, 1875-02-20
ADOPTION.
An Incident OF French Life u1ndCr tn o
tSoptenMntes

An Incident OF French Life t1ndcr tho
tScptennates
From the Pail Halt Budaet.
.saya tho Freuch Civil Code: IA man may
adopt na his child and constitute ID lllB holr,
with reserve Of one-thtEd OF bis .prorerty to tho
heirs,nt-law, any person who shalt havo 6ared
hss 1ifo." Adoption ID allowed Ia other cases
to Wit, when q portion removes 2 Guild from tho
Founding and oducatca him satisfactorily until
lo IL q, at which ago tho fouudliug must give
bis conaeat to tho adoption; aud again, when
man pleasos to "rocoguizo" chlld-thnt, Is.
certify with tho mother's aaaent that the child
ia Ills own. Adoption would aeem, however,
TO hayu some lucrative aspccta. for not . wcels
passea without tho tetltes 0tc'tes publishing ~"
vertinemonts from people who o1er round n,ims
a et hns1 p ssaE can Gsn u aae
advertisements Is TINT tlog loar on tho face os
them tho posontiality Of no much hard swearing
that It 10 Nondor tho police DO not look moro
cloao!y into them: r. ,u
advertisement soltorlng 10.oo0f - yesr for
adoption by M authonslo Duso OF Prince; aud
this bait sont many funny. looking old gentle
men ringing at tho duor Of y house noar tho
most Of them failed 70 aatsiy requirements. for
they come out claT'fallon but at LIANT there
arrived . weazel-hoadod; H'r1inkon little body
crowned with . shooktngly bad hat, and
with marks Of HtonIshment and respect, into
nbont 50. with Intelligent features spoiled by a
restless oppression OF TUG eyes. Tlsih gentleman
fronchrnan, aud ono of = class not n,leon.nlol,
in all countries where compulsory military scr
Vice iourishos. uo had hover done anYlhlnE
criminal, but, objocting to mssto tho aevon best
yeas q big tS IN ne a,%y f9r one sou = ds
United s.stcs aud IN tho course Of ton years lad
boon 10 lucky at potrolonmsl!e that ho Ind
anhssed sl,o6o, 900. Then 10 had boon soIzetl
With that desire Of homo which gnaws all
aud Gormaus find their country everywhere /,
| Frouohuau outside Frnnco alwaya fecla
as though Ao wnro among bhrbarians, aud
10 Charles Grolon set sail again for Franco,
! secretly ronurtiug Of ILLS flight, and knowipt:
that hia fortune would yield him no pleasure ii
| ho wero Obliged to spenl II In exllc, However,,
it was not safe for liin to uHo hs real name,
| for dcBerter can only plcad limitation at the
scti Virgins. aud proceeded TO search for some
countrytnon WHO BY adoption could enable him
| to slip back iuto the etat cipN by aldo door.
Ills ambition 10 secure q tito was only a shpa
BY tic wny, conforming to tho u1axi,n lint wl,oi
bird boftows piunioa ho may as we'll take d
poacoc]l'u as 4 roovo'u, Ito Charjea Grelou
| alias Virgins, ercl tho little body IN tho bat
hat ~ though to tahe stock Of hia anatomy aud
lulro how long he was likely 10 last, "Ynl
lin ciyllly to chair. nYeB; and Marquis tlo
| }ie1xcrotea,tx; TINT wculd bo tho tltle at NJ,
ellost sou ii / had ouo but I haven't" ~
| should like to 400 your narchmor,ts," " have
| them all III nv pockct, Our family VAS rniped
| by tho Iloyolutlon; we piolod vi, again uudcl
Glarlcs X, but unhappy BpoouatIoua ulitler The
1oiunH Of Louis Philippe aud tho lato uBlsrpel
strfnna5 md Of n had rocoyored pntl brought M,
IN nv nrosaut Might which il vrotchod oroll,'
And yo,1 vDuid ia rcai|y to adors mo for TO- ,00OI
yesr ?" Wpardon ne. i should like tic
can'tai nf that incono. ooo, ,000i., down. Thrrt
sra tan ehanncn 10 nre thnt slall dto nefure
nrht yesrs Gayo pabseJ .foE prlyatons layo t1uder