St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-14

Il don't want to marry"
''Do You, want IL widow have Mad
anne D, Madame E. Madame
F., and so on"
81 don't want to marry, ~
Madame de NOriolis always figured
among the first of my aunt's widows.
and | noticed that she never failed to
dwell at length on all the advantages
she saw in this union. 1t was not nee
essarl for her to tell me that Madame
de NorlollS WAS pretty-any one could
see that without prompting that
she was rich. She chose, rather, to re-
mind me over and again that the late
Monsieur de Noriolis was il fool, who
was never so happy as when he had
succeeded i'll making his wife excep-
tlOnably miserable. and that conse-
quently nothing would he easier than
for il second husband to make himself
adored
Then, after a lengthy eulogy of Mad
anne de Norlolis's virtues, graces, and
merits, my aunt, who was very adrnit,
I and knew my vulnerable" points; wo,(tl
take from her secretary IL map of the
neighborh"od and spread it out on the
table. The map WAS very exact and
complete, and had been bought for the
sole purpose of convincing me that. if
| had any senSe 1T all, | would marry
Madame de Noriolis. The chatedHr of
Noriolis and of La Roche large figured
on the map. and were hardly five leagues
apart. My aunt. having artfully drawn
IL red line around the two domains.
would oblige me to look at it. saving =
1.-Two thousand one hundred acres.
good measure, and not Il single diviS-
lon-hcdge. if NOriOliS was united to La
Roche large. Eli. isn't that sufficient
To persuade my huntSman nephew ?"
The temptation WAS SO great that |
could only turn away and take refuge
in my usual refrain
Il don't want To marry"
But felt that | WAS in danger. nev-
erthcleSS, really i'll danger; and, when
ever met Madame de NoruliS. | al
ways saw her encircled by my aunt's
red line. like an aurrola. and couldn't
hell saying To myself:
''ENceedingly pretty there's no de
nHing it and clever and sensible. too
two thousand one hundred acres
without Il division hedge humph
Fly, Monsieur de La Roche Targe-tiy.
since you don't want to marry ="
And tiy would. and always did
but how could | fly this time There F..
| WAS stretched out on the grass. GOV
cred with sand, my hair in disorder, my
clothes torn. and one leg that refused
To do me service: and NOW there stood .
Madame de NOli"lis before me. dash
ing and fair. the red line wound all .
around her as usual. and asking in her .
most seductive tones:
MON Diem! is it ynu. Monsieur de
La chcTargc What art. y"u doing
here What has happened To you!"
frankly confessed that | had been .
ign"miniou>ly thrown.
'l"u are not hurt. hope p
NO: not seriously. at all events | /
have strained my right leg Il little hut
ii is not serious, am sure
And what horse acted So badly i
not this one. certainly p pointing to
Brntus, who was quietly browsing near
at hand.
Yes. that one; he is the culprit."
Nv hat this noble fellow Well. /
he has fully made amends. assure Won:
but will tell You all about that by /
and-hy. We must first think about .
getting y"u home"
Il cannot take Il step"
"Oh, Will drive You home. 1T the
li>k OF compromising YOU"
And she called Bob. the little groom.
VIII" took me hv one arm. while Sh,
took me hH the other. and helped me
into her chai>e. Two minutes more
and We were on the road To La Roche
Iargr. We were alone in the chaiSc.
Bob having taken charge of BrutuS.
who had shown no WILLINGNESS to he
caught.
Make Yourself comfortable. and
keep y"ur leg as straight ;ts you can"
said Madame de N"rioli>. II will drive
Hou as gently us possible"
In fact, she said Il great many little
W"manll things. that | found
1t NrIN pleasant to listen to. Then.
when she SIw me i'll IL comfortable po-
>ltl"n. she asked me to tell her how |
came t" he thrown. saying that after
ward she would tell me how she Glanced
10 come To my aid
began my narrative. To which she
listened attentivrly until commenced
to describe BrutuS efforts To throw me.
after the two shots. when she cried.
i'll her Silverrst tones.
'Oh. see it all | see it all You
he trumpcters horse ,"
'N ny. yes: and that explains the
whole mystery. Have you not seen.
many time, ut the Cirque de rImpera-
tricc, the tcats of the trumpeter? \
chdsse"r II -i.friquc enters the arena on
Il large. gray horse: the Arabs follow.
and shoot at the chasscur. who is wound
ed and falls and. as You did not fall.
the horse. indignant at this neglect of
duty, threw YOU off. And what did he
ii" when you were on the ground p
| told her of the effort he made to
give me Il decent burial.
The trumpeter's horse - she con-
llnued--"toWours the trlmpeters horse
He sees that his master is wounded
he Arabs may come and dispatch him.
So, what does he do? He burics him.
And what did he do? Started off on il .
sallop, did he not -
Yes, carrying my hat t"
''lnStead of the colors, to prevent
heir falling into the hands of the enc I
NY. There being no flag. he took t
what he could find. And where does |
ne go
To find the rjrandiere."
"Prccisely. He goes to find the ri ,
undiere; and the rirdndiere, to-day, if {
you please. am |, the countess of NoIi- l
Ills. He entered my yard on IL gallon. i
was Oh the steps, putting on my gloves :
preparatory to driving out. The sta :
'le-boyS seeing IL horse approach, sad |
He'd and bridled, hat in his mouth. I
md without IL rider. tried to catch him |
,ut he avoids them, and coming straight Q
" the steps. he falls on his knees be l