The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-23

md fun q health. The vinegar is rushing to
a." What vinegar ~ asked Monsieur GoaIaen
myself pale, - they say Mademoiselle sc!sRP.
the organist does. o Heavens! what>a fool
That does not prevent your being lsns,"
said Monsieur Gouiden "but you tried to de-
ceive the coauciI, which was Dishonest. Bnt
me you must be there at ten O'Clock. So,
hurry"
1 had to 90 in that state the heat of the
and when met Catharine and her mother.
who were waiting for me at tho town-house,
they scarcely knew me. :,
"Hew happy and satisfied you look F" said
L would have hainted on hearing this if the
vinegar bad not sustained me in spite of my
self went upstairs in.terrible agony, with
great was the horror felt At my folly.
- Up stairs more than twenty five conscripts.
NA& pFntended to be infrm, had been examined
;scsivea. while twesty.fys others, on q
eg ss 10 au mals' sss sasp looping 'e'0''
gsndaihis with his huge
- as. VA eAft an. and as a. s0G 1a. E;
kc Is: the love Of glory Is shining in bis eyes.
Very good, Joseph prsdict.that at the end
Of the campaign yen win be corporal
ELAINE" repeated Kelz, winking and smiling;
lamei No matter. with such health as yours
you can always hold your own"
door Of the hall Of the Council Of Revision
tint ont bjhesespalled me by name Joseph
oi entered Pin j. much as could, and
e Mayor ss fh sSsssPs
f sss t sss ssSsst .ss
dreeeih& Hendarme Descarmes
helping bic suspenders- This con-
&iNN0oa bare, and his mouth open as
&eUl 1eath, seemed like a man going
ed. Two surgeons-the surgeon-in-
RAoepitelsWithsa another in uniform
= :: 4s "a i SsUn d. ss' your our
4. Ths others looked
= $oahg man fdif a health" ~
4esaIN ords angered me, but nevertheless
sspectfnify, 81 am lame, Monsieur the
& sAurgeons examined ME, and tie one
mandant had donbtlsss spoken Of me, said,
Tho left leg isa 1ittle.shortp ~
Bah ~ said the other lit is sound"
said, "The conform alton Il sood. Cough"
l eoughed as feebly as could, but he found
me all right, and said again, "L0ok at his
color. How good his blood must bev'
Then ], seeing that they would pass me if 1
remained silent, replied, g. have been drink
"Ah !" said he, "that proves you have a good
stomach; You like vinegar"
But am lame |" I cried in my distress
don't grieve At that he answered
But that" said Monsieur the Mayor, Z" does
net prevent his being lame from birth; all
Phalsbourg kno VS. that"
THE leg is too short" said the surgeon from
the hospital; lit is doubtless q case for ex
''Yes," said the Mayor; al am sure that this
would drop ON the road the second mile"
The first surgeon said nothing more.
thought myself saved, when Monsieur the
sub-Prefect asked, "You are really Joseph
Berthaf
"Yes," Monsieur the Sub ,Prefect," / an.
well, gentlemen, said he, taking letter
ont of his portfolio, ''listen." -
that, six months before, I had bet could go to
Laverne and back quicker than Pinacle; that
we had run the race, and had won.
It was unhappily too trpe The villain Pin
pie, and in my anger laid the wager. Every
one knew Of 1t. 1could not deny It.
While stood, utterly cohfounded, the first
Dress yourself And turning to the secretary,
he cried, Good for service"
took up ray coat in despair.
Werner called another. no longer saw any
thing Some one helped me to get my. arms
In my coat-sleeves. Then found myself upon
the stairs. and while Catharine asked me what
had passed, 1 sobbed aloud and would have
fallen from top to bottom if Aunt Gtedel had
not supported me. ----
We went out by the rear way and crossed the
little court. wept like child, and Catharine
did too. Ont in the hall, in the shadow, we
stopped to embrace each other.
Aunt Gredel cried out, ooh, the robbers!
They are taking the lame and the sick. 1t
is all the same to them !; next they will take
u.s."
A crowd began collecting, and Sepel, the
butcher, who was cutting meat in the stall,
said, "Mothcr Gredel, in the name of heaven
keep quiet. They will put you in prison :"
Well, let them put me there" she cried,
let them murder me. 1 say that men are
fools to allow such outragesw
But the sergeant-de-ville was coming up,
and we went on together weeping. We turned
the corner of Cafe Hemmerle, and went into
our own honse. People looked at us from the
windows and said, "There is another one who
is going"
Monsieur Goulden, knowing that Amt Gre
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