The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-17

uuHsPorleu 10 the cnasnDer OF deputies,
but he was alone i'll his scat in the de-
serted room, which was dimly lighted
by faint twilight All the desks were
locked, all tho doors closed. No trace
OF anything human was to be seen, but
an enormous hat very high and shaped
like garden reservoir stood on the
presidents desk. Grandcadot gazed ut
it stupidity. All at once the monstrosity
became convulsed and commenced to
vomit an innumerable quantity of little
squares of white paper, OH each of which
the unfortunate deputy, endowed with
supernatural sight, could read the name
OF his opponent ut the last election But
suddenly the hat collapsed like u gibbet,
the top lowered, the walls contracted,
and Grandcadet, overwhelmed with sur
prise and horror, found himself before the
court OF assizes between two gendarmcs
and recognized under the rcd seeved
robes and gold braided caps of the prcsi-
dent and two assistant Judges his porter
his hairdresser and his housekecper at
Paris, all three ruined by tho Panama
scheme. And the president rose, and in
deep voice read the following extraor-
binary sentence, which condemned NJ
Grandcadet, the eX-deputy, to gild the
Eiffel tower at his own expense from
top to bottom i'll six months time and
then to be impaled OH the lightning rod
of the edifice
This was too frightful! The member
Of parliament awoke with start. 1t
was just dawn. M. Grandcadct rccog-
nized the hillsideS and vines of his cleo
toral county.
Decidedly, 'civet' is not good for
me, " he thought sit gives me very
stupid dreams But I must not give
into these bad dreams I am sure of my
constituents No Socialists among them
and the only possible candidate of the
Monarchists, tho Marquis de la Tour
Prend Guardc, the partisan Of M. jaime
is not to be feared. Besides no one
knows the story of my 30, 600 francs
Come, have courage"
A carriage stood waiting for NJ. le
Deputy at the station. The perfect tran
quillity of his native city seemed a good
omen to him On his way home the
white horse painted on the signboartl of
the hotel, at which the Boulangists
met, did not neigh ut him and cry out
Down with robbers!' or tho cock on
the weather vane of the church stccplc
sing, Panama." under prctcnse Of
growing.
AS soon rs he reached home his scrv-
ant Thcrcsinc, who had been expecting
him. served his cafe 0u lait, and while
he was thoroughly enjoying it, M
Grandcalct, said the young peasant
with worried air, II have something
worry al st1,acsju,, r., toll x-,,,,
And what is il, my girl:''
In the first place, an about TO lie
married "
ITO Pierre, the harness maker across
the street: We'll. that has been decided
upon for TWO years past know all
about that Is it still for next week"
Yes But listen. Before l could be
married it was necessary for me to 90
to confession and tell NJ lie Cure of "a
sin l had committed against yul,
A sin! And against lnc?''
Yes, monsieur, forgive me, cried
Thcrcsinc, bursting into flood of tears
Il have stolen from you, yes, for the
last two years. and told NJ. lc Cure,
and he has ordered me to return the
money which l have taken from you,
and here is Your money. Oh, to the last
penny, l swcar!'
And the unhappy girl, putting her
hand in her pocket, pulled out q hand
full of gold and poured it on the table
i'll front OF her master.
What is TINT you say? You have
stolen from met" cried NJ Grandcadct
filled with establishment and anger
Alas, monsieur. do not dismiss me
and tell no one, implorc YOU. You see
was not altogether dishonest, az have
returned every sou to You
We'll, that is al right, but leave
nlc, y replied her master impaticntly.
And left alone NJ. Gr;ndcatlet fell
into IL rrvcric- Do not for one moment
imagine that he for an instant thought
of making restitution of his %, 600
francs Doodle. Once for all let it be un-
dcrstood he considered it profit acquired
and lcgitimatcly acquired. No. in face
of this poor girls action, to whom the
priest had recalled her forgotten cate
chisn. it was "a sociological reflection
to the statesman which presented itself
to NJ. Grandcadct $ mind He dreamed
for a few moments Then gathering up
the money left by Thcrcsinc and stuiling
it into his pocket-and then, would You
believe 1.-THE, the ardent free thinker
who had voted for all the nnticlcrical
bills, nurinurcd softly to himself: 1t
Is true saying. You must have lr-
ligion for the poor ''-F'rancois Coppcc
Ia1k Lover and I;ooIsbindcr.
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