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Show THE PRODIGAL UNCLE Aljr famllr, at ths time when tlill story U(M,HvfI In Havre The were not itch, and vrfiaahrar hard up. Father VurkM In an office, a&4 lb wagca W(rt litt lib htghrL 1 liail twokitiTR. My tnothT ffnttM nnrteronrpoTPrty, an 1 he often addrvM! banh worJ to my failicr-rcrtMloui rclltd rcpr6tclien UhocxprcMlon of tho ioor niana fc hlwaytiDRtrmadl met lio taitcU liU hand i rer It u If to w nn ay ft irtpf ration Ihnt waiuot tbm.nnd wiU noltitnj 1 feJt Lit poutrloMtAtlDcaa. My jurrnti cvoiiomlxud with erery-tMnjn erery-tMnjn thty often atodlnoeni undt to b errc!t they boojbt frorliloDi at tho Jowrt prirrt, nndjft crcuat that they hi 1 ofttn to nalt for crMlk My Ut-n tuu lo tbilr own ilreates, and lia t lon (llKtu lorn ii tout the rlcu of Un cf lac ooatlutf fifteen uutlmetn )ard I well remember rmny Ktnrftboat Blott bntton bi 1 torn trotiMrm. Hut enry bnnJny wo took n wallc to tho doc It i kiKtrat stylo. My fitlnr,lti a lonff roit, a hlplt bat, and wearto lIotm. oderrd lila tinn to my motlxr, vrtio wu drrvdl at (tayly a iLip ou n libit lay My ilitcrt, ulwiya tli tint to barenly, awaliol tlio tlsnal of tlrjiart' tint, tut nt tfco but moment a forKOttcn ariot nonll LdlacoTerr4 on tlivcoAt&f Ikitvrfnmlllas and tt lit I to bo quickly i flared Uti a rng tlipnod In bontuik Jy fmher, kocilujhii tilt on liUlicnd, waited In hllilrl ilrtre until ttiu ot-. ot-. e rut ion waa dot), w lit In my mother, Iiav- lQSAlJiutetl lcr rIiimni-1io wninear-HgtitM-hurrldty niton lurfilov. linally wo started with crwit rem mony, my ilktrra, with llnktd arms, Kotos befonv They Imd minified a tttnt rlRonllo a;e, n 1 roidt nult a retract-kbl retract-kbl o; iArunc In tho city 1 walke-l at tli left of my mother, to, father at tho riiht And t remember tlio jjroixrasMy cf my ior lurenti In IheMBuuduyciiuralona tho rtcldlty tt lhlr feiturea, the aTcriiy cf thfclr iipt-ct, lhey adrttMcwl with a Krnw kUtMiilfnn fiffulr of tho inwiieot lm lrtancodrifudrl ujwn their enrriajtn. An 1 orery tinuday, aeolii2 tho firtat e4iU tlifct had returnl from unknown tin 1 (iUtant countrlvH, my futlrt-r luvatl Ably nitated tba iatii wordit Ati! If JuUaMcro on ouo of thea Tlmt n niprM It would x V My Undo Jalea, my father1! brother, wu tho only bopo of tbo family, after Jjvln bwn lta terror, IdidcGtaial.of Mro, bat I'nco my luffttuy my tboaghtt wu v.ith blm, and ht lint luljubl act wua alnajri preretit In my mind 1 know all ttm do tad of hit life tip to tho day of hii do-nrtnro do-nrtnro for America, lie lutd, It np-iiri, np-iiri, inlrcoudtiLtod litmawlf tlmt U to my, he had tvjujiudtrtd Homo money, which UuKrcattrtm If It bippmim )oor fnmllir A rich man wboumuiea llmulf U tlroi ty Rnllty of follle. lie la called oobod) a enemy but liUown." With tho poor anl uwly,H man w ho forcif hl part nt to curtail their taptMl t r Incomw lcoiiirt n rnncul, a knato. In short, Undo Jnl hi 1 comldembly lwMn(l tho Inherit nco of my father, after etidlD2 his own iharo to tho lit au. Then ha had fnllc-d for A merit a, tbeyafttrward learned, on Inmrd a merchantman bound for ew York. After having been thero fome time my Uticla JnleioatublUbod hlmielf ma nun bunt, and ho loon wroto that Im tm mvhiK a little money, anl hoped Hut liu wonll K enabled ihortly to Indemnify In-demnify my father for tho lo. ho hud cinM.il 1dm. Ihla letter created a profound emotion emo-tion lu thf family Jnlea, iuiUad of b-lnK b-lnK a worthh'at fellow, thty nat 1, waa an lonett man, a Under hearted itintt, a true Ihvrancbo, upright aa all tbt I) tr ranibbH. In a accord letter, aent two yrari later, ha haM atr Dkah 1 nituri-l writ joa m tt )iubrHliarnafrara inllag mr bealtli, hl b h all tbat run U Uilrl Mr lulitra alw irur wL, 1 Hart tomorrow ana lunj o) again Koullt Ainrliai Mvarat jtr mar Ium rbai, Uf ri)ou will bf ar from ma. ut If Og rot writ do tint lnlarunl 1 liallrttiirDtollaira with a fair fwrtuuo. I buHttwllj bt uka luo Iouk, awl Urn wt kballall Ubappjr This Ittur lecAuit tbo pmprl nt tho family It m nwd at ery opportunity, opportu-nity, tt i ahown to every one, DurUu ten yearn, irhnpH, we d1 not heurfruni UncloJnlea; bnt aa tho tlitw Jcnjrthetu'd, my father hopoa al grow in proportion imd my mother often W hen Jnlei Is hero onnltnatlon