Boum -Boum . . . d'' après Jules Claretie

Conte Parisien The life of the Parisian workman, devoted to his fiEimily and ready to sacrifice his ail for their wel£Eu«,

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is charmingly painted by Jules Clareti'e in the story of little François. There are many little François in Paris who look forward to the Sundays spent with their parents in rambles through the country or in enjoying quiet picnics on the banks of the Seine.

9. Les Deux Pêches . cT après André Theuriet 42 Conte Humoristique M. Vital Herbelot is a type of many thousands of men in France whose whole life is lived in the govemment employ {l'administration^. Afteryears of service, and strict observance of ail office traditions, a clerk may rise to be a directeur or chef de bureau, M. Herbelot's career, however, is interrupted by the incident of the peaches.