.k ii I i be, but Us quiet tone and the deep, melancholy, truthful expression of his ryes produced in me a longinff to bear his story. I therefore directed the but ler to loosen him and let him sit in a chair. This the servants were very un willing to do, insisting that the man thould be immediately turned over to the police. However, when they saw I vyus Jp earnest they let their prisoner rise: . ; 'Madam!' he said, 'strange as it may seem, the purest and best actions of my life are those which have brought me to this terrible pass. In the unfortunate being who is now (before you surround ed by hideous circumstances the world would never recognize Count Hubeii He Lome, inheritor of one of the great est names and descendants of one of the proudest families of France. Yet such is my titfe anil my family. Tray par don me (or showing emotion. i'At the outbreak of the late war be- I tween France and Germany I was a lieu . tcmnnt of infantry, notyet arrived in my ' t Wn Yi t i i t Vt vnn Tin. tuiMct 4-na j .... . . .hi. jiuiiavuiia via 1 triotism burned in my heart, nnd In the bnttles where we were engaged I was remarked for the heroic manner in which I exposed myself. I passed senth- 1 ; less through storms of lead, which dealt e--9-O.C.ei9'k.G-.9'k-0'-e death on every side, and escaped with- $ Tnr rniiiiT ir inwr "ut ,ho lea8t iujury tin the battI of O liifc LUUMl lit LUjlb. :velotte, where a round shot m.i- A tilated both my lefrs and a rif!e bullet -.i r-. ! destroyed my right arm. T LY oYDNEY REID. T I -when I nwoke, after the bnttle, I -rCv-i9-ivC0-0-0'k9-fc.(t ' ,vnH '" tllc (;,;' hospital with a I bevy of the cleverest surgeons in Europe (fir ,... .... , ,. jj-boutme. 1 soon found that I was the hs, said the warden, "women1. .,,,,.. , . Y . t .., '-'liter of attraction as the most exten- r . S VC COSl! Of lllllll L'riimilf 111 1lu mmn MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDSIRC. Mr rreNirrat-gTandslr tilled the soa And felled tall plnca on slop and bill, HI homespun mu-menta but the foil That wachel a man of iron will. And yet when winter's race was run. And came the sprlnfrtlme's tint caress. His nature warmed before the sun And incited Into tenderness. Us knew the fields, he knew the woods, For nature was his Kidding star, ' ' And sermons found In solitude ....... , Where only nature's teaching's are! , lie marked the rem Ian of the brooks And paused where honeysuckles hung, And rested where In wildest nooks The lone arbutus trailing clung, Where towered up the brLxtllng head Of some coloHsua of the pines. Like a prvut a with antlers spread The monarch of a thousand tines. And with his rod or flintlock gun He whipped the pools or led the chase, Tracked the black bear till set of sun And slew him In his hiding place. And thus he lived sn outdoor life With stunt of flower and bird and bee, With yoke of oxen, and a wife With children playing at her knee. A murrain on your ooots-of-arma He did tils bet, as mortal can. Wrung a rough living from the farms And lived and died an honest man. Kruest MeCulTey, In N. Y. Truth. strange creatures. I could tell ymi niar.y ijueer tilings that hap pened th"iUJi them right in this old prison. Ye n never lit aril uf the duchess who :: ever, day to bring flowers to Sieelii. i Iii- Polish murderer? She would sil ami i . an hour with lui.i inch time, lie u.-.- a little, dark man, with a little goat lin e it ti I gnat heard, lie used to r.penil 11:1 hour before the glass getting ready lor the duchess. Why did she conic? t!h, sympathy gone mad. Did you ucwr see an engaged voung couple lavishing maudlin sympathy en each other. Well, there are women who are in that state of mind all their lives. It ia necessary for them to have hyster ics once a day, and they go to Bee a per son who is or ought to lie, sufieriiig, to gratify their craving for emotional intoxicat ion. of surgery. They had found n dead man ! of my proportions on the Held of battle, and from him they had transferred to me a right arm and two legs, and they were watching with deep interest the ; experiment of their growth. i " "For two weeks the result was doubt ful, but at last science nnd nature tri umphed over all i.