Show DROUGHT BROUGHT TO TERMS edison wd the tand own downor in france as in somo some other countries people like to see tl ahn 0 o highways unproved proved In widened ct ind and straightened but woula rather it should bo be done it the expense of somebody else baron bujron having been beed made sub prefect of a now new department had sf 51 1 it work with mith his usual zeal to put ill oads ands la in herair and nir ordered dered a ome and lessly sharp curvo curve I 1 era died at tile expense of a hedge hut but the hedge was dear to its owner ind lie come coin in a passion to the rub cub prefect declaring that he would himself with a gun be behind hind it anti and tile the first finst m mu mm u who touched it would be sorry the official answered him in fit the mildest manner nobody mill w ill put a scythe to the liedke without your consent said he tile the householder thought hs he had won a great grea t victory buethe but the next day ho he saw a surveyor setting a line of stakes strai stra glit il through the if ills his vineyard nc ile lan to baron bacca IIa Hat issmann all viell air sir said the sub prefect since you will not let me touch your hedge 1 have no choice b but t to take possession of your estate and and instead of reducing tile the curve I 1 shall make the road straight which in ono one way of 0 f course will be much better but aution I 1 in sorry for you and should think you would rather let me do as I 1 first intended the householder thought so too at earon daron su suggestion lie hi went neav for a aud when he came homo home and found the road straightened and the damages damai ea oil all repaired he became one of the new ofil cers adherents youth b s companion |