, 1873-12-07
Nl9UD0N AID TIif LITTLE I:ARlE,


fought That Qonornl was Iuronno, as ovur3
ono In Qomarcno Ind roason to know.--for evory
ono went at como time OF tho day to the solo
dor, aud uovcr without honring Monsieur from.
lone rayado that ono memorable fact Of Lis
exihtcnce. Uo wss man Of great imagna'
two aud inventive powors; but, though
valn, ho dieguisod his poottcal &C.
compltshmonts uIder tho eobor garh
Of ronlity, and. in rccounting his advontufos,
mingled facta with his fctiona 30 ja3iciously At
to ntouso tito suspicion that lo was not alto-
gothor liar. Apart from bis intellectual occ1t'
patton, ho was ,!oniun!ly q c1oc.smakcr; really
he did nothing btt talA aud drink. In tho Win
Ter he sat III tho chimney Of tito socil dor, and
looked after tho fire; III the summer hc Eat In
Tho porcl, of tho solcil dor, aud looked af:or tho
honeysucko; Mt tile satlo tilnc, .in both soaaonH
he looked nftor himrolf.
Madame Trombone, in conformity with that
groat nw Of Nature Which n1ercifnlly provides
That nothing perfectly usclcas Hhall 1.-Two upon
.l,is earth, died when Trombone returned from
!ho wars with bis wooden leg and his pension.
ln htY nbEorco nho had sustained Lib ropll-
tation,-for sho WAS aB yolub!e and inyo.l-
live ~ le,-ana, with tho assistance of an
apprentice, mado very snug md ronb'c
business. So far tho was useful, aud liyo1.
Mao l.omoono tuiutneo M ,.o ouuia sussa.n US
mo,o m,!m.. ihnn MnIano +, ombo,,g WAN mar.
Tc', ' ', Mnroornr .Ia W. ,,.iv w IL liz
tliod-poor thinyl-and her widoNer dcyoutly
thanked 'ls SHIT aud Pros.donco lor tho mercoB
that nre taCrutRblo.
It was d marvel to tho few ieuorant Of from
bone's strategcal nttaiumeutn llow Ito, sitting oil
dAv III the Sulo.l dor. could manage his business
ou tie o:l4or ale Of tho plnco. Bit le did nluu-
RBo II, mud III this wlso.
fTor9 ffS Al, -
,or',', ro,',,,.t;x"1a '5 5arI sei1a,"o 'uai
smm1s" NJ, nf WITH sill % Inou IL Wra,caM @.l
Waie WI opaaoSn Gu " ;s 1s R,eas 9cGl.o c'atiy
a.u u ns. ~ .;,;,,. 1eso
mIn = 10 ~" III ora ~ Ha a';u n,so'
.nna - i,or ~ "a sro ,zoa %as 1os -, ~ =.
.6t a',,I ,,o,rn ~ his IL "to ti'a ~ w. ~ ~
r"t o o ,.irI,s ,nnso S1 ,hcn, Iramhno @ 1@ ~
SMn. ho ,snt s'"u ~ noa, ao - ,. e9u-
.i;fi nnI" W 1'''"o 'ot3 P'os~s '"o 'o"o os n'o
'n1t''t - ;, a,,, ,,,+ ,ro ,,,,o rror,,,o,, ,.,n
l.e u'u i, I"t ~ .s,as i'auo
~ ie "Ati ~ eao .. T.. ~. ~ ~ y.
c1,a,' e ;ea niy "an fo st"ass',6 wv
:';lt ti,a ,,,1 .,,"'a ' tI,a nnSo.,.,I t;a,
NJ aon, bar HnsI,ou. 'I "I,ro,, H. ta aa.9ps aars
~ o rSa,,ia '' Tnr to aka ~ v",atv ~ tmv eate s,a
To ~ n,n NJ lno @ "su a Ut o n ana
It ,1,,s .'o hn ,sns * IN ;git "' ;a,,;n,,"
.o III, III ,.;or ~ axass;na IL; ~
tint IL. .clacteI to Ia n iowojSs.,a o,n a',;.,a,
iltI, scs,n Id In find in sfnlnmo,s ,t.,os,I.sl,'
ant ,, ~ ,haro ,rao t.,,ia ad ",n,annaa e.
