The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-06-08
STORY or eNIDfR.

ens dsy cnnpellsd 10 leave he dnligenes
10 whish had jssg started % fsinra lfoas |
Montpelier sa~ssds Paris. ~ hsslsh |
hsd been for some fime unssnled. and me |
journey .wss undertaken soms whsl rash
". Tssr,iegisFly a. asIther Trend nor per-
ssnai sllsndsns WAS with me "a lhs tine
The coasesneaes WA ssaPpags 81 ms
Hssrl. | had hoins up sisss 81 sls cost
a much Suffering. bot yes lofeed. shan
about thirty niies on ay xsy. 70 take ~
ssnisge Of my afrisss - : small ueasioak
me village. cad make . half. The ca
ha,ete befHe shieh landed wss sery
clean and promising 10 appearances. and 1
faailssed myself that. " neesssi,aed %
sssy fsw days. 81. ~ould be right and
enmfar,sbls IN such qsssters. Bat I vas
disappointed 10 nv expectation II geiIng
these quarters. The only lwo beds &. for
~ invalid we're t.ken Up BY strangers.
!. What then 10 10 be done, gaod host.
es,," said |; here must remain, sleep
where m.y." 81 know no. whsl 10 do.
sir" ~ss The reply: /. though ], 10 posi-
bic one ~ The strangers may give up his
bed 70 roo" 81 should moi like 70 be
tsosb lssome. bui"-The hostess inter-
rupied By calling 10 an elderly man who
-, on bench Of lie door, N conversation
siih another person. Jacques" cried
she. /. rome huber. Iless IL gentleman
wishes q have bed. We have no spare
me: ran Ber,ha pm, lin ups' The iadl.
.,dual 10 whom ih,se words we're sd>
dressed, was fine. hale looking man. .
bon; fifty Or 30. lie had the uprIgh,ness
IL department which 81 once marks The
veteran Of var. doubt no, but Bertha
can give him quarters for night or two
II he wishes H." said Jacques in cheer
I'll iont; stand he looks Ill. too, but Bertha
sill take care Of HIN, promise him, 4
he can get her 10 tike him ~ charge"
t"Nell. y eil, show The gentleman the way
u ynur co,lsgs." returned ihe hos,ess;
]. but J.rquss, don, promise 100 much.
yon are M, famous lac keeping p,omiscs!
I. Ma fol, nor are you'll" re.or,ed Jacques;
anil The par showed their teeth ., once
in an esperislly bsoad aud hearty laugh.
- Yuu will End every thing comfortable,
cir. snb jacques and he dams, said the
hostess. whln she had brought her rner-
l,iment 10 cIose. And sal was handed
over ., once 10 THE new friend. nnhing
re!uct.n', mrs, SAT; for liked his coun'
tenaaee. and was even better pleased Al
the though, Of lodging in cottage Than n
q cabaret. huwever neal and clcanly.
| did find every thing comfortable In
the co,tage ofJacques. He wife. a tidy
ruund faced, pretty sna,rm. well nigh TEL
years younger than himself By appear
ance, IN ade me weIcame by degree o
J ready warmth which highly gra,ifisd me
She seemed just The very person for al
. invalid to qusr,er himself with; and 50
J fssud it TO be. Bu, enough Of myself
) To nv story.
In passing occasionally Between th'
cabatet and the cottage oi Jacques durinI
: the few d ,ys ofmy residence there, ha'
! an opportunity al caring The hostess an'
: Jacques repeat their significant banter
regarding promise keeping. l.see"ed !.
: be q joke between then Of venerahl,
4 age. This excited my curiosity. and
. one day a.ked Monsieur Jacques IL
. mr ant any thing particular which II wa
e proper to tell me. /" Oh yes; prope
d enough to be told" said Jacques with
e laugh: "but il /. long story, and lea
n would weary your honor" " Notear
n that" .ard /: ~. am an untrable ss"r
e seeker" Thus encouraged. Jacquesre
Y lated III me his story.
!. Ill was drawn Tor the conscsAr''on,
. said he, i" in~my nineteenth year. Thu
e wa. no very advanced age, sir. yet ecfor
y tina, ,imssI had contrived to imagine IN,
self. in love, and to make all SORTS
q eighty VOWS OF fidelity to little cousl
o Of nv own, Who had reached her hi'een'
wear. Well. | was drawn Ior the war
a. | said; aud. though man enough Tor
be a soldier. | wss ch,ld enough TO cs,
is with pres, eaenes,ncss and sincerity. wht
N come ~ patt WIN NY fy
:. Marie. We had no help Tor IT. howeVe
" so we promised to be faithful az meier I"
v were before. and we separated
n The emperor Continued Jacques .enc'
,e ing his aa. as il his living master had bee
g. before him 10 teceise The salute> I'll
n. emneror " as al this time fighting all ii
us world, and be a'ing all the world, and
followed him for many along day. VIII
W on, evet seeing heme. and without es'
in hearing a word from home that could
!, depended on. Through oil a'y a.
e. Germany | followed the heels oil ny ma
20 Ter. liking The occaps,'o" very wei se
20 | had 90, accustomed 10 il. The 'hiT
g. Ia, KEEP, Us comfortable. sir. was 10
N we never had any fears OF being oeslf
I'd while the emperor was WIN US y
., though M, beaten, one can be woo"de
or and 81 i, was with me. some t'me ee'o
" the emperor entered Berlin. II d'a MOI I
b ,a,o hospital. hoserssr'bd' Frs'e''s' q