Le Meschacébé (Lucy, La.) 1909-01-16 [p ] · 2017. 12. 13. · se tondit en celui de ma chre...
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FEUILLETON DU MESCHACB. LA FISSURE. PAR ED. MARTIN-VIDEATU. (suIITE) Je protestais en riant de mes inten- tions pacifiques. Je l'engageais ensuite 4de<;qsegns crainte, devant moi, pour le charme de mes yeux et la fli- cit de tnon Ame. Elle rougissait sons le coup d'une motion candide qui fai- sait monter son sang son visage. D'elle jusqu'A moi s'levait un parfum d'amour qui imprgnait mon coeur d'un bonheur idyllique. En ces tte-A-tte que nous aimions prolonger, nous changions sans contrainte nos impres- sions les plus intimes. Elle-me racon- tait tout son pass d'entant, ses joies familiales avant la terrible catastrophe qui avait fait sa mre veuve et les avait amenes par la suite dans la contre. Elle m'initiait aux mille menus secrets de son caractre oh il y avait de la jeu- nesse, de la bont, un besoin d'affection qui me la faisait chaque fois chrir davantage. Etait-ce possible que j'eus- ee nue telle facult d'amour? Je ne me reconnaissais plus. Au frottement quo- tidien de cette Ame, la mienne s'tait mtamorphose. Il m'arrivait de con- stater en moi des lans soudains de ten- dresse. Je tendais les bras, je les refer- mais, j'treignais le vide. La nuit, parfois, mon sommeil tait travers de visions adorables et je me rveillais le nom de Juliette sar les lvres. Ah! que je fus heureux! Comment oublier le soir o mon tre tout entier se tondit en celui de ma chre femme! Baisers, caresses, dlices du ciel! Elle balbutiait sous la conqute de mes l- Tres : Je vous aime. Vous tes bon. Je suis heureuse!" J'tais fou, je dli- rais. Ma chair devenait de flamme; mon me s'thrifiait. J'aimais enfin, Sj'ai ma a .. .. Cela dursa deu annes'. Deux fem- Julte ( s ap seoiai t ea- S ,dou_ je compatisu aux mie- ot Ule oiia; le mal e metrpptet fmain; tA malheurteuso atre mdu#;.jo e riais plus de les : ste dre dae; je ou de le a Por ,souifr. J.e m. rpte, cela dura " deArn a an p ii.aprs oi,. brusquement pri&, par Un bouveau caprice de la v fatalit4, de cette filiuitsalntaire, je me F ee"tia ressaisi qane I'egrenage des ines- tits malfaisants 46nt iJvai qusique a raisode tsro eivre lib ire denstealiwd et jnela. Oeeww- *at plij atBtnis t l^ vretenira' lm, et 14Q4d9,i notrkaw "oI Jripeta-iecoiqaaet eia poartant| a tm pot iq ue - qui at n'ait pas t... Vou ne we connuaisea pas enco- * W WW Our_ tTtit ma dernier miet. Juliette, s- tour, s'tait lev4e. Les deux fem- mee, dan les bras l'Pune de Pantre, m'examintent, prises de terreur. Tout coup, Mme Duport entrina sa fille versIlasortie du saloa oet je les vis dis- paraltre. Pendait plus d'une heure je demeurai seul. plong en de vagues rflexions. Je ne saurais dfinir quel tait alora mon sentiment prdominant. Il semblit que la tore loipaaire a laquelle j'avae obi auese do inx av -et- frapp do ijif Lomtanties see teiqd'neBs ' a ^:fap*^lt. A da^Rt16lwai^ 'edan t fio-j alen d'uan bp'wais Iattitd'>iui4lgie qui -StirSei 4e, uiivor aPs mua- bres dau t o Ains i je Cher- obais, ea y M hpuiern, toudre i nou cerveau- toute se parte de mes ides d 4ant eD eat d6ta- j*4W1,--a .i.tw o itW torpeur w w tt^w reoos. Alors suesem:et ji com rs toyable portMe da ea ra*dbdio. Deqis deux j'ai- -41g p rar la mommualap de mos penses, par Pardeur de nue sa" ts wm geim ljom - 4I Ulemust hesrgara; se A~s ade xWu utees' rava-e tout per- fk omBl assoar m JIdal-n yaakel dsl -lr feelsabl se &. e-*e insiembre wen .reewy Aucune rponsL. Je lis craquer une allumette. A sa lueur l'ombre s'agita. Mes yeux se portrent vers le lit. Il tait vide... Mes craintes se ranimrent. Juliette ne pouvait tre que dans la chambre de sa mre... Ayant allum une lampe, je m'y dirigeai et, frappant la porte, je m'annonai: -Ouvrez! c'est moi. Que se passe-t- il? Rpondez. Rien ne bougea, la porte resta close. J'eus l'ide de la forcer. Une rsolu- 3 tion de cette gravit pour le meurtre > d'un chat! C'tait stupide, injurieux pour moi. Mes poings se serraient, mes dents grinaient. Une colre noire, remplie de visions sanguinaires, grondait dans mon cer- veau. Mais, Dieu merci, je redevins promptement mattre de moi et je me mis rflchir... Je rflchis qu'en d- finitive j'tais seul fautif et que la bou- derie de ma femme, pour tre fcheuse. n'en tait pas mo.ins justifiable. Je pris donc le parti le plus sage en l'occurreiin- ce, celui de m'incliner et d'attendre jus- qu'au matin, persuad qu'aprs avoir chang avec elle les explications nces saires, j'obtiendrais la rconciliation que je souhaitais et sans laquelle notre exis- tence tait menace d'aller la drive. Je me couchai, ayant cet espoir au coeur, et j'essayai de dormir. Ce fut en vain. Chaque fois que, bris de fatigue, je m'assoupissais, un brusque sursaut mnie rveillait et mon cerveau tait res- saisi par le tourbillon de ses inquitu- des. A l'espoir de rconciliation dont je m'tais un instant berc, se substi- tuaient peu peu de mortelles angoisses. Rien ne paraissait moins certain que l'oubli. Assurment, si j'avais vcu seul avec ma femme, j'aurais pu plus aisment vaincre cette futile fcherie. A notre ge il n'tait point de rancune capable de rsister un baiser et une caresse d'amour. Malheureusement, la situation se prsentait autrement. Mme Duport m'avait tmoign jusqu'alors la plus vive des affections maternelles et s'tait applique consolider la trame' de notre bonheur matrimonial. Cette justice lui tant rendue, il me faut ajou- ter que c'est son attitude intransi- geante que je dus mes malheurs future. Il n'est point dans ma pense de lincri- 1 miner. Peut-tre le raisonnement qu'elle , se tint n'tait-il pas, dans la circonstan- ce, tout fait dnu de sagesse. Elle dut se- dire qu'un homme susceptible d'une frocit telle que celle dont je t m'tais plu me vanter pouvait fort Plel-ota 8atio, elle la fit e6rteent et je dois & la vrit de confaesar que je l'y aidai, en me portant sour elle un acte de violence qui justi- fiait toutes ses craintes. Il y avait deux jours que la crise durait et j'avais, pour la faire