Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 27, Number 71, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1878 — Page 4

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1878.

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".at ( t ..uk rjktt)i IKTAKIABLT cash in advasce. DAILY: Without "With Sunday Lsue. Suuday Iwie. . I lpy One yeir ..uw i.i.uo 1 Copy six iiioutEs........ ' 3.0 W 1 Copy tbree monttw 2.60 w lCopvorve montn...... .5 JW 1 Copy ptff wee' by currier .20 2a Addiuna to oiau reoetvea at any time at elub rates, . WEEKLY: . Blngle Gtpy one enr ..I 1.00 Clubs of live one year 0.00 Clubs of ton one year, (and an extra copy to the. getter up of theclab)...........- 10.X Clubn of Iweuly two, one year 20.00 Agents wanted at every post offlce la the etate. . Send for outfit. , Blow to Si end Bf ir. Remittances may be made by draft, tnooyorder, or registered letter, at cur risk. Give Postoffiee addres in full, lnoiudiug State and County, Dd addrefta IMDIAXAPOLIS BEffTIBICL CO. A letter can now be sent around the world in ninety six days. A bum ber of New England governors have accepted an invitation to go to Canada and dance In honor of Lome and Louise. ORGANIZATION AND VICTORY. The da'e of the commencement of the campaign of is no longer a debatable question. The picket lines are already en.gaged, and the crack of the sharp shooters' rifles indicate unmistakably that the time for "the general er.fagfuient is not remote. "We hold it to be self evident that no campaign, not even that of 187G, w3 ever more important It is Im possible for croakvrs all combined to dwarf the issues that will make the campaign one of the most notable in .American politics, and it is equally difficult to unduly maguify their importance., In view of these facts the democratic party will be criminally derelict if it omits anything calculated to solidify the party, and give unity to the forces it - seta in operation. Dismissing for the present - -the question of a standard bearer for the compaiga of 1880, believing that the wisdom -of the party will select the right man, the thorough organisation of the democratic -party must be had in every state in the Un3on, if success is to be assured. "Political ideas," says the Baltimore Gazette, "do not 'accomplish themselves. There must be a "party to carry them into effect. The ideas "are indeed the soul, but party organization "is the bone and mascle that do 'the work. . -Political sentiment grows "strong by numbers. Numbers are -only efficient through unity and unity is ''only attainable by organization and disci'pline. It is right that this should be so. There Is always a large mass of voters who "nre neutrals, or independents, or epathetics, "who are attached to no party, and who vote 'with one tide or another, or who do not Vote at all. Zealous and earnest men who hold jarty ideas strongly by organizing and forking together, influence this mass. The 'istribution of political documents, the party resa, speeches, barbecues, processions and trsonal appeals tkat rouse the neutrals to a dm of the importance of properly casting tir votes, and not only legitimate bat amendable. There must be somebody to these things? and the more earnest and able the clsss-of men that do them the ir they are done. This is very well un- ' ood in England. Great Britain is gov I by recognized parties under strict line and under responsible leaders. der shows himself to bs If competent 1 npt he is shelved. -So long as he dis abtlvty, energy and good judgment he ' wed end ob-yed. The party In pow Visit a duty to 'wield the whole

er cocsi force of 'to maim with whi have ma 'office is dt 'gamzation The initis the party sb

governmental patronage and power lain tUelf in office. The tenacity ch the republicans in this country tntained themselves in federal , 10 to the compactness of their orand their party discipline." J ateps for the organization of oidd be taken in Washington recent session of congress, and apped out should be followed

during the p the course m throughout tl which we hav sion of the aul numerical pr 'the country is 'can win if the just aa certain. . 'counts confiden 'der' to assure, h

m country. The Gazette, from already quoted, in its discus iject, adds: "J hat there is a rpcnderaoce of democrats in beyond question. That they ; rfortu Into solid column is tnd yet it is laid that Grant Uy upon 'a democratic blun ts cwn succeso. The repub

lican caricaturi 'the democracy as 'as he gets harnessand smashing the "If there is any int Inl"80, the organl and be placed in t Grant machine is wc

its are fond ot portraying ' a 'donkey, kicking as soon 'id to the car of victory, wLole concern to pieces nation of beating Grant ' vtlion must begin now taxable bawJs, for tke . vklng steadily day and

night. It is for derm "their representative n . they find them corru

rata to stand close by sen and leaders. When fi or when ihey find o Advance tbeir own

"them using the party t "selfish interests, let the jnissed and cent to the l 'little matter to be attem faaiily. The assistance c nev?r be asked in a ca-e

a ibe promptly disar. But that is . lad to inside of the fthe enemy should wT .this character." vtilLKOlD TRAVSP MtTAJIOV. ti U Meet of railroad tra Prtation from 4 -aboard cities I. KerV JUy W-

