liw I I -? r VOL. XII. . N"3LAV BLOOMIf 1151,13, l-A., TU3S8DA.Y, MAV 1 1, 1878. NO. 20. THE TIMES. la Independent Family Newspaper, 18 PUBLWllltD SVEHT Tl'RStlAT BT F. MOltTlMKll & CO. H V H 8 V H I I T I O -N V H I I! R . (WITHIN TIIK COUNTY. One Yoar l 2 fctxMunth , Tit (OI'T r Tn COt'NTT. uo Year, (l'nitK IiioIixIimI) II Nl !t. Mouths, d'ontaKR tilt'lutlvil ) H,ri Invariably In Advance I Advertising rutei tuniiilieil upon aepll- ration. JUDGE NOT BY APPEARANCE IN TIIK WOODH forming what ro mill n r of (ho forest of Ardennes, about a mile from a small village called Solcnthal, a narrow path lends from n high rond to a spot unco occupied by charcoal burners, but now abandoned. In this wan a Biiinll hut, of wretched HHK',t, one of millions In France, where glitter and glory hide misery worse (linn that of Ireland In her worst days, where sound and show conceal from us 1(I,(MHI,. ( 00 of paupers. It was occupied by two women and a largo dog. At the moment when our narrative commences one only was at home. Hho was about llfty, poorly but not meanly clad. Hho wns clean, neat uud tidy, and she piled her needly with unceasing energy. Hho was sewing for f a livelihood. A short distance oh" on the edge of the wood, another woman,or rather a young girl, dressed in the same manner, was picking up woodand laying It in an out spread cloth on the ground. Hho, too, plied her work industriously, for until sufficient fuel had been collected sho could not cook their humble dinner. Presently she seemed satisfied with what she had done, and was about to proceed, when two horsemen issued from the wood and came along, walking their horses slowly. Ono was a young man, about Ave and twenty, rosy-checked, handsome and full of health ; the other was ten years older, and evidently an habitue of boulevards and cafes of Paris. His pule fuce, made paler by a thin, black moustache and jet black hair, his hollow, sunken eyes, spoke of the man of late hours and pleasures. His face was cold and repulsive, while that of the other was open and frank. "What a wretched occupation for so pretty a girl," said the young man, riding quickly on,80 as to speak llrst ; " surely, ma chere, you might put your taper fin gers to a better use. Here's what will buy you fire woods for months." And he cast a double Napoleon at her feet. The girl raised her angclio face to his, sadly and reproachfully. Bhe was about eighteen. Her white skin, her blue eyes, her curly, golden hair, her slmple,child tike manner, was something he had never seen before. Her expression was timid and yet proud, and, looking into her eyes, the young man was not sur prised at the reply he received : " Monsieur, I have done nothing to give you a right to insult me. What you have done may have been meant kindly, but I ask alms of no one." " Tardon, mademoiselle, " exclaimed the other, confused and stammering. "I meant no insult. Pardon me, mademoiselle, I pray you. I thought you poor, and my impulse was to aid you." , "Thank you, monsieur, for the first kind word I have heard these fifteen years, except from my own mother," said the young girl. " But go your way, or else the whole country will shun you, too." "Begone, wretch!" exclaimed the other riding up and raising his whip menacingly ; begone, viper, and dare not speak to an honest man. The young man listened in amaze ment. " I did not speak to monsieur, mon sieur spoke to me," said the girl, gently, with, however, a smile of pity and con tempt. " Raise your accursed lips to me again I" cried the other furiously, " and I will scourge you with my whip." " Monsieur is perhaps a coward," said the gentle girl, stung to anger for once, turning at the same time (o face his In sults. "What I daro you answer me," and ho raised his hand again. " Nay, Kdward, you would not hit a woman V "A woman V Do you cnll Madeleine l'lerrepont, the child of the assassin of my uncle Dubois, a woman V Hay, rather, a fiend," screamed the usually calm dandy. " Mndelelne do l'lerrepont I" replied (he other, staggering so that his friend had to turn his assistance to him. Madeleine do l'lerrepont V And this Is Madeleine do l'lerrepont I Truly," he muttered, as he remounted his horse, "sho Is not a woman V" The other imitated him, and they rode olf, leaving the young girl to weep alone. In a few minutes, however, sho wiped her eyes, and then, fearful lost she would bo suspected of appropriating the gold piece, she took It up, wrapped in a piece of paper, with the Intention of re turning It to Its owner. She then lifted up her bundle and walked slowly to her hut. " Tell mo (he story rf the girl," said (lie young man, gravely. The other told It : " Fifteen years be fore tho father of Madeleine do l'lerre pont and a Monsieur Dubois, a rich pro prietor, had been intimate friends. Do l'lerrepont was comfortably ofT, from (he fact of his having several occupa tions. Ho was collector of the rent of a rich member of his