rn,,n;,., and tho i; ~ ar.j.a +, III ,s;s, ~
~. t1Ianauo, ~" l slo i.Is t, ~ ~ 1no NIL
1,m.aIe =, io}.,,ro @ ,,nn,onts 'N4o 1"3 "+-oo"o
n,a 1,ov ~ 'oa1uI r;,,," ,,,,.'.1 ,,,ao lie
,nco u, to a,on no In cn,,a rr tI.o aa'n",,
atGG 81 ~ ;ao ~ ~ Goao tso al'o cna!cau
~ III n:,nn,o ;Irnn!,nnc scm, ,1nrl,"a ~ w
te o1,a..,n,, ;rst,,t1u Nfna,a,,r ~ Mns.p " ~
Ia ACKNOWLEDGEMENT c,osk was surer,ur fTon ~,
en- iutoIral diss1ranremout. rnnip5 ny.a waa
but uue clock before u lis lIfctimo i
ria ,o,no c,ncE was ~, ho1oro him Iro dcrarn;
e -" ] ~ I''un om @ w,nnt - 1noIs ' enJ ne
tho wo,drous nIcco Of mec..aujsm homo VIII VIII
hjm. Tia stntlicI Il for n wholn day, nnd iay
nTnka 1nE,n., nbuns It thu wlnIa ui;.ht' w trho 'o
fo aw;nr nytnns Ia rotnrnrd t.Io c9sjk A 10 ~" m
Mar,,lis. menIod' md iu cou,nloto rnin,, ordar
Fror, tiat t,m,c Sainmo ,irominno Snu . otoo,..
maker. ard Toon WIS cvutiuuulIv maknr md
royn:rIn" works Of tLla kind. At III In mia I ~
nj, cI,l.y OF n. Trombone emerged. ani .aluteil
=. -, .,v timna nv hcuntot) ,I,o Ln,r n ,1nx IL
VIM ti,s marvel Of the ,royi,,cr> n,,o h,ynei,t
oustu,ners from fur ami vida. peuin wau M,;n:i
for seven yours, MD when Trombone - ro-
t,rnnJ from tho wars. tl,rcn vcsra ~
ti,a onnrcnticosh,n wfrn ,,nn~ni,cI A..
ono Il, son,o wnv pconneato0 Witt In st.1e
the old solder fot % bou,., to not IN to tho lotter
Of ,l,o law; 10 ho gnyo pepin eix sous pvr diein
s,, ".p m p'o nvo n'a' i'm ~, more aud nas nn,;'
tno W sns IN. int stjlI In etaretI nj tho I;I,o
s,n, tnl.,,- his sS nn,,s md ;tr1mhnno ~.. not
s,t ,xisty f"r 1ho t,nu. "a ~ mos ,,a
n,or,S IL Hs' to;]ca rot notl,or ~ 10 u n,au uG
cif,rs' ror Nons;nur Ind dauahtcr ~ ami 'Isa s,a
k",,t hin, ~ i,ia nlace, <'~A' 'A'A '-''
" ,r'o H. To- ~, an" r,oo,r.t.c,a o15 wal,
-nnh,,nv n,cc a,'cs;n Il III. mot +,,nt pa,'; ,msu
was " lent in is nlnns I,y nnv amc 's ,n"ona up ~
hv a,,v 1,e n,nid ms ria i;t;1o iae':rss W
honos .r II voara III, ,ro,, n.
firat saw Icr and tloy jad inod aoni, oinlnn lam
M, ,, mr., ,"It viii n a;n,,a ;n,as.,,,,,., u;,v'
avo ai,,c" 1jnt, No WA & u1'a nal ~
sit M III. 1,mcn. wiz hor 'Iv o,,, "'ra ra,nI ~
i,;a ,cci. ss,o won,j r." 49," oo,,,,..n1 touuN
heud tic great schemes lo Ind for mnEin'.
cncl;. r. ,,2,vnloma cnnsi,cia. cInc,," r;t19
All r,"oa cncs ~,i's,,t ,,o.,,i,,,,' v,us"S ma,
sr,1, s,",,.,,, ~ ,.n IN onc' '.or ta ,ret
yhcronf .na ;,,ocnriv corc;.nd 'uu = a
arIn1Iv ,,ononod @o"s ~ .,n"f,1oas WIZ M ~ "
thn nr.ttics trncta fnr ,er ca,a nna 1n"r. ,'s.o
Kali ts,J nnr,l,ing ;thn,,t ~ H. ".u
IN nti,cr av IL Sod ,v,t ~, t,,,aa, o.
and ssro lo;v. m,sn 'tea sost
cnnnt r. n rov;Ja far II Trnhna a , Lun mas
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