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naire soms mouiucawa --t - Peking to protect its gl interests, , not disposed to uaoecessiril ' cripple the trniportatioa faoiliilesL Cut the policy . J the roads Is of a character.to ii U-nalty the hostility of the people. T in the adoption of w.t is known as the McCreery pW, which 1 poM-.pladng . the whvole railrvad ejstem of the country nod'' '"j11 baxeao, ' The Chicago Tribune ex rscent date eontained an outspoken articlin?cn the gubject of railroad combination ffnt ch ju-e extraoW-d the, following: jne old raliroexls are comtaninj tbefv capital

and enterprise in order to monopolize the trade from ocean to ocean. 8tate charters are Ignored or forgotten, btate lines are obliterated. Feeble mats are being swallowed up and gradually assimilated aa as to form a part of the vast combination. Vanderbilt and Scott and Garrett are grasping after national power, and are already exercising- as absolute a control over the floancial and commercial interests of the country as the autocrat ot Rusala within. hU '.wo dominion. Their in fine nee Is fell in every nook and corner of the land. Their flat is the law in the remotest hamlet. They fix the price at which a yard of calico shall be wold tu the most obsouxe village. They determine how much every farmer shall get for a bushel of corn. They establish the rate at wblcu a barrel of Minnesota Soar sliall be sold In the New York market. They decide for the manufacturer how much his machinery shall cost. Tbey draw a circle around the wholesale dealers and declare thus far shall it beprofltab'e for you to transport your goods and no farther. They build up the commercial prosperity of one city and destroy the commercial supremacy of another. Now la the time for oongreaa to begin to act. The erisl is upon us. The railroads are rapidly consolidating and combining withe ch other. Tbey are pushing out their brlarean arms overaew fields. They are using their enormons aggregated wealth in dally makiog new territory tributary to their power and Influence. Within the next four years there must be inaugurated a tremendous straggle between theso railroad dictators and the government to determine which shall bo supreme. The financial question being nearly settled, the next grand question will be the railroad problem. It must come. Everything is gravitating in that direction. There is no mistaking the drift of pnblio opinion upon the subject, and unless the railroad change their policy of their own accord they may be compelled to do it by legislation. The New York Bulletin, in commenting upon the situation, remarks that "the west is getting to be a power that is not to be despised, and when that power is unitedly exercised to carry a point where 'its material interests are at stake, it would 'be the height of folly to treat it with con 'tempt.' If the railroad people were half as keen in this respect as they are In other 'things, they would foresee the storm that is 'gathering and seek to avert it, or break its 'force by such a change of policy as would 'take from them the reproach of occupying 'an attitude antagonistic to the interests of 'the people. Unfortunately, there is no indication that their disposition lies in that 'direction, and nothing remains, therefore, 'but to let things take. their course. It 'would be a misfortune for the country, in a 'thousand ways, to have the already well 'nigh absolute powers ot the general government added' to by placing the great trans'portation interests of the country under 'its control; but, as things are progressing at 'present, we fear it is too late to prevent it"

