The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-02

Anu these nlty louis over r" sug-
gested the cure.
"Aye, what shall we do with
them ="
1t is the very sum 1 need to set me
all right in my small business" said
the tradesman.
"That is just what the marquis sug-
gested."
And so the priest handed over
the money to the happy man and
departed.
In the meantime the Marquis Jour
not was being driven towards his hotel,
which was situated ON the Rue Rivoli
Scarcely had his coachman turned out
of the Rue de la Paix when he was
once more suddenly brought to a stand
still by the body of a man lying across
the horses path.
"Well, Antoine, what is the trouble ?"
asked the marquis little petu-
lantly.
a" A drunken man beneath the very
feet of the horses" said the driver,
striving to keep the animals off the body
of a man just in front of them.
Egad, that won't do, said the mar
quis, with more energy than one would
have supposed him to possess, and at
the same time jumping out of his vehi-
Gle, he seized upon the insensible man
and by sheer physical strength
dragged him out from under the horses
feet.
"Oh, Monsieur, it is my husband"
said pretty young woman coming out
of an humble abode.
The coachman having handed his
reins to citizen, took hold of the in
animate body of the man, and together
they bore him into the house.
" Does he get often in this wayY"
asked the marquis.
"No," said the young wife, "But
he has been sadly disappointed to-
day."
4" In what way ~
Nobody would be godfather to our
baby"
On the bed lay sweet little infant,
clothed in very poor attire to be sure, but
| yet very neat and clean.
" Is that your baby 2"
"Yes," said the young mother.
She too was very pretty and neat
These poor people had no one to befriend
| them.
How old is the little fellowY"
"Only ten days."
| Indeed"
"And oh we want him christened,
because you know, Monsieur, if he were
to die by any accident before he was
christened, why he would go to purga-
tory" At
I" Do you think so 20
"Of course" added the pretty little
mother. And what an awful thought
it is !" she added, clasping her hands
in an attitude of unconscious grace.and
earnestness.
Bring your baby with me, you dear
little woman" said the marquis.
Whittier, monsieurp"
"To Notre Dame"
"To church ?"
"Aye."
" But we have no one for god
father"
" will see to that"
"Do you mean so, monsieur ?r
Jump right into my carriage. Here,
wrap up your baby" said the young
marquis, entering fully into the spirit of
the affair "We'll have him christened
before your husband awakes from his
stupid condition"
Ten minutes later the little party en-
tered the open doors of Notre Dame, and
the Marquis Journot gave his name to
| the humble child. He was not person
to do anything by halves. Mother and
child were put into his carriage and
driven back to the humble quarters from
whence he had taken them. He emptied
his purse of some thirty or forty louis
into her hands, and bade her goodbye
after wishing her much good fortune
with her baby. The young mother
seized his hand, and pressing her lips to
it, said the baby should be brought up to
revere his name.
The Marquis Journot drove to his
hotel, and in half an hour had forgotten
both episodes of that January day.
And now we must ask the reader to
pass over a period of twenty years :
twenty years of French history, crowd
ed with incidents, with tragedy written