Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-22

i Miru was not WILING 70 acCOru Vne nan
OF his niece. He himsef while compile
ting these preparations Of an infamou
D. snsre, studied the passage, so as to pas
clear of the danger, and, his Worl
achieved, he regained the futredu witt
!. great efforts. rs r1I -aa.4a
y, To reach It, it was necessary TO pas
y near the cbGrreyOHHe placed below tn
barge OF Miru; but at the moment o
- passing IL, head appeared above thi
stern; Francois alarmed, stopped ant
- kept his boat in the shsde. The hsaG
: which he had perceived remained ben
. over the water In an intention which hi
= could not comprehend, At frst itseemeC
= TO him that it was Andre who was uD
mooring, or preparing to do so, but
! soon be saw the night watcher arise, anC
- by his height recognized master
= = Jacques He had taken off his jacket
= notwithstanding the cold, and carried &
/. 4 boat hook In his hand. Francois saw
7, Aim pass the length OF the gun-wale, and
= silently enter the cabin. He hastened
I I to double the charTsyoyule and get along
"" "" side of his uncle's bark, where he found
the bafge-nnen asleep. Certain, then,
: that his absence had passed unpereeived
I he regained, in creeping, his pallet, and
awaited the morrow more TRANQUILITY.
Z Hardly had the first dawn Of day
: whitened the foggy horizon Of the river,
I than his companions were awake. All
, was in motion in Andres boat, which,
loaded TO water mark, commenced to
move heavily, Tbs young captain gave
, orders and put his hand TO oil with that
{ vigorous patience which is the first vir-
tue of the barge-man Of the Loire. Get
, ting under sail was slowly done, but
without false evOlutions, and the boat
took the current with kind of careless
. steRdiness. .s .a- E.. ..l
We'll manRuvred, my lad cried q
: voice from the bank suddenly.
, Andre turned and recognized through
the morning fog uncle Miru with his
. niece in fine shoes, and envelOped in a
mantle OF maroon colored cloth bordered
] with black vely. {, He ssluted them in
, raising his oil cloth cap.
. The Hope begs TO be excused for
taking the lead, said be gaily, but she
has too many nails In her sole to walk
fast. aHl I..- .r.r.u-
Go, go, my boy, replied the old barge
man, who made him sign OF farewell,
the White Flag knows well how to rejoin
you. .y.... 1-
And he advanced towards the ttstreau,
in hurying the young girl to go on
board, but she was intent on leaving
with the young captain, his advantage.
At the moment of getting in the boat, 8
recollection seemed TO stop her.
-Ahl Holy Virgin! she cried, I
wager, uncle, you have forgotten to
speak to the rector about the picture that
you were to bring him from Nantes
i have the letter thst he has written
TO the painter concerning it, in my
pocket book, replied Miru quick, en-
bark, little girl. .aa....
tbo ,-IoE o.. ,,vo.orrr-r g. IL
mayor? interrupted Entine, without
stirring. HE "-..
He does not wish them now, replied
the captain; will you make haste?
You have not taken leave of your
friend BavOt.
The old barge-man stamped his foot.
/ TO the devil with BaYot and all pratt
tiers he said do yoa wish to retain us
here until the break ups See, by
/ thousand gods! if you do not embark
will yet slip and leave you.
Il am going am going said the
young girl, who did not sppear at all
| afraid Of the menaces Of MiTu. / spoke
/ for your sake, uncle; it is all right since
/ you care go little for the Bavots and their
white YiHe. ....Ea.
/ The barge -Eaan, in whom this last re-
minder awakened an Involuntary regret, |
| replied by a nautical oath, such g. 20
cause the angels of Paradise TO shudder |
| Will you finish, bad tongue ne said;
/ / tell you that il we delay much longer !
we will not arrive at Msilleroie. Look |
at the ohdTreyonlsUg se6 how far off she |
is already.
