The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-12-28
CHAPTER VII.

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either side they part and through
them and over them she slides, smooth
and slow to:shore II: ! ~ {.
"Whst have you: done with my cock,
atoo p cries Lepore, putting ono little
high.heeled; shoe! on the: PROV and
sptinging lightly to my side. "Have
sou mislaid:himsou the way, or has! a
lily-white. duck ;coms and. gobbled him
m ?"G::*.;. ~ - H.,,' - Il s<'.' -
"Neither, :, reply ], rather. morose a,
having been defrauded Of my water.
party, che is upain. the. woods picking
sticks :; be has been : gathering 8 you a
nosegay as big es,s 4 eoachman's on !
dra~iog-room day, q; we came along .
- II wish i could break him of. that
habit" cries Leaorc, petulantly; "it is
bore having to carry them, and a still
greater bore having to say 'Thank you
for great posy Of dsndelions and but
terrups." 1 .:
"Poor West !"says LIE Mesurier, with
a halfcoutenptuous laugh ; che shall
give them to me I like dandelious."
"Oh, so do l." replies lenore, quick.
". '"1'm wild about flowers ; they are
the only things that do not deesivesus-
as l once overheard a girl saying to her
partner at a ball." ..'
eve had better keep ia sight Of the
boa" I say, With my usual excellent
common'sense, "or the Diuau gansins
will be sure to stsal it." :, H..
"Have you been here long enough -
asks Lenore, addressing Mr.. LIE Mesur-
Ter over the top Of my head, "to d,'ct v
er how cordially these: interesting ma
tives hate US English? Even abandoned
infants Of three and four throw stones
aud ugly words at us, only luckily one
does not understand Breton Billings
gate"
"We spend good deal IF money in
making ourselves hated In every quar-
ter Of the globe it is a little way we
have" replies LIE Mesurier, With Ian
guld interest, as he stalks along, mar
tyr to circumstances, with a great stone
jug in one hand and a kettle in the
oti er.
"It is too hard upon US poor OUTFIT.
elbows here" continues Lenore-
"was,ing our substance in cloth ing
these Bretons and giving them better
food than their wretched yalette, and
then getting pel:ed tor our palms."
"One Always gets pelted, literally OF
metaphvrioally, when one tries to do
ones neishbors good" replies LIE Mes
urier, mi'au,hropicalIy; "better leave
it Alone"
We have turned off from the towing
path, and into the chestnut wood. There
is no underground, nor do the tree:
stand so close together but that there il
pleasan, space for walking shadily be
meath them. A little way ahead Of u
We see small gray smoke and littl'
shoots of fire rising straight upwart
through the windless air, aud beside it
Frederick on his knees, with his cheek
puffed out, like trumpet-player or
wind-god's, blowing the flame.
"Hero's devotion for you," cries l.
Mesurier, laughing, and indicating NJ,
West with his kettle. "Poor West
making himself into an improvised pal
Of bellows r.
"Dan'e ! as they say here, how ugl
he isv' cries Lenore, bursting ou
laughing. :.i,@.*;.@..s @.*:, ,."
"What base ingratitude p says L
Mesurier, casting up his eyes threatri
cally to the chestnut-boughs; "a ma
ruins his trousers kneeling on dam
grass, puts himself into ridiculous a,
itude, and runs the risk Of getting COL
gsetion Of tho lungs for you, and a
you say is-what was it7 did I he.
arieht?-'Dama! how ugly he is"
! ri said French Dame, not English,
retvrts Leuore, still laughing ''the,
is very great difference in force b.
tween the two.'. # g
"Dam,e is about equivalent to o,
'Lor,'" I say, septentiouslv, "aud
should imagine nearly as vulgar:
"One can use it with pleasar
}, arrtere pe"see Of sweariog, you know,
says my sister, "without the w,ckee
= ness"
~ think that will do ncw," cri,
Frederick, looking up at MS with blau
triumph from his kre.ling posture, h
cheeks reddercd with the exertion ,
initiating them, and his eyes waterin
from the smoke ; "the sticks were ratl
! er green" -: ...%.. -. j.. !. - -
"You> looked an impersonat,on
zeph, :. ., we came along" answer
Lenere, banteringly-.sd,dn't he
{ Didn't We say 50, Mr.. LIE Mesurier
I'VE did,; all Of Us there was not
dissentient voice, :, replies lie Mesurie
= nat.entively, fighting With ap immen'