STUDY XIII. 105 



*' Every one," fay they, *' muft live by his trade." 

 I faw a little child, one day, buying greens from 

 the herb-woman : fhe filled a large apron with the 

 articles which he wanted, and took a penny : on 

 my expreffing furprize at the quantity which fhe 

 had given him, (he faid to me, *' I would not, 

 *' Sir> have given fo much to a grown perfon ; but 

 ** I would not tor the world take advantage of a 

 " child." 1 knew a man of the name of Chriftal, 

 in the rue de la Magdelaine^ whofe trade was to go 

 about felling Auvergne- waters, and who fup ported 

 for five months, gratis^ an upholfterer, of whom 

 be had no knowledge, and whom a law-fuit had 

 brought to Paris, becaufe, as he told me, that poor 

 upholfterer, the whole length of the road, in a 

 public carriage, had, from time to time, given an 

 arm to his fick wife. That fame man had a fon 

 eighteen years old, a paralytic and changeling 

 from the womb, whom he maintained with the 

 tendered attachment, without once contenting to 

 his admiflion into the Hofpital of Incurables, 

 though frequently folicited to that effed, by per- 

 fons who had intereft fufRcient to procure it : 

 *' God," faid he to me, " has given me the poor 

 *' youth : it is my duty to take care of him." I have 

 no doubt that he ftill continues to fupport him, 

 though he is under the neceffity of feeding him 

 with his own hands, and has the farther charge of 

 a frequently ailing wife. 



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