The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-13
SELECTED STORY.
THE MOTHER OF JACQUES.
~ THE AUTHOR Oh "rArrr."

enough, flourish best where the .oil look,
mort unpromising. Much Of the grount
runs to waste, aud is fertile only IN Ions
stretches Of furze and heather, backed b,
cIumps of pines.
just In front OF one these wsstes. sbon,
halfway between Bordeaux and Trocbu
small cottage stands on the high road; a
loosely piled stone fence surrounds the
gsrden-s mere strip in front, but wider
at the side, where il slopes downward, and
shows q stun,ed-lcoking vineyard BE.
yond this is n wood Of q trees.
Some cabbages grow in narrow strip.
and At the side 10 an herb garden packed
by sstsck OF fsgots. The resinous frag-
rance that comes from this mlngles agrsea-
bly, With the scent Of basil and ssvory ia
the plot beside il, and seems TO mako the
cumming crowd Of bees tina, hover over
THIS isst Necessity, . something that the
eye would naturally seek. Thsrs are
vines elingiIg TO all aides Of the red-,iled
cottage and on those which grow at the
back fishing nets arc spread out TO
dry.
1t is the month of July, 1873. but there
Is that strange stiffness Of atmosphere
which seems 10 belong to later time of
year. Even the bees move lazily. They
and cloud Of gnats buzzing round the
head Of donkey jast within the cottage
door, make the ouly sound in the silence
evan for the donkovS ns,isnoo IT., a..
tis cannet .sr. mi III, ,n,,,,,r,o ~
round 10 a larger circle. rs.sv o. 80
fre.h attack s'"
900 on ,hora Robo,n s.rs 49,
voice. and Bob,t come. f,,wa,5 ~
sbske. hi,nsAlf and his ,sily-r,ir,,a, -,
by way of keepinr of ,bs ,nnno,ine
ogowI which mi ,1v b.s .ip e.''f
his head. Robot mich, Icsta d..h -
the small shed in.t onnos,,o ,ha -,
stack. and take refuge under ,ba sbsdow
ac H. ,;iai so, g.. t"aer 'n' SHADOW
disoration-bs knows bis aonHay "
duties and bs nlaco. hi,n.olc ~ ~, n,u ~
sunshine . lit,ls wsv r,nn, ,bo Nv .u"
GA, Of tho co,,.ga COM ,h oCM uoo'
the cheerv voico sha 49, an. - VI
to- tbopcb Il mn, no - M,
wear, old and I. wr;,tisa 80 snan si.t.
walnut. bu, ber asrk o.. Gu,
light A. thew glance On ma, ,hs ' ILL.,,
handkerchief which shades hsr ba.5 ~"
handkerchief bidas evon Wv
excsnt II. nsir ~ s,ar.ha n.' zap,
s,rirr,s "a r, -, "".''
IA. chin. She wear. . b,,ct -, andes
lilac skir, and be,wasn ,bi. IL. 80 al" ia
saBots are les,bern geiters g. 49,, w
out frat ore brown ,.n,'i.. "a ,t
another and fastsns them on ,ba 80, taea
Bobo,. While she .toons ana $500 1881 ~
last. a figure coma. an, r. 10 1870 .ns
VINEYARD. IL that of !, ,.u von,h ohas.
nine;een 49, al soe'"' aSou'
the donkey Won sea wb., ooI h',a UP 70
h.. rdias. 60 - nAud1ohe
NOT easily foroot,on !, q. .,, i".e
..rencth and swoe,nes. '"''' VI
UNy mnfbs-T~ba n,,,s ,. t
and on each or ber shorIdar.
wait for NJ WI. ~, 49, wa! no'
selpn '"'
She look. nm a, him with ,ro,1 ,.,iat,
Int shakes ber head rebuLi,f,l, s""
,I,s,en % b;%n ,har j.. :.
no, enough IA mage tbae tsrioys -,
ass tho, tbnn sri tbs, ,b., ma,Sa ,"I ~
creni, ana u..Js.. snd III, ~ i. - NC
wba w.. nm, now,b. hshna, H.. tue''
/. 60 A. ~ - - - o nosse'
- " ~ al tne ~otA is'I noI pre-
Sa.ques' my poo"'l 10 fancy !
~" ne can ni my PA'h'e'' ~ Tue moth
CT nAes 'neh
saelues pehds down ana Kisses
Her.
hosne' - ho' W 'e'l boOo' any
os, ne iaushs '' o'ish', sAucy
Wy, wv sue Is 10 give p'Ac' WINE Jaque,
nis 'ss pAhhiers; IL Is tune We were Oh,
ifeha booot: expect ther1 VIII be
"eTs lo,usy from the army.
uohhey unaers'ahus' no maps
MS vafs ifnPauehtiy ana taxes stop for
"sra.
no'sI popol ou' thou arr VI restless
20. sr,
uh'the' o' Jacques pfenAs on her sem
w conservatory pat sud consld-
D. .ne shs" are singing IN MS nos |
pous '"ehec may b" considered |
80 ho stahus very '.ili while |
p""',ss are uI1ea VITA eab'sges and |
49,. an so's,ea "'h heathar
''nftI NV nllo"ea 70 Al these
$500 'nVtne, ''oHa BACKWARD ana
i,5i So - ana iaush-
bug PAts D""D' ana then
,.T "' Ca Hploe 70 receive the parting
Vi nor NUN oe'oVed son. lie leads
~ 49,, on ropnu the cottage nat ut the lit
80 80 40. 'shce' lie stops here
,bsn 60 o'it,t'I. u -" us mother, and |
,bs, la - ~ "'ohs the 'hhay road |
Tbs ,oo,har 80 -
hin IN ,bs o.. III "H n'I ioi'o~ed
Ior he, - son WI look back
and he can only corn,nsat az ''o'--tosdr
STANDING on l,y,ls $3.50 '''' point BY
has mace 70, he, h..iIo H. "nl.n Jacques
She mount, This ana .,so8 p'o' VI hsto'
,,sptly. one broyn bsrd ., wLa'.ine pa
dlng-ring finger shades her eve. ana g.,