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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
SHERIFF IS THE BOSS
Next to- the Governor In
Authority.
DUTIES OF THIS OFFICER
John Donahue One of the Few Demo.
Gratis to Hold Position in Blue
Earth C'unty.

John Donahue, who takes charge OF
the sheriff's office on January /, will
be one of the very few democrats who
have elected to that position in Blue
Earth county.
Few people probably know that the
sheriff is the highest officer in the cOun-
ty government. When people cast their
votes for him they probably do not real
ize that they are voting for sort OF
an autocrat, or, rather, vice governor,
for he ranks second only to the governor
of the state and takes orders only from
the governor.
How many citizens, if a further ques-
ton may be permitted, know what the
duties of sheriff are? OF course, every
one knows that to the sheriff is given
the duty of preserving order in the cOun-
ty, and most folks know, too, that he
has immediate custody of prisoners who
await the infiction of the laws penal
ties for crime. But these are really the
smallest though not the least important
duties of the sheriff
The laws of Minnesota say that the
sheriff shall take charge and custody of
therein, and keep a true and exact re-
gister of all prisoners committed to any
Jail under his charge, which shall con-
tain the names, residence, cause of COM
mitment and the authority by which
they were committed.
The sheriff shall attend upon the SEES
sions, either personally or by deputy, of
the district court.
~ The sheriff shall personally or by his
undersheriff or deputies, serve or exc
cute, according to law, all processes,
writs, precepts and orders issued or made
by lawful authority and delivered to
him.
The sheriff shall deliver on demand to
his successor in office, when the latter
shall have qualified, according TO law,
the Jail and other property of the county
and all prisoners in such JAIL and all
books, records, writs and other papers
belonging to his office.
The sheriff shall keep and preserve
the peace in his county, and quiet and
suppress all affrays, routs, riots, unlaw-
full assemblies and instructions"
In addition to these duties the sheriff
: is charged with the execution of the
judgments of, the court; with the care
p, and custody of juries; with the sale OF
real or personal property under mort
gage or other judgment; with the seiz-
ure and care of goods and chattles UNI
der replevin or other writs of the court
and with numberless other smaller but
important functions generally described
in the statute as "ali other duties re-
quired by law"
The office of sheriff is an ancient and
honorable institution. 1t has come
down to us from immemorial common
law times. Under the ancient Anglo
Saxon law of England the high sheriff
OF the county was parsonage indeed
He was the right arm of his majesty
the king, and in token thereof he was
invested with great powers and many
weired and awesome insignia of office
The years have robbed him of none OF
his powers, but, alas, his mace and his
golden chain and his coats of many col
ors have gone the way Of all Other
boasts of heraltdry and pomp of pow
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
BULLETIN FROM SLATER
Shows VIII 1T Kind of Stuffis Shipped
Into the State.