cesser, multipli des tentatives de rapproche- ment. Mais Mme Duport, craignant l'ascendant que deux annes de bonheur pouvaient me donner sur sa fille, ne nous permettait pas le tte--tte sur lequel je comptais. De la- trouver tonu jours ainsi, s'interposant entre ma fem- me et moi. la colre commenait me gagner. De peur d'envenimer les cho- ses, je m'efforais de cacher mon humeur et, par des dngations nergiques, de les convaincre ensemble que la veille je leur avais mqati., -- ratmen. uim'ciai-je, one jeu trop dur et je regrette le malentendu que j'ai ,aslev. Queale p ve puis-je vous donnaer de ma tedresse pour les btes? Rpondeg moi, que diable; nous sommes l peur nous -expliquer. Juliette n'a plus son chat. Eh bien, je m'offre pour aller immdiatement lui acheter un chien, un amour de chien. Est:oa en- tendu ? Parlez, mais parlez donel SIl tait trop tard. Mises en tat de m- flanes, ales gardaient un silence obstin. Vainement, me confondaisa-je en excusee, me taisais-je repentant, suppliant: je l'obtenua sucoae rponse. Partois je m'epproehais de ma femme, les aiins teadnes pour l'adjurer: ele reculait vers sMmmce; je m'emportaiq, menagant: elles e quittaieBt, poer se satirer tobte las deuda leaur obaipbreet es plus re- pariatre d la jouroe. Ddidment, les choses allaient de mal en pis. Le nuage qui venait de a'lever si brusqument sur notre hori- oM conjugal grossieait, s'largissait, - eastt .ristommettait tout raave- Fir. Qael parti prandSe oependant ? 'aa u*desmnt dee droits. Mme Du%!lt *abitat ches anol, j'tais aet- afialar ai retst Al fli arruhere *M aient quel. Iii avai fait mmn -, cougeit quen prsence d'ata ostilit6 systiatique, *aB|! ge(aMipgatiP atea! que a'accettre, t|'^ |l^\ - Proceedings of the Police Jury I -OF TIIE- Parish of St. John the Baptist. THURSDAY. JANUARY 7, 1909. The Police Jury met this day in reg- ular session, the Hon. Alovon Granier being in the chair and the following members present: Messrs. Barre, Nagel, LeBrun and Bourgeois; absent, Mr. Las- seigne. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The committee on claims reported fa- Sorably up on the following bills, which were ordered paid : Paul Berthelot, sheriff, for regist- ration book and application blanks..................... 12 30 Same, for poll taxes collected during last term of court..... 57 00 Same, for conveying four prison- ers to the penitentiary....... 36 10 Same, for repairs to handcuff... 60 ISt. John Ice Delivery, for ice furnished to courthouse...... 1 10 Placide Barrd, for repairs to par- ish vault................... 10 00 Octave Dufresne, syndic, for 1 hog killed .................. 50 George Bourgeois, for removing dead horse from public road.. 2 00 It was moved by Mr. Nagel and sec- onded by Mr. LeBrun that the Jury now proceed to organize a parish Board of Health. The vote was called and re- sulted as follows: Yeas, Barrd, Le- Brunm and Nagel; nays, Bourgeois and Granier, and the president declared the motion carried. It was moved by Mr. Nagel and sec- onded by Mr. LeBrun that Mr. Placide Barre be elected member of the Board of Health, the vote was called and re- sulted as follows : Yeas, Bourgeois, Granier. LeBrun and Nagel: nay. none, barrd voting blank. and Mr. Barr6 was declared elected. It was moved by Mr. Barre and sec- onded by Mr. Bourgeois that Mr. Joseph LeBrun be elected member of the Board of Heilth, the vote was called and re- sulted as follows: Yeas, Barrd, Bour- geois, Granier and Nagel; nay, none, LeBrun voting blank, and Mr. LeBrun was declared elected. Moved by Mr. Nagel and seconded by Mr. Ba~rr, that Dr. L. T. Donaldson be elected president of the Board of Health, the vote was called and resulted as fol- lows: Yeas, Bourgeois, Barr6 and Na- gel; nay, Mr. GraDc ier, and Donald- Cypress Lumber Co., Garyville, La. There being no further business, on motion duly seconded the Jury adjourn. ALOVON GRANIER, President. A true copy J. J. REINE, Secretary. no snr CHARTEIR. alt OF THE me Angelina Panting and Masfacturil n eo- Company. unr " de Be it known. that on this twnenty-secont Sday of December,in the year of out' Lord,nin, je teen hundred and eight. and of the Indepen dence of the Unite4 States of America, the onw hundred and thirty-third, before me, Charlei I.p IDeneebaud, a Notr.ry Public, duty commis asinld. and qualiflrd in and for the parl-t [Ue of Orleans, State'of Louisiana, therein resid P luRg, and Ih, the presence of the witnessa hereinafter named and undersigned : re Persenatly cam : and appeared the several persona whose namesare herewith sqbacribed, Who declared: ThatU availing therstelve o'a of the laws of the State of Louisiana. relative to the organization r,.f. orporations. th y have or contratcted and agrned, and hereby bind and an obligate themselves; as well as such other persons as may hereafter become associated - with them or their successors, to form and constitute a corporation and body politic in law, for the obleets and purposes and under 6- the agreements and stipulations following, to wit: 8, ARTICLE I je The name" and style of this corporation - shdl bo the ANGEIJNA PLOT•ING AND ns MANUFACT1URING COMPANY, and un- der its corporate name, it shall have the pow- Sor and authority to have and eniey succes- si sion for the full term and pe -ld of ninety- nnle (9.9) yelrs. from and after the date her- -of: to conteact,'sue and-be sued, to make and u e a corpmrite seal and the same to break and alter at pleasures to receive, lease. par- chase, hold, sell, convey and exchange. as dwell as mortgage, hypothecate and pledge property real, personal and mired ; to name, de I •pbiot and employ such directors, oliee's, i mnagersa agents'and employees, as its ha.i- Sest or interest and convenience may require. tt and to make and establish, as well as alter and amend from time to time, such by-taws. "e- rules and regulations for the conduct, maa- gement and regulation of the affairs of mid corporation, as may be deemed necessary and a proper ARTICLE U, SThe domicile of said corporation shel be SAungelina Pleatation. Mount Airy poserl~ee, 0- in the parish of St. John the sBatist. n the State oef Louisiana and all citation or other leal peces• shall beserved apF the t est- r o, dae of timeaid cer prsale, or lathe event itt hi abseaesa upon -the viec-piaelnrat ot act pesaidast tere>is ze, ie: * i.e ahseae of * s g cotton and cYrn, and all other _'ti. nadir I produllcts and the said liands ald ilatiat iont t hi stb:r in. c I. !ease and e ch" e .tii '. ,'a- S ire: t, o pt, l i ,e ow . ;,erl te . :,, h . ,": ,l d lt"c. i t e r ,., m, il u_., IIr t it . ', t...i. ; atll s~aw la ilb- t, a'lil . 