, 1873-12-07

1es, yeBt my doAllo, 1 ain hWako-1 am
sho wna no. pretty thia morning, for her
face was swollen and distorted with ia
t!g1o and grief; and sho wns not smart ns
alo was wont to bn. Sho uBod 10 wear a little
tinnry Ut osory avatlhblo point Of hor porson,-
sho being ono Of those pretty, say oroaturos who
eau woar, without looking vuEnr, any quantity
Of ornament. Thia morning not oven hor car
rings wore graeed by being worn. It seemed NJ
though sho woro mourning already for tho lover
Bhe was to toso.
ropin waElted ton miles and began to feel hun
gry, 11o sat boneath MI applo-trco by tho way
alde. aud opened his bundle. Ilo took ont the
emhrofdorcd handkerchief that Mario Ind i'll
tho most costly article Of hor wardrobe. Ap-
parontlY kissing 1t gayo him appetite. for lio
presently turned his attention to q loaf with
asdlty TINT, too, Mario, hal put ill.,. ue broko
eat., For thero. III lilo middle of tho loaf, lay
Marlo's oar-linRs, and hor brooch, aud her
throe rings, at.d ovory gimorack Rllo possessed,
except tho watch popin mndo and had glvon her
woto worth trolvopoico; but the dear littio
soul, wl'sn silo put them thore thought sho was
providing againss tho groatcst poverty that
might como to her sweetheart. Wonld my do
greo Of want and priyatiou induce him to part
with thcm2
rcpin found work pretty roa;ily In tho villages
on his routc, and entered ,Roucu with sixty SONS
In hia pocket. But In tho city lie found no work,
for the cltizone had plenty OF rcsldcnt clook.
1nakeis, aud the c1ockmakera had plenty Of
workmon. So ho wont out Of nouon with
heavier heart md lighter pocket. At length
ho reached Paris. and presenting himself be-
forc tho chief matchmaker. asked for employ
mcnt.
"Wllat can Won do 2" nskcd H. pcndulc.
"AnytlinE," answorcd modest popsn. .
n. Pcndule was Fronchna1i, mud tolerant Of
bumptiousuoRa. uo waa himself brmptious.
~ will give you cl,ance, young man. I my.
31nnn fro$t1 Tett ,frr hnn e1,n
Regard this cock it iB tho moBt POI fcct III tho
worl1. lnado It. 1t has only ono fanlt-it will
not 60, Remedy the defect, and engage you
pepn WAS engaged Iho letter conveying tllis
intelligence t0 little Mare was road with JOYFUL
omotlon by tho faithful girl; and Turollno's
Trombone systematically intoxicated himself.
thus ho lad hut to got 032 i'll tho following two
months. Some would have loRrairc1. pcp;n
was young; moro than that. he was E1cncn he
did not despair.
At Tint timo tllorc wcro in Paris two eccentric
Eng(isl. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF curiosities,-a
N. smisrc aud N. Ja,lucS. These hated each
other as oulY lnBularH can. Ono day N. Jaunez
had bought. at tho market Of Smiffel, quadroon
wifo; Bilo was almost blacE. Tna noxt day IL.
Sn,isao bought = nogross; sho was quito black.
thoM tholr rivalry; aao they brought with tllom
tllcir gold. II. Januez purclaacd StrnHbougE
cloct.. Its top was aaornod with d stage. On
thr, At ovory hour, galdcn splnnE up, Iu which,
Various beasts then crossed. aud Adam nodded
lllB head Us If III t,o act Of naming them. Whou
tho beasta had paescd. tho Whole sank beneath
tho stage. 1t wna nla,vel OF workmanship.
n. Suliseo WAS insane when ho heard OF NJ.
Jaurez's t.oasuro. Ono morning ho was At
tracteu to tho window by curious picco Of
clork-work. Un tho top OF the clock was . aou-
try-box; At tho tour tho door opencd, aentry
iosuea, cockcd, prosecuted, and lirod his muslot,
tBoulaorel 1t, md returned within lis soltry
box, thu door Of which Immediately closed. THIS
work WAS 1'opin's. Tho insulary llslacd into tho
shop. n. letldulo was composing sonnet. a
poet can do anything. M. Pondulo made clocks
anything Sus aoi. IVY WIT An atter' t Mo ' still til
made CLOCKS aud sonnets. Qian:n rcgardlcss!y
e.op over obstacles that pigmios mover sur
mount.
N. S1nfaso with difficulty mado himself under
stood. NJ. pondule saw what WAS wautod in- I
simultaneously.
Yon 9eslre machine ;, that ehall eclipao tho
''En.iro'y," said N. Bmifso. "nia beasts
only lido over, and Adam moroly t,1rns lis head
half ,ound. Hou, II you could mako my Alnms
hoad turn round completely, and my beasts 1calk
ucrosR--"
"Waggng their taile," suggested NJ. rondulo.
'rhat would be perfection tlulv," replied the
Eng;iahman with enthusiasm. "Can you achieve
shls2"
"Thi. and more, Monsieur"
And tho price 2"
II will toll you tomorrow"
II. Smisso departed III an ccstacy Of Joy, and
II. renllulo cal!od to him pepin.
"popiu!"
"MouBeur."
Il dcsite clock. Upon It growo flouoring
plain. On QUO sido stands II. Noah besido
hls ask: Across the ilowery mead !hsle
cs md df shos Thoy 0siss sner tho ark St
walking and gracefully waving their tails. NJ.
Noah follows aud shuts iho door. THO rain de-
econdi, and wators cover tho surface Of tho
stage. Tho ark rocks upon tho waves. u. Noah
aud revolving his head as tho curtain falls upon
the interesting tabloau."
Monsieur, will do this."
II And the cost, Pepin?'
" Ono thousand livleH, independent Of asslst-
anita and n,aterlal-thcao to be furnished by you"
"Popin, do you know what you arc saying 2"
Monsieur, as we'll a. what you ask. >"
Upon tlose terms pepin commenced his !abors
tho following morning. NJ. slnisso was willing
to pay 2'ooo lvres TO enrage the soul Of L.
Jxunoz.
Ono night US pepin was returning from bis
work l!o observed a crowd. and discovered that
tho object Of their curiosity was noun
tebsnk, who was playing the tabor,
wh'!e si1 young gill1 upon stills went through
whoAe oyo was continually rowing round tho
crowd to 500 il any now .comor was dcBiroua OF
contributing to his support, no soouer bolled
Poph than he Terminated lis performance, and
throw hinleolf into tho aims Of tho young mo-
chauio. The mouutobank MAS Filoubon-one Of
tho cloyorest. pleasantcst, most unplincipled
rascals in tho world. IIo was ku0wu and wol-
coined in oycry village in franco. IIo was trust
ed in nono. He robbed cue place aud spout
tho plnndor III Tho noxt Tho ta!c,,tcd Flloubou
family consisted OF six charming young ladies.
III all probability thoRe pretty grls like Flou-
bon'a respectable breechsF, had Loen stolen,
and nero for ealo. For tho past ton !
ycais not ono OF tho hIosdomot- !
solea Fioubon had boon youngor than is
ycars, aud not ono older than IS. No
ono seolng tho family ono yoar would recognize
thctn tho uc1t but for tho pvosonco OF Filoubou
aaa his assertion Of pasernal rights.
Besides these there woro n many villages
many girls, both old and Young, whom FiiouGon
might lawfully layo affiliated. Their foatu,os
would haye proved tho equity OF his claim: this |
was partly why Ilo did not claim thon1. Fi1oubon
was not what ono may Gull pretty or handsome.
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