curpiaios. "Oh, stay," the maiden cried, "and rest Your weary bead upon this breast." "Nay, nay, 'twon't do," the young man said, As laughingly he pushed ahead; "For should 1 your Invite obey. What, think you, would the old man say 7 Boston Post. "The Sweet Blogerof Michigan" has published another volume of poetry, which Includes a tragic poem, "Little Libble," from which the following is excavated: WhlU eatlne dinner tht isr little child W choked on a piece of beef. Doctors came, tried their sulll a wh He, But none could give relief. Cain was a man of mark. Did you ever aee a kltelng oeeT Jim Kekx'8 favorite song is the wheat buy and buy : SiTTiNO BcLisrefr&lu: "My heart lx In the Lo lands." Thkbx Is one city in New York state where Episcopal clergymen wear Buffalo robes In church. Pittsburg is too pious to allow horse cars to run on Sunday, but not too pious to repudiate its b-mds. Thb mixing of ejg-nopg will soou be reckoned among the stirring events of the day. firo. Murphy. Hokebodt says tbat large earsdenote "broad, comprehensive views and modes of thought." What magnificent ideas a Jackass must have! "Havb you cologne?" asked she. No, ma'am," replied the druggist; "I have no scents at alL" Bbe said he didn't look aa though he bad. W were very sensitive about good behavior when a boy. It always brought tears into our eyes to see a naughty boy in school put red pepper on a hot stove. fcKHJAatiM F. Botler Is a demagogue. lie may rise again, tor demagogues are always in demand. Dennis Kearney was simply a blackguard. He Is dead and. done for. Chicago Times. Just imagine the feelings of the man who, the first dsy out, comes face to face, on the deck of a European steamer, with the creditor whom he has successfully dodged for the past nine months. THKtlrae approaches when the thoughtful buaband gives his wife borne money, which goes to buy a drawing gown that all the world's riches couldn't hire him to wear in the presence of his male friends. A rxAKrci. aoggestlon Fred (to chum) "I dreamt about you last night, Bob." Bob "I hope it was pleasant I" Fred "O yes; very pleasant whi e It lasted. I dreamt that you paid the ten dol'ars yon owe me." "Charity begiaa at home." Young man. letore you thin kof giving your girl a twenty five cent ring for .a Christmas p esent, think how many paper collars ean be baaght for the same amour t.riew York Express. A maw with considerable love for Aitrononvical science, while sitting for an instant en theThird street sidewalk, saw two cometechaslDg five meteors and twenty three planets down the milky way. Stillwater Lumberman. A young man wrote to an editor asking where hell is. The editor replied: "Don't know; was never there. Ask your rale later." And be wondered what made the minister so cool toward him afte wards. Yonkers Gazette Yon want my opinion of the currency, bey? Well, Rlr, It to my opinion that those treasury girls are the nicest girls In the world. It is true that sliver may not be conveniently carried In large quantities, but I like to be hugged. Buutwell. A CUAKM1KO young thing at. a New York school examination, In rending her exercise before a large audience of parents, changed Keats line, "A ibiug of beauty is a boy furevert" Hbe Is younger than she looks, but Is .expected shortly to be engaged. Tub RosHlaa Ca-r goes op la the garden every day and rehearse an oration be is preparing. It begins: "Fi lends, Romans, countrymanLend me your privateers." He is endeavoring to weave the word "Yankee" into the oration some place. The Nation Wa must decline the modest requ&st of a correspondent to pay him forty dollars for "an original Christmas carol In Spenoeilan measure." Ww like the mtasnre well enough, although we generally use a bushel basket when handling thiw sort of product; but with pork '

at eight dollars a barrel we cant pay poets any such wages as this oue demands. Washington pott. WHAT Is sweeter than a sugar house? Why, a young ladies' seminary when it is full of lasses. Talmage. Dreams are a delusion and a snare. A man will roll In wealth through a spce of UDglven time and positively be surrounded wltn a:i the comforts, bleasings and luxuries of a king, only to awaken to the realization of the fact that his eornbusk mattreas is getting terribly hard and his sepply of bedclothes consists of a olltary patchwork quilt in which the cotton has all gone atray; New York Medical Review. Tiik Rev. Mark Trafton H on the tramp as a lecturer. His subject is "Woman; Where Shall We Put ner?" If the reverend gentleman places any stated value upon his cranium he will do well to canvass In the towns where he intends to hold forth, beforehand. We know there are women wh se spinal columns are pretty stiff, and they might turn the tables and lectureon Th Rev. Mark Trafton; Where Shall We Tut HiraT'-Boston Post. CCRBEUT TOPICS.

