The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-25
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u would not be too certain of that
monsieur, said Pasdeleup, gloomily
They have Learned many things a
Paris. Goujon boasted that, even un
armed, the people had taken q grea'
prison called the Bastille-but mos
probably he was lying"
No" said his master in a low tone
Sin that particular. at least, he spoke
the truth. But miracles do not repeal
themselves"
They no doubt nave other means a
command" responded Pesdeloup. grim
l., without calling In the aid of the
good God"
No doubt they have" agreed his
master, but at least we can reduce
the number of these assassins," and
he drew his pistols.
But Pasdeioup laid a warning hand
upon his arm.
Not yet, monsieur" he said. Il
may be mistaken. Perhaps there is
yet a chance. Perhaps those others
will refuse to join them, perhaps they
will grow weary, after a time, and
depart for home, content with such
plumber ms they can carry away with
them. But If we begin the attack they
will be on fire in a moment"
You are right" agreed his master
anu slowly roiurneG mis- pistols to mis-
teit. LET us wait then. And in
the meantime, Pasdeloup, do you tell
us how you came to know so well
what Goujon was p~lanning-and
more especially, why. sihse yoa sd
know it, o did not give me warm
ing?'
Pasdelonp hesitated a moment.
II will tell you, monsieur he said
at last, and you viii see that l am
not TO blame-that I did what 1 could.
You perhaps know the inn of the Belle
Image at Danger"
M fT hoyn hao ri rf IL
Il was there one evening a week
ago, drinking a glass of wine dur
ing an hour Laroche had taken my
place at the gate. 1t was the first
time that he had eve proposed such
q thing, but that night he came to
me and told ms of the wonderful new
wine at the Belle Image. so good and
20 cheap, since it no longer had to
pay tribute to the church and to the
aristecrats. He ended by saying that
as he had nothing to do for an hour
he would take my place at the gate
while i went to the Belle Image and
tasted the wine. I confess I was sur
prised;; he saw 1t and explained that
he wanted me to test for myself one
OF the benefits the republic had con-
ferred upon the people. So 1 went.
I saw afterward that that was not
his purpose at ALL"
i can guess what his purpose
was said M. le Comte, but con-
Gnue FOUR story"
II was, as I lave said, drinking my
wine." continued Pasdeloup. which
was truly Of q surprising excellence,
when q man came and sat down be-
side me. For a moment I did not
know him; then I saw it was Goujon.
He greeted me with a kindness which
surprised me when I remembered
that 1t was / who had helped to cap
ture him; but he seemed to have for
gotten h / saw that he was we'll
dressed and that his hands were
white. He ordered a bottle OF wine
even superior to that which / was
drinking, invited me to ioin him, and
began to tell me Of the wonderful
events Which would end by making
us all free and rich and happy. He
said that the arfstocrats and the
priests had been starving and robbing
and killing Vi for 500 years, and that
now 1t was our turn.
You remember that your own
mother was starved to death Pasde-
loup,' he said
Yes / said. 7 remember that
although enough to feed a hum
dred people was wasted every day at
the chateau,
Yes I agreed, perhaps that is
true
know how she would have.
been beaten had 1t been known that
she stole even a morsel OF food from
the pigs.
Yes. ! said again: I know that
You may perhaps remember he
went on, with a frightful contortion
OF the countenance, the punishment ]
suffered for trapping a hare
Yes, ] said. I remember,
sAnd do o think II just, good
God!n he cried. that a man should
suffer like that fer a fault SO trivial?
Yet that is what was happening day
Francel What could we do? They
took our grain for their bread, our.
f1ocks for their meat, our daughters for
their pleasure. Did we so much as
protest, we were hanged on the nearest
gallows as a warning to others mo- to
lift their heads We might live or die,
starve or rot--swhat did 1t matter2 We
were less to-. them, as you have seen,
than the swine in their pens!. + do not
know, added Pa%sdeloup, In another
tone, whether all of this was true; but
At had aAcertain air Of truth about 1T"
Most OF It was true, / fear said
"A. let Comte, In a low voics, though
] had never looked at IT In quite that
way.
4ia d Ernat
. monsieur" asked Pasdeioup. .in
whether n looks at a thing from
above Or below r, -
Yes agreed his master, still more
quickly, there ia
any rate continued Pasdeloup:
Gou1on grew more and more excited
with each word he uttered. WHY ID IL,
ne demanded, that some people wear
Z ace and Jewels and other only RAGS?
Why should a mobiles pigs be treated
better than his peasants? Why honld
the peasants toll from year to year in
order that the priests and the aristo-
Gratis may live In idleness with their
wonen and have fine wines 10 drink
q An clothes to wear, and great
houses to shelter them. while we who
make the wine, and spin the cloth. n
build the houses. have only swili ana
g gs and novels !? WIKI ssssuid thsvzhe
z warm IN winter and seo vvhv
should we permit their game to al.
sfroy our crops, without being per-
mttted to raise hand to prevenf ii =,
sS Wy DO not know,'I answered. ex :
cepf that u has always been SO.
Well 4 will be SO no lonEeri, ne
cried. We r going to change ali
2 We are going Z reverse thiness
monsieur Veto has already sneexad n
sack the Austrian woman ana her
FneipSwillsfoilow him..
What then 4 asked