-ist.-n lcs, nnd it be came evident that I was going to be able to U ii; the grafted limbs as well as 1 over used my ow n. " T.y the time 1 could stand, the war was over, and I returned to my home in 1'rittany, to recover amid rural scenes from the rude shoehs I had received. Here, as I grew stronger, n strange and awful thing happened. I found that my grafted limbs had a w ill of their own, .....i 41... ...:it :i t .t. l.. . . ..i . . . . , - "' uitiii iiiiii imii ii en. lA'L'a uiui lut it was not about the duchess 1 ! ... . , ,, , , , . h . 'tun jmiiuj uu pel nutliil'U lu lliuvu 1U wo going to tell you, though; but about a young woman who sat in that very chair whore you are sitting now one uftcrnoon not more than ten yeurs ngo. She wus a handsome and very digni fied young woman, and she told ns (ios pel truth the oddest story I ever heard. "When she first entered she hud asked me if 1 knew that I had under my care Count De Lome, a peer of France. I looked at her a few minutes, but she was earpnest und calm. I replied that I was not aware that we had any such distinguished guest. . " Thnt is his sensitiveness and mod esty,' she exclaimed. 'He would rather die than expose his family.'., "VI. 1.1- n . niiui id ma ujil'UBC t " 'lie is charged with burglary, but it is nil a dreadful, dreadful mistake, of which only he and I know the explana tion.' "'Describe his appearance.' "'Jle is of medium height, htw very durk, curling hair, black eyes and heavy black mm tnelie.' "I knew the man at once ns 'llund somo Charley,' 'vho had come to iNew York from C'hicigo, leaving a strr'ik of crime stretching out behind him like the tail of :i comet. I told the young woman that 1 knew the man. " 'I am a rrnid that yon :i:e prejudiced iigainM 1. 1 in. she eaid; 'but, oh, War den, if yon could only hear his story as I have heard it, your sympathy wculd i-o out to him as the most unfor tima!" of men. It, is impossible for anyone to look in his eyes and disbelieve 1dm." '"Yes?" 1 asked, mid then, nfter n pause, '.Ynv 1 inquire what is your mime, mail.im, and why you are so in terested in the. prisoner?' 1 lie mime she gave me was that l Dome uy one of the uldi'ht and wealth iest families in the state. '1 am a wom an of property,' she s lid, 'living in Tar rytown. 1 am interested in this pocr young man, because I know his sad utory; how he has been tietimized; how he. has struggled and how an irre sistible power lias dragged him down.' " 'Do you know that he was caught in the very commission of this last crime? 'I know that so appeared.' "'Fat the circiitm tantial evidence was positive. He ulls caught in the dining-room of a niausio j in .Malison !:enue with a heap of plunder about him nnd a bag into which lie wus pui ting it.' '"That is the saddept part of his trials, liven to fair, unbiased minds he n;ti:.t always appear guilly. I my self thought him uuiltv when 1 i,'i the daytime, became ut night restless and tireless as those of a prednceous tinimul. Many a time I nwoke at mid night to find myself being carried nbrond. Many a time my relatives, hearing my cries, have rushed to my room and found me clinging to the bed by means of my juws and my left hand, while my right hand nnd both Kegs were struggling to carry me off. " 'I always resisted to the utmost, be cause I knew from certain Intimations what the upshot of these midnight ex cursions proposed by my limbs would be theft, qdious, horrible, valgor not the romantic! theft of the bold highway 'man, but the low and brutal pilfering of the "burglar and sneak thief. Theft by myself In spite of myself. " 'You can easily imagine, dear lady, that my discovery caused mo the keen est anguish. The cruelist thing' of nil was that I must suffer in silence. Who would believe my story? So, skillfully hud the operations on my mind been performed that there was no sear to be seen, and, even were I able to prove that the