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Show GRIFF. MUSICIAN, GIVES IMPRESSIONS OF FRANCE br'abstreet and dun rat-inos rat-inos back numbers Hoarding of Sugar. Fooila and the Like Not In Comparison to That Which Enriches Ground-Villager Take the Greatest of Prldo In Exhibiting Ex-hibiting Product of the Barnyard. "Your French people atv the great. i"t btHHtir fur the home pnnlmt tliix lillle 0I1I kIoIu Iihh eer ptihliieeil. Tin Tirnt Uihhc a r'renili ml nut liiima tu uny i 'Vnt- lit Frnnre " Siifh in llie impreion uf Krneat H (Inffilli. the mniiemn, Imek in I'mr lul week fruin nwl fiRhluu; uxeraen. "Sume mmi try to lell Nun Hint he firxl learnt lo link- fur a etimri'lle. but that it a mm tnke. MMtnie hmh on eiftHrrlle rumen nt lent lenl four huiirs after the ive tlntiff I'mtire 'Im llelle Frnnre Ik the mIhiU f n mane She in the entire fllleeu MinetliN Willi henieHiip nerf imea kept in rewne fur rt min ila. Frame In the one plaee fil tu live in Ol eoiirx-, ollirr imrli ol the wurbl muni be inliHbiteil, lint HihI i Mtltipl the banl lurk of the iubabitanta l,nm, elephitutK, It'lrnffe. tunritla Kml wilurlh were put on earth b.v Ui Ituit Dun uml limM line wiuie iibue fit whii'li tit fill fill their pnerihl ileatm.x, Tu live in Pan in lu lie in the Viet nil hem 1 it, but it ia henveii iuuiikIi tu lie in mil ulil neck uf the vkhhI, hh loiife nt tliat nick ia in Frame In the heart uf llii Himple villager. hueer, Micro la a hue that exeeeiU llml of euitnlo, wife, Ihiiiic, inollicr, famil.x. It ia the all coiniiimii grMtuI piwiiiii uf life. It ia the line uf lim iimuuri' pile. Sume ieuile are bimrilctx uf mniiex. Mhiin entiniil Inmlil" tu themlpa ami uthera ililring the mi.t ilclcnoiii tiHiutlm liv Imariling ugur, fiMiil ami tin like, but the French peaaaut m by nature, et.iruuuieiit, rate, erieil, iiilnr ami pteiuua eumli-Hun eumli-Hun uf Mmliiile the unginul all nghla reerwil inauiire lumnlcr. Now, mum 'lire iertainl liaa ita plaee among the iuiumereial rewmreea ut au eummuii it , but in the lulled Mule uf Am enia thai place ia out tit the ntahle .Mini, lmnlii.ll linliiitf ita aterluux worth from the public Mew bebiml the 'barn The Fieneb xtllnger, n the ronl rar), pilea it u'p iwlciilnlioni'lv nu llie html 111 front uf hia wrlur wiu-.iliiw, wiu-.iliiw, euiirtiiig tin.1 Hiliiilrtiliiin uf.tha public the apaee ilexileil tu Monti 'iillure in I'luh ia mrupieil b llie famils lilol in Frame. .Iut im the A men ciin wiciety dame atriea tu ait on a front bv ileeurating her own front with iliaiiauiiU, mi the French Milage ilame dceonttea the fninl uf her Iiuiim' with a manure pile It m the aame Iumi uf liixiinuiiM ilinphis The limn ure pile ia ulco a mire indicator uf llie riuaneial atnmliiig uf the wrt or iwrliea bebiml Much manure, much wealth. Nut hum Ii, nut much Vuur Frenchman never nka another. Ma M CaiHWinl ur) wealth'1 thetebv running llie nk ut reeemug inihleail ing inluniMlmn. Nil, nut mi, iiiiv, neMtr. lie pnmii iiiiiIim iiniiiml lu M. CaHauil'a iiiaiMiit ami InkiM a hlimt at lua iimuuri) pile, lie leunia mure from that one glume tliiiu he eoiild fnuii the reHirt nf tiny eoiuiucn'iitt agency in the wurld im hiding llnvlc Somo Good rortune, "If uny iliKlinguniluil liMikiug Freiicluimn hicks to intereM uu in Miiiin finnnciiil M'lituru by telling of hu mikI 'tenltlt atiill him off until ou eau wrtti the Aiiivrieiin eoiiHiil and M'curt' a phutogruiili uf lim iiuimire pile. A Mllagr will puiine licfure tut ciliH large pile uml an) tu luinu'lf: 'My graemiu, but how my Iriend Pierre haa pnMpen'il liuru m lat tait. Oi, pcrcliaiii c, Hflum wealthy relative liaa N4mil an iluniig m alMuee ami Hilled him a iortmu uf hia manure. 