The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-07-18
THE BARCEMAN.
A Tale Of Brittany and La Vend Our
CHAPTER I.
rug RIvALs.

rns RIvALs.
Do you sse the, figure Of . nymph santng our NJ
symbol; Jru' Her fair hair u wre.shed WITH g, .
yer willow. her soa blue eye ~andsrs intotsu pap
dsIShs Of heaven. her hands are full Of fruit, ~
sire ohsd t'wards . group q Oh ldr,n; snt ssed /,
beau tfil form es grscsfu ly reclining along ,,,o
ao~eGy srSss II s the Loirc,s 40 srt has v ..
ale tc-exprens her In msrble-such - your o~. -
imsgii,stou WHOM you had once econ, would per- ~
sonny her. Force, itnretuos'y end and'ur may
rule eLewhc-e, here ihs reign Of besuty and fsrs
nhy. In q course Of more thsn hundred and 4,
teghty l.syuss, the "com-c oored river," ss ola
iehronicler hAs,h, no-s through mesdoss vins-i
yards, -oois and great cees, without once hndfne :
sbsrrn or . dessrt spot, 0rom it's source 70 ,hsf !,
50 Oh ether RI e- the eye only chs feeding.
cltnn,ys smoking. and pioughmen who seem
singins 81 their ploughs. The stream sldss
noisslessly over It's sandy bed-smong isls,s
holding their p'umes Of oser, VII owe
and Poplar. In I'll the landscape there IL. de. y
,htul ,housh rather unvsrying sofnsss; sub
duei quiet, VIII h vcs 20 ,thing around you
hat Atrsety susss which % somehow slw,ys toIpf :!
VITA sf,iusnec and case II 10 aImoss piece Of
Arcadia, with moro water aud less sun.
Upon the r,G dwell . race who p.r,sSs ~ chs 4
rscter. They hsve lot the JceriYs sarbulsncs Of !
the Seine b,,,nen, nor the sullea herc,aess ok
those OF the Rhons nor the hssviuess of the me .
who navigate she Rhine. The bargemsn Of the
Loipe ia Of peaceful disposition vigorous With ous
ooArscu-ss and merry without excess, be lots his
life now through things As he nnds them Ike
THE water which carries him bet~esn is fertile
b.nlss With lev exceptions he has no restraints
Of locxs, no hard lstor 81 the oar, tedious
towing work n undergo. The wind. which
hnds free through the immense basin
Of tie river, enables HIN W sell both up
| and down. standing ~ ths enormous helm, the
bossmasssr attends only 70 ,he oou.se hebsrse
| whila his mates help IL song by "spurng" the
| bottom OF the A,er wish ron-,hod poles. Al in.
servals few words are exrhsngedn the loud tone
| Of people accustomed 10 talk in the open cir he
| youngs,er huns the famous sens Of tine Barge
man Of the Loire;" the barge that meets shem ssss
| merry cheer As IL passes Or gives them soms
fa bi, Of new: aud in ,his way ,hsy 81 reach the
| evenings anchorage, whore the crews who have
| had eqisl luck Of wind aud hide during the day
meet ,oge sher stthe pubis house patronsed By The
| River Service.
One OF these chances has Just brought the barge.
mea Of the -. ioI-." = new y-bui, ehay,syo~nA.
and those OF N ~Jstyedu tbosts in The Lorsl
"white Flag" t,gsthsr at the Grand Turk" -
| Chaonne, 1, VAS the epd Of January in che yeas
| 1919; the snow h.,i been lying ths ground
| for !onk time and great Are was blazing In the
| man room OF she inn, which served 81 once fos
| kitchen and hall The 'ri,er SIethrsn,n while
waiting or suppe., .. drink ug round . large oAk
| table stained with VIM, and with four brass halt
pence q, its four eorner,, whers some jcvisl fellow
had nailed them by wayo ornament. The barge
mems voices resovndsd merity In bolsterous Icsts
and laughter. ~hsn ahe inn doof, which the nclem-
sney Of the season had kept elesoj, contrary to all
custom, Was hastily opensd Az to drsught Of cold
| air which entered w,sh the ttsw-comsr, they ~
| turned round And discovered I'outswed Ts n.y.
This was tho nickname giveib TO Master LeIins
formerly . bsrssnan, and now fisherman of The
Loire who had msny lines betn hned and Sc ut -
jail for making otthe ssns-r heahed nets, which
are forbidden by law. lest ths r or should b. un.
stoeked by the destruction OF thct young fry. Lexs
one fthoss cynios oftae bAs\er SORT who. end.
ing It Troublesome to affect -ir'u'& indulge 'A'm'
selves in plsinspesking vice.
Tie Lsrgemon greeted his sntrlsn with vel.
come Of doubtful meaning, bat lei seemed 70 take
il Ia good part.
| "dood-day my lads gooj-da y, snd . merry
now year " YOU" said be, with has usual impudsns
ehuesle.
Addressing himself TO . h.rdsom, young man Of
fve-spdt~ enty, who, notvithsia ding the onid
wore the ord nary bargenAn's dresl 81 short jack.
o.. blue trowsers fastened round 20 waist with .
red wooden sash. knot,ed cotton ,rrsvst, sm.H
glazed hat, and thia shoes ted With hob or
sdied--"Aa, here you ie, Andre, my ..ah's
say you bepinn nz the year by spoNo I.s L1t ii
new Ch.rrey oune" . 81
Then turning round va.
my service 70 you, Master Mcru -
nephew Francis, and al tho rest. c., ~ n r tl'>i
II all tho folks here must nos be hort y a. -
look so com table and happy - they Il llH.N\