The sun., 1912-07-14

out France toward the rroprietors Of
friendly There is none Of the close
feeling that exists in England among the
lords of tho manor and the peorle living
about them. The memory Of tho Revolt
tion still haunts the che.elain, and envy
and a desire TO own part Of tho land
belonging TO his rich neiGhbors makes
the French peasant and small bourgeois
sullen, silent enemies of the proprietor Of
the chateau.
Even good French chatelains find the
way to the hearts OF the r~asantry Ii
hard one, and i; is doubtful il il is ever
"a lasting one or a route which the smallest
differences could not close. Indeed rlany
we'll meaning Ipople have ceased trying
the find the road to the hearts of those
about them.
There is something spontaneous in the
American character. however. which
pcascs the French Teoplc Of every class,
and il was not long leforc the workmen
called upon to improve Vermont returned
10 their homes with pleasant accounts OF
the new OCCUPANTS &C the chateau.
When the improvements were CON-
people around them would enjoy q ro1u-
lar fdte and tho grounds wore orcncd
10 the poVGlntion vita m'.s.G., an! TO-
ireshments lnis Wis tho ihc; Contact
between the people living around them
and the chaueiIns. AID must confess
The result was not 10 tho credit Of the
Teoplc in general, for they carried aw'.v
"verythinG IN III" form az refreshments
they could ldv then. hands on and tic
wine cellars We're short Of 5000 bo,t"s Of
chappaCue, 80 rumor laid. The ne. Z lbors
Of the better class wCrc thoroughly
ashnmal Of tho vanlaiis,n and are still
ashamed OF ii and st!ii comment on the
affair. aithounh it harpcneI years ago.
But neither Mc. TUGk ror Mrs, Tuck
ever referred u the matter anil they
accepted the abuse Of their kindness
with in!ulgcnt philosophy. Tho people
would learn 10 hc more discreet, and,
strange to say. they did learn not only
10 he discreet. but also to love and rc-
.poct both cha, !ains; aud no ono is to-
day mere ashamed of their oscapadcs
than some of the very men who threw
whole bottles of champagne over the
wall of Vermont PARK down into the
rayine and then ;urn"d over themselves
aud made away with their SPOTS
Soon aftor establishing t!oir home
~ Eucil Hir ami Mrs. Tuck found that
while there were some twelve Thousand
inhahi,arts about Rucil there was neither
q hospital 'or a Tree dis0errary for the
sich and poor. and tho decided to found
one for the bcnoiit Of the town
Siell Hospital, situated mt 10 BOule-
ward de Nag'n IA. Rueil, thus came into
existence, thGnhs to the generosity of
MIR ana Mrs. Tuck. and is open to all
Iersons suffering from acute maladics,
what"vrr ~" nationality or religion. of the
patients provided they are residents Of
Eurl
Tho property hourht for tho hospital
was Knowa ns tie Clos du Chat. The
heauuful park and house belonged TO
al oocen.rln proprietor whose great
Iot was large AnGora cat. In 1870
tho bullets and shells failing about him.
III" old man He'd from hls home, leaving
behind MN his beloved cat Filled with
i'morse h" used TO go every night 10 the
place with food for his feline pet. Finally
l'' visits cnas"d and the cat. uni"d filed
iI" air VITA cri"3 Of distress This at
''a't"d IA" i'"ntion Of "A band Of Prov lars.
NnD t'a."d tho wal3 aui captured
"li Ll.Icd tho cat. which thcy cooked
ana a." A. once, washed down with
'"e u"s' VINO they could ind IN tho old
man collars
LIS IA way tho property bought hy
TIE Fuchs m i,ol va .uowu as ,L,
Ials Enclosure.