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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Le Noël des Petits Gueux + +Author: Max du Veuzit + +Release Date: December 25, 2008 [EBook #27619] + +Language: French + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LE NOËL DES PETITS GUEUX *** + + + + +Produced by Daniel Fromont + + + + + + + + + +[Transcriber's note: Max du Veuzit (pseudonyme d'Alphonsine +Vavasseur-Acher Mme François Simonet) (1876-1952), +_Le Noël des Petits Gueux_ (1909)] + + + + +Max du VEUZIT + + + + + +Le Noël des Petits Gueux + + + + + +PIECE REALISTE EN UN ACTE + + + +PRIX: 1 Franc + + + +1909 + + + +Tous droits de traduction et de reproduction réservés + +pour tous pays + + + + + +PERSONNAGES: + + + +UN IVROGNE... 45 ans environ + +MARIA... 14 ans + +CARLOT... 8 ans + + + +DECOR: + + + +Sept heures du soir, en hiver, dans une chaumière misérablement +meublée. + +Une table boiteuse, des chaises de paille, un mauvais lit dans le fond. + +Port à gauche, au dernier plan, fermant par un loquet de bois. + +Sur la table, verres, bouteilles vides et chandelier, pêle-mêle. + +Au lever du rideau, la scène est plongée dans l'obscurité. + + + +SCENE I + + + +L'IVROGNE + + + +L'ivrogne d'une voix pâteuse chante dans la coulisse: + +--Viens Poupoule, viens, etc... + +La porte s'ouvre et il apparaît titubant. Une bouteille pleine sort à +moitié de sa poche. Toujours chantant, il fait quelques pas, puis +s'arrête: + +-- Une vraie bouteille à l'encre!... Ca manque de bec de gaz! + +Se cognant au lit: + +-- Oh!... quelle turne! + +Se cramponnant au lit: + +-- C'est c'tte sacrée Maria qu'aura mis une chaise là pour que j'me +f... par terre!... Y a plus d'enfants! L'respect d'la famille s'en va +complètement! + +Il cherche une allumette dans ses poches. + +-- Je... J'vais allumer l'électricité. + +Il frotte une allumette, qui rate, puis une seconde et une troisième. + +-- Vive la Régie! + +Au public: + +-- La Régie a été instituée pour embêter les citoyens, mais ça prend +pas avec moi... quand l'allumette rate, j'crie vive la Régie... pour la +narguer!... et quand elle ne rate pas... (Il en prend une:) Vive la +République! + +Tenant délicatement l'allumette enflammée il s'avance vers la cheminée: + +-- Où qu'il est, le lustre?... + +Il cherche: + +-- Le lustre à Bibi n'est pas là! + +Il allume une autre allumette et va vers la table: + +-- Là!... Voici le réverbère en question. + +Il veut atteindre la chandelle mais sa main qui tremble semble vouloir +allumer tous les goulots des bouteilles: + +-- Ca doit être encore un tour de c'tte sacrée Maria... C'est humide, +ça peut pas brûler, pardi! + +Larmoyant: + +-- Si c'est pas malheureux d'avoir une fille qui mouille tous les bouts +de chandelle! + +Il a fini cependant par allumer celle-ci. Tombant en arrêt devant les +bouteilles vides: + +-- Quelle armée!... Si c'est moi le copain qui ai vidé tout ça j'suis +pas à plaindre, mon colon! + +Se cognant l'estomac: + +-- Une vraie panse de député qui veut analyser tous les liquides de la +buvette... + +Il passe la revue des bouteilles: + +-- Zut! Tout est sifflé!... Alors faut serrer la ceinture?... Non! +Zidor a des réserves dans sa cave. + +Il tire la bouteille de sa poche: + +-- Voilà! M'sieu est servi!! + +Il boit un peu: + +-- C'est du nanan... le réveillon oblige. + +Il commence à boire; son ivresse doit aller croissant. En riant, il +chantonne: + +-- Tout tourne! Tout tourne... (parlant) Ca vous met du soleil en +tête... J'ai... j'ai vingt ans... le coeur solide (au public) Y en a +pas un qui me roulerait en ce moment. Qu'est-ce qui veut lutter avec +moi. J'parie vingt ronds. + +Il a posé machinalement la bouteille dans un coin et quand il veut +recommencer à boire il en prend une vide sur la table. Il la porte à +ses lèvres, puis l'examine étonné. La voix de plus en plus pâteuse: + +-- Ca coule