01- l l l ir otherwi-e. nud ow , and lease the ijtle of way over the lands of third Irtitles. f.r the pulrpse of buiiding traniiways and railaysv tand to operate same over said lanids :an this 'ortporation's own latds, in orde'r to teat -port to the factory its own rilw nlistt-iil, a wlf as that pnrehastsd or :tt'tuired f•om ,til:.: to sell and dispolse iof it pr.odlicts whlit-th r itl the anufacturet d or iaw state. in the oipen tnar- ket or otherwi-e; to rin. operate atil iease stores and l nrchstie and sell nroccrits. ods. ware- anitd i erelhanidise.andi wiitnes d i ll •1' rs o' all kinds- atnd to p t ii' anld op.r;e olne or more takeries andl Ibuteher sli .ps: ant t,, iua and aldvancie to and -upply te-.ont- aidt tliher with moitei',. oZtlds,. wines anld n•terir indi- e of all kiwlis, oIr planti u. w ki , to :tivat- injg and harvestiti their crops. ARTIC LE IV The capital stock of this cor'oration it s h i'reilty ti.d at ithe t it of i iity l ' . : It llt: irs (s3:it.t j trile i d 'li idt ,l i tol :t:: I r,- -Ev -r thrtee, hsinlr :fit l S vll H i tr -itir- tn, !it dred )ollert i-loos.,l t,.i :,. :i , f n. ch have' shatli paid ill cil . s aid itr f':1 .t t i iii orpora:tof-s. whose i t": lui ' atixv.. t' thi, Ap t. an!d i each tt f said ittl orpotl t .. rs ia to r'- eive anid owi. asilhares sf lti. api'a ! t'nk. aiby ttup int fcll, in . pitot or its set l.-rts opp site t:eir resperc '"" iiltes. nter tralssfr oos f lany ,al; ' reI or Alt i- o rea d capital thck sh'il bs f t, e on th - h IIki of the said tcoreiratii cn. ly iance intIl the stockhohler or hi, attorn,., aid ioo xi , k- hldrequir shall •ell an ishre or irs hitis stoc't to any person not a! •:tckholdlt!i'. l!t'e-s he shall h.ve Iior oirte poer Sldh aIlor ,thre tho aid corporatioial be itv•stckll tholdr-. C y ied bittinga to its lhea tof dirm cttrtti l, ro:i tilin in w: itin . in whith he shall ni, ni, thl west pichler. which le shlotr! ht l ii n_ t tecept for is•i .tock and ll!,• s !en t l! ii lYs have expired since the s hatissiin of -,u, propon the sit o titti' teacf Jetllnel i tih-eof by tith saed corplr:,iion or its stockhv"!,lr-ts: no transfer of stick shall b," rec ,g. it i of reorded onll the hootks olf the eorpiori it, unless made in srict compliiance with the requiremeu.s hereinabove mentioned. ARTICLE V All the corporate powers and authorit of this corporation shall be vested I n and exer- cised byta board of dite.-tors cmpsed of ftilr (4) sttekholders. which hoard -h .11 b. ellt- ed on the second Modarit o f l a -v eat i li li ry Soeari. hbeginningll in the er lit.t thre r of whom shall eon-titnte a quormn. No-. N aiwl Jo-eph Tr x.l,-1.ir shalt constit-ai - the i" holr'd if ir ctocis a rd shall h aio l ve e,-.. I ltted icond dhavey of.t•i Ilaur. tl! or ', All aticnc a of dliilt ors s:aid h, rd ,o lirc itolie , t ,e opby r: sinnio i or the ol - illngtdiet"s Aof tohe • crst ti-ieg ,llowi t cr this plorp,-e aid .he lr rd of diecta rtll after tot (lo day,' p iotr natide ,tf -lt .1 ve tion . thall have bl el s;'t b": ma.i! it) cv ".' stockholder. Each sha:2 of -tuck a!'! b,. entitled to one (1) vote. it he c::-t hy tit,-! owner either iil person or by written ~roxx. an ' a majority of the v,"tes .ast -1uhi! elh.t. 'The 'failue to elect :t Iboaid of ii dirt,' sr, shall not afdet this charter, ut the iiretor. in oafice shall continue in theererciseof their Clnty auntil their sicces-ors ,hall have be,-n elected aid have taken their place. All vacancies ocecuring in said hoard of directors, whether by r signation or in any other manner, shall be filled by the- rem -in- ipg directors At the first meeting f,,lowing each election. said board of ditectors shill elect out of their nnmber a president. a vice tirft (tal sa _,,-rly, Oh} salnl Ztlu tar Arnold Troxclair.president; Noe Troxclair, vice-presi eat; Joseph Trosclair, secretary The heard of directors shall have the .,'wer I and authority to make and establish, as wel as alter and amend, any and all by law . rules anl reg lations that they may deem requisite for the government,. support and management of the business and a.mairs of said corporation, and they shal, have powes and authority to contract d bts, i.orruw money, issue notes, bills of exchange. a-clept- anuces or bonds. and generally to do all thintrs incidental to the objects and purposes of said corporation. ABTICLE VI Whenever this corporation is dissolved. either by limit tion or fir any other oause. its affairs shall be liquida'ed under the nu er int,-n Rence of three (3) cunmmission rs to e appointed for that potiyose by the stock- holders ata general meeting to he colrveatd for that purpose, after ten .days' notire sha•l have been given to every stockholder through the mail; said commissioners shall remain in office until the affairs of said corpora ion slbail have been fully liquidated and settled, and in the event of the death of one or more' of sad commissioners, the survivors shall fill the vacancy or vacancies. AMICLE VUI this Act of Indorporation may be modified, changed or altered, and the capital stock increased, or said corporation may be dis- solved by the assent of two thirds in amount f- t'" -b ckhil'! , oilt n tied for•it'|h its'ps,. hy ;hll !boardl of dir-ctri., after thirty 1;3• dil;a- prel'vious noticIe of such tmeeting shall have beetl pnhlithed in a ntewspap r in tithe l,:ul-h if St. J,,hn the Iklptist. a lt after all tI., ,thr fr:nT ,,s,,t tle. la"w sh..l have ist : ctulntpliet v. it; . .