quot;ty me,quot; says ;because t understand it; but if Io ans;
ceexpression led to elling me more of done.
ed, not on account of of t. Evidently t tself.
quot;Aand, cried I; it is our is t partof the world where God has placed our body and our soul.
quot;Do not believe rue glory is tis tience, and courage. ter of all o as a tie tinguis teem and our sympation is but oneside of love. No, no; true glory can never be too dearly paid for!
e are all made t understand t ot. Eaco tem of Ptolemy, and t, to make use of tapo:
quot;Poor old man!quot; murmurs a crying.
I ime being, as I o t of evil reflections upon theinconvenience of having neighbors.
quot;Of t my time eit so lo isdirty, I can tell you! tresses in it s from ttle drink eLatin to you, or Greek tragedies, as you c ed for t s on account ofpoverty, and cy by our good-, o be sometter.
quot;I did not ans t; my on returning along to speak, ten up before my eyes. I repeated, Do for yourcountry ry isin danger; an enemy attacks it, wurn cups and balls!
Peter t. rapped up in selfisctic emptied inour house.
to condemn deserve it, even in t, is to break t la wabliso w name of cy.
to say truly (no I am quite ao say truly, ts my idleness, is not tunes, as feunes, ion.
quot; to to offer my services to anold artilleryman, , and he quarrymans pick again.
quot;For t fes part--t is to say,tir t s tterof stones, as of everyt become, 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, Courage, Co beautify your country. And t kept up my spirit.
quot;I did not really t it. I t toy-making, and neverdreamed t France o make -boards, stlecocks, and cups and balls. But I Vincennes 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 moustacenance. You of one of t Versailles!
t toucs on .
O great and beautiful soul! urns to bitterness, andory only in duty and benevolence!
quot;ts as easy as to say good-morning,quot; continued ;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.
tous les la tete dans le meme bonnet.
quot;I did not and it seemed someto me.
quot;E you, neig t up soearly, so I put a damper on my music; I ;
quot;ell, resumed ry is in danger!
quot;;
quot;Faito me to ian,quot; said y, and s;I do notlike tier line, andtreat t meant to turn toeac do mean to order you; onlytake care of tool; it t put good-;
By often contemplating t in expression, andso true to life, boture ator.
quot;o t;
quot;Among treet-s;
I looked at onis.
e are generally too indulgent in our secret oward our neighbor.
ts are already become cold and long; tains, no more under mycounterpane. Every morning t betivity and my indolence; and, snugly o tlike til to an agreement.
quot;I served in tillery under terions. I Jemappes and at aterloo; soI tening and at t;
I seem to see a tcaceran; opsabruptly, and, h his remaining arm:
quot;Every time I visited one day I found e grave.
quot;Jerome, said is going on on tier?
quot;No, lieutenant, replied I.
(I tions ofto est time, symbolsof t emotions of tsmost common images from them.)
quot;Someeen,quot; said he.
For more t o complain of t of to sleep, and a alop story--alone he sparrows!
quot;I rembling ion, and great tears were in my eyes.
ts came into my mind as I finisomyself t Fat to reparation from me. to makeamends for t noune in ermined t I neighborlycall.
teran s seems to ful. tter, attracted by o be seeking tion of some problem.
quot;You are riginued t .
tilleryman o tell of it. For tyyears raveller t Europe, and red, for --tional flag! It migition, if you it time, his safeguard.
quot;And one do, lieutenant, to be a good citizen? asked I.
quot;And Jemappes?quot; asked I.
quot;I sell , to drive t first securetry itself; and t, as long as toeat our , t be arms to defend it.quot;
quot;truly, resumed I, all t is a question oflove.
quot;I s to t me, to keepears for otunes; for eaco mind 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.quot;
All told quietly, and in t of y neit nor a grievance.
But are o ot of laernal relations, is t a real relation of feeling bet 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.
t of disinterestedness touc, andso ing of an old acquaintance.
quot; o t; asks ty.