plus! (au public) C'est encore c'tte sacrée Maria... elle a +bouché le goulot... + +Pleurnichant: + +-- Si c'est pas malheureux d'avoir une fille qui met des bouchons là où +qu'il en faut pas!... + +Il s'asseoit près de la table, luttant contre le sommeil: + +-- Mon pauvre Zidor! t'as pas de chance avec tes enfants... Ils ne te +font que des mauvais tours! + +Il s'assoupit, mais bientôt se redresse en sursaut: + +-- Maria!... fais-moi mon lit... (un temps) Tu veux pas me faire mon +lit!... (larmoyant) Ca te portera pas chance... + +Il attend et reprend d'un air autoritaire: + +-- Ton père est fatigué, Maria! + +Changeant de ton et pleurnichant: + +-- Non! mais c'est y pas malheureux... d'avoir une fille qui... qui +fait rien au lit! + +(Il tombe endormi d'un lourd sommeil d'ivrogne. Il est affaissé plutôt +qu'assis sur sa chaise; le haut du corps et la tête s'appuient sur la +table. Quand il commence à ronfler, la porte s'ouvre timidement et +Charlot passe la tête par l'entrebâillement. Les bouteilles l'empêchent +de voir son père). + + + +SCENE II + + + +L'IVROGNE, MARIA, CHARLOT + + + +CHARLOT, à voix basse + +On ne voit rien. + + + +MARIA + +Regarde bien. + + + +CHARLOT + +Sûr!... Y a personne! + + + +MARIA, ouvrant davantage la porte + +Pourtant il y a de la lumière. + + + +CHARLOT + +Il est peut-être reparti! + + + +MARIA + +Mon Dieu! pourvu qu'il ne soit pas allé au cabaret. + + + +CHARLOT + +Mince de réveillon, alors! + + + +(Ils sont entrés; Maria aperçoit l'ivrogne, instinctivement, elle +saisit le bras du petit). + + + +MARIA + +Oh!... Il est là! + + + +CHARLOT + +Zut! + + + +MARIA + +Fais point de bruit, Charlot. + + + +(Elle referme la porte très doucement. Charlot s'est avancé sur la +pointe des pieds vers l'ivrogne et l'examine). + + + +CHARLOT, piteusement. + +Il est paf! C'est notre veine! + + + +MARIA + +Chut! il dort! Ne le réveillons pas: ses réveils sont terribles. + + + +CHARLOT + +Il casse et brise tout! + + + +MARIA + +Oui, mais on peut tout de même être tranquilles... on s'couchera sans +qu'il nous entende. + + + +(Elle prend le petit dans ses bras et l'assied sur une chaise près du +lit pour qu'il s'appuie sur celui-ci). + + + +Reste là, mon gosse, je vais te déshabiller tout à l'heure. + + + +CHARLOT + +Me déshabiller? + + + +MARIA + +Oui. + + + +CHARLOT, plaintivement. + +Mais j'ai faim, Maria... On va pas dormir comme ça. + + + +MARIA, tressaillant + +T'as faim? + + + +CHARLOT + +Et j'suis gelé, encore! C'est pas ce qu'on a mangé aujourd'hui qui m'a +réchauffé l'estomac: un gendarme et du pain, c'est guère réconfortant! + + + +MARIA + +Pauvre gosse... + + + +(Ses yeux vont à l'ivrogne dont la respiration devient bruyante. Elle a +un geste de colère). + + + +Y s'a soûlé, encore, c'bougre-là!... On n'a boulotté qu'un croûton dur +d'puis l'matin. Va t'y falloir encore s'coucher sans souper. + + + +CHARLOT + +C'est crevant! + + + +MARIA + +C'est Noël: y s'ra pas allé travailler cet après-midi... Depuis que la +mère est défunte, c'est comme ça à toutes les fêtes! + + + +CHARLOT + +Ah! si maman était là!... + + + +MARIA + +Allons, pleure pas, Charlot; tu sais bien que j'fais ce que j'peux pour +la remplacer... + + + +CHARLOT + +Mais t'as beau travailler, y te prend toute ta galette. + + + +MARIA, haussant les épaules + +Oui, et après on meurt de faim, pardi! + + + +CHARLOT, après un temps + +Allons, Maria, donne-moi quelque chose, j'ai faim. + + + +MARIA, à mi-voix + +Y a pu rien dans l'buffet... + + + +CHARLOT + +Mais j'ai mal là... (Il montre son estomac et éclate en sanglots) +J'veux manger, moi. + + + +MARIA + +Y a rien! + + + +CHARLOT + +C'est amusant! + + + +(Soudain Maria s'avance vers l'ivrogne) + + + +Ah et puis!!... Tant pis s'il se réveille et s'il casse tout! (Elle le +secoue par le bras) Eh l'père!... l'gosse a faim; faudrait voir à y +donner à manger. + + + +L'IVROGNE, soulevant