, 1873-12-07

Will fotch IT. Pardon mo; Will bo abscnt
but tiyo minutes"
popn rai, to his vorkshop, and spoodIly rc.
turned with tho admirable f1gnto Of Noal,. The
Foubon family we're not in Tho tnlnE-room.
llo hastonod downstairs to mako inquiries, and
was mot by tho yarcou.
"htona!enr poplnl"
II am l,o."
"Ihe BILL"
"ror what2"
"l'lnner q eight parttos, with deaHcrt and En-
perb wtneg."
"1}ut Filoubon!"
Commanded mo to bog your esouac OF him.
1a las an appointment At tho honr."
Whlat FiIoubon waB 10bblng prptn In Paris,
N. 10 harquia do Ia 0renoulllegonloo was dung
his utmost to rob ailn In 0omatcho.
After pepin's departure II. Tlomhone's bost
customer was NJ. Trombone. 1Io drow tllo most
valuable articles from hts stock-ln-trade and,
through tho medium Of carrier who xunt onco
mouth to Nouon, ,pl ocnrod from jew III TINT city
sufficient money supply hiu daughter with broad
and hinsclf with liquor. othcr c'sstomors had
Providence; for, Ind customers como, ho should
have bcen abba 10 Hol thotn nothing. Literally,
ILLS business was going to rack and nonon. IIo
hoped for hottor things. Every day tho Marquis
DO Ia 0rcnouillogori1oo spent, an hour In bis
Ing to little Mario. aud evory day Trombone said
to himeolf, "'rruy Monsieur 10 Marquis will
buy now;" aud, RuinE over tno fow articles, llo
put sucl prices oil them N would ro,nunerato
him for the trouble inflicted Oh Ills daughter.
But N. 10 Marquis noyor saw any necessity to
buy and, which WAS more, never la'd out q sou.
Lis Visits were an ordeal to tho little Marie, aud
once she thought OF writing OF her troubles 10
pcpin; but tic thought tlint he wnH basting
for her inspired her with couraso to fight
Il. s s ss hfe'' h Fl Hse day "Iss Ss
foro ho loft lo arranged a. counter, with
hlddou bolt, behind which Mario could sit &C.
euro from any personal advances Of tho Marquis.
aud sI.c tried to make Indifference n bar betweon
Marquis contrired to give l'tr ondlcsh annoy
anco. Frequently she complained to her fathur,
aud ho, whilst tlloro MAS fnint hope TINT tic
wealthy old brute would spc,'d eomothiu", lent a
deaf car to thoso complaints, aud bado lin
mission to the noblo woro tic prmu dutlcs u s'' Of
tho lowly. lu. whon In course Of timo this
faiut hopo expired Of iuan,tlon, II, Trombone
cursed the arlstocrncy, and bade bia daughter
whit Until ho u,atl,rcd plan by which to thwart
suit offered to the child OF TuEeuno's poor but
vlrtuouB Trombone.
Vply ofton. when ono's looking for wild straw
botrlcB, ono finds nottte. 1nyurscly something
lieo tls happened to II. Trombone. Whilst
cogitating as to low ho nj ght beat punish the
Marquis for insulting Marie and buying nothing,
1t ocoarred to llltn that moro aniause policy
malt bc moro ronuncratiyo.
"Aty child" lie said to tho little Mario one
morning. 'you shall not bo subjected to Mo1,-
n1our ID Marquis Establishments this day. Dc-
take yourself for walk. will srperintcnd tho
establishment"
Aflor Trombone had sat for some timo on tho
whtcl-A torn NOT 10 bo misunderstood, cyory
article Of cocK-work having long since dsap-
poAred from tho sllop-hs perseverance, was ra-
wal1ed BY tho appoara9co Of y. 10 alarluia. Tho
terrible Tromhone aaluted htln d Il inilitaro.
Tho Venerable villain was ut first 1iscon-
ccrtea in finding tho lion where ho
looked for lamb; but tIo lion was g.,
bland mud aminblo that tho wolf presently
regainod hiB equanimity, aud asked to SEQ somo
rings.
AEonsoiencur, nv rings nre unworthy Of your
flaaor Spare mo tho hulhiliH:iun Of saoins my
own poor diamonds eclinacl by tho magnificent
luatre OF your rohplotluoHt knucklcH."
~ will purchase onu for my lac1uey."
n. Trombone curacd himself for having sont
away tile last gincrack that very morning.
Monaoiguonr cxnirs With regard! Thoy
aro locked up, and my d.asltor-"
"Tllo little Mnrio--tllo lovely ATarie!"
AlnMan de AioHc! Is lnT c|lild ler orving OF
Monsc!gmcur'a notico7 Woa!d she waro lcro
nuw' But, alas, sl,o has guno to got Father
Pierre to write \ letter to lor ntonttcd."
"ller intentle1l"
.'The worthy, tho respectable popln, Mon
acignour."
"Ifolaa!"
o,x nr tor,,, ms'r no' ~; ~ IN uas's conmannG Lib
Innsic,r ~ rrnneno ' II. r u~o innn1 ,;,
Il. 10y a9is.eMI tlolnpnno, yohr lovely chila
T. aso ~ o.is i ''tSHes i,; imp ;noehanlc
md so ~ ,d ~ vo,,n u,,t' 1 20 iio,e oant
oS III, III - - e'oo' "Ao ''as;5' "na 4ono'e1'''
nrnn, o,so ia p hin who+ .,o,,, r
,o,at lin, nA?o l,a naI'. % ,nfat nHutu i shy
n5a thonanr @ H. o =. Aoe'. ,a,aa. W. stso nc
ioss ~ NJ i;t.,a w.: -" ~o'Fo"8"A' n'o 4or s''o
'oe II A. t':yo1'"s,,, ~ a.su H.. -, H. o,m ,,
am a,!,e,,t ,uA ort'y y wv @ anu 5h9
nnt ~ IL '''o'ei "o'"' no saoi''ou
o"I j., ~ n,tan,. H." sat "!u' ~ s,.n,a ,,: J.,
mn instrnctiye o ato,w n} spS,Fnook @ =
H. ; ~ 'i,n o'otf " founs ahu 1onl-
l,n, io "Su ,r;aei, T.aJ, at.or "!sels na'ns tno
thu 10 a% uo1S 1e oa
s,.vnr ,xors .n ~ nau Iia.aar oF
i;tcd hw tia atri, ~ s,'. ~ ~ rfo,
anrer rrouGona n au .o a's sn1I s t
s 1.;,, 1apoo' ~ sa''1s hllsoi1 much
0"n. n,,al slnons Eas.' Nj
~ o oy my 1eG ~ f'gni lntn rns 1o"elora kon from
tns ,a 'y.s raa ui .ua o3o 9Uf NO lhat hat rom
~ enor. M soNs f PIPE. yet Keellly hlyo
kte" tao tempting nature OF Ills du,ghtcr, aud
Bpnrra5 whon te " fa;ar ;nss v 10 was nos
uHly u!h cFa uIlbutrnCu. anu hG nutlCn little