trees begin to put forts; s, and lilacs perfume ts ofter dinner, I, too, descend from my attic to breathe evening air.
It is ts beauty. During ter fronts of tonous reets saken up by t from business,cross and jostle one anot of ty altogetless, and flurried about it. But, as soon as tars appear, everyte tof to some party of pleasure; you see only t-ed passing by; work o leisure.
Noever strengto o pleasure! Seeted up, tres open, ting-s out ies, and terns of ter t in must ; like ters of t off all serious mattertill tomorrow.
I love to take part in t to mix in ty,but to contemplate it. If ts of otter jealousminds, trengt; tiful florust and hope.
Alt of titude, I do not feelmyself isolated from it, for its gayety is reflected upon me: it is myotle, and matter on wory fall?
If Fortune passes by seeing us, and pours us console ourselves, like t;too, are Alexanders.quot;
ions, I to anotraced my steps, I stoppedbefore to read tolearn in treets of Paris! a museum it is! Unknos,foreign arms, furniture of old times or otes, statues of great men, costumes of distant nations! It is theworld seen in samples!
Let us t tradesmans display of goods. Notaug tion of everyt Cs, a palm-tree in tes, sugar-canes selling on t-Neuf. ted in tineaugo mimic to smoke t of peace; ters lions fed; tional costumes contained in Babins collection; Goupilsdisplay of prints iger-s of Africa and ttingsof t before tedoria, tria, and Kossut trated Neainly instruct t notastonisely neo take ters of t everyo surprise tle tter favorite and conclusive ans;
But ty of exions, ruction to ;it is a continual spur for rousing tion, a first step of t up before us in a vision. ake in imagination, ures do ures do c t ss tapestry seeing t glades of tala, opening t before me.
tudy of totire you, look around you! contrasts of figures and faces you seein t a vast field for tation! A as tas to your imagination. You disclosures mean, and, as tiquary endeavors to decipilated inscription on some old monument, you build up a ory ona gesture or on a irring sports of tion a relief from tual.
Alas! as I norance of a greaticed a sad subject for one of tories. A man ting in t corner, for ty of t look of neatness itution by a longstruggle. toned it up to of a s.
o escape t of ion, and e and motionless. took no notice of t in silence and darkness! to escapecomplaints and importunities, and o turn aoo.
Suddenly t gate turned on its ed ook to. Germain. I could justdistinguisreak over til it disappeared in t.
I dropped a small piece of money into t , andpassed on quickly.
I fallen unexpectedly upon t secrets of troubles tred of , and tfulness of him who lives inaffluence.
All t of my off looking about me, andretired into my oed and moving sigreetsgave place to ination upon all tten for t four t ttom of eacruggle, but whan ever in our days.
I pondered on tests, in ory only displace eacurns, and on taken zealotsion to generation tory ofCain and Abel; and, saddened ions, I il tfrom my os.
I e streets, in ostentation, and reet; one of distant carriages, and of teps of some of tants returning quietly home.
I instantly recognized treet, there only oncebefore.
t time by to of alake surrounded by a garland of stars; and I opped by a croed near t t six, wears.
quot;It seems t to uileries,quot; said a mason, old to for to get a drink; but I suppose ty, for come back, and t find ;
quot; ask ;
quot;t for t all welve ;
quot;t kno of town ;
quot;I s t you see t lemansc except in a carriage or ; knoo do by ;
errupted by some of thers.
quot;e cannot leave reet,quot; said some.
quot;tealers inued others.
quot;e must take o t;
quot;Or to t;
quot;ts ttle one!quot;
But tened by tions of danger, and at to. In vain tried to persuade t eager began to get le boy was he confusion.
quot;I kno c; of to;
quot; part is it?quot;
quot;Yonder, on t;
quot;And you ;
quot;Yes, yes! o t treet, points.quot;
topped crying. ttle boyansions t to ails asleft no room for doubt. tood upto o put ection.
quot;take o s?quot; asked tened erest to ttle boys account.
quot;I dont care if I do,quot; replied ;its t;
quot;take c;
quot;o come ;
And, taking up t do, offtoern-gate of the Louvre.
t child followed him.
quot;I ake ,quot; said I, whem go away.
quot;Never fear,quot; replied t;ttle one in t, as te;poverty, you see, is a famous scress!quot;
t, I tocame into my o follo anymistake.
I long in overtaking talking, and already quite familiar rast intruck me. Little Duval aste; ted to rousers came dos from to s of polistons,and s rary, of tremeborders of poverty, but c sed trious motruggling againsttear of time; rousers oo s, and sockings darned over and over again; and it t made for him.
tenances of t t of t e and refined; ures of trary, oo early experience; reetstless turnings ation.
I found, on asking every day o bank of ty . forcible lessons of necessity ely, ts of o feel ten stopped before tso read tle o knoanding igue,ated by mixed feelings; at t of tered a cry, and ran toe points; a lady trance received ions of joy, and ther.
Not seeing eit or curn, s in searcion, and ing for tense anxiety.
I explained to tle boy w back walking, he had disappeared.
It time since t I o t ofParis. Did tinue grateful? again,and meeting lobarrier s dividethem?
ting tions to myself, I slackened my pace, and fixedmy eyes on t gate, open, and trance. Alt first sig of t tter ly c, and evenspruce, and ened round t by a polis; rong s made for , and h cap.
Just at t I sao add narcissuses andprimroses; th a friendly good-by.
M. Duvals son did not go in till urn treet.
ted tter, and reminded ing; me for a moment, and to recollect me.
quot;Forgive me if I do not make you a bo; said ;but I bot;
quot;You are, t friends?quot; said I.
quot;O; said t;and nooo!quot;
quot;?quot;
quot;Monsieur Duval lent aken a s; and, as for me, I go to sc;
quot;Yes,quot; replied I, remarking for t time t decoratedtle coat; quot;and I see t you are ;
quot;Monsieur Co learn, and so I am come to be t int;
quot;Are you noo your lessons?quot;
quot;Yes, and oget;
quot;t is t ly your o;
quot;So it is! A ;
o me h a smile, and disappeared.
I on ill pensive, but h a feeling of relief.
If I nessed trast bet, rue union of ricy. ygood-rue neigately mansion. Instead of o terest, tened to t of self-sacrifice,and t for contempt or envy. tead of t I t and so dangerous to examine into for ts of it, I seen solved by love.