The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-20
CHATTER LII.

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CHAPTER H.
Ance ran all the wav to Father Muhu-
rms; he would not stop moment. or even
walk slow V, for fear his courage should fail
HIM. He intended to throw himself first at
Father Marhnrin'> feet. ard. if he should le
:" '"r'unaf" as to procure his pardon. prevail
upon him to intcrce,ie with old J,annrt.p. q!
whom poor Angc stood 50 greatly in dread.
When Ange arrived at Father Mathurin'>
house. h" was surprised to find a group OF
n"iHhhor> round the door for it was vet very
early. and he had quite forgotten that it was
the day when the bows of the choir were
paid their weekly salary. A mother or sis
ter cam" with each hov: for though Fathc,
Maf!nrin gave the money into their owr
hands. vet. when all h,,! been PAID he cam.
10 the door, spoke 10 the parents. and saw
fhaf the money was safely delivered NJ,
7" fhcm. That IT might not hc ill->pent Bu'
poor Anre had forgotten ~. importance Of
that day. hi> heart was full OF his dream
and he thonch; il was some especial maii..,.
on the part of old Jcanncttc to make H.
di>-race more public. Poor Ancr's heart
sank within him, and he would tam have run
awav: but there seemed a strange new
strength. not his own. supporting him. and he
made his way manfulv through the little
crowd. .'canne:te stood on the loor->tcp
talking 20 the nei.hior,: hut when Anrc
cam" near her She caught hold of him. and
turning his lit,lr face toward her. said. Why
how bright thou art Where hast thou cen
so early And when ince had pissed T."
heard her say 70 the neiclihGr-. as he no
a beautiful hoy: onr Ance:" Arg. wa
quite hrwi'irr"d. J! seemed as though h..
WAS >'il. dreaming. How strange tia. Jean
nc;'c should he so kind How strange .hs,
she >hon'd never have missed him And 50
Anrr. lost in these con ec'uro~. tried 70 find
his way to Father Ma,hurin'S room. iut h..
was TOO iatc. the BOYS were all cominc ont
Anr" was very clad il was over. for h..
dreaded hc;n- di>craccd fc'cr. he other
boys. and he knew he had done very wronc
to ',,'l asleep during Father Ma,hurin.> ser.
mon: 50 he crrpt quietly into Father Ma,hu-
rms room. and waited til he should come
Ia K acain.
Now Anrc had little room al to himself
~ Father Ma,hurin> house. and every ,;,h,
Jeanette nnt his supper there while he was
At the evening service : for she loved to spend
the evening with M,rco'. and then they coS.
slipped together merrlv about their n.i,h
hor>. which they would MT have liked to d.
50 wril'if Anrc | a teen with them in IN.
Kitchen: and Father Mathurn alwav> spcn.
the evening alone. reading and wiring. am,
il would have annoved him very much to
have such little boy As Ancr in the room,
with him. So Ancc spent the evening quite
alone: and 50 it was that neither J,.,nuct,,
nor Father Mathurin knew that he had bee,
out of the house all night.
Angc" and Ance started ur hastily. an i
his heart throhhcd very much. for il wa.
Father Ma'hnrin who had entered ~.
How is it that thou h $. lain in bed 50 lat,
this morning? do>t thon not know how man,
temptations !azine>> l"alcth thee unto?'
Father. answered Ancc. more an,
more >urIr >ca, 4" have never been in H..
al night am very. very sorry. but f,i
asleep during vour ;, non. and | >lcpt a,
night in the cathedral. and it was not III
Pierre opened the doors this morning that
awoke and ran here. DO. do forgive me !:
and little AnCc cla>pc! his hands together an
looked up in Father Maihurin> face.
Poor. poor, child" and something like
tear cli>tcncd in his eve and his heart smot
him for his poor little one: for who hu, .ies
ol,tc and nncarch for child could have been
whole night away from his home and non
. miss him
/, Ancc had no kind mother or sister IN .ak
his money. so that he ALWAYS gave his week |
salary back to Father Ma'hnrin: but hi
, day Father Ma'hnrin told Anre to keep it.
".J"annnttc tells me-" h. said. ",hat tho
art in want of new cap So 30 NV child AN
choose it for thy>clf:" and then Father NJ
thurin stopped down and kissed Ance. for h
5 wished to he very kind. but he was natnrall
a very grave man. and not mnch used TO chi
: dr"n, and he really did not know how I
seem kind to them. As soon as Ancc wa
gone, however. he sent Cor .Jeannette AN
: found fault with her for not paving more a,
tcnion to Ange.
I Rcmcmbcr," said Father Mathurin.. ..swh
said. suffer little children 10 come unto m,
, and forbid them not and think how niue.
, we ought to love and tend them tor his sake.
But old .'eannette was very angry at be
ing found fault with as people often are whel
they know they are wrong; and when IN
. had left Father Mathurin she grumblcd t
herself about that troublesome bow who wa
always getting her into some trouble or 9th
cr, and then she went in to neishbor Marro
, who declared she would not bear il anv long
er If she were Jeanette.