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misery," was the mournful answer of Napoleon
Misery! But what caused your misery"
"'rhe lack of money"
"Pshaw is that all p said the stranger
"You certainly can't be so destitute as to think
of killing yourself. Come, my good friend, when
a man has enough to eat and wear, he should
not think of DEATH
"But l have only one dollar: said Napoleon
"and my mother is starving for want Of money, >
ais it possible! - said the stranger. "I had
no idea that it had come to this But here is q
purse Of gold. Take it, and relieve your mo-
ther."
Napoleon eagerly clutched the gold, and hur-
| ried away. The stranger looked after him with
astouishment, and pursued his course.
Several years after the above event, man
| was vending his way in thinly populated por-
ton Of the suburbs of Paris. The traveller,
seated on horseback, was proceeding slowly, and
| seemed absorbed in deep meditation. few
hundred yards in front of him lay the river
Seine. As soon as he had reached the river. he
paced slowly along its bank until he came TO .
large bridge, when disnounting from his horse,
he tied it to post, and walked leisurcly along
until he came to q particular spot, where he
stopped The bridge was deserted and had the
appearance of having been long fallen into dis
use The horscnian seemed struck with sudden
emotion at the sight and as he stood at one
side, looking over into the clear blue water, al
parenty Inadvertently, he uttered his thoughts
aloud with what thoughts do these places Ill.
spire me- What mighty effect have those
still, deep waters beneath me, had on the dcsti-
nies of the world. Here, a few years ago, i'll the
dead of night, met man, destitute and friend
less, about to hurl himself into the waves. l
prevented him. And now, that man. raised TO
the pinnacle of fame, is master Of the fortunes
and treasures Of world"
"And has come to thank and reward you. De-
mass! = uttered voice behind him, and immc
diately he found himself locked in the embrace
of a man.
"Napolcon = cried Demasis and cordially re.
! turned the embrace. ''But," he continued, l
beg your majestys pardon for my freedom
"Stup, stop cried Napoleon "away with
court ceremonial. l am Napoleon still. Let Us
forget the distinction of monarch and subject
and converse like two friends. How Glad AIN.
my friend, to have this opportunity Of !ischarss-
ing the d.bt which owe you.'
Your majesty owes lie nothing, said De.
masis Il on ly prevented you from drowning
YOURSELF us would have done any other.
But the sold-you forget the gold, Iriend
How often, since that night, have sought TO
discover you. Howqueer you musthavethonght
inc to snatch the money and hurry away, with
out even thanking you. But l assure you, moe
umie so soon as thought of my conduct hur-
ried back here, but you were gone. And since
then my efforts to find you have been unsuccess
ful till now. But now, that have caught yoa:"
he continued playfully, 81 will see that YOU con-
sent to take back that money! and something
more beside. But why, since my accession to
power. .did, ,sea.ss maksy tskae~ntu1Irc!
81 had no need Of the money" replied Hena-
sis, ";nd have been leading cheerful, happy
life on my farm
$50 you were afraid that l would drag yu;l
from your privacy, eh But, come along said
Napoleon, pulling him by the arm, "I.et us
take horse, and talk over these matters ut the
Tuillcrles."
Mounting their horses, the Emperor and the
subject rode side BY side, and were Sooa lost t"
view in the evening mist. Suffice it to say that
Demasis WAS fully rewarded.