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Show I The Emancipation of Billy ; By 0, Henry K'ea tinned from yeetaree? Jeff we fk4 fire one te whose NH1 r vae'eg he new a, Hkm M reehed rem for aftrtpa Jaff iMh adusT net ftod inwNiihH before hanging It in hail-rare:. If saw " said the oht men: ' I hf)AM l wee er enmlft' I hnwwed II . Mr V.lhm 4 nd r uitt f i kmn iiiv, a. alr 4 nah4 tip fmt 4r rrraiiif( tftri' war. I ft4i' av I4 fiUk ft4 aaya t m iraka Mara William !(n-brtft !(n-brtft r jMf, aa4 al'll Atla 11 ui ! 14 aar t f rnir'. Mara Wllitam. ar iinl4a m from haaT "1 41 ! tiva Inara mat nf th iin-. rf if' aa M hHIr I a-ir what 4 a r ooi i Am pfrt Mia 14 Jf f I'tM rniftr4 f Afr n'if. Ki Ida a ! n 18 librr-. f'ir4Mar iHr h'. o'fr nablhg Itla rlar ftp I. 'iy hi a.' i)t a 4-i'''i,l w rai tt i ii ft iH4-r4 th frnifl rir fl Mf n lima ofror . nmkinf rii hf'it aitalni adt r am-mf am-mf il 1 1 v rrifi4 in h fawnrita fhr it in aarttaaa at itl riwn4 mt Mtiafarti'-a inr Uf tnlr nat ha4 rorna In him, UAantlr Uf hi rtiav titti r.ffi. tha ha4 ft ihm Ifiina: Jln'tf. im-riipm. rlamrnt MlltllWlr At ) lha nrrf arr lhr.tiah iii a nfla wr arnia:lT nltanl thaw war Ia lh M ni hf a nrftt if mart r 'm run Mv r h-i.mat an ha arnwaa; "ia1l ir prnft mon'ha, W- 1iari ' . I am rtf rr. fa I war." H f llr. ar at iw Aa4 I a m n-arljr ? f am vtlaf If an M I rn r al h namra rt lut fart ar Ihraa ah arara In (. tj ! ' tf riiiriaa; my i-twiniaift tu.n M hat ! aav la is tiit of thta rmaittnaa lht it iffr4 " J. UHlaw" ". r4ral t-t1ffaiia). fa'hr I hm. lr ( ia -ota.ilra4. la h a aorr hat flaiiarifi ta4f It la auiatJa of fiiit-ra - n4 lr.fiilliaa: ' "Sm Hm.M. tin 4mH V w of th ffvri'ifia rnf pftl In firnf'a-p)nal firnf'a-p)nal l'f- far tart a rai'ir aa rf Kam haa r r hal I"! v'at t'nna Th'f fca haaaj la a4 hl-1r U-Anr an4 B)laia a tra aala Otta r i af ha ! rw at" I wmir mthra f-milr vara lai law I llawa ni 1-'.l4 ftcrapl thit aa-pnlmfn' aa-pnlmfn' to IHam" "I am thiaaina: tt aal Htlt afn lv. raa.Mtta lha aah mt h,a riaar "Toil ha hrn a VwmI af ! ff " HSfit mtt4 iha aanr at'rrn Ma pif with th haadl of a anh..Mr "I haan your aft all my l.f."' aai4 till I v. Harhlv ' I am nftaa a;ratiria4 T"p4 tha Invrnnf. hrtravina? a tour-h of mm- r4 t alalia trttmrhal fra4a la tha fwaaf r a with tha Uaaaral aa ahtaf ma rah a I. fr tha a iht aiwalf lhai h4 rprU4 lhir tr4htp ha4. t II 4irattaa. ha ff hr hotli Hxi ana 4a r Itimvin aha ta a44ft irlifnm. Tha aava ha4 ama thai ft lourta araataWat ial aarr aa(4 Iim " r t.imwiM r a t van r -mlauia atap Tha aartla ha4 ajrtmta4 ft fla mmnia at1ra fram tha bftlroh af th Pata' hta Imvma araaa aa aaa maa thai ma a ha i a mt aoura. Uaaaral lffhaia;h la rrm hacomnatr tha rhiaftan f a'l iha rtaaa Th trata vtth iaa far rtAa iH airitaa futari fram la nrM 'M arrival. K)mtHa ha4 4a har ht Thara ari ha4a, floarara. aarriaftaa. iinlfarma. binnri ar4 rnaitii arithai aa4 Mah a-hoit nirla In whMa frrha imp4 tha atapa af iha part with rni airwn ftarvftwalr la feftnr-haft Tha rhiaftai! ha1 mn It all hafora aora af Umaa II rouM ha f)lrura4 It ranl in nvanr frnm lha hlua.ani f'ar r"H rtwwaj i tha amallal raa. uf Tat hla htn4lr amll af lalaraat rraata4 rllm HI a it iflir mm If It haJ an tha nnl rta nr ainal la tna iaipr miliaria nf tha FaUra hmal lha tntn'l m.at MlUtrtnia ra rmM for tha hanr af