Strawberries are ripe in California. Julia! Julia A! Julia A. Moore, where are you? They are harvesting ice at Alamota, Colorado. Leonard Jerome's breeches come from Geneva. Chinese women continue to lace tight around the feet. The London Tiroes building is illuminated by the electric light. In Louisville. Kentucky, street car drivers get 12)i cents an hour. Detroit has now a Sunday paper devoted entirely to "bociety news." There were no less than ten English steamships in port at i3oston Monday. The Brown mare Nettie C. has been purchased by Budd Doble for $4,000. There are now 150 parks connected with the National Trotting Association. One of the most industrious journalists in Washington Is Poore but respectable. George Washington's tracks can still be seen on the ice over the Delaware River. Congressman Welborn, of Texas, has 31,000 majority, with two counties to hear from. It costs $1,500 to die stylishly In the Paris of America, and $500 to fade away quietly and respectably. A writer in the Montgomery Advertiser thinks the whipping post would be worth $100,000 to Alabama. The floors of the court house at Quitman, Texas, were saturated with coal oil, and the buildings and all records burned. An "old fashioned" Tammany ball will be beld by the sachems and braves in New York tue night of the Sth of January. In South Carolina only 30 cents a day is allowed for dieting prisoners, atd a bill is before the legislature to reduce it to 20 cents. St Louis is the worst place in America for doubling up newtpaperp. There is the Globe Democrat, the Times-Journal and the Poet-Dispatch. There is a negro lunatic in the Densville, Virginia, jail who claims to be George Washingtonto be 2,000 years old, and to be worth $2,000,000. Tie first deep boring for petroleum oil at Ventura, Cal., proves a great success. At 1.325 feet fine green oil has been found in good supply and of superior quality. The Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal expresses a fear that the appreciation of the value of correct time ha; not reached that city, as there Is not a single public clock in the place. General Grant contemplates visiting Ireland about Christmas time, accoropaDied by Ministers Welch and Notes. Ill henlth cf t minister to Eng'and delayed the journey somewhat The general goes to Ireland as bis last jaunt before his departure for India. A dispatch from Lord Lytton, viceroy of India, says Major Cavagnri con Arms tbe news that tbe ameer of Afghanistan has fled from Cabul to Turkestan. His foo, Ye'sof Kaon, was released from conbnement and left at Cabul. The ameer had lost almost a'l control at that place, and his toldiera were deserting. Francis Murphy, the temoerance revival ist, took one step too much when he visited the New lork Stock Lxcbanee, and at tempted to deliver a lecture. The bulls and beari treated him with j?ers and threats, and be was obliged to leave their presence with out havicg accomplished any part.. of the work he set out to do. . Mrs. Alexander T. 8fewart has presented. through Judge Hilton, $500 to the American Dramatic Fund Association, which has ben thankfully accepted. She bas also sent to the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary $500, with request it be spent on tbe present poor of the city. iirs. a e wart nas also given $500 for the Home for Little Wanderers. A gentleman wbo has lost returned froia Standing Rock Indian Agency states thst about 4 000 dependent and unarmed Indians are living there without adequate supplies. The agency is short of flour. The govern ment has been notified of this fact, but it is feared tbe Indians will become diseatisned. saocy and ungovernable before they are re lieved. A cocking main between Louisiana and Alabama against Georgia and South Carolina bas been arranged, and will be fought tbe first week in January. The conditiocs are for each side to produce 37 birds, and fight all tbat shall weigh in at weights rang ing from four pounds four ounces to five pounds fourteen ounces, for $500 each battle and $2,500 a side, tbe odd fight deciding the imam. Policemen get hardened to scenes of crime just as veterans find themselves able to walk ud to the mouth of the cannon over the bodies of their comrades, bnt when Officer Dacy walked carelessly up to the sergeant s register in Detroit on Wednesday, and there read a charge of aggravated highway robbery against bis own son, whose sullen lace could 1 be seen behind tbe bars, no feu back in a aiead faint and" remained so for eight hours. Little Bijou Heron is cow in a convent in 1 Tarts, wbereber father means she shall :e m aio until ber body and mind matute. She Is .n2y 15 now, and has seen a world of trju ble.. She is like a bird in tbe convent, nine ing alt day long. Her Iatbr is a delightful musician, and out of compliment to the si8tei , wbo are taking such good care of Bi jou, bas composed a sacred chant for tbem lot me vnnstmas maiss in me private oratory. A lad named George Deerfield. aged two years, and living with bis parents at Providence, 1., was uierauy roasiea an re a few days a go. In con-equence f his clothing catcbiDg fir from lighted matcbea. It seems tbe boy's matter left the boate tot a few minutes, aol upon returning teard him screeching Mr help. She hurried to the room from whtnee tbe cries came, and tbero a terrible sight was presented. LjlDgon the floor was the fo.'m of ber little boy, wrth bis clothing burned from lis body, and the flesh completely roasted from head to foot. His arms were outstretched as though mutely imploring aid, and were stiff in death. The supposition Is that the poor child got posredaion of some matckes, with which he set fire to his clothing, aod was enveloped in the flames, which suffocated hLn before aid reached him. ,

The Itiders of the Greeu IJaldnc.

