The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-02-22
Misfellanruns.
THE BATTLE OF LIFE.
ny PurLInExr ArDEBRASp.

| IONllrNlS the emu oil the rO-tOrltlOn, Nv
Young students from Paris had been spend
inc their bolvdavs in ops of IN, ebarmin
v;iI,,os os Norr.r ON ,b. banls of IN
Io;re Tb,v x.ro both two-on5.twent
roaros.ro and voro ,ho bue. Of bsalt
mon ,b.;r cb0,t. During n counle O
months they had lived almost like Ameri
can trappers gun in hand aud their game
lbar dung across their shoulders. inccssantl,
beating about the bushes, scaling mountains
rising at cock-crow, and eating rye brea,
and mas of French beans at the first farm
they could discover in their peregrinations
Sometimes, as a great treat, they woul,
wash down their sayory meal by glass o
indigenous white wine, rather tart, and YER,
heavy. but, in many respects. very similar I,
the Rhenish wines. When evening came
they selected either hare or partridge frou
the spoils of their day's shooting, and sup
ped now in some wood-cutter's hut, now in
some wayside inn. freouented by carriers.
This kind of life pleased them exccedingl,
and caused a salutary reaction in the sys.
TEN, which was somewhat exhausted by
close study: for our two sportsmen had Just
taken their degrees as liccntiates IN law.
One morning, Us they were brcakfastins
in an inn, exhibiting the more ambition,
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So saving. he pointed to little cIus,er of
houses almost hid by clump of lOmbar-
dy pOpulars and holm oaks.
at would be so delightful, continued he
=" to live and die on this spot, where our
nurses rocked us in our cradles, and where
our mothers looked ON us with the eyes Of
affection. We have ripe fruits in our or
chards, excellent wine in our cellars, and
good horses in our stables. What more can
we wish for?"
"Bnvo - cried Tancred, ironically
.. you had better put the finishing stroke to
this delightful picture, by quoting Julius
Caesars saying: For my part, so far
from caring to be first in village, Id rath-
er be the last at Rome"
THAT'S a piece of mock modesty, Tan
cred" said his friend, "which, literally
translated. means that one would like to be
first fiddle everywhere"
"Well. any way. a village would not suit
me. Now only suppose your wish realized
Won would be made a country notary, and
n.rh.rs , ;pstic. Of tho peacc then. be-
crs oour,s or wears had rolled over our
head. our families would have each given
-. sor , wifi, some farmers daughter. with
chs.t. os rod n, love apples and as notable
nav b."
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:" H. ,,o % ,ho end Orr excellen,
,v;,o. ,vor,a br;r, us each sixty thousant
e.. lit !. s.oLonOd \ handsome for
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me nocL sur,lv as wa have AZ vet onl,
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;ov ,hom 10 nerfection there i, but on
g, "a ,ha, :. p.r;sr
:. Than u, us 90 :" said Conrod resign
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T.o nav. aov ,hcv ,oot thar lsavo an,
-, OF IN the d;l;csnc. as railroads wer. no
ye,in existence and in three days they reach
al tho cap;,al