Edward X. Slater, state dairy and
food commissioner, has circulated the fol-
lowing:
Attention is again called to the class
of goods shipped INTO the state by out
side mail order houses. Particular atten-
ton has been given these goods recently
and while some of the samples ana lyzed
have proven legal the percentage of
those which have been condemned is
altogether too high. These are not old
samples which were sent into the state
before the pure food law became effect
i've. They have been secured in the past
ninety days and represent the kind of
goods that may be sold when the food,
laws cannot reach the guilty parties.
The rigid enforcement of our state
law has, in a measure, worked a hard
ship upon the country merchant in his
campaign for business against the mail
order house. He has been compelled to
obey the state law while his mail order
competitor has been privileged to do as
he pleased in the matter. 1t is to be
hoped that the national law will be en-.
forced with sufficient vigor to remove
this disadvantage to the local merchant
and at the same time assure the patron
of the mail order house that he is Get
ting the same grade of goods that he
can procure from the home merchant
Attention is also called to the result
given below on analysis of sample of
pepper obtained through a firm in this
state. 1t is perhaps unnecessary to add
that the law can and will reach this
party.
The results of analyses just returned
from the laboratory are as follows:
Lab. No. S04-Maple Sugar: Shipped
into state by Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chi
caoo, III. lllegal-sample is adulterated
with cane sugar.
Lab. No. S-Evaporated Cream. 'sBor-
den's Brand: Shipped into state by
Montgomery. Ward & Co.. Chicago. Ill.
Illegal sample is simply evaporated
milk
Lab. No. 79l-Colored Sugar: Shipped
into state by Montgomery, Ward & Co..
Chicago, Ill. Illegal-sample is colored
with coal-tar dye
Lab. No. 432-Baking Powder: Same
shipper as above. lllegal-not labelled
as required by law
Lab. l347-EXtract of Cinnamon:
Same shipper as above. Illegal-colored
with coal-tar dye.
Lab. No. 462-Candy: Shipped into
state by Sears, Roebuck & Co.. Chicago,
Iii. llle9al-colored with coal-t dive.
Lab. Gl9-Catsup, Doris" brand.
Same shipper as above. Illegal-colored
with coal tar dye
Lab. No. -Evaporated Cream. est.
Charles" Brand: Same shipper as above.
Illegal sample is simply evaporated
milk.
Lab. No. 4O-Noodles. "S1perior,
brand: Same shipper as above. Illegal
colored with coal-tar dye
Lab. No. l4ll-Vanila Extract ."Stan-
dard" brand: Shipped into state by
MONTGOMERY. Ward & Co.. Chicago. III.
lllegal-'Sample contains coumarin and
is colored with caramel
Lab. No. l46-Cheese, "MacLaren's"
brand: Same shipper as above. Illegal
sample contains boraX
Lab No. S66-Ground Pepper. 'Aroma"
brand: Manufactured by Aroma Coffee
lcompany. Duluth. MINI. Ilegal-sam-
pie is adulterated with ground olive
stones and foreign starchy matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Advertised Letters for Week Ending
December Id.

auNeiliSCu LtlttIS 1OI WEEK Endln}
December ID.
st. BETTER. p f. Bert. Miss Or;
Brady, G. S. Brigham. Mrs. Elizabeth
Brown.
Q. H. Clemensen, Harry Golfer. Wal
ter S. Cole.
Mr.. Diemond, f. O. Dawson. Mrs. An
na Daust. John Duffy.
John Erbes.
Miss Ruth Highly.
Mrs. Margaret James. Edwin c
James.
+. ID. Keye
{. f. Lewis, Miss Me- Lemke, Mrs L
W. Lachhead, C. c. Lydon.
Miss Carlotta Newell, Maxwell E
NickersOn.
Mrs. Christiana Olson
John T. Page, S. p. Patterson. A. f
Powell (2).
T. Fl. Roemer.
DR.. Edward Scholler. n. A. Scheosler
Dr.. Stanley, Iver II. Suphelen, Mis-:
M9rv Sullivan.
Myron Wertheim. Miss Alice vii
l;ams.
In calling for the above letters pleas,
say advertised" and name the day o.
this list. One cent extra will be charg
ed for each advertised letter. Letters re-
naming unclaimed at the expiration Of
Is days from date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
c. L. BENEDICT. Postmaster.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Defends the President

Window Reporter: The editor of The
Worthington Globe is not lover of the
colored soldier, as appears from his ex-
perience in the Spanish war, when he
was more or less associated with the me-
gro troops. He tells some startling
stories about the conduct of the color
ed brothers in the army, especially in
the Philippines, and defends the presi-
dent for discharging wl.nout honor the
battalion at Brownsville
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Chicago
Milwaukee
est. Paul R'y.

