The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
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aWhers is your mother r.
SIN Paris. She's yTashwoman in the
rue de Ia Goutts DOR
You're about fourteen are you not?'
he asked.
AHow much7 Fourteen! Why, In
sixteen, It's true I'm not very large.
The girls here don't grow much"
"Another chance of being buried un-
der the earth" murmured Cheval. lt
don't make any difference to the COM
pany. though"
Thieves |" growled Leyaque. "Thev
are ALWAYS trying to get the best of u.s.
Hold your tongues; you've said
enough now" -
"You're right" said Levaque, lowering
his voice. .'It's risky to talk like that"
A fear of spies constantly haunted
them, even in that darkness, as if the
stockholders coal, still In the vein, had
ears. -.
-
Maheu brok out: 'Great God! That
is not just. I believe in being calm but
they would make anyone violent. Have
YOU heard2 the cars cut down and q
percentage for the tlr,bering it is only
another plan to pay us less" -
~
Etienne wished to form a branch, oi
that famous International" which had
Just been established in London. WAS
: not this the country for such an effort
where justice would at last triumph ?'
In six months they would conquer the
world. they would dictate laws to all in
dustries, regulating universal labor.
"Foollshness," repeated Jouvarine
I've talked this all over. Your Kari
Marx is willing that this thing should
govern itself and the only concerted
effort should be with reference toein'
creasing the wages Of workingmen. / dc
not believe in your IDEAS. Burn every
thing crush the people; annihilate all
and, when nothing remains of this rot
ten world, perhaps from its ruins a bet
ter one will arise"
Etienne thought great deal of the
coming strike; the affair about timber
ing would end badly it needed only 1
very slight act of injustice to arouse al
the miners.
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Then Maheu excla4 ned: "Great God
Pm not rich, but I'd give 100 sous not t.
die until I've seen all that. What
turning upside down, Do you think i
will be soon. and how are people goini
to bring it around2"
Etienne again commenced to speak
The old society would break up, it coulc
not last longer than Il few months. H,
went into the work of execution NOR,
vaguely, mixing up what he had read
but not fearing before these ignoran
people to launch out into explanations
which even he did not understand. Al
the workings were snoothed down into
a certainty ofeasy triumph, which woult
terminate the misunderstanding be
tween classes. The Maheus seemed +,
comprehend, accepting themost mlracu
lous solutions with she blind faith o
new believers.
Alzlre, who understood part fit, i'm
agined this happiness to be very warn
house, where the children played ant
ate all they wished. Catherine neve
took her eyes from Etienne, and whel
he became silent she paled and shivere'
as though with cold.
Etienne's influence became enlarged
He revolutionized the whole alley, Will
he raised himself in the esteem of hi
friends.
A cracking was heard an,
cave-in engulfed the man and child.
Bebert, leaving his train, ran forwarC
calling "Jeanlin is under therew
At that moment Maheu was arrivin,
at the spot, with Zachsrie and Etienne
Filled with despair, ne could only or!
out; my God! My God~
Not breath came from the darkness
The little one must haye been crushed
at once.
Make haste make haste !" said Rich.
omme, who had already gone to work.
"You're his father are you not ?" asked
the doctor raising his head. "Don't crv
try and help me. Has not dead yet"
He found two simple ruptures. Bu
the right leg nade him feel uneasy. He
feared it would have to be amputated.
$50 they have struck" said she quietly
when he had told her. "WelI, we are
not compelled to stop eating are we?"
She became stubborn when he told
her the breakfast could not take place
and the Yisitt St. Thomas must be .ppt
of. She found an answer to all
Moreover, you ought to take more in
terest in that marriage than IN the stu
pidities of your workmen. Besides,
want it, 80 do not contradict me-"
Nine. Gregoire and Cecile at each side
of her husband, NJ. Gregoire and M.
Demeulin at her right and left, and Pau
between the young girl and her father