Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-07-09

tuau NlfN NluAIh he'' bNf''' ~ Af' Aulu't
back again, and made another attempt, bu'
with no better success end 20 add to ,hcil
misfortunes, whilst Michel was seeking ioi
his hat, which the branch Of a tree knocked
oil his head, the mare slipped the bridlc from
his hand, aud troticd OF,
What's to be done now i' crlcd hc.-
q" The child can walk 10 further, and rm
afraid to leave you here while go after the
mare, lest should not hc. able 10 find you
again and IT we stay here all night, the
child will get hls death, and YOU too, with
the cold. Besides, I'm BY no means sure
thcrc may no, b. a wolf or two horoabouis"
1--WE mus, ligh, hr " said fanchon.--
Here, a large OAK wInch will keep oil the
rain, aud ! feel plenty Of dry sticks cracking
under IN, fee, and then we mus, make bed
ior the boy, aud let hIm sleep uIl the mis-,
clear, oil"
That's easily SAID" answered Michel /,
bat where arc We To get tire and the mare
has run oGwith my saddle.bags and every
thing We had to make a bed with ,"
I've nv tinjcr.borin nv p-kc,, .aid
I Fanchon, as she set brskI, to work To gr,h-
er sticks " and wc must clear \ DRY 'Pot
and wrap him up IN my CLOAK"
And what's Ia b,comc ul you without
J ~" cricd Michel.
The irc will warm mc, aud can keep
myself awake" -hc ANSWERED, "but the
child cant, snd he'll rc, his death, 4 ~
don't take cafe oi HIM while he sleeps"
/, Is astonishing what resources there ate
in a wcll-,Ii'poScd. active, good.Icmpcrrd NJ
man, and how helpless, IN certain cmergrn.
cics, a man - beside her Fanchou had a
rrod BLAZING hrc anil bed OF dry leave an.
der the OAK rcady for lcp IN no time then
,hc wrapped him m her cloak, and covered
him with the game bag, which, together
with her own bundle, had slipped oli the
mare a. she kicked up her heel aHd ran utr
You must keep mp rhc fire." said she,
"whlc watch the child, Let the sparks
should rrarh mm."
Upon ms word ,ourc a capital l,hc
las, go ,lrd Michel. "l You know how ,o
take ctrr Of % child, aud raAca Grc ~ the
wood, and do everything that's useful. |
vas beginning to feel cross, | can tell YOU,
a, the thoughts Of passing the nigh, here IN
the cold"
60 And when one lp,r, one, temper, one
generally lu-cs onc's presence oi mind too,
said Fanchun " For my part have oilen
bc,n obliged to keep the sheep on ,hc h,lls iu
odd ,,gat..yr. aud shosl. nave hcra BADLY
otl II hadu', known how Io make q hrc d"
"Whai sou say abou, losing once temper
IL true enough" answered Michel "bu,
hoW 10 help It when things GO 50 pcycrsely'
jus, remember that losing ynur temper
will only make them worse, ,ald fanchou.
W. mother and have had ml. hard
struggle, bot W. never les, heart i,ll It came
To the parting to-day bu, your mother says
she'll perhaps hlrc the ncNt year II learn 10
bc a good .rrant a, Gnndpre ~ shall
keep up ny courage, and 1--we IN hopes ol .cc-
lng dear home again"
q" wish she had hlred ,uu at once, saId
Michel, instead of sending mc this Wild
goosc chase after a wife. You could have
taken care of my children as veil a. any
wilc.' Bu; as Michel at with his knee 10.
wards the fire opposite fauchon, he nov, Tor
thu Tire, timc IN his life, as the light shouc on
her face, made the discovery that she was a
very pretty gld. How old are YOU, Fan
chon ?" sand be.
Eighteen" aid she bat I'm - little,
tina, nobody takes me to be so old"
Why you're old enough to BE- married ~
said Michel
"IIa, ha" laughed Fanchon, who'd
marry tue wonder ''
That remains to be seen, aid he
" Have YOU never though, Of a husband yet"
Never" answered she. "I'll never mar
~ ull have a hundred crowns To bcgin
housekeeping with
But It will take YOU many year, To save
tha, while you have your mother To help ou,
of YOUR wages, said Michel.
" hut can wait" answered Fanchou.-
" Folk that live single may die as happy and
GO to Heaven as f,s, as the married ones
That's true, said Michel, thoughtiully;
=. but It's better to marry" And here he
fell into a rc,cre, GU, Of which he by and by
awokc, declaring that he was dying Of hun
ger and had nothing To eat,
Not 80 bad as that, neither" said Fan
chon. As We came through the wood !
pluckcd the chcstnuis that were bobblng IN
my face, and when lighted the fire, set
them on the ashes. They must be about
done by this time, | think and II they're
no, enough for you, you can take one of the
birds you brought for your intended, and I'll
roast 1t for YOU bc,wiSt a couple Of stones, as
We used to do thc'iarks We caugh, on the hill
when ! kept the sheep
"Wha, a brute | am, never to remember
tia, you gave your bread and cheese to leP
Why, you mus, be starving, Fanchon !
had good dinner before started, and yet !
am As hungry as wolff
"lt's all habit" said Fanchon "you are
accustomed to your three or four meals day
a, the farm, bu, am u.ed to fasting, and
don't miss meal now and then"
That's another excellent, quality IN
wife," said Michel, laughing
"Bu, I'm not wife, nor like to be" said
Fanchon.