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A French Workman Who Lived In The Valley Of The Vire In The
Fourteenth Or Fifteenth Century, Is Said To Be Vaudeville's
Grandparent. Of Course, The Child Of His Brain Bears Not Even A
Remote Resemblance To Its Descendant Of To-Day, Yet The Line Is
Unbroken And The Relationship Clearer Than Many Of The Family Trees
Of The Royal Houses. The French Workman's Name Was Oliver Bassel,
Or Olivier Basselin, And In His Way He Was A Poet. He Composed
And Sang Certain Sprightly Songs Which Struck The Popular Fancy
And Achieved A Reputation Not Only In His Own Town But Throughout
The Country.