Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07

voltsptusrs who moment before
caught himself regretting the cuisine Of
the Cafe Ansasis, and the Due de Har-
asmont hooked at his companion with
an assonsshlnent approaching terror.
The soldier was smiling mournfufiy.
letting his wolf-like teeth be seen. the
teeth OF the hungry. showing so white
Ia his sickiy face. and as II he was
aware that further confidence was ex-
pected from him.
Look here" he said. brusquely:
Took here. let us walk little mp and
down upon the road 10 warm our feet.
and ] will tell you of things which
most likely you have never heard OF be-
fore. D.. am called Jean Victor.
Jean Victor Ire short because l am
founding. and my only happy recollec-
7 ton Is OF the time OF my early child
-hooti.in the asylum The sheets Of our
little beds in the dormftory were white:
We played under the big trees In a gar
DEN. and there was q good sister. quite
young. as white AZ wa1--she was 60
tng into 4consumpt4on--ana I was her
favorite.' and often + chose to walk
With her rather than to play with the
otherchfldfeh, because she would draw
hhe close to her ,skift' and put on my
forehead her Thin, hot hand So. a.
But at tysiye years. after making our
arst communion, othlng more. than
hisery. The governors had apprenticed
Me to -tnender 'of'chairs IN the Eau
pOnrg st. Jacques. 1t isn't trade, you
know. You can't get living by 1t:
70 prove it.. for the most part the mas,
ear could only efitice as apprentices the
poor boys froplsthe Asylum for 1.-The
10y DUNG Blind" And II was there that
I fitst learned to suffer the panss Of
hunger. The master and his wife
twp old Limousins who worried them
selves to death-were terrible misers.
antisthe bread which they cut into
pieces for each meal. they kept tor the
rest of the time under lock ana Key.
And every evening at supper you would
see the mistress, with her old black
cap. when she was serving the soup,
heave dismal sigh with each fadleftl
She took from the tureen. The other
two apprentices. the Young Blind,
were less unhappy: not that they got
more than ibid, but they were not able
to see the look of reproach that that
miserable woman gave. as she handed
me py plate. My misfortune was to
have a good appetite, but 4 ask you
Ewas that my fault? I served my three
Years Of apprenticeship In constant
state Of hunger. Three years.
and you knew al about the trade in a
month. But the. governors can't be
Expected to be up to everything; they
Ehaye not an Idea Of the way In which
The children are turned to account .
All. you were surprised to- see me take
a piece Of bread out Of the -mid?- It's
mot the first time. not by many, that i
~have picked up crusts out of the dust
heaps. and when they were too dry l
FUSED to soak them all night in my
water Jug. At last when my 9prentice,
4 ship. was finished. and I took to my
trade, as have said. you couldn't carr
4 by 1t enough TO sustain man oh
tried many others. I had a good heart
for work. | was mason's laborer q
porter. floor polisher and dozer
others! Rah!' to-day 1t was the work
was wanting;, another time lost my
place. .,-s., But all the same pevel
had enough to eat to satisfy me-, Ton
nerre! Whit fury have felt In pass
al Ing before bakers shops! Happily fo'
ME at those, times. l always remem
4 sbered the good sister at the asylum
!, who SO often impressed on me to keeI
~honest. and would even believe tina
} Fcould feel on my forehead the, warmth
Of Ter little hand. At last. a
= eighteen. I enlisted. You know
. as well as I do that the soldier ha
, oply.just enough and now-.-it's almos
enough to make one 1augbv-behold tn
t siege and famine! You see now that
didn't tell YOU lies when Izsaid that
8 had always, always been hungry
! fsl~ .ssS ~ "a ~
The young duke had a good hear,
and.' listening to this terrible lamen,
told him by a mar like himself, by
soldier whose nns&WA made Him hi
= equal. he felt himself profoundl
d Stirred, 1TnN mn 4
J, sJean vIctorSf he said, IYh we bot
S0l%Nc tuiS iIlkhtlui WdT we SOHll Se
: more Of each other, and l hope I shal
y IN ot use to YOU Bnf just how.; rs ther
& is hS other baker at the outposts bu
e tie corporal Of the cofnrfiissariat. an
b as my ration Of bread is twice too muc
h forimy small appetite 1t is understqos
d lssit not ave Will share like good con
k rades,' y..et,,p ho. hu.g
"A hearty shake Of the hand was ez
changed between the two men. and a
" night was falling, and they were bt
ing harassed by watches and alarms
h they re-entered the cabaret, where
dozen soldiers. lay sleeping upon til
n straw. and. throwing themselves. dow
] side by side. they sank into.Aa heay
d sleep. $ ssFE lEsE" Ee
Toward midnight Jean Victor awok'
d he was probably hungry. The wind ha
(" blown away the clouds. and moor
4. beam. shining into the room throug
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