haa; r'p aata-t hft ha 4t ru iah4 uaai ptm lua W ha aia-t4 adnTa-va. rl- ai4 riamnlla'a r,"'n but patriotic maaaa f-lla1 tha a'raata Mara, laj lha hnial, laanaral trffaj hauah hrt(lmT In rtrv Kim. ihaa ifwmi ar4 rimia ha, fnr lha tramp aaa ft ftl mm; aM Ita laf anaaaratat hr ar-hai rtiaiom At iha ifr.pr mninaat iMfnar l m-hartn. m-hartn. hraut if nil nra hi. ma-airiaantfy ma-airiaantfy aalintta. tall ftirttiouni, ata.pi rortar4 upoft iha arm ml tha tr naat Mm Hla arha4 ftn4 narh4 with hfti-4 trratft N.r OfiiH not hn a Northern rrMat rtf iha t'nil'! ahoul4 laap han4a ariiH -Varlnrnnr f'rniharton wnuM tha hr. ft ha nltrly alnaaft w M th roMairv ha Mul ana nt4 lali la.b' -t North at rn, n rituih. arr t f t'aat n4 ha U aa la apafth nf r imvlPa a ttl mP halaamta frti iha walla of tha Ta1a fctl I with Ma ftuntlar b(. ar4 wita4 furl th nlra to Ip' th 4j ruir Ha ha4 nftrlr for!! fttliv a vm at for anft. an4 ha a-ia pallntr 1nf h I rua Ha car. r4 hla pluV In hta han4 and flt frmnm. H a-lmlratl hia fathara atrta If ir an4 n.a Aftr all. It waa a ri 4al to ha pnn mf a man wha; ("nl4 an ftallanlly hnl4 tha pmllinil f a aaanatira fur thra tnrat inrta itaral ?affihaiifth rlrarail hla lhrh;it Klmvin npn4 It mith an4 niirtnt Tha . hlftsm with tha li'M 1v, falft faca waa lin1ng' out hia ha ml amilinr f-war-Unvarnar Pm hart an tapit4 hla own arrnii tha . h.m Hut what til Ihia tha Can rail wja an lh ? ' Mr lra4r,i. atfoar ma t prant om on who haa th honor to ha ha fath-r r.f oiir fnramnal, 4latln-nahd 4latln-nahd riti"n. Iarnf1 a nil honor M tir ii. hclova low nam a ii. a 4 mHla smtt hrrn p-titman-t ha llonorahla H tiium fl. Prmhfrton." Plaran f, "liv hln conam t u la t 4 upr h tc ft an with arh anunt ant atarlmff nualltla. rpciaHv la thia i.t.r pa'iva lawn la rnr aama lln.-4 wi'h wilna In lha talk of air rltl- trna " "I navar fcnw an ar to fnrftt tha i tn-ttttiiti, ' murmured II I If. umqr. tirt'-i' 1 "H hataar friia;a ' mirawarf lha rr-nl, ' ft. t piaeaa. rf. l-r 1 wtrtna nf niv nam and ar 'a la tha atat ha hn vnua in draw uprtn trrmiy I hava nl haaltatad la rt It 'n tnur hhalf whnvr rspnorl'inl'r nffaaad net nu hava tarv4 II. I VHam V" tr haan iha hat af aaaa An 4 now thta anfmlnlman cma in tah won awav from ma. f ha hut a rw ra lft to llva. 1 am almoat ftar"n(tnl tinon nt hara P " w a van n walhina: aa4 4raaiaa? t wouhi Hhntit nu. my nfi' Tha ilotaraora ftina nnfpa4 1 tha flnaar. A 4aar trlrhl fanm hta a a Itla volra ha4 rlaan an4 arum bid to wrahMaft falaatio and raa4- ita waa an aM. aM man Kut in mm waraft of ih -n iht rhriah4 him Plllr rna and la-4 hia haad hoii i Ih (lavrrnitf'i ahonldr , "lon't wiirrv.-fathar." ha aa4, rhaar ftiMv "I m nnt rn'ni to accept ft;im villa ta ftoo4 anrtuah fnr ma. 1 t wrlta toniaht and darhn t " At tha aril Iniarchanara of dalra ! hatwacn tha Oo arnor and lnral Icffcnlaurh nn la avanua hia ralinrv with a ctnfrtha air f aalf- tlafctinn apoha of t h arinntnlmaat th-t ha'1 haan andrd to ftllly. h Oanaral whiatlad "That a a plum for Hilly, ha ahnut. ad Who d hava thonarht tht Hilly-hul, Hilly-hul, cnnfaUP'l II. Il'a haan In him alt th tlma It a a hooat for r'lmvilla It'll and ral aatata tip It a an honor In our atpl It a a mrnplimant to lha Hnitth. Wa a all haan Mind ahoiit Hilly. Whan loa ha (cava Wa muat hava A rrpittn. tlraal Oafllnirp that hl a atftht