noble family ; lie was (axgather and oitjohit to the Mnire. Tho Maim was M. Dubois a rich man, but somewhat of n miser. It appeared that one afternoon Dubois asked l'lerre pont to walk over to a small town at some distance to receive with him a large remittance, which ho had to pay a large body of workmen employed in the public works, and other expenses In curred In the building of a church and school room. DubolB felt safer with a companion. It was afterwards proved that they received tho money, dined together at tho Holell d'Or, drank rather more than they were used to, ami then, despite every representation, set out to walk home, though Do l'lerrepont wished to hire a gig. "Next morning, the body of Dubois was found about a hundred yards be yond the house of l'lerrepont, which was at the foot of a hill that led to tho village. All his money was gone as well as his watch and rings. " A search took place instantly, and Do l'lerrepoint, as his companion, wa8 visited by the police agent. De l'lerre pont deposed that Dubois, on his reach ing his house, bade him go in, for that he could go the hill safely alone; but still he requested him to keep a bag of 1,000 francs in silver, because It was so heavy, until the morning. This 1,000 francs he gave to the police. Of 1G,000 francs in notes he solemnly declared he knew nothing. On this he wasarrestcd as the assassin, tried found guilty and sent the galleys for life. "His wife solemnly declared that she heard Dubois wish her husband good, night, and say, laughingly: "I'll send a cart for the sliver in the morning." But, instead of benefitting him in the eyes of the world, she became his ac complice. " To avoid being hooted at In the streets, she left the village, and every penny being spent ere her husband's trial was over, she obtained reluctant permission to dwell in the charcoal burner's hut. But all shunned her and her child as they would lepers, and, to live, she was obliged to walk nine miles In search of work of the coarsest de scription. "Leave the country she woulJ not, because she was born there, and she felt convinced that her husband would be ultimately pardoned. " And you join, Edward, in the infa mous persecution. Supposing the father guilty (which to me is not clearly proven and you know I am a lawyer), why should this poor girl suffer for the sins of her father V Why, the savages of North America are more civilized than you. I see in this heroic, couple subject of wonder and admiration, but not of hate. Toor creatures I Fifteen year of misery have not satisfied you all, but you must still treat them as outcasts." " My dear Arthur, you have just come from America, where It appears to me you pick up very singular Ideas. For my part, Die wife and daughter of an bsshshIii, and the assassin of my uncle, aw detestable wretches, whom I must hate," said the other, In his usual cool way. His lit of anger was past. "Injustice, Infamous Injustice I l'oor girl! I think 1 see her meek face now, looking at me so proudly and yet so sweetly. I never saw anything so love ly In my life." " Why, tho man Is In love," exclaim fd Kdward Dubois, the heir to the mur dered man's property. "Half; and what's more, Kdward, do you know I'd marry that girl to-morrow if she'd have me, but I know she would not." "By my faith," said Kdward, " you nnine me, and 1 am not easily amazed. Of course you are Joking." " Time will show. But uow, my dear fellow, adieu ; you follow that path In search of pleasure, I (his on business." " Adleue, e dnmnln." "Yes. You breakfast with me at the little Inn, you know." "Agreed, my philosopher. Adieu." And Kdward Dubois gallopped down a narrow path leading to the chateau of a certain Count de Hesslon, who that day gave a grand dinner and evening party. As soon as Arthur saw that ho was out of sight he turned his horse's head toward (lie charcoal burner's hut. When Madeline returned to the hut and began making a (Ire sho told her mother what had passed and showed her the gold piece. They were used to this kind of treatment, and the mother did not feel It muoh now, Tho scorn of flf. teen years had made her despise the world. But Madeline seemed hurt. " I do not care," she exclaimed aloud, at last, "for what the young Monsieur Dubots said ; but 1 am vexed that the good-looking stranger should have said that I was not a woman." " You arcjiot a woman butan angel," exclaimed Arthur, solemnly. He had approached on foot and had heard a por tion of their conversation. The mother and daughter stood still In dumb amazement. " You seem surprised, madam ;" said tho young man, addressing tho mother. " You will be still more so when I add that I have returned with the deliberate intention of imploring you to give me youi daughter's hand in marriage; not now, instantly, but when you know me better." " Monsieur 1" exclaimed tho mother, Indignantly, "this Is too much. Oo. The felon's daughter is still too good for in