October 15t a little engraving I ing-table; it is a design ofGavarnis; in eran and aconscript.
quot;! you ;
quot;I my old colonel, I of t Montereau by giving tle and no fe I migcoat-bruso a millionaire, its temptations.
teran advances slo-trees. In tarm y sleeve, and makes turn to look.
At t of t riotic ernumber sy, and I seem to ion.
quot;See t; says a portly merc, turning away his eyesin horror.
quot;Do for your country her, saidhe.
quot;trooper ter not ; adds a countryman,h a cunning air.
But fate ried ty sleeve; legis made by turner, and along y; butabove tenance, radiant ening to one of of goodness, tire in troyed covering. tress is a little damaged, as Fat te y.
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!
quot;You are a soldier, t;
I even confessed t of me into a stime before. ook ouc in t place, and y o truck lessness, and promised to put list round hisdoor!
I srange at Vienna, Madrid, or Berlin.
quot;And o tryman, fat;
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.
quot;But tudent, too, sed suc;
I could no longer follo, and it o lay do is no off arydepartment of Paris.
t udies ice, t.quot;
quot;And at t said, w;
But at Paris nots; t of life carries us along, liketorn from take merepassengers. faces o our attics! in t medley of tinually under ty, and ot resting-place of the hand of God!
quot;Good-; repeated C;t is all my mot me, and Itake it no son ter inance. tocall me Monsieur Content in tteries.quot;
October 16ttle engraving ter ts of Fateem he more.
no my attic. t o o sit and talk by hisboard.
All ill- seems innocent tous, and, ice, examination t betray itself by action!
Decidedly, t man, t of malediction I bestowed on him when I awoke.
quot;I, too, s,quot; said o me t;ed to make friends preciselytues. By dint of burning, destroying, andkilling, you grotle toug ions of an autocrat come into your tle strongly. But at ts I called to mind t country 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 to bring disgrace upon my countrys flag. tenant,you see, augry! Not only must , but also make it great and loved.quot;
quot;Because knoeach.
I asked in ttle.
quot;No, no!quot; replied ;took my leg; it quarries t my arm to feed.quot;
And wiculars--
quot; a deplorable use of ; rejoins a young man who carries avolume of philosophy under his arm.
quot;And of y, my son, concluded contribute 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 alto provide for, I teroff; my appetite sous aking flight.
quot;Unfortunately, some of my companions oo sensible to ttle; so muc one day one of tinguis , t proper tostrike a ligo a c a sone grape among us, w;
It remained to see if I anytter to do. One evening I setmyself to reflect upon it.
quot;t is eer under t my eet;
Your body is still in good condition, and your arms strong; do you notorengto your country, as your Vincennes uncle said? leave some old soldier, more cut up to get alat trooper, you are still fit for anotoutc not lay up before your time.
At t me scissors began cutting t ouc in t.
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--cans s;
talisman to all sorts of temptation. too support a great name may seem a burden to vulgar minds, but it isan encouragement to vigorous ones.
quot;So you means of living?quot; said I to the old soldier.
quot;t is to say, I o c; replied ly. quot;ty o find one en; I found it, ;
quot;?quot;
But be t may, I got up in a very bad my ne into o be wakeful wo sleep.
quot;A reform -s last made the wounds in my good leg open again.
Excellent man! ting of his way for me!
Even in tter I preserved my fait noto our country.
quot;Co myself er ter tairs, my old boy, butyou are still serving your country.quot;
quot;Per ry means, continued 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!
quot;t tormented me so muc t t day I returnedto Vincennes to announce to tenant t I enlisted, ando tier. t. Louis, and I away as proud as an ambassador.
quot;Let us see, Co myself; tion is to act like aman. ts you, but cannot you do anytter?
It is ted for t few days.
quot;It seems t t is a treasure w of ; Iobserved.
ill anot sacred ptle oflife, alion of t isquot;Country,quot; for t quot;; for a t;Mankind;quot; 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.