\ RTICLE VIII No stockholder shall ever be held liable or ret! onoihle fior the e,',tntr:te or faults of said cIort Olltion. illn any fturth,r sum1 than the nl- pai! bIalancei due to thecomiltpanyo o the shares of- .tk owned byI hill. not slhall anty mere inftrll: ity ill oIl nizitng Itve the effect of rendlering this charter utll. ir of expo inllg a srtckholder to any liability beyond the aIulount of his stock. ARTICLE IX It order that this Act of Incorporation may a -, Serve it. the,rig 1-l1 .l.m'ription list of d.: d 'or;.oraHii) , ill silth ri )-rs he-reto have % lil tte1 opposllite tilhet r ttpe, li've names the ntnlhller of slar: e lld t'il- ;Itlu i t of stuck I l.scrlibed for Iby ta ch of them. THfuS IUNE AND')I'.\.SEI) in goy ottiet i the' city of Ne.w I rlt•ns. in the par:ihIc " :rhI: .: , ill tie . a' e of uni-ianla. in tllh S t•' t l I, if is-s . I l , , I". \ a ', Ir a I ll. i t t I 15 their nult-s, t,, tiler rith th , said al1 p t1, is, and it. unotary, after due reading of tie whole. t )ri' inal tSignel ) \'it nesses: it. F. w \RN I.R. \V. E. \Vist\" Noel N. T'rox'lXir. Fifty shars. Arnld I Tr,,x, lair. ifi v h r tl ,. Noe Troxclaiir, fifti v i:u',s. .tloep'l Troxclat r, Fi'fty i lha.res, Per N ote N. rroxllae ir. Alonzo Trox'lair. Fifty ,hares. Benit Tr, clair, Fifty shares. (Sied) CHAS. . DIENE 'H[Ai)D., Notary Public. (SeaI. I, the undde eersign of Notry l' ex- herey thertify taat the foregoint g iv orded i true ane orrect he recopy er the origin- al Charter of St.ile in my othe Bptiste. (Signed) CdHAS. I. DENE, IHAUo), Notary Public. I. the undersigned clerk of court and ex- oficio recorder of mortgages, hereby certify that the foregoing Charter has been duly recorded in the office of the recorder of mort- gages for the parish of St. John the Baptist. on the 23d day of December, 1908, in Book D1). Folios 149-150-151 152, Entry No. 108. Parish of St. John the Baptist, Louisiana. December 23, 1908. J. ELLIS MILLET, Dy-Clerk of Court and ex-oflicio Re uordler of Mlortgaes. BUia .'S EEorS Si a •:A! SPECIAL O'FFER: sMade to bSld fine ru"as^a. A trial will maaie ycu o.: t 'L" _:..si-omer. Write to-sAy; Me itic.n ;I.s Paper. - SED 10 CE3TS . to MeInn ;,ic 3 PLL pr' ,-.- iq i a:: ln tt" lhdaabl e . ollttato to e.ipa natd, to- . t.xi- oth ay a instrere.va, P'a:sfU &,e! ar i Piant risk, taIL at. a•as .ca , seta t or 1.0, tnaato.• Commodious and Easy Vehad- will be promptly arelontoulated y apprying at the , SUGAR BELT CLUB. t is also the ple Good Dinner. where t ey ain haIve Good Din . Rooms for the aecommodaties of Trravelers. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE S- TRADEt MARKS DEssons COPYRIGoTS &C. AnM oe ionlt*n a .keeeh and deertptinn m quickly on esl i.i otm r 0lItt mro r taiottteo r an ItrvFoltlttl tl Itlihtbly pt.Leuetlltt. CouomuntFa. LtinIiRrntt.rlil.i t"ttent:tl. l4,IlI01tl on Paetmnt moot tree. ttlI.'t tie;tp fir fi eeta-g pottnult. iic ties t.OLlo tirmoith a ll.1 i , (au, W'etvO Wecttt auottl, without Camo lx tlue -tan, h• Ofi'eo..• r 1St,.. 'Woablngion. B. THE BA N K OF S'- JOHN, RESERVE, LA. Began Business December 5, 1904. P.A•ID UP CAPITAL, $15,000. OFFICERS: Liclen Ioategat, President; Edward (odebaux, Vice Presitent; James Clement, Cashier; Aifr Labiehe, Assibt:h=t tu sh!er. DIRECTORS: Lucien Mont6gut. Laward *Godehaux, Dr S'dney Monthent. Augnstia Lasseigne. Paul Berthelot, Sol Straoss. Frank P. Lions Charles E. Thilodanx, James Clement. Etienne J. Caire. Dr. L. T. Ponaldson. D. Rieharnm,. lenent Maurin. ROIBRBT DICKSON, ALBEBT GODCHA 1'X SCOTT MfOEflE. President. Vice President. .eretery. THE SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS. os. 727 and 729 8ravier Street, New Orlesau, La. CASH CAPITAL. S2.000.00.00. ASSETS. 8$47.Se8.73,. NET SURPLUS, $143,612.00. FIRE, RIVER AND MARINE. Reglarlry admitted sd doing buaineee in the States of Nwar Fork, Ilianois, Mississippi )elai are, Nor~t Carolina, Alabamra, Arkansas, !era*, Miaasouri, &BSkth Caroitna, rade, Zouisiana, Penless anTe }frto... s oif~ahsw adJustment shot disnouat hw eseretol1'P Womeaaj sa v er eig a se. iCm pdiepated security for tf lit.b eted to htam ger essUassa" amrena%`iSe ajoutai-je, je dois avouer que je ne suis jamais tomb dans ce travers puril. Je dteste les bhtes. Je les dteste froce- ment. Je n'ai jamais souffert prs de - moi ni un oiseau, ni un chien, ni un Schat, sans avoir envie de le torturer. * Tmoin le vtre, Juliette, dont je fus le meurtrier. Ce n'tait pas la premire fois que je - m'essayais dans le paradoxe. Juliette *et sa mre pensrent tout d'abord que cette protestation inattendue en tait un et elles se mirent sourire. -Oh! Oh! firent-elles ensemble. Leur incrdulit piqua mon amour- propre. Je les regardai tour tour dans le fond des yeux, jusqu' l'me. -Ah! vous ne me croyez pas? conti- nuai-je. Vous pensez que je veux vous en imposer et vous riez! Eh bien, vous vous trompez. Je suis, vous dis-je, le meurtrier de votre chat. Au surplus, voici comment la chose est arrive. On a constat et expliqu maintes fois ce besoin qu'ont les assassins de faire talage de leurs forfaits et qui les conduit parfois se dnoncer eux.-mmes la justice. En ce moment,, j'obissais la mme impulsion. J'prouvais com- me une jouissance rapporter mon crime dans ses moindres dtails, avec une prcision qui ne laisst subsister aucun doute, et 'voir s'effacer, au fur et mesure de mon rcit, le sourire par Slequel elles avaient tout d'abord accueil- li mes premires dclarations, pour faire place l'horreur et l'poul ante qui prsent les stupfiaient. De fait elles me regardaient toutes deux. les yeux Slargis par une sorte d'garement, sans j oser mme interrompre mou horrible confession. Comme j'en tais arriv au point o je plongeai le chat et la souris ensemble dans le bassin, brusquement ma belle mre se redressa pale et toute tremblante et fixa son regard eur le mien. -Non, n'estcde pan, a'4cria-t-elle, n'- tat$b escpab de sasi|ser aiso indi-
Transcript of Le Meschacébé (Lucy, La.) 1909-01-16 [p ] · 2017. 12. 13. · se tondit en celui de ma chre...
