Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-21

rs the countess came out Of Church
Here, as ut Naian, and In ali the dis
tricts. the love and respect for Mon
sleur lc Conltc have bcen increased
Father than diminished by the persecn-
tons to which he has been subjected.
II was on the great fair-day AT Vntnn
that the news Of his condemnation was
made public, aud at once the villnrers
IN sign Of mourning stopped the public
ball, which Is fcie to which the Young
people OF the district look forward for
months beforehand Sturdy Rerrirlon
lads have been seen to flourish their
sticks and heard to say that the Paris
ians had better keep their hands on
Monsieur lie Comte.' Nor is IL surprising
that ~ his own country Mr. de i.cssens
should be loved and venernted. Always
delighting in acts Of kindness his gener-
oslty toward his poor neighbors through
out the district has been constant and
hrge'handed. Never marriage takes
place In any OF the surrounding villages
PM that handsome present from La
Chesnnye Is thrown into the brides cor
belle. The children are dressed for con
hrmation at the expense of the chateau,
layettes are found for poor mothers and
no case of distress Is allowed to pass
unrclicvel. Since the heavy losses which
the Panama failure had entAiled ON the
family, no change or diminution Ia these
what the people u the district ike the
best in the la Chesnnye folk Is their
extreme simplicity, Chateau folks are
not generally very popular In France.
and certainly not In republican circum-
scriptions, because republican electors Of
the peasant class have Inherited preiul-
ices against them: aud If the DE l.cssepS
family is so very popular II Is because
Of the cxtrnemc simplicity of their man
ners. and the way IN which they live the
lives of the people around them. For in
stance. all the children. even tile ele-
giant Madame de Lessons herself, are
dressed IN clothes purchased and made in
Nntan. Nothing Is got from Paris, aud
the Nntnn people are highly plensed with
the compliment paid 10 them thus. Hard
by the church at Gully Is fine orphan
age. which was founded by Monsieur
de Lesseps aud Is entirely kept UP ut
his expense
1t is rule with Madame de Lesseps
to pay visit to this orphanHgc each
Sunday after mass and accordingly. as
she left the church. she asked me TO
return home with the children. OF these
there are now seven at home. Matthew
who has just returned on sick leave
from Soudnn. being In Paris with his
stepbrother Charles lsmail Is serving In
the army as common soldier Ia Iegi-
ment Of chasseurs at St. Germnin. and
the eldest daughter, the Comtessc de
Communication is with her husband In
Nice, whittier She has been sent by her
doctors. l,0lO. aged IL, Is the oldest
daughter AZ home: and Paul, lad Of
IL. with long riuglets down his bnck,
Is the eldest boy. The youngest children
are mere babies There is 2i.zi, a tiny
little boy, with fair curls and dark eyes;
and Grisclle, charming little mite, who
on that Sunday was dressed In n Katie
4 lt.uftnt IA uml lpnkt4l
sweeny pretty. The chnr-a-hNnc, spa
cious Ms it was. was quite filled for the
return trip from church Resides all the
children from l,oO down 10 Ii-zi. there
were the English and German govern
esscs, paulS aud Roberts tutor the
niece OF Madame de Lcsscps who for
many years past has lived with thG
family. and an Intimate friend. Made
moiselle Alimaut. who is n sister OF the
recently appointed "onsul-gcnernl 10
London, and who hns torn herself away
from her beautiful apartment IN Iaris,
where she has fourteen dogs and whole
nviary of birds, with five servants TO
attend upon them, to try and comfort
Madame de I4esscns In her misfortuurs.
Her father was VI. de Lesseps great
friend. and indeed, it was thanks to NJ.
Nimaut's advice aud instructions that
Monsieur de lcsseps owed much Of the
brilliant success of his early life,
1t was a merry party, and yet when
ever the name Of the poor
old father NJ home was mentioned 81
pucr came over the prattle of the chill
fren. ''They an feel 1t deeply said
Madame de Lesscps to me later on,
Though their youth often gets the better
of their feelings Aud what grieves them
pll most is To- know that their brother
Charles, whom they all love and respect
like u second father, Is ~ prison whilst
VI ~ aud l.piaallfa
wrfe ia him every day at Mazas or the
Conciergeric aud send him yiolets and
little stories which they compose for his
amusement. spending long hours hiking
thcir fingers over their paper.
Abont halfway home the carriage
passed the rural postman trudging along
on his daily thirty-uile round. The chill
drru would have the carriage stopped
and though IL was quite full place was
made for him. Father Pierre seemed
nnite n fayorite with the children, for is
II not he. ns little Gris,lle said. who
brings them letters from brother CharlrS
Charles. 1t seems. writes every DAY Niu
his letters are admirable 10 tnelr m.hA
uusplishness There is never n worn OF
complaint about the wretchedness OF ms
position, his only anxiety ~ nbont hls
f,rl,cr and he Is ready "a undergo every.
thing so that the old man may be sparrd
n moments pain! Ruined, disEIAced'
though not dishonnrpn, nhNlnE 70 ih'N
long period Of imprisonment, when ~
Ills nre may kill him, he Affects N ms
i.trers the greatest cheerfulness Nor Is
~ hsrie unsellishness without its re-
ward He IL the idol Of everybody 81
T., Chespnve and for miles around. Only
n,,c complaint escaped him since his con
Gnement and that was when, during MS
hurried visit, under guard, TO ms father,
a." went with the children for a tayorlle
walk 10 a neighboring wood. Here, as
he was walking along tho avenue Whlch
runs through some magnificent tlmner;
he looked round at the detectives Dehlnu
him and said with a sigh; And tomor-
row i shall be again within four grey
wallis" But Immediately he added that
II he could only be allowed to come ana
mass AN afternoon In the wood Win nus
brothers and sisters every month he
woniI NOT mind his confinement in the
least and could resign himself to the
,,rospect Of imprisonment for the rest OF
iii laws. Yet he is past ~ and MS
health has suffered terribly from what
he has undergone.
The haif.hour before lunch was spent
Inv tbe children in showing their pets,
4 prime fayorite with them just now Is
a littic Newfoundland puppy, which they
cau BehRnrin and which has quite de
,lrryned IN their affections an OLD shel,,,
herd dog called Grisette, who; as mn
r,inted. ''came one day and liked US so
much that She has never left US An
other net OF whom a great deal I made
l. an African monkey which Matthew