October 12th, Seven Oclock A.M.
ts are already bee cold and long; tains, no more under myterpane. Every m t betivity and my indolence; and, snugly o tlike til to an agreement.
t, , like a victorious enemy, pursued me into everyposition. At last, quite out of patience, I sat up and cap to t of the bed!
(I tions ofto est time, symbolsof t emotions of tsmost ages from them.)
But be t may, I got up in a very bad my o o be wakeful wo sleep.
e are all made t uand t ot. Ea of Ptolemy, and t, to make use of tapo:
tous les la tete dans le meme bo.
I ime being, as I o t of evil refles upon theinvenience of having neighbors.
For more t o plain of t of to sleep, and a alop story--alone he sparrows!
But at Paris nots; t of life carries us along, liketorn from take merepassengers. faces o our attics! in t medley of tinually uy, and ot resting-place of the hand of God!
Peter t. rapped up in selfisctic emptied inour house.
It is ted for t few days.
to say truly (no I am quite ao say truly, ts my idleness, is not tunes, as feunes, ion.
But fate ried ty sleeve; legis made by turner, and along y; butabove tenance, radiant ening to one of of goodness, tire in troyed c. tress is a little damaged, as Fat te y.
Decidedly, t man, t of maledi I bestowed on him when I awoke.
e are generally too indulgent in our secret oward our neighbor.
All ill- seems ious, and, ice, examination t betray itself by a!
But are o ot of laernal relations, is t a real relation of feeli oo all t only of our acts but of our purposes? Ougevery o be to us like a vessel t is not enoug men do not also ion, Urbi et orbi! sant cry from all s.
to n deserve it, even in t, is to break t la wabliso w name of cy.
ts came into my mind as I finisomyself t Fat to reparation from me. to makeamends for t noune in ermi I neighborlycall.
Eig a table ligtle smoky lamp, a fire, alt is already cold, andmaking large pasteboard boxes; one. I ered ttered an exclamation ofsurprise and pleasure.
"E you, up soearly, so I put a damper on my music; I ;
Excellent man! ting of his way for me!
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"Faito me to ian," said y, and s;I do notlike tier line, a meant to turn toeaean to order you; onlytake care of tool; it t put good-;
"It seems t t is a treasure w of ; Iobserved.
"Good-; repeated C;t is all my mot me, and Itake it no son ter iocall me Monsieur tent in tteries."
"You are a soldier, t;
"I served in tillery uerions. I Jemappes and at aterloo; soI tening and at t;
I looked at onis.
"And Jemappes?" asked I.
"Someeen," said he.
"o t;
"I did not really t it. I t toy-making, and neverdreamed t Franake -boards, stlecocks, and cups and balls. But I Vines o see from time to time--a Fontenoy veteran int y enougo ot of a marso get on. My uncle, enant. But you s. Louis, e moustace. You of one of t Versailles!
"Every time I visited one day I found e grave.
"Jerome, said is going on on tier?
"No, lieutenant, replied I.
"ell, resumed ry is in danger!
"I did not and it seemed someto me.
"Per ry means, tinued is all t surrounds you, all t you up and fed you, all t you you see, trees, try! tect you, terco you from try! ttle room you, ts--try! You see it, you breat, everyions andyour s, your past and your present blessings; e t name ry!
"I rembling ion, and great tears were in my eyes.
"Aand, cried I; it is our is t partof the world where God has placed our body and our soul.
"You are rigi .
"truly, resumed I, all t is a question oflove.
"And of y, my son, cluded tribute y,and is a bad kinsman; tners enric, ,defrauds it of o it, and is a dis man. It is tages of ry, and does notaccept t; s izen!
"And one do, lieutenant, to be a good citizen? asked I.
"Do for your try her, saidhe.
"I did not ans t; my ourning along to speak, ten up before my eyes. I repeated, Do for yourtry ry isin danger; an enemy attacks it, wurn cups and balls!
"t tormented me so muc t t day I returo Vines to annouo tenant t I enlisted, ando tier. t. Louis, and I aroud as an ambassador.
"t is eer u my eet;
All told quietly, and in t of y nrievance.
ed, not on at of of t. Evidently t tself.
t of disiedoudso ing of an old acquaintance.
I even fessed t of me into a stime before. ook ou t place, and y o truck lessness, and promised to put list round hisdoor!
O great aiful soul! urns to bitterness, andory only in duty and benevolence!
October 15t a little engraving I ing-table; it is a design ofGavarnis; in eran and ascript.
By often plating t in expression, andso true to life, boture ator.
teran advances slo-trees. In tarm y sleeve, and makes turn to look.
At t of t riotiumber sy, and I seem to ion.
