Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-13

man norColv; Il QOnt care q curse IOT
your petticoats and shorn heads; take
me to the station-you are stronger
than /"
"Have you not wife and children
who will be shamed by your madness
and left without rotection-perhaps in
restitution? Was 1t for them you"--
The wretch shuddered. Here" he
said 'I'll tell you all. Three months
and no work; the old woman sick, three
childred perishing with hunger, a
daughter gadding about the streets and
going to suppers with gentlemen--well.
Still no work the old woman dies; the
girl goes to the bad. Two months more
and no work. / nave earned 90 sous
in the last fortnight. Tonight the chill
dren gave up crying for something to
eat, and came out to steal q loaf of
bread. didn't get a chance, there were
so many people about. [ begged, and
they told me to 60 and look for work.
Look for work! | have been looking
for work for six months. Then I saw
my girl-saw her in a carriage with
feathers in her hat, and the children at
home starving. / wanted to kill every
body. That is all. You folks can
laugh-you don't know"
"Monsieur," said the priest to the
gentleman whose assistance, fortunate
~, had not been needed, 81 thank you
for coming to my aid, but you see what
sort of a case this is. Let me attend to
the poor fellow, and beg Of you say
nothing about this"
The prisoner listened in stupefaction.
The priest dragged him EDWARDS,
though from time to time he struggled
to get free; finally, recognizing his pow
erlessness, he abandoned all idea of re-
sistance. Questioned, he recited his
sufferings, going over and over the mel
ancholy refrain: "The girl gone to the
bad and the little ones starving"
The priest whispered word TO him.
"You? exclaimed the man in sur
prise and embarrassment as he uncov-
cred himself; "you! l will come with
you quietly, your reverence.
vi.
Half an hour later the gentleman
who had followed them entered the
Cafe des Princes. His friend was wait
ing for him, in company with young
and pretty woman, who was engaged
with sorbet.
"WelJ," said his friend" "what news
have you brought? What did you see {?
Cora, here, has been quite nervous at
your long absence and made sure you
had been killed, or something"
He narrated briefly what the reader
knows.
Dear me, how nice and Interestingly"
said the young lady; "and what then ?"
"Well, the priest took his companion
to the police station, but did not go in
instead, they went into Ragache's res
taurant, which happened to be open."
''Skip the bill of fare-what them"
"Then they went on, and I walked
near enough to them to hear the man
say that, though his daughter had gone
to the bad, she was a pretty good
hearted sort of girl, and that if he had
revealed himself to her when he saw
her driving past she would certainly
have given him what money she had,
but that he did rot want that sort of
money, and"-
"Well, and them"
"Last scene of the last act-a window
with no curtain; tallow candle to the
right; in front two children eating
greedily; up the stage a big, black
shadow holding a third child in it's
arms, this child also eating greedily;
and at about the second entrance left
my ragamuffin on his knees. Praying,
[ fancy"
"And where was this highly salts
factory tableau exhibited" said his
friend.
"Rue Cambronne, No. II, second
story"
Cora, with the deliberate luxurious
ness of cat at forbidden cream-pot,
finished the last drop of her sherbet,
down the lace over her plump
arms, settled her pearl bracelet above
an exquisitely fitting gray glove, and
said:
eleven, Rue Cambronne, second
floor. That must have been pa. Now,
if you're ready for supper. am"
The Isthmus Canal.
The New York Times thus indorses a
solution of the inter-oceanic canal prob
lem:
A decidedly better scheme than that of
Mr.. Eads is the one invented by lead
ing citizcn of Clinton, ILL.,, who,of course,
has been familiar with shins from his