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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17
PrODer RcbulSe,

A correspondent of the Gym
thiana Columbian tells the fol.
lowing story:
At Lafayette a well-dressed
man, accompanied by an inter-
esting-looking lady, evidently
his wife, and two sweet little
children, entered the cars. lie
was short of stature, with a
short, turned-up nose, a short,
thick lip. small eyes, and i'm
perceptible eyebrows. The
&tdy had a pleasing expression
in her pale countenance, that
bore the impress of suffering
patience. Her younger child
appeared sick, and tossed fret
fully on her wearied knees
The other soon grew tired of
the irksomeness of the car, and
became fretful and impatient.
The man, for l cannot call him
gentleman, lay lazily reading
q paper, lounging on a whole
seat he monopolized to him
self, though other passengers
were standing,
At length the lady, perfectly
unable to attend the two child
rem, in a tone of gentleness
that had something of fear in it,
besought him to attend to the
wants of the elder. She was
answered in q loud and abrupt
tone that attracted every
bodv's attention.
"Don't bother me-"
Her eyes dropped; a look of
mingled sorrow and shame
came overSher face, and she
said not a word.
A few moments afterwards
the conductor, Mr.. Paul, came
along, and the man inquired
of him tho distance to Michi-
gan City. With a tone model
ed to the life after that previ-
ouslv used by his interrogator,
Mr.. Paul Kissed out
"Don't bother mel"
The mans eyes glared fury
rs he demanded the reason Of
such an insult, and threatened
to resent it unless a proper ap-
ology was Immediately offered.
81 shall offer no apology for
my language" said the noble
hearted conductor, "neither
will you resent it; for a man
who deems himself injured by
having applied to him the
same language he has disgraced
himself by applying to a lody,
is too little Of a gentleman to
be apologized to, and too much
of a coward to even dare re-
sent i'll"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17
ADVERTISING TERMS
A Bows FIRST Composition.

The Terre Haute, Indiana,
Album gives the essay on "The
Ok" from one of its young con-
tributors, just as it came from
his pen. 1t is so natural and
spontaneous, that we doubt if
Shillabar or josh Billings
could equal it in genuine
humor: .... ".
"Oxen is a very slow animil,
they are good to break ground
up, would drather have horses
if they didn't have the kolick,
which they say is wind collec-
ted in a bunch, which makes
it dangerser for to keep horses
than an OK. If there was no
horses people wood have to
wheal thare wood on a wheal.
barrow. it wood take them to
or three days to wheal a cord
a mile. Cows is useful to. l
have hersoam say that if they
had to be tother or an OK they
wood be a COW. But l think
when it cum to have their tits
pulled of a cold mornin they
wood wish thay wasn't, for OK
en- don't generally have to
raise caves. ifi coodent be o
hefiur and he'd to bo both
wood be an OX.o
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

A DISABLED soldier has made
enough money to buy a wood
en- leg, by cutting up his old
crutches into half.inch bits and
selling them as portions of the
staff from which Ellsworth
hauled down the rebel flag.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

The following conversation
occurred between a graceless
boy and his teacher:
"What does your father do
when he sits down at the ta-
ble?"
Gle asks for the brandy bot
tle."
81 don't mean that. Well,
then, what does your mother do
when you sit down at the ta-
ble?"
"She says she will wiring our
necks ii we spill any grease on
the floor"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17
Afflicted by a Fat Woman.
by JOHN QUILL.