A IIOJIAXCE or feudal times. The traveler or to-day would find the country of which I write vastly different in appearance and in condition from what it was in trioe times long ago Louis XI. was king of France, but king only In name. The great feudal lords of tbe provinces were sovereign princes, holding government in their own right The kirtgs of Christendom themselves were little else than robbers on a large sca'e. It was a doll, lowery day, tbe 17th of August, in the year of our Lord, 1158, at Als dorf, which was then -within th Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and the summer residence of the grand duke. On this dismal Augustday the Grand Dake John stood in the outer court of his castle, the gates of which were thrown wide open, looking upon a number of children wbo were at p!y upon the velvety sward. Thrte of tbem were children of his' own two bo j s and a girl and three others were children of one of his foresters, Galen Picard by name. Ot tbe duke's children Lai 11a was the oldest, having seen eight years. Leon was the r ext, aged six years; and the youngest was Alfred, aged f jur. The children of the forester were two girls and a boy, and very nearly of the same ages, rtspeciively, as their tilted rna'es. The boys had been foster brothers, tbe wife of the forester havin cursed them both. On the present occasion the children were engaged in f port, and the duke's face brightened as their gleesom shouts and laughter reached him. By and by, the two foster brothers, feeing him, ran lowardblm. ' "H. my little heroes!" he cried, as the boys came up, "where are your quurters'aves? I hayeo't stea yoa exercise for a lone; time." With a whoop and a bound the lads dasLed avrsy, and very soon returned with the staves two sticks of toueh ash, wroueht very nearly into the form of bro-idswordj: aud at a signal from the duke tbey took position and went at the sword exercise. showing very plainly, ere a dozen passes had been made, that they had eagerly pursued the sport end had been blessed with the teaching of a thorough master. John or Luxembourg was not tbe only witness 01 the boyish passage at arms. In the doorway of a lodge close at hand stood a wonwn, the mother of Ieon Picard, and sne called a companion to witness. "Tell me, Mignon." the mother saii, "are they not brave boy s7 ' "Indeed they are, Barbara, and were It not lor the clothes, who could tell which was tbe lord s son?" "Who, indeed!" exclaimed Barbara Ti card. "If my own Leon had on the fine vel vet and the gold which the other Leon wears he would be every bit as grand." "Foolish " woman," said a voice behind ber, "outward apparel can not make a hero. Look. ' See your Leon's weapon flying through the air." Sa turned and beheld the duke's secre lary, Zeta Bethtoni, who, besides attending to his master's literary wants, acted as tutor to tne cDiitfren. As m'ght be gathered from the exclamation of the scribe the playful combat between the two boys had resulted in perching victory upon tbe banner of Luxembourg. The duke regarded his eon proudly, aud then turned with smiling facj to the forester's ton. "My little hero," he said, "your effort just put forth shows to me taat you are worthy to own a sword, and you ehail have one: and ou shall go to Bittburg to morrow aod select ooe for yourself; and my own Leon and our good Bethtoni shall go with you. Ah I here comes Bethtoni. I see Mistress Picard yon der, and the otber children are running to wards Der. vet you iwo join them." Suddenly the tramp of horses was heard. and Piethtonl rushed forward to close the msin barbican. "Did yoa not eee the advancing troop, my lord?7' he asked of the duke. 'I saw a few horsemen ride out from the wood." "And marked you rot who led them?" "I saw a knight in b'.nck armor." "Ob, John ot Luxembourg, jf you knew all that I know you would be arming. Those are tbe BUck. Riders of Gravelot, and he at their head Is Maillotla du Btc!" , "Du Pmc!" cried John, with a convulsive start. "The Blnca Riders! They have joined "Ay e, and for that reaaoa they are here! Can you not understand ? The count means. K possible, to possess himself of Luxem bourg. I received a hint to that effect from a way far ids monk not an hour since, and wai on my way to you with the Intelligence but now, little thinking the enemy were so near." Tbe dnke saw bis danger, and hastened Into toe keep to arm himself. Tbe Black Riders of Gravelot Castle had long been tbe terror of the whole country Originally marshalled by a Boht nilau knighterrant, bir Kaoui de Laogwolf, tbey had grown from a score to a troop of fnll two hundred, and not only did they attack cas tles and villages for purpose of plunder, but tney bad more than once successfully turned taeir arms against incorporated cities. LA'e ly this lawless force bad accepted service un der the Count de Charolais, and John of Luxembourg knew very well that tbey would net thus appear upon bis domain without direction from their lord and msster. By the time the leader of the Black Eiders had reached the outer gate the approaches to the castle had been secured, and its forces raus ered to tbe number of five and sixty. Of tbe enemy if enemies tbey were there were full two hundred, all ttroog men, and well armed: and when they had drawn up before the outer barbican their herald round ed a blatt upon his trumpet, which call the grand duke answered in peram. His secretary and the chief of bis officers sought to dibsuade him from exposing himself, but he would not listen. He mounted one of the smaller towers in advance of the main tower of the barbican, in one of tbe most exposed positions be could have selected, and demanded to know upon what errand the troop bad come. "We bold not conference with yonr castle walls between us," answered tbe black knight, whose voice and whose whole bearing and stalwart presence John recognized as belongiog to Raoul de Lanwolf. "l'brow open your gates and yoa shall quickly know our pleasure. If you put us to the labor of forcing our way it shell be worse for those wbo else may cot suffer." At this juncture a second knight rode op and spoke with tbe Bohemian. He was cased in p!ae armor, with bis visor closed, but Z-ta Bethtoni, wbo bad come to h 1 master's side, recognized bim. - "Hal" tbe secretary cried, clutching the duke's ariu, ''that is tbe find incarnate. It is Burgundy's butcher, Maillotin da Bad He wou'd not be here if Charles had not planned biordy work. I fear my lord Down! downl" But the liOte of alarm came too late. A tall, broad shouldered archer bad advanced with Maillotin da Bac, who, at a sign from tbe latter, raited his heavy bow, with a long, steel barbed, finely feathered arrow adjusted to the string, aod drew to tbe very arrow's bead. John of Luxembourg stood with his visor raised and his whole face exposed. He beard Beibtooi's cry, and saw tbe stoat an her of tbe black baldric, but be was too late to avoid the fatal rbaft. As an echo to the warning came the vengeful twang of tbe bow string, and tbe steel point, with its following barbs, entered tbe duke's right eye, crashing through tbe bone of tbe orbit, and burjiDg lteeif deep in tbe brain. lie fell back dead into Betbtoni's arms. Toe secretary bore tbe bedydown to the Diriment below, where be was iuit In season to meet a score of the Black Riders who had trained entrance. It was not enough taai toe grand ante ' should die. Charles bad dicreed and ordered '

