The Dillon tribune., 1883-02-24
puux SCHOLARS IN PARIS.

THERE are men who have obtained AGA.
IDENTICAL distinction wan ering about Paris
whose lives nre problems. and who owe their
existence to the fraternity prevailing among
the Vendee of unrecognized poets --profes.
sors in want of pupils, inventors who have
been ruined. .sculptors whose talent has not
been proclaimed, artists who have not half.
nennv to buy colors with, and musicians
seeking an engagement. They have banded
themselves together to organize resis-
tance against Hunger, the common enemy.
10 general sketching out his plan OF CAM
paign could display more. astuteness than
the ,el,mctaire in toraging for himself and
friends. He may be found seated at the
festive board of the man who has passed his
examination and gives farewell banquet to
those Tho have known him before he buries
himself in the country town where he has to
commence practice. He pays his share
wit, bans mots; he has always some story
to /. Ii the journalist, some item Of interest.
ing ross n to relate. There ure men among
tn NJ who ha> passed the ear y p'rto OF Their
life us ,,shers in some third or fourth rate
academy " 20 have starved themselves TO
buy books. pnt up with every indignity. "nl
h v. passed Brilliant exam nation. to tnl
that the man who owns the scholastic agen-
cy. and pos es es peculiar ideas of gram
mar. turns up his nose at diplomas.
Among the contumacious or Refrac-
t,,ires may be found m. like Poupeln.
who. armed with all the diplomas the
University can confer and with testimonials
from hundreds Of people, wandered around
tie 81 burbs, offering his services at every
educational establishment. willing to o any
| thing. He could teach science to jun ors.
| aud. 70 ru,nor spid. was an excellent hand
| at cook ng. preferrng to preside over the
culinary department rather than teach the
Young idea to shoot Poupeln hid ono
| enc y--his own tongue. One OF his ritnds
managed to get him into hospital on t q
plea that he was ffering from that curious
,nulady known as the frimgaie, which curses
man with such an appetite that he can
never get full, eat as he may, Ponpe'in had
certain symptoms Of the mnlady str nyly
developed nd would probably have re-
ma ned in the hosp tai had not his presence
determined marked in rease inthe rate Of
mortal y The doctors were puzzled to
know how t, account for the number OF
deaths whi h took place. IT W found at
last that Pow clin to advantage Of the knr.
fe.ings of Sc WHO were confined to tn ir
beds with s.ckL ess to tell them II his suf-
ferings, place his certificates and testimoni.
als before them. and TOT ture them with nj
the plans he cherished. Another hero OF
this tribe was Chaque. the dir. inguished
Oriental scholar, who fought de ~ side
with Lord byron for. the freedom Of the
Greeks. Chaque was last seen in a cate on
the bouleva. d. Mt dinner time eating kes
and drinking chocolate. VIII le reading t Q
I&cne thex u 10 .Kouie& His fr ends co u.
p!imen.e,l h m on his neither garments Of
fine black kers. yln.re with a t'rn sh' i
yer stripe dow he stiles of them. After
many questions he consented to admit at
when rev tn were worn Ivy the Project
of the Doraogne Hundreds of similarly
&c entire men may lie found on tie B'ule-
ward Mon. martre or IN the Boulevard Sai,, 4
Mi hel. WIN feed nobody knows how. anil
sleep in the nj, ares or public ga dens. to
return in the morn ng 10 one or other !
the public libraries here The s,udents can
get warmed for nothing The LvMttD''
GkIe.