No. Al departs at 9:55 a. m, to ST. Pau
Minneapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee,
No. 43, departs at 700 p. M, to st. Paul.
Minneapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee
No. 40, arrives at 500 p M, from 8
Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago and Mi
waukee
No. A, arrives at 9:15 D. M. from ST.
Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago and Nil.
waukee.
No. 122 departs at $50 a. m.
No. 40 departs at 1905 p. m.
No. 144 departs at 9:25 p. m.
No. 141 arrives at 9:45 a. m.
No. 1913 arrives at AS p. nj.
No. AZ arrives at 6:55 p. m.
No. 122 and No. 40 connects east anf
west at Wells, also for st. Louis, Chi
cago, Milwaukee and Kansas City. Din
ing car serving supper on No. 40. Sleeper
for Chicago and Milwaukee. No change
of depots at Chicago for st. Louis.
No. al and No. AZ direct connections
from Chicago and Milwaukee
ID. f. WALKER. Agent
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Turned Up Safely.
E>rAxya oa%,,-Ia,,,- D2.r..

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Turrittin
yesterday received letter from their
son, Harold, who was reported to have
been lost in the mountains of Colorado.
The young man writes that when ne
went hunting he got lost, owing to the
SHOW obliteratmg trails but made his
way to a settlers ranch, and liked it
there so well that he hired out to stay
there, and did not notify the mining
camp where he had been at work. He is
well. This takes great burden off of
the minds of his parents and frienus.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Bees Are Diseased.

William Russell, Inspector of apiaries,
has submitted his biennial report. The
report shows he has inspected 229 apiar
les containing s5.757 colonies. OF these,
thirty one apiaries containing ,227 col
onies, were found to be suffering with
that dread of the beekeepers, foul brood.
Mr.. Russell reports that eighteen apiar-
les containing $50 colonies, were cured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21

Broken bones are becoming numerous
in St Peter. For week the sidewalks
have been covered with coating of ice
and there have been many accidents.
The first of any consequence was when
Mrs. NJ. Muvehill, woman of adj
vanced years. slipped on the treacherous
footing and fractured her left arm Just
above the wrist. Shortly afterwards
Mrs. w. O. Powell broke her left arm
at the same place and in identically
the same manner, and last night Will
liam Limherger, a meat dealer, fell and
fractured his leg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
FOUND HUSBAND DEAD.
Discovery Of Mrs. Miner on Awaken
ing in the Morning..
From SATURDAYS Daily,

From Saturdays Daily.
When Mrs. Miner awoke yesterday
morning she discovered her husband,
Frank Ii. Miner, dead on the floor Cor
oner Blanchard of Waseca was summon
ed and decided that death was due to
Il stroke of apopleXy. Mr.. Miner was
siXty-nine years old and was one of
Janesville's pioneer merchants. He built
the Miner block, the largest mercantile
building in town.
Mr.. Miner was prominent member
of the Free Masons and Eeastern Star
The funeral will be held Saturday from
the Episcopal church under the auspices
of the above orders, Rev. James Cornell
of, Minneapolis officiating
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
From Mondays Daily.

All telephone companies operating lines
within the state of Minnesota are re-
quired by law to report their gross earn
ings to the state and pay their gross
earnings tax before Dec. 10, and reports
and remittances have been received by
the state auditor from forty con-
panies. The total amount collected from
these companies to date is $G.o17.73.
Neither the Tri-state nor the North
western Telephone companies lave re-
ported as yet. The largest amount re-
ceived from any one calnpanv so far is
from the American Telephone and Telo-
graph company, which reports total
earnings on business in this state
amounting to $5S, l04.O3, upon which the
3 per cent tax amounts to $l,743I2
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21

This is the season of Hanukah, or
feast of lights" and the orthodox Jews
are celebrating the occasion as their
doctrine prescribes. 1t is time of
fepsting as well as festivities. and dur
ing the eight days that it lasts there
will be much gaiety and ioyousness
among the Jews. Manual labor is not
permitted during the eight nights that
the Hanukah lights are burning, and
the time is devoted to pleasure. The OBJ
servance had its origin before Christ,
and is in remembrance of the victories
of the Maccabees over the Syrians
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
No One Was Murdered.


