, 1877-09-30

ing. Leon was q diligent pupil his eon;ea ,....
OF remarkable neatncss, and the priests wer..
proud OF him. At first they did not attempt tn
suppress his readings nor find fault When be ds.
claimed to the other children the speeches and
lending articles published In the {ayorite none-
OF his family. During the exciting month"; ~
lsfS, Nine. Gambetta rewarded her son when he
had won good marks BY smuggling into the
seminary The papers received at the Bazaar, and
the boy continued to dec}aun the iacendiar1
ar !cS unchecked BY the priests.
But, Ehen Louis Napoleon became President
young Gaulbetta was taken to task for his ~
publlcan1sm. Lie was scolded, locked I'd. and
severely punished; worst OF att, his fayor;ta
mother cut the most remarkable speeches from
the paper, and surreptitiousy sent them to him
in cakes, pies, and articles Of clothing. Fmajir
the priests resorted to the extreme measure n
expulsion, Informing his father that Leon
was forming tue school into club of Jaeobite
urchns.
Accordingly he was taken home in disprace
His father met him with frown; his mother
blamed herself for stutting his head with tho
satio"at, while the neighbors prophesied that
In this year uS4g) agents Of the Government
were sent into tie departmental towns to in-
timidate the weak and make out lists OF those
who might oppose the re-estahlishmens Of the
empire. Scarcely had the agent begun bis
work in Cahors when Leon's father shut him
up in the lyccum, where be remained cut oil
utterly from the outer world until he hal CON-
pleted the course for bachelors degree Then
Leon was taken home again. His father at once
told him he had enough Of books, and must
apply himself to trade It was useless for him
to plead the want OF taste for buying and sell
ing, the father said be must acquire it; beside,
the establishment was IN old and honorable
one, and must be kept in the family. The
mother. with decidedly ill-grace, conceded.
Lcon's last hope died away, aud be settled
down in the Bazaar. The National had been
stopped; nei.hbors ceased to be friendly:
few dared utter their convictions.
The boy sickened of his employment. He de-
termined to go to Paris, where be hoped to SUP
But he had not a single friend to 90 to for ad-
vice, knew no one in the Capital, and had no
money to get there. It was in this emergency
that bis mother came to the relief. Having no.
ticed his perple1ity for several weeks, she one
day heckoneC him to her side, aud gladdencd
his heart by telling him sine saw it vas Of no use
forcing him to continue in an irlSsomc business,
and that she had resolved to help him seek out
the vocation which nature had prepared fur him.
Placing q BAG of money which she had secretly
amassed in his hand, she said: s'This, nv boy.
is TO pay your way for year. 4 trunk iul OF
clothes Is really for you. Try and come home
Start soon, and take care to let no.
body suspect you are going aWaE. Do not say
sood-by to a single soul want to avoid
scene between you and your father.''
On reaching Paris lie went at once to the
famous sorbonnc, ard hired the cheapest room.
Thgn he wrote to his mother. She replied al
most by the next mail, announcing the excessive
anger OF Gambetta fere, and expressing the fear
hat he would never pardon her boy for sacfi-
icing good position fur a wiid-goo5e adycnture.
In the iaw-school Prof. Valette was attracted to
he slender boy by his assiduity, and at the close
II the first year drew from him his history and
SEPARATIONS. He dssuaded Leon from becoming
! laW-teacher, urging hin not to throw awa3 his
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