that the whole household should be put to the sword; and his devoted henchman,.Maillotin du Bac, was the man to'obfy. The number of tbe grand duke's children was known, and Da Bac Haw tbe terrible order eif cubsd. Where he had found the PriDce Leon, whom be at once recognized by his teil tale garb, he had found another boy ot nearly the s tme age, and him he was about to s ay, in spite of tbe tears and prayers of the poor mother who ciung to hiai, when the Black Kui'stitf f Bohemia came np. "What is all this?'' Ie Ladgwolf demanded as he atproached. "Oh, good sir! noble knight! he Is my boy ! my own Leon! Oh, spare bim! spare him!" "Pahaw! let the brat live," said the black chief. "But this little viper is as tpite ful as a ti ger," returned Du Bac. "Zjund-.! h came near knocking one of my men over with a club. Look at him. LimA at his eyes. He don't ask for life. I tU you he must die. If be lives, he will live to give us trouble." "No," persisted the Bohemian. ' John of Luxembourg and all his family are dead, and that fills tbe measure. Here, 111 y good woman, take your boy, and when he is erown old enough to bear arms let him come to me and I will give bim bervice." Maillotin du Bac chafed angrily, and would have cut the boy do'vn had not the black knight declared it to have become a personal maner. "Strike the poor forester's boy," said he, "and you strike me!" And so the life of the boy was saved; and Du. Bac muttered, as he turued away; "I tell you that boy will live to give us trouble. And his words were prophetic.

Eight years bad passd since the massacre of Alsdorf, and tbe prince who had instigated that wicked work still plotted and fought for power. He had not yet come to tbe ducal throne of Burgundy, though the event was not far distant. Philip the God sill liyed, and reigned in name, bat Cnarles tne Bold, his son and heir, was the responsible prince and arbitrator. It was early in thw day a day of late an tnmn clear, bright and beautiful. The air was crisp and bracing. Upon a broad p'ain, at tbe foot of tbe slope upon which stood the t wn of Mont-l'Hery, was marshalled an ar my under the banner of Louis of France. The distance from Paris was not more than five leagues. Little more than a good bow-shot distant, with an iuNignificant tributary to the Esonne between them, lay another army, spread over a greater territory, and display ing various banners. A final effort was 10 be made to hurl Louts from the throne. His own brother, the duke of Berry, was at the head of the insurgent force, aided by Charles of Burgundy. It was a dubious prospect for King Louts. Tbe coalition against him was strong, and led by veteran chieftains; but he did not falter. It was evident tbat tbe main battle was to be fought upon his right. Against tbat wing, on tbe opposite side, were marsha'led the forces of Burgundy and the Low Countries, under Charles the Bold, and to meet them Louis had appointed bis well tried, faithful benohman, knight and baron. Sir John 8t. Hubert. In a low rooftd cot, close by where rested the right wing of the royal forces, jsat two generals engaged in looking over a roughly drawn map. They, were tbe barons John Si. Hubert and Odin Lavaiette. St. Hubert was a man of 50, tall aad muscular, and cased in armor, only his head being bare. Lavaiette was his lieutenant, to whom Sir J jhn was giving directions for the coming battle. While they thus conferred a door was noUelessiy opened, and a , youth entered unan nounced. . --.. "Ah, Leon!" cried gk ' Hubert, as the youth approached, "you have come just in time, nave you examined me lords be' low us?" ' "Not only that, my lord," answered the boy, "but I have discovered the disposition of tbe enemy beyond." The youth then harried away, and when be bad gone, and the door had been closed Demnd bim, said Lavaiette: '8ir John, I who you would tell me ex actly who that b-y is " ' - "If you will keen the 6tory to' yourself wlllg.ye it to you,. . Dj you ca'Lto mind it is now a im.e mere than eight years past tbe fearful tragedy of Alsdorf Castle? The boy Leon was a brand p'neked from that burning. He is a wonderful boy. Ah! I think ttie lad ia comlne ' Remember I bivo told you tLis ia confidence. You will not epak of it to anc tbtr." . Lavaiette gave the promise rf quired, and uir cuy arterwaras Lon entered, accom pa nied bv Sir Andrew Neville.St. Hubert very soon made the English kn:gbt to compn heud wht was required of bim, and when be bad gone the old eenenl turned to Leon, the two being at that mo ment alone.' . . "Hark! Ha! here Bounds' Clermont's trumpet! My dear bov. there is a packet. If I come from the fild tiis day alive, you wui re-urn u to me; if I fall, it Is yours.""I pledge my word, mv lord." returned the boy. taking the packet, Directly alterwards s r John snd his devoted protege were in their saddles, and at a word from his chief tbe lacer dashed away to marshal the iore;s 01 Bt. iinbert. While they were surveying the field a mes senger came dashing up from tbe king, eager ana oreatniess. "My lord." he said, addressing the B3ron SL Hubert, "th enemy have brought up from Lbartres id large cannon, and Lave al ready marts arrangements to p'ace them on yonder height. His majes'y says you must dear that hill and capture those mighty en gines." St. Hubert comprehended the whole In a moment. A glance at tbe eminence In question, which was a small bill, well wool ed, close upon their right flank, told him that that the ojenirg of cannon upon thetu in tbat place would be fatal; and be as read ily understood tbe intent of the king. The enemy were moving np the beavv ordnance. believing tbat tbe presence thereof was not suspected by their adversaries, and a sudden and well directed dash was on'y required to cnange the bearing ol tbe whole thing. Tell the kiog his order shall be obeyed." Soepobe tbe baron; and now to do the work. He could not lead tbe charge up the hill in person, for he must look to his main army, which bad sufficient work before them. In this dilemma be resolved to send Leon to lead tbe important charge. The thing was qoickly decided in his own mind, and as quickly conveyed to oar hero, ai.d the baron then said: "Here ia my truncheon. It will be a sufficient badge of auth ority with those who are to obey. Be careful, my boy I be brave, but be circumspect. God blesa and keep youl There awayl' Drawing his sword and waving it above bis head, Leon dashed away to the head of tbe stalwart foresters, who had been set apart as a reserve foxe. These me i were tbe Immediate retainers and tenants of St. Hubert; about 250 in number; armed with swords and pikes, these last being formidable weapons, with shafts twelve feet in length, aod beads of steel, heavy and sharp. Every msn of them hai known Leon from his prattling boyhood, and ha J come to love him for his goodness and truth, as well as for bis prowess and bravery. Ha first exhibited to them the golden truncheon of the baren, and tben, in few words, told them what be had been or dered to do. "My brave, true hearts," be concluded, "if we capture those great guns we save the day. The kirg looks to us, and is anxious. Viil you lo'Icw mer' Tbe shont of assent made the welkin ring. Leon, with keen glance and close calca1st on, had narked the movements on the bill, and was spurring forward at tbe lop of bis speed. At the foot of the bill, with not more than 300 yards between Aimself and the advance guard of the enemy, be turned and gt.re the order for tbe sweeping

