The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-19
VOLUME |.
THE VILLAGE CURE

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Some twenty years ago there eNisteti-ia fact
we are not certain if there does not still exist
in the Rue Observation-Disclosures, in Paris, Il
small restaurant knownas that of Pere Godot.
The house was one of those culinary esta5l sh-
ments which are utterly unknown to that lar.e
class of Parisians whose weli-fnrnished purses
permits them to partake daily of q comfortable
breakfast and dinner. To breakfast or dine at
Pere Godot's it was not essential to possess five
francs nor even twenty-five SOUS, the cost of u
repast at Ramean's, or ut the still more cele-
At the loyal sign Of Gagne-Petit the habitues
dined 10 carte, ordering portion, or half II
clerk, shop-boy, or grsette, could obtain a
meal-such as it was-for from ten to fifteen
SOUS. The said habitues did not trouble them
selves with inquiries as to the mysteries of the
dishes. In all great cities there are those who
are obliged to content themselves with what
they can get for theii money If they ventured
tc .remOnstrlte they would be told i'll the most
atfable manner possible that they could proba-
bly, obtain what they wanted at the Cafe de
Paris or the Cafe Anglais,--an explanation
which would. as invariably il lid. excite the
lnerrimcnt OF those sycoplants who 're always
to be met Within every public establishment.
Tt was IN tie month of September, 1s:;5. Six
oclock-the hour when all Paris sits down to
dIlner-had Just struck. There We're however,
only some five or SIX persons III PeIe Godots
when Horace Walked III; horace was IL young
man on rom Unity 10 year Vi az i
dress was perfectly simple, anu yer a..csle ,'
that the wenrer was well to DO, from tho very
U %a .he eSsny bis r yst pad to per
Godots s, Tor ne looked around, scanning e:eh
separate party, lhah1es'mss az Iue sunni .i'ile
uhe4uiHoeaI ssifSo IL -. uis"p y - u.+
not nnnng some one there WHOM nc eApes %. ,'l
ba. nus eyes were ~ o III . Inc .;41;n" ~
scTmy ny Ine SYN :" III a oi. o"i1 1 STU -
.D'e al ~. ;;ta VI " aI;;"n os ,,a,facsi,.
%n.s, Das ms Isl ts % that + was
OF goodness an Una. ~; Was ;s
,mpUSs'"'e n'' ~ '''
pe Horace could not resist the attraction, and,
m ,nnst rasnaHffu I manner:-
"Won}d II ha disacreeable. sir.n he said, that
should take 2 seat at your .abl j! r ,,,;, -,
...,..,,ss III "n,o. Ute The c@ntrary
oi ~ ,,,a nan tool .eat onnosit4, To
him, the old man smiled with satisfaction.
:. Wit o. I'LL m"ma;enr have y' INTERRUPTED
t.n.'o, $780, "r 5Taif n nota~e p,
;. NLo+ -, IT, y said Horace ANNOYED Mt
hat yo, l'Ae' s'' ii'''e "A'''' " 90
'h1 1917 otoo Than for monsieur Does
,a;n W no a., aV lac. o., -'i
ihorei - IL =. ,,o e +l,, ,,r,.s+ ,,,,s rro-
I1oi aoI S,II " -, .uaaJII i,on,, t,,,obnd
vided His bottle had scarcely ne"n ,o mo;ai
mo, thahh YOU MY IVY Nv '
Horace
Tho chre, in his turn, looked up ihIuirinsN
ut his new FREUD Horace was quletly uhioiuins
his napkin An.stase soon reappeated, bearing
II triumph Il juliennc, III winch potatoes tyfah-
nized over all other vegetables III q lew nun.
ntes Horace hau tiSloscu Oh Ills Juhchnc, JUS!
the cure had finished wan n kihti OF pee1-
steak which hat, a.used his patience grievous!y
You live in Paris = observed the latter, by
way of breaking the ice.
Yes, sir"
first time in my life chat have visited the ca
pital, and when l return to my little village in
Sormandy. | shall carry with me, assrIs, you
many pIsasant "Reminiscences. Bu; What are
vo,, iofno ."
AS Horace was listening to The priest he had
nonyad ont n hntf tumbier q" water
&c ~ IL .,at aSo1 .t, yoa,t a o., 10 drink water"
,..,,ttnned o tIis c,,e any IF Won will oblire
me- The old MAJ, Musled slightly, and his
hand failed in sissdiness as he lifted up his
,sn1:, a!sa;5 Aud before Horace could re-