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FEUILLETON DU MESCHACB.
LA FISSURE.PAR ED. MARTIN-VIDEATU.
(suIITE)
Je protestais en riant de mes inten-tions pacifiques. Je l'engageais ensuite4deiui4lgiequi -StirSei 4e, uiivor aPs mua-bres dau t o Ains i je Cher-obais, ea y M hpuiern, toudre i noucerveau- toute se parte de mes ides
d 4ant eD eat d6ta-j*4W1,--a .i.tw o itW torpeur
w w tt^w reoos. Alorssuesem:et ji com rs toyable portMeda ea ra*dbdio. Deqis deux j'ai-
-41g p rar lamommualap de mos penses, par Pardeurde nue sa" ts wm geim ljom -
4I Ulemust hesrgara; seA~s ade xWu utees' rava-e tout per-
fk omBl assoar mJIdal-n yaakel dsl -lrfeelsabl se &. e-*e
insiembre wen .reewy
Aucune rponsL. Je lis craquer uneallumette. A sa lueur l'ombre s'agita.Mes yeux se portrent vers le lit. Iltait vide... Mes craintes se ranimrent.Juliette ne pouvait tre que dans lachambre de sa mre... Ayant allumune lampe, je m'y dirigeai et, frappantla porte, je m'annonai:
-Ouvrez! c'est moi. Que se passe-t-il? Rpondez.
Rien ne bougea, la porte resta close.J'eus l'ide de la forcer. Une rsolu-3 tion de cette gravit pour le meurtre> d'un chat! C'tait stupide, injurieuxpour moi. Mes poings se serraient, mesdents grinaient.
Une colre noire, remplie de visionssanguinaires, grondait dans mon cer-veau. Mais, Dieu merci, je redevinspromptement mattre de moi et je memis rflchir... Je rflchis qu'en d-finitive j'tais seul fautif et que la bou-derie de ma femme, pour tre fcheuse.n'en tait pas mo.ins justifiable. Je prisdonc le parti le plus sage en l'occurreiin-ce, celui de m'incliner et d'attendre jus-qu'au matin, persuad qu'aprs avoirchang avec elle les explications ncessaires, j'obtiendrais la rconciliation queje souhaitais et sans laquelle notre exis-tence tait menace d'aller la drive.Je me couchai, ayant cet espoir aucoeur, et j'essayai de dormir. Ce fut envain. Chaque fois que, bris de fatigue,je m'assoupissais, un brusque sursautmnie rveillait et mon cerveau tait res-saisi par le tourbillon de ses inquitu-des. A l'espoir de rconciliation dontje m'tais un instant berc, se substi-tuaient peu peu de mortelles angoisses.Rien ne paraissait moins certain quel'oubli. Assurment, si j'avais vcuseul avec ma femme, j'aurais pu plusaisment vaincre cette futile fcherie.A notre ge il n'tait point de rancunecapable de rsister un baiser et unecaresse d'amour. Malheureusement, lasituation se prsentait autrement. MmeDuport m'avait tmoign jusqu'alors laplus vive des affections maternelles ets'tait applique consolider la trame'de notre bonheur matrimonial. Cettejustice lui tant rendue, il me faut ajou-ter que c'est son attitude intransi-geante que je dus mes malheurs future.Il n'est point dans ma pense de lincri- 1miner. Peut-tre le raisonnement qu'elle ,se tint n'tait-il pas, dans la circonstan-ce, tout fait dnu de sagesse. Elledut se- dire qu'un homme susceptibled'une frocit telle que celle dont je tm'tais plu me vanter pouvait fort
Plel-ota 8atio, elle la fite6rteent et je dois & la vrit de
confaesar que je l'y aidai, en me portantsour elle un acte de violence qui justi-fiait toutes ses craintes.
Il y avait deux jours que la crisedurait et j'avais, pour la faire cesser,multipli des tentatives de rapproche-ment. Mais Mme Duport, craignantl'ascendant que deux annes de bonheurpouvaient me donner sur sa fille, nenous permettait pas le tte--tte surlequel je comptais. De la- trouver tonujours ainsi, s'interposant entre ma fem-me et moi. la colre commenait megagner. De peur d'envenimer les cho-ses, je m'efforais de cacher mon humeuret, par des dngations nergiques, deles convaincre ensemble que la veille jeleur avais mqati.,
-- ratmen. uim'ciai-je, one jeu tropdur et je regrette le malentendu quej'ai ,aslev. Queale p ve puis-je vousdonnaer de ma tedresse pour les btes?Rpondeg moi, que diable; nous sommesl peur nous -expliquer. Juliette n'aplus son chat. Eh bien, je m'offre pouraller immdiatement lui acheter unchien, un amour de chien. Est:oa en-tendu ? Parlez, mais parlez donel
SIl tait trop tard. Mises en tat de m-flanes, ales gardaient un silence obstin.Vainement, me confondaisa-je en excusee,me taisais-je repentant, suppliant: jel'obtenua sucoae rponse. Partois jem'epproehais de ma femme, les aiinsteadnes pour l'adjurer: ele reculait verssMmmce; je m'emportaiq, menagant: ellese quittaieBt, poer se satirer tobte las
deuda leaur obaipbreet es plus re-pariatre d la jouroe.
