Year: 1859




standing in Cologne, which showed to the
street a frontage Of FIVE small windows.
1t was the house in which the first painter
of the Flemish School, the immortal Ru-
bens, was born A. D., 1877. Sixty years
later than this date the ground floor was
occupied by two old people-a shoemaker
and hiv wife, the upper story which was
usually let TO dodgers, was empty OF the
time we write Of. Two, however occupied
the garret, The evening was cold and
wet. and the shoemaker and his wife were
sitting together in the room below.


You had better 90 up stairs again"
said the man to his wife. land see how
the poor lady is. The old gentleman
went out early, and has not been in since.
Has she not taken anything


II is only half an hour since was
up stairs, and he bad not come in. | took
her some broth up at noon, but she hardly
touched it, and was up again at three
she was asleep then; and at five she said
she would not want anything more"


Poor lady This time of year, and
neither fire or warm Clothes and not even
a decent he'd to lie on and yet l am sure
she is somebody or other. Have you
noticed the respect with which the old
gentleman treats her ?"


If she wants for anything, it is her
own fault. That ring she wears on her
6ngor would get her the best Of every.
thing"


Then camo knock at the door, and
the woman admitted the old man they had
just spoken Of, whose grizrled beard fell
down upon his tarnished velvet coat The
hostess sadly wanted to have little gos.
sip with him but he passed by, and bid
ding them a short goodnight" groped
his way up the steep and crooked stair.
case. On entering the chamber above,
feeble voice inquired the cause of his long
absence


q could not help it" he said. had
been copying manuscript, and as I was
on my way hore, servant met me, who
was to fetch me to raise the Horoscope Of
two ladies who were passing through
they we're ladies whom have known be.
fore. l thought l could get little money
to pay for some simples, which will be of
service to you


81 am cold"


1T is fever cold. | will make you
something, which you must take directly


The fame of email tin lamp sufficed
to heat some water, and the patient, hav-
ing taken what the old man had provided
was diligently covered up by him with all
the clothes and articles Of dress he could
find he stood by her motionless. till he
perceived that she was fast asleep, and,
indeed, long ahsr: he then retired into a
small closet, and sought repose on the
hard floor.


The next morning the lady was so much
better that her attendant proposed she
should endeavor to leave the house for Q
moment or two, and he succeeded in get.
ting her forth as far as the Place st Ce-
ella. II was seldom that she left the
house for, Notwithstanding the meannes,
of her dress, there was that about her
carriage which rendered IT difficult to avoid
unpleasant observation.


"Do you see that person yonder ?" sh'
said suddenly. IF I am not much mis-
taken, it is certainly the Duke of Guise.


The strangers attention had also beer
attracted, and be now approached them


Parbleu said be why that is Mas
cali. What are you married7"


He does not know me-" sighed tn
lady. 8" must indeed be altered


Mascsli had, however, whispered sin
gle word in the Dukes ear, aud be starte,
as If struck by thunderbolt; but, in
stantly recovering himself he hastily VI