Report reached Mankato this morning
that murder had been committed at
Madison Lake. Investigation proved
that no one was killed, but that a
resident had imbibed too freely of lake
water and was giving ghost dance in
the street when the village marshal nab
bed him and locked him up in the ''cool-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
c. St. p. M. & o. Nv.

sDes Moines and Sioux City Passenger,
No. 8. arrives 10:45 a. m; departs
10:45 a. m.
ssKansas City and Denver Express, No.
9, arrives 1910 p. M; departs 12:18
p. m.
Kansas City Mail and Express, No. !.
arrives lO:40 p. M; departs l0:45 p. N.
*St. James Passenger No. 7. arrives 500 D. M:
departs :Oo p. 10.
*Mankato and Gilmore Passenger, No. Il.
departs at 1850 a. m.
mo. 9. Omaha Night Express. arrives
Has p. M; departs 11:50 p. m.
Trains Going East and North.
'Twin City Limited..No. 2. arrives 4;40 a.
departs at 4:45-
*No. 10, from Sioux Falls and Mitchell.
arrives 500 a. M: departs 500 a. N.
*St James Passenger. No s, arrives GAS
a. M; departs at 700 a. m.
*Twin City Local, arrives 100 p. M: de-
parts 1:05 p. m.
*"Twin City Express, No. L. arrives 4:Ss
p. M; departs 1850 p. m.
*Elmore and Ma nkato Passenger, No. 90
arrives at 200 p. m.
sDaily except Sunday.
**Daily.
o. 1. JOHNSON. Agent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Creditahla Snecial Number.

The Avert Lea Times Messenger has
just issued very creditable holiday
number of forty pages which is an evil
dence of the enterprise of the manage
ment of that wellknown newspaper
Much that relates to Albert Lea and vi
cinity is found on the pages of he
Times Messenger.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21

GREAT
WESTERN
Maple Leaf ID ATT w Az
Maple ( a.i Leaf RAILWAY

@Waterville, Elysian, Madison Lake, ac-
commodation. departs 3:15 p. m, daily
daily except Sunday.
Trains for Waterville Faribault. North
field, Red Wing, ST. Paul, Minneapolis,
and intermediate points leave at 6:3e
a. m, and $500 p. m.
Trains for Dodge Center Dubuque, Chi
cago. and the east. Des Moines, st.
Joseph, Kansas City and the southwest
leave at 6:35 a. m, and $500 p. m.
Trains arrive from those points at 9:05
- p. m., and *12:15 ,. m.
Trains leave for Austin, Lyle, Mason
City, Fort Dodge, ~~uncil Bluffs, and
Omaha at 6:25 a. IN, aIi5 1900 p. M,
and arrive ut 9'05 o. M, and 40. 10 pm
Trains marked II daily eXceE- Sun
day; all others dailv Nor information
as to dates or routes 10 any point ap
ply to Chicago Great Yves Urn agent
at depot.
W. M. BARR. Ageu..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Will Have a Press Agent.

Kansas, which has been the butt of
newspaper jokes since the days of the
grasshopper plague, is to be indicated
at last. Governor Hoch will soon APP
point an official press agent, whose duty
it will be to announce to the world the
size of Kansas crops, the number of
Kansas hens and the output of Kansas
mines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Trolley Winona to La Crosse.

1t is proposed to construct a trolley
line between Winona and La Crosse.
Electric Power will be obtained from the
dam that is under construction at Hat
field, Wis. Prominent Winona and La
Crosse men are behind the enterprise
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
Assistant Is Retained.

]. w. Olsen, state superintendent of
public instruction, announces that he
will retain for another term c. G..
Schulz, the assistant superintendent. Mr..
Schulz enjoys wide acquaintance among
the Minnesota teachers, who will be
gratifed with his retention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21

David Glenn, who works for Mrs.
Eckhart, was splitting wood back of the
store this afternoon when piece of a
stick flew up and hit him upon the fore
head, cutting a cash three incnes long
to the bone. 1t required three stitches
to close the wound.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
MORE LODGE ELECTIONS.
Workmen and Other Organizations
Name Their Officers.
From Thursdays Daily.