BY JOHN QUILL.
| am at the sea shore, trying
to get a little recreation and to
improve my health; instead of
that, | am as likely TO lose what
little creation | have, and ruin
my constitution. Adipose fe-
male is my complaint, and Pve
got it so bad that sometimes |
seriously think of throwing my
self in the undertow and float
ing out to become food for
CLAIMS.
This is the way it occurs:-
You see there is q maiden here
whose father is acquainted with
my father, and whose robust
pocket-book corresponds, COM
paratively, with the size of his
slaughter.
She, forsooth, is a maiden
who assumes to have seen but
twenty summers, but she has
put in the time SO well that
she has collected more beef
and tissue, and so on, on her
skeleton than would serve six
ordinary wome
Well, you see this heavy
father has his equally heavy
daughter on hands, and he
comes down here and lays for
his chance to throw her over
into matrimony with some un-
suspecting man. In an evil
hour | was induced to borrow
money of him, and now he
threatens me with the sheriff
or else his daughter, whichev-
er L choose. OF course L pre-
fer the sheriff, but |, worry
along with the fat woman until
| see a chance to bolt.
You have no idea how try
ing it IS. Her name Is Maria
and she is always wanting to
60 into,bathe. So we go down
to the beach; l walk in her
shadow to get out Of the heat.
Wher she comes to the bath
housesten chances to one that
she nearly rips the clothes off
of her in trying to get through
the door, and then just as like
as not, I've got to walk back
and get q carpenter to come
down and take out four or five
planks so as to get her in, and
then when she is in, it Is nec-
essary for me to stand there
and hold the loose planks in
place while she takes off her
envelopes.
Then she comes out and tries
to trip lightly over the sands.
Did you ever see the elephant
dance at the circus ? Well,
that's her; she looks moro like
a molasses cask on two legs
than anything else, and she's
about as graceful as an OK.
And she wanted me to teach
her to swim. Wouldn't | hold
her by the waist while she saw
if she could float? Waist! Talk
about putting a girdle around
the earth, the equator or the
rings of Saturn /! Why, l tell
you, you might as we'll try to
embrace the dome of the capi.
tol at Washington. No, | would
grab for a hold anywhere else,
but she must not expect me to
take her by the waist; | would
rather go and give myself up
to the sheriff at once than do
that. .
| got hold of her, and she
laid over on her back to such
an extent that itcaused a flood
tide, and then her head went
under, and she came up blow
ing like an organ bellows.
"Time," said /, "boys come
up smiling"
But she couldn't appreciate
innocent amusement, and said
if | tried to drown her she'd
tell her pa.
Blast her pa, a watery grave
is just what she is suffering for.
2 Why didn't | hold her up
| oco,t n Con1DSOn
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

The editor of the Des Moines
Register has had presented to
him a grasshopper which he
says "weighs three to the
pound" One cabbage head
makes just a nice supper for
four Of this sort. He is two
and a half inches long, and still
an infant, his wings just be-
ginning to come out of his
back.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

The sweetest word in our
language is love. The great.
est word, God. The word ex-
pressing the shortest time,now.
The three make the greatest
and the sweetest duty man can
perform.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

A MAN in Maine has inven.
ted q machine tor digging po-
tatoes. 1t consists of a scoop
made Of boiler iron, which is
driven under the potatoes and
lifts them with the earth upon
q hopper on which the earth is
shaken off, and the potatoes
thrown into the furrow behind
the machine.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

WOMEN in Nebraska are by
law allowed 10 vote at the dis
trict school meetings. Omaha
papers regard this as a prelim-
mary step to the adoption of
universal suffrage.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

THE Philadelphia Ledger
tells of a school teacher who
makes the reading of the
newspaper regular exercise OF
the school, and says the
scholar likes its greatly.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

MANKIND have been learn;
ing for six thousand years, and
few have learned yet that their
fellow-beings are as good as
themselves.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

PRESIDENT JOHNSON has not
a single newspaper supporter
left in New York outside of
the Democratic party, and
scarcely one in it.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

A DANCER once said to Soc
rates, "You can not stand on
one leg so long as | CAM
"True, replied the philosopher,
but a goose can."
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

'Ort Royal, South Carolina.-Litto
living Ago.
l lay me down to sleep
With little thought or care
Whcthor my waking finds
Mo hero or thero.
A bowing burdcned head,
That only asks 10 rest,
Unqucstioning upon
A loving breast.
Ny good right hand forgcts
It's cunning now; "
To march the weary march.
! know not how.
lam not eager, bold,
nor strong-sll that is past;
] aln ready not to do,
AT last, a. last.
Ny half days work is done,
And this is all my part;
give a patient Goa
Ny pPtient heart
And grasp his banner still,
Though all its blue be dim,
These stripes no less than stars,
Lead after Him.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

SPEAKING of George Ill,
Erskine remarked that what we
call frmness in a king we call
obstinacy in a donkey. al
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

One charge in a lawyers bill
against a client was, for "wa
ing up in the night and th'
ing Of your business, So"
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

