New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-06-27

OF MS OppOnenG AT Ga6 last 0l6cC10 on k3u6s
suddenly the hat collapsed like q glbbet,
the top lowered, the walls contracted,
and Grandcadet, overwhel with SURE
prise and horror, found himself efore the
court of assizes: between two gendarmess
and recognized under the red sleeved
robes and gold braided cs Of the presi-,.
dent and two assistant I'D es his porter,
his hairdresser and his housekeeper at
Paris, all three ruined BY the Panama
scheme. And the preside nt rose, and in
q deep voice read the flowing extraor-
binary sentence, which cond emned III.
:Grandcadet, the ex-deputy, to gid the
Eiffel tower at his own expense from
top to bottom in six months time and
then to be impaled on the lightning rod
Of the editice.
This was too frightfu1l The member
of parliament awoke with a start. It
was just dawn. NJ Grandcadet recog-
nized the hillsides and vines Of his cleo
toral county
Decidedly. scivet' is not good for
me, = he thought. Tt gives me very
stupid dreams. But I must not give
into these bad dreams. I am sure Of my
constituents. NoSocialists among them
and the only possible candidate Of the
Monarchists, the Marquis de Ia Tour
Prend- Guarde, the partisan Of M. Jaime,
is not to be feared. Besides no one
knows the story Of my %, 900 francs.
Come, have courage. =
@ a carriage stood waiting for N. les
Deputy at the station. The perfect tram
quillity of his native city seemed good.
omen to him. On his way home the.
white horse painted on the signboard Of
the hotel, at which the Boulangists#
met, did not neigh at him and cry out,
s Down with robbers! & or the cock on
the weather vane of the church steeple.
sing, Panama. under pretense Of.
growing.
As soon as he reached home his3serv-s
ant Theresine, who had been expecting
him, served his cafe al lait, and while.
he was thoroughly enjoying it,
Grandcadet = said the young peasant,
with worried air, ST have something
very distressing to tell you. 9 ''
And what is it, my grip
In the first place, ! am about to be
married. -
To Pierre, the harness maker across
the street? Well, that has been decided
upon for two years past. ! know all
about that Is it still for next week?''
Yes. But listen. Before ] could be.
married it was necessary for me to go.
to confession and tell M le Cure Of q.
sin ! had committed against you. =
"A sin! And against me?'
Yes, monsieur, forgive me, cried
Theresine, bursting into a food Of tears.
Il have stolen from you, yes, for the
last two years, and ] told M. lie Cure,
and he has ordered me to return the
money which have taken from you,
and here is your money. Oh, to the last
penny, swear!
And the unhappy girl, putting her
hand in her pocket, pulled ont hand
full Of gold and poured it on the table.
in front Of her master.
$3.50 hat is that you say? You have
stolen from met cried M. Grandcadet,
filled with astonishment and anger. 81
Alas, monsieur, do not dismiss me
and tell no one, I implore you. You see
I was not altogether dishonest, as Ihave.
returned every sou to you. e Z
Well, that is all right, but leave
me, !" replied her master impatiently.
And left alone M. Grandc adet fell
into reverie. Do not for one moment
imagine that he for an instant thought
Of making restitution Of his 25, 900
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