Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-12-19


persona! VI private chA,o.t viii BE- char9s
for a. advertisements.
Addreas-''> tssnssa SPECTATOR" stssssss. -
{. them. and the foreman threatened to re
vesy angry. e2 Ei'i' 20 fia a. =
"WaIl' ee; angry II you Wish to, erie,
our Msdsme lLsrsche. who had h ei
oec1Me exasp~rst. NJ v hat che de. . .e<
s'er husbands hard hesrtedDess Nv,
have been I" your Commisaiy Do yos
1m~ ne s.sd 10 W thst IN enquiry
) would .bt9 tnstitutxd. and that mean.
%hHs she w"0id be- kept at the station
D. Nnu know y fst the station IL ?'' =,
We'll. rsther. tits the place whey1
thieves aud vxKAtODds are kent unM
hey arr called for examination, bvforS
! the tpsgiHs rate f" ~
"Tbst ]. Just what I was told. % YoC
rsn well understand L did not intend a
let .beebtIc 20 there" IA A., :
Il Very we'll But that" 49,
1t sill only he for few days LONGER.
The tnq&ry will certsinly result 10 the
discovery If her family, and then ~
-bsilabS hTIlied." -1l 80
| NEVERTHELESS the days and weeka
psssefi BY aud the C0mmisary Of POiice
seTt no uiesasge. s43D 10
Finally Madsme Lsrochs resolved 70
see him HgHIn. fre-s-- ef4 --.f.,-- .
Hs had already forgotten all about the
sff.'r. he said. .----..-.-.
Lss ms SO The child you found in
The SNOW ID called Violet Lec0m pte."
$50 then her name II Lecompts ~
"Yes, we have discovered her family
name. aud that IL about all. Her father
aud mother are both dead, and what
Vas found tn the garret where the latter
died II b0t worth twenty francs. There
- al unrle somewhere, . man named
Pierre Bszin. Who. they say. is we'll of.
But no Ohe knows what became Of him.
IL is generally believed that be has gone
10 the Indies. The child 10 coust quept.
" entirs y abandoned and without any
'nrans whatever. 30 If you wish to take
charge of her there IL nothing to prevent
It." 49, =
"You are truly charming, my good
sir Where are the means coming from :
We are only poor working people"
THAT IL your look out" I'D 10
my husband will bring the child to
you
VERY we'll. Take your time, there il
no hurry" ,,-a
"You sre ut least going to send the
poor child to place where she will be
well csred for, are you not 2" said the
good woman. who, with tears in her
eyes, had again approached the Conn
nliaary.
Undoubtedly. answered the official.
ITO mort excellent house made eutire-
" Of cut stone. We will send for her,
give her nice ride in our prison wagon,
and place her In the common station"
''This is infsm0us," cried Madame
Lsroche, who had become crimson with
Abger. s'h-G1s
Il dO not deny It," answered the
COmml-ary, whose face WAS not a.
harsh NJ his words indicated "But what
10 you want? We have no other place
just now IN Paris In which to put aban.
'tOned children, aud at the station the
a'fnlihistrstiOD will be compelled to ex.
anime intO the matter, sud II 10 one
c'siiDs her she will be sent to the House
uf C'rrec ION, to renlsin there until she
IL twenty one years Of age"
~ have heard II said that there are
here Communal HOUSES, under the di.
rectiOn Of religious orders, in which
h'urdlings are T-ceivesi."
Very tIue there are even quite Q
nnmb+r "f them; tut they are insufa.
cieDt Even the laity have established
-"vsTsl, VI for iDstance. the Msconic
0 pt'sn Asy YUM. For PARIS alone 1t
~"uiu require dOuh,y M many 10 are
"Ow in exis'aDce Besides each Of these
h"usrs has its preferences, IL, friends, 50
: hal even into them Que cannot always
be sdn,itted."
'Bur the Government
''Fne Govern ment, Madame, like nv.
-elf. CAD Only depi0re Whist 1t has lot -
, ei been able 10 remedy"
III expects these poor children then
TO die, ] sufpose?'
THE Government, Madame, is ipuif.
f+r-nt alike to your censure or your
prxiAe.'
Aud I 'sy to , on. sir. that it is cry.
ing shAMe."
tell y"u the good woman could talk
pinI"Iy when she wae aroused.
KEEP h~r ynurself then"
"You snow very well we are not able
TO dn s0."
THAT, I-repeat again, 10 your look
Du'."
"Yes. perceive well enough that that
IL our laN,k out"
Mad~me Lsrnche returned to her home
very much out OF humOr. In the even.
Ing she related to her husband all about
her interview, to which he answered:
1T is certainly most unfortunate. I
have never before regretted 40 much not
having larger nleAna. But you know as
veil ~ how impossible it is for us to
lake upOn ourrelves this additional bur-
trn. GeDevieve would some day 70.
prOach us for 1t We must resign our
selves tO the Inevitable"
"The poor little thing is not we'll to.
lay besides wanted to fiuish making
her Clothes" v-
"Oh, we'll. ~ far % that goes 1t is not
absolutely necessary that she should 20
ut once. Let her remain until next
week On Thursday next. at the latent,
hOwever, she must CO."
hope 10 get through sooner than
lhai," added Madame LarOche, .It
would be unreasonable tn keep her long.
~. now that we have decided that she
must go"
Thursday came. Violet had not been
apprised of her approaching departure.
She had become very much attached to
The quarter, even though 1t was not as
brilliant rs that of the Opera.
"YOu have not forgotten our under.
have you p ssid the husband.
IL 'b,nk of nothing else" answered
The wife.
A few daya later:-
"Do you know" she said, SIT seems
ss it never would get through with the
;biId's clothes"
"Then hurry up"
Fifteen days later, and the clothes
were AZ far as ever from being finished.
The foreman came to his accustomed
meals muiose and silent Madame La.
roche had nothing to ssy. aud Genevirve
'ried constantly. Only Violet laughed
aud WAS hsppy. She seemed thorough.
y cnn'ente,i with her new home, aud
'rvts dreamed Of the possibility Of ltav.
ng it.
Oue evening Laroche missed the child
rom her sccust"iIed place at the table.
Hr Dpeued his J., ,iA to ask after her-but
~ Da'' not The c'uraye TO do no.
The in+n1 proceesi@d in silence. To.
y ars's the e,.d LarOcte could bear it no
Ournr. vH
Where ia ViOlet?' he ask ed.
Gnue" 4.N
AID You really had the courage to
~ t-,e eU?'
you i".'-'ed upon IT,"
'Un'i"ubieuly, and ark yon II II was
", a''e"iutu'.iy nece-sary. Neverths.
ees A"u nnght have"
''.Nh haI?' J