limbs I used were grafted, how ould I satisfy anyone that they had retained their individuality nnd were necking to make of me. an accomplice in these nefarious undertakings? '"The constant struggle in which T was engaged gave me a wild anil hag gard look. I became the victim of ner vousness and melancholy, and the peo ple .f my istate began to avoid me. When 1 came upon the road, riding or walking, those whom 1 met w hispcrcd and drew aside. They knew that I had given my servants orders to watch me at right and restrain me by force if I sought to go out. They therefore h o!;e.l on me. as a madman or at least a man w ith a mystery. "'This feeling was not confined to the peasants; my equals also possessed it, and 1 could see by their averted looks, their silence when I approached them, that I was feared, if not dis liked. "'One only remained true to her childhood's beliefs and memories, but that was the one whom, above all others, I desired to please Louise, daughter of Marquis De Campazany, whose estates adjoined my own. "'Fvc:i to her 1 dared not explain, yet her love and sympathy were mine through all and in spite of nil. '"The only human being who knew my secret was the. chief of the tier- man surgeons, who performed the grafting operations. 1 sought him out nnd called him tn mv side for con sultation. His advice to me was to wait with patience. "My friend," he said, "i ask you to wuit. not only for your own sake but for the sake of sei- icnee. I could rid you cf your troubles now by taking off the limbs above the grafts, but that would leave you a helpless wreck again. It might be that other graftinc operations would sue- clusio i was correct. A !.,,! eced ns well us these have done, nnd . " " ""I"" 1UIU 1 . been Joicni, and the slr.mgcr had be- vo" t"l're',y become possessed of limbs fore him u bag tilled with plate, mid j wlllc" lmvc f001' habits. 15ut that such jewelry gathered from all over the ,vo,m' l,e t'le t,I,He 1,0 has assurance, house. When lie saw mi' Iin ilium 1 Besides, mv friend, whnt a loss to loo!. ci! upon him two ve: kitchen uf inv :s ago 1:1 the 11 Ut lliy own house, where ll... couchmaii nnd butler who had captured him were holding him down, i had been awakened by a terrible commo tion and had hastened downstairs to find my servants holding the ;,tranger, who, they said, was a burglar. KvJry thing seemed lo indicate i.:,t ih..; iy s pone: "'Madam,' he raid, 7 r.ppeul to vou not to decide too hastily. I urn a gen tleman nnd not n robber, but nm the victim of the strangest nnd most cruel fatality that ever persecuted u mortal. Could I but engage your kind at tention for a few minutes I would, I am sure. oe nine to persuade you that instead of reprobation I deserve the deepest and p' tne Ilmui) t bear me away on pre. sincerest sympathy and tho nitv of Idnceous errands would become weak' I science that it should be debarred from witnessing this struggle; this ! survival of habit; this proof of men tality in limbs; this cvideneo of the permanence of impressions made by the governing brain of muscles." " 'Must I always be at wnr with my self?' I inquired. "No," tho surgeon said, ns time went on the struggle pcr- every true Christian of whom I celve you aro one.' I was greatly nfrnid of the man at cr nnd weaker. "Tho physical struc ture of mnn," continued the surgeon, "is renewed every seven years. There- havw patience, tha leg of tb 4a4 man which we grafted on you will have entirely disappeared: '. the limbs that will have replaced them -will be entirely your own, subject to yonr will ond permeated by your own mental impressions. t 'Thus, in an evil hour 1 was in duced to continue the lamentable as sociations. Ob, Louise! Louise! Fair saint in Ileaven, thy young life was sacrificed to my folly! - 'Here!' mjd" the lady, the atrnnger was compelled by his emotion to pause. He covered his face, and there was no sound but that made by his choking sobs.' . ...: ' Turdon me, ludy!' be resumed, re gaining his self-control. '1 can never think of that fatal night without weak