The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-01
THE KOURIGAN.
A TALE OF BRITTANY.

tic soon t'f'nn ~ meet h'uuaintauces. and surni
| se1 that We were not far from his home Jeanne
seemed Ike one Ia trance she rode along, her
sIraininy gt1e ever Erected frtwsrtA sni regard
| c's of Ill that wss raising around. The entire
clnocnu tOn ~ her tl3uy Is on one sl II. Z, was
| plainly eyiucci NJ L.r husband took hold Of Der
| brtdle. and t1ppei Or mule. saving
| = ID you 7re u"'hrg Jesr uc'"
| hcd voice
"whHis IT, Plcrr. LJuiss You have frightened
| me.'
oh YOU are Dreaming" he plavfllly repl Ell
| what have sOu teen looking a., lar away, lhst
| tou have NOS secn our church.stecp e peepiug up
| ron teh n tho wood"'
| Our sieepler' she exclaimed, deeply ngitste1,
and clssping her hands for an Instant then adding
| And our ctild-our poor Child, Ihsye sJush,
| him, hut can md Lin uowhorc.'
hupd Of tear rel eyed her sorrow .striCt en- hort
and shr again urged forward her mule, whilc Pierre
| Louis tendeTv tr,et " 4puthe IL e. assuring her
| t1et she would now soon he Abc " embrace her
| chii.
some more intimate fricnds-from whom Pierre
| Louis inquired, passed., how ell were In
sailot what news from thcncci and Il they had sccn
| NIUE Pierre latc y'-roulicd IN General terms sud
| t1ought, in rather an enbrrrasssl manner. This
| only made Jeanne ride on ". ia increased speed.
AZ lenst sc reached the FIRST house In The place
An oli woman. who was spinning at her door, ran
| w TO Jeanne cxcaining--
Al, POOR soul! you have Just come in time
" In lime, tor WHAT"
| do yon lot know yeti" ,skcI the gooi woman,
| quite porpeNcd
"whm'-whNU- wha, 10 no, know" groaned
poor Jeanne.
"Oh' voyr .ittle oncg'
| my little Pierrc,"
Size did not wait for the answer, hut rushed fran
| 1ca " along the street toward her home
We iouni the child IN violent attack of scarlet
ever winch wss tIcu raging, IN one Of its most
ma nant forms, over tho whole Of Gueranie The
neighbours came crOwding IN; Atnogst thom many
H"'het' whose own children hal been sna', he'd
away o' me disease and talrs Of W., we.-ueaut
Ilt lguoIRut and exaggerated views Of the chlld's
h"'hs' miserable attempts at consolation. and suS-
seshoGs 81 absurd " hazardous remedies were
| poured ~ from al sides upon the poor mother. |
wa tsl n'siod At or sei'-yommand. After the
lAst sh",s hsd sGbsid11, it seemed us 1the certain
" ~ We dnn'rr present. ui' Ut OF " licA had hIth
| .ri9 81 overwhelmed beg-ioucd 70 tie urgent
cal Tor exercise OF her maternal love anl skill, had
suddenly restored al the utel'i Ience and energy
| 81 her natural character She suppressed her sobs
area her YES and with the greatest tecs on, pre-
s'n'e o. mind, aud gcutl, ucsS entered upon all her
f'fhts aud duties - ick-uurse, mother, and
hou""ue, Pierre LOUIS. ON the contrary, after
/ having riyen vent hustcrous express II pRs
sinnete gu'., shrcw himself quite exhauat,d, into
corner snilg sud ltmcuuug, and even ours
! ny us Journey The nci. hoours ssppesred one
al~r s1Othcr the icit that none could share tie
mother place b, lidc her infant cradle.
A'er some time, the iatner Juup ped up, impatient
o. uuWou;"i restrain laid upa7 him by serious
anxiety aud inln ucut c-ugcr. lie went over to
| tire cradle, and soon discovered What WAS wantcl
-,o:nc ground ~ pretcx; for cas:iuy III this un.
| fever IN the chill face, w,e to him sure sigu Of
rrturu!ns health,
You shall scs. Jeanne" he whispered, ".hat
tbs Wi uottmar.r ;hcis nossv' M tie hiilc chcruO
| The tnlk and eya gorltcd stories OF the Jtneu
| quite overcome me ut tirst; bus yCu'N uni, nv
poor tar.ing, uot II viii not come 10 anything
| moro serious"
IL vas even irritable when Jeanne quietly "a.
