Telegram-herald., 1889-06-10

( year TS1i, found ETseT cut OF with the
I p-overbial En- glish SMILING.
I IL was ambitious. I desired 10 achieve
+ success aud win fame. Many obstacles
/ which might have discouraged weaker men
\ were 10 ne Goals added to the fire OF ambi-
/ .ion- passed the final examina-
/ lions with the highest hoaors, and, by sell
inS 4 sjgnet ring. raised enough money 70
pay for ny degree.
"a: last was in position 10 begin tho
battle with the world. My imagination,
sSer ready = paint Hfe with q roseato hue,
helped ne OveS the Giscouragements of my
early career. But az last came the DAY that
! fOgnd ne alone with want, with hunger.
The patIen- had hoped 70 attract by strics
attention 20 professional duties did not
come The woman who had fed and lodged
! ne from motives OF pure charity withdrew
her assistance, and OF the morning Cf ny
twenty ffth birthday ! was one Of tuat null
situde OF uusOrtunates who wax the
streets OF Paris in the daytime and sleep On
tho banks o. the Seine or under the trees or
sIour6en gardens At night.
"Do not for . moment think, however,
that l was discouraged Far from II. /
fels tGat had that in me which leads men on
ward TO fortune, fame and happiness. Op-
portunities 10 assert myself must present
thcrnsolves. Instead of orumoling to dust
ny Castles IN the air grew loftier every day.
Hunger seemed 10 add 20 the brilliancy Of
ny dreams. and whenever / ate q crust of
dry bread offered By a Weather beggar
reveled in anticipation of the good things
which would offer him in return at soms
future time
For -four months. perhaps the happiesi
period OF nv life. led q vagaOond's exist
ence. livsd ike the sparows. picking up
food here aad shere, returning at night -
NJ nest on tho banks OF the river; waiting.
ulso Charles Dickens funny character, FOR
something 20 tgrn up
"a % sae something did turn up. One
evening z Wbls walsinS along the Faubouvg
:. Honorc was aecosted by an elderly
msu Of scholarly appearance. 'Ons OF ths
lossr be saii iuteTroVatively. fxing a pair
O. p-nstr8-ir1 ewes on me I admitted the
cs-rsctaess of tie surmise snd related uy
lse history Why i did this can not tell
Perhaps is was on y an act ~ impulse; bat
a. learned aftergard 0f my questiouer
Isa6s ne 70 thilk thst il was g higher
power.
'sThs st-azzer listened sttentively to my
rsrratlvs.
1Iy friend, be said AZ last. 'voar history
is ttat of thousands 0f young men Per
hsps v0u may succeed ~ - Yiuv On your
eva resources. oa- doubt g. I so1lire your
pluck. however. and vi.i help y0u. provided
you promise 20 "a guided 5y ne IN every
thing
The old zsuEeUan kept his promise.
Two days sfrer meeting him I was ccva-
fovtsbly established 1n prouinens street.
Tatsuts. % "a frue, Z had none, 5g, < bad
an opportunity - sssist sEd swgse ~
bsnsfsotcr. + seemed "a lavelCp = stror :
kkrE foF re. and il fhe course q tiua
made ne So asintso "a b he principles 4
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About this tiule I ncsicsi that vas hecous-
tnx sbe vlctila cf sat1e1 fts % csta .@psT.
Wherever cane in contact go y.
Sluaon-this va. rre name Cf ny rr1tsrt6r
4 lost ny So possession sud seemed q
suh'r gate ly vi ~ IS. IA ~
f1ciS moments esttisf against TIE
ssce06e1cr. but ii vain ~ pssce a
u-lnd wss rar.slT beng Undermined ~
6i-sEresshie seerulatiens ard uDs.-ccF-1- e
able fears hut lad neither ne strerEfh
nor The resell .nticn 90 eruaucip pst4 nTsel
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