The St. Charles herald., 1884-12-13
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foE s9sn times there ,sts ameFdtmnt
Ness siB sEIkUllsd m.JS q haudsomo
FAs .almostta foFgOst-hia .a.ioearrgI +. y
&bew~ MIN best as Ermino tli6 1asldi
No one in that partef Italy had such
riches, yet no one SO grudged every
penny he was forced to spend
lev sura chen that be kepe his
tfiRl ti8htly drawn If any ap-
On ah4rIty anne his xay-indeed.
- hN& saAR adread Of the smallest
outlay that he ereq Afforded himself
tte se0mihonest he6ess tof life. "a.
~ While. by 4 thousand mean ecoao-
spples then. Efmin0 inerAnged his pos
! sessions - became more and more
disliked and despised by his acunaint-
ances Therv arrived after q time at
Genoa q French .courtier by maTne
Guillaume Boursier. He was of up
RIGHT and, honorable, character, gehef-
0klsa and caffabld in his@ dealings, and
with a cbayIning manner Of address. :.
Men ~ bis sHahk we're then in the
habit ! oN okcupyit9 & Vthehsslves very
much In making peace when. families
were diyided; in promoting suitable al
liances, in binding people tpgethef i'm
the bonds Of friendship. They mado ID
a habit TO cultiyate a cheerful manner,
that, as they linked With she world.
they might enliYen others of q more
gloomy and Sn6kosS & tdra' Skd aSas|
new hope to those who had lost heart
and courage under pressure OF miss
fortune.
y 7GdillAushe Boursier. therefore, was a
N0loome visitor to Genoa. He swasl
I. .hdnoyed and feted by men of all eonfEIs
tionss Ard thus he frequently had tol
q the feelings of Ermino the
IS hasdl dless to. say that no in
md nc aeeuffesy came to the
gallant French gentleman from the ay~
Ar1eious nherchanty yet Boursier had q.
great desire to meet with and talAs ~
z the1efdzs pAiA 40 ssAsOdgHe
visit ID Ernainn- aall5, fiaving at least
hePt some remains of good manners.
received bis guest politely Encour-
aged by this favorable q bapinpinr.
Boursier made himself as. pleasant as
he could, talking 20 ABLY about differ
ent subjects, that at last Ermino took
him and one or two others to see a fine
new mansion he had lately had erected.
"Sir, = said he, turning to the Freseh
courtier, ''you have travelled much and
seem as It seems to. me, everything
there 10 10 behold. Can you name 20
me one single thing which no livink
creature has seen, and which can
have painted for the ornament of NV
banqueting hallP" -
There appeared to Boutsier some
thing so positively absurd in the .oues.
tion that be answered 1t in similar
fashion. "If you were to order an art
ist TO paint You a sneeze, that certainly
ts thing winch man has not seen, nor
ever will see. Seriously, though, ,',elhe
'it you really wish me to
give You . suggestion, / should say.i
paint sqrneLhiHg vhich will indicate,
p.as =, KaacA,l tss@ sure. u not known to
'Yoh WIN be rlCine mesa Tuutsavor. >, |
sllllso e1i 40 ten ms What is !
! sse ..'... stsss y ...,.'1: shaH-set ap
ggssWelA. thsn.g replied yRodFsier, .let |
him execute a painting Of liberality,
.iErnino stood insilent sharne, for he
comprehended the reproof, and knew I
BOT what TO say in his own exteRaation.
khelS with "a rapid fesolvelto change
MS ways, and become As generous as
)ther men, he cried: "Sir, am Glad
.0o haFe given me sachN 40 answer.
,las true that hitheeto.L a have notunder-
'tood what li6erality fs; now I WIN have \
hat Vlrtue 50 set forth upon my walls
hat neitheryou nor any other person
lhan be, abe in future to address to me
! like reproach.n s-tgNBIFF
It is said that from that dax Ermino \
vas changed man. No man il Genoa
'ould Nhe moro kind and charitable, no |,
me yAs SO 'oPephearted 10 hosbitaglty
. strangers; theApoor blessed him, the
'lch respected him, and his old title of
,mlseF, i99 q became a. thing Of the past