Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14

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ioreisner as ever sawl-are uke 10
prowl out any time. saw them 20 into
the smithy- and l went over to ask the
shiths wife about them. She let two
upper chambers to the creatures this
morning"
What ails the lad2 He has the look
Of an idiot"
Weh' then God knows what nils any
/ OF the crazy Frenchi II they ali broke
out with boils like the heather Of sor,p-
ture' it would not surprise a Christian
AS IT is, they keep on beheading one an
other day after day and month after
month"; and the time must come when
none OF them will be left--and a salts
faction that will be to respectable foiksl"
First the King. and then the Queen"
unused one speaker. "And now news
comes that the little prince has died Of
bad treatment in his prison. England
VIII not go into mourning for him as II
did for his father, King Louis What a
pretty sight 1t was, to see every decent
body in a bit Of black. and the houses
draped. they say, in every townl A COM
fort Il must have been to the Queen OF
France when she heard Of such Christian
respecti"
The women's faces, hard in texture and
ruoicund as beef and good ale could make
them. leaned silent q moment high above
the dim pavement. ST Bats little bell
struck the three-quarters before ten
lightly, delicately, with always a promise
of the great booming which should fol-
low on the stroke of the hour. Its per
fectlon of sound contrasted with the
smithy clangor of metal in process Of
welding. A butchers boy made his way
through the front entrance toward stair
case his feet echoing on the flags, carry
ing exposed Joint of beef on the board
upon his head
And how do your foreigners behave
themselves, Mrs. Baker" inquired the
neighbor.
Like French emmy -grays, to be sure.
L told Blake when he would have them
to lodge In the house. that we are re-
spectacle family But he is master, and
their lordshlps has money in their
purses"
French lordshipsl' exclaimed the
neighbor. Whether they calls themselves
counts or markises, what's their nobility
worth? Nothing!"
THE Marks de Ferrier," retorted Mrs.
Blake, nettled by liberty taken with
ha,. t.yt,t -.
self, is a gentleman if he is an emmy.
gray, and French. Blake may be master
in his own house. but he knows landed
gentry from tlnkers--whether they ever
comes to their land again or not"
"Well, then" soothed her gossip, "I was
only thinking of them French that comes
over. glad to teach their betters, or even
to work with their hands for a crust"
STILL" said Mrs. Blake, again giving
rein to her prejudices, II shall be glad 10
see all French paplsts out OF ST. Bats.
For what does Scripture say?-'Touch
not the unclean thingg And that servant
body, instead of looking after her little
missus. galloping out of the close on some
bloody errandl'
you ought to be thankful, Mrs. Blake,
around our children, poisoning their him
fant minds Thank God they are playing
In the church lane like little Christians,
safe from even that lad and lass yonder!'
A yell of fighting from the little Chris
tians mingled with their boots at choir
in st. Bats. When Mrs. Blake and her
friend saw this preparation. they with
drew their dissenting heads from the ar
cades in order not to countenance what
might go on below.
Minute followed minute, and the little
bell struck out the four quarters. Then
the great bell doomed out ten-the bell
which had given signal for. lighting the
funeral piles of many a martyr. on Smith
field, directly opposite the church. organ
music pealed; choir boys appeared from
their robing room beside the entrance,
pacing two and two as they chanted The !
celebrant stood in his place at the altar, |
and antiphonal music rolled among the |
archesi pierced by the dagger voice of |
woman in the areades. who called after
the retreating butchers boy to look sharp,
and bring her the Joint she ordered.
Eagle sprang up and dragged the arm
Of the unmoying boy in the north tran
sept. There was a weeping tomb in the
chaneel which she wished to show nim-
lettered with threat to shed tears for
a beautiful mepory if passersby did not
contribute their share; threat the
marble duly executed on account of the
lampness of the Gnurch and the hard
ness of mems hearts. But 1t was im-
possible TO disturb religious service.
So she coaxed the boy dragging behind
ner. down the ambulatory beside the