The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-10

Weeping
OF The gold and silver work had begun.
weeping. chi On the pope'a lnaugu-
ration day. tool 49, 81. Anne. that's
not M Il should be- What II the mat
lerY'
AZ first Rene cowed by fear u his
master. could not be persuaded 10 un-
bosom himself; but after a graf deal
o. coaxlng and diplomacy on the part
pf the old physician. he finally. amid a
lorrent of tears. blurted out the whole
story. The visitor who had seen Rene
work. believed him ON the spot; and
very wroth with old Matthew he ap
pcared 10 be- stamping up aud down
the floor and uitering many terrible
sounding French words. which Il was
perhaps just as well FOR Rene that hr
ild not understand.
In the midst Of one Of his furious
promcnadeS however. he stopped alb
.nptly. tapped his forehead with his
gold-mounicd staff. and exclaimed: ~
alt cellari Why that must be the one
you finished on Condemns dayT'
''rhe same" assented Rene.
'''rhe same. ehf' cried the old gentle
man. "And don't you remember any
shlng connecting me with that salt
eellarF
"Oh. yes" the boy replied. "You
same IN a. / was at work. aud asked
YOU for a pleasant device or moitl to
sngrave on the rim"
"And I gave you one. did ! noiT'
ayes. SRA FIencn motto. | have u
Ia a uf II.s
work table aud ished forth piece Of
parchment upon which was written In
fair hand the following couilet In
old French doggcrel;
''Je prends lacerbe avec L. douX;
TAI measures, un prOprc guni.'
which means. roughly:
Il take the bitter with the sweet
lon see, my Lords, my taste Is neat
by 81. Anne" said the physician,
'gh0se are the lines. And you en-
craved them on the salt cellarT
"Yes. sir. | thought them appropri-
aie. when You translated them into
rrOvcncal"
The old gentleman twlrled his gold
headed stan ioyously. Come with
me- TO the papal palace" he said eager
-. Lock the door. ana maNc haste.
I will Dc answeflhle to Math,cu.'
Rene hcsilaied. hut he knew the ply
elcinn wis an excellent customer aud
lad much Influence with his master:
50. In the end. the door was locked aud
the boy and his aged guardian set
forth together towards the palace ~
the popes. where already the Judgment
The Competition.
In the great hall of audience the new
pope sat un q raised throne surround
81 hy his cardinals BEFORE hlm were
grouped live and forty famous artists
In gold aud silver. bcarlng Ia their
arms the particular work ON which
they rcsied their hopes of success ir
the contest
An array ~ distinguished people
hlled the hnll-lndced. Il was difficult
to galn entrance unless one were a
great lord or lady or some ccclesiastic
1f known position. Hence. q seemed
surprising that little gray-haired
man, clad simply IN black aud carry
Ing a sllverionped stan. should man
age TO thread his way with ease
through the gorgeous multitude. Lead
ing by the hand slim lad In the jerk
m Of an apprentice. the elderly man in
question had only 10 whisper his name
20 the man-atarms before O way was
made FOR him. A. he passed scores of
voices whispered: There gocs the
sew popc's physician Make room for
ole Holiness choicc." The physician
4 Was our friend Of the workshop
aurrled onward. holding Rcuc's hand.
until they stood close q the papal
throne. and immediately behind the
me OF waiting goldsmiihs.
one BY one the contestants trophies
were Inspected by the popes AMI car
h'nAiA After nearly an hours dis