The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-31

ing. and sent to seek their fortunes in
Paris when Grown.
BY diligently pursuing their unique and
extremely lONly vocation these young peo-
pie, as years went on. not only supported
their parents, but amassed gO0d-sized
cOmpetencies. Then they married women
similarly deformed, and came back to the
village OF Jatte TO end their days In peace.
Naturally the children resulting from
those unions were perfectly formed. but
their parents. wishing to have their own
nantes descend upon their offspring, pre-
vented the growth Of their lower limbs
in the same old way. Trained in the art
Of money getting and with only one other
object in life-that OF eluding the police
this second generation entered Paris and
succeeded IN like measure. Sympathy was
even more ready for them. After a few
generations OF this. the most OF the chill
dren born in the village came into the
world with malformed or stunted limbs
and little artificial aid was needed to rem
der them, when they grew up. nit for the
profession which they inherited with their
deformity. Eventually children were born
who were genuine cuis-de-Jatte from the
hour Of their birth.
In the highest circles OF tho profession
OF beggars they were held in great es-
TEEN. and were leaders among the mendi-
cants- Eot only IN Paris are they active
but they nave found great profits as we'll
as In operating in the Italian cities, chiefly
as assistants to the beggar masters OF
Rome and Naples who like them, as they
are not likely to attract much attention
from the police while plying their trade.
One Jatte townsman even fell into a
better bonanza than this. An eccentric
merchant in the Boulevard Haussmann
was attracted by his industry and his OK
M nj Eat al
self that the facile cul-de-jatte would
make an excellent cashier. The merchant
pinned bis faith on this particular point,
that the cripple could not run away with
his cash at least, but he little reckoned
on the efficacy and swiftness of the
roller-cart for one fine morning the man OF
Jatte decamped taking with him 5000
francs of his employers funds.
The most interesting story that has
come to hand of the village Of Jatte is
tho romance Of Its mayors daughter,
which took place last fall She was a
beautiful girl, according to her neigh
boris standards of the legless feminine
form divine, and she fell in love, not with
one of her many suitors, but with a young
fellow Of low extraction. who had made
very nearly failure in the begging line.
He was thought very little Of in the viii
Iage, because Of his family record. His IA
ther contrary to the creeds OF the outside
jatte. had amassed little money and had
squandered what he did in drink finally
committing suicide by rolling rapidly
from the top to the bottom OF the steps OF
the Paris Bourse. The girls parents OBJ
Jected. but to no purpose. for the pair
eloped one dark night and were married
They lived happily for some months
when suddenly the young husband be.
gan to be preoccupied and TO act as II
he hid a terrible secret In his breast. His
bride duplicated him to tell her the truth
and he ended by confessing the cause OF
his uneasiness.
Listen" he said, "and forgive me.
am menaced with a horrible infirmlty
Would you love me IL / were deformedi
would spare you sorrow and mortinca.
ton by killing myself. however. Listen
My legs are grow ing"
She consoled him by saying that her
love would not be diminished But his
legs developed daily. and his young wife
had to acknowledge him handsomei
than ever. though before she had
| thought, like all the other inhabitants OF
Jatte who had seen little of the out
side world, that the people who stood up
right and walked about were de
formed. He, the first deception past
| commenced to taste the hiterto unknown
pleasure of having legs and using them
| Little by little he left his wife alone and
went away on long walks. and when h,
returned would gaze pityingIy at her be
cause she was legless. From pity to dis
| gust is but step, and the next Is hate
Finally he insulted her.
You have no legs. You are deformed. u
You used to think me beautiful"
That may have been, but now I an
much taller than you l canot drag you
after me through life as a convict does
the ball at the end OF his chain"
His Aversion toward her grew so that
their further life together became i'm
possible. One morning she awoke to find
him gone, with these written words OF
farewell:
Il cannot spoil my life. / am going
away. Return to your family"
Her mind made up, the mayors daugh-
ter did not falter in her resolve. Quietly
she dressed herself and, entering her
cart. pushed herself over to the opposite
wall. She climbed on chair, attached
one end Of a rope to a nail in the wall
put the other about her neck and launched
herself into enternity.
At home. in the midst Of their Village
life, tho culs-de-jatt are fraternal and
peaceful. Money is the only god they
worship, and he is the most prominent
who has the most gold. Morals they have
none, though every man marries at some
time. It is "a point of honor with them
TO keep up their TRIBE for future revenue
Their life is one of extreme simplicity
and their household utensils are print
tive. The twin amusements of Jatte are
cards and racing, the latter being, strict.
ly speaking, hand races, the man having
the most powerful arm and palm being
Invariably the winner.