Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-29
JEANS LETTER,

turned ~ tho toe ana lacking IN heels
bohind-ihis was Jean.
Little jean, 70 cold aud hungry this
winter evening. who had eaten nothing
since noon Of the day before. and who
had finally decided 10 write 10 the Vir.
gin. And how. say you, did Jean. who
no moro know how 10 write than 10
know how % read. arrange this letter.
Listen, for 1t Is that which am going
20 tell you.
Below there, IN tho quarter % tho
Grus.Cnillou. AZ the cOrnero Of the avenue
not far FROM the Esrlauidt. there was u
shop, Ia tho DAYS tell Of. Of public
writer, for In those days also there were
20 many clhims an1potitiond 20 be- made
20 the government aud 10 many people,
like jean. that did not know how TO
write.
And tho writer that kept this shop was
an old colder far on In years. q brave
man buta little tcsty. who WIS anything
but rich and had tho additional misfor-
tune Of not being sufficiently chopped TO
pieces 20 secure admission 10 the Hotel
de- lnvahicL
joan, without prying ~ al. had many
times seen him through The dingy glassaa
~ his little cuhhy holo smoking his Pipe
and awaiting customers. and 10 today ho
entered fearlossly with civil
"Good.day, monsieur. have come,
II you please, Tor you TO write me a let.
ter"
"Tcn SOUS. littlo one pcrc nonin r.
sponded. gazing over his spectacles at
the midget before him
jean had no cap. and was therefore
unable TO lft 10, but he said very 20
litcly,
"Then excuse moi" and no turned to
reopen the door.
But, pleased with his manners, Pcre
BONN stopped him.
"Smy" said he, "tcil me fft. little
one, " you are the sou Of a soldier
"Oh. mol" said Jean, "only mammals
son. and she's all alone"
II sec, said the writer. "Rnd you
have not tho ten sousi'
mo, no Sous ut all, said Jean.
Nor thy mother either. lis plain 10
be scent And thy letter, littlo ono-is
1t to make tho soup Gomez"
"Ycs," said jean, exactly"
advance, then. Ten lines on a half
shoot. One is never too poor for thatr
And Pcre BONN spread cut his paper,
dipped his ron IN the ink, aud wrote az
the top Of the page, In the beautiful
hand Of the quartcrmaster that once no
had bcon'
PANS jan H. is
non q ''io 'o"ei'
40 s'o.'''u'
We'll go on, SAID he' NOW do you
call Nun, baby
who demanded Jean.
"lfoloni tho gentleman
Mhnt gentleman monsieur
''iho one TO make the soup come
Jean ms time comprehcndod,
"bnt u isnt gentleman, SAID he
AM hnh' lady, thonF
"lra-hp--ihhi IA
Name oil nidnes' midget Pere BONN
cried, don't you know whom you arc
going to wfiio g letter tot'
"Oh' ycsl' said the child.
"Out with II, then, quich can't
wait all dayl
Hut little Jean stood all rcd and con-
fused The TACT ~, II Is not rs easy ~ II
looks to address ones self 10 public
writers for corrapondcnccs OF this kind,
hnt jean was brave ana presently an
twercd soillyi
1T 4 10 the Holy Virgin that wish
TO send letter'
Father BONN ana not laugh, not atall
he simply wiped and laid aside his peu
and took hiS pipc RON h's mouth
"sco you, midget said no severely,
~ don I want 10 believe that you mock
an OH mani nea'des, you are 100 Hina'
ont yon goT
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bsJ mono, md ssoing him sn snbmi.',yn
Ban, pnnin a secan5 limo ro"nns,5crol
anI regnr1sd him NOR closely
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led he .,but ths,, a njscry in mi.
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