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Updated: June 27, 2025
The trade of a basket-maker, when followed in such a manner, is a thankless one. Antoine's work would not have sufficed to pay for his drinking bouts if he had not contrived a means of procuring his osier at low cost. He never bought any at Plassans, but used to say that he went each month to purchase a stock at a neighbouring town, where he pretended it was sold cheaper.
"The rich man could not help being astonished at this generosity, and, having acquired wisdom by his misfortunes, not only treated the basket-maker as a friend during the rest of his life, but employed his riches in relieving the poor, and benefiting his fellow-creatures."
Vincent, a young basket-maker, loves the fair Mireille, who is the daughter of a rich farmer named Raymond. Raymond will have nothing to say to so humble a suitor, and favours the pretensions of Ourrias, a herdsman. While making a pilgrimage to a church in the desert of Crau, Mireille has a sunstroke, and her life is despaired of.
Did M. de Boiscoran keep a mistress?" "No, sir." "Did he ever have one?" "Never. But that was mere childishness. Besides, that was five years ago, and the woman has been married these three years to a basket-maker at Marennes." "You are quite sure of what you say?" "As sure as I am of myself.
As soon as the supper was finished, the travelers prepared for sleep. "Let us put on our rain-coats," suggested Paul. "They will help dry our clothes and keep us warm." "Why didn't you put them on before it rained?" asked the basket-maker. "That is like locking the stable after the horse is stolen." "We never thought of it," responded Fritz.
Still the Cows think it is good, the Bees think it is fine, and it always carried lots of food bags in its cellar. So also does the next sister Melilot, the Yellow Clover or Honey-lotus and the last and sweetest of them all, is the Sweet Clover that spreads sweet smells in the old-fashioned garden. The Indian Basket-maker
The good heart of Martha Hawkins having espoused the cause of the basket-maker, the heart of Bud Means could not help feeling warmly on the same side. Blessed is that man in whose life the driving of duty and the drawing of love impel the same way! But why speak of the driving of duty? For already Bud was learning the better lesson of serving God for the love of God.
"Then you mean to say, Ursula, that no Romany chi, unless compelled by hard necessity, would have anything to do with a gorgio?" "We are not over-fond of gorgios, brother, and we hates basket-makers, and folks that live in caravans." "Well," said I, "suppose a gorgio who is not a basket-maker, a fine, handsome gorgious gentleman, who lives in a fine house "
Walter then told of the robbery at Schroeder's, told where he and Small had whittled the fence while the Joneses entered the house, and confirmed Ralph's story by telling how they had seen Ralph in a fence-corner, and how they had met the basket-maker on the hill. "To be sure," said the old man, who had not ventured to hold up his head, after he was arrested, until Walter began his testimony.
He did not know of Miss Rogers being in her home, and he reasoned with himself that there was no one to take care of her there, save the old basket-maker, and she could not have a worse companion in her present condition; therefore he must take her elsewhere.
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