to the right and left of the rer divisions. His order was instantly re jx a ted o the chie.r8of division, and in a lew nomenu more the fores'ers were completely enveloping the hill. Onward and upward swept the youthful Wader, bearing his 'ibt ttrget to keep the flying arrows from his throa', while his followers pressed close to I is tracks. Upon the fumuiltof tbe hill the BourbonnaU and Sp aniards, to the l umber of full 500, were working with all tbtir might. Their chief was cone otter thsn Jean II., the Dake de Bjuroou. Three hundred aichers aiid pikemen were arranged to ret-ist the a tack'ngcoiumu, while the te-t worktd at tbe cannon. Three of the huge pi. ceshai bee.l placed in position and loaded, and the duke, with his own hand, was prepared to discbargs the first, when th- shock came. A crowd of his own men ha 1 bre a driven before the muzzle of the gnn . he was about to fire, when he dropped tbe match stock and sprang to the front. But a single glance told him he was too late. Like a thunderbolt daabed young Leon upon the pibemen of Bourbon Dais, turning aside the weapecs tbat were aimed at him, and striking down two men in his course. And his orders had been obeed to the very letter. So promptly bad the leaders of the second and third divisions come up as they had beeu directed, tbat tbe enemy was struck on all hands at the same instant, and psnic seizing them at once, they fled pell mell. Leon did not mak any pursuit, but set at work to turn the cannon sg&inst those who had brought them upon the field. Three of tLe guns were already loaded,and the matches lighted, aod as toon as tbey could be trained upon the duk of Berry's flank they were d;scharged. Tne moral effect of the enormous piece of ordnance was of greater moment thtn the physical. Consternation and awe resulted in fear; and fear begat demoralization and flight, Leon plied the battery until be bad driven tbe Allies beyond reacn of his pr-jctlles, and then he thought of his gurd'an. It was now past noon, and the baule had raged furiously all the time Ever aud anon our hero had taken a view of the field below him, ani he knew very neatly how ibe battle was going. The royal forces were surely gaining; and as soon as he felt justified In leaving the captured hiil, be made arrangements to rejoin his chief. Leaving half the troop to guard the ordnance, under command of his most trusty lieutenant, be summoned tbe remainder to follow him to the plain where the conflict was raging. He had seen that the forces of Sir Hubert were closely engaged with those of Burgundy, and he knew that every erm was neered. He spurred on at tbe top of his speed for his horse had been resting for several hours and he reached the scene of battle none too soon. Even as he came up he found the Barons St. Hubert and Lavaiette ou foot side by side, opposed to a superior number, fighting for life. "A Leon to tbe reecue!" he shouted, and a stoat Burgundian axman went down leneath a well directed blow of his trenchact blade. "A Leon to the reecue!" was the battle cry of those who had fol'owed bim, and in a few moments the Burgundians were broken and routed.

