The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-23
the KOURIGkN.
A TALE OF BRITTANY,

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cape scenery, totally devoid II 10 Of one prominent
feature On ihs other sde, stretches on, different
view, which. for pecunsniy Of outrns aud wel-de-
inod lneAment---or, TO carry out our former smile,
having better usinuns the fresanea' n ia I'm.
prsss-is the mos, striking country to be seen ct
| the Presen, day. Nor a. The contrast here confined
| to insnimate nsiure-the inhabitants being ts d..
verse as the land Of their birth. To The right, -e
meet small short race, with dark hair and colour
less ace. whose ezpre-siou chiefly hetoteps lr
less Sp~,hv willie 10 the lea W behold tall. grace
tul forms blooming eomrIsS'ou,, snimAio.l count
~ Nne.s On the r Shts Ccluc, on the leh Ger.
msn r.ce
50 far back a. N. h',Nenth century party of
saxon nAvigstois 6ctted on in.-e shores They
have increase much IN number since then but
have not mingled With toe natives n surrounding
country, so that their dsrccndantsA tie present
time form smos' exclusively thecou1 'npniiy which
inhahis the territory known by the name Of l.,
nruyerc Tbeac people seem 10 have inherited tn.
rowing disposition - their ancestors Amer having
gStherei in their summer harvest they enter Their
fpirsduT -n-ze boats ola peculiar shAps-whieh
they heish, With turf. and convey 70 Nantes, Ro.
chele, Rord' auz, &c Or they laden their rnu'e.
with salt and carrying it TO the western provinces
rc'eve IN exchan.e SugtI, coffee, and other articles
which minister 10 the neccssaries or the Injuries
Of lie, and which either disposed Of during the
| journey back, ~ else deposited IN their bones
To one Of these caravans ioined myself in order
10 accomplish Ions cher shed plan Of bcconing
acquainted with this part Of the cols, OF Brittany.
! proceeded aong tie son seated upon one Of
twelve mules which were under the guidance Of
PORE Louis commonly called "tho grcnsdicr -
vell-known sa1-doAler, VITO WAS now on his
| homsward journey from Rochelle to the small sea.
PCT q Salile. Pierre Louis was tai, command
| ins.looNny fellow, With frank expression, an in
| dependant bcarlng, and c eer.ul hesrt-who al
Ways let his eyes rest upon the sunboar.s which
fell across his path, thankfully received and enjoy.
al each day many blessings the day might
trng, ps,ienly bore tho misforiunes ,hs, he could
not svoid, and rested peacefully at night, Without
| any anx!cty for tho want Of the morrow
| o. the twelve mules which formed tic cavalcade,
| only two belonged ~ himself; tie remsiniug mum.
her, as well tho loads q salt with which be had
set t.xlSeeks before, the property Of neigh
bours, with whom he hsd to make up accounts
| His tourney this time was Unfortunate chiefly "
himself One oihis loAsts dicl-,ho other fell lame,
So that nc oblsod to sell IT, to use hs own e1.
preston, Tor loss than tho worth Of It's hide end
| its toois"
lie WIS turning home, II not ruined man, at
loast not isr from It; but he d,d allow himself
to become prey to dependency. Cheerhlry he
walked along ty the side Of the csvacadc, dressed
| IN his w.cgoner's smock-Always fresh and clean
whit. linen lessins which came above the knee, a
| ~ "a .Nr una hat ptaFad no.
bus whip fastened soross his back his hnS.
ers were busily employed in pairing willow-tv1ss -,
and converting them into al sorts Il ingenious 10
vicos which were presented to the children whom
he met upon the ROAD
Rut Whatever ese Pierre Louis WAS abou,. r,
was general heard whist'inp whether ho walked
stood stl-n fact. At sll trnos and at every en-.
r'oyrslL except when taking hi. ,ood. or ~hcr
engaged in Irayer with tue musical talen,, h,
would whistle the most difHcuh tunes national
r1elodies, hs,chanslian and potcal sons., sacred
music, opera sir.-eVery style, in short. But what
l liked hest 70 hear were ms yo'unSarie- in which,
for hours together, Re delighted 10 give full play
bis genius without ever growing weary.
When he did happen 70 be silent, it seemed to m,
as II all sounds were hushed, as though even ih
mule-bes had ceased their tnkling-somcthini
vas was wanting felt uncomfortable and disaat
sized. Bat this only happened when anything re
cullarly painful weighed upon his mind, which WA
OF rare occurrence. And even at such times, biz
nelodous notes would only cease .or fifteen mi
nutss " 50, when one or other OF the snim,E una
HE 10 proceed from WEAKNESS, probably recalled t.
his mind his resent loises.
Du.ing such pau3eS was wont 10 converse will
his wife, who, As IS the custom o. these peoplo &c
compan.el her husband IN bis journey. This wa,
ihr frs, tha, they had uudor;alen together, no
having teen very long married. she had weane,
her infant shortly before setting out and was obug
ed 70 leave il behind and now her whole thou, NJ
seemed to coutrs N her home, In tie diroct5n Q
which she sazei 81 eagerly, that ono would hav,
ma,iued that her dArE and penetrating eyes ex
! poeted every momeu. to discover the figure n he
child in the farther point Of tho horizon before va
Jeanne was a very beautiful croAmre-it would b.
, hand uleoi to hnd hAndscuer PAIR than she an,
Pierre Louis. And y,t h,r whole deportmeu. be
tokencd something more intellectual more retiring
moro noble than bis and the look OF intense ankle
ty to be with her child heightened the interes. o
Der appearance by throwing over the usually beam
ing expression which GIFTED up her regular features
. shade of disnihed sadness almost Of pain
One day, Pierre Louis hsving iululged Tor a
while in gloomy fit nj 81 once seemed suddenly
70 be aroused from It by something terrifying
then, taxing Few rapid strides IN aivance Of us,
he glanced oarfuIly round him, and began 10 wits
tie Ga our reaching him, he drew my attention
to two Windm-ls the ssils Of which were goin
hriskly round while several mills m the neshbor