Ddidment, les choses allaient demal en pis. Le nuage qui venait dea'lever si brusqument sur notre hori-
oM conjugal grossieait, s'largissait,- eastt .ristommettait tout raave-
Fir. Qael parti prandSe oependant ?'aa u*desmnt dee droits. Mme
Du%!lt *abitat ches anol, j'tais aet-afialar ai retst Al fli arruhere*M aient quel. Iii avai fait mmn
-, cougeit quen prsenced'ata ostilit6 systiatique, *aB|!ge(aMipgatiP atea! que a'accettre,
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Proceedings of the Police JuryI -OF TIIE-
Parish of St. John the Baptist.THURSDAY. JANUARY 7, 1909.
The Police Jury met this day in reg-ular session, the Hon. Alovon Granierbeing in the chair and the followingmembers present: Messrs. Barre, Nagel,LeBrun and Bourgeois; absent, Mr. Las-seigne.
The minutes of the last meeting wereread and approved.
The committee on claims reported fa-Sorably up on the following bills, whichwere ordered paid :
Paul Berthelot, sheriff, for regist-ration book and applicationblanks..................... 12 30
Same, for poll taxes collectedduring last term of court..... 57 00
Same, for conveying four prison-ers to the penitentiary....... 36 10
Same, for repairs to handcuff... 60ISt. John Ice Delivery, for ice
furnished to courthouse...... 1 10Placide Barrd, for repairs to par-
ish vault................... 10 00Octave Dufresne, syndic, for 1
hog killed .................. 50George Bourgeois, for removing
dead horse from public road.. 2 00
It was moved by Mr. Nagel and sec-onded by Mr. LeBrun that the Jurynow proceed to organize a parish Boardof Health. The vote was called and re-sulted as follows: Yeas, Barrd, Le-Brunm and Nagel; nays, Bourgeois andGranier, and the president declared themotion carried.
It was moved by Mr. Nagel and sec-onded by Mr. LeBrun that Mr. PlacideBarre be elected member of the Boardof Health, the vote was called and re-sulted as follows : Yeas, Bourgeois,Granier. LeBrun and Nagel: nay. none,barrd voting blank. and Mr. Barr6 wasdeclared elected.
It was moved by Mr. Barre and sec-onded by Mr. Bourgeois that Mr. JosephLeBrun be elected member of the Boardof Heilth, the vote was called and re-sulted as follows: Yeas, Barrd, Bour-geois, Granier and Nagel; nay, none,LeBrun voting blank, and Mr. LeBrunwas declared elected.
Moved by Mr. Nagel and seconded byMr. Ba~rr, that Dr. L. T. Donaldson beelected president of the Board of Health,the vote was called and resulted as fol-lows: Yeas, Bourgeois, Barr6 and Na-gel; nay, Mr. GraDc ier, and Donald-
Cypress Lumber Co., Garyville, La.
There being no further business, onmotion duly seconded the Jury adjourn.
ALOVON GRANIER,President.
A true copyJ. J. REINE,
Secretary.
nosnr CHARTEIR.
alt OF THE
me Angelina Panting and Masfacturil neo- Company.unr "
de Be it known. that on this twnenty-secontSday of December,in the year of out' Lord,nin,je teen hundred and eight. and of the Indepen
dence of the Unite4 States of America, the onwhundred and thirty-third, before me, CharleiI.p IDeneebaud, a Notr.ry Public, duty commisasinld. and qualiflrd in and for the parl-t
[Ue of Orleans, State'of Louisiana, therein residP luRg, and Ih, the presence of the witnessahereinafter named and undersigned :
re Persenatly cam : and appeared the severalpersona whose namesare herewith sqbacribed,
Who declared: ThatU availing therstelveo'a of the laws of the State of Louisiana. relative
to the organization r,.f. orporations. th y haveor contratcted and agrned, and hereby bind andan obligate themselves; as well as such other
persons as may hereafter become associated- with them or their successors, to form and
constitute a corporation and body politic inlaw, for the obleets and purposes and under
6- the agreements and stipulations following, towit:
8, ARTICLE Ije
The name" and style of this corporation- shdl bo the ANGEIJNA PLOT•ING ANDns MANUFACT1URING COMPANY, and un-
der its corporate name, it shall have the pow-Sor and authority to have and eniey succes-si sion for the full term and pe -ld of ninety-nnle (9.9) yelrs. from and after the date her-
-of: to conteact,'sue and-be sued, to make andu e a corpmrite seal and the same to breakand alter at pleasures to receive, lease. par-chase, hold, sell, convey and exchange. as
dwell as mortgage, hypothecate and pledgeproperty real, personal and mired ; to name,
de I •pbiot and employ such directors, oliee's,i mnagersa agents'and employees, as its ha.i-Sest or interest and convenience may require.tt and to make and establish, as well as alterand amend from time to time, such by-taws."e- rules and regulations for the conduct, maa-gement and regulation of the affairs of midcorporation, as may be deemed necessary and
a proper
ARTICLE U,
SThe domicile of said corporation shel beSAungelina Pleatation. Mount Airy poserl~ee,0- in the parish of St. John the sBatist. n theState oef Louisiana and all citation or otherleal peces• shall beserved apF the t est-
r o, dae of timeaid cer prsale, or lathe eventitt hi abseaesa upon -the viec-piaelnrat otact pesaidast tere>is ze, ie: * i.e ahseae
of * s g
cotton and cYrn, and all other _'ti. nadir Iprodullcts and the said liands ald ilatiat iontt hi stb:r in. c I. !ease and e ch" e .tii '. ,'a-S ire: t, o pt, l i ,e ow . ;,erl te
. :,, h . ,": ,l d
lt"c. i t
e r ,., m, il u_., IIr t it . ', t...i. ;atll s~aw la ilb- t, a'lil . 01- l l l irotherwi-e. nud ow , and lease the ijtle ofway over the lands of third Irtitles. f.r thepulrpse of buiiding traniiways and railaysvtand to operate same over said lanids :an this'ortporation's own latds, in orde'r to teat -port
to the factory its own rilw nlistt-iil, a wlfas that pnrehastsd or :tt'tuired f•om ,til:.: tosell and dispolse iof it pr.odlicts whlit-th r itl the
anufacturet d or iaw state. in the oipen tnar-ket or otherwi-e; to rin. operate atil ieasestores and l nrchstie and sell nroccrits. ods.ware- anitd i erelhanidise.andi wiitnes d i ll •1' rso' all kinds- atnd to p t ii' anld op.r;e olne ormore takeries andl Ibuteher sli .ps: ant t,, iuaand aldvancie to and -upply te-.ont- aidt tliherwith moitei',. oZtlds,. wines anld n•terir indi- eof all kiwlis, oIr planti u. w ki , to :tivat-injg and harvestiti their crops.