The young girl turned her eyes toward |
the point indicated, and its effect per- |
eeived Andres boat about to attain the |
passage between the two isles She |
thought she had managed to give him |
sufficiently the advance, and after some |
new Indispensable delays, iu hunting her
hamper, ting her mantle, and taking |
leave of the hostess of the Great Turk, |
who had just come Ep, she decided to
cross the plank which connected the
futreau with the bank.
The bsrge-men then unmoored the /
boat, which was in ballast, obeyed the I
first shoves, turned rapidly around and
soon found herself in the bed Of the
stream, like the chuTreyOn1u seen through
the fog.
The two barks had put on sail and
followed the current; but with singu-
larly unequal conditions: one heavily /
loaded, moved with dificulty, and was
retarded by the slOwness of her evOtE-
tions; each time it became necessary to
avoid the thousand accumulatiOns
through which the channel wound the
other completely empty, ran lightly on
the water, and obeyed Immediately all
the directions given 1t by the enormous
oar which served her as a rudder. Thus
the distance between them lessened
from instant to instant. Already that Of
Andre was near enough f0T the barge
men 10 be distinguished, who aided its
advasce in bearing on the bottom of the
river with their iron rods, and young
captain who watched the helm, labori-
ously applied himself to shorten the cir
QUALIFICATIONS as much as possible. Miru
pointed hina o1t 70 his nephew, who, ae-
cording to his prcmise, igndpcted the
ftttredu f.. .H. a...- ....
: Look how pTudeutly this lad gov
erns, be said, with kind Of admiration
q fish is not more master of his tail than
he of his oar See, Fanf4n, try 70 do no
worse thsn he; your glory as a barge
man depends 90 Il, You are five and
fuurteen-do not lose ths race for a
trifle.
The young barge man only replied {
with a motion Of bis head. They were
lust about TO enter the passage between
the isles Desert and Eagle; it was there
the question would be decided. His eyes
were fastened on the chdTreyOnHe, which
kept ahee6i st distance that her barge
men maintained by force Of courage, and
her captain by force of ability. bat which
was still near enough to permit Of hear
ing and distinguishing the features and
even expressions of the faces. {
They were about to attain the first
poiut, when Master Jacques appeared by =
his sons side. u He had lost some OF that
which intoxicstion had given ,
him the preceding night, and in his eye
there glinmered a vague reflection of
he regarded for some
moments the bark which slowly de- I
scended the stream, hen the great
foaming waters on the strand, and the J
willows glittering with frost. A slight i
color mounted to his cheeks his nostrils
swelled Ss II 10 inhale the air Of the Loire. 6
Il recognise toe place, be murmured; .
it is now twenty yesTs SINCE I passed +
here. I commanded large boat. =.
[ was but twenty years old; but then r
the water was more beautiful, and 1.-the :
birds Gang in the trees, 7
Master Jacques, then, has been Cap L
ain on the Loire? asked one Of the
barge men. II
i've sadness those wera happy years. D.. il
neither ice nor gravel could stop ule.
ny boat obeyed noe as the ass obeys the =
miller. - d
The barge-msn shrugged his shoulders
n sneering. : - IL
-Ah, WELL observe the change, he n
aid at this moment 1t is my opinion,
Master Jacques, that you would be less
embarrassed in leading an ass than st
ark.
Jacques raised his head, his eyes F
lashed. tr u
Who has said that? he cried. sAhl
lou think have forgotten the art BY ct
nv soul we will see.-Hold my jacket, lpl
nd you, Andre, go push the bottom, it pl
/ who command.
He had taken off his jacket and placed n,
is hands on the handle OF the helm, but n
lis SON did NOT appear disposed to cede it. 7,
Leave it, Leave i, my father, be said,
Ne looks fxed on the current the pass
, unsafe, and the sight must be clear. " "
You are right, nay eyes will be open, " "
esponded Jacques sith impstience ID
Wait, rejOined the young man. you
an take the helm when we have doubled v
be isles. 9 - - 81
And when the boat can govern itself, la
.onically finished the barge man who
al doubted the ability Of the old man. G.