Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-29

last, clear and radiant. A bluer sky
never bent over the purple hills and
blooming wales of France.
Louise threw open her easement
and leaned out to breathe the fresh
morning air, fragrant from kissing
"rain-awakened flowers" Little chill
dren were singing as they CLEANED the
fields; distant bells were Ginning for
mathis; and lark, soaring from his
lOwly nest, thrilled her heart with his
joyful carolings. She fancied that
even the green monsters under the
ewes and over the windows of the old
chateau, were grinning and leering in
the sunlight.
Seeing her father in the garden, she
ran down to him to say good morning,
and join him in his walk. He smiled
as he took her hand, and asked her if
she could sing a song which would
match that of the lark, for the lark
was still soaring and caroling in the
blue heavens.
Louise looked up and listened rap
turously for few moments to the
blithe music falling upon her with the
sunshine; then, as if her heart echoed
the ecstacy of the heavenly minstrel,
she caroled out this joyous little song:
81 have no wings TO fly, birdie,
To soar like thee on high
So far and free.
But my song shall rise, birdie,
Above the sunny skies.
tribal tri-le! tribe!
"We both will sing of love, birdie,
l on earth, and though above,
Songs of glee.
The angels all will hear, birdie,
Oar songs so joyous, clear.
Tri-la! tri-le! tri-le!"
"The lark could not do better than
that, daughter" said the father, kiss
ing her with pride.
The mail now arrived, and Louise,
although wild hope was beating
madly at her breast, dared not trust
herselfto watch her father as he OPEN
ed his letters and papers; soshe stroll
ed on alone over the lawn skirting a
park. Dreamily she watched the
golden clouds floating lazily through
the blue above her, and commenced to
build beautiful air-castles, for this was
favorite pastime Of hers. In after
years, when she became great lady,
She said to Napoleon once:
"Do you never build castles in the
air, General? DO you never go and
dwell in them? Do you never dream
to charm away the monotony of life"'
"No, madam" said he, 81 leave
dreams to sleep and retain reason for
my waking hours"
1Then," said Louise, "you can never
be either amused or surprised"
Presently she was called into the
breakfast room, where she found her
father and mother joyfully talking
over some very good news. 1t seemed
that an anonymous article had appear
ed in one of the morning papers
warmly defending Necker, indignant
ly reciting his wrongs and in beauti-
full and passionate words proving that
he had done right.
Louise changed color as her father
commenced to read the article aloud.
Necker paused once or twice as though
in surprise, but it was not until he had
almost reached the end that he detect
ed his daughters style. Throwing the
paper aside, he exclaimed with a
trembling voice:
Louise, my brave daughter, you are
my defenderW
"Can it be true?n cried her mother,
clasping Louise in her arms, while
tears of joy sprang to her eyes.
Louise could scarcely answer for
weeping. Oh, that was a glad morn
ing for the Necker family! Well
might her parents feel proud of Louise.
Her eloquent defense struck even her
fathers enemies with shame. The
people loved Necker more than ever
before, His daughter had struck
mightier blows with her pen than
general could have done with his
army.
Louise Germaine Necker is now
known as Madame de Stael, great
and wise woman, who loved freedom
and stirred the hearts of her country
men with her own heroic patriotism.
Napoleon feared her burning eloquence
and the power of her pen more than
the armed hosts of his enemies.
From a girl she loved to talk OF the
wonders and beauties Of nature, and
the immortality of the soul, and she
has left France and the world rich
inheritance in her works, so full OF
beautiful and sublime thoughts
thoughts that will "roll on from soul
to soul forever"
Finney's compulsory education bill
passed the Senate last Tuesday by the
casting vote of the presiding officer, but
sections six and seven, providing for
the visitation of private schools, were
stricken out. 1t provides that school
children who do not go to any other
school, or who are not at home, must
go to the public school for certain
time each year.
The Santa Rosa Democrat says that
Eugene Light has invented a grain
sower which he attaches to an ordinary
gang pillow. The machine is complete
and perfect. Its advantages are that 1t
plows, sows and harrows the ground at
one operation. 1t illput in from three
and a half to four acres day, and dc
the work well. It's motive power is
! four horses.