New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17

releeZhon half schange an no can do more for
de money. Now haf no releezhon oh, mao
anne, madame, Feefty cent?
"Of course l was sorry to hear Of the fix he
lad got himself into but / thought IL was
partly his own fault for being in such a hurry
lie continued to wall. oh. madame madame,
Feefty cent, only feefy cent. haf no re-
leezhon Oui. haf releezhonr
"a quarter is all / will give you / said
"and if that is not enough you will have to wal,
til my brother comes home He wriihed on the
doorstep as if in mortal agony. but gasped out.
Give. Give. 1t shall be enough"
80 gave him the quarter and he went away
in great hurry again TO continue changing
his religion. When ! could not see him any
more l went back to my sewing. l had been
settled good long time when l heard great
rustling and scratching on the gravel walk out
side, and heard voices singing that rollicking
French song about Marlborough going to war
and no one knowing when ne was coming back.
They sing it all over French Canada. YOU know.
Il ran upstairs TO the window and put my
self where I could see down without being
visible to any one outside. 1t was that horrii
Joachim again, but ne had another one with him
this time. They were both grinning and look
ing up at the window.
"'Oh madame. madame" they kept crying
Madame! Madame, Feefty cent, Oui, only
feefty cent"
Then they danced opposite each other as II
they were having the lanciers all by themselves
bowling and grimacing making the chain and
juggling They followed this up with another
stave OF the song 1t has terrible, roaring
chorus you know, something like:
"'Malbrook ca va ten guerre.
Ii toOde lal lally, Ii toodlc al lay,
Malbrook. ca va ten guerre.
Ii toodle aly ay, Oooo. Couray couray' couiay.
THAT is not exactly right you know, for
don't understand French but it is like that. and
Won can see Cor yourself that II is a very silly
song.
when they had finished the song they began
TO call again. oh, madame. madame on
madame, Fecfty cent, Only feefty cent"
Now l was really frightened and thought
OF all the old ladies had told me about these
people Their shanty stood on the giebeiands
belonging to the parsonage. and they might
have some feeling against us for all knew
and then thought Of the SO my brother had
locked in his desk Ten dollars is lot OF
money in Canada and it might rake them
desperate
But it would never do for me 10 appear
afraid Of them. suddenly thrust my head
out Of tho window and said very sternly: Why
are YOU here again? Haven't you changed your
religion?
Little Joachim grimaced and bowed To The
ground Madame" he said MADAME Al
most have IL done
why do YOU come here asked. You
mus, not come any more The little wretch
bowed again with his hand on his heart and
then pointed TO his companion.
IBIS Alphonse.' he said. IIe. too. have il
dat feeling In zc heart his rceezhon % mus b.
schangc.'
The other one made ne terrible grimace
and dozen bows.
-Wen.' said what have got to DO with
It, why doesn't he change his religion y he
wants 10?
Then they both screamed and rcsticuaied:
oh. madame madame How can il do for
nuzzing? Fcefty cent, Only fecfiy cent We
schange our releczhonE'
'Thcy erlrned at me I'm such a French Kcyo-
lutionary sort Of way that felt my blood run
cold. thought that II could only gain
little time my brother would be home and he
would send them 10 the rightabout E a hurry
so gave them ~ cents more and they capered
OF toward the village. They really acted as u
they had been drinking
About an hour later / saw two figures. arm
IN arm. coming up the road from the village
They stopped to separat- dance yis-a-yis. jig
and hands across and could see by their
mouths and gesticulations that they were sing
ing that foolish song about Mabrook. Ny
brother had come home and when they saw
his horse and buggy standing in the parsonage
.f,t IA.