"See t; says a portly merc, turning away his eyesin horror.
" a deplorable use of ; rejoins a young man who carries avolume of philosophy under his arm.
"trooper ter not ; adds a tryman,h a ing air.
"Poor old man!" murmurs a g.
teran s seems to ful. tter, attracted by o be seeking tion of some problem.
I seem to see a tca; opsabruptly, and, h his remaining arm:
"ty me," says ;because t uand it; but if Io ans;
" o t; asks ty.
"I s to t me, to keepears for otunes; for eaind somestruggle for my colors. ting y; is visible. I carry t of myservices, ten eel and lead, on myself; to pity mefor y is to suppose I ter oit."
"And o tryman, fat;
"I sell , to drive t first securetry itself; and t, as long as toeat our , t be arms to defend it."
"But tudent, too, sed suc;
"Because knoeach.
t udies ice, t."
"And at t said, w;
"Do not believe rue glory is tis tience, and ce. ter of all o as a tie tinguis teem and our sympation is but oneside of love. No, nlory ever be too dearly paid for!
t ies o t looks of pity upon me, I so t before o ty drags along ed mass of fles ? to temperance by t, o all, ed you, ies you s ansoy upontrys cause; for least--s s;
October 16ttle engravis of Fateem he more.
no my attic. t o o sit and talk by hisboard.
tilleryman o tell of it. For tyyears raveller t Europe, and red, for --tional flag! It migition, if you it time, his safeguard.
talisman to all sorts of temptation. too support a great name may seem a burden to vulgar minds, but it isan encement to vigorous ones.
"I, too, s," said o me t;ed to make friends preciselytues. By dint of burning, destroying, andkilling, you grotle toug ions of an autocrat e into your tle strongly. But at ts I called to mind t try spoke of to me, and I oujours Francais! It since. People intoridicule, as if try also a noble and abinding t, I s from itle of Frenc me. igue, I ry tling in t ranks, many a time I o figoday take care of youro o otimes, ed by tco break ters back, and to burn; but I r to , and from norto soutermined not t disgrace upon my trys flag. tenant,you see, augry! Not only must , but also make it great and loved."
October 17to-day I . A co elling me more of done.
I asked in ttle.
"No, no!" replied ;took my leg; it quarries t my arm to feed."
And wiculars--
"ts as easy as to say good-m," tinued ;After tbreak-up at aterloo, I stayed tal to givemy ime to groo tle,I took leave of ers, and took to Paris, ive or friend; but no--all were gone, or underground.
I sra Vienna, Madrid, or Berlin.
And alto provide for, I teroff; my appetite sous aking flight.
"I my old el, I of t Montereau by giving tle and no fe I migcoat-bruso a millionaire, its temptations.
It remaio see if I ao do. One evening I setmyself to reflect upon it.
"Let us see, yself; tion is to act like aman. ts you, but ot you do anytter?
Your body is still in good dition, and your arms strong; do you nto your try, as your Vines uncle said? leave some old soldier, more cut up to get alat trooper, you are still fit for anotoutot lay up before your time.
" to to offer my services to anold artilleryman, , and he quarrymans pick again.
"For t fes part--t is to say,tir t s tterof stones, as of everyt bee, so to speak, t I brouge my bread ite, seeing I ill kept my pride. t t I o do my part in co . I said to myself, Ce, Co beautify your try. And t kept up my spirit.
"Unfortunately, some of my panions oo sensible to ttle; so mue day one of tinguis , t proper tostrike a ligo a c a sone grape among us, w;
"So you means of living?" said I to the old soldier.
"t is to say, I o c; replied ly. "ty o find one en; I found it, ;
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"Among treet-s;
"! you ;
"Of t my time eit so lo isdirty, I tell you! tresses in it s from ttle driin to you, reek tragedies, as you c ed for t s on at ofpoverty, and cy by ood-, o be sometter.
Even in tter I preserved my fait noto our try.
"yself er ter tairs, my old boy, butyou are still serving your try."
";
"A reform -s last made the wounds in my good leg open again.
I could no longer follo, and it o lay do is no off arydepartment of Paris.
"At t moment I ed. Of my four limbs, I its strengt ofind some gentlemanly occupation for it. After trying a little ofeveryt cases for ttons of tional guard; it is tle profit, butit is y of all. By getting up at four and illeigy-five times; my lodging and boake fiftyof t in my budget; and I tioserve tons."
At t me scissors began cutting t ou t.
ill anot sacred ptle oflife, alion of t is"try," for t "; for a t;Mankind;" but tandard--t of duty; for all tof self-sacrifice. to love somet is t of all t is great; to kno is theaim of all noble souls.
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