The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-06
THE BEARER.

Before his arrival there, his master
Justice Hautmartin, met him, and asked,
"Jacques, what art thou carrying?"
"A box for mother Manon. But, sir,
! cannot say from whom it comes"
"Why not! :"
"Bccausc Mr.. Colin would always hate
me-"
ut is well that thou canst be silent.
But it is already late ; give me the box,
for am going tomorrow 10 see Mrs. Ma
non; ] will deliver the box to her, and
not betray that it came from Colin. 1t
will spare thee a walk and furnish me a
good excuse"
jacques gave the box to his master,
whom he was accustomed to obey in all
things, without gainsaying. The Justice
bore it into his chamber, and looked at it
in the light with great curiosity. On the
lid was neatly written with red chalk /:
"For the lovely and beloved Marietta"
But Herr Hautmartin well knew that this
was only mischief in Colin, and that some
knavish trick lurked behind. He there
fore opened the box carefully, for fear a
mouse or rat were concealed III it. But
when he beheld the wondrous cup, which
he also had seen at Nence, he was hearth
ly frightened, for Herr Hautmartin was
equally experienced in right und wrong,
and he knew that the inventions and de-
signs of the human heart were evil from
youth upward. He saw at once, that Co.
lin designed to BRING misfortune upon Ma
rietta, by means of the cup: perhaps to
rive ont, when it was in her hands, that ii
was a present of some successful lover in
the town, or the like, so that all decent
people must have kept aloof from Mariet-
Ia. Therefore Herr Hautmartn resolved
in order to obviate all evil thoughts, to ac'
knowledge himself as the giver. Besides,
he loved Marietta, and would gladly have
seen her observe more strictly the sayings
of the grey-headed priest, Jerome, toward:
himself, Little children, love one ano'
Their" In truth, Herr Hautmartin was ;
little child of so years old, and Marriott;
thought the saying applied not to him
On the contrary, mother Manon thought
the Justice was a clever little child, haC
gold and reputation in all NapouIe, from
ono end Of the village to the other. AnC
when the Justice spoke of marriage, ant
Marietta for fear ran away, mother Manor
remained sitting, and feared not the tai
staid gentleman. | must also be confess
ed that there were no defects in his per
son. And although Colin might be thu
handsomest man in the village, yet did th'
Justice far surpass him in two things
namely, number of years, and great
great nose. Yes, this nose, which Away
went before the justice like herald, t,
proclaim his approach, was real elephan
among human noses.
With this elephant, his good purpose
and the cup, the Justice went the follow
ing morning to the house between til
olive trees and African acaclas.
"For the beautiful Marietta" said he
"nothing is to me too costly. Iestcrda
YOU admired the cup at Vcnce: allow m
to-day, lovely Marietta, to lay it and m
devoted heart at your feet"
Manon and Marietta were transporte
and astounded when they bohe!d the cuI
Manon's eyes glstened with delight; BIT
Marietta turned and said, 81 can nelth'
take your heart or cup Then was MI
, Their Manon angry, and cried out:
"But accept heart and cup, o the
RI little fool, how long wilt thou slight til
good luck For whom waltest thou
r Shall count of Provence make you h
. bride, that you scorn the Justice of n