Year: 1873

thanks for the joy of seeing my beloved, which l owe to your goodness. l do not know what will happen next. But if day should come when my children shall be free I have sure confidence in your quee1ly generosity"

 "Wel said, good man, '" said the King. "Some day the Abbey will have need of my aid, and I will not forget this.''

 The wedding of Tiennette was sight to see. The Abbey was crowded. The Queen herself gave her the wedding robes, and the King, by letters patent, granted her special privilege to wear golden earrings, which was forbidden to se1fs by the sumptuary laws of that time. The Abbot Hugo pronounced the benediction, and the handsome pair left the Abbey for the lodging of Anselm- now become 8 serf. The poor husband had forged himself silver bracelet, which he wore on his left arm, showing that he was serf of the domain of the Abbey of St. Germain.

 And as they passed, the people form shouted, "Noel! Noez" as if he had been new King. When he arrived at his door he found the irons which SUD- | green boughs and knots of blue rib bon, and all the principal inhabitants of the quarter where there to wish him of music, and they all cried out to him, "You will always be noble man, Master Anselm, in spite of the monks. , They passed the honeymoon in the greatest happiness. Tiennette was de- lighted with her fine house, and with the kindness of the great ladies who came to buy jewels, and had all of them pleasant word for herself and hus- band. At the end of month, who should come in great pomp but the old Abbot, Hugo de Senecterre, their lord and master, who, entering into the house that no longer belonged to the goldsmith, but to the Chapter, said to the two spouses: "My children, you are free, and quit of all manorial power ; I was greatly moved at the love which united you together, and so, resolved, when the rights of the Abbey had been happy. And this act of manumission shall cost you nothing. And Anselm' $ house, land and goods are all his again, seeing that he had so much confidence in the mercy of God" So saying, he gave them both little slap on the cheek, which was the right of manu- mission, in receiving which they fell at his feet, kissing his hands and weeping for joy. And the news spreading like wildfre through the neighborhood, everybody turned out to bless and thank the Abbot. And on his return to the Abbey, Anselm held the bridle of his mare as far as the gate of Bussy. On the road he scattered silver crowns among the maimed, the halt, and the blind crying: Largesse Largesse tc God God save and bless the Abbot Long live the good Lord Hugo p Ano when he returned to his own house he made a new nuptial feast, which lasted a whole week.

 This fond couple lived together long and happily, and had numerous fam fly who settled in Touraine and became of the noblesse. Nor did Anselm for get his VOW, for on the first anniversary of his wedding-d he brought to the Abbey of St. Germain the two niche' of silver which he had vowed. These two treasures were placed on the chic altar of the church, and were esteemed the most valuable things in the posses sion of the Abbey. Strangers came fla and near to see them, and the story O. the loves of the Touraugean and th' lovely Tiennette was spread over al France.

 The moral of this history is that low conquers all things. tue FTe1ocI of Bazzac.