, 1873-12-06

hia llamla he kisBcd 1t, s.e naii hastily, whilst
hor hands clntcllud hin reryt,s,sly.
.r,ho nxs'i 7" s0s' my aoat'0' | am "w"ho-1 am
sho wa. mob protty this morning, for her
face was ewolion and distorted with fa-
tigno md Ericf,. and al'o waa not smart es
aho wns wont to be. Sle uael to wenr a 1ittlo
flncry ut IVORY available point Of l,or porsoll,-
Gnu wcar. without loo!siug vulgar, any quantity
Of oriIatl,ont. This morning not oven hor car
rlngs woro gracca by bping worn. T. soemea ~
though allo woro mourning already for tho lover
Blo waA to lpsc.
1'opiM walked ten miles and began to focl hun
CRY. Ho Bht boneatl, M apple-.ree By tho way
Btlo* and opeued hiu bundto llo took cut tic
embroidered hartll orchicf TINT Mario hnd i'll
stated Upon hls tahine, mud sllfel,:rhe p'izcd as
paroutly kissing 1t gavo him appetite. for liz
presently turned Ills attention 10 n loaf viii,
avidlty tint. too, Mnr1ot had lut ill.,. 11e broke
it in half, but. lunssy as l!o was, ho did not
cat. Tor tlero. III The middle Of tho loaf, lay
throo rings. md every glmcrack al,o possessed,
except tho watch perih nlade and had given her
tho day boforc. Perhaps atogother those things
wore worth twolyo! cnco; but the dear listlo
providing agafnnt tho ,grcntcnt poverty tint
might como to her sweetheart. Would any de-
gree Of want md rriyaton Induce him to part
with thctn?
p'opin found work pretty READILY In tho villages
on l!!s route, and entered noue,l with sixty souH
IN his l'ocliot but iu tho city no found ITO work,
for tho ctizona had plenty Of realdcnt clock.
lnakels, and tbs clockmnkora Ind plenty Of
worknon. So lio went out Of 1souon with =
hoayior hoart and lighter pocket. At length
no reached Paris, and, presenting himBelf be-
fore tho chief matchmaker. asked for employ
ulcnt.
"Wtat can you do =" uako1 III. pontlulc.
"AnythinC," answered modest pepin.
n. pcudulo was Ffenclla'ai,, and TOLERANT OF
bumptiousncss. uo was himself bumptious.
~ will givc you cllancc, young man. my
eolf nm risen from nothing. I lad chance.
Regard this clock It iB tho most pei foct In tho
woTll. mado 1t. 1t las only ono fault-it will
not 60. nomedy tho defoct, and engage you
That evening tho clock actol suporbly, and
ropin wae engaged. Tho lester conveying this
intelligence to litto Mario was road with joyful
emotion by tho faithful girl; and 1nronncs
In niue n,onths popin saycd sixty-esht livres !;
thus ho had but to get Oh in tho following two
months. Somo would llayo dcspuircl. Popin
was young; moro than TINT, ho was Froncn: lo
did not despair.
At that timo taoro woro in Paris two eccentric
English virtuosoB,-collectors Of ourlostiea,-a
NJ. Snisso ard u NJ. Jauuoz. These hated each
other ay only lnBtlars can. One day III. Jaunez
had bought at tho market Of Smffel, a quadroou
wife; Bo was almost black. Ths next day IL.
These men lad come to paris and brought with
thc their rivalry; also tlsoy brought with them
their gold. II. Jauncz purchased Strasbourg
clock It's top wna a1orned With q etagc. On
tlifp at oyary hour, gaidon Bprang up, III which,
hali-couccalod bv d bush, stood Adam md Eve.
Various bcassB then crossed, and Adam nodded
his head as II III tho net OF naming thom. Whom
tho beasts had passed, tho whole Bnnli beneath
tho stage. It was d mi, vel OF workmanship.
n. Snsisee was inBano when ho heard Of N.
TNII fttta FHA0 at
tracted to tho window by d curious picco Of
clock-work. On tho top Of the cloclt was Bots-
try-bo1 Mt tho hour tho door ol'suod, sontry
iasued, cooked, presented, and ilrcd bis muskot,
ellou!lored 1t, md returned within hin sentry
box, the door ol which Immediately closed. TAls
work was Popin'a. Tho insulary rushed into tho
shop. NJ. Peadulo was composing sonnet. a.
poot can do anything. NJ. ponduio undo cocka
Tint did everything but go, aud aonneta that did
anything but soil. WHAT mattor? He at,l
made clocks and Bonnets. Giknts rogardlcHsly
sLeV over obstacles that pigmlos mover Bur-
mount.
II. smisao with difficulty mado himself UNDER
stood. II. pcudulo saw what waa wanted in-
simultaneously.
"xoa ~ 1ssifo sa m:shino 81 that shall eclipse the
Entirely" said II. smiFae. II Ills beasts
only slide over, a,d Adam merely turns hia hcata
hnll round. Nor, II you could mako my Adams
hoad turn round completely, and my beasts tcask
"Waggiug their taits," suggested II. pendule
That would 10 perfection naly'" replied tue
thls2'
"This and more, Monsieur"
and the prlco :"
II will toll yon tomorrow"
III. Sm!sso departed In an ecstaoy OF Joy, md
II. penlule callod to him pepin.
'peptp!"
Alonaleur."
~ desi1o clock: Upon it growa Towering
plain. On ono sido stands NJ. Noah beside
bis nrk. Across tho tiowcry mead thero
Winds . procession Of Of bcasta and Of
birds aud Of fishes. They enter tho ark
walking and gracefully waving their tails. ~.
Noal, follows aud shuts tho door. Tho rain de-
scoud4, and wascrs cover tho surface OF tho
stage. Tue ar. rocks upon the wayes. N. Noah
opons tho window, waving lis handkerchief
aud revolving his head as tho curtain falls upon
tho interesting t"hioan."
noas!eur, Will DO this"
~ And tho Gust, Pepln! r.
" Que Thousand llSleA, independents Of aass:!,,
ants aud naterial-thcaoto to 10 furnished By YOU"
"pepiu, do you kllon what sou sro saying 2"
- Monsieur, AZ woll as what you ask"