The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-03-24

wllhngiy what has gone before !? There
.r 'are few Who would not remember more
if 81 tatsy e could, # il we're even tie p,ngs
they have forgotten. ~,4 .,s :,..:
+, A. they reached the court y yard, ii they =
net l4a Monsieur = v Dc Tray heavily booted
and gathered, al dressed 10 white, and
finishing his morning rounds, Mon
sieur :Fon.aine was j With him, also in
linen Clothes 'He acted td''ii as 4 sort 7 Iof {
agent Of n.d.{gSsr in Traoy.T " absence,
sid used cReh to come = up to t talk t,ilk;s over =
business snd baihhs:n n:or rhey Ill met , just st
inside tie iron ID i gstes II :the courtyard.
Font.ine' bowed profoundly ,too the pp,ret. 81,
ty, fresh-looking little miss, With The,
great bunch of 'ield-dowcrss in her
hand, and the blue ribbons in her crisp
black ? hair I The: children clustered
round their father, and Henri held him
prisoner while Nanine stuck poppies
into all his button-holos, and little
hadelaiue, who could reach no higher,
ornanented his esiters with flowers.
Meanwhile the following conversation
was going on:
"Aou have quite recovered from tho
fatigue OF your journey, I trust ?" said
Fontaine. "Ons need scarcely ask
mademoisells the question" il.
:: "Oui, monsieur" said Cath.rine,
looking up shyly.
"And mademoiselle has already sur.
rounded herself with aowers," said
Fontaiue, .lludipg too tho bouquet: :
"oui,, monsieur I, said Catharine,
Who did not know what else to say. i i -;
"Aad I hope that mademeoiselle is
pleased with our country !" said Fon.
tsine, speaking both in his public and
hisSprivste capacity: s. '.'o>>.- 81:
"oui, monsiear,' . said Cath.riiniiee,, ],
vith. great originality, half laughing At
her own stupidity, aud moving away
toward the house, to put an end to such
silly conversation. -
It was like scene in play, like a
picture on fan or bonnet box. It
seemed as if nothing could be less
seri 'us. The little baoality, the bow,
the courtesy, it was nothing, Catha.
rine thought, or she would have
thought SO had she thought at all. Ta
the children 1t was an instant Of great
anxiety: would the flowers tumble of
their papa when he moved his legs p
but Catharine tripped away UNCONSCIOUS
aud uneoncsrned.
Poor Fontaine's f.ts,: too, w.s de-
eided 10 that instant, when he bowed
profoundly, and C.thar;ne turned ava,
vith , her :. quick little 'smile. Not :
Bayeux, not At Caen, not including
Madame Ia Sous -Prsfette herself, "a
there any: one 70 bs compared to thi
charming young Englishvonap, though
the maire: AS for. . dot, lie xoui'
prefer Mis- George With ! / moodje,ttat
sun, Is Reine WITH. Ill her. fortune
and thsh something told him tfhiat Ill Iii lii
English ~er,se lso orderly, such u. el;x.csilen, i,
todsskeepsrs:< 10 ''1Sil.tte+ Is their ,.ve, u,
aion, thought Fontaine, Il irememberi66i
It the same time Some Of the bills b
had paid ior T'oto's poor mother. H
built i. castle in the air, !. Tower .
B.tsllt ", poor fellow, reaching Il
heaven. He perceived himself p.ssiny, !,
Refine Catetien, With 4 lovely &c, q
cbafmingly ,n.ndered Madame Fontaiir
beside him, elegantly but not expe,u
sively attired ; be pictured her to him
self embroidering BY his fireside, super
intending his menage. As he though
of Catharine, : sweet arch, gentl
glance came dazzling bis eyes, like suu
} light through the double eye-glass, an
At that minute Jean moved, after p.
tiestly standing until his decor.tio
was complete, and, alas for poor littl
Madel.ine, all the flowers fell off hin
"Good-morning, Monsieur le Marie,
said Madame De Tracy, suddenly Al
pcaring At the hall door: "Won't 20
stay aud breakfast with ~ -
"M.dane," said tie marie, "you !,
> too good. ! shall 30 quite delighted
Catbarine liked the break t.st-hou
It Tracy. They .ll came, in jcbeerf,
and freshly dressed, and took The
; places in tie long, pio.are.qae-lookin
!! s.lle,' Nth its sv.ult<d I roof, and man
windows. The food v..s f.refallj ID
: prettily served and or,nn,mssnted; ii
White bright chin. = @glittered :ohI Ii
: table; tie golden ana purple fruit vi
: he.ped Up bountifully..'' She liked
look at il all from her place BY Madam
> Do Tracy, as she liked looking
; Mar'he't pale, beautiful head opposi
. her, Or Madame Jeans smart, Ill
4 | bons. Catharinei used sometimes I
. compare tho scene 1t Tr.cy-the %
3 green: windows, the festive-lookir
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