The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-25
Eyes. Master. I have bought one. y
.Indeedl What numberPr


peating the number TO impress 1t on
his mind. BE careful not 10 lose IT,"
Never fear. master"
because II you do fear sometime 10
lose it,"
The habits OF daily life In the little
household. disturbed by these events.
soon settled into their regular course;
eating sparely. very temperate drink
ing. few hours for sleeping and many
for work.
Farmer Landry was almost consoled
for his forced prodigaliiy. whea one
morning. In the barber shop. where he
went from time 10 time 10 read gratis
the Gazette terrible emotion shook
him. lie read the result of the lottery
drawing, and at the head these words,
like lires OF fire flashed before tho daZ-
zled spectacles OF the good man;
The number thirty-four has won
the great prize OF 100, 900 francs. The
old gentleman gave such q sudden cry
that the startled barber. in turning
towards him. almost clipped corner
from the ear OF the schoolmaster. whom
he was shaving.
Whats the matter Father Lam
dry" he asked.
'Oh. nothing, nothing" answered
the farmer. who quickly recovered his
calmness.
Rearranging his spectacles. he read
again slowly. spelling each syllable TO
make assurance doubly sure"
There was no mistake; the number
81. Brigitte's ticket had won. He
dropped the journal and started of In
great agitation towards his house.
Brigitte had prepared her masters
frugal breakfast OF nuts and cheese.
He placed himself at the table. but he
could not eat. for his emotion seemed
10 clinch his throat and prevent him
from swallowing.
"What Is the matter. Master?" anx-
iously asked Brigitte.
Nothing at all.
you are not Hip"
mo. / tell you. he answered an
grily.
During several days he secretly OBJ
served the poor woman. Did she
know that she had won 100. 900 francs?
No indeedl Entirely ignorant that she
was the object OF such close scrutiny,
she performed her daily tasks with her
usual good humor. while her master
was in fever OF unrest.
One day ne dared TO ask her, tremb-
ling while doing so;
lis there any news, my good grip"
Nothing. Master. except that one
OF the hens has the pip"
Very good She knew nothing about
her good fortune. AS for announcing
II TO her-that was entirely too much
for his nature and long life habit. IL
seemed 10 him monstrous that another
should profit by this marvellous wind
fall OF hundred thousand francs, pro-
duced by his piece OF twenty sous-his
own bright, silver bit! Time was
heightened from days TO weeks. A no
tice in the journal Che really bought a
copy of the one containing the an
nouncement) formally stated that after
delay Of three months the unclaimed
prizes would be employed for "A new
capital.
The poor man had no more appe-
lite for eating or drinking, or power TO
sleep he was dying OF uneasiness.
Twenty times he was on the point OF
speaking OF the ticket 10 Brigitte; and
twenty times he bit the tip OF his
tongue One word only might put his
servant in the way TO learn her good
fortune.
One morning. after an unusually
sleepless night passed in turning and
returning In his bed. he arose with u
smilc on his thin lips. He had found
n key 10 the problem. He commenced
by ordering Brigitte To kill the
plumpest chicken and 10 cook IL In the
oven with good piece of pork. In
the meanwhile. he brought from the
cellar, where IL was hid behin nd the
fagots n bottle OF old wine. And
finally he gave his servant money 70
buy coffee. sugar and brandy.
Brlgittc asked herself IL her master
had gone mad?
surely acme demon has taken pos
session OF his mindT she thought with
thrill OF fear.
Ii seemed a fearful increase OF the
malady when the old gentleman. after
having ordered hor 10 lay the table for
two. asked her 70 take her place as his
vis-a-vis.
"Oh. Master. ! should never never
dare 10 do that"
"St down there. tell you, YOU fool
ish womanl"
Brigitte had heard that one must not
oppose the wishes OF maniacs.
So. without answering. she seated
herself in great embarrassment on the
edge OF the chair.
Come. eat and drink. Brigitte. my
girl. he said. filling her plate gener-
ously.