The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-01-21
THE COBBhER'S STORY.
By Lavrenes Bertram-
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TON DBvINE, the eobbler. pusbeI


tom DByINE. The eobbler. pushed
up his spectacles and gave me
whimsical glance
It's curuA" he remarked. ats Gu
r'us what difference II makes % a
mana family how hs h put out OF the
1ofhi Hang him. and his folks feel
dngrsced fOreyer; cutoff his bead With
q guilLotine, and--
The old man made q fiOurish with
his had. as though tha matter were
onefor serious conRratuAtion.
"LeastTAys,- he added. returning 20
hh meDding again. that's the way
some folks think LOrll how set up
n Latte WIS sboutIt TO be SURE, and
al on account Of an ancestor Of his who
happened 20 lose his head on the scaf-
fold with Louis XVII
Who was N LAAtte7 Well, he was
. PreDchman who once took Iodcin's
On The upper floor Of this bonse, an old
zmshaekle affair now. but oncs a mai
sion. ~ you can sc. and o. fashionable
. street A. there was in London"
$50 have heard, " / aaserted
Tho FrenchmAn,- be continued,
was . man somewhere about 60 year,
Of age. tall and stiff In his bearing; and
though his clothes were worn and shah
hy-lOokin'. his linen. noticed. was neat
and tidy. and a. white a. snow"
BloOmsbury.' said he. when I had
showed him the rOom-rm the care
taker Of the building. you sec. str-'eea
90 respectable quatalre OF the city.
ees Il nos 20. Meester ConeiereeT
More than respectable. mossoo,'
said !, Q trile tartiy. Tt was once .
fashionable part Of London
He sighed - he looked about the
Eoom
"Eet will do. Meester ConrSerce'-
he would always call me that sir,
though told him time and again IL
want my nane-'eet will do for the
prsisanf,' with n flourish Of his white
hand. - though the next month would
find him in Park Lane; and 90 he en-
geged the room. and paid for 1t in I'D
vance
in n few hours they moved in-him.
his sick wife. his daughter. Nile Jus
cDe. and Polly. - cunning 9 parrot -
ever see.
-Purty7 Wen. I DON'T know. For
. foreigner ms'm'seile might hex been
called purity. She was slIght Httle
thing. with great big eyea. and long
eyeasshcs throwing deep shadders into
EN- like grasses into brook"
He cleared his throat and spread his
hands. as though the matter Of looks
was Of no conseqnere
bot. Lon1i- he exclaimed with sud
den animation. bow she could siDg!
GnT songs too. in Frecch add Ere
tAlian. with sometimes an Engitsh bal
I'D or 30 Why. sir" giving the boot a
Tremendous whack. --there We o forth
n her voice. fortfn' as big a. Patti's:
and only for the fact Of thai precious
ancestor of hers a-lOain' Of his head On
de scaHold with Louis XVI. she'd q
made II. TOO. as easy as-thats" giving
the boot another whack.
Bat the mossooi How stiH he did
draw hmsef Up. 70 Be sure. a. ths
very mentton Of II
~Undsrstand me- ths eobbLer az
plaiDod. III wasn't out % any olBe0us
fBedd5ecome1ess that I ira szggessed
ne thing 70 him Nos y vas01 tai he
was behlntlhand IN his rz1f, and BIZ
poor eyes-he wes Q diaDond cutter.
yOu sec. sir. and sat ell day win his eye
glued 20 a glsas-was giving out that
thought Of sorns way In which mann
ale could help HIN better than By en-
broidarinE-
-Ths DE- the GiamOnA got Soet- mo-.
Now ch<y did 50 oui / ocughA n
49, VS. s-ers. ard When run up %
u.a, there was the old lady moaning,
nd rnn'm'seiIs and rDeoo a-turrfn'
rv<1JtldnS tOp-y-rurvy IN he room
what disn0ndr says !, wo1derAn'
y thsy AZ bad gone srazT. and tAAn
Dsswesa the Old hilJ and her bnSbsnd,
] foaad that she had besn nors siling
thAn usual thai dsy, and N o1s of bis
jozrusys frvn III beDoh 20 - bed.
S~s4ds' On her, - bad Iost IL d.
Wu1d - vas sute1. AAsshT kEgS0d
Zee ooA
Eigh e1d low ~ seaTchsd SOr - h
svssJ er.ak and corD<E. n bsddtng.
/, IL Old reg. sverythins vas shOoh out
Twas no "a. tboaEh. md An.Ay
~s give II up; and vhaA wa wO-A q
oouTse a. poor gentlsnAn bad tomAks
u up II Wa tDush. ! can tsli yo1, for
- ths best Of tins 49, OnR5 sbool
rad ends resA
I thought Of ma,nise1e's voice Ts-e
enough 70 bring . guissa for e@ry
note, but thanks 10 fhst eElstocrs.
whoss bad had turbisd On the szne
plank with Louis xvTk I darsntuen-
ilui H.
But with q flourish Of LII ham
mar, -na'm'sslle'e voice did make their
fortin,. afr, after al. though in . way
you'd httie think
The days were getting short now
he continued, and what with the
prospect Of winter before EN-. and the
diamond not half paid for. and the old
lady Inoanln' and eryin' 10 70 bork to
Plrcs. mA'm's1lls began 20 loo hart
Twns seldom abe sung . note now.
hut ons day. iuss - the sun wa shout
- 81 hsr voice oame floating down 70
Ne IN = song I al.an never forget
-1fadrs darnori on tn-n milo do
lnri'-
-ochnbsrts Prayer 10 the Virgin I
I'D. smiling a httle a. Tie old uan
stumbled through TIE worda
s-Tbe nams.- he aagented. - MANI
allls told me aftsrward. whom shs wit
Avn the wortls for me- Al. siF, her
pulss hrOlghf M 70 my kneeai least
puoys.r ~ oorveotnd. ''thass che way !
~ nhs dolng.
>'N,ars dsmori on tD-n ma do
~
rI|n'n,,nIlo'1 pc,ce broha a tho md.
\. lhnnrh sleeves sobolng, and young
n,n rho hnd l|lcpedon ~ uAEemnni