, 1873-12-06
f|L0DD0l hyD T(l,i LITTLE GlAKIE.

hla country, mid acquired d strategic ability
wolthy Of tho gtcat General undor whom ho Ind
fought. That ucnornl was Turonno, rs oyury
ono In Qomarcl,o Ind roaaon to hnow.-;for cvory
one went vt somo time Of the day to- tho Soloil
dor, at1d uoyor without hoarinE Monsieur from
bono rarado that ono memorable faut OF his
existence. IIo wts 4 man OF great imagina-
Tive and inyontivo powers; but, though
vain. ho disguised lis poctlcal ac-
compllsnmonta under tho eolor Earb
Of reality, and, In rccounting his adventures
mingled facts with hs tio;ions 60 jalIciouslY an
to atouso tho suspicion that ho was not alto
Gothor liar. Apart from Lis intellectual occu-
pation, lo was nominally clockmakcr; rcally
hc did nothing buL nlh a'ia drink. In tho VIM
ter lie sat iu tho chimney Of lilo so1eil dor, aud
lookcd after tho fire; III tito summer ]lo sat III
tho porch Of tho Solcil Tor md lookcd af.or lilo
honeyBuctlo; Mt tic samo limo, in both suaaous
he looloa aftor hin,solt.
h1aln,no Trombone, iii conformity with that
grcat Inv OF Nature which molcifu!ly provides
that nothing rorfocty uaocaa shall live upon
tllia enrl, died whcu Trombone returned from
Thu ways with Ills wooden leg mud lis pension.
In hia nbsonco sho Iad sustained Lis rcp,1-
kation,-for rho waH ~ volublo and inson-
tive rs lo,-ana, with Tho assistance of nn
approutico ma1o q very mug and reliable
bustnesp. So fur slo was useful, aud liyod
When trombone returned Lo could sustain his
own reEl1lntun, nnl tito business required 10
tnoio ma:..ng; tI!en Mudamo Trombone was rcr.
fec.ly une lups. Moreover, so WI. ugly. 80 sho
dietl-poor thing!-and her widowcr leyouty
thaukud llia saint and provldcnce Tor tho morolus
that nre eluscruablo.
It WIS 4 marvel to tho fow ignorant Of from
bouss slrntcEical nstaiunonts how Ao, Hlttlne a!l
day IN tle SoleI dor. could lnanago lis L.lslcgs
OIL tho oslicr side Ut tho llaeo. But Ao d1 lnail
Rgo 1t, mud III this wise.
Elrss, huwoser, Aulor inc to rarcn:hesize tint
parental prcragntilu-a faint HcubinNco and
simulaclrin Of which still ilngors i'll Frunce-
which obtained to . worry Ereus doEroo coutury
wns marriage and giving In marriage, md aso,
1t s necessary to uad, thoro WIS selling III mar
1iaSc. faLhcr'B carc Nns losB ongaSol as to
whit ho should mako Of his daughters 1l!un iii to
NLat lie might maGo by tl.onl. TromLouo con-
trIyed to nako yor3 prosty two SOUS by hs
cLil.
1t las been sail TINT Malnmo Trombone maslo
q blsincss with tho assistance of nu apprentice.
Now popjn, tho apprentice, III tho cArlicr lart
Of Ills tune, was simply cnGa.ed i'll sealing tic
chcap jcNolry ~, ming hlatalnc u stock-in.tradn,
wnst tho Euod woman did tho household dusios
or nou,lt:u her husbands clarion in tho ears
Of hor friends. For tho snlio ct varioly, she
sometimes ant in the a.up with her knitting, and
Hct pepiu to ,nnto tho bcus and boil tho soup.
At this tlnio lo was IL, bright and ingenious It
wau With tho Wow Of exercising Lis lnsouuity
thut Lo selected to DO q jewelers. apC ontiue;
little Hcupo did ho tul i'll Alatamo's ostnbllah-
meut. Still. thoro weto tools aud apElnuces for
repairing, aud tho liko, exhibited in tho win-
dow III bait, and with these tho lud amused
himself III loiauro moments.