1 umat keep mv e tm friend Pierre, lor if he dm nut meet with auSeraily ami lue hia ihIh he will he one uf the great men of llie pro-Hiee. pro-Hiee. The Aiueneaium, he ha made r bait hia pile, originated in France MtwetiuMi It, ('. ben the Itainlatw diviaion waa ent tu buck I be front line in the 1U carat eclor uf the Uiranie fiinii, the h. g. uf my regi ment wua local ed in the village, uf VaipwMlle, alamt eight klllumetera (five milea) north uf Itacearal Tbe Itaiubuvt wan tbe firat in llie Amen ran exHililuiimr. lureea to take over ami bold an entire diviatunal aeetur. The One Hundred uml Sixty-Smimth uifaiitr.v relievinl a French regiment, tbe memlM'm uf which were in iur a good long ret, ami imluralU the were uverjfiyial tu nee tin. The men who Imd occupied tbe atahle lott a-irignod a-irignod to the hand were pmfuw) 111 thttir oongratulatiuna on our great good fortune lit being located behind the largeat mamire pile in the village, and we. wen duly uupreaMHl bj tltv great lionur thrtiat iixm 11a The miiiMat 111 Vaqitevtllt) were not iiiiiulier-hI, iiiiiulier-hI, hut the manure pi lea Mined the imrjaMHi jtut na wall. Aak u dough-hoy dough-hoy whurti he wu billeted and he would mwwer: 'Up thin atret to the uliurcli, turn to the right, uml I'm at llie filth pila nu the left.' Delight fully simple, if not aimply delightful, omi iniiHt admit. With the hand it jwm, Ht ill morn aimple, 'Turn tu the left ut tbt Cufo du Coiuiuurco, und wo'ru ut thu lust jiilc' Alwi wu niivur fulled to udd: 'Ours 111 tin. largi'Ht pile in town ' Thus eailv la vnnitv iicquiml Nu one eonld a'illily mlaa our billet A man might take on tiai much uf th Frriwh itivaletit fur ilutrh cnirage, ami Income tt. urv iviil ) ileariv ee our pile, hut the ilnmv .or emaimttng fnmi that vat in..nuni. in uf thrift and f ruga lit I would pumh htm Miian in the tiue amltnv 'tup' Tint ia the plae." ll uf the ivaiihnta uf Vaipieville lix.k I heir evening meal In thcoptM window tiverlouklhg their imnl ehenabed xi-"aiun. xi-"aiun. ami whilt diiimk' would reant their ilea iinhi Hir ,U nieuiiiiila lion It w-uuld anmiv I hem exceed inglv lu have iHie ot 111 ki ImImhii and cut off their view evm lur a um mint Numetbliig like we Teil ut the theater when we an- tulerniplml at n mtieal wnHl in the plav or pietun' hv n late iinner (weung in fnmt ol m lu lux wat The.v were ulwa.vt tuler ant ut uur IhuI nmniura, huweNer, fur Ihev knew that all AnieneiiiH wete limn or lew enta.v, Willi fiMilinh ident uf pnibibiliuti, Sumlnv ihwiug, mid more iteemlh their eiittunt uf miiaMi-ing miiaMi-ing a man m the e.ve with their rn.1 whin it would be mi ninth more re fined tu llirow him down ami kiek him III the -data Ut linnet Mildlltt mint Ameneaut What it pil.v ! Hut, On la la, what eali nne evptVt fmm latiple wImi iiiattt on living mi fur fnmi lhal dear Parttf Bandmen Ate Vain. "All haudmcu heeiime liturdiiiHtel vain over uur pile nnd when Miit on detail we would k our liti hula Jauulilv over une ear ami mw agger down the alreel like n-al uncloemlH, while the common herd would turn up their mn,t in jealotit invy uml miltler Mletv cornea t lutt tlillnti'iHl old hand The.v nlwa.va git the hett uf or ev er.v thing ' Fvm the colonel would catl an Hppmviug eve nt our pile, uml hnd our Intlel been larger I inn icrlaiu he would have Hpiimpiuit cil it for hit own quartern. 