by bis guardian's side and was upon the point of addressing bim when a look of tetror suddenly convulsed the good baron's face, and he cried out to his protege to beware! Leon had time to turn his bead, and to avoid tbe blow aimed at bim. It was Maillotin du Bac whom he saw, standing in his stirrups, and aiming at him a javelin. With a quick, powerful jerk i,i the rein he drew back his horse, and the javelin grazed his throat and struck St. Hubert, who was in the act of mounting a hon-e that he had at that moment caught by tbe bridle. The baron's helm had been shattered, and tbe furiously burled barb striking where the rlatea were broken, felled him to the earth. . n a moment Leon was upon his feet and , by bis dear guardian's side; and, at the same moment, he heard the loud summons: "John St. Hubert, knight and baron, yield thee my prisoner!" It was Mail!otin du Baa. ; "He yields not yet, van braggsrtr shouted Leon, and as be spoke be stood above the prostrate knight, with sword and borkler in usiiu, 11 10 irei piauiru uue up n tuner riae of the revered and beloved fc-nu. Erect be , bora himself, tbe fire of his eyes flashing . through tbe insterstios of tbe lvKped visor, end every cord and mascle tpraDg to the work of protecting the sacrd charge. f-Ha!" shouted Du Bac. hn be saw the youth thu stardicg astride the failtn baron, is it tLou, my btio? I fai-h, I'll tale the pair of you but puoi-h you first for your insolence. What think you of the weight of ' that blade?'' . ' Evidently the' future provost of Burgundy, to become butcher in chief of Charles the Bold, tbocgbt to cleave the skull of tbe venturesome youth from cown to chin; but he struck at ore wbo was quick to eee aud quick to act. Without cbauging bis position of body to the variation of a hair. Leon threw t:p his left arm, wi h his circular target affixed thereto, aod the slightly conic surface, highly tempered and polish d. turned aside the descending blade as though it had been a lath of wood. Da Bac raised bis sword a second time. Tbe above we publish as asp-cnnn chapter; but the continuation of this story will be found only in tbe New York Ledger. Ask for the number dated January 4, which can now be bad at any news office or book store. If you are not within reach of any news office, you can have tbe Ledger mailed to you for one year by sending three dollars to Robert Bonner, publisher, ISO William street. New York. How About Suppressed Representation In JfaiMMiebnaetla). Springfield Republican. , Nearly half of the voters are democrats;, on account of these demrcrats, the number of representatives allowed tbe state in the national bou-e of representatives is almost double what it wonld otherwise be; and yet tbis almost half of the voting population will have but a single congressman out of the eleven in tbe next bouse. At tbe recent election 136,116 votes were cast for republican candidates for congressmen, and 187,157 for opposition: but Mr. Morse, of Boston, will be the only spokesman of tbe next house of this large opposition. In other words, while 13.611 votes on the average elected one republican congressman. 117,157 opposition yotes elected only one. Where is the Blaine to insist tbat, il tbe republicans con ti oue this almost total suppression of the democratic vote, they shall, at leas', be de prived of some or those seats in the house baaed upon democratic citizens. Mr. Blaine Charged With Plagiarism. I Hartford Times.) An' English gentleman, who resides In th's vicinity, and has read Mr. Blaine's latest har angue against the south, says it ttrack him that be bad read tbe suhstatice, and in a great part tbe very iancuage of tbat speech a good while ago. On turning to his col lection of tbe speeches ot Daniel 0'Cannl in parliament be says he found almost .the same speech, delivered (if our informant remember correctly what his ti tgush irieod satdltn imj. in tbe matter of tn flirt lrtinn Of riinru titm flunm and the language afro, in places are changed to suit Blaine's purpose in tbe present ca--, but tbe tpeech is said to be essentially O'Connell'f, and not Blame's. In Hog- Slgww I ores. fNew York nerald A Cincinnati pork packer, whobasbeoome very wealthy, has put a motto on tbe panel of his carriage. It is, "In hog sigoo vlnces All Onln Elated. - ..Chicago Times. , All Ohio feels with profound satisfaction thst there is a vacancy In the oonsol ran. ' eraWbip of Mexico.