wil rjeentlrWychanBetl" And eTery bntidiy when regarding tie htigit bluck maiuw of rtnobo on tin horlz hi that iim.cndod to tho nky like an 0 liiimcnsuff irpeut, in) f tthtr rtptatudhli t?rual pliraMi 1 'Ah If Julei wero on otio of thuio I What a lurprtfeo It would Lor Amltn n t a h; eTCtbrukl) with ahanukm n They mado a th uianl projwtiwher tho return wa at iredi the wonld bnr with uncle's money aamall homw In Ihi conntry I do not know bnt that m father had alrrvly commenced Deffotla tlcna In referent- to luat aHalr Tbo eldest of mysUtera wm twenty eight yean old the other twtntytlr. They Imd never marrM, kich tmi cauwof great sorrow to alL Awooei finally recented himself for my young-ect young-ect atater He waa a clerk, not wealthy but honorable. I harealwaja bad the conviction thai tholeturof inyuncJuli,liownAjrjitn oneovrnlng bad ended the hr-lutlon and atrcngtbtned the reaolutloo of Ibli yout g man. lie wa accepted eagerly, and It wai decided that after the wedding the whoU family should take a llttlo trip to Jerney Jersey ' the Ideal of a journey foi roor :eop!e It 1 not fart ono trarermr t the tea In a pocket and flnda one a relf In Attrange land, an taland belonging U the LnRllih, Thus a Freucbman, aftct two lioora' falling, can aco Ida neighbor! and can atudy thvir Strang manners and drplorablff cinumatauota. This trip tt Jersey ociupttd all our thonghta, ont entire attention, and we dreamed of 11 constantly Finally we started. I remember It If It happened yeaterday tbo stnokt blowing over tbdtKk my father, very macs iwrtnrbed, watching tho trans-lrtlng trans-lrtlng of our logga i uiy mother, abx dlaqnletod ha 1 takt n the arm of my nn married sister, ho ni peered lontsfnci th other sister ha 1 irono from her, liki Achlckrnslttlnnahnoln Us coop, ard behind us camo tho) ounj married pair, always ligging which compelled mo lo turn my head often. Tho whistle sunndtl. We went on hoard, and thn ship lenvlntf its docrf, pll IM out upfin a sen ns smooth as glata. We matched tho receding shores, Imj p and Joyous, a fee Itnpr donbtleno iri enred by all who hive trireled. My father woro his Ion; coat, from which all the rpots hd been washed with lieoztne, and conscf)aently h( strongly tujtgwdril that valuable ch ant Irg agint,and recalled to my mind out bundayonttnga buddeuly bo eepled two elegant ladles, to whom two gtntlemeii wera offering oyattrs. An old raggvd tvotnan oreol tb btvaltcs with cno blow of a knife and passed them to tho gentlemen, to he Immediately carried them to tho hvllao, who ato them In h moat genteel manner, holding the sheila In a caubrlo lianJker chief anl couwytng tUum to' llieif motiths wllhont drop;l anyjaleocc staliilns tlnlr toilets. n they drank tin final 1 with a pretty, rat 11 movement, move-ment, and threw tho sbvlls Into tho n. Undoubndlym) father w as eaptl rated by thla dlatm,rula)ml net of eating oys-tersou oys-tersou a raavt whllo It Wis under mIL lis thonght It vtns good taste, ruflnwd, superior and ntproacurd my moths t and Ktattra, saylbtt 'h.it woull yon say It 1 should offer ) on some o) sterar My mother teal ta ted on account oi tho ei;riM but my ala.era acoeptvd im meltately My mothi r sill In n qnernlons tonet "1 am ulriil I they will not cgrvo with me. tllvo sumo to tho chlldnn, but not many, as the oysters will mako them stik " ITion tarutng toward me, alio ro matked As to Joseph, ho needs nouot It U Ust n it lu spoil the boy." i remained Usldo my mother and thouKtt her very unjust i followed my lather with my cyst and watch! htm as ho ponfpously conducted Ids two daughters and his son lu-Uw toward tin old seaman TI e two la lies itartod to go, aud my father ludlcated to my two sisters tliat they were to eat (bo oysters without spilling anr jnica In order that tltoy mlht un lcrsland better, 1 u took an ostcr, and. In tudtavoring to luidate lbs Uditt, ouirl tho wholu liquid down the fioniof hlttoau 8nddiuly my father ai jwared to ho comauuviay llerwoll! a few step, regarded his family Uxsdly, then the o'd seaman and ijukkly teturnnt to nt, lie aiHtucd taltt, and Ids oyts had a singular look. II sold tu my mothert 'It Is atratwt Iiom tlmt man epeuln; the oisters teuiuLUs JuUs." Mother askI -WhatJuleaT My father itturnedi MU1iy, my brother Jnles. If I did not know thnt ho hail a goal tosltlon lu America 1 should blievo It was bo." My mother ejaculated angrilyt Monaitt a lunatlrl Von know very well that It li not Jules. Why do you talk such nonsttiner Uot father Mid ptrttitcntlyt "Qoanl reoforyoursxlf, Clarfsso. 