The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-01-28
Breton Psrsfmony.


Jean, our farmer, is worth at least
90, 900 francs. or $500, 70 mean sum
for a workingmsn even in England,
vet bis one desire is 10 increase his
store, and he never dreams OF procur-
ing any winter comforts. His is not
at ell special case, although be is
dying in q rapid consumption. Two
years ago the doctor told him that be
must give up exposing himself to cold
and damp or heswould soon die; yet
be has not given up, and as a conse-
quence he is dying.
A few days ago heard that be
was very i'll in bed, splitting blood so
paid hin visit and found hIm
very bad indeed His roOm vas wet
a. wet could be; 1t bad NO curtains,
the trout door was wide open, tue
I fire a few hot GOALS Of wood, which
was Kept here 10 be blown into 3
fame hen needed for cooking or
farm purposes.
He had no medicine, no special
food. but ~as living like the others
on black rye bread aud buck y heat
galeites or pancakes 1 told him
how III | thought him, in the pres
eEee OF bis wife, and Ia the nigDt be
alarmed her by vomiting blood, 50
tnat she came to me IN the morning
crying, aud a-kiag what she ought 10
do for him
told ner 10 get him warmth, meat,
soup. and osher cOmiotts. aud she
wen, just a. far as this: She bought
Two poulds' weight OF white breaG
When this " lite bread came home,
her mother, Jeans mother IL-laN,
who lives with them, went into u pas
siou and suiSed oil day long, as she
declared that it was wild ex,rava-
gaDce You must know that Tor
days had sen5 bin soup, mea. ADD
pastry from my O6u table, partly be-
CAUSE felt that be must have B,lp
al once, and partly because couid
act bear 10 see toe man dying before
my eyes from sheer want, for he
could not eat the ordinary coarse
food, aud took nothing at all They
received all my gifts almost without
thanks, aud never stirred hand or
foot 10 get any thing for then selves
until the day when Ygoune bought
the white bread
Well, on that day when b II moth
er was raging, she came crying iato
toe HI chen, and told my bonnie how
she was tried The b0nHe told me at
once. and protes ed that ought not
10 keep on sendiug food 70 rich
man, who Was miser, aud surround
ed by two miseriy women, when real
poor might be stretching out their
hands for help. l replied that | bad
never refused to help any real poor
Vet, and that intended TO continue
my help TO Jean Notwithstanding bis
mlserly behavior, as | could not see
d man die Of want while | mad
enough
| told her to scold Yvonne well,
and 10 tell her hat she ought to do
her duty by her husband, aud If nec-
essary turn her mother out Of the
house, especially as she was a iich
woman and well able 10 keep home
of heT own Now mark YvOnDe's
reply "Ab, can't do that, because
my husband may soon die, and then
l shall want my mothers bel p"
Mark, say, this reply--its utter
seliishuess, aud say is there any real
depth, any real worth in such charse-
tiers a. these? | tniuk not
The weather changed aud Jean has
for moment sot better. bat be can
not live many months; already be
has been out in The rain. aud in few
days viii be in bed vomiting blood
again. When very bad indeed, his
wife 6esoughl me, as i was going 70
the doctor ten miles away my self, TO
ask Tor some remedy To stop the blood
spiJJiog Of Jean l did go, aad ex-
planned also the euBdiuon of the
house aud family. The doctor, who
is very clever fellow, told me that
be knew them all very well, and that
there would be an evil day for Yvon-
ne scou. | said, will The man die
very sOun?" Yes" said be, but
that Is not the evil day l mean;
there will be a far more unhappy dav
for Der when she comes TO me after
be is buried TO pay my bill"