The Morning herald., 1876-09-11
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HOW LOVE C0Nox1KD I1ID1.
LYONS.

NV history is composed o. the most SIN
G1 G c;rr,mstsuces. Condemned by my
aai ;..h To associate among beings Of the most
w. .Iact Class. my elevation was the work 81
sT amman malice. That evil Of society which
. .";ns 40 many fortunes laid the solid foun.
1a.;on iu;o Of mine. am married, rich and
S.unv. S.',O from having been the docile instru-
uspty,f msnt Of an extraordinary act Of nalevo-
lence. ,..u .:.,,..., =,
.hs . ne rneiehborhood of Montelemart. My
s.hsr saI had made many fruitless efforts to
s;..i ..;as me above indigence. His last resource
= ;s'pS h;s old ape arose from the exercise Of a
...da 10 which he had acquired in his youth
".ls ,hst of a bellows-mender. This, though
~. M very brilliant occupation, was the
-o,k :. at which was placed at that time Of
w. NV when I was thought capable Of earning
INV NV livelihood. Satisfied at first in follow
r.. ~ this business under the inspection Of my
t.tber tsI nature had endowed me with an
Industrious ;nIlu disposition, and soon rivalled
and even excelled my master. Ambition
led led me to imagine my talents were fitted
for FIR 4 wider sphere, and some Of my excur-
.;ons a. far az the gates of Montelemart
succeeded rw beyond my wishes. After fur
nisbing all could spare for the support Of
nv father in his old age, l found means to
nsther a little sum of money, which ena-
Sia me to undertake q journey to Lyons.
/ / made my appearance in that great city,
,mulv provided with such articles as be-
longed to my profession, and the public
nlaces, and most crowded streets, soon re-
sounded with my cries. I was young, dex-
ferrous and well-formed; / sold my wares
rapidly, and became general favorite with
the servant maids, which was the utmost
limit Of my ambition at this time.
Returning home late one evening to my
little garrett, which served me for ware
house as we'll as lodging, was accosted
by four young men, who seemed to be TAX
inag an evening walk. We were in one Of
tho most solitary streets Of the quarter OF
St Clair. They threw out few PLEASANT
res on the lateness OF the evening, accom-
panied by sarcasm on my profession Of
bellows.mender, which. l answered in a
style Of raillery, at which they appeared to
he surprised. I saw them look at each
other, significantly, and Immediately after
heard them say, This is our man." Town
that these words alarmed me, finding
myself alone in the dark without any means
Of resistance, and at the mercy Of four stout
young men. What would become of me,
was the reflection that occupied my mind,
when one of them, who guessed at the
cause of my terror, soon dispelkd it by
saying to me, in a tone of afiability-
"Perourou"-the name which the people
Of Lyons give their bellows-menders-
"Perourou," said he, "you probably have
not supped, neither have we. Our supper
is ready, will you join us? Our intention
is to do you more good than you have any
idea Of Come and sup with us, and after
supper we will talk with you. Do not be
afraid, we are gentlemen. Ifyou will not
enter into our schemes we shall only re-
quire your promise of secresy, which you
will run no risk in keeping"
There was something in the voice Of the
person who spoke to me, as we'll as in the
proposition itself, so seductive, that l
accepted the proposition. My new ac-
quaintances after having made nae cross
several streets, entered house and con-
Quoted me into an apartment elegantly
furnished, where we found six other young
men, who seemed to have been waiting for
their friends impatiently. A short ex-|
pla1ation followed concerning me, and we
sat down to supper. I had the honor Of
making the company laugh by some ofmy
srch observations, and confirmed them in
'he good opinion with which it was neces-
ary they should be impressed before they
Would come to further explanation. The
servants Sc Va withdrew, after placing the dessert
% the table, and for few minutes pro-
iound silence prevailed throughout the
assembly, which till then had been sufi-
GENTLY noisy.
a At length the person who presided at
me repast addressed me in the following
(To BE coNTINUED.)