Cereal chapter No. 2, Order of the
Eastern Star, held its annual election
of officers last evening, as follows:
Mrs c. II. Nerbovig, worthy matron;
j. Il. Gardner, worthy patron; Miss
Mamie Rodman, associate matron; Miss
Gertrude Durkee, secretary; Mrs. {. H..
Oleson, treasurer; Mrs. c. L. Kennedy,
conductress; Mrs. S. b. Wilson, assis-
tant conductress.
Blue Earth Lodge No 30, A. q. L. W.,
elected the following officers last night:
p. NJ. W., John r. Thomas; NJ. W., w.
A. Plymat; F., r. We Hart; o., +. o..
Uppstrom; R., F. NJ. Landmark; finan-
cial scribe, c. SNhildknecht; recorder, a.
Anderson; guide, Gust Peterson; |. W.,
William LesticO; O. W., George Ander-
son; trustees three years, w. b. Davies;
two years, James Spellman; one year,
Paul Iverson; district deputy, John r.
Thomas; representatives to grand lodge,
A. J. Nelson; John r. Thomas, ". b.
Davies, B. Roemer, A. Anderson; alter
mates, A. G. johnson, p Fl. Jordan, l..
L. Davis, A. NJ. Smith, j. G. Fowler
medical examiners, DR.. A. o. Bjelland
and DR.. G. A. Dahl.
Assembly No. H. Equitable Fraternal
Union, elected officers for the coming
year last night, and enjoyed a supper
The following is list of the officers
elected: Bud c. Cain, president; j. A.
Friedricks, vice president; Mrs. Mary
A. Hodson, adviser; G. A. Hodson, sec
rotary; Reese w. Thomas, treasurer;
Ora M. Cain, warder; G. w. Simmons
inner guard; w. +. Nettleton, trustee
for three years.
Blue Earth division No. 2, a. O. H.,
elected its officers for the ensuing year
Tuesday night, as follows: p. H. Jor-
dan, president; Daniel Coughlan, vice
president; c. +. Giblin, recording secre-
tary; c. Fitzgerald, financial secretary;
John Mccall, insurance secretary; L. K.
Ccughlan, treasurer; Frank Tierney.
sergeant at arms; Joseph E. Lynch, sen
tinel
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS.
One Mans Ribs Are Broken, and a
Grocery Boy Gets Scalp Wound.

Louis c. Coult of Decoria met with
bad accident yesterday afternoon, while
working near his home. He fell from
hay rack and struck the ground upon
his left side, fracturing several ribs. He
will be laid up for some time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21
WILL Be GIVEN HIS
Is to Be SEN
fenced Tomorrow.
CASES IN DISTRICT COURT.
Last Jury Cause Heard Today; indge
Cray Will Hear Evidence From
Now On.
CASES IN DISTRICT COURT.
From Thursdays Dailv.

From Thursdays Daily.
The jury in the ditch No. IA appeal
case retired at 30 O'Clock this fore
noon. The jury brought in a verdict
this afternoon, finding no benefits and
no damages. This relieves the appel
liant from paying the $27 benefits as
sessed against his land. He claimed
5000 to 800 damages.
George Devans, over whose guilt the
jury disagreed, was brought into court
this afternoon and his case continued
until the next term of the district court,
by consent of both sides.
The defense in the damage suit of
Margareth ClIvel9e against the city and
Contractor Bashaw will move for a new
trial.
1t had been expected that G. NJ. Han
dersOn would be sentenced this after
noon, but the court announced that SEN
tence would be pronounced at two
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
The calendar of jury cases having
been completed, the calendar of court
cases was called this afternoon, and the
trial of the default case of Lydia Engel-
brecht VS. Carl H. Englebrecht was set
for trial at two o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
The matter of the petition of the
Laird Norton Yards for the vacation
of an alley in the block where their
lumber yards are located was set for
Saturday at 8 Il. m.
The suit of Nathan w. Sergeant VS..
Cora Sergeant was set for Monday at
p. IN.
The case of the state of Minnesota
vs.. Louis Stecker has been dismissed
by consent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-21