sult." " Madam," said Arthur, respectfully, "perhaps your astonishment will cease when I add that your husband is inno cent, and that I have come 10,000 miles to prove It." " You are speaking seriously 5"' gasped the poor woman. "On my soul and conscience," said Arthur, bolemnly. "Oh, Joyt oh, joy I" shrieked the girl, clasping the man round the neck, "the savior has come at last." " Be calm, my dear young lady, and I will tell you my story in a few words. You will then understand my motives in coming here. I scarcely expected to find you at Solcnthal, but at least deter mined to try. I came yesterday night, and soon heard of your resignation and courage. Be seated, dear girl, and listen to tidings that will be joyful indeed to your filial heart." Madeline, blushing, her color going and coming, obeyed, and seated herself on a log near the young stranger. " I am a young Frenchman, and about seven years ago I emigrated to Peru in search of a fortune. I Btarted as a law yer, and I found business plentiful enough. I knew many Frenchmen in the place, but a merchant by the name of Galllard was my most intimate friend. He was twice my ago, grave, even sullen and saturlne ; but he had quaint ways, was very charitable, and I liked him. Besides, the others were married, had families, and he was alone. We used to meet of an eveuing at a cafe, play pi quet, drink sherbet, and then walk home together. He was rich, and lived in great style, but not in any way up to his income.- .People, wondered he never married,' but he was not inclined to try the experiment. He looked with alarm at the prospects of my settling in life, ami did all he could to preserve un to himself one bachelor friend. "About a year ago lie fell 111, and the doctor at once Intimated to him that ho would not recover. Apart from disease it was a general break-up of nature. "When he found (hat there was no hope lie pent for me, " ' Versan,' said he, ' listen (o a dying man, and Interrupt me not. You see on this bed an assassin, a llilef, a murderer. I'oitrleon years ago, silting in a hotel, I saw two men dining, one of whom had received sixteen or seventeen thousand fruncs. A dreadful thought came into my head. I was not poor, but I was wicked. I followed these two men. They walked on their way to Holentlial together. I dure not attack both, and once or twice I thought of giving up my fearful design. But at the house of one Do l'lerrepont tliey parted, and my victim, Dubois, advanced alone.' " ' 1 was monster enough to think that heaven gave him up to me. I bounded after him ; I gave myself no time for thought; I stabbed hi in in the neck; killed him ; took his money and lied. J spare you my thought! and my fifteen years of su fieri ng. I (led my country ; I became a merchant rich respected ; but I havo never bad ono happy moment. Not only had I mur dered him, butl'lerrepont was suspected, and sentenced for my crime, only not to death, because the Jury hesitated. I thus ruined an honest man, and sent his family to beg their bread.' " " 1 le paused. I spoke not ; too absorb, ed in my horror. " 'Do Versun, listen to me, my friend. Do not turn against me; 1 have left you my solo heir.' " ' Never will I' '"Hark I you must and you will. Take my property, and think, w hen you enjoy It, with pity on its guilty present owner, and I will make a publlo con fession, pay tho heirs of Dubois their 10,000 francs, and, by proving my own guilt, obtain the pardon of the innocent Do l'lerrepont. Itefuso, audi will die unpenitent, for my only friend will havo deserted me.' "And may heaven bless you 1" said the weeping and sobbing mother, while Madeleine hid her head in her mother's lap. " An hour later, In the presence of the French and English Consuls four Englishmen and four Frenchmen, two priests and the Alcaldo Oallland, or rather, Mesnard, made his solemn con fession, which was signed by all present, scaled, and one of two copies given to me. That copy is now in the hands of the Minister of Justice, and here," drawing forth a letter, " is a copy of your father's pardon." A wild shriek from botli women was the reply. " And now, Madeleine," said he, taking the girl's hand, before I have the chance of rivals may I renew my re quest for your hand and heart." " Monsieur, no man on earth can ever do for me what you have done. In an hour I have lived years of Joy ; that Joy I owe to you. Give me my father, and the love of my whole life, if you value it, shall be your poor reward." This sudden resolution of the young girl, so natural,under the circumstances, was approved of heartily by the mother. Next morning there sat in a small Inn in Holentbal, wuiting for breakfast, a man, not old, but bowed by years of woe, gray-baired and pale. On each side of him sat a woman one his wife, the other his daughter. They had been talking for hours, and were not wearied yet. A young man was sittingopposlte, his face beaming with delight. Several times