t htuaa nd a yaar' Thara a haan a. carload f lead nc1a worn to at ii a f I pur la a; on thoaa appoint tpania Thmte nf It txir Hula, wom. aawiaa, malv-mouth4 Htllv' Anftl nnaaar.a doran t haotn to mraa II Klmvill la 4'agracad foray r unlaaa aha llnaa up In a hurry for rat If left-linn left-linn and apnlnry.' Tha vnralila aloloch amild fattt-oual. fattt-oual. Ila carriad lha fir whh hth to (ttnauma all th trlhutaa to Htllv. tha amok a of whih would aacmd aa mm ltcrtaa lo himaalf. William " anid tha (lovarnor. with modaal prtda. ' haa tr ln4 tha appoint m-nt. It rfuaa to l-av ma In my old age. Ita la a good aon ' Tha nral awutig around and laid a larva forrflngar upnn tha liomm of hla friend. Much of tha itanerala au -vmn had ban dua to hla ilevlerlty In aatatthahlng awtfl llna of comntunira lon haiwan taua and affect. " lovarnor." ha a id. with n kn look In hla trig. o - lika aya. "you va lan complaining to Hilly about our rheimatlm.' My ilaar fleneral,' rapllad tha Dot arnor. atiffly. "my aon la 41 II ta Oil Ila capable of iicllng aurh qtiaa tiona for hin.aelf Arid I. aa hla par ani. fe It tnv duty to alaia thai Your remark a bo Jt r -rhaumai lam la a mighty poor ahot from a very amatt hure. air. aimed at a purely peraonal and private affliction." "If von will allow ma," retorted the General, "vou've af flitted tha public with It for vnn" lima; a rul ivu no am'ill bore, yt tiitt " Thla firat tiff batween tha two old romradra might .aa grown into an me. ! thtnaj more ai rloua but for tha fortu i nate Intt-rrup lot tauad hy the oeien I latioua atinroa h of Colonel Tltua and another una ' t.ie couri rtlnt from tha riftht ioantv. lo whom th tteneral confided t h t odd led atateamnn and wrn hta . A f i e- Hi 11 nd ao effi-ct oh llv en tnr'tcd hia a'limuona and taken lha veil an to epfA-i. In a aonnery. he waa atirpnaed to diaa.iver how much llghtr of heart and hiiler ba fell. Ha readied what ft H hg. reaileaa atrugglr he bud maint iin.i,, and how min-h he had lot ly Vailing to cull th alinple j hut wholreome pb-aaurea bv tha way ! Ilia Iteart warmeil now to Klrmill and the frlanda who had refuaed to aet him upon a padeatal. It waa teitr, ha he. nan to Ihmk. to be "Htllv" and hi I fathara aon. and to he hailed famllinrly i hv cheery nelghbora and grownup Iptavmatta. than In ha "Your Honor.", land ail among alranarera. hearina. may-ha. may-ha. through tha argumeMa of learned ( counaal, lhat old mat.' faehla voice ; cryma "What would I do without you, I niv n" 1 MHIy began to aurprlaa hla acwuaia- tancea by whtatllng aa ha walked up Ihe etreet: othera ha aatnunded by lapping ihem dtareaparitully upon thetr hai-ka and raktna uo old anao. dni ha had not had lha time to rec-nllct rec-nllct for yara. Though ha ham mere) aav at hla law caaea aa thoroughly aa ever, he found more i una for re-trt re-trt 'nn nnd the company of hla frlna. Stjn.e of the younger at were eiiuallv after him lo join tha gnf cluh. A atriklng proof nf hia ahHndon n.ent to nh-ur'tv waa hla adnriloa of a moat undignified. rakah. llttl aoft hat. rearrvtna tha "pit. a for Hundava anil aiaie nrcaatona Hilly waa beain-nlna beain-nlna to enloy Klmvlle. though that Irreverent burgh had nealnd to i row n him w it It hav and myrt lc. i All the whtla uneventful peace per-l per-l vaUed tlmvllla. Tha Oovcrnor coal.n- |