Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-07


'1' F. BELA AiEEEAIs-
The ship yard in which COsquer worked, was
that OF NJ. Bordenson. one Of the largest mas
ter-builders Of Brest. M. BOrdenson had re-
esIvsd from heaven one OF those large violet
coIoured faces, which Il has been agreed 20 re-
aara as types OF frankHess and loyalty; and he
had therefore with great facility established on
the Fxehau ge Of Breat his reputation man
ofprobity and a good fellow. For the rest, moth
ing was wanting to enable him 10 play these
two parts, neither loud voice, nor great bursts
pf laughter. nor hanefuls royalty distributed.
/ He called everybody Hiy dear and knew pre-
cIselv every ones fortune. Though about fifty
years OF age, he was yet bachelor, and every
! thing indicated trat he wsuld not marry. IN
SOME quarters he was accused Of being Q hber-
/ tine. avaricious, and Of having no more tilan
preeissIv the legal honour exacted by the Code;
but. on the Whole. he was a man who always
paid his taxes, contracted no debts, and pune-
/ tualIv returned his New Years calls; in word,
what Is called an upright man.
! He had, some months since, finished several
! important jobs, and was now In one OF those
I moments Of repose which succeed great IN
dnsrri,l activity. Content with his balance
sheet and little pressed with work, lie was
/ TRANQUILITY reading The journal des Dc5ais, o.
pOslte lis Nd4llltL III slAA y AAp fft-7 N--I--
/ ousIy occupied in diluting Chinese ink in
small cup.
1t is alarming, he all at once exclaimed,
| laying the journal down upon his desk, and
| opening wide his big handkerchiefof Of striped
cotton, 10 blow his nose comfortably If the
Government does not take ktrong measures,
industry Is lost.
WHAT'S il . asked the monsieur of the Chi
nese ink, without raising his head.
coalitions OF workmen, always, my dear
every where raise in wages demanded.
There is article as Of the Penal Code. tran
gully replied Durand, trying wriiing-psn.
-UndOubtedIy; but what is the use OF laws,
II they are never applied These iuries are
beasts, with their indulgence, Oh I would
ike 10 be summoned, I. to sit in sach cases.
Always the HlnziaIsEs, the maximum Of the
punishment, and after that we should see. No.
the fact Is, il = absolutely necessary to put an
end to the pTstensions OF these rOgues there, or
else there Will soon be no such thing as society.
pursnd cut q crow-quiu into pen He
made no reply, and both were silent Tor mo-
ment but suddenly Bordenson resumed:
A propos. Lurand, have YOU seen the other
1usster-buIlaers
Yes: the decrease of days wages OF ma
zons, carpenters and stone-cutters is agreed on.
Perfectly. II they come the recalcitrant'
very well Wen let them clear out We're
not pres ed with work row apd besides, they
must needs come back when they begin 20 die
OF hunger.
1t is clear. they will be always free to
choose, TRANQUILITY observed DuIand, drawing
/ The crow-quil Pen between his lips.
And he returned to his work, while Borden
son continued 10 read his Journal
The same evening. in paying on his work
men, the master-bullter announced 10 them
that his work being ended for the time, be
needed their services DO longer. 1t was for each
OF these men like blow with a club.
Rordenson expected that, but ne remained
iunexlble Sheu they begged for work.
Look elsewhere, was the only reply they
could obtain from him.
They did in fact apply to the other Master
builders; but all were cautioned, all refused.
They had to return TO their Old patron. His
reply was at first the samei he had no more
work to give them, Then afterwards, as If
touched with com passion, he told them that he
would consent to re- employ some Of them, bat
az reduced wages
That was not what they hoped for. They
vent away.
Bordsnson shrugged his shoulders, as he fol-
| lowed them with his eyes.
They ars proud now, because they have
their bellies full; but in a few days wen see.
/ His expectations were realized. He had
counted on hunger as an auxiliary, and it did
! not fsi him. The struggle was not long, be-
| tween the rich man. who had It ia bis power te
1 wait, ard the poor man who had no bread FOR
/ tomorrow.
] NJ. Bordenson's workmen came to beg him to
! re employ them, at reduced wages. The other
[ master builders in succession achieved the same
success.
I A single workman did not accept these new
| arrangements. This was Cosquer. Refused
work in all the shops, he none the less persisted
10 contendiug against the coalition, which he
felt 10 be unjust and an outrage. Some cor
rectiy told him he was in the right, and that
The law punished league Of the masters ike
one OF the workmen; but no one could tell
hm how to make his right stfectuaI; ne one
could show him how he, ignorant and poor,
could collect testimony, carry on suit, and
obtain justice.