ARTIC LE IV
The capital stock of this cor'oration it sh i'reilty ti.d at ithe t it of i iity l ' .: It
llt: irs (s3:it.t j trile i d 'li idt ,l i tol :t:: I r,--Ev -r thrtee, hsinlr :fit l S vll H i tr -itir- tn,!it dred )ollert i-loos.,l t,.i :,. :i , f n. chhave' shatli paid ill cil .s aid itr f':1 .t t iiii orpora:tof-s. whose i t": lu i ' atixv.. t' thi,Ap t. an!d i each tt f said ittl orpotl t ..rs ia to r'-eive anid owi. asilhares sf lti. api'a ! t'nk.
aiby ttup int fcll, in . pitot or its set l.-rtsopp site t:eir resperc '"" iiltes.
nter tralssfr oos f lany ,al; ' reI or Alt i- orea d capital thck sh'il bs f t, e on th - h IIkiof the said tcoreiratii cn. ly iance intIl thestockhohler or hi, attorn,., aid ioo xi , k-hldrequir shall •ell an ishre or irs hitisstoc't to any person not a! •:tckholdlt!i'. l!t'e-she shall h.ve Iior oirte poer Sldh aIlor ,thretho aid corporatioial be itv•stckll tholdr-. C yied bittinga to its lhea tof dirm cttrtti l, ro:itilin in w: itin . in whith he shall ni, ni, thl
west pichler. which le shlotr! ht l ii n_ ttecept for is•i .tock and ll!,• s !en t l! ii lYs
have expired since the s hatissiin of -,u,propon the sit o titti' teacf Jetllnel i tih-eofby tith saed corplr:,iion or its stockhv"!,lr-ts:no transfer of stick shall b," rec ,g. it i ofreorded onll the hootks olf the eorpiori it,unless made in srict compliiance with therequiremeu.s hereinabove mentioned.
ARTICLE V
All the corporate powers and authorit ofthis corporation shall be vested I n and exer-cised byta board of dite.-tors cmpsed of ftilr(4) sttekholders. which hoard -h .11 b. ellt- edon the second Modarit o f l a -v eat i li li ry
Soeari. hbeginningll in the er lit.t thre r ofwhom shall eon-titnte a quormn. No-. N
aiwl Jo-eph Tr x.l,-1.ir shalt constit-ai - the i"holr'd if ir ctocis a rd shall h aio l ve e,-.. Iltted icond dhavey of.t•i Ilaur. tl! or ',
All aticnc a of dliilt ors s:aid h, rd ,olirc itolie , t ,e opby r: sinnio i or the ol -
illngtdiet"s Aof tohe • crst ti-ieg ,llowi tcr this plorp,-e aid .he lr rd of diecta rtll
after tot (lo day,' p iotr natide ,tf -lt .1 vetion . thall have bl el s;'t b": ma.i! it) cv ".'stockholder. Each sha:2 of -tuck a!'! b,.entitled to one (1) vote. it he c::-t hy tit,-!owner either iil person or by written ~roxx.an ' a majority of the v,"tes .ast -1uhi! elh.t.
'The 'failue to elect :t Iboaid of ii dirt,' sr,shall not afdet this charter, ut the iiretor.in oafice shall continue in theererciseof theirClnty auntil their sicces-ors ,hall have be,-nelected aid have taken their place.
All vacancies ocecuring in said hoard ofdirectors, whether by r signation or in anyother manner, shall be filled by the- rem -in-ipg directors At the first meeting f,,lowingeach election. said board of ditectors shillelect out of their nnmber a president. a vice
tirft (tal sa _,,-rly, Oh} salnl Ztlu tar
Arnold Troxclair.president; Noe Troxclair,vice-presi eat; Joseph Trosclair, secretary
The heard of directors shall have the .,'werI and authority to make and establish, as wel
as alter and amend, any and all by law .rules anl reg lations that they may deemrequisite for the government,. support andmanagement of the business and a.mairs ofsaid corporation, and they shal, have powesand authority to contract d bts, i.orruwmoney, issue notes, bills of exchange. a-clept-anuces or bonds. and generally to do all thintrsincidental to the objects and purposes of saidcorporation.
ABTICLE VI
Whenever this corporation is dissolved.either by limit tion or fir any other oause.its affairs shall be liquida'ed under the nu erint,-n Rence of three (3) cunmmission rs to eappointed for that potiyose by the stock-holders ata general meeting to he colrveatdfor that purpose, after ten .days' notire sha•lhave been given to every stockholder throughthe mail; said commissioners shall remain inoffice until the affairs of said corpora ion slbailhave been fully liquidated and settled, and inthe event of the death of one or more' of sadcommissioners, the survivors shall fill thevacancy or vacancies.
AMICLE VUI
this Act of Indorporation may be modified,changed or altered, and the capital stockincreased, or said corporation may be dis-solved by the assent of two thirds in amount
f- t'" -b ckhil'! , oilt n tied for•it'|h its'ps,.hy ;hll !boardl of dir-ctri., after thirty 1;3•dil;a- prel'vious noticIe of such tmeeting shallhave beetl pnhlithed in a ntewspap r in tithel,:ul-h if St. J,,hn the Iklptist. a lt after alltI., ,thr fr:nT ,,s,,t tle. la"w sh..l haveist : ctulntpliet v. it; .
.\ RTICLE VIII
No stockholder shall ever be held liable orret! onoihle fior the e,',tntr:te or faults of saidcIort Olltion. illn any fturth,r sum1 than the nl-pai! bIalancei due to thecomiltpanyo o the sharesof- .tk owned byI hill. not slhall anty mereinftrll: ity ill oI l nizitng Itve the effect ofrendlering this charter utll. ir of expo inllg asrtckholder to any liability beyond theaIulount of his stock.
ARTICLE IX
It order that this Act of Incorporation maya -, Serve it. the ,rig 1-l1 .l.m'ription list of
d.: d 'or;.oraHii) , ill silth ri )-rs he-reto have% lil tte1 opposllite tilhet r ttpe, li've names thentnlhller of slar: e lld t'il- ;Itlu i t of stuckI l.scrlibed for Iby ta ch of them.
