Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-31
MIS- G. ELL A n Y.
coRISSE MONTFERoN,
TRANslATED TNoN rus ETEENcu.


had ben kicked aboutt the great city Of Par.
is Ike dog, know no, who were my
parents TIE memory which reached farih'
est back wa. ofa dark garrc, in the Rue de
Ia Papinarc, and OF an old woman named
BArbc. who Iscd 10 live amid a heap ofras'
which she taught me how 10 gather IN ihc
,,rcs;s. Bot just as bad learned to work.
Barbs dicd aud should have starved had
not an Old man who occupied a part Of The
same house come 90 scc me. Tie found me
alone by the dead body 0C the Old woman /,
aud when be knew how things bad turned
ne askel ne II would come and live With
hin. said ycs. Then he searched all ov'
or the room aud remember very well
that be found some gold in an old trunk,
which be took and kept. In a little while
some men came and carried away the body
Of old BArbe aud then I went dJwn 10 live
with Gordien. which was the old mans
pAmc.
Gordon was a rat catcher, and he soon
taught me TO catch rats too. after lev
years be used 10 send me out alone, aud be
gave me a sous for every rat | caught. !
bad learned the way into all the Old cellars
and into the srca, sewers ot the city and I
could arrange my traps with great kill.
Some days causb, a. many as dozen IN
a day.
one day. towards night, a. was going
h7me with Eve rats In one OF nv traps, a
nan stopped me and asked me u my name
was Fayein told han that i, was and
he then asked me 70 g a short distance. l
told him must 20 aud carry my rat home.
lie sail be would pay me much more than
my rats we're worth, anI iniimatci that It
suited him be might DO well by me. This
thought started every energy OF my soul In
70 LIE. For long time bad bccn assam-
Cd Of my hamblc condition, and bad l0nsvd
for some more honorablsemPl0yueut. The
last remark Of the strange man started up
new hope and tod him | would follow
him. he LED the way 10 hotel in the Rue
81. Denis, aud conducted me 70 a private
pArlor, where great lamp was buruins
bad never been IA such place bsi0rc ,
and might have stArci at the grand thius'
about me whole hour. bad not the man
SPOKEN 10 me.
"FIayien, said be, after Sc regarded me
for some time, ~ have been wAichin. you
for several days, and think you are jus,
the boy want. Now. Il [ will pay you
vel aai shield you lrou u! harm, will you
DO vha, want Of you, and ask 10 qucs.
ti0n,
told him should ike to work Tor him,
bot that could not proaiss 70 DO anything
which could ~, wholly understand
bat you can keep a .oSrc,, | suppose -
be sad.
Ito!I him tha, u never would break =
promise.
Then" said he, "you will sui, me. /
have some eurioG, bu.n-ss for you TO DO
Do you know who your parents were -
"No, NJ, told him.
That b, good. You shall .lesp here to-
night, aad tomorrow shall want you to
commence"
"Bgt Goriicn will bea, me Il stay away
al night, said.
"Do aoi fear on tha, account, my boy, Pc
answered the man. Il give you my word
,hAt your master shall no, hurt YOU and
perhaps you may never 90 back to him.
Ifyoa .ai, me. and serve the we'll, | may
take you into my service"
Thu. shs man quietci my fears and |
finally consented - remain all night H.
gave ne some supper, ana then conducted
ito a room where be .ail should sleep,
and taIe ne blow out the lsh: when got
into bcd. After he bad leit me saIcd
around upon the wall. aud upon the BED
l ielt most afraid 10 gst into such grand
aaair as that bed then appeared 70 me.
But was weary, and did no; hesitate
long. pulled og my ragged garments
and crawlei into the sJlJ bed, and Was .)0n
ssIeep | ~, aiisucd enough 10 sleep
soundly. bat ihs curious events o. the eye-
ming ksp, mo dreaming aud - suppose
was EOre wakeiul
cannot tell how long had slep; bu,
was aroused sometime during the night BY
hearin. the door Ol my ROOM shut start,
cd Up. and found the moonlight shining
through the window bat ibers Was no Ter.
sou tber, ave myself. VAS upon th,
point Of closing nv eyes again when heard
Voices ia an adjoinius room, and upon look
ins around again discovered that d'9'
which had supposed was a closet opening
really opened into another apartment.
could sc the CLEANS VI candle light through
the crgyic,-. soon beard NY name pro-
nognccd, anl ai.3 heard one man. who's
voice az once recognized As that Of my
guide, assure another that was asleep. Ol
course now had a curiosity 70 ge, up and
listen and did -. PLACED my ear clos,
10 the crack Of the door, aud could hear ev
cry word that was spoken. s1Ou learned
that the name oi my strange friend was Ge'
rard Ayentiu and the other only could
understand vas Plil'ip.
IL tell you, said Aveutin. rather ear
nss,ly, "we Will punish her thus. know
that she once bad a child, though she sup
posed that We know nothing of il; aud
am eOnfIcn, her ehiId was lost think
she gave Il away 80 that it might mover com,