Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-07-20

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though they had already wept so often.
He had little jacket, quite nicely cut,
but oil falling into pieces, and on his
right foot girls shoe, and on the other
. boys, both Of them too long and large
for him, alas and too full of holes, and
they turned up in front and wanted heels
behind. He was hungry aud cold, for
il was on winters night, and he had
been fasting since the day before at noon,
when the idea came to him of writing a
letter to the good Lord.
You are wondering how he could do
il, poor little Jean! 1t is true, he could
not write any more than he could read.
Far away in the quarter of Gros- Gail
Ion, on the corner OF an avenue, and not
far from the Park, was the small cabin of
. public writer. A great many petitions
and demands from the government were
made in this country of retired warriors /;
and whether the government was headed
by king, an emperor, or president, it
was all the same, for old soliiers' letters
have rarely any political prtjudices in
them. Ths 'sedit0r," y be Was called in
~ a1a1lesy - - Old soldisr himself
rather bad-tempered, though with good
hear.-and ahl he Was not rich, and be-
sides, was SO unfortunate as not to be
quite MANNED and wounded enough to
get admission into the Hotel dee Inpalides,
where all the old soldiers are sent who
have no legs or arms to speak of.
Well, jean saw him through the dirty
windows of his cabin, smoking his pipe
and waiting for business, so be went in
and said:
"Good-dsy; have come to have a let
ter written"
"lt's ten sous" replied Pere Bouin
for this old warrior, who was perhaps the
hundred thoueandth part of the glory OF
marshal Of France, was called Pere
Bsuin. Jean, who had no cap to take
oif, pulled the front lock of his curly
hair, and making bow, said politely
"Then excuse mel" and he opened the
door to 60 out; but Papa Bouin thought
him such nice little fellow, he said to
him:
"Art thou the son of soldier, little
snei"
"No," replied little Jean; II am man.
mas son, who ia all alone"
"Ahp said the "editor," II know; and
thou hast not ten sousa"
"Oh9 no; l have no sous at ALL"
"Thy mother, neither7 All one can
see that. You want letter written so as
to have something to make soup-eh
little one2"
~Yes," replied Jean, Exactly"
"Advancel For ten lines and half q
sheet Of paper l shall not he much the
poorer"
Jean obeyed. Papa Bouin arranged
his paper, dipped his pen in the ink, and
traced in q fine schoolmaster's hand
"Paris, tie 9Th January, 1857" Then
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sWhuset" askei Jean.
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"Whai Ncusieurf''
why, the individual for the soup"
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at 10 h..t fsa Mansieur"
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