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THE COUNTRY {Translated from the French of Sonveatre (1S01-1854-) by A. W. H., Especially for the Star and Wave. In these days of war and misery In Europe iu which Belgium and France are suffering so horribly, it is interesting to revert -to other times in which these countries have been the scene of I other struggles, small as compared with titanic conflict now raging, but nevertheless, calling for great sacrifices and great devotion and great patriotism "" The author of thia short story was an - idealist, of whom it was said, "NdthWg human seems foreign to him," and he pictured beautifully and sympathetically what patriotism meant in those days to the French people and what it means to theim probably, today. His lofty idealism nay serve to put ties pi oat struggl- of the present day in a new ligrt to -AmerNe readers and give a clearer vision to many, of the w»nsesndent meaning of pure patriotism. The story iB as from tbe diary of a young fnan, a neighbor, of -whom bad fought in the wars of the First French Republic and later under Napoleon, until the fateful Waterloo had ended the career of this great general and Emperor of the French. The veteran had retired from the wars, and the young man loved nothing better than to sit at his feet and hear of the deeds of heroism and sacrifice, that had distinguished France and her armies and the French people for a period of twenty years of almost incessant warfare. October 12th, 7 a. m. The nights have already Js -come cold and long, and the sun h»b5ii» me behind my curtain a long tiuie before my working bourn and then, even though my eyes are open, the comforting warmth of my bed retains me enchained beneath my coverlets. Every morning there arises a long debate between my ambition and my idleness, and, warmly enveloped up to my eyes, I await, like the Gascon until they have 1 succeeded in coming to an agreement. This morning, however, a ray of light which glided across my door up to my pillow, aroused me from this habit sooner than usual. In vain 1 turned in every direction, the persistent light pursued me from position To position 1 like a victorious enemW Finally, at. I the end of my patience 1 slowly disengaged my legs from the >"urm cov- '< cm, and, with a wry face, arose, making some cross remarks upon the inconvenience of having neighbors who were early risers, and who thus eare- 1 lessly permitted their lamplight to intrude upon their more leisurely fel- ' For a month I had not complained of those neighbors wljoui eliuncc had given me. Most of them returned to , the house but to sleep and departed as j ' soon as they awoke. I was nearly al- | ways alone in my atMr. alone wifli th« j clouds ami the sparrows. Hut in Paris,' nothing is lasting. The flow of*4ife ' rolls people onward to their destinies I ' like the sea which, separate* the sea-;1 weed from the mcka. The dwellings i 1 are the ships which receive passengers I v only, now many different |>eoplc I < have already seen traversing the long 1 ' corridor of our sky floor! How many t friends of those days which haie dis- | I appeared from sight in the whirlwind | (i of life and under tbe lasli of n.-eessity : j 1 others in the litter of death who sleep v under the hand of God. Pierre, the v book -binder, is one of the latter. With- I drawn from active participation in the 0 life about him. be remained without * family and without friends. He is '' dead, alone as he had lived. His loss 1 has caused no tears to be shed anfl li3» 0 disarranged nothing in the world. He '' has only filled a grave in the cemet-ry " and left an empty room in an attic in " our suburb. This has now been oc- R < upied by my new neighbor for several " To aav the truth, this new neighbor - atlhough too early a riser in the morn- 1 ings to suit my idle habits is none the less a very brave man. lie bears his '' suffering with as little complaint as many endure biippicr fortunes, and is n even gay in moderation. Nevertheless 1 his <-S|srience in life has l>*cn a cruelly trying one. This father Chgufnur is 0 no more than the ruin of a man. In I the place of one of his arms hangs an H empty sleeve ; his left leg came from '' the burner's ahpp and the right Is pain- a fully dragged along; |but in spit-- of v all of these da mages he carries himself 1 erect and his face is calm and jovial. ' Seeing his beaming look of serene en- 1 crgy and his eyes whose firmness thus ' to say. is accentuated with kindn.-**. v one perceives that the aoul is entirely • at rest though enveloped in a body par- ' tially destroyed. The fortress is a v little damaged but the garrison car- 1 lies itself well. The more I recall the >> many admirable qualities of the excel- 1 lent man the more I reproach myself e for the maledictions I have applied to c him when he has been $he indirect * means of awakening me from my alum- 1 bers at a too early hour. We are, in general, too indulgent to:

