Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-08

i her now. he scratched and whfned {
q great deal, and toreAt the ground
i didn't think anything about il ct tbs
i time.
..Oh, thou little imbecile Thou stu
/ pid!'' cried his mother. angrily.
There were the truffles, and the first
chance was for thee. Didn't think any
thing about il! Thou never dost think
thou never wilt Out of my sight and
do not let me see thee again until bed
time
Supperless and disconsolate poor
Louis skunk away He called Daudot.
| and went to the oak copse, resolved
that if he saw any sign OF excitement
on the part of the dog, to fetch spade
| and instantly begin to dig. But Daudot
trotted along quietly, rs if there were
not truffie left in France, and the walk
was fruitless.
eff had only became favorite
sentence with Louis, as time went on.
g Ii had only noticed this. II
had only stopped then. But such!
phrases are apt to come into the mind
after something has been missed by not
noticing or not stopping, so they do
little good to anybody.
Did it ever occur to you that what
people call .slucky chances, though
they seem to come suddenly, are In
reality prepared for by a long uncon-
scious process of making ready on the
part of those who profit by themp
Such chance came at last to both
Jean and Louis-to Louis no less than
to Jean; but one was prepared for 1t,
and the other was not.
Prof. Sylyestre, famous naturalist
from Toulouse, came to the forest VII
Iage where the two boys lived, one
summer. He wanted boy to guide
him about the country, carry his plant
cases and herbals, and help in his
search after rare flowers and BIRDS and
he asked Madame Collot, the landlady
of the inn, to recommend one. She
named Jean and Louis; they were
both good boys, she said.
So the professor sent for them to
come and talk with him. ,y
DO you know the forest WELL. and
the, pathsp'' he asked.
Yes, both Of them knew the forest
very well
.tAre there any woodpeckers OF SUCH
and such q species?" he asked next.
.. Have you the large lunar moth herep
Can YOU tell me where to look for Cam,
panila rhomboidalis?" and he rapidly
described the variety.
Louis shook his head. He knew
nothing of any of these things. But,
Jean at once, waked up with interest.
He knew great deal about woodpeck-
iers-not in scientific way, but with
the knowledge. of one who has watched
and studied bird habits. He had quite
a. oollection of lunar and other moths of
his own, and though he did not recog-
,nize the rare Campanila by its botanical
title, he did as SOON as the professor de-
scribed the peculiarities of the leaf and
blossom. So M Sylvestre engaged him
to,be his guide SO long as he stayed in
the region, and agreed to pay him ten
francs a week. And Mother Cardilliac
,wrung her hands,, and exclaimed more
piteously than ever over her boys ell
luck'' and his, cousins superior good
fortune.
One can never tell how a ''chance"
may develop. Prof Sylvestre was well off
and kind of heart. He had no children
of his own; and he was devoted, above
all other things, to- the interest of sci
ence. He saw the making of frst-rate
naturalist.in in Jean Cardilliac, with his
quick; eyes,, his close observation, his
real interest III uHOlny OUT anu ndkiuS
sure. He grew to an interest in and
liking for the boy, which ripened as the
time drew near.for him to return to his
university. into an offer to take Jean
with him and provide for his education,
on condition that Jean, in return,
should render him a certain amount of
assistance. during his out-of-school
hours. I'll was,. in effect, kind of
adoption, which might. lead to almost
anything; and Jean 5 mother was justi-
fed in declaring, as she did, that his
fortune was, made:
'.And for thee,. thou canst stay at
home and dig potatoes for the rest
of thy;sorry life," lamented the moth
er Off Louis. well, let people say
what they will, thisis an unjust world;
and, what is worse. the saints look on
and do not prevent it. Heaven forgive
me if it is blasphemous to speak so, but.
can not help it!''
Butt it. was neither ssluck" nor ..in--
justice.'' 1t was merely the difference
between '4eyes and no eyes "a differ
ence which will always exist and all
Susan Coolidge, in s. s..
Times.