VI W hOdO III llOll Cldu'
Then you ought to see her at
a hop. She has an idea that
she can dance, and when she
expressed herself to this effect,
| went down stairs to see the
man who owns the place, and
advised him, as a friend, to
shore up the floor with any
spare timber he might have
around, for l knew if she got
to hopping there would be an
earthquake somewhere in that
neighborhood.
She wears a gaiter that takes
a whole side of leather, and if
she once puts her foot on yours
you are a helpless cripple for
life. So | was unwell that
night and couldn't dance.
But she danced. She got her
hand on another Of pas vic
tins and tried to waltz with
him.
You ought to have seen that
man. You recollect when you
were a boy seeing other boys
try to climb very large and
smooth chesnut trees with no
branches within a quarter of y
mile of you. You know they
could never get their grip OH
it. Just so with this fellow; he
would clutch and grab for a
hold on the place where Maria's
waist ought to have been, but
he would slip off every time,
and you never saw a more mis-
cradle man in your life. l be-
lieve that he committed suicide
three days afterward.
She wanted me TO drive her
out in a carriage yesterday, but
there was not q man on the is
land who was willing to take
Mer. And they were right; no
man wants his vehicle broken
to pieces. So we went round
to the lighthouse, and she in
sisted upon going up to the top,
but the keeper, he said the
thing was not very steady,any-
how, and didn't want it made
top-heavy, and have any acci-
dents happening while the
Government debt is SO large.
If you can do anything for
this man | will feel obliged. l
consider him a valuable official.
Would l take her out in
yacht and let her catch some
fish? she said. | told her no,
there was no use, because there
wasn't any canal boats down
here, and l didn't want her
father to have to pay for rails
ing any sunken yachts. But
she had set her mind on it, so /
bribed a man TO take her out
in a schooner.
1t seemed TO me that we must
have fished for a week without
any good result, except that a
million or so OF green-headed
flies gathered around Maria,
and seemed to enjoy them
selves cutting out chunks of
superduous flesh.
/ like these insects; they are
intelligent animals; you just
leave your green-headed fly
alone to hunt out toraging
ground. They go right to the
spot by instinct,
When l got Maria home she
was covered with blisters, and
swelled to twice her natural
size. The hotel man thought
| was bringing home a mass
meeting of a woman'S rights
convention.
But what am l to do9 Here
| am with this woman on my
hands and no means of relief.
Can't you sue out a writ of ha-
beas corpus and get the gov
ernment to send out a fleet to
bring the corpus homee Some
thing has got to be done or l
will die.
AZ II
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

The man who pays IN
his shop rent than his c
ing, don't know his bu
GREELEY.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

EVIL pursueth sinners but
to the righteous good shall be
repaid.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17
Guitars, yiolins, AccOrdeons.

Also Sheet Music and the best Italian
Strings for Violins and Guitars. Every
thing to be found in Music Stores can be
had at this store. Sheet Music from any
Publishing House in the United States
furnished at tho publishers lowest rates.
Teachers furnished OF publishers whole
sale prices. sept. IL, le0I'-mo
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

JONES' landlady is
talker. Jones says it
in the contract that he
have rooms and bored,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17
les t..

We have never, we believe, seen verses
more true and touching than those which
were found under .he pillow of q soldier
who was found dead in q hospital near
Port Royal, South Carolina.-LittOll's
Living Ago.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17
&ttsiaess Gartls.
Homer e., Jones.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MACARTHUR,
II OHIO, will attend promptly to all bus
iness entrusted to his care. --..
Office over Y. b. Davis Stol ., Main
street, Macarthur, Ohio. ian24
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19

- Colooel.s ". Psss~n CnitsJ states trmv.
ue<nrfvlY prins<d cones before bears " ~
ss$st -a,,.o.ny Evss'ns JsusaN 49,. !.
American hunc. "-~rouHhkcrp3>e pve<s
nc poems ~ coones ke.,e h2v found s1ns ~ tsss,
014 ~ a12n1o4 reo64r4 -~Frr<tdeoce Journal.
1A<e y ave la1ptsssn, n that cong, "senS ~ he
Dwor1s, Hs>x40e bs164 uke The ~ drtr1 h<sun9
- r.yins s@li shs tFnnApsss~ Fora ciissn tMss
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sss :. s XII. ga :~ss n = as sslsm ,ys,~,
'Iaassn Meod.ss base ssnss q axe nesl ssrne tr
vhscb ever s9rsrd hersle pea y heroic ds~s sus
. VIVID sBorsHros. rssnsk.rs,n
viss Tinted r,psr ssay saarss- ips-isss p4D On
rpseIpt ~ retail proe f11). III
Sor sale Al prfncipi bvossspfs- *.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19

rr,zAN,g W. BROADwAy.~svsr 'HEDElyxD
~ The genest nascrtment 81 Arsn ~ Flovsss Bead
esssvs - sscfv aesc s.ior. apJsrss rFke
\. TiLMAS. 10 n<oeaeay.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19


