Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-02-12
G [ will rot go without nv dog" said

cSICu'tSS
"Gome!" said the stranger, athls beast
is Of no use. l will give you "a louis to
leave the dog" Jacques looked at his
wife hesitatingly. Jeanne was pale. The
stranger tossed the louis in his hand.
Just then Ange cried, 60" Ny shoe has
gone to the bottom Y And Jeanne said
(" Don't 60 without the dog.n a
Soon tie Fine -Angnille left the shore,
and, breaking through the rosy water,
disappeared in the distance, like faint
cloud. a'T 5.G t
Jeanne turned toward the house, carry
ing her child, whose little bare foot hung
over her dress.
When she reached the heights, she turn
ed to scan the horizon. She saw thick
gray band stretched along it. Seized with
anxious forebodlngs, she paused
"Will it be fair ?" she asked Of Father
Lucas, the cow-herd. "What sort of
night will they have over by the Thunder
Rocks and the White Mare and in the
offing ?" ..a. ....g. ...
Father Lucas in turn scanned the hori.
zon. .r..
''Fine- Anguille is a good boat" saie he,
and passed on with his COWS. 4." @.i.
at is the wind" thought Jeanne, as
Ange by an unconscious movement GOV er-
ed his foot with her apron. "It is the
wind God be merciful to usW Then she
entered the house. . .-..
At ten o'clock gusts began to blow. The
wa YES moaned piteously. Jeanne could
not sleep. But neither the moaning of
wind nor wave could disturb Ange as he
lay wrapped snugly in his little cradle.
His mother struck light. One is not so
much frightened when one can seq clear
ly. Then ii seems as if any one could do
anything. Il -..... .........
"The wind 0 my God the wind,o
cried Jeanne. "B ut at any rate Fanor is
with themn - -1I
Then, as everything creaked and moan
ed around her, she fell into slight slum-
ber. She saw the great sea with its
frighttul CULTS, its white yawning mouth,
It's threatening rocks, and its deceitful
shoals. She saw her child on the beach
splashiug the water with his naked foot.
She saw the little wooden shoe which had
been wrecked. Then she heard the voice
of Ange murmuripg, Fllmake storm"
Jeanne trembled s.
Then, as the roof of the cottage moved
and creakod, she remembered how the
waves had entered the little shoe.
All at once, she rose up and took Ange,
fast asleep, in her arms 1t was raining
hard, and the wind blue strongly. She lit
lantern a sudden gust put it out, and
she was lett in the darkness. But the surf
made so much noise that it served as
guide She reached the beach in safely
"Ange 0 Ange if Fine Anguille has
perisbedl" ...
The belfrF of. Larmor stood back in the
sombre night, and the sea dashed its white
foam at the very steps of the ch urel.
Jeanne seated herself on the damp sill
and wrapped Ange in her cloak, waited
with longing eyes, counting every wave
Slowly the day broke, and the storm
abated as the sun rose. It.shone first on
the fortress of Port Louis, then along the
rest of the coast; aid Jeanne saw the
little wooden shoe broken among the peb-
bles-" Broken and yet so light it ought
to have Hoated -
Then Jeanne saw the Fine. Anguille
Her sail was rent and tattered. Her
broken mast hung half in the water All
that could be hoped that they would come
in with tie tide, and that jacques would
be able to avoid the rocks Perhaps they
still preserved their oars. AS she listened
she thought she heard them striking cn
the row-locks; bus no, it was the wind.
The broken mast might still serve to hold
them off the rocks. Already sho could
hear Fanor's voice. But On the heaVing
plain her glance could barely follow the
little craft. Finally as sudden gust blew
afresh, it disappeared altogether.
Jeanne closed her eyes. And when they
re-opened, jacques and Fanor were beside
her. Jacques was pale; Fanor, with red
diStended nostrils, and painting, shook the
water from his shaggy coat.
"Weil,'' said Jacques, ''we have been
very unlucky! We beat all night against
the wind. | wished to come in last night
after we had doubled the citadel; knew
it would blow. But the fool of Partisan
would see the offing He is dead now.
God have mercy on him l have never
worked so hard in all my life! To light
en- the boat, he wanted me to drown Fanor
and when he saw the breakers, be would
Jump overheard to swim. Fanor went
after him and brought him to the gun
vale; and while | was lending him
hand, we all went into the water together
Holy Motherl How did lay about me-
[ caught aplank. Hold en-" FanorP
said |. But Fanor had left the stranger
and had seizod me by the collar. And so
[ made the shore. Oh the brave beast
he's no dog; he is almost a man p' ..l.
" And the Fine. Angui!le?1 said Jeanne
" She will come in with the tide. She
is as light as a wooden Shoe"