Then, &c is 10 he said, Cosquer had no very
rn faith In this law. which, it was pretended,
was bound 10 protect him. Man Of the People,
he knew, Of all the codes imposed by other.
oaiy that 10 which he had always been con-
strained TO submit thai ia TO say, the order TO
pay his impOst OF coin and blood. The law, for
him. was a gendarHe and a taE-collsctor,
wherefore he in no wise appealed 70 human
Justice. Obstinate In maintaining an uuf qual
combat be suffered and waited with patience
| Meanwhile his resources were every day be-
ing exhausted. He had sold al he possessed
the misery OF his family was al its height. He
was compelled to yield. He went 10 Borden
son s shop, pale with rage, shame and hunger,
20 ask c1r work on the s me terms as the rest
The patron received him in a jocose manner,
and consented TO re- employ him, telling him,
however that his place As keeper Of the yard
had been entrusted 10 Barazsr, who would
thenceforward enjoy the advantages attached
10 It's functions.
The eutranceof Cosquer into the shop was an
event Those Of his fellows who had long be-
fore accepted the new tariff and before whom
he had Dragged that he never would yield, ca
gerly seized the opportunity 70 humillats him.
There was for some time delggs OF coarse
| ranIerlcs, against which the mason was forced
10 use the might OF his arm Two CT three
times his Wig 1roUs fst forced the SAT c3sIns down
the jolers' threats: then they ceased but dun
hostility commenced to mUtter around him
| His companions did not forgive him for having
shown more courage than they, and for having
still continued 20 resist, when all the rest had
long before submitted.
IN the midst OF the general disadection, a
single man had sympsthized with Cosquer; the
same who had taken the place Of the keeper in
the yard Of Bordenson.
Barazer was an Indifferent workman and q
person Of doubtful il not bad reputation. Ht
was Of paltry appearance, and his eifaeed
physiognomy reminded one Of those pieces OF
money fron which long use has almost entirely
rubbed on the impression. Perhaps, too, it hsd
lost it's imprint by the friction Of his vices
perhaps he was one Of those persons whom
nature has forgotten 10 stamp, kind of coun
terfeit coin OF flesh and blood which is some
times found in circulation in hfe perhaps il
| fine a profound hypocrisy was author OF IN,
6ctitious stupidity that chung to his face like q
mask that had taken root. At an events, Bars
ger was, among all the workDen, the one lea
| noticed and most rarely thought Of NothiDi
was known Of him except his passive resigna
tion aud obsequous obedience, serviIe qualifca
tions TO which he owed the new place that D,
hHed
bis acceptance Of this place, which had be
longed TO Cosquer, had not much commended
| him to that person, and his advances were a
first rather badly received by the mason bu
BaIazer was neither offended or discouraged b.
anything. Insult glided over his bowed bead
without his taking the trouble to seize it. More
over. be had recourse to an infauible means o
| gaming Aocilutt tplAAtlAN7 AAN pau Ao% ia
liquor, and they soon became friends.
Meanwhile, Cosquer's trouble continued ia
same. His wages, less than formerly. hs
hardly enabled him to nj the gaps which
; month without work had made in his house
bold economy. Nainly he resisted this fatalit
Of circumstances, by which be fell himsel
dragged towards an abyss; vaiDly be for som
Z time struggled with poverty, which had fa'
tened on him ike an ulcer he was not mad
for these combats which have thelr field Of bal
! tie in the heart. The habitude Of thought an
I OF moral conflicts had never taught him ths
> patience against sorrow, in which the latte
{ ends BY suceumbing; in fine, he had nc
D learnsd, a philosophical gladiataE TO gath
| upon a single point all the forces Of Ms will I
. combat external suffering.
z He was, on the contEary, one OF those me
. WIN have sweated out th' ir soul, and Wa
! whom all energy. ali sensfbility, all patien,
: has come 10 the surface fortlfying the outwar
= az the expense OF the inward. As soon as
sound that he could not knock down with a
J.. Al the enemy he eombsted, he yielded to di
q eouragenent.
2 Then. misery came, that frank, blunt miser
y mat counts mouths and calculates hunger.
. .ame and with Il evil tboughts......-.Cosqu
= ] - as n were peridious voices that gay