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andthepeopleofAgenshouldbeproudoftheirpoet。”[2]
TheaccountwhichJasminrecordsofhisexpensesduringajourneyoffiftydays，inwhichhecollectedmorethan20，000francs，isveryremarkable。Itisgiveninthefourthvolumeof’LesPapillotes，’publishedin1863，theyearbeforehisdeath，andisentitled，”Noteofmyexpensesofthejourney，whichI
havedeductedfromthereceiptsduringmycircuitoffiftydays。”
Oncertainoccasionsnothingwhateverwascharged，butacarriagewasprobablyplacedathisdisposal，ortheticketforarailwayoradiligencemayhavebeenpaidforbyhisfriends。
Onmanyoccasionshewalkedthedistancebetweentheseveralplaces，andthussavedthecostofhisconveyance。Buteveryitemofexpensewassetforthinhis”Note”withthemostscrupulousexactness。
HereisthetranslationofJasmin’srecordforhisjourneysduringthesefiftydays：——”……AtFoix，fromM。deGroussou，PresidentoftheCommunionofBienfaisance，33fr。，50c。
AtPamiers，nil。AtSaint-Girons，fromthePresidentoftheSocietyofSt。VincentdePaul，16fr。AtLavaur，fromM。theMayor，22fr。AtSaint-Sulpice，nil。AtToulouse，whereIgavefivespecialseances，ofwhichthetwofirst，toSaint-VincentdePaulandthePrefecture，producedmorethan1600fr。，nil。Mymusewassufficientlyaccountedfor；itwasduringmyreceptionasMaitre-es-jeux。AtRodez，fromthePresidentoftheConferenceofSaint-VincentdePaul，29fr。50c。AtSaint-Geniez，nil。AtSaint-Flour，fromM。Simon，vicar-general，22fr。50c。AtMurat，nil。AtMauriac，nil。AtAurillac，fromM。Geneste，mayor，formyreturntoAgen，24fr。Total，147fr。
50centimes。”
Thus，morethan20，000francswerecollectedforthepoor，Jasminhavingdeducted147fr。50c。forthecostofhisjourneysfromplacetoplace。Itmustalsoberememberedthathetravelledmostlyinwinter，whenthegroundwascoveredwithsnow。InFebruary，1854，M。Migneret，PrefectofHaute-garonne，addressedalettertoJasmin，whichisworthyofpreservation。”Itispleasant，”hesaid，’afterhavingenjoyedatnightthecharmsofyourpoetry，tobeginthenextdaybytakingaccountofthemisfortunestheyrelieve。Ioweyouthisdoublehonour，andIthankyouwiththegreatestgratitude……Astoouradmirationofyourtalent，ityieldstoouresteemforyournobleheart；thepoetcannotbejealousofthegoodcitizen。”[3]
Notwithstandingtherigouroftheseason，andthesnowandwind，thelikeofwhichhadnotbeenknownformorethantwentyyears，JasminwaswelcomedbyanimmenseaudienceatRodez。TherecitationwasgiveninthelargehallofthePalaisdeJustice，andneverhadsolargeacollectionbeenmade。TheyoungpeopleofthetownwishedtogiveJasminabanquet，buthedeclined，ashehadtohurryontoanotherplaceforasimilarpurpose。
Heleftthem，however，oneofhispoemspreparedfortheoccasion。
HearrivedatSaint-Flourexhaustedbyfatigue。Hisvoicebegantofail，partlythroughtherigoursoftheclimate，yethecontinuedtopersevere。Thebishopentertainedhiminhispalace，andintroducedhimpersonallytotheaudiencebeforewhichhewastogivehisrecitations。Overtheentrance-doorwaswrittentheinscription，”AJasmin，lePoetedesPauvres，Saint-fleurreconnaissante！”BeforeJasminbegantorecitehewasserenadedbytheaudience。Thecollectionwasgreaterthanhadeverbeenknown。ItwasherethatthebishoppresentedJasminwiththatfamousmanual，’TheImitationofChrist，’
alreadyreferredto。
ItwasthesameatMurat，Mauriac，andAurillac。TherecitationatAurillacwasgiveninthetheatre，andthereceiptswere1200
francs。Herealsohewasserenaded。HedepartedfromAurillaccoveredwiththepoor