CrRAN ruG BOAT PoR sALE-vERy CHEAP. THE
~ estLe boat IN New YORK. she was usd for sHt pu
6urfng the the Potomac. ~ feet long, eide
vhss Appy whore " boat Hos foot Of n&h srss nar
mo YACHTNEN.-rHB WILL. KNOWN YACHT MET
~ Or jersey CITY Nacht Cinh length " feet Inches
- hsat anythna 81 leuRth IN New lort ether
yaAsra sad ssmesss y every repst She a v ssea or
Asgt fsss y s6dsss1ans = Van hsrss o. jersey civs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19

~ con or MRRcr pEs1RKs An OsENIvo ssrN.
u day ssnewhere, that thrcngh BE ,nsu!ners
x461A 0nth psad IN behalf u ths as~Sisne. home
h~s end The incarcsrstcd Address Lydia smith nekes
s1rss% ssw hork.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19

LII KINDS or FANCY Dogs AND Binds FOR
n sAls Asdcinee for all diseased Preparcd food for
Canal sf80ff t~N ~
A LII BREEDs CHOICE DOCS AND MEDIoINEs.-
"A FRANCIS BUTLER. No Peck alp. Buuer's Infa-
new work, 81 ferrcis cheap. ~ "
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19
C0AsTwIsE srEAMsHIPs.


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csnyias. United States mail
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psasS5sr iuESEY Captain Gray, CON
pss:nssf S-EisiSs !! N css:is Gunner connect
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r., New s9 ssss % as ~s. foot = o'"i ses s
MORN AxsRlcAx srnAMsnIr 90.
Va Panama RalIr'nd.
rsssaks and Iregh. rates
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EFpLcEO EArEs on fREICur ~. -
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For yases. 4c. inquire ~ yrr'sh' c0ios 90 Company
pier, - North rJvcs. foot of Canal street H. M
Sol. rrc,sAs Asras. srs ' Ssa sss%ss,p casav
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19

IIupsuN RTvrN AND HARfEM xAILRo ana
mo wsssrn g. ess. re- fork yiA nsieon River .l
as6 40 aud ii n ~. ana Via Hsrlrm naread w~us,
nxfh rtert sna fsurfh Avenue q n a. ~ and Gas II
sisspsag cars .ssshsa % . 10 saa u r. N. trains
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19

A SPEED. STYLE And BEAUTY. THIs DAY. At Z
N. o'clock prompt - vANDEWATER'S Auetion Marx
entire gentienas turnout combating Of two fast not
err ohe ssams no 1 ana one lst nsck coscn rsL
net . ssPssssd They can o IN sds and cost present
Also fast trottinG Mare Lixze warwick Is hands high
6yczrs old nne free driver; faults cks wsTranted
sound and kind rotted this SIS and IL
Ted 70 bat IN = hs finest gensnAns rosdssr In shis
city for private use or Tor sporting puyposes-
Also TIN celebrated Trotier Paul lerphy years. hne
game driver; no faults tcks; has trotted pubic In IA
road w.sen and 4. without spet Of biemisk. Also Aas
kentucky bred ssddle HorSst
These Horses The property Of private esntlsman
who In consequence q serious il
compelled 70 sail this day, II vANDkWATEKS Auction
Rooms. NO - Duane street NJ u ~
Of special attention.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19

AT OUR OWN H0nsE AUCTION MATT, III EAST
"A rhirtecnth street near Fourth avenue.
JOHNSTON & VAN TASSELL
unfe Miner Somervile'sl
Auction sales sf Horse Carrsess wagons Harness and
everything the horse ne, every tuesday and Friday
Mesus JOHNSTON VAN TxssELL stand q the head
q the horse ancton business In this cy ockeyng;
double dealing Everybody doing business with
rely the ost street and impartial justice Every thing
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19

sssal Cream Magical BsauiIher. pronouncsd By
Jury bellies 70 10 Infinitely super1or 70
any psparst on for the preservation and q
lsnos spts1 BY the concocoFs 81 compounds who
bo6sefuv proclaim her frzsh 70 be the best Dr. Con-
Baods Oen1nl Cream ux 81 70 hotsie but
y - "a amount rssSsr tnsn ksi lie prs FOR tns Der
ssps ssnh sod a. hsif the amount. Aud IN hs eouuee
yendor ys bssn selling his Oriental Cream eu q New
TEA u ~ - and IN ~ washington
~ bot>e Any lady deeirous bostle or bottles
saa hsse The same eivesset ~ rnttrs him she amount
Ne charge Tor psskns Can BE- hsd a. his DEPOT ~ Broad
way..
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-19

