, 1876-06-16

war, h. nnndo considerable journey In order tn
kneel IN the chapel ri lsfuycrcH when 10 fccnlyei
hrforc having made the sauIc Journcy. Not heinz
nbic to embrace hs own ,nuther, he embraced
Yes, Il |. dehr p!ctatr. that o! the mother Of a
family whether u be eontcmplattvc q. nvitatIng,
ftec my mother In hcr younger dayF. NOW penstve,
now buAy With her d0mehtic cares, fl,e was the
a1.t and lat to bs az 1, an doiug. Tfny DO not
n rss Ss .s scn1et nsa wGn sp
dayr Of tearr. hut what a courageous resignation.
md how te forgot her chagrfns In The vascl tall
the people 81 two iragucs around, for !,4 farms.
nsll1E, woods. and mea,owat She put her harl to
everything With charming grace. She dld not
tfowsers Of hcr l"y.l Sic wa. tanstieaiy fond Z,
rce h4r, With Watering po. In each han,. bleach.
Ing more sPcttlly ihc strips OF linen which were
spread on ihe grlAH s'n had IN nrn, NJ rtcei, she
hrrself Eare ilc signal to the breakers Of hemp,
when her wnnlen were at ule tank the charming
wathcr.woman who checre,I by story the lnbor
of the oshcrs, and promised them an abundant
auRp"er: a.. ,o,, .,, ~, mat, T., IT,.
n1eatlyw, stimulating the l!lrr women by her cx.
an1c no one could, like l'rr. rhake III, The olor-
ous nwath 70 the quicker penetration oi the air.
,loy ln1uy .me. az she not takc Ms, who wers II
L hss tn =. IN s n.y. H. os stsr 1t t. our iseF
p-. She might inI!tcd hay" folded her arms. like
our neighbour In thr chatcaAx utolnd. bat rhc was
;" haFI} uCklfes ltulLiuIs lHlt ttEhfdAt
that nhe would not hayt, exchanged luts with any
lr'ncrs- n the tales of ferrnnt lsc.dcr, the Ind
her Saa ta{. J. VA. sfry ospt,ale .l h1u's and
Sois.uIe arn1ng tss g7scsts. Tn ruch days nIy
,r.tlcr did her ntn,o.t to ,letnmorphore Muntbcs
mutt. II wa. chaat If flowers and bottlrs: nnth-
hnd mt been lucky IN hIe hunting, she would pny
any price for The trol|s OF nhcEs; sRc never IN.
trusted thr fabrication of cakes ~ any other hand
than f'tr owi1., have never found cakes 10 aasor'
ous and =! u,ll ic"l anywhere e.e.
let 1T oil III. H. my I'm yenr at tlrat snll.t-
Paris fur the batte Of thu Nomahtcistr, where
appearrd on!y drumncr.boy. | often wcpt
9rcf TINT rustic lifn lost forever, and y aFst tear
My mother hal much ready money ot wit. Some
her marriage, az II she were hnt 70 ycass old She
naiA 10 ,nauy bright things that journalist took
out y pencil and the back ot letter to note down
must never be written. Words hui bird. tI,at
| come, sing, and NY away: IT, not worth while IL
Catch them, for others arc always cnnu.." Hut
her dcetls were worth stlll more than her words.
She loved her own children too muCli mt tu luye
The children Of others. No WOMAN ever .Euye bet.
Ter consolation To poo. mothurr. Her chatity *.
| tended fa1 beyond her own doorstep, and TN the
day Of her funeral the Church Of Iruscrer, great
! Gothc pile, was too an'all for heI lnonrner.;;
bring me Into the world III nny mutc pacific period.
was burn during the invasion N tile cos.uckr.
Ny mother vas near her ACKNOWLEDGEMENT when they
ChaEed her thtn the vineyard for the reason that
being daughter Of the Mayor. the wuuld prnbnIly
knuw wiItre the tsea.nrcx of the Mntrie Wurc hid
den. Une Of thOsc taYuErs gase ltr blow With
| his nncc and II Ill oIlcts hah not then urrivel.
my mother wputl inyt brought NE into the wDrlll
| III the yfneyIrl--And there +lnuhl hare both
] remained, Hut Il wnh thr vineyard Uf the Lord.
| rfMcr my mother euctoscd by the enemy. She
| was taken to Hrnyeres. where was born with The
| birh-mnrA NJ d lAucr On !uy body. This is why j
was Aflcrwarh decorated with the medal Ut 81.
| Iicens unt wounded in tue service Of Gupo-
| leon |.
Born in the midst Of tic Revolution, my mother
was hcvet ufraa VI political rquubbler. Ny gEalnl-
father, who culnr 10 the worlh under the Ehcyclo
| pelIc, was very pronounced trxolnttoh!rt.
but not 70 tie extent Ut the Enillolint. II
wns III the time when the Republican Calendar
WAS constructed; nevertheless hr not willing
to give my nGtie. tic iaEne ~ Forrale. even nj
| he Eavc ane Ut my urcus tir name Ut FructUlpt.
lie called her after the ancirHt Wlsl0In suI,e,
bnt rhc was nonc the lcsr y good CAsitttaM; rho
| nevrl suld her hhare In Paradihc. Sune Of our
FeyolutiDnfRts nowadays, more than ont Of whom
IL sny md, would Ike 10 tear Of hearts
| that aid lrgchd, which my mother fu Lernly I'm.
printed ttrre; but tue finest artunrlit. slla moi
prevent n'G ftuI believing that When shall havc
the rreparah1c misfortune of lo-ing my mother,
| the lnpe will rclntn to mt Of hndn. her hgan In
| knuw not what corner of the lninfte-why not
Eay ''IIenvenf"-sttl smiling the beautiful smile
which caught my soul md rcoren!ng to nc the
| Arms which Death crossvtl upOn her bosom.
Let us not 4utfcr Death tn !necribc upon the
t,inba Of our beloved Gnrs the tpFrbe wurIs which
Dante ha+ set over the gate uf Aell
| ''LasclAin ogni eperauza, vui rh' entratc"
AEsEsE llurssATH.