The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-01-13
81 10 chemis nous ennuie
L'un . l'autre nous bolrons I
And a second verse


Lun Pautre nous bolronsl
And a second verse
volci tous gems Do courage
Lesques sen wont el voyage
Jusque par.de-la des monts
Faire CO pelsrinage.
Tous boire nous ne pouvons.
One Ia bouteille on u'oublie.
En- regrettant Eormande,
En- regrettant
went the chorus, with the mems voices
joining in. There was a sudden dc.
cline in the hill, and the horses that
had been going slowly before set off
ata trot. Refine was still leaning back
and looking after Butler. Dick never
turned his head as he walked quietly
on toward Tracy. It seemed to him
~ i the sun hid set suddenly, and ii n
a cold east wind was coming up from
the, sea.
The cart logged off toward tho farm
stead which Dick had seen nesting
among the trees-Dick went on his
road through the growing dusk. About
half an hour later, Madame Michaud,
belated and in a great hurry, drove past
him in her little open gig; she pulled
up, however, to offer him a lift, which
Butler declined with thanks.
The road makes sudden turn about
a mile before you reach the chateau,
and Dick could perceive tho glow of
the wirdows OF the old place already
beginning to ligh: up. He could alsv
see distant speck Of light in the
plain, shining through darker shadow.
Had Rctne reached home, he wonder
ed? was that tho fare of tho Cola
blaze through the open door Of the
dwelling, o: the lamp placed in the
window as signal to Dominic and her
grandfather that the supper was ready?
ut is as we'll I am going tomorrow"
Butler ruefully thought once more.
1t was almost dark by tho time he
reached the iron gate of tho Chateau
de Tracy, where his dinner was cook
ing, and his French relations were
awaiting his return. They were sitting
out-dusky forms Of aunts and cous.
ins-on chairs and benches, upon the
terrace in front of the old place, en-
joying the evening breeze, fresh though
1t w.s. English people would have
hud ddled into cloaks and bonuets, or
gathered round close up to the wood
fire IN the great bare saloon on night
like this; but French people are lsss
cautious and chilly than 10 are, and
indeed there are no insidious daups
lurking il the keen dry atmosphere Of
Normandy, D, hidden dangers to fear
~ With rs. Tonight tho mansards
Mndo~s In tho turret, and many Of the
suffered easements down below we're
lighted up brightly. The old house
looked more cheerful than in the day.
time, when to English eyes q certain
mouldiness and neglect seemed to hang
about the place. Persons passing by
at night, when the lamps were lighted,
travellers in the diligence from B.yeux,
and other wayfarers sometime noticed
the old chateau blazing by the roadside
and speculated dimly as people d.
when they see signs of an unknowu
lfa-as to what sort of people were
living, what sort Of history was pass
ing, behind the gray walls. There
would be voices on the terrace, music
coming from the open windows. Tn.
servants clustering round the gates, af
ter their work was over, would gree
tho drivers of the passing vehicles
!, As the diligence pulled up, something
would be handed down, or some on.
would get out Of the interior, aud van
Fish into this unknown existencs-th,
cheerful voices would exchange good
nights. When Richard Butl.,
first came, he arrived by this very Ba
yeux diligence, aud hc was iutereste,
and amused as he would have been b
a scene at the rl.y.
1t was by this same Bayeux dill
gence that be started carly tho mex
morning after his walk along the cliff
NADINE de Tracy, who always wante
other people to alter their plans sudden
! |y at the last moment, and for 40 pa,