Ono dAy II glorious lunlihy r1ado bis appear
ance in tho shop; hc haa como from the chasoau
OF Monsieur 10 Marquis do IL Gfononillogouiieo
to bid hlnualno TROMBONE Bo!sd Workman up to
the cl1ntoan Instantly. Monsieur 10 Marquis do
IL GicpouiIlegonilse'a clo3k was su1orlng from
en- internal dissrranycmont Pcpin vas
dispatched OH q torioni horo. Ilo hal soon
but ono clock before III his lifetime
Tho lame clock was p..s before him. uo declarol
ho could do nothing without his tools, aud took
The wondrous piece Of mechanism homo with
hint. lie studied 1t for u whole dny, aud lny
aWato thinking ubout it tho wholo night. Tho
following evening he returned tho clock to tho
Marquis, nendod, aud tn complete goiug ordor.
FROM that tinao Madame Trombone vas clock-
maker, and Pepin WIS continually making and
reerairing works Of this kind. At IL Ao made
elcck with a scnsry-box Oh tho top, from which
III e!lisy OF NJ, Trombone emerged mud salutcd
rs m!ny times as donotod the hour Of day. 1t
cas tue marvel OF tho proyineo. aud brought
customers from far aud wido. pcnin was boaud
for soyen yours, aud whou Trombone ro-
!urncd from the wars, three years Of
tue apprenticeship wero ulet etpifSd. As
the old soldier felt bound to act up to tho letter
Of tho law; 30 ho gavo pepiu Blk sous psr diom
With bed mud board, as tic articles stipulated,
aud ho gave him no moro. aud now pepin's
IluG WIS up UuL G[lll u1 a[AScQ ~ tlG ntt1l
shop, taking .his. six sous. md Trombone wa. not
Distressed with anxiety Tor tho things Of tho
morrow. uo toilcl not, noitllor did lo mend
clocka. Tor Monsieur lad daughter, and aae
kept him iu liB place.
70 who llavo seen d Sinogar.faccd old maid
snnLbtng meek domestic, think not that popiu
was "kopt iu his place =" by any such means, or
BY any such maid. Tao littlo nIaric-!rom-
first saw her, and thev Ind kisHod % eacb otter iEs
morning mud night, with no single interruption,
over since. Until sho was Is Hhe used to
pit Oh his knee. With hor arm round
his neck, sho would try to compile
bond tho great schemes ho had for making
clocks of marvellous construction; clocks with
put wheeis. clocks without pendu'un,u. clocks
email enough to go In ones pockct, tho weights
whereof, Sue innocoutiy conceived, wero to be
lrttulty concealed dams les pantdlons. Ho maao
Tho prettiest trinkets for her cara and tlngere.
Neither did ANYTHING without tile knowledge OF
tho othor. Thsy loved with tho trucst, simplest
contont to provide for NJ. Trombone's bodily and
spiritual wants for nx aous q day rater than
part from his nstor, so he called tie 1ittlo Marie;
an arrangement with which her papa did not in
tcrfero. And this was how Monsieur Trombone
managed his business.
Marie WIS returning from tho market ono
day Whom tho statc-coach Of Monsieur 10
Marquis. do "a Glenoulegontlee met and
tho window. and, seeing pretty Marie, he puck
erod tho wrinkles Of hin wicked old face iuto
rayislinE leer. Marie flushed and laughed.
This Marquis looked 30 droll ,-oxactly like
Pierot tn Filoubou's fantoccini show. Perhaps
little color waa in hor checks, and tho smile yot
fingered in her eyes, ae a!se turned ro,,nd to look
after tue numbering eqnipase. Tho Marquis was
hanging out Of the window, and appeared moro
like Plerot as hc kissed bis hand to hnr. sho
laughed outright, and run home to tell popin.
Pepln was sitting ut his bench. 1le must hayo
had very troublesome job in haud for ho mover
lookod up during the recital Of this comic Incl
don't, and mover smiled at whit had amused
Marie 80 nightly.
~ wonor what he meant by smiling at mo ?"
Mario said nalyely, looking sdonnys ut Pepia.
- He doesn't know himself, Those rich folks
always arc FOOLS" said pepin. Tho answer wus
not complimentary, md for that reason proba-
bly, not satisfactory. For AEario left pepin, and
presently put tie namo question to tho pretty
l!ttlo body she found reflected III lor mirror.
The reflection shook ita bright little head at lor,
md seemed to nav tI'hcro'n m foutt a1,nut II