Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-11


citizen of the oden time. But an artist
a man who likes everything that is beaut
fol 1t is dear business, this love Of th
beautiful. There is o chance Of getting
bit Of antique tapestry; how can one r,
sist the delight Of buying it2 One read
the description Of a remarkable monumeu
recently discovered how can one help GO
ing to see it Artistic plgrimagcs ar
all but an obligation for artists But wha
is most ruinous for them is the rcduce
prices. Think Of those immense advertise
ments placarded upon the walls, scttiul
forth, in huge red letters, these cabalist
words A Months Tour in the North o
Italy, with Stops at the Principal Cities
One Hundred and Fifty Francs 90 Only
hundred aud fifty francs IL is SO cheap
Yet there is nothing that does so much mis-
chief as cheapness These enormous puff
are as immoral as the exchange shops; an,
you can Just 30 much the less resist th,
temptation as you have the air Of bein!
reasonable in yielding to it, Our younl
household, then, gave way pretty often
and if to this you add that the husban,
was very much in love with his wife, an,
consequently desired that she should b,
charming and well got up bearing il
mind, also, that, in three years, thcy ha,
INDUCED themselves in the luxury of liz
tie son and a little daughter, you will easil,
understand that, during the latter part o
the quarter, they were very apt to be il
difficulties difficulties that broke the hear
Of the excellent Madame Dcagranres, ant
drew upon the head Of NJ Dcsgrangos
deluge of prayers and inyectivcs.
bcseech you, my dear. do add some
thing to their DOVER
| shall take good care not to do it,
was the answer Of NJ Desgrangos. 81
congratulate myself too sincerely on thl
course | adopted Ny system is too goo,
to be changed"
Is it possible that you have the hear
to see them thus embarrassed, and to loavt
them 50 ?"
Are they embarrassed
Frightfully my dear"
So much the better. My son-in.law vii
take all the more pains TO find employers.
But they don't come, these employers.
"All the more cause for working hard {,
procure them
"They have additional burdens beside
their own"
Additional sources of happiness, yor
mean. " And. as Madame Desrranoe
made gesture Of despair, Come come
wife, no outburst. Let's talk it over calmly
Supposinr that three wears ago | had rivel
nv daughter hundred tbousand franc
more. as YOU wished. what would have han
pened ?"
at would have bappened. repli,d Ma
dame Despranpes with mingled ipdigna
ton and pathos, that instead of liying il
state of privation as tbey have been com
pelled to live for three Years instead q
DENYING themselves everything"
"Stop. stop. nv dear. hermit me. I
seems to me"
1t seems TO YOU. indeed? We'll. then
would YOU have me tell YOU? When an
with them at their home, when see tbei
moor little modest table-iust 1 single ala
of meat. lust one vegetable. and no sweet
whatever and find Won. YES. Won seate,
there comfortably with your chin almos
upon the tabIe.cloth. with your excellen
broiled chickens and YOUR pariridpes lorled.-
for YOU mustpceds have them larded now
1 What would Won. NV dear A. on,
grows old"
"Well, well, all this hurts me much.
reproach myself at every good mouthfu
that eat"
81 don't"
al find YOUR con luct revolving"
BE calm, my good wife, and come baeI
to the question, from which YOU have com
pletely wandered of. Follow my arrl
ment if you are able. We are, to-day, u
the 18th of November. Our daughter
our son.in.law, their two children, and thei
two servants have beenhere in our country
house since the 18Th of Aaeu,t-tbat is t,
say, three months and two DAYS and the,
reckon on remaining here-t6ey. their chill
dreu, and their servants-until the perio,
of our leaving, which will be on the 2OH
Of December"
"Wel. and would YOU reproach then
for stayinr with MS now Are you poin,
to complain of what their presence cost
YOU? Have YOU any idea of exilinp then
from your home, from my home ?-Oh
wait moment. | beg -"
"Wife, Wife"
"Dcpriving me Of the sight of my chill
dreu--my only consolation IN life ;"
"Thank you!"
"Yes-yes, know YOU. You are ca
pable of declaring that the children max
too much noise Poor nets whose It'll
voices are so sweet, and whose little step
are so full of grace %
:" But who saws ANYTHING TO the con
trary !" exclaimed NJ. Desqranres. impa
tieuily. "Do let me speak and once NOR
follow up nv reasoning. Why have ou
daughter and our sop-in-law been with II
for three months and two days and VIII
will thew stay with us until the 20tb of De
eemberYp
"a pretty question l-beeause thew Low
us because thew are bapnv in being viii
us because thew know how to make tbei
stav pleasant to us because tbev are warm
hearted scpsitiye-n
"Iu short. inst the reverse of this nv
self! Isn't it soYn said NJ Desgrappc,
lauohinp. and adding. as he went mn IN hi
wife, /" Come. come let me give YOU kiss
| cant belr adoripr you. for Won arc move
more than twelve Years oldp