Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-23

all the unfortunate deputy, endowed OF
n sudden with q supernatural power ol
visions was able to read the name Ot hls
rival In the last election. But al az
once the hat shut down on itself, ike a
limp empty bag; the ceiling, sank, the
walls drew together and Grandcauet'
at the highest pitch Of surprise ana nor.
ror. found hmself before the court Of
s,sazcs. between two gendarmes, aud
recognized under the rtd-sleeved robes
and gold.lnced tOques Of the president
and the two assessors, his porter, ms
hair dresser and his housekeeper from
Paris. all three ruined in the Panama
affair. And the president stood up and
read. in cayernOus voice an eXtraQr-
binary sentence which condemned the
Sipur Grandcadet, an eX-dcputy, to gild
the Einel tower at his own expense with
I'm six months, and afterwards TO be lm-
palpd on the lightning rod of that ediilce.
This was too frightful, The member
OF Parliament nwOke with start. ~
was early day NJ Grandcadet rec
ognzcd the hillsides aud vineyards OF
his electoral native land
'Juegpd hare decidedly does not suit
mo" hc thought 81 have had very
stupid dreams. / am sure Of my con,
sttuency There are no Socialists, and
the only possible candidate Of the Mon
archists, the Marquis of La Tour-Preud-
Gardp don james partisan, is rot q. be
feared. Besides. nobody knows the his
tory Of my 10000 francs. l must take
heartW
A carriage awaited the deputy at the
station. The perfect tranquility of his
native city seemed an excellent omen.
AS Inc drove by the white horse painted
on the sign OF the inn where the Boulan-
Rists assembled did not begin to whinny;
"Stop thief' and the Cast-irOn cock
pcrched ON the church stceple did not
crow: Panama as morning greet
ing
ThcrCsiue who was expecting him.
served cafe an lnit
Monsieur Grludcadet," said the young
peasant with an air Of cOnstr0int, rs he
was tasting his coffee vOluptuously II
have q very difficult confession 20
make
And what is it. my girl
"To begin with' am going to be mar
$40 Pierre the harness-makcr over the
way That was decided two years ago.
! know MI about that. Is It still APP.
pointed for next week.
Yes but this ia what ] wanted to
say Before being married | had To 20
10 confession and had TO tell NJ. - the
cure. Of u wrong | had done you
"A wrougI Done TO meT'
Forgive me, Monsieur. cried There.
sine, bursting into tears. 81 have robbed
you-ycs, | have boon robbing you for
two years. | told the cure Of it and be-
babe uc give back what l had takcn,aud
here Is your money, oh! 70 the last sou,
] swear itI'
And the poor girl drew her hand from
her pocket full of gold and small change
which she spread out. on the table be.
fore her master
What You have been rohbiug mev'
exclaimed NJ. Grludcadct filled with as.
constituent and wrath.
Alas. sir do not cause my ruin! Do
not tell anybody of IL, | besecch you
You can see | was not altogether dis.
honest nt heart since | have given back
everything
50 be- IL. That v ci-ough: leave me-"
replied the master mputicntly.
When left alone VI. Grnndcadet falls
into q rrvcrie. But do not 70 20 the
length of imagining that he, In his turn
has % notion Of making restitution of his
gutuiN OF 2j,OOO fraucsl Once for nll
he regards the profit ~ gained. lpgiti.
mutcly gained. No; In connection with
the act of this poor girl. TO whom the
priest had recalled her forgotten cate.
chlsm, IL b. the reflection of SOCIOLOGICAL.
OF q statesman, that occurs 10 NJ Grand.
cadets mind. He pOndcrs q moment.
Then he picks up the money laid dow,
by Ihcrcsine, thrusts II into his pocket
and then-can you believe 1.-THE. the
ardent trpc-thinkcr, he who has voted for
all the anti-clcrcul laws he mutters be.
tween his teeth; There Is no use an
talking There. IL need Of religion
for the people