Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
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g. 14lA1 III
"Well, let them watch II. we shall
not open it, and they can never break
IL down"
Il would not be too certain OF that
monsieur said P~asdeloup, gloonliy
They have learned many things al
Paris. Gouj0n boasted that, even un-
armed, the people had taken a great
prison called the BastiIle-but most
probably he was lying
mo" said his master in a low tone
'fn that particular, at least. he spoke
the truth. But miracles do not repeat
themselves"
They no doubt have other means at
command" responded P~asdeloup. grim
~, without calling In the aid or the
good God"
No doubt they have" agreed his
master, 1ut al least we can reduce
the number Of these assassihs," and
he drew his pistols.
But PasdeIoup laid a warning hand
upon his arm.
MOT vet, monsieur" he said. II
ma be mistaken. Perhaps there is
yet q chance. Perhaps those others
will refuse to Join them, perhaps they
will grow weary, after a time, ana
depart for home, content with such
plumber as Mley can carry away with
them. But IL we begin the attack they
will be on FIRE in a moment"
You are right" agreed his master
and slowly returned his pistols to his
belt. Let us walt, then. And in
the meantime, Pasdeloup. do you tell
US how you came to know so we'll
what Goujon vas planning-and
more especially, why, since you did
know II, you did not give me warn
ing2"
Pasdeloup hesitated a moment.
II will tell you, monsieur" he said
II last, 'aKd you viii see that l am
not to blame--that / did what / could.
You perhaps know the inn OF the Belle
Image at Danger
II have heard of &C."
II was there evening a week
ego, 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 ever proposed such
a thing, but that night he came to
me and told me OF the wonderful new
wine at the Belle Image, so good and
&C cheap, since It no longer had to
pay tribute to the church and TO the
~6ristocrats, lie ended by saying that
as he had nothing TO do for an hour
he would take my place at the gate
while l went to the Belle Image and
tasted the wine. I Nonfess / vas sur
he saw II and explained that
he wanted me 10 test for myself n
Of the benefits the republic had con-
upon the people. SO I went.
I saw afterward that that was not
purpose at all"
81 can guess what his purpose
was" said III. lie Comte, but con-
tinue your story"
II was, as I have said, drinking my
continued Pasdeloup. which
was truly of a surprising excellence,
when a man came and sat down be-
side me. Fer a moment / did not
him; then / saw 1t was GouJon,
He greeted me with a kindness which
surprised nae when / remembered
IL was ] WHO had helped to cap
ture him; but ne seemed to have for
that. 7 saw that he was well
dressed and that his hands were
white. He ordered a bottle of wine
superior to that which I was
Thinking. invited me to 'oin him, and
began to tell me of the wonderful
svents which were happening In Paris
events Which would end by making
as all free and rich and happy. He
said that the aristocrats and the
had been starving and robbing
and killing MS for 500 years, and that
1t was our turn.
"'You remember that your own
was starved to death Pasde-
he said
Yes, 7 said. Il remember that
Although enough to feed a hun
dred people was wasted every day at
lhe chateau
Yes / agreed. 'perhs that is
.sYou know how she would have
beaten had 1t been known that
she stole ever a moE OF food from
pigs
+fYou may perhaps remember he
on, with q frightful ~contortion
OF the countenance, the punishment ]
for trapping a hare
Yes I said. I remember
And do you think II just, good
Godi' he cried. that a man should
like that for a fault so trivial?
Yet that is what vas happening day
by day all owe this broad land of
What could we do? They
our grain for their bread. our
slocks for their meat. our daughters fc:
their pleasure. Did we so much as
protest, we were hanged on the nearest
galiows rs a warning to others not to
their heads. We might live or die,
or rot-what did 1t matter? We
were less to them, as you have seen.
the swine In their pens!' I do not
know, added Pasdeioup, In another
tone, whether all of this was true: but
Ii had a certain air OF truth about H. !"
Most OF 1t was true. I fear" said
M. let Comte. I'm a low voice, though
] had never looked at II In quite that
way"
There is a great difference. is there
not, monsieur asked Pasdeloup. "in
whether n looks at a thing from
above or below ?"
Yes agreed his master. sim more
quickly. there is.s
AT any rate" continued P~asdeloup.
-Goujon crew more and more excited
with each word he uttered. why Is it.
Ia ss s0Iiv people wear
lace and Jewels and others only rags?
Why should a mobiles pigs be treated
better than his peasants? Why should
the peasants toll from a to year in
order that the priests and the aristo-
Gratis may live In idleness with their
women and have fine wines TO drink
and fine clothes TO wear. and great
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