Fin D Collection (page 5)

Brissac and Mutineers
CHARLES COSSE, comte de BRISSAC, commanding the French army in Piedmont, is assailed by mutineers asking Where will we find bread ? Chez moi ! he replies

Domestic Order
Papa returns home from his office to find his home a hive of activity, most of it noisy

Makeshift Barricade
The insurgents construct their barricades with whatever materials they find lying about

Dutch Explore Mauritius
Dutch explorers on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, find huge turtles as well as other novel species

Jesus Tomb Empty
Mary Magdalen, Mary the mother of James, and Salome come with spices to anoint Jesuss body, but find his tomb empty : a moment later, an angel will tell them that Jesus is risen

Escape Plans Sought
The Governor of Saint Helena, Hudson Lowe, searches the papers of Napoleons secretary, the comte de Las Casas, hoping to find escape plans. He finds none

Angel, Children, Tree
A helpful angel accompanies two children into the woods to help them choose their tree; thanks to her help, they find one already decorated with candles and dingle-dangles

Egypt / Archae / Tomb Robbed
When archaeologists discover a tomb, only too often they find that grave-robbers have got there before them and taken most of the treasures

Iln / Foggy London / 1867
A foggy night in central London - boys with flaming torches offer to guide pedestrians, while horse-drawn buses and carts find their way as best they can

Girl and Kittens C1875
A girls knitting is not made any easier by the playfulness of four kittens who find her ball of wool an entertaining plaything

Out of Work Mediums
As the first enthusiasm for spiritualism wanes, the mediums find themselves out of a job

Dragon in her Bed
A lady is somewhat surprised to find theres a dragon in her bed

Father Xmas & Boy
Santa carries a birch to punish naughty children as well as gifts to reward the good ones; he questions this boy to find whether or not he has behaved himself

Month / September
On peut en ma saison trouver Froment et vin, avoyne et poys [In my season you ll find wheat and wine, oats and peas...]

Indian Reincarnation
An Indian belief asserts that if a live black cat is thrown into a fire, a reincarnated soul is liberated (How did they find out ?)

Napoleon and Antiquities
EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN Napoleon with the savants contemplates the antiquities of Egypt, many of which find their way back to Paris

Irish Leave for Work
Irish farmhands leave for England to find harvest work

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