:, The United States Brazil Mail Steamship COMPANY
~ ds-psteh the hs sdewheel steamship NORfH AMsk
~ captain l.. y. Zimmerman, fnr ST. Thomas and The
~ ~ ports on tuesday pcceber "a at3P. M from pes
fos trsi-a, or passage apply
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1867-01-19

de cohhalce que vons. ,.s.s... rt ...,.. ..
-Eh bien parlez, ouvrez-moi votre cpur.
EllS resta quelque temps silenceuse, pnis dune
-Sicomme Therese, j'aimais quelqn'un, moi anssi'
-vossvou consolericz CONNIE Therese, dit Evrard
en- sonfant @s@7' .
-Tlrsse est aimee, reprit-elle trstement, ct moi,
e ne ss pas 81 le aenl homme qa je voulusse don.
mavie est dispose l'accepter.
1-Cist don't l'empereur de la Chine
N raez pas. repondez franchement.. Pensez-
vous pun homme serienx. tres sereux, pourrat sat.
tachers une ecervelte CONNIE moi. quill consentirait
deysir mon guide, mon appui:
-Ja pense que vous etes une adorable creature,
ct qun'est pas IN gallant homme q"i ne fat heurs"x
de vo1 donner son nom.,
--Ctst vrai, ce que vous me dites-li
-Ot certes tres vrai.
-Ja suis richie, orpheline, ct mes vicnx parents
Investment asscz pour ne vouloir contrarier nj mes
gotts b ma hbcrte. voyez jusqn'oa va ma confance.
ie cou,te sur YOU. pour ofrr ma main celni qnen.
tons I'll choisi yous ln drez que. ell "a refuse. Nile
de Chsnpeu ne 60 mariera jamais.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1867-01-19
FEUILLEToN
LE COLONEL EvRkRD
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Trois semaines apres. on sgnait ie contrat aux
Oranges.
Nine de La varenus 10 regrsttsit pas precisement
,e bon movement auqusl ellie avsit cedt toutefos
slle pcnsat dtji de . liber1 peur reprendre
Paris ses relations, ses smities mondaines On sc
resigne aisement ne pas vivre dans 10 monde on
ne 80 console pas de- ny vivrc plus Paul ct Thtrese
4taient heureux. Pres do se lever. 10 lnne de mel
sclairsit deji dc ses premieres lucurs le bord de
lhorzon Evrard jonissait da bonheur qui etait son
ouyrage. mas CO bonhsur lui coatait cher il lavait
pays de l'lnsion qni r~mp'issat satrefois 50 vie.
Les ,rois ssmaines qn vensicnt de s'ecouer ava.nt
achieve de crenser nn abime entire Nine de La VI.
rcnne ct u lis n'etaent Fun pour ponr Pautre qaun
perpetuel sujct dttounenent lie colonel ne retrou.
vait plus en- lui le sentiment don't sttat nourr ii
longtemps. et pour prs 5a bier qu'il svei. g. q
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asit partir plus seul encore quill netait vei. il
await fonle AN mauor Tons les hobereaux dcs envi.
rons les beaux espits de la vile ayaient etc
convies Ia fete. On aurat pu crofe Marthe absen.
tAElle etait IA pourtant. fnas retree dams un coin
du salon. Ellie await Pair trste ct pens Marthe, en-
ces derniers Temps await perdn enforcement Tout
enters leurs tendresses mntuees Paul ct Therese
setaieDt peine apercas dn enlargement qui Sc fai
salt chez leur compagne Evrard scul sen preoccu.
pait; il ALA sasseor auprss dele.
Qu'avez-vous, mon enfant lni dit H. Quest deve
nue. cette gat6 qai etat la vie de Ia maison Depuis
quelqns temps, vous paraissez souceuse. inquiete,
agitle.
-vous ravez remarqud... vous avez done un peu
d'amitie pour moi
-J'en ai beancoap. Des que je vons ii vue, vous
avez gsgne mon affection. II me sembe que jai ton.
jours tN votre ami, ct il me serait douloureux de
partir avec ID pensee que vons sonffrez peut etre
dune peine secrete Dites, cnfant, qu
-Je ne pnis. je n'oserai jamais vous lie dire
--vous navez done pas confance en- moi Je ne
saurais done vous etre daucan secours /?
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