1 should llku very much to have your opinion," bhe arose and joined her two daughters, daugh-ters, and 1 also went and looted at thn (Id man. Mo woa dirty, wrtuklod and did not turn his attention from Ids work. My mot lu r returned, and I riw that iho treniblnd. tiho said very julckly I bcllovo It Is be. (lo and pump tho captain. It will bo prudent, for wo certainly cer-tainly cannot clslm this worthless ftl low a our relative" My father wmt anl I followed, fctl-tng fctl-tng striugely agftato.1 Tho captain, a tali man, very thin, but with Immense w hitlers, walkod the bridge with an im-portaut im-portaut air, as If I o were commanding an India moll steuier My father mounted Iho steps with ceremony, and ipokoof his calling with compllmcut. asked hiu ot 11 e Importance of Jiraey, Its Inhabitants, their manners, tb.lr drras, tbo naturo of tbo soil, etc Ho thought the captain would pcrbupi spial of the United btates or Am erics; but he took only of the vcsmcI In which wowtr Mlllnbow it was equllptM, (to. Tlnally my father said, In a troubled VOICAI Mnu liavo a very Interosttng old man openlorf oyst r. Do jon know ony ;r tlcnlawof this good inanP Tba LSpUln, lfiinniiu to be boroa by thoconeratton reflletlcsrelesalj "He ts au ol 1 French vagabon 1 whom Ifnnnt In America last jear lio tuts nlvtlvfsln Ilavrt', It appears, but does not want to return to tl em, us he owes them some motwy ills name Is Inle Jules Dariuuuchc or Julea D tvrancl e, It Is Immaterial whlcli. It ni iwars that ho vr u wrll to do at one tlmo, but ) ou m-o yonrstlf that ho Is much reduced at lntent " My father turned a livid line, his ey a grow liuggnrl And, In an urtknhue volco, lie snjd Ahlycs trytruo. I thank youcry muh c i plain" And ho walked away, lie approached rnruv id to btm, ts ftn a I I.tC 1 V m.O lt At mi di 1 yod fin 1 out any thing lio sank upon tho aeat an 1 esclalmeli 'Mtlshut ntsUI Wlut &ro we to do howl rJho re Ihvl rplcklyt "Wo must tako onre that our son In law wtftct nothing of this." My father seemed paralyzed, lit mununteUi "What n catastrophr 2rymotlitreJu.ulAtM fartouslyt "1 hnvo always tliotiglt It would amonnt to nothing, and how he returns in this slate? As If one did not know Low deep a I) matK.be onnld sink!" An 1 my father nmn his band ncrom Ms faco as If ha would truth away mother a reproaches. ly mother exclaimed: Ulve tnouoy to Jiweph Immellatly snd let him pay fur tbo oysters. Hat he Is not to rccognliu that mm nor to say anything that will causa him to bt rvccgntxad, au 1 Ut os go to another part ot tbo ship wlwre that man cannot up jiroach usT With thew words the rose, and my fattier gave mo A flvo franc i4soe. My sinters regsrdeil our parents with a surpried stare an 11 sail the sen haVl mods mamma a llttlo uneasy, and d lrtc-l on my errand. asked the ol 1 mam 'How much do we owo yon for the oysters, sltT 1 so longed to say, "My mcls!" He replied! "Two and a half francs." 1 pave lilm my tlvo f rnno pleco and be returned lae the change. 1 looked at bis hand, a lor, wriukled, horny hand, an 1 1 looked Into his face, so old pul wrinkled an 1 filled with dot p istMdnes,aiil I sail to myself t "Tlilt Is my nnds papas brother tny under I gave him ten sons ns a tourboIre. llethmked me prof lively, anl sill, "God bless you, my young tlrriulU tone of one receiving alms. My slaters looked at me, amazed at my gvnerofllly hen 1 reiurneit tho two francs tu ray father, luollx r sal 1, In a surprised volvoi "Did tUy cost tl rw franc? That Is imposslblsr 1 dtxlnred In a firm volcet "I gave ten sous as pourbolr.w My mother start at tne, exolalmlngt "Vou ar cntzyl To giro ten sous to that mau-that wretch!" Hbo ston-d, looking at my father, who pointed to his ton In law, Itafore us, on tlto borlson, as If growing grow-ing from tho o, a violet strip was vlsi ble. It wm Jersey, e returned on another vessel, In or demotto encounter hint. My inothei conld not conceal Iter nnuAslness. 1 neiursawiriR father's brother again. frftnlatd from th fn-nchof Uuy ds Msnpasaai t for ArgmAut. |