'I lie cdonel eerlaihl.v hml nu e.ve fur the nrlmtie. Kvery 1 xii 1 11 would roUc hit hut with exaggerated itiurlit.v at he Htamil iiwtluine la propriclnirv nt ahe wit uu Ibe I nuil liMinif our billet, but don't Jon think fur une minute that bit nbeicuiuc whh fur madame Nut on wr natural He Mtlumincil tu Hint glonotin, nvu- umpiniig manure pile. Ami madame wat it imtmiuhbc lu at- I rait the altiutioii ol uny mini. She waa a iiiHgnificHiit figure of wonuiti, being liHibleil Miuielliilig on the gen eral plan of it hogahcHil ol viu nniga She might nut bine tHkiti n prme in it hcHiilv eulileal, but un en li In I alio wiiubl have captured the blue nhleui al any pihiiiI fair 111 thu Politml CIiiimi eluaa. Aa it hcitvvwclght alit could euiweile u lull or two tu Mine Human Shank uml have it wulkuvcr While nt VaiiieMle m.v primipnll dut.v waa tu Muiml tum nt nil militurv luiierala. I reinemher i leutl m.v ftmt detail, whlili wan lo gu lu Mii'i curat lur mat purHte I had never him llltide H French eellleter, lllthuUKh I bud vievied iimiiv uf them fnun it dialunie The atght or the aimplu wiHidiu vnmtxm wat 11 dixluiet diaa-Kiiitmeiit, diaa-Kiiitmeiit, lur I Imd full eticcleil tu mm the laat reallng pluee ul wieli tnie ciliui uf Frame marked with it neul, wckeit muiiml taken from Hie de-leaMtl'a de-leaMtl'a own manure pile. I Tell atraugelv dcpntMsl during the enlin' ride home nnd onl.v the aight uf our own lule revtvitl m.v drooping piriU. Tlie loving care we IiimkIiciI "(u our pile wHa Mimelhing wonderful. The ndditioii of emh wheelhitrruw' limd wat iiiiihc fur extiltntinu und oxeuw for 11 t'clihrutiuu Wu kept thu alnct in fnmt of uur billet awept ut cleuu n New Hngbind parlor uml took iin intieli pride in Ibe j;rowlh of our pllo ut 11 fnrmer lxy in (hut of 11 new coll. We onu tried to bribe one of Ibu drivera of the runiiuu platoon tu kiep II mule in our uluble und iilmoMt huo-I'ceded, huo-I'ceded, but platoon loyally or tear uf liia billetmiitiia' vengeumii uver-cume uver-cume bit natural cupidity. You net', iiIIIioiikIi we were luclcedy in thu littd of the entire wetur, Ihero wutiii-leiiMi wutiii-leiiMi rivnlry lutween the other billet, each one ktriviug for aieuml place und 011 dark uighla muiiiire thielta wurn not uncommon. General Staff, Too, "Hver.v general and at'atf offitier III the American exHleitiouar loreea Mailed Vmueville at Mime tium during our ta there, auppowoll) lo viait our regimental ami hngade eouiiuaiidera, hut that waa all blutf. The.v eanm for the mile nirn.e ul jmjing bomnge to our pile. However, thoe bard working obi prov erlimakem would a. : 'All gtaHl thingt mutl end ' One bright da.v 111 ilune, when we had Imi-come Imi-come alnewt aa awollen with arnigant pnib- aa a lH)k MMtind liutenant aftar iieeaafull.v de.lro.Miig a boapitul full ot inifeiitfelciM woumleil, the order fame to ndl lateka and lie nrepanal to hike at 7 Ml o'clock ul the evening. We were atwpl aluliued b.v the onler We had been mi long 111 that wttor that we wen' trMnng tu organie old neltlcrt' cIuim. Vupievilla waa our own pnvaie little war We were an lirml at home there aa tbe Imh-Ii at St. Mibicl and hail given aa little thought to tbe inevitaTile Moving day aa the. With ad heart we aliould-enil aliould-enil our (auk, fell in ami marched aw a). Aa we turned the corner at the I'afe du Commerce and ttartwl towanl the i.imoullagud mam road I turned for one larewell baik, ami the laat raya uf thu netting nun lieemtwl to ea.t a halo uver our pile that we were never again to eu. Cent le guerre' Dunug the mans weary nil night bike w took fnun there until the tiniah my thought would ottou wander lank lo Iwautiful erimaou puipiel Iirraine and wonder if our pile waa ktill there, cliHermg up aome juMir boinekitk Yunk with ita stauneli und Hliird) cliuriicteriatic ipiulttieg. The bilk ting Binned to know our feelinga and whenever we tupied in Ai i.j' an iiihaluttHl village would ulwuya boo that the hand waa uwigtiod to tho t f largeat pile in town. Ho wtm an of " 4 tieer and n gentleman of mm, sytupu- 1 L' I bet in umlurtHiiiling. Nmur ialu, t .LV luiwever, did we Imvo n tower of such f? Ittnnie jirojMrtionv befuru our front ! i door aa that at Vnipiovillu. 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