New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-22

sHtue iuthsri ana looking INTO the dstance before
| LIN, stofped again.
buggy, uLirsty weary. You. nbecile.. where
the hehtS orc yonder eating and drinking and warn.
| ing yovrselves at fires! wish had the eacking Of
your town, would repay you, ny chdrenr'
But Tie teeth be set al the town, and the hand hc
sL"ok at tie town, brought the town no pearcr and
VIC nan wa yet hungrer, and tsrstier and lrier
when his feet were on it, jagged pavement, and be
| stood locking about hin.
There was hotel with it, gateway. and its savory
smell Of cooking; there the cafe with It's bright
windows and lis rafting Of dominOes: there was the
dyers, with rs strips Of red cloth the door posts
there was tie sllversths with It's earrings and ts
offerings fUr atars; there the tObaccO- tealer's
with IL lively group Of soldier customers coming out
pipe in mouth; there tue bad odors Of the town
and the rain and refuse ia the kennels and the faint
! lamps surg across the road and the huge diligence,
and its mountain Of luggage, and its six gray horses
with thor tais tied up getting under weigh at the
coacL-Cfhoe But 10 small cabaret for a straitened
Traveller being within sight he had TO seek round
the dark corner where the cabbage leaves lay thick
est, trodden about the public cistern at which
had Lot yet len of drawing water There in the back
street he found one the Break of Day. The CuItanet
windows couded the Brock Of Day. but il seemed
/ light and warm and il announced in legble inscrp-
tor, with appropriate pictorial establishment of BIZ
lard cue and bal, that at the Break OF Day could
play billiards. that there could find meat, drink,
and lodging, whether came on horseback OF came
foot; and that it kevt good wines, liqueurs. and
brandy. The man turned the handle Of the Break OF
Day door, and Emped in.
lie touched his dsceIored slouched hat az he came
in at the door, TO few men who occupied the room.
Two playing domiDOes al Of the little tables;
three four seated round the stove, cOnyesing
they smoked; The bllllHrdtGblc in the center
left alone for the time the landady Of the Day Break
rat behind her little counter among her cloudy bottles
Of sirup., baskets Of cakes and cadcn drainage for
glasses, working al her needle.
Making his way Ia empty little table in O corner
Of room behind the stove, he put down lis knap.scA
and bis coak upon the ground. As he raised his head
from STOPPING to do he found the landlady beside
I'm.
Gone can lodge here tonight Madame"
"Peifcty!' said the lsndlady, in high, sing song
obeey voice
Good. One car dine-sup-what YOU please to
call itr'
"Ah, perfectly" cried the landlady as before
Dispatch, then, Madame, if you please. Some.
thing to eat az quickly as you can; and wine at
once. ! am exhausted"
at is very bad weather, Monsieur" said the land.
lady.
1Cursed weather"
" And very long road"
" A cursed road
His voice failcd him, and he rested biz head
upon his hands til bottle of wine was brought
nom the counter. Having filed and empted his little
rmhler twice, and having broken of an end from the
great loaf that set before him with his cloth and
napkin, soupplac, salt, pepper, and oil, he rested
bis back against the Vt the wall, made
couch Of the bench on which he sat- and began to
cLew crust until such time his repast should be
ready.
There had been that momentary interruption of the
talk about the stove and that temporary matte to
and distraction from one another, which il usually in
soparable liz such company from the arrival of n
stranger. 1t had passed over by this time and the
had done ganeng at him, ard were talking egain
"Tbats the true rcason" said one of them, bring
ing story he had been telling to close, that's the
tue why they said that the dcy was let loose
Tie speaker the tall Sw, belonging to the church.
and ho brought something Of the authority Of the
church into tie di-cussOE-espcc!ay rs the devil
in que ton
/, flaI la,; L.r i. Al
new gueets Entertainment to hcr husband, who acted
cook to the Break OF Day, had resumed her needle
WoIk behind her counter. She n smart, Dcnt,
bright little woman, with good deal Of cap and .
good deal q stocking, and she struck into the
satiOn with several laughing mods Of her head, but
without looking up from her work.
All, Heaven, then" said she. ''When the boat
came up fiom Lyons, and brought the that the
devil actually LET loose at Mgscio', some fly
catcLcp swallowed it. But |, No, moi H.
Madame you are always right returned the toll
Swiss. . Double you were enraged against that
man, MadGnc'
"Ab, yes, thcn" cried the lapdlady, roisns her
eyes from ler work, opening them very wide and
tossing her head or one SIDE Naturally ycs.
" lie u bad subject
q" He was q wicked wretch" fad the landIidy,
" and well mcrited what be had tho good fortune to
,iCspe. 80 much the wOrse.'
" stay Madame! Let us see, returned the Swlss,
orgunentutytly tuning his cgUr between his lips.
" 1t may have been his uuioItunttc destiny. lie may
have been the child Of circumstances. II i always
III
but know how 10 find it out. Philosophical philan-
thupy teachcs--
TIE rest ofthe little knot about the stove murmured
on objection to the introduction of that threatening
cXprossOD Even tie two player at doninoes glanced
up from their game, II to protest against philO-
,oplical philanthropy being brought by name into the
Beah Of Day.
Hold there. you and your philanthropy" the
smiling landlady, uoddng her head more than ever.
Listen, then. am Il woman ], know nothing of
Philosophical Philanthropy. Bat know what have
seem and what have looked in the face, in this world
heIc, where find myself. And tell you this, my
friend, that there are people imen and women both,
nrf,rtuHately,l who have no good in theI-nouc.
That there arr people whom it is necessary to dctest
without compromise. That there are people who
must BE- dealt with a. enemies of the human race.
That there are people who have human heart, and
uLo must be crushed like savage beasts and cleared
ont of tie way. They are buifew hope; but have
seen in this world here whore find myself and even
at the little Break of Day that there such people
And do moi doubt Tint this man--whatcver the! call
him. forget his namo--iS one OF them
The land lady = lively speech rccey ed with great
er fay or at the B.csk Day tlen would have elicit
- from cltain amishlc whitewashci Of the class SIZE
20 unreasonably objected 10, nearer Great Britain
Ms filth Il your philosophical philanthropy" said
tie andady putting down her work, aud rising to take
the stranger soup from her husband, who appeared
with il at side door, "put- any body at the mercy of
such people by holding terms with them al all in words
OF deeds, both, take II away from the Break Of
Day, for il sn't worth a SOU"
A. she placed the soup before the guest, who
charged BIZ attitude TO a sitting one, be looked her
fu III the face, and bis mustache went up under his
noe aud biz nose came down over his nu-tache.
"Welr said The previous speaker, "lct
hack 10 our subject. Leaving al that aside gentle
rcn it was be ause the man was acquitted on his
tIia that people said at Maneiles that the devil was
let loose. That was how the phrase began to circulate
ard what II meant; Io;h.ng more"
" How do they Gull him :! said the landlady.
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