Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-10-12

MS flowers, h" saw the lovers meet in TIM,
VaHey. and walk together a llle way. and
then Pierre started off at the top Of HIS
speed over the next hll, that he imagined
ne H'gh' was IN sport, Us he was pursued
oy Josephine, and his dog Fldclle. and he
nno oeen eXpen'lng them BY another path.
'9's dld not al all satisfy jean, who felt
assured The screams he had heard in the
n'gh' proceeded from Pierre. The old man.
100 remembered that more than once he
had suspected that the young shepherd
had more than was beseemng of the sor,
OF knowledge that maddens simple heads
lie would gaze from out his liz, o but far
hours at the Stars, and make odd figures
upon sia'es then he had two or three
queer books-odd, old things, which he
useu 10 pore over for h0urs--not that he
neglected his sheep oh, no. lac woo wa,cn.
'nl and attentive enough 10 them. aud gen.
tie to animals, though no Que liked exacly
to contradict him In any way, for it made
! him fractions. II is odd how at times hos
of unpleasant membranes crowd TO the
mind, and Johano, uld not for his life
get rid OF bis approximations, though he
hardly knew what he feared. The old
porter and the Old gardner looked ia each
others faces but spoke not, but ben, their
gaze over wooded valleys and hte hills,
ard then turned towards the sea which
was narrowing into the Seine, whose
beauties cannot be appreciated except bv
those who traverse its waters from Havre
to Rouen.
AS the day advanced those who had
been hidden to the bridal congreated. and
all TO whom the youthful pair were known
hurried in search Of them. Rumour was
busy as usual; one SAID they had seen
them here, another there; everything
was stepped in uncertainty. and the poor
mother OF Josephine rushed from place to
place IN state of distraction. At last a
shrimp gatherer, who wended his way to
where he expected a scene Of festvi,y,
stated TO Jean that he had seen wo
man bending over one oft cliffs when he
ietlIhe shore,he was so anx Gus to arrive at
the village that he did not 90 towards her,
and then,
Won mn tante,' interrupted the young
woman, II You thlnk you wall call to mind
hat the people SAID 1t could not be Jose
phlne, as Pierre was not with herr
True. said the woman, but old Johanof
and thought otherwise: aud, wllhou,
saying anything to any one, away we went
determined to ascertain # we could hear
tldlngs of them IN that direction it was
as lovely day as ever shohe from the
heavens Of France, and the old gardner
SAID as we walked along that it would BE-
impossible day on which nature poured
so many blessings on her children. should
visit harshly such as thu-e whom we
sought; 1t Is wonderful, Madame. how
simple people are, who live only amongst
birds and flowers And she drew herself
up with an air of conscious superiority thai
was very amusing. i have seen The finest
days shine on the darkest deeds she con-
tinued; bat Johanot would not believe me
when | told him so. We walked and
walked IN The hot sunshine until we reached
the cti the shrimp gatherer had pointed
out, aud there, indeed, was The maiden we
sought. She was crouched on the very
edge OF the preciplce-ber neck stretched
| out like wild sea birds-her position was
S, dangerous that we feared to approach
her-but called again and again. though
our only answers were the echoes of the
caverns. There must be some reason,
sad hanoi, for turning living woman
into marble statue. Creep close to her
aud draw her BY her dress from tina, fea.
tuI height! | will descend the cliffs and
, 'ndeavor 10 ascertain the cause | drag
I ged myself cautiously to the spot wa
. horrlti"d at The aspect Of her counteuanct
, when caught sight Of her profe It was
y white as marble 1.-The lips apart, showing
. the gIltierng teeth and bood,es' gums
4 the eyes s,ralnlng from beueath then
I irlng"d lldS--the hands cenchrd, one II
: the uproo'ed and fragrant thyme, the oher
2 IN the tangled rreSses of her hair. Close
d and more close drew, without attracting
Q her attention, until at last | grasp"d heI
c dress tightly with one hand, aud supported
r myself wIh the other SO as to see the beacI
;. beneath. | shall never forget the hot
throbbIng pang that rushed through m,
u brain when saw the body of the uniorlu
nate Pierre heaped, as it were, upon The
; rocks beneath. know not if ne hat
4. lurued after his faI but his face was to-
. wards the sky, and | suppose it was tbs
e reflection of the sun, but his eyes appeared
: to me as Of living fire; his bridal bed wa,
i on the tlInty rock - his BRIDE hopeless
{ maniac land instead OF the blessing iron
e the holy priest that would have clmbet
e the heavens to win the grace OF God, the
e sea-blrds whlrled and screamed over hi.
u mangle led corpse
d You have forgotten the dog, sad heI
y niece.
d No, have not she replied how the
5 dog 60, dawn | do not know, but there
q was poor Fldelle and ever and anon hi,
G bowls mingled with the shrleks OF the wild
c waterfowl saw Johanot approach the
e body, and when he had raised The mangled
r remains OF the poor shepherd, 1t was then
= that Josephine would have spraug over if
e had not clulchrd her firmly, and the long
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