The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-04-07

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not done with her questions. Here i
Inst vas some one 70 whom che ieouli
talk without exciting suspicion. An,
one may speak .ofra picture ID. an un
conoetned tone Of voice. .of.:: Mia, Phi
'emeps taleattor music, Of ,s'Strsphoo'.
odd-shaped crook, Of Chloris's pretty
little lambs, but they should choost
their eopfdaptes earetslly. :. Let, them
beware Of women Of certain age and
sentimental turn let them, above all
avoid persons also interested in music
and aoek., aud; 4 iyhsphs,rda,s' crooks, .,
vos 'betide any one . secret.' " I think
if C.tharioe h.d been quite silent, and
nevsPsntieeed <piel's =psne, Reiai
would BY degrees have guessed - much
a, she did TIE inet.nts the GIL ,4pqk ..
Mis- George Shefsslf was d Il not de6eSientl
in quiekuess, but she was preoccupieed
just now.
GLOW little 1 ever thought I should
really know you," said Catha.ine.
"That is how things :h.ppcn," said
Refine. st has been great pleasure
and -happiness to me-. -Madsmoiselle,
you have not said No. Will you NO,
honor; Us BY coming to-day It might
.muse You to see: the: chapel. They
cay that to-day anything il aecorded d
that one asks for. They say SO to
make people como perhaps" added the
steptio. j. :*1o2S*
7 "oh, Refine, what shall you .,kfor Il
said Cathariue, ~ho believed every
thing. So, s.:....' :@i:.e1#@>%
t"An explanation" said Reiae, dry.
ly: Il have been expecting one SON,
time. = Et vous, nadamaaafle !''
Catharine's color rose again and fell.
"One would never have tho courage I'd
ask for what. one wished;".. she faltsred.
eyes, should like To- come With you.
I suppose Madame de Tracy will not
mind"
eve can send message by Domin.
ique," said Reiue ; and 80 tho matter
was settled.
Petitpere appeared, brushing his tall
beaver hat, and then clambersd With
strong trembling hands into his place.
The two women sat opposite to one an.
other, on straw chairs. Josette and
Toto had little plank to themselves.
The children were delighted, and clap
ped their hands at windmill, an old
COW, a flight of crows; so did Catha'
rine, at their request. Something like
q reaction had come. after her weari
ness, and then. she had had drop o1
water, poor little fool, whsn she did
not expect it. Rsine sniled to se'
her 70 gay, and thon. sighed As sh,
thought Of tho former expeditions y
the Deliverable. -.
! The old farm stood bssking ip tn
suu. The cart rolled on, past stubble
fields and wide horizons of corn, an
clouds, and meadow.land; the 81
Claire Was over, and ke:eolzs had bee
re.ped. They passed through village
with: lovely old church tovs.s: and No,
i; man areheds windows. They p,sse
aeaoia- trees. wita: :their bright seerl&
!, berries, hanging low garden walls
, They passed moro farms, With ere.
arohxap and zbr;Iliastavinss w,sathin
} upon tho stsss;; The distance was
, great panorama If sky, and corn, an
; distant sea. The :oosntsy folks: alon
: the 1osd cried out: to them ssthsy pr
, cd, f'Vous VOLTA en- route, pere Chr
!, Eten,"> >"Amusez-vons bisn, zaads - o.
, Other carts came up to them as thl
J.. approached the chapel, and people wei
:, walking in the Same, direction !. TIL Z
, passed little. roadside inns and buve
0 tes for the convenience Of the neighbor
. and here and, there little altar. Oae
: on the summit Of . hill, they came 70
j, great cross, with alife.sized figure naile
e upon it.. Two women were sitting 4
9 the stone step At its foot, aud tic clou
!. drifta we're tossed beyond it. 1t Vi
J., very awfal, Csthariue thought.
e Al hour later she was sitting in Il
. chapel Of the Deligerande. In Z dsr
. lnssns4sesatsd plaas,; full Of fam.
J aud priests, and music, and crowds
e country people, gorgeously dress'
q altar wa twinkling and, glittering
n her eyes, whore the Virgin Of. the D
o livsrands, in, stiff snbroide,ies, ~
NJ standing, with: !. b'..e of tapets bur
r ing among tho fresh aoxers. Voie
o Of boys and girls were loudly ehsnti
p The: hymn to the Virgin In the d,
Is nsss; behind It. C.tharine had crop ,l
is her vay:ia ths DAZZLING ::obssurity
., some seats, and when she could see s
~ tound the children side ~ side.
g front Of hef, md she sar Reine on
as knees, and Petiepsrs,s meek gr.y he
Il bowed. One other thing shs >,
1t which sesmsd to her I'D, aud ain
II cruel-pooE old N.non Letstvre ere
ID ing up the eeutre aisle, and setting