Telegram-herald., 1888-05-20

tsos,s frsz1 AS cksaA Re t2~z s<st. f@ppcd
loaasy ca ses z4bls. 2zz isd - sxlssf ~sth
wieze1szzs. aad sasa s1s Bottle & kaz .2s
A. leaxrh psodsced, Far zefs c1argsd sikh
RS tha1 ths Eese dslsriexs eazmp4gns. be
Ellsz cat = lczS gi4zsfal Il frota aas psssaed
Is ever to 1saa-Azre. ~Drazk,@ n szl1:
'.dxizk deep
Il would ra.Ar not fast~red shs boy,
true - his Exzlainz.
~ h4ts7 thzadsred DssFrez-
Il ana AFRAID q Il. s2ad Jsan-llzris; '-my
s<on4ebF--
Tax Il ~ lsaye IT, intzrruYted Dosprsz
fsrcely, '-eut understand Is ozee fe< Al
there Is nothing 80 o0atenptibls Is = pre-
csslaz2
Hers was = aes lsssoni The boy sat b.
mnsed, iookiaz at Ehe glass bat not tasting
+. wkils the doctor emstisa aad rsflled his
own. at first with cloadsd brow. ban grad
ually yielding to LIS sua, tse heaay. prick
ling beverage AID bis osn predlzpos.tion 10
be happy
sOncs Ia a way 10 said, at last, By way
Of q concession 70 tie boys mere rigorous
attitude, .'oaee in way, and Al 50 critical q
moment, this ale Is = nectar for ths gods.
| The habit. indeed, Is dsbasing: wine, the
juice Of ths grape, IS the true drink Il the
/ Frenchnaan a. / have oftea had occasion to
point out, ead DO not know that can
blame yoa for refusing this ootlAndlsh stim-
ulaEr. Voc can have sons wine and cakes.
Is the bottle emptyi Well, Nc will not lie
proud. No wiz have pity on your glass"
The beer being done. the doctor chafed bit
teriy while Jean-Marie finished his cakes.
II burn 70 Be gone" he said, looking AZ his
watch. Good God, how slow You eat.'
II. 4
| prescription, the main secret Of longevity
His IAartyrdom, however, reached and end
al last; the pair resumed their places in the
/ buggy, aud Desprez, leaning luxuriously
back, announced his intention Of proceeding
/ 10 Fontainebleau.
.'To Fsntainebleaur repeated jean Marie.
s'My words are always measured" said the
doctor. "Onw
The edoetor was driven through the glades of
paradise: the AIR, tina light, the shining leaves,
the very movements of the vehicle, seemed
to fall in tune with his golden meditations;
with his head thrown back, he dreamed a
series OF funny visions. ale and pleasure
dancing in his veins. AT last he spoke.
II shall telegraph for Casimir," he said,
"Good Casimir! a fellow OF ths lower order
of intelligence, Jean Marie. distinctively not
creative, not poetic; and yet he will repay
your study his fortune is vast, and it is en-
tireiy due 70 his own exsrtions. He Is the
very fellow 10 help US TO dispose Of our
trinkets, find US a suitable house ia Paris, and
manage the details Of our installation. Ad-
mirable Casinir, one of my oldes. comradesl
II was on his advice. l may add, that in
vested my little fortune In Turkish bonds;
when we have added these spoils Of the me
dieval church TO our stake in the Nohamme-
dan empire. little boy, We shall positively
roll among doubloons, positively ROLL Beau
tiful forest" he cried, FAREWELL Though
called TO other scenes | viii not forget thee
/ Thy name is craven in my heart Under the
influence Of prosperity become dithyram-
| bic. Jean Marie. Such is the impulse of the
/ natural soul such was the constitution of
primeval man. And well, viii not re-
iuss the credit have preserved my youth
like virginity; another, who should have
led the same snoozing, countrihed existence
for these years. another had become rusted,
beccSe stereotype: but L, praise my happy
constitution, retain the spring unbroken.
| Fresh opulence and a new sphere of duties
| find me unabated in arior and only more
mature by knowledge. For this prospective
change, Jean -Marie-it may probably have
shocked you Tell me now. did it not strike
you as an inconsistency Confess-it il use
less to disscmble-it panied youf'
Yes said the boy.
''You see," returned the doctor, with sub
lime fatuity, II read your thoughtsl Nor
am surprised--your education is not yet
complete; the higher duties OK men hare not
yet been presented to you fully. A hint
till we have leisure-mnst suffice. Now that
am once more in possession Of modest
competence; now that have so long pre-
pared myself in silent meditation, it becomes
my superior duty to proceed to Paris. Ny
scientific training, my undoubted command
of language, mark me out for the service of
my country. Modesty in such q case would
be snare. If sin were philosophical ex-
preston, should call it sinful A man must
not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to
evade his obligations l must be up and
doing: / must % no slulker in lifes battle. "
So he rs:tled on. copiously greasng the
joint Of his Inconsistency with words; while
the boy listened silently. his eyes fixed on the
horse, his mind seethi1g. II was all lost elo-
quencc; no array OF words could unsettle a
belief OF -Mnrie's; and he drove into
Fcntsinebleau filed with pity, horror, iIdig-
nation and despair.
n the town Jsan-Mar was kept a fixture
on tho driving seat, to guard tho treasure;
while the doctor, with q hngularly slightly
tipsy airiness Of manner, futtercd in and out
of cafes, where he shook hands with garrison
officers and mixed an absinthe with the
nicely OF old experience; in and out OF shops,
from which no returned laden with costly
fruits, real turtle, a magnificent piece OF
silk .or bis wife. preposterous cane for him
self. and kept OF the newest fashion for the
boy; in and out Of the telegraph Office,
whence be dispatched his telegram, and
where. three hours later, he received an an
swsr, promising a visit on ths morrow: and
geperaily pervadinz Fontsinebleau With the
first fine aroma OF his divine good humor.
The sun was very low when they set forth
again: the shadows Of the forest trees ex
tended scrOss the broad white road that led
them home; the penetrating odor Of the
evening wood had already arisen, like a
cloud Of incense, frosn that bread feid o:
tree tops; and even IN the streets Of the town
whers the air had been baked oil day be
tween whito walls. it came in whiTs and
pulses. ike distant music Half way hora.
tho last gold flicker vanished from q great
pax upon the left; and when they came forth
! l.,~oz,a 4hc fsnr4Ieru of fha woo<i tka plair