The defense in the damage suit of
Margareth Cuvelge against the city and
Contractor Bashaw will move for a new
trial.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-08-10
BTATS-UNlS Is

Holyoke, Mass. Joseph Cho-
quette. de West Springfield, s'est
noy6 dane un petit 6tang pres de la
rivi41e Connecticut. On croft quill
s'est suicide. II 6tait age de 81
ans.
New-York.-Les ex6cuteurs testa-
menIaire du M. Russell Sage vien-
nent de trouver que Ia fortune
qu'ila laiss6e est beaucoup plus I'M
portante qu'on ne pavait annonce
tout d'abord; S150.O00.000 au lieu
de $8O.O0O.0OO.
Detroit, Mich. I'm nomm6 Jo-
seph M 4rleau, de Valteyield, Que,
mieux connu icl sous le nom de
French, est u6c6d6 dams une vol
ture d'embulance, apr4s avoir 6t6
ramass6 sans conna!ssance dams IN
clos de bois.
Cincinnati. On mande de Gal
liapolis, Ohio, qu'un negre q 6te
surprls par lie capitaine du vapeur
Henry. M .-Staniy, au moment od
Ill p6n6tralt dams la cabine dune
femme blanche.
Sans dire un mot Il capitaine q
'saisl le n6gre au colle:, l'a fait
moater sur le pont et Ia jet6 q
1peau, On suppose gu i s'est noye.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-08-10

meurtre fut aussitot d6cerne con-
tire Ernest Lee par le jrge de paix
David Yass, de Granville.
Au point du jour, le bailli Dave
Laurin SO rendit q la maison de
Lee, ct trouva celui-ci dormant
profond6ment, ayant oubl16 CON-
.plAtement lie NAL quill await fait.
Lee fut mis- en- 6tat d d'arrestation
ct amen6 a Cazaville, Oh il est de.
tenu en- attendant Penquets.
LIE jeule Leroi 6tait age de 2l
ans. Lee est a peu ErAs du meme
age ct await, jusqu'ici, joui dune
bonne reputation, etant dun carac-
tore paisibIe ct inoffsnsif.
II appartient q une bonne famil
le ct sans la maudite boisson qui
Went encore de donner de- 81
tristes resultats, il nAuralt ]amais
commits un crime pareil.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-08-10
Une bonne education pre-
miere

Un cultivateur Sc moquait de
son voisin, parce que celul-cl ne
voLlait pas, CONNIE lu1, passer l.
temps en- temps lie dimanche q ira.
WALLER aux champ. mais cherchait
au contraire, q sanctifier le jour. du
Seigneur en- assistant aux Offices
de la paroisse.
Suppose, lui dit le voisin, dams
l'intention de l'eclairer, suppose
que j'aie se,t louis en- poche ct
que. rencontrant un homme sur le
chemin, je lui en- dome six. Que
dirais-tu de celia?
-Je to trouverais g6nereux ct
je te dlrais que Phomme qui tau
raft rencontre en- 81 bonne disposi-
tion to devrait blen de la recon-
naissance.
Fort bien! Mais, 81, au lieu de
men sayoir gre, il me jetait par
terre ct me volait le deln1 louis
que je me serais reserve, que di-
rais-tu alors?
lie miserable; il fau lrait le
pendre. Ce ne serait pas trop!
-Amis, c'est pourtant Ia ton his
toire: Dieu ia accorde six jours
pour TRAVELLER ct pour gagner ton
pain; il ne s'e.t reserve que le sep
tieme. ct il nous a recomman-
de de le sanctifier, ct toi, au lieu
d'etre reconnais SAINT de ses dons ct
de respecter So volont6, tn lui vo.
les le septleme jour. LIE cas- nest
il pas le meme? Que ten semble?
LIE paysan en- convint, fit re-
fexion sur lui-m6me ct s'amenda.
Ii await reeu une bonne educa-
tion premiere.
LOUIS VEUILLoT.