The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-11-02

EN'nNe me, tHtn. III mao KNOWN
i would have given you pleasure ]
would not have thrown away my
bread"
mo harm done responded the sol.
der: II am not 80 particular"
mo matter" said the gentleman.
what | did was wrong. and ] r. /
proach myself for il. In, DO not I
wish you to carry away a bad opinion 1
OF me. and a ! have some Old cognac
in my canteen. parbleau. we are going
To drink the drop together"
The man had finished eating. The
duke and he took draught OF the
brandy; the acquaintance was made
And You call YOURSELF" demanded
the lignard.
"IIardimont." responded the duke,
suppressing his title. And yon:"
',Jcan-victor They have just put me
back in the company ! come from
the hospital was wounded at
Chatillon. All, one fares well in the
ambulance and al the intirmary they
give yon good horse soup. But had
only scratch. The ma jor signed my
discharge. and. so much the worse. 1
must begin 10 die OF hunger again
Because. You may believe me or not.
comradc, but. such as you see me.
have been starving all my life.
The word was frighfful. said 70
voluptuary. who had surprised himself
q moment before in regretting the
cuisine 81 the Cafe Anglais. and Duke
de Ilardimont regarded his compan-
ion with astonishEnent. almost amaze
The soldiers dirty face wore sad
smile. which showed his white. wolf
like teeth-the teeth Of famine-and
as il he understood q confidence vas
expected of him:
.Tenez." said he. ccasing brusquely
to use the familiar thee" and thou"
in speaking TO his comrade, doubtless
guessing him TO be rich and happy
man-"Tenez. let us walk = little
along the road 10 warm our feet. and
| Will tell you some things which.
without doubt, you have never heard
before. l am called Jean-Victor. sim
ply Jean-N ictor. because was
founding. and my only pleasant recol-
lection is the time of my childhood at
the hospital In the dormitory there
the clothes on our little bed were 50
white: we played in garden under
great trees, and there was good SIS
ter, quite young. pale as candle
she died of consumption whom l
pre- fcrred. and near whom loved bet
ter 10 walk than - play with the other
children. because she wouli draw me
10 her and place upon my forehead her
thin. feverish hand. But after l was
twelve years old--nothing but misery
The administration apprenticed me 70
chair-mcnder in the Faubourg It
jacques. That is not a trade. YOU
know: impossible to gain ones living
by il. as proof OF which. the master
could engage as apprentices only the
poor little fellows who came from the
Jeunes- Aveugles- 1t was there that l
commenced to suffer from hunger.
The master and his wife-two old Ii
mousins. who were murdered for
their money-were terrible misers. and
che loaf from which they cut
rs little bit at each meal remained
under lock and key the rest of the
time. You should have seen the
woman each evening at supper. with
ner black bonnet. ssiDS a. cata'
glance into the soup dish when She
served us The two other apprentices
the .Jeunes-Avcugles'- less un'
happy: they were not given more than
/. but they did not see that wicked
woman's look of reproach when she
would hand me my plate. Jnfortu-
nately. had a good appetite. Was il
my fault? ! served three years ap
premiership. aud all that time ! suf
fered from continual and excessive
hunger Three years One learns the
trade in a month: but the administers
tion cannot know everything. and they
are glad TO get rid of the children
' All. YOU were astonished TO see me
pick the bread on. OF the mud? 1t was
habit have picked up many crust'
in the street. AMI when they were tos
/, dry | would let them soak all night IL
, my basin. There were some Goc->end>
TOO. must tell you all. There were
the bits of bread nibblcd at one end
that the hcys drew from their baskets
, and threw upon the sidewalk when r.
! turning home from school ] made 4
"A point 10 prowl about there when or
crrands. And then. when my appren
I ticcship Was fnished--ii was a trade
as | told YOU. that could not support ;
man-oh | have followed Others