, 1873-12-06
car1iot nc!p .laugning wtlou puoplu tuakv tuon-
HalyoH ridiculous. -

salvos ridiculous"
Mario made aauoy ourtsy and ran up-stars
laughing sullitinntly loud for popin to hoar, mud
with what oarnostneas may 10 Imagined by tho
faot tint ten ruutcs afterwards sho ran down
In tcnrB, at.1 throwing l,or artns about pcpln'A
neck. hcKgcd him to forgive his naughty little
MR,io. Dus, though they wore quito Eoutl friondH
aCnin. they found that tho old iiuk Of broli,olY
mud nisterly love had boon brokou and wns not
rcBtoro; but III itB Elaco what awootur tic 1t WAS
that bound them together thsg yot llarlly know
Already they lad folt t!!s thorH concoalol wilh-
III tho roay wreath, aud broas:,cl it's honey odor,
l., the osaning. rs they walkod through tho
meadow. Tiny wose very silsnt; aud whoI1, rost-
Ing thor arms upon tho rail, tloy loant ovor tlls
brlago looking into tho wntor flowing down tho
aloG tar "y spoho not @ To1 TG silence
cat Conversations, Onco, az Marie lookod eldo-
wuys ut popin, eho found him looking sideways
n: 'lor. rl,oy bot! coorod, aud rosvmod their
study OF tho g,ldgoons Smuggling sEsiaht tho
gudsoons. influenced BY. Heaven hnows, what,
turnod tail aud acuttlcd down with tho stream.
Popln shifted \ littlo noaror to h(arlc. and
rroHcntly sho felt bin urn slide round hor waist.
sl,o lad novor unt1l now noticeu tho ploa a'ltnofa
of this kind of warm, clono glrdln. sho folt
constrained to yield to liz prossllro au1 80 tho
Two young bonds met mud lhclr glowing chooks
touched, while both looked happy enough for a
toupt this PICTURE would llavo Him depict tho
gidgeons carried away a.ld tunlbling hcau-oyor-
Aoels under the m!ll-whool.
Thcro aro cortain pootlo who, like certain In
acoB. soom to have beon acnt on purpose to pre-
they got iuto. II. 10 Marquis do Ia Gronouillo-
sonloo was Of thtR kind OF people, aud loyora'
Eysium was tho plcasalit plneo Iato which Le
crop,. popin wns gonc to a. 1ock at the other
a' as t,huai III II sitting s' viii, hor work Kat at g tho
door, whom tho awful dronouillogonileo cqul-
pago made itb appearance On tho Place, aud drew
up before tso clockmaaer's shop. Alasis 11sw to
tito door at tho bacA of tho ahop, and waltod
with palri:atinE iloart IN tho pnssage; but
proHontly slo was compelled to eniargo from her
refuge for tho dreadful old Marquis was tAump-
ing tho door with Ills cruicll with what yoho-
monce liis withcred old muscles could command.
palo ns shade. and with not tho yostigo Ut
whilst he leered md gabLled, mid cluclled oyer
tho confusion ho saw in tho poor girls faro. At
length ho proIesscd to want ring. Mario laid
so'no before him, from Which l,e selected ono,
"sce, MY pretty. pro:sy, pretty, how
ve "sertips ':tS prthco o with s your f,r c ugers
what Cupid will not permit naino to do." The
Marquis stretched out ll.s palsol hand.
MArlo sasltatod. II Hhe did not put the ring
on, this dreadful old mau wonll nuke it M OK
cllse for htnying ovor 60 much longer; il Bho did
put it on, she would have to tell lepi1 and per-
haps that would make him jealous. 6ho MAS
potploxot. Tho Marquis lad boon III tho shop
leu minutes and Madame Lecllat, tho village
gossip, bud already passed thrice. N1alamo Lo-
c,nt, wi:h lsor long nose, passing for tho fourth
ti1no, decided her; sho pushed tho ring down
tho Marquis' finger. Tho OLD rinner claBpcd lor
it away, aud Looked to tho door to il Madame
Lco!,aL lad soen this. In tho doorway atoud
Pepln.
Tho following morning, as II; Trombone was
preparing to got q. little fresh air, ns he waa
pleased to term his diurnai visit to tho So
leil dor, Popin touched Ills arm. and said:
monsieur, n,nv speak ono word with you }"
"Why not. my good pepin 2 Turcnno has
liatonod to Turouno's Tromtono; why should
not Trombone listen to trrombonc's pepn ?"
"Alonsienr, my term OF servica las oxpitod9"
"M-n-n Dicu!"
II nm anxious for thu future"
"Do tranquil. my chill foar not. You arc u
good boy, and Turonnes Trombone suffers not
as il your indontutes were binding Oh mo for
over, my little cabbagol"
" hIonsicur, I desire to we'd the littlc Marie"
tAly God 7 am electtifledl"
"Monsieur, NC lovo aach othor."
"Wlat money lavo yoll saved from your in
como2" asked III. Trombone, after yainly
struggling to multiply sous day by soren
yoarB
"Eouo."
pcstol"
lit costa me all for clothea."
'lou must bo less extrayagant. You must
eave, MY good popln, and then, in about hvo or
six years. no thall sec. We shall sec. Good
morning, my good" ,
~ But, Monsieur, ono moment. have othor
views.'
"Iu it possible 7''
II desire to wed Marle ncxt Sunday"
NJ. Irombono's leg gave under him. He
Of bis wooden limb. pepin continued:
When ne are married We shall go to Paris"
'tThis infant is inpauo," said Trombone to
himself. "Who will pay for tho journey :" he
added to Pepiu.
"Wo ellall walk"
"a million leaguosi My God, fino mar-
riago tripl"
~, ehall pay expenses by working on tho
way,
Trombone? And botween uH, my charming lit
Ito butterfly, whon do you tllink Of returning 7"
"When my fortune ia made"
"Ah, poor Eabo. these letostab1o clocks havo
aofteuol this btain. Tho deyi though, it il in-
pepin, suppose say this is unwiBo !; I cannot
suffer my daughter to marry you what then e"
Monsieur, shR!l walk to Paris by mvPolt,"
But suppose say Popin, YOU shall marry tho
1iLtlo Mario provided you tako ler not from be-
meath the roof Of her fond father, nor her fond
dor ?"
~ will answor tomorrow"
"An1 |. my pepu. shal bo prepared to offor
-or not-to-morrow Aud now, FOR tho Hakc OF
st. Cecllo suifer me to got breath Of trosh air.
choke, burn my vltuls arc like brior-stcma
within me. Altons! I"
During thc day n. Trombone was inspired; and
the next morning mot pepin with tho faco Of
fat lamb and thu oyes OF d fox.
"Pepin!"
"Afonsieur."
"What III my daughter, my sweet, my angelic
Marie-what is she worth ?"
"Ien million worlds"
NJ. Trombone embraced Popin with tears in
his eyes,
"lopin, although 1uronne's right hand, ain
no scholar, but reckoning world to be worth
two aous, would ten million be equivalent to a
thousand livres, think you7"
"Truly."
"Thon go, my spiritual infant, and bring mo
which you choo4o. tho worlds or tue liyros, and
then the littlo Mario slall bo yours"
How long will you give me to procure
them7'
"Ono year" .~.
Monsieur, it shall he dono A notary shall
mako ont tho agreement"
nnpin mnfla lin hiR huud1n and t1,n 1jtI1o Morin