Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-10-06


large chairs by the fire, with her feet on
foot-stool. .., |
- Uae 81 petite file CONNIE moi" sho expos
tuiated, stretching out her lengthy limbs,
aud basklng in the genial glow Then began
the ceremony of coffee drinking; the Savoy
ards are very Turks in their love of coffee
"Ah, Mees Jessie, you know the weakness
of us cures" said NJ. B, as she filled
his cup to the brim with sugar .. ..
Give our cure his coffee, and he is hap
py," remarked Ia Petite; coffee is his reli-
gion."
! This was only one of our St. Theresc's
usual rather startling observations about her
/ brother
t Very true" said the brother, demurely
/ 4 did not get my midday cup of coffee last
/ Sunday; and | assure you, madame, | could
think of nothing else through the whole of
vespers. \ cup of coffee haunted me-" aud
his little eyes twinklcd.
Oh Monsieur lie Cure ~ cried Jessie,
suddenly, ''how did yun ever come to be
priest?"
He colored a little, hesitated, and then
said, ''Well, will tell you; and no more
seasonable time than the present. this
happens to be the eve of the anniversary of
the great peril which decided my vocation.
Jessie was too much abashed by her own
thuuEhtless speech even to say Thank you;"
but the cure. soon recovering his usual man
ner, enscOnceG himself in a great leather chair
in front of the fire, with our dear pussy,
whom he always insuted By calling sun gros
n,atou.' at his feet. As soor as he heard
the click of his sisters knitting needles, he
gave Us look just like the one he bestowed
on bis congregation before beginning his SER
mon; and when We were all quiet, he com
mcncei his story.
In the autumn Of 1923, just thirty-fve
: years ago, my siste: aui went to pay Il
visit to an auut. married - a wealthy wood
merchant of Brlliuzona | vas then eigh-
I teen, aud Iu Irtifc some years younger.
Our uncle and aunt, who had no children,
grew very fond of US. and would not hear of
{ our leaving them; they talked of adopting
the little one, aud If taking me into the
{ wood business We on our part. were viii.
: liuw enough 10 stay With them; for never be
- fore had .kuosu - much com mfort our pa
a reuts being rich IN uothuG but sons and
daughters The winter Of 1881 was more
}, | than usually severe; the snow lay deep in the
j valley; all the small streams were fozeu 81
d no saw u.ills could work Our uncle grum-
: blcd .n,; smoked AID smoked and grunibled
c from morning till night. He had several
:, large orders and he was uneasy at the delay
he was foi ocd to make in executing them
= You must know that The wood Is feled ia
= summer, b1t II. removed till winter, when
y by means Of long slides, formed Of rougl
r. trunks Of trees, on which water is poured t
= procure i coating Of ice, the timber is con
- yeycd to the foot Of the mountain. Now
= that wiuter Lot one among the stoutest-hear-
:, 'o" o' tne i't' l'o' me- ",I -
n ""' Su' "u' "',ns '''I S III ,a"o
II "ouiu ",' " - t"C W ~ ~
=, ho'n'"5 ~ =, - - ""'' :'i' - 'nU'' , ,
,o 4Fu' ,' pu- o'!!, "''N ns "I' LIZA
ID fj ~, ,I' ~. '.I ',''' 'ns m1i
:" W 40 1881 ''D.I H"''n sum ~,
.h ''s @'ae'c ca l" ,''e III ma '' -ia'ch- /"
;r SO" 1elI 'no l'"cy' ana ''3 ICY letters -, "
l.. t"e merry streams hltl'Gu 4u"1 away u
r. Su"s'-Iue "''HG"' drought uS SHHSh'uc VIM
/ my aunt huso"h1 no" ""ls'eo aoou' III
be mouse m"hIng each 'i ~. h4getS 90 on
SINAI reports Is q Sos' o' -" ''e J'te' 'oete
- "urTatorI had agree 70 go up the nlouhta'l "a
-, As o0f'pg tue ta-t ',iIge eeNs 'ls'e I'd ID
49, ceGh neither "es' '1i! u 80 ', uo: a. =
. 'H"'o%'''N VI L,'i
clarcl DO aahser was w W aPPIeuehHeu'
Of s,I i,e+ Wv - o,-aIanni.s no. ha5 INV 1,nrt
:" sv,oal,ir1 of occnrraI chin tho nncnorv d.
or, man.
nj ''TireI out by such long inactivity, I W;
rk, wild to join the Intended expedition, and
ave last wearied my uncle into granting me DC
to mission to begin my apprenticeship at one
les | vas pat under the care of an old feo
Joy named Picurie, generally recognized as Il
G. chief of the Bur-ator, We were to set o
er, on the Mon lay morning, and it was hop
yo- the Job would lie completed by the followil
tai Saturday.
est 1--WE had, however, forgotten to ask
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