these secret wrongs toward one's neighbor. All evil which does n6t pass from the domain of our thought seems to us innocent, and, in our rude justice, h we absolve without scrutinizing the Bin which is not translated into action. It is necessary not only that men do not Injure each other, but also 'that thej sustain each other and they love n each other. To curse one who has not c .«.*.rv»d it, even in thought, even in . paving, is to contravene the great law h which has established here below the f | association of souls, and to which b Oirist has given the name of charity. These scruples had come to me while J I was dressing myself and 1 said to 1 myself the father Chaufour has a right a to a reparation on my part. To atone g lor my recent ill natured feeling I owe e to biui a plain testimony vt sympathy; • I hear him humming in his room. He s is at work; I am going to be the first s to pay him a neighborly call. y 80 cluck-ni the' morning, t 1 hare"'' found the father Chaufour v before a table lighted by a little smoky 1 lamp, without a fire, although it is . quite cold, and making large paste - . board book bindings; he hums through g his teeth a popular refrain. As soon t as I opened the door he uttered an ex- . clamation of joyous surprise. | "Eh! it is you, neighbor! Come in, . then. I did not know that you arcs; r so early, so I had to put a check upon 1 my singing; I was afraid I would 1 awaken you." Excellent man! While 1 I had been wishing him to the devii, 1 be had been restraining himself for J mel 1 This idea touched me, and I extended f to him, as a neighbor, my compliment* and good will with an earnestness wldeb opened my heart to him. "Upon I my honor! you have the air of a good . fellow," said he, with a soldierly cor; - diality of tone as he seized ine by the 1 hand. "I do not like the people who ; regard the corridor as a frontier and treat heir neighbors as Cossacks. I . When people breathe the same air and 1 speak the same language, they ought , UOt -to turn their backs upon each oth- [ er. Be seated, neighbor, if you please, ■ only look out for that stool, it has but •hree legs ami it id necessary that good , will take the place of the fourth." "It seems to me that this is riches , which does not fail here," I observed. "The good will!" repeated Chaufour: "This is all that has been left me by tmj' mother and 1 do not think any son , l-ss . received a better inheritance. ' In ft- battery they call.il ine Monsieur Content." "You have served!" "In I he Third Artillery during the Republic and later "111 the guard during the whole war. I was at Jemmapes nod at Waterloo, at the baptism and the interment of our glory, as one may 1 lookd at him with astonishment. "And . how old were you, at Jem1 mapes!" I asked. "About i 1.7 -years." | aid lie. "And you desired to serve so 1 j young?" j "1 did nut dream of it. I worked ' J then in the toy traijm without think- [ ' ing that France would demand of me I board*, shuttlecock* and ball and cups, j But I had at V inc. -lines. an old uncle whom 1 often went to »<■<• : a veteran ] I of Fontenov. fixed up iu my style. bu| 'knowing one who woyld have taught the marshals a thing or two. Unhap- a pily. at this time, the common piople I did not rise to prosperity ami proraiI at railroad speed. My uncle, I who had served with a gallantry which would have won for him the name of prince under Xapnb-on. had been retired with the low rank of sub-lieutenant. But you ought to have seen him with his uniform, his cross of Saint Louis, wooden leg, bis white moustache and beautiful 'figure. One would say is like a portrait of the old heroes in powdered hair which are at Ver- | sailles. All the time that 1 visited him he said to me things which remained in mind. But one day I found .him quite serious, "Jerome," said he, "do you know what is going on at the fron- j tier?" "No, lieutenant," I answered . "WeM^ he replied. The country is in 1 danger. • •» I did not understand very well, but, I nevertheless, it moi-.il me. The lieuthen said: -"Thou hast, perhaps, never thought of that which is the country, replied he, j placing a hand upon my shoulder; it is all which surrounds thee, all that which raised thee and nourished thee. - all that which thou lovest. That field which thou seest, these houses, those those young girls which pass thee laughing — this is the country! The laws which protect thee, the bread which pays thee for thy labor, the words which thou exchangest, the joy and the sadness which comes to thee men and from things among which thou livest — this is the country! little room where thou hast seen in other times, thy mother, the sonvenirs which she has left to thee, the earth where she reposes — this is the country. Thou secth it, thou breath - est it always. Figure to thyself, my thy rights and thy duties, thy af(Ontisnad oa 7th Pags)

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