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Show HOW ONE OF GA.UBET r.v'S Bl ES WAS PIT OCT. A correspoitjVm relates the follow-Uig follow-Uig story about M. Gambctta : "lie has lot an eye: they s iv so. at least, and certainly there is something some-thing n'U'cr about one ot his eyes-; but, however, this is the sV..ry. W hen a boy, (.iasiK'tta was sent by his la:l.er lo'a -Jesuits' college, where he wa u 'e educated. It wousJ s..eui liK.c Gaml-etta had eeu then a stri'tig ii:s- iike ter Jesuits, so he re-piesica c.s lather to wuhdiaw h.m lrom tl.ut school; his lather, however, not ha.k-euing ha.k-euing to his rciuest. the t-y deflated that" if be were uot tak n way by a evnaiu dy he w.uld ut out one ol his eyes. The father did ;i t !;T at: itis'.atiL L. te'.'e tLc .ai e.t ' .e ui :' j.-foruiiug j.-foruiiug the threat, and o ! net .-tve the matter a sees:;, iUu;.-lit. IL'v-ever. IL'v-ever. a few days afterwarti t:e reJetvei ever, a tew days aiterwarj he recv.veJ a letter freui thc pnn -.pa'. et" the school, iuloruiing b.l t..at ''h b '' had put out one of h - eye-. The laiher went to :s-e hts se'D. bat st... re-fused re-fused to take h:u toaie. ut- 'n ;t youtu auiK'tta aev.-re i tLuL ULt.e-si he d:J take htm Lou) h . I i 'a eut the ether eye. I -n t:..s tatL'r thoa;l'.t ;t advisa. ;o-..e :: Gau.ltt.a s adujirers et; tt,.s a? at iilstat-e-e of tt,v' man s - -s ; r nc.BaUoO and D:iuui.v- ... v uaractot others, hewever. eaiitie't s : ;a a;,y thtuc but aa ev.acaiva .'. --a ua i:' j jnei and uarjiyp.rii. bi.-h ha n impiove-i siihV; ' |