ly giving way to unavailing tears. For her I hud lived and hoped. There was no dreum of my future in which she was not the central figure, and yet it was 1 I who caused her death. No, not I no never! Hut the hideously wicked grafted limbs. " 'I swear that 1 knew nothing of the events of that night till I was awakened by the sound of voices and the flashing of lights. I found myself standing in the chateau of Campazany. It was the dining-room. There was a black mask on my face and a bng of plunder at my side. I knew well whnt it ment. The lights nnd voices were npproadhing. It was tho marquis nnd his servants ap proaching. Desperately I rushed to the windows. They were securely fastened. I must have entered elsew here. 1 turned to dash through the door opposite to that by which the marquis and the others were entering. They saw me and pistols were leveled. I saw a white ligurc spring between me any my pur suers. 1 heard a voice cry "Henri! Henri! It is you but yon are innocent!" l'istol shots ring out; there was n wild shriek, and, looking backwurd. 1 saw my love lying dead dead dead, her fair hair dabbling in her blood. With tho laugh of 11 maniac, I fled away through the darkness. " 'What happened in the yenrs that followed I know not. I was dominated by one impulse to lly from tho scene of horror which was always in my mem ory. What I did, how I lived, I have no knowledge. Quite probably my limbs took advantage of my mental Infirmity to Involve me in the crimes for which they thirsted. Quite probably a large purt of the time which is a blank to me was spent in prison. I know not. At length my mind began to assert itself again. I wn.8 no longer dazed; sanity had returned. " 'I found thnt I w as living In Ameri ca, In the city of Chicago, the inhabi tant of a room in alow tenement bouse; nn ex-convict, a man whom the police feared and watched; whom thg crim inals admired. Dreadful awakening, with what terror did I realiee my posi tion! Thinking to escape I came here to New York, but, as you see, the evil Influence still continues. In an un guarded moment, I have been abducted from my home and borne here to pose before you as a criminal and a wretch. Lady, this te more than I can bear. 'Again tho stranger shed tears. I looked upon him with the deepest, pity. His tears, bis youthful beauty, his frank speech, all convinced me of the absolute truth of his narrative, which, though surprising in some respects, was not more so than somo talcs which juries accept ns truth. " '1 believe you,' I said; "not only do 1 believe you, but I will make others be lieve you. You have but two more years in which tho evil grafted upon you can continue, (lo free to-night. Strive on against misfortune, mid if in 11:1 ex tremity you need a friend, wall upon me.' " 'The noble face of the count w as il luminated with thankfulness. Heaping; blessings upon my head, lie departed and I saw him not again nor heard of Iiini till 1 received a letter telling me that he was in prison Lore nnd derired to see inc.' " 'Ah!' said I, 'you wish to Eee him?' '"I do, indeed; I desire to comfort nnd strengthen him, and, above nil. to give him this pie. The seven years of evil domination are almost over, the wicked individuality of the grafted limbs has gone, nnd with it the strength. The count, above all things, now needs building up. In u few days I will tell his story to the press, to the governor. I will get him released nnd will send him back to his estate in France us happy as a man with such a history can be.' "So saying, she produced from a par- . eel sue carried a huge pie. "Well, it was a little irregular, to be sure, but the appearance of the lady and her simplicity were too much for 1 me nnd I passed it in. Then she had j five minutes' conversation with Hand some Charley in my presence, nnd went away looking satisfied, while I sat back in my chair nnd laughed to think how easy it is to pull the wool over a woman's eyes," The warden rose, knocked the ashes out of his pipe and picked up his huge bunch of keys. "I!ut