| pied, -llspiur hr- hands
"Gol .ran, it, Pierre! the ehilI'- lie is IN lis
| hand"
After having, ma noisy snd ,R1t,ted rn,nncr,
performed a. .ort NJ foolish vol Intended otce e.
which ste pa1 IO misunderstanding the while IN
81 uiurayrr lrs'i - t.t crAdle herre went out In
I' ',,'.. .rI'. N aIuiu 81 Lively mood, ~ deliver
ttHc malD 80 'tcir owuc's. 1utlook htcfh.s othcr
al. .'I4. ! followed him, promising Jeanne that
would return ..rjl 90 inquire about the child. |
% I.lDlroI a uutu daIlou for myself with a
tom " GOV ,cnt--uch was tho souJrilust by which
hc Vas Enu%n all over tie country aud wl.h he
veil dcssry hy his iueNha stible store Of selisat
sayl or, wh.ch great a. to- make HIM, IN gem
ersl almost VI well pleased ~ith other people aud
AnS with himscf
Nv 'ir,t walt, under his agreeable and loquscous
Is. IT, a. to seq Ihc sst.worEs. The dykes, con-
hnlag the ses-watcr- admitted by succs into the
tank reservoir, where It WAS cvsporsted by the
action - tie slu-D,rc covered with heaps OF beau
til, white cry s,oI1ed splt. Handsome aud robust
gits wuu 'r collected the Particles Of salt FROM
tie t'ul into shallow wooden tubs, which, when
well Oiled, tA'y carried mmtly and gracefully 10
the g,.rp-hDI 50 4 sw ct rcrfuuc ~ Of violent,
vas caused 10y the motion OF the rake used IN colcc,
my the salt sud tbs accorded wen with the gen
| eral app ,.rauoc Of .,cshness and putty which met
tLeeyo - every direction. Fine alb ctic men were
ala actively engG Ell, ere and there, OF hesvy la
hour, which & y performed apparently with the
cr,stcst ease An mir % chsernes. seemed 10 per
wade tic cu-Ic party, willie laughter sons, and
| lively tests were heard around, the cusIom-house
officers a'ouc-who still retain here the ancient
ngino o. glbslOrr, and whcHe province ID u pre-
vent sat lriug sold without uav'uVnt II duty-stIg
81 about With gloomy, sullen or suspicious look
II al. 40 ID tara ~ thaaa
men Us Opuntry -mnu that II 10 say, Partisan
Taelulc, active, s.ueWy, busting, coucei Ell fellow
was presented 10 nc mcrrly under his sOUbrtyusHt
Of "the Paris su," which he considered o highly
honorable tile. lie teasel and irri,Sted mo With
ab5rrl inquiries Gb,ut Par repro -nting himself
Us having moved In MS highest crleA aud Xpresseu
the deepest and most piNtul contempt Of tue Pc.
yiucialh amongst whom he was barisiod but IN MI
lngs, he excepted my guide, as being bali Pans
ian
They certainly arc honest and good-nsturcd,
sir sal he concluding the remarks upon the char
Acterstcs " tie people; "lut genius. education,
ia'ertr-tgleuts- sir, rOHe, rs No used 10 write IN
the Signals when vas IN the city police Tbs
ole du,s what tie mayor orders the other has the
greatest respect tor the parsOu men aud women,
| a / are Ieritcsy b,sottcd by rel ZION Do YOU
know what would le most Needed hero' 1AHt tho
| loupauy IRON the theatre should be sent t. enact
Il he Il 81 p ,ud the Parson' iolsnow that charm
irs playg Bat, iAh' t,r -flurths u these creA
rrcs o not know tlcrc Is such place in the weird
| a tu,atre They 30 70 church, sir-to sAHrch aud
/ that is enough Toy Iheul Yes you may beloye IA
ur not 900 the entire station, there are scarcely to
lie found adogeD ielyWs with spirit enough 90 auuse
thc.useivs ~ suu- 81 IA. and amongst these there
/ f. hardly one WHO not allow himselfto b, sez.
/ Ell almost At once There - truly asither credit
/ nor satisfaction ia such a service"
! Content nov p',i some comp .imeuts to this gen.
t., mans viz lance aud deyteUty, aud mentioned an
/ a!f,r in "LicL lie had lately ty!ucod both M the
discovery Of deer laid smuggling piot Hut with
shO" OF NJto1tN be proudly declined the