The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-26
BOUT the time NJ the French
~ revolution. Jean valJcnn Of Ia
- - nrlp A 1nv.iuhorer rurned "A

u BOUT the time ~ the French
~ revolution. Jean valjcnn Of In
lBrIc. dny.luborcr. earned "A
scanty living for his sister and her
seven children. One time. when The
family WIS starving. he stole a lonf
OF bread. was caught and condemned
10 the gullcys for five years. Twice
he attempted to escape and failed. lie
wns n convict for ~ years. When he
was discharged ino1Si5 he was wicked,
silent. chaste. ignorant and fcrocious (:
his nf'ectionntef nature had been
poisoned against society. Hut he hnd
taught himself how 10 read. and he
had thought.
Refused shelter or food nt tavern
or private house. he came Ia Monsign-
eur MyrieI. Bishop of D. In the
foothills Of the Alps. lie was treated
like a prince, hut In the night he stole
some of the bishops silver plate. was
caught M he made on aud was brought
back 10 the good bishop. who. with n
smile. assured the gcndarmes that the
articles were not stolen hut given.
Adding two silver candlesticks. the
bishop said 10 him: '"rnkc them and
become nm honest man. My brother,
you no longer belong 60 evil. hut 10
good. have bought your soul of you.
give Il To God"
AZ he fled. he yieldei % one last
temptation Ia do wrong; he took from
a LnFIu.fettRslxs Ank
but almost immediately filled with
remorse. he tried In vain to find the
hoy. Two years later stranger,
dressed like n worhInginnn arrived ut
the little city Of NJ sur NJ.
Just as he arrived a fire broke out In
the Town Hall and he rescued two
belonging 10 the captain of
The police. This saved him from hav-
Ing 10 show his passport. He made
nm invention and soon became prosper
Dus. He built great workshops. en-.
lowed hospital. founded schools.
paid high wages and was made mayor.
Employed In his factory was Fantlnc,
4 girl who had been deserted In Paris
~ an unworthy lover. She had left
ler baby, Cosette. with crafty and
ideouS pair named Thcnadlcr. When
I was learned that she had an illegt-
nate child she was discharged with
'ut the knowledge of NJ. Madeleine.
he benevolent manufacturer, and was
cduced TO such poverty that she could |
Iot pay the Thenndiers. who took |
'osette's clothes for their own girls !
nd wrote Fnntlne for more. The girl |
old her beautiful blonde hair; then
hey Informed her that COsette was
u, which was lie. and demanded 100
rancs. To obtain this she sold her
ront teeth TO travelling dentist;
hen she went on the town. and when
dissOlute dandy, to annoy her. put
now down her back, she scratched his
ace and was arrested by Javert.
ispector Of police. brutal and over
fficlOus tyrant, who had been attached
, the galleys when Jean valjean was
lere and suspected the mayor OF
- OF being the former convict.
he mayor freed Fantine. She sup
osed he was the cause Of her mis-
,rtnnes and spat In his face. He
'ok the afFront meckly and investl-
lted her complaint. She was III of
and he provided for her
nd promised to look out for her child.
About the sams time the police ar
'sted another man who three former
'nvicts swore was the missing Jean
nlJean. Jean valjean's conscience
ould not allow an innocent person 10 !
punished Ia his place. Surmount-