOI IIdC'PITUTS VII LIBRARY AND READING OOM, rasa of Let street and Squsrr (ulatalnl Open from t to 4 ea. and from 7 to 10 r.11 ABUT 2000 VOL'S 1N LIBRARY. Loading Daily, Weekly and Illustrated Papers. Magazines. ac., on Elk. NILE BER0BIP Tll'-KET OS 1.,T e1.OB Granting Ree use 'mbrary and Reading £ppd lloaori for ao.utbersi#1 ivad bp 1 t,Bi t2I s Libraries. tioLibrarta oederieh. March A man who is overabrewd in his baainee.rebitione Is pretty ware to learn In the course of time that the world is shrewd enongh to protect itself againet 121m.—otnerville Journal Gambling debts are recoverable by law in Preece Spain. 1'eneznela and in some macs in Germane ....serve CITIES OF THE TROGLODYTES. Dem 1n Larose and Heaebed e7 Means ea SUMO Cwt 1a the Walls. 1f you rwsas to be Introduced to the slowest penple In the world, you must visit north' Africa and make your way acmes the scorching desert that separates from the rest of the inhabitant+ of Africa the race known to the ancients as the Troglo- dytes, from the Greek "truglola,". a hole. 1'hey were given this name on account orf-- _ the habit of living to holes In the gruuod; ' • habet that probably owes its origin to the fact that Old Sol 1n that quarter leaa very mortified* old tyrant, and life above' ground 1s scu'tv'ly bearable except when tbe.sun has r'tird for the -night The Troglodyte% are 1n the lino of cars- •wittavts esetwewYi,ed•brebeas114AAb-- trains of the African dtei'rt. No outside influence has been able, however, to wean them from their ancient habits, their an- tique garb and their peculiar manner of living. So far as 1. known, the manners and customs of the Troglodytes have not changed sines Bible times, and any one coining upon • group of thew people In the present day and comparing their ap- pearance with deet•riptions extant thea seine htetorlans have regarded as fabulous will ,e' that they are preciaely the same now as they were many centuries ago. A Trulgodyte city is the matt curious dwelling place, in the world. Prom the exterior it presents the aspect of • Itomaa circus. The habitations are built In layers one above the other and form a circular wall, with a single .Oran from the out- side. All the doors of the houses open on the interior of the circular city. Each 11th Matron bas a door anti a window. To get to therm you climb's flight of steps cut in the wall, which brings you to the lower layer of houses. 11 you wish to go higher, you climb another pair of steps to the houses above, and from here to the third row If you are elating some 00. living on the top of the pile. The doors see all fastened with the moat primitive lock the 1s turned by oceans of a wooden key. Besides providing protection from their enemy, the sun, the circular habitations with the deed walls outeid. form • strong fortress to guard the inhabitanta from the attacks of neighboring tribes. In these more peaceful days, however, they have no such fear before them, and so they use the walled city mostly for storing of crops, while they live In holes dug In the ground within tete walls and hequently change their position in search of pasture for the -animals. The age of the cities is immense. The exact date when they were built Is un- known, but It 1. believed that they ante- date the birth of Christ. The people ars peaceably disposed, in which phase of character they are superior to most other natives of northern Africa They aro in- telligent and hardworking, tending their dock4 and farming their land with patient energy. The approach to their country he so difficult and dangerous on a0coant of the frightful gorges It is neoeusary to trav- erse and the risk of being overcome by the deadly dr0000 that the interesting peo- ple have been disturbed but little by Eu- ropeans. Now that arahseologl.ta are turn- ing their attention to the ancient people something more Is being learned of them than was known heretofore. -St Paul Dispatch. gnrtr Italwra117. Abe. -le there any age limit in wom- en', proteedetea as there is In those of the men? He -Certainly there is. but the moo alwaye reach their age limit firth - 'Yonkers Statesman. A well krlrownprofiaioe .aye 4101 over a large area of central Randa the magnetic needle does not point north or 'torah it le in one part deflected to the west. and at another part to the east, and at one place it points dee east shd west Jetting, .f Tam• A& She demand of the minl.e.re of Denver, Col., the oblet of pollee says be will inform the law against wine rooms do ooaseotlon with saloons. Talt10 God and hard work will net only strangle the honor Gsnd, but 1t will ultimately drive the devil out of the world. -National Tarnperanoa Adrooat/. The Presbyterian Synod of Illinois, in ew.loa at Bloomington, passed • revolu- tion pledging th• Presbyterian church to prohibition as the most effective plan for dealing what Intamperane•. Iowa druggist', •r• being assessed the regular saloon hoose• Mx of 160 per month In some towns. Sioux City insist/ on this rale, because the saloons of tithe oleos sell Ives whisky than the drop .tors,. While an as. no matter bow sharp 1t is, cannot ebop of itself, • strong man ern make the as .hop leo whits a pro- hibitory law of lata,f may not prohibit, • prohibitory party can make problbttoo prohibit 114.1pli. g.ege.. The keen -eyed merino-e.ptelt the great writer ow he landed from the boat, says The Cleveland Plnlndewler. Stopping forward briskly he tonFhmt hie hat and, pointing to the heavy valise in Rudyrel Kipling', hand, not llionly remarked: "Let rhe sashime the white man's bur- den " Tina great Kipling looked down on the blue eyes of the eager urehfn. "Illy boy," he Mid in even tonew, "• btlsded, the band is worth tete in the bath!" And the bov rafted on. r