Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-09-04
SrIrrt Calr.
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hour through dense ipreet you Will behold az the
edge OF ths forest a very pretty dwelling. in which
the architect has managed 10 combine iron, brick,
and timber. with rare artistic taste. From the
ground floor to the roof everything is graceful
and charming ia this delightful little villa. It's
lrregllArty constitutes its greatest charm, and
your ewes might wander all day long from the
small towers wreathed with ivy 70 tine balconies
festooned with beautiful flowers, fyour ears were
not suddenly deaiened by most singular noise,
which puts all at once stop to your admirng
contemplation.
At Grst. if YOU hate Waguer's music Of the fu-
ture, YOU would believe that number of enthusi-
a,tic singers were rehsarsing piece composed by
the eccentric friend of the eccentric King Of Bava-
ria but, after listening with close attention for
few minutes. YOU will lcomprehend that tins strange
concert results from the bleatng Of sheep, the
lowing Of COWS, the neghing Of horses, and the
barking and bowling OF dogs, all blended IN
wonderfully dlscoriant medley.
lhi, cattle concert will then tell you that you
have arrived at your destination, and, approaching
the handsome cast iron fence, you ring the bell;
an Old servant gir one of the last vestiges of
race which is dying out very fast, and which is
called " the devoted servants answers your
ring,
Mademoiselle Rosa BonhorT
" She is not at homen
Nhen will She be back 2
" don't know
"Where is She p
" don't know
When a servant replies to suck questions in this
manner you may rest assured that the master or
mistress !, at home. In this case you may proceed
very skillfuly and bring your masSed battery, TO
wit: your letter Of accommodation TO bear upon
the enemy.
81 am very sorry that Mademoisee Bonheur
is not here Won say TO the old servant glrl;
one of her friends sent me 10 her, to confer with
har i'm tn nm NusIupNs matters
he gave me This note which was TO deliver to
her. PRAY give 10 TO her, aud express 90 her
my regret. thlt did not meet her az home
"Ncry we'll says the old servant girl, and
slams the door in your face.
Well, YOU are now eighty kilometers from
Paris az a village where sandwiches myths,
and whittier civilization penetratrs once a day IN
the shape Of the Petit journal. You say there
fore. to Yourself: " / will take little walk. la
the mean time Rose Bonheur will read my letter
of Introduction and. on seeing the signature of
her friend az the bottom OF the missIye. she will
scold her servant girl for having turned the em-
bassador of one OF her colleagues from the door
ia SO uncerimonious manner, so that, when /
shall present myself at the door of the chateau,
Gertrude Call old servant girls called) will
exclaim Oh my dear sir, Ma1emOselle Bonheur
has lust got home, and awaits you quite inpatient
lyHn
We'll YOU are utterly mistaken, and your mono-
logue false in every respect, for when you con-
front once more this inhosptabe threshold, Ger
trude tells you with m1rose air;
Mademoiseue Bonheur has not got home yet.
She dimes very often at Fontainbeau. Il happens
sometimes that she stays two weeks from home
without telling me a word about it. You know
artists are so very queer
Ii You are not malicious, you will think that the
game is up, and, greatly disappointed, you will at
once start on your trip OF eighty kometers,
swearing on the way like Luciter; but. if you are
malicious Just request Gertrude 90 return.to you
your letter Of Introduction, aud tell her that you
have orders to deliver 1t only into the hands OF her
mistress Her mistress has, Of course, opened the
letter already. Gertrude not return the letter
to YOU without incurrng the suspicion OF being a
iaithIess servant. What will she do, then
"Forsooth,n exclams Malemoiselle Bonheur,
caught in the trap, admit the inquisitiye iel-
low"
And YOU enter the house
The reader has guessed already that | have re-
lated to him what happened to myself did not
know that the most urgent recommendations do
not exert any effect upon the obdurate heart Of
Rosa Bouheur, aud that she closes her door most
uucerimoniou,ly in the face of whosoeyer asplres
To lay at her feet a tribute of enthusiastic admlra-
ton. Well, thauk God, had succeeded in get
ting in. Gertrude pointed out to me a little fel-
low who approached throu ,h an alley OF the park.
tlu seemed TO look at me frownngly, but an enor-
nous straw MT NuNi Ht NNit uti ms hNdA liidNNh-
ted me from recognizing bis features.
+ Istoopcd little, and now l saw beardess,
full face brouzel by the sun, and dotted with two
haz eye, of medium size. The smallness OF the
nose, which was finely chseled caused the rather
large mouth, which displayed two rows of superb
teeth, TO appear even larger than 1t really was.
Long hair which seemed TO me blonde flowed un-
der the broad brim OF the straw hat and fell in
truly rural disorder the shoulders OF the little
fellow.
"Who are you? Whence do you come, and
what do you want?n he asked, in a petulent
tone.
And he placed himself in front of me- after turn
ing back the skirt of his blue linen blouse, and
putting his hands into the pockets Of his gray vel
vet pantaloons
These hands had seemed to me very small
looked at the feet Of the little fellow they wer'
likewise microscopic, Notwithstanding the thick cal
boots the soles of which were covered with nails.
The Cmsarean manner in which the little peas
ant accosted me disconcerted me not little
81 am journalist" repGsd 81 come from
Paris aud want 10 see Medemoiselle Bonheur "
'Well then, look at her!h said the little peasant
taking off his hat.
saw now the true color of her heir. It is no
blonde, it is white, / saw, also two diamond
with which the collar of her coarse linen shaw
. was fastened.
"AIy dear sirn said Mademoiselle Bonheur, il
unde stand how necessary il is for to take step
tu keep profane intuders from my house. ! hav
, known Engshmen who travelled five hundre
leagues 10 see me, aud who, after contemplating
, me at leisure, went away without even thsnkin
- me- II talents merely convert artist into "a rar
a animal, it is not worth while for him to cultiyat
, them And then you may imagine the loss
: time caused by the visits of inquistive persons
and the annoy ance caused by their conversation
> and their frequently imperInent questions
= you were writing romance would you like, at th
: time you are full Of inspiration to be interrupte
A by an indiscreet person, overwhelming you wit
4 silly compliments" ?"
a al will wthd a@, Mademoislle."
q 80, fdo not say all this in regard to you, VIII
i belong to our great family : and, moreover, b
1 staying with me to-day you will not burden yot
!, Conscience with great remorse ! am just about
!, sheer my sheep. Come with me. | will sho
4 them TO you. You may look on. If you do nj
like it, so much the worse for you. Let us M