The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-31

Wnlcn Jno Uncle ana the nleceS.
occupied, came to ask the half yearly
rent. Alas! they could not pay him.
He was hard-hearted man, and grew
angry, and Mr.. Beranger learned for
the first time the destitution of the lit
tie family. Jane and Marguerite in
vain entreated the owner of the house,
representing to him their distress.
"What do you mean? ?" he answered
them, Il am not paid with fair words
the Government is not satisfied wit
them for taxes. Look for anothe
home. Your furniture shall stay her,
and it viii hardly pay me-"
ooh, sir" said Jane, .everythin
here belongs to you. But I beg yol
let us keep that picture; it is an hoi
loom, nay sister, and ] feel great q
tachment to it"
Everything here belongs to me; Il
picture like the rest; else get the MOI
ey."
James Beranger was mute with q
tonishment. Hardly could he say
word in favor of the entreaties of l
neices..
That same evening came o BALI
who ordered them to make payment
| twenty-four hours.
Poor children! they retired We
sadly. All night they heard throus
the thingpartition that separated the
from their Uncle, sighing and sobbin
The next day the bailiff returned;
the name of the owner he,seized all Il
furniture, and few days after, a p
per fastened to the door, announce
that small lot Of furniture would |
sold at the public square. At nool
everything was carried away; the tw
sisters and the aged gentleman stage
togetaer; Jane and Marguerite erie
silently. The good priest, leanii
against the wall, for there was n
even chair to sit upon, was dejectt
and mournful. The bailiff enterC
again, made q minute search and 50.
in moved voice:
Forgive me for adding to your 50
row, but l am doing q stern duty.
must deliver the key of this room" r
] dared not tell them to leave,
James Beranger understood hir
and taking his nioces By the hand, !
went out, casting last glance on Il
dwelling that had sheltered him al
his during the storms of the rovolutic
4 poor neighbor was standing in |
open without saying word, :
showed them her room, which mea.
Here is all have; pd'tuke q ii.
The two sisters entered, weeping.
"You see, my children" said the cl,
gyman, "God deserts US not--ta.
courage!'
The furniture was sold at the squar
already the tables, the chairs. the bee
were awarded; the picture alone r
: NAMED. Mr.. Beranger approache
and contemplated it for the last tin
!, with eyes moistoning, 'There," sai
the auctloneer, chow much for Il
painting? GA half crown, said
merchant.
: "a half crown for the pic,ur v
ciferated the crier, that's not dear
James Beranger was hurrying ava
when voice out of the crowd crit
out, ga hundred francs!''
The priest stopped; with a hundrt
: francs the proprietor was paid. al
much above. He would have willing
}, embraced this unknown protecto
sTwo hundred francs!" said anoth
voice.
A murmuring began to circulate
the crowd.
To those times of revolution, whc
: the religion of Christ was bapished,
wasa crime to buy picture with a r
. Ioious subject: Nevertheless, stra
ger penetrated through the crowd, ar
casting a scornful glance around hil
cried out:
= Five hundred francs!"
Eight hundred, said broker.
2 "a thousandp replied the strange
: "What is all this, sir ?" Mr.. Berang
7 was asked by two officers, that pass
. by. :
'sMy furniture is being sold, gent
men" answered humbly the aged ma
= ''there is a painting that reaches
ready to thousand francs. This is
i fortune which I did not suspect !" &c
s let us see it, said the elder of the t
i officers, after having regarded the c
] man with emotion.
"Ten thousand francs" he cried O
,a before he had penetrated the crow