The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-05-15

tIlHe-a ciltlef, eggs. brOuilles will
asparagus tops and how the bnt
Ter, who knew his habits, woult
put the WINE, bottle of fine
old Leoville, on the table, lying in
basket; and how carefully ht
I would draw the cork. All Those
were good old times. He should
Dever be able to get used to this
bread of poverty.
Aud in his iinpatience the young
man threw the rest OF his bread
into the mud.
At that moment soldier came
ont of he inn be stopped and
picked up the crust; then moving
a few steps Oft, he wiped it on his
sleeve aud began 70 deyour il Gag
erlN. Henri de HardimOnt had al
ready begun to feel ashamed of his
acIion. aud he looked with pity at
the poor wretch who seemed so ra-
vrnouSly hungry. He WAS u big,
tail, il-built man, with feverish
eyes ana untrimmed beard so thin
that his shoulder blades stuck ont
under the cloth of his worn out
cloak.
lyon must be very hungry, my
TREND !" said he, going up TO the
soldier.
GAS you see,' replied the other
with his mouth tull.
II beg Your pardon. Ii | had
known it might be Of any use to
YOU | should not have thrown my
bread away"
"Never mind" said the soldier,
81 am rot SO particular as all that"
"All the same" continued the
gentleman )" sit was wrong, and
I'm sorry did it. cannot let you
go with such bad opinion of me
as you must have now; we must
have a drink together. | have
some old brandy in my flask"
The man had finished eating.
The duke and he drank mouthful |
of brandy, and their introduction
was complete.
"What's your uame y asked the
soldier.
"nardimont,' replied The duke,
suppressing his title. '.And YOURS ?o |
"Jcan Victor. | have Oniy Just |
Joined the company. | have come
from The ambulance, | was wound.
Ell at Chatillon. All, was well of
III the ambulance; the m Sc used
to make such good horse soup.
But | only had scratch, and the
major signed the order for me come
mt. Aud now, worse luck. | have
lnly 10 begin to starve again 4
For yOn may believe me or not,
nate, but, as true as | stand here !
'efore you, | have been hungry all
ny life" {
II was a terrible sentence to be t
poken to vOluptnary who had i
uSt caught himSelf regretlung the 1
uisine of HE Cate AnglalS, and the i
luke de Hardiment looked at bis i
with a sort of hOrrihed c
urprisr. Tue soldier gave a sad h
mule, showing IL set OF wOolliSh. L
)oking teeth r. furnished teeth. that d
ashed white against the wan face "
land then, as ii he saw that some n
xplanation was expected of him: : "
"MOnsieur,' said he, suddenly n
rOpplng his style, as though id e,
hwned on him that here was one
the rich and happy OF this earth, IL
let us walk up aud down the road
ere, aud | will tell you you IL few ST.
Iings that | don't suppose you Ia
I'VE ever heard before. NV name Ii
Jean Victor, only Jean Victor,
cause am foundling, and my
lly pleasant recollection is of my q.
riy childhood at the Founding
ospltal. The sheets were clean on of
II little beds in the dOrmi oEy III
used to play in the garden un- M
r the big trees; aud | remember f.
slster-she was quite Young ca
al pale lily-she was dying OF tri
| was her favorite. av
d ] used To like to walk by her vi
le better than to play with the
her children, because she would du
aw me close TO her aud lay her
IN, hot hand on my forehead. tol
It FROM the time | was twelve
ars old | knew nothing but pow rul
y. The board bound me appren.
{ to a chair mender in the Eau VIII
nrg Saiut-Jaeques. Ii is q bad :
de, you know; you can't make We
living out OF it aud tue proof dol
S the master could get no ap- 8
intices but the poor children 8
m the blind hospital. Aud that tina
5 where | began 10 suffer from vi,
lger. The master and mistress 81
} old Limousins who ended by q
ne murdered-wtre terrible mi the
5. They kept the bread locked Out
aud ouly cut us a little bit at
h meal. Aud ia the evening, at q
per, you should have seen the o'cI
tress, in her black cap, ladliug de
the soup aud giving a sigh at wit
~ ladlefui, The other two ap- Sau
ntices, the jenues ayengies. hun
9 less TO be pitied, for it they Iii
not get any more than did, at "a
rate they did not see the angry said
! of that hard woman when she wall
ded our plates. And. nnfortu. air Z
sly, l had a good appetite even q.
}. Gould ! beip that's / was the
e years apprenliced there, aud II
'ys raFenous- Three years faru
you eau learn the the trade ia wali