the sequel, warden!" I cried. "Wasn't there any sequel?" "Sequel? Yes, certainly there wus a sequel," suid tho warden, turning to trudge off. "Next morning we found a big hole through the wull of Handsome Charley's cell. He got away n:ul I never heard of him sitice, or the Tarrytown young woman cither, thoutrh we searched enough. That pie musthaie contained u blacksmith's shop." uji stumped the warden. rnttliiir his keys, his rugged face settled again into gravity and gruffness. and 1 sat Ftill and laughed till the tears came in my eyes to think how the clover sex bud Bcored nguin. N. Y. Ledger. ... Kmmj mm wtaaaalaaj. Mr. Elimipurae (who has been ao eepted by Miaa Wealthy, without in qalriea as to hia financial atanding) 1 wonder, my darling, if your parents will give their consent? itiss Wealthy (thoughtfully) Ma haa always been very particular about the moral character of young men 1 as sociate with, and I'm afraid she'll ask & good many questions. Mr. Slimpurse (joyfully) Oh, I con get references from half a dozen ministers. Miss Wealthy (delighted) That's Splendid! Then after that all you'll have to do will be to get references from half a dozen bankers, and you'll catch pa, N. Y. Weekly. With Llatata Turned Down. t "Do you notice any increase in yoirr gas bills since your daughters are Add enough to receive company, pro feasor?" "You have recalled something, sir, that is inexplicable to mc. We regard mathematics as a fixed science, and yet It is a fact that I pay letrs for gas than when the entire household used to re tire together. It's nstounding." De troit Free Fress. Cnrae ot Competition. Twenty-five dollars a month seems a pitiful salary for a schoolteacher," sighed the applicant. "I know it does, miss," replied the director of District No. 14, "but we kin git Miss Gilllippin, of the Fine Ridge neighborhood, fur thnt, an' she's twicct as big a young woman as you be." Chicago Tribune. That Clover Hoy. "Father," said a thoughtful little buy, "how many feet has a dog. if we call his tail a foot?" "Wi:y, live feet, my son." "No, father, that isn't right." '"How so, my son?" "Why, he would have only four feet. You see, calling his tail a foot doesn't make it a foot." Modefcnnd Fabrics. A IVlluw Keeling. "My brethren," said the minister, "you don't know how happy you will be if you only have a fellow feeling in your bosoms." "Humph!" said one of the hearers, "I had n fellow feeling In my bosom last night and I've got 110 diamond pin this morning." N. . Tribune. ( nllniltcil I'll an ro far Fun. Mother Well, what did the minister nsk you to-day, Willie? Willie lie nsked me what I'd hev done if I'd lived durin' the flood. Mother And w hat did you tell him? Willie I told him I wouldn't o done a VJnff but fish nnd swim. Odds and lCnds W hy She Couldn't. "No, I didn't have a very good time," she sakl. "I wanted to talk, and there wasn't a man there." "But there Were plenty of other girls." "Oh, of course but that was no sat isfaction, for they all wunted to talk, too.' Chicago Poet. Whjr It Wu. Husband Wiry do yonr clothes cost you a hundred dollars more this year than they did Inst? Aren't tilings chouper? Wife Yes, dear, that's just it. There are so mnny more bargains. Dcm- orcst's Magazine. Where It Ia. Her BBalsltln coat's In paradise. At loust It's In ti spot Unless she much miscalculates Where moth corrupteth not. c.'nlenGo Journal. ?nsixuii!!STooD. Fanner Oatbin corn Waiter Hey? Farmer Oat bin No! ye! Up-to-Dnte. Iiring me sum more Corn, gol dorn Inli!e Knots. The very fairest roso has thTi3, The neatest little foot hus corns, And so we II nd that men and hooks Aren't always what the cover lookB. U A. W. Uullctln. Inf.-illlnir Itemed)-. "Keenly, w hy do you nllow your girl to 'go with Cliumpley so much ?'" "She's inclined to be 11 little bit gone on him, nnd it'll be n sure cure to have him around n good deal." Detroit Free l'rcss. -A. II. SpofTord, the librarian of con gress, was a war correspondent during the late civil war. 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