St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-17

- "N """ih Hilt me ii pressed liz
I" marry me. Mon Dieu, ITcav,.
must do something better than that
, OII traveller was on her WAY to Eng
land, and had broken her Journey t
rest but night; vet she had alrcad
become cIIriouSly interested in the in
fabltantS of La Gruc. She decide,
she would make an indefinite stay Il
Dlndans. That night she wrote som
letters, and looked over some papcrS. il
her chamhcr. She WAS very much rx
cited, and did not settle to rest until i
was another day.
She WAS only in her first sleep wher
Stine got up to begin her daily work
No one III the house WIS awake hu
herself as she went into the garden
fetched vegetables. and prepared then
Tor use. placed s;luccpanS on the stove
ana then went into the court ward {,
make ready her Iaundry-tahlc for Il,
hours ironing. AS she trutted about
kthc .2Ny garden and the cool. gra,
court yard. she held up her head ami
moved lightly. dclighting in the taSl,
"l fresh an, space. and peace. He
crisp. white bodice ru>tlcd with fresh
neSS. and smclt nf lavender: her littl.
apron fiuttcrrd rs if cninlimg Itself
/ She went To hcrirnAing underline ines
but had hardly plaiicd Il fill when 81,
remembered that She had NOT mt III,
! things straight III the painling room q
/ the club. I'm Il minute she was huS,
folding up the tangled dl9lpcIy thai
/ liid been used i'll co>tUmimwa Il model
/ the night before. The next moruiuc
some one came into the room. and SIin,
/ seemed all at once in Il glrat hurry. 4,
/ she said:
'''""d-dav. Monsieur Lawrence lor
are up early :" turning away a> 81,
/ spoke. and making haste with her work
>'lnr. VIII You not put liat away
for a m"mcl and speak Ia u,. -
haI" >p"kcn. monsieur: | hay,
said good day
he Young man looked half sad auc
halt angry. a> She opened thr donI.
r"uItc>icd. and Disappeared. The
painter sat down. and began To- wurk al
his picture.
,Iti~ place j. moi good f,,r me Ia,
reflected: Il shall leave il - soon IL
possible. Elsewhere | shall have great
cr advantages. and hr .d of h,:lit-lrhr
Nh , why ii" love hrr. " hen she doe,
not care tor me D.! Vet what a life. | >.,
before her in this place, Worked ro
death. "r Wrddcd To JHcqu,>. nI to TIA,
owner of tn" nearest c>tGmin,f HAY,
not much I" offer her. hut in time
shall succeed: We cuuld be ii ugll. She
need not work for tA" of u> ~ thc}
work her hrIc.
IaWrcnr" Was alone in the world
His art WIS his delight and hr h.rd lctt
England Ton The puilr~,. al ~tui, ia. i.
one of the best Continental ~,hunl,.
Passing through DiHd.l> hr had hrcu
attracted. fist. 10y the quanrmc>~ ui
the old inn. and afterwards hN Siiuc>
sad face; aud mere he hLd been content
I" follow his All studies. without push
ing on further t" the higher point oi
his ambition. He had been able ON oc-
ra>l"n> t" save the giIl from han >h
trcat"'''''- aud he recalled NOV, h,r
amaZemrmt at being 81 shielded. and
the frank. warm friendship that had
sprung mp between them. lie had
Watched her at her dlil, work in the
kltricn. IN tn" cont -lHrd. r\ .llN here.
and had made Sketches "I her l., stealth
under every ASPECT. Later ihrrr had
come upon him dreams in Whirh he
iIu"Icd her lifting about in Il home
which should he her own and also IN.
and on" day. when >hc had been i'm
tr"uhlc. he had >pok"u to. her. and then
he hHd found his mistake. His io>c
had appeared To NcN her. and rlr.n
friendship WIS At lu end. Sh, u.~ NOW
IL sad and rc>cIN ed a> when h. had
first set eyes on her. lit must hr that
| am quite ml"Nahlr." thought Law
renee. since she will rather endure an
kindness than share IN, lot"
M"auW hllr. Slime WAS Wulknu with
nlmhlc fingers at her irumiug-t;.iir :
linens were folded and mu>lim> ,limp-
cd. while n"W and again Il few tears
flashed ort ut her eyes like SPARKS at
fire, and hmInt her checks She Irmcm-
hcrcd one day when Il kind face had
come iutn the inn and something had
saved her tInm heating: she thea he
ing considered Young enough To l."
punished. She remembered bow li.ht
had become her tasks after that Won
dcrtHl day how the consciousness at
being protected had groNm lahtuIl to-
her. while tn wunucr ~urllcd within
ncr III finding herself It person to h, 81
deeply respected. ,h, began to think
that even II life like hers might come tu
have Il beautiful side to il. till that tr>i
night. when she had told herself il
would bc better if she should never see.
Monsieur Lawrence again. The next
day had brought the trouble. uf hen dis
obedience about .Jacquc>. ~ we'll H.
that strange. supreme moment Wiru
Lawrence. having heard of ii. had ask
eel her to hc his wife. and had been re
fused. Yes. and She would rcfi>t. hi.n
tomorrow again. if put Ia il Flash +,
came ii tear on tn" fIill she WAS ironing.
50 that she waS obliged To crmp one
inch of ii over again; and Madame Van
MelckelIcke came Scolding into the
court Yard.
The little Dame AmglaiSc dinrd at
the table d'hOtc that day. Monsieur sat
at the top of his board. and his wife
and Step-daughtcr. giggimg girl with
sharp features, sat beside him. After
dinner. monsieur. his wife and daughter
went out to take coffee in the garden
sitting under an apple tree. with i tiny
table between them: monsieur in his
white linen coat and scarlet skull cap.
the girl i'll Il gay muslin with flaming
bows, madame in brilliant gown and
enormous gold earrings. The ladies
chatter, monsieur smokes and drinks
his coffee, and jacques comes into the
garden and announces that tie Dame
Amglaise wishes to join their circle
She comes. she is agreeable. She go>~ip>
fImllIarly over their concerns. and tells
them great deal about her travels.
So agreeable did She make herself.
that next afternoon the stranger WAS i'll
vlted once more To .jolm the circle in ths
garden. Never had been known 80
pleasant an Englishwoman.
''Monsicur and madame" said the
Stranper hN-lnl- hN - am ,rnilIn Ia til