la tête et essayant d'ouvrir les yeux + +Hein!... Quoi!... + + + +MARIA + +L'gosse a faim! + + + +L'IVROGNE + +Ca fait rien. + + + +(Il retombe lourdement endormi). + + + +MARIA, le secouant plus fortement + +Ben, voyons, écoute-moi... J'te dis qu'on a rien dans l'ventre depuis +c'matin et qu'ça peut pas durer comme ça... + + + +(Il reste insensible à l'appel de sa fille; même comme elle le secoue +trop fortement, il roule sous la table avec un bafouillage incohérent; +puis il se tait et reste immobile. Maria en le voyant tomber a un +mouvement de recul. De loin, elle le contemple avec mépris). + + + +MARIA + +Ce qu'il est bu!... Il est rien complet! + + + +(Charlot enhardi s'est avancé vers son père et l'examine curieusement). + + + +CHARLOT + +Mince! quelle culotte!!... Il en dit pas long en c'moment. + + + +MARIA + +C'est triste! + + + +CHARLOT + +C'est rigolo! + + + +MARIA + +Il a réveillonné sans s'inquiéter de nous. + + + +CHARLOT + +Et c'est pas ça qui va nous caler l'ventre... + + + +MARIA + +Hélas! + + + +CHARLOT + +Dis donc... si tu visitais ses profondes. Il a p't'être pas tout +raboté. + + + +MARIA + +C'est une idée! + + + +(D'un bond, elle se rapproche de l'ivrogne, et délicatement, elle tâte +les vêtements et retourne les poches. Du désappointement peu à peu se +lit sur son visage). + + + +Non... rien!... Zut!... Ah misère! il a tout boissonné. + + + +CHARLOT + +Y faisait soif pour lui. + + + +MARIA, se relevant avec dépit + +Ses goussets sont nettoyés comme jamais. + + + +CHARLOT + +Alors?... Rien? + + + +MARIA + +Rien!... Quel Noël! + + + +CHARLOT + +Pas besoin de mettre ses soulier dans la cheminée: c'est la mouise! + + + +MARIA, apercevant la bouteille + +Tiens! + + + +CHARLOT + +Quoi? + + + +MARIA + +Regarde... Cette fiole qu'est presque pleine. + + + +CHARLOT, prenant la bouteille + +Il n'aura pas pu boire tout! + + + +MARIA + +Montre un peu pour voir. + + + +(Successivement ils sentent le goulot puis goûtent le liquide: la +bouteille change donc quatre fois de mains). + + + +CHARLOT + +C'est du mêlé-cass? + + + +MARIA + +Oui c'est bon! + + + +CHARLOT + +Ca chauffe! + + + +(Un instant, ils examinent la bouteille en silence. Charlot +timidement). + + + +Dis donc, Maria? + + + +MARIA + +Eh bien? + + + +CHARLOT + +Si.. si on buvait tout. + + + +MARIA, hésitant + +On serait saoult. + + + +CHARLOT + +Tant mieux! + + + +MARIA + +Oh! + + + +CHARLOT + +Si... comme ça, on sentira plus le froid ni la faim. + + + +MARIA, tristement + +C'est vrai qu'si on avait le ventre mieux garni, c't'idée-là nous +viendrait pas. + + + +CHARLOT + +Pardine! + + + +(Il va pour porter à ses lèvres le goulot, mais la main de Maria +retient la bouteille). + + + +Oh, non... faut pas! + + + +(Ils baissent la tête pensivement, tenant toujours chacun la +bouteille). + + + +CHARLOT, après un temps + +A quoi que tu penses, Maria? + + + +MARIA, gravement + +Je pense aux réveillons d'autrefois... quand maman vivait... + + + +CHARLOT + +Oh, oui! les nuits de Noël. + + + +MARIA, les yeux pleins de larmes + +Les belles nuits blanches dont tous les enfants rêvent. + + + +(Ils restent silencieux, l'un près de l'autre, très graves). + + + +CHARLOT, timidement après un temps + +Alors. + + + +(Maria saisit brusquement la bouteille), + + + +MARIA + +Tant pis... On a rien à s'mettre sous la dent!... Alors! + + + +(Elle boit). + + + +CHARLOT + +Ca va être notre réveillon! + + + +(De nouveau la bouteille passe et repasse de main en main. Pendant que +le rideau tombe on voit Charlot, ivre, s'appuyer en riant sur sa soeur +pendant que celle-ci se soutient au mur pour ne pas tomber). + + + +FIN + + + +MONTIVILLIERS + +Imprimerie H. RILLET + +10, rue Bavanterie, 10 + + + + + +Ouvrages du même Auteur + + + +THEATRE + + + +La Noël des Petits Gueux, 1 acte. + +Paternité, 1 acte. + +C'est la Loi! 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