The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-01-28

~ very grateful guest" said Nillon
politely and hc drank In dumb show
10 his entertainer
you are shrewd" began the old
man. tapping his forehead. very
shrewd You have learning You are
a clerk. aud vet YOU take q small piece
Of money oil dead woman In the
street Is IL not o Kind ot thefty"
III Is O Kind NJ THEFT much practiecd
Ia The wurs. my lord
"The wars ARE thr iicld II honor" re
turned the old man proudly There
muu plays his lie upon the east, lie
fights in the naur uf hi- lord the king
hi- Lord Tod. and ull their lorlships
the holy saints and angels
Put 10. said Nilluu. 'that ! were
really % thief ehoud ! not play my
life also oui against heavier uddsr
"For gain hui not for honor
CAIN repeated villon With a
shrur "Ga,u The ponr fellow wants
supper lud mkcs 70 So does the sol
dicr IN u ummi.n WHY what are
all these o. lust.uus we hear so much
about
These things nrc q necessity of war
which the ioNhorn must endure with
consistency Look 10 AZ two said his
lo1ishp Il am- old. strong and hon
orei " were turned from my house
tomorrow hundreds would be- proud 10
shelter me Poor people would go out
aud pass the night Ia the streets with
their children II ! merely limited that
I wished 10 be- alone And ! End you
up. wandering homeless and picking
farthings oil dead women by the way
side, fear no man aud nothing !
have seen YOU trcmble aud lose coun-
tcnance at a word wait Gods sum.
mons contcutcdly in my own house. or,
II Il please the king 20 call me out
again. m-,u the held Of battle. You
Look for the mll0ws-a rough. swift
death. without hope or honor Is there
no difference between these twoT
As fnr ~ 10 the moon" villon ac.
quicsced But II had been born
Lord ~ Rrisotout and you had been
the poor scholar Francis should not ]
have been the soldier aud You the
theft
"A theft cried the old man Il a
thief, n you understood your words
YOU would repent them"
Vllon iurred out his hands with q
gesture of inimitablc impudcEce. III
your lordship had done me the honor
TO folo~ my argument he said
Il DO YOU too much honor In submit
tlng TO your presence" said the knight
Learn 10 curb your tongue when yor
speak with old aud honorable men, 81
some one hastier than ! may reprov'
YOU Ia sharper fashion And Ia
rose and paced the lower end OF th'
apartment. struggling with anger an6
antipathy Villou surrepiitiously refill
al his cup aud settled himself NOR
comfortably IN the chair. crossing hi
knees aud leaning his head upon on'
hand aud the elbow against the baci
Of the chair lie was now rcpicte an,
warm. and he was Ia nuwise brighten
81 for his host. having gagged him ~
Justly as was possiblc between twu
such different characters The nigh
was Ear spent, and Ia very comfort
able fashion after an. and he felt mor
ally'ccrtaiu Of safe departure on ia,
morrow
Tell me one thing" said the ol'
man. pnusing Ia his walk Are yo'
really thief
u claim the sacred rights OF hospI
tally" returned he poet My lord
lam"
You are very young" the knigh
continued
4 should never have been M old
replied Vlllon. showing his fingers. =
| had not helped myself with these te
talents. They have been my nursln
mothers aud my nursing fathers
'You may still repent and change.
Il repent daily" said the poe
There are few people more given
repentanc, than poor Francis. As f.
change. let somebody change my ci
cumstnnces. A man must continue
, eat. II IL were only that he may col
tinuc TO repent
, The change must begin In q
heart" returned the old man solemnl
NV dear lord" answered Nillon' ~
YOU really fancy that ! steal for plea
ure? hate stealing like any 9TH
niece of work or 81 danger My teel
= chatter when ! scc gallows. Hni
!. must eat. | must drink, must m
a Ia society Of some sort what u
devil, Man is not solitary animal
p, chi Deus faeminam ira. 4. Make u
kings panther. make me abbot OF
A Denis. make me bailie of the Patatra
a and then shall he changed indee
A But as long rs you leave me the po
. scholar Francis Villon, without a Il
T, thing. why. of course, | remain 4
A same"
4. The grace of God Is all powerful
81 should be a hereto 10 questi
IN A." said Francis. 1T has made y
a lord Of Erisctout and bailie Of the PaI
trac. It has given me nothing hut {
. ouick wits under my hat and the
- ten toes upon my hands. May ! be
. myself to wine? thank You respe