the waiter had announced break fast, but the young man had always bade him to be quiet and wait still a moment. . At length a hurried step was beard, and the young Edward Dubois entered. He started as if bitten by a snake, and would have left the room. " Stop !" said Arthur, sternly, as he caught him by the wrist. " Bather kneel and ask for pardon than fly. Bead this, man," and he put in his hand the print ed bill proclaiming the Injustice of Pierrepont's sentence, his free pardon, and containing the certified confession of Mesnard. . Edward Dubois read it in silence. When he had finished, he turned and grasped the ex-convict's hand. " No apology can make up for my conduct," he said, " but what T can do I will. This bill will satisfy (tin whole country." "Monsieur," replied Do l'lerrepont, ' In husky (ones, "you did as but (lie world did. Appearances were against mo and all condemned me." " Edward, my friend," said Arthur, "you see the danger of Judging from ' appearances. Hail Do l'lerrepont been ' truly guilty, his wife and child should have been pitied, not scorned. As it is, a vile prejudice has made these two woman for fifteen years outcast and pariahs. Edward made no reply as (he break fast came In. He, like all the country round, felt horrified now that they found out how unjust they had been; never was a wedding more tumultuoiiHly hail ed and feted than that of Arthur Do Versa'n and Madeleine De l'lerrepont. HUH I have not heard that one man, woman or child In Die forest of Ardennes has been (Hired of this evil habit of Judging always from appearances, and visiting on the innocent the sins of the gulKy. An Extraordinary Blunder. A correspondent of tho Pull Mall Ou scrttr., writing from Amelle les Bains, France, says : A very singular blunder was committed the other day by the officials of a railway station between Perplgnan and Toulon. A gentleman who had been spending the winter here with ids family, left Inst week for Mar seilles, taking tho body of his mother-in-law, wiio died six weeks ago, and had expressed a wish to be burled In the fam ily vault at Marseilles. When he reach ed Marseilles and went with the com mlssloncr of tiollce whoso presence is required upon those occasions to receive tho lMidy from the railroad officials, he noticed to his great surprise that the cof fin was of a different shape and con struction from that which he had brought away from here. It turned out iqion further inquiry that a mistake had been committed by the Officials, who had sent onto Toulon the coffin con talnlng Ids mother-in-law's body .believ ing that It held the remains of a deceas ed admiral, which were to lie embarked for Interment In Algeria, while the cof fin awaiting delivery was the one which should have been sent on. The gentle man who was placed in this awkward predicament, having requested the rail way officials to communicate at once with Toulon by telegraph, proceeded thither himself with the coffin of the admiral, but the Intimation had arrived too late. He ascertained that the first coffin had been duly received, taken on board, amid "the thunder of fort and of fleet," the state vessel which was waiting for it, and despatched to Algeria. He at once called upon the maritlmo prefect of Toulon and explained the circum stances of the case, but though a des patch boat was sent in pursuit, the other vessel was not overtaken. He is now at Toulon awaiting her return, and I believe that he declines to give up the colli n containing the deceased admiral until he regains possession of his mother-in-law's remains. . A Nice Fortune. Iii.MKHK k, April 10. Yesterday, Mr. D. I. McCarthy, a native of Cork, archi tect, of Harrington street, received a letter signed O. A. Btanly, New Square, Lincoln's Inn, informing him as fol lows : " I am directed to inform you that the first instalment of the O'Keefle legacy has come to hand in your favor for 500, 000. The whole or the greater portion of the 500,000 left by the deceased will come to you, except the portion allotted to your brothers, about which the Crown will decide. Mr. McCarthy received theintimation with great equanimity and quiet thank fulness that his first cousin, Charles Itobert O'Keefle, late of Allahabad, India, who died a bachelor, had left him such a splendid fortune, which made him a millionaire five times re peated. The parents or . the deceased Mr. O'KeelTe resided in Cork, and carried on a respectable business there as general merchants. His father and mother hadi occasion to visit London, and thers,. contrary to all expectation, his mottur was suddenly confined in a hotel, aud gave birth to the founder of the colossal lortune. iiotti Air. U Keefle'a parent died before he reached bis majority. He. bad one brother and one sister, but both are dead. The brother died in Australia, to which he emigrated many years ago and bis sister died in Cork.
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