The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-27


badc Ange good night. and said he was sure
TO sleep well. because he was very Good
boy. And .Ancc felt 50 hap that he thought
u" shond never get 10 sleep at all but
there h" was wrong, for he was soon fast. fast
asleep. and dreaming the s:rangest tumble of
things Imaginable.
The next morning. Father Ma'hnrin and
AnGe vert to Dam" PonsarT>, and there they
found poor Madciaine very. very i'll: and
The Doctor whom kind Dame PonSard SEN.
TOY sad II fever. 50 every one was
afraid 20 70 near poor Madelainc for fear Of
lnf'r''on. and there was only Ii.i'e Marruer-
lie to watch by her and 10 smooth her pilor:
and give her medicine that Dr. M,,,arJ b,l
s"nf her And Marguerite was very lit;,c
@"'-mnrh your4"r than Anrr-ani 50 it
seemed 20 An"e Impossible that she could do
al fhl> by herself; and so Ange begged and
prave" To he allowed to Say and watch hv
his mother, as he called Male!a:ne. and he
walked abou: so gently on his ,ip-foe> in the
room. that be nigh: not '!i>furb her: and he
'fnoothrd her pillow with his soft l.ttIe hand
Tar "ch''"r iiIan the ccntlrst nurse an. the
instant she novel he came to civc her med
hin'. or som" fi>ane 20 mo,trn her p,rrhc,l
mouth and he was never wcari,,l in his Ia
tor Of love
Sometimes. when Male!aine was oet,iuo
better. when she tell asleep. Anrc and Mar
."rrit' went tor walk. and 1t seemed TO
An"" that the hird' sang clearer and flowers
>McIt Swee'er, and the very river dan,.,J with
\ Joy It had not known before: and they
4e'h"rrI large bouquets of wild flowers
t. ''ecorat" III" sick room, and made daisy
chains a. they >a' TO rest 10y ,hc rivers SIDE
CHAPTER HIv.
'1I"'alnr 9rrw better and better. and
when >h" returned. t. health. >he toun .h.
'Ai :wo children 10 love. instead Of one. And
Father M''hurin agreed thar .Anr. >l,oIld
I'VE wi'h Ma'l' Lame anl llarynrrite: and
Dame F"n>ar'l tound that Madriainr was =
very go"i ncedcwoman. and she cave her
work TO do. and persuaded many of the nci,h
hor> fo gIve her work too: 50 ,ha, with wba,
H'dr'aine gained and what Angc gained they
hid enough to live very comfortably: and
Marguerite went 10 the SUNDAY school. and
he!i"d iicr mother about the house on week
lays. And then. when there waSa market
It" >o.I towers. tor where they lived hrr,
WAS Trrv pretty lif.'r GARDEN. and Anrr
worked IN 1t al his leisure hours. and crew
'":rv flowers for Marguerite 10 sell at the
n.Ir',,i
Oh. how din"rcn, Ange's evenings were
low "
WIN Joy when h" came home: and what a
NEE >upp"" MaiclaInr always had ready for
him SIMPLE a it was. II seemed the dam
'Ic>t Of food to hiu-,hcv were 50 happv eat
Il- II to@rt."r.
I'm" passed on. and An.e was no longer
very llt'ic boy. but grew 10 he tall and
strong and handsome. and M,rrncrite rrrw
10 be the neatest, pret'icst little maid in all
the village
And when Dame Ponsar,l's Iancher
blanche was married. all SAID Ance was the
hand~omrst vonth a. the wr,idn"-,lance, and
none danced 30 lightly or SPOKE 50 "t:lv As
And often when M,rrnpritc wen. to eye
nIng service and walked bone with Angr.
they would rest together on the stone copnc
OF that same fountain, with the evcr-mnrmur-
inc water behind them. and the sun setting
inst as it did of vore and Ange would tell
Marguerite all that he had hoped and PRAYED
on 'haf same spot wears before and how tul-
" his dreams OF happiness wcr, realized now:
and tears OF gratitude would come INTO Mar
"neri'rS ewes when she thought ct all that
An.- had done for thcm
rs the time passed on. Dame PonSa~I call
ed upon MadelaIne : and she said she thoirl.t
Marguerite mgh' do something better than
sell flowers n rh" market And then >h,.
tod how Fanchctte was married. and she
wanted somebody 10 supply her plar,.. and
ih"u"ht Marguerite would SIT cxa.tiv And
Marguerite. though she wns very sorry ~
leave her mother and An!r. vet was Irl,rht-
ed at the thou"ht Of doing something for her
self for though they We're >o happy. they
We're still very poor. And so Margurrit,
went to II" Dame Ponsar'i's lit,Ie mald at IN,
Bell. and Mad"anr and Any. fnnnd il yer,
trI>te without her at first though they wen
10 see her very o'ten. Marguerite hecam,
tn" nca'est. handle st little maid possible, an,
with such cheerful ova1le face. that eve
r.b"iv was possessed in her favor.
on Sundays how happy >h" WIS to wander
N tn" w"oiS an! bv III" river with Anrc
and they talked together of The fufnrr. an,
mad" such goIdcn plans they were always to
g''thcr. II >""m"i quite impossible now tha
Mtirla'nc Marguerite and An"c snould ev
cr tr ,rprratr,i.
And tnrn came a busy time IN the town
tor 1t was the ronsrriptiGn. and some hear.
htat h'@h with hopes of glory: and som
were toth to leave their homes. and mother.
hearts were ANXIOUS. The town was full O,
military. and there was (,uiliaume'S hroihr
jean. with gay ribbons in his cap. ,oin
aoont the town to persuade vonno men no,
I happy >olier'> lite was and how cl,rr,r
y II was TO travel ard seq ,hp world 50 mur
J. ir;tcr than remaining all ones lit,. in this II,
t tie STUPID town
l. ! IN tried TO persuade Ancn. too. bu. tha
he coHih not 90. for AnCr knew what it wa
to b" without home and. besides. he woui
: not have left Matielaine and Mar.uerite o
u his own free will for any pleasures that coul
: be offered him.
J. .Nt THIS time. too, the chateau was full o
i people. ahi here Were 10 be very Grand d,
: in1> there indeed TOY the vonny Count Ia
J. dorr WAS coming OF age. and 50 there wer
= tr:"> and balls and hunts all the dav lonr
and as 1t happened that the vourr Count
T hirihidy was on the first OF Nav. the Ma
@ day tc'r vas to be- held IN hi, beautiful park
p And that morning there was 10 be caro-
g sun" ui'.rr his window which hal been con
r posed expressly 'or the occasion. and Nor
It >i"ur freron. ihe organ master, declare.
T. thaf Marguerite snould sing the first par
d and I'D al IL. rnSt mi H.