THfuS IUNE AND') I'.\.SEI) in goy ottieti the' city of Ne.w I rlt•ns. in the par:ihIc ":rhI: .: , ill tie . a' e of uni-ianla. in tllhS t•' t l I, if is-s .I l , , I". \ a ', Ir a I ll.
itt I 15 their nult-s, t,, tiler rith th , saidal1 p t1, is, and it. unotary, after due readingof tie whole.
t )ri' inal tSignel )\'it nesses:it. F. w \RN I.R.\V. E. \Vist\"
Noel N. T'rox'lXir. Fifty shars.Arnld I Tr,,x, lair. ifi v h r tl ,.Noe Troxclaiir, fifti v i:u',s..tloep'l Troxclat r, Fi'fty i lha.res,
Per N ote N. rroxllae ir.Alonzo Trox'lair. Fifty ,hares.Benit Tr, clair, Fifty shares.
(Sied) CHAS. . DIENE 'H[Ai)D.,Notary Public.
(SeaI. I, the undde eersign of Notry l' ex-herey thertify taat the foregoint g ivorded i true ane orrect he recopy er the origin-al Charter of St.ile in my othe Bptiste.
(Signed) CdHAS. I. DENE, IHAUo),Notary Public.
I. the undersigned clerk of court and ex-oficio recorder of mortgages, hereby certifythat the foregoing Charter has been dulyrecorded in the office of the recorder of mort-gages for the parish of St. John the Baptist.on the 23d day of December, 1908, in BookD1). Folios 149-150-151 152, Entry No. 108.
Parish of St. John the Baptist, Louisiana.December 23, 1908.
J. ELLIS MILLET,Dy-Clerk of Court and ex-oflicio
Re uordler of Mlortgaes.
BUia .'S EEorS Si a •:A!SPECIAL O'FFER:
sMade to bSld fine ru"as^a. A trial willmaaie ycu o.: t 'L" _:..si-omer.
Write to-sAy; Me itic.n ;I.s Paper.
-SED 10 CE3TS .to MeInn ;,ic 3 PLL pr' ,-.- iq i a:: ln tt" lhdaabl e .
ollttato to e.ipa natd, to- . t.xi- oth ay ainstrere.va, P'a:sfU &,e! ar i Piant risk,taIL at. a•as .ca , seta t or 1.0, tnaato.•
Commodious and Easy Vehad-will be promptly arelontoulated y appryingat the ,
SUGAR BELT CLUB.t is also the ple Good Dinner.
where t ey ain haIve Good Din .Rooms for the aecommodaties of
Trravelers.
60 YEARS'EXPERIENCE
S- TRADEt MARKSDEssons
COPYRIGoTS &C.AnM oe ionlt*n a .keeeh and deertptinn m
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moot tree. ttlI.'t tie;tp fir fi eeta-g pottnult.iic ties t.OLlo tirmoith a ll.1 i , (au, W'etvO
Wecttt auottl, without Camo lx tlue
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THE BA N K OF S'- JOHN,RESERVE, LA.
Began Business December 5, 1904.
P.A•ID UP CAPITAL, $15,000.
OFFICERS: Liclen Ioategat, President; Edward (odebaux, Vice Presitent;James Clement, Cashier; Aifr Labiehe, Assibt:h=t tu sh!er.
DIRECTORS: Lucien Mont6gut. Laward *Godehaux, Dr S'dney Monthent. Augnstia
Lasseigne. Paul Berthelot, Sol Straoss. Frank P. Lions Charles E. Thilodanx, James
Clement. Etienne J. Caire. Dr. L. T. Ponaldson. D. Rieharnm,. lenent Maurin.
ROIBRBT DICKSON, ALBEBT GODCHA 1'X SCOTT MfOEflE.President. Vice President. .eretery.
THE SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANYOF NEW ORLEANS.
os. 727 and 729 8ravier Street, New Orlesau, La.CASH CAPITAL. S2.000.00.00. ASSETS. 8$47.Se8.73,.
NET SURPLUS, $143,612.00.
FIRE, RIVER AND MARINE.Reglarlry admitted sd doing buaineee in the States of
Nwar Fork, Ilianois, Mississippi )elai are, Nor~t Carolina,
Alabamra, Arkansas, !era*, Miaasouri, &BSkth Caroitna,rade, Zouisiana, Penless anTe
}frto... s oif~ahsw adJustment shot disnouat
hw eseretol1'P Womeaaj sa v er eig a se. iCm pdiepated security for tf
lit.b eted to htam ger essUassa" amrena%`iSe
ajoutai-je, je dois avouer que je ne suisjamais tomb dans ce travers puril. Jedteste les bhtes. Je les dteste froce-ment. Je n'ai jamais souffert prs de
- moi ni un oiseau, ni un chien, ni unSchat, sans avoir envie de le torturer.
* Tmoin le vtre, Juliette, dont je fus lemeurtrier.
Ce n'tait pas la premire fois que je- m'essayais dans le paradoxe. Juliette*et sa mre pensrent tout d'abord quecette protestation inattendue en tait unet elles se mirent sourire.
-Oh! Oh! firent-elles ensemble.Leur incrdulit piqua mon amour-
propre. Je les regardai tour tourdans le fond des yeux, jusqu' l'me.
-Ah! vous ne me croyez pas? conti-nuai-je. Vous pensez que je veux vousen imposer et vous riez! Eh bien, vousvous trompez. Je suis, vous dis-je, lemeurtrier de votre chat. Au surplus,voici comment la chose est arrive.
On a constat et expliqu maintesfois ce besoin qu'ont les assassins defaire talage de leurs forfaits et qui lesconduit parfois se dnoncer eux.-mmesla justice. En ce moment,, j'obissaisla mme impulsion. J'prouvais com-
me une jouissance rapporter moncrime dans ses moindres dtails, avecune prcision qui ne laisst subsisteraucun doute, et 'voir s'effacer, au furet mesure de mon rcit, le sourire par
Slequel elles avaient tout d'abord accueil-li mes premires dclarations, pour faireplace l'horreur et l'poul ante qui prsent les stupfiaient. De fait ellesme regardaient toutes deux. les yeux
Slargis par une sorte d'garement, sansj oser mme interrompre mou horribleconfession. Comme j'en tais arriv aupoint o je plongeai le chat et la sourisensemble dans le bassin, brusquementma belle mre se redressa pale et toutetremblante et fixa son regard eur lemien.
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