| OCR Text |
Show Ru IB! ISMtlP UU)UMs. B&J It When tho conspiracy against the T,jj government of I.auls XIV of Trance was under full headway by reason of BJjM the estrangement cflected by the con- Bjw tplratora bttween tho king and Itloho. BJjlj lieu, the latter chafed and fritted and BLp raged at tlmeH liecause ho could seo flSt through tin dark dulgns ou foot but BJ,1! could not cause tho puerile monsrch to Bj dose. Moro than this, racli succeed- BJm Ing ellort ou his part to remove the BJI' bandage which the rorsplrstora had BJlT': placed upon the soverelgu'a eyes and Fffj! thus to thwart the treasonable work- BJf f, rebounded upon lllchelleu and was the BJ'L moans of making the breach between W Ibo two men wider. Once, when goad- rN ed to desperation by tho tiunls L (. of the chief conspirator, tho old c irdl- W3 ual surpassed himself In denunciatory Bit power and according to liulwer BBLi made lhe huave turn pale and tremble BY V under the terrlblo maledictions nnd BJj j! warnings poured out iin him. Kald BM !i Itlchellm ut one point 'Ah, dark ) Rstiniatrr, look to It well, lose not a BBk) trick, lly this same hour tomorrow BB, j thou shall hnve Krauceor Ithy headl" BJl) If anything can make the ordinary Bft ) human restless and fearful. It la to HR ;'. make hlui kuow that within n certain BB it btltf time certain things aro to bo BK I done ortertaliiuopUasaut results will KW 1, .follow, and lu no place that we kuow jj ol Is such limitation nt limes so lm- Bl y ptratlTti as here In Halt I.itl. BB 1 Wo havo been more remsrolouly ' iluckid, plundirod and lniHited Uon Bw In various lilifli-brtrtds.it oud low- BKV handed woja than any other com- BBjt luuulty of almllar position In the BBliji Lountry; stll have we "lurno It with a Bfllr fatkiut shrug" and 1st one Imposltljn Bj' alter nuuthir be entered upon the Bk' , retords of tlmu without much more BBi than protest until wo have uoiuo lo BBJ) look upon them as a matter of course, I It la time to call u halt. This city diservts better than to bo made u ttool - pigeon ol by anybody that talis a I'BJl notion to do It. Bit It ought to bu agreed upon and live I HH up toby our buitiusa men that when- Bfljl ever their Joint nil Is sought In the IBr furtherance of any private enterprise Hi the iroceedlnR luuU bo tuo-slded (and even-huiidtd; that If evtt-thing evtt-thing Is legitimate and proper there saw' caubeuortasonableotjectlou li each BBJI of the tallies being made secure. As BBJI. It la now and has ifou all alou, u BBi, aro required to run all tho risk, to ad BjBJ k' vancu time, raeuus and etrurt, and H upon Iho tllghteel sutsgettlon that the BB' proceeding be nude eipial are met BjBh wlthnsneerof detlslou If not an out- BjBu turstoldeflauce. rheie Is no uiua- BBK slty for It to continue any longer, In BBn fact there was nono for Its commence- BJBJ ment and subc'iient toleration. BJBJ Henceforth, when any man or com- BJBJ f I lany of men propoio to lunuguratu a BjBi 1 new Industry In cur midst, one that f will be Rlltab!e lo tbem andbem-flclsl andbem-flclsl touslu eerlaln wojb It we will Hi. aid In the rnierpflse, let us, If we decile In embark in l, " to It before canvaslng for and raising lh needed funds that soms sort of undertaking Is entered Into by the projectors, so that, In Hie event of their acting lu hadfallh, e shall havo something to fall hack upon. Let tlio word go forth at once and to all that, while disposed to do what Is rnsonal.le and proper lo further the city's welfare wel-fare and Incidentally to make profit for olhers.wa will no longer bo made light of without Its coding those who do It something. Don't wait until the labor nnd time rcij lire J In gettlug the uo in-luuulty in-luuulty worked up and tho means subscribed and collected have bieli Ait out before demanding a bond or other sccuitty; ai an evidence of good faith, which no man whu InleuJs to act In good faith will object to, let 'the bond or other security accompany the proposition. Then all sides will bo protected, an I If there ho any losses they will fall where they ought to fall. I'urtbermore,let tho time within which the work Is to begln,lhat within whlih It shall be completed, and Its capacity, cost, etc., be plainly set out; then, If any of the gentry who are so fjnd of I laying pranks on us try It again, we will havo (.erhups us much annoyance as ever, but It will bo at their expense. Wo want to prelect ourselves from designing de-signing men whu seek gain without the uiual attendants of risk or consideration, consid-eration, and It Is our duty to ourselves and each other to do It. We are lu a condition of things financially jtist now which attracts attention to us lu Just tho same way Ihstn horierulred lu n pool and without with-out anlitanca attracts the attention of tho nelghborlog trows they can see or believe they can some rich plucking In tho Immediate future. Iut us btglu the preparation of a series of dl-ajx poluimeuU for them by placing our spare money In such (.hairnets as will uniuestlouably return the luvistmimts with Interist, while stimulating trade to a greater extent than would any of the projicta ollered us even It com-ktd. com-ktd. Hut a bo re nil, let us hinafKr denl with ao-cslled beneficiaries of the community com-munity 'on rt pirety buslines bails, unalloyed with sentiment or buncombe. Let us have a forfeit for-feit losttd before doing any thing, and then If It should prove to tie lhe tale that wo atu tho Intended vie ttmsnl a conspiracy or any thing ilso lliui o wuut nothing of,wo tan call tho designers' attention lo their bond nnd osy: "lly Ibis time or these times you baTe done thus und to or fto declare a forfeiture upon you and will proceed lo collect In accordauio tbciewlth." This sounds a little harshly to some, no doubt; but something of the kind hat become an Imperative (netuflty. We must prevent ourselves Irom telng overcome by placing ourselves In such npoiltlou that on the lint upt-irancu of Ireiclury wo Wlll be ablo to ovi r-come r-come those who nttimpt II; In other words, in lllchelleu had It, there must be a stake a two-sided one,to pliy for. |
