The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-10
THE BLOCK ABE
AN ErIsopH OF THE
End OF THE EMPIRE
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ai;as os tno ni Who had com. in crowds to see
man condemned and shot Soui1 nv. "hn,t.
il several of them exclaimed; "o A'' 0''"'
Rut the major ordered BTigadi'r Dosoathes .tes
o., .aLe the names of these brawiers' 80 thAt
they should be seen to then the Tnuo ,a I'd
e-s1nIed down the stairs in hve minutes gu"
-. IN onr tnrn, were able to descend.
had taken Burguet by the arm, my eyes iu'l
OF tesrs. o,;.c,a Mo,es ?, said he, already
,nite his own joyous self again: ;. a., r
6aRpr,pet :, said !, Aaron hiTseit, lhe U" u
brother of Moses, and the greatest c."toi ".
Israel could not haze spoken pe'.er 'mnn ans y" 81
8id: il was admirable J owe my Peaoe sec y,
lind IN Won! Whatever yon may ask io' "'
treat n service am ready t" give 10 'uo eN
Iout of my means. rhors of
We went down the stairR; the memoers oi
the conucil following us thought MY "ho 'S
ono. Burguet smiled: .,, .,o,irc
under the arch.
"yeSy we'll p said he "I ask Won to give me
. good dinner at ne .'7V Ftr'zhrfF7
s'With all my beaItl " c,;
Several citizens, Father Parmentier, Cooho's
4ho fsx-oatherer and Adjutant Muller, were
waiting for Burguet nt the foot OF the n nnSo., .
alty steps, to congratulate MN. As tneS ~
surroundip and shaking amos TN n,.n oa,o, at
came and rushed into my arms; Zeffen lad cent
him TO learn the news. i en- hraced hin' anu
aid jeyously: go, tell your mother that We
have woni Take your dinner. am going TO
dino at the bNts WIN
haste, dear ohildV
He started running.
aYou dine with me, Burguet," said Father
aTbsnk Won, Mr.. Mayor, 1 am engaged to
dine with Moses / will go at another time
And. with our arms around each other, we
Snsersd Mother Barriere's large corridor, "nete
there was still the odor OF gooo roasts' III oPi'e
.Listen, Bureuet," said I; 1--WE are going to
dine alone, and you shall choose whatever
wines and dishes you like best; you know them
better than do"
saw his eyes sparkle.
sGood good ~ said he, sit is understood"
In the large dining-ba the wsr-oommis'
aioner and two officers were dining together
they turned round, and we saluted them
sent for Mother Barreire, who came at once
her apron on her arm, as smlipg ana chupDy
as usual. Burguet whispersd couple OF words
in her ear, and she instantly opened the uoor
at the ght, and said:
"Walk in, gentlemen, walk in! You Will not
have to wait long"
of the tquaIe, small, high room, with two
large windows covered with muslin curtains
and the porcelain stove we'll heated, as II
should be In winter.
A seryant came tO lay the table, while VT
warmed our hands uuon the marble.
81 have good appetite, @osts my piean'n ni
iS going to cost You dear" said BurSueI, laugh
ESQ much tho better; it cannot be too dea
for the gratitude owe you
.Colue," said he, putting his hand on IN!
shoulder, al won't ruin you, out we must nav
= good dinner"
When tho table WAS ready, VIC rat do~
opposite each other, in soft, cnmt"rtLHle arm
chairs aud BGTguet, fastening his napkin II
hiS button hole, as Was his custom, toGk rp lh
hill of fare. lie poudrreG over II Ii long time
for you know, FIi,z. that though nightingale
are coed us.rs. they hAye the sharpest bomk
in the world. BnrgLet WAS like them. and
was delighted at seeing him thus meditatir ;
At last hu satu To the servant, slowly aL
soiemnly:
.This and that, Madeleine cooked 80 and 50
And suoh n wine to begin WIN, ana S1cn al
other at the end"
"Very well, 81. Burguet," replied Madeleine
as shs went out.
Two minutes aftcrward che brought us
good toast souP. Daring n blockade this va
eomething greatly TO be desired; three week
later We should have been very fortunate
have got one.
warmed IN napkin. But you do not suppos
Fritz, that Am going TO tell you all the d.
tails of this dinnerf although l remember
all, with great pleasure to tins day. BeleN
me- there was nothing wanting, meats M
fresh vegetables nor the large well smoke
ham, nor any of the thirGs which are drea'
fully scarce in II sbut.np city. We had eve
salad Madame BArrIere had kept 1T in Il
cellar, in earth, and BurGuet wished to DIRE
it himself with olive oil. We had too, II
last Juicy pears which we're seen in Phalsbu
during that winter of l-li.
=
bottle OF old Lironcourt Was brought, aud '
drank together.
"Mosee," said he, with softencd eyes, "if {
my pleas had as good pay as you give, w"u
resgu my place IN college but this Is the iii
fec have TeCelVed.'
'"Ard if l were in yonr place BIrSuet,' lie
claimed, ''instrad of staying III Pnaishurg,
would 20 to large city, Yen would hH
plenty of good dipuers, good hotels, and t
rest would soon follow
.'Ah!twenty years ago this mil ght have be
good advice, said he, RISING, "butrt is too Ii
now. Let us 20 and take our coffee Moses
Thus it is that men of great talents of
bury themselves in small places, where nohc
values them at their truo worth; they
gradually iuto their own ruts, and disapp
without notice.
Burguet never forgot to go to the col
house at about five O'clock, to play game
cards with the old jew Solomon, whose tr
it wns, Burguet and five or six citizens fl
supported this man, who took his beer
coffee twice q day at their expense TO
nothing of the crowns he pocketed for the 3
port of his family.
So far as the others were concerned,
not surprised at this, for they were fools
for o man like Burguet was always aston
cd ut it; for, ont of twenty deals, solomon