Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-08

IL CHILL Vi scpttute kiOls, lOr balo keeping
through the night. All this while Defarge,
with his pipe in his mouth, walked up and
down, complacently admiring, but never inter-
fering in which condition, indeed, as to the
business and his domestic affairs, he walked up
and down through, life.
The night was hot, and the shop, close shut
and surrounded by SO foul neighboihood, was
ill. smelling. Monsieur Defarge's olhctory
sense was by no means delicate, but the stock
Of wine smclled much stronger than it ever
tasted, and so did the stock of rum and brandy
and anisced He whitfield the compound of
scents away as he put down his smoked-out
pipe.
You are ftigued," said madame, raising
hor glance as she knotted the money. "There
are only the usual odors."
81 am little tired her husband acknowl-
edged. -
"You are a little depressed, too" said ma
dame, whose quick eyes had never been SO in
tent on the accounts but they had ray or two
iol hlH' Oh3 rio ihOii, uio Lhoh
"But my dear began Defarge.
But my DEAR" repeated madame, noddlng
firmly; ." but my dear You arc faint of
heart tonight, my dear
"Well, then," said Defarge, as ifa thought
were wrung out of his breast, d" it is u long
time"
10 1npr ti,no - tod his ia
:" and when is it not long time? Vengeance
and retribution require long time it is the
rule"
at does not take long time to strike man
with Lightning, said Defarge.
d" How long," demanded madame, composed
: ly, " does it take to make and store the light
ming? Tell me "
Defarge raised his forehead thoughtfully, as
: if there were something in that, too.
"lt does not take "a long time" said madame,
" for an earthquake to swallow up town. Eth
well Tell me how long it takes to prepare the
earthquake?"
GA long time I, suppose" said Defarge.
y {" But when it is ready it takes place, and
, grinds to pieces everything before it, In the
- mean time it is always preparing, though it il
not seen or heard That is your consolation
Keepit"
; She tied knot with flashing eyes, as if it
throttled foe.
= = :" tell thee, /" said madame, " extending hel
right hand for emphasis, g that although it is a
loog time on the road, it is on the road and
: coming. tell thee it never retreats, and nev-
;. er stops. ] tell thee it is always advancing
!, Look around and consider the lives of all the
world that VIC know; consider the rage and
discomfort to which the Jacquerie addresses it
self with more and more of certainty every
hour Can such things last? Bah | mocl
Q YOU
6 "My brave wife," returned Defarge, stand
:, ing before her with his head little bent, ant
his hands clasped at his back, like y docile ant
:. attentive pupil before his catechist, 81 do no
question all this. But it has lasted long time
- and it is possible-you know well, my wife, i
u is possible-that it may not come during on
/ lives"
I" Eth well How then :? " demanded madame
T. tying another knot, as if there were another en-
=. emy strangled.
"Well !" said Deargc, with halfcomplair
~ ing and halfapologetic shrug. Weshall no
i. see the triumph"
r. {" We shall have helped it., returned madame
nj with her extended hand in strong action. - Nc
he thing that we do is done in vain. believe
al with all my soul, that we shall see the triumph
90 But even if not, even if knew certainly no
~ show me the neck of an arstocrat and tyran
bo and still would"
ID There madame, with her teeth set. tied yer
ba terrible knot indeed.
no g Hold " cried Dclargc, rcdlcning littl
e. as if he ielt charged with cowardcc; Il, toe
be my dear, will stop at nothing"
,o. Yes But it is your weakness that yc
sometimes need to see your victim and your o.
Of portunity to sustain you. Sustain yourse
without that When the time comes, let loo
- u tiger and devil; but wait for the time wit
ar- the tiger and the devil chained up-not show
be yet always ready"
Madame enforced the conclusion of this pie
ng of advice by striking her little counter with h
is chain of money as if sho knocked its bra
all out, and then gathering the heavy handkcrchi
under her arm in q serene manner, observ,
that it was time to 60 to bed.
Next noontidc saw the admirable woman
pch her usual place IN the winc-shop, knitting aw;
tul assiduousy, A rose lay beside her, and if 81
it now and then glanced ut the flower it was wi
no inlracton of her usual prcoccupied air
- There were a few customers, drinking or n
drinking, standing OF seated, sprinkled ahou
The day was very hot and heaps of flies, w
ter were extending their inquisitve and adventu
His Gus perqusitJns into all the glutinous lit
glasses near madame, fell dead at the bottom
five Their dcceasc made no impression on the 9th
en- flies out promcnading, who looked at them
TX the colicst manner Gas if they themselves VIC
but elephants, Or something as far remoyed), un
to- they met the same fate. Curious to consider
sim perhaps they thought as much at Court I'll
sammy summer day--how needless flies are
ma figure entering at the door threw shad
to- on Madame DeiarSe which she felt to he n
one. She laid down her knitting, and began
was pin her rose in her head dress before she look
Ma at the figure,
her 1t was curious. The moment Madame
'een large took up the rose the customers cea,
'ck, talking, and began gradually to dropout of
ade winc-shop.
ing "Go0d-day, madame" said thc new come