Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-16
at(isttllang.
The Beauty in the Wood.

S',', w., ,r.s near the close OF Il sultry Septem
~ J.y w and the sun was sinking like {
per pen "G 6rc behind the distant mountains
o',, .,nnor ", Lorraine. The rider had been il
G ID "Ppd P.ppdlIe for many hours, but one o
lno po.n mildIe.aged, sturdy looking peas
u9'1, D5 .ormcd hardly the worse for fatigue
gn,' m.' oomnqpion was Il tall man, young anC
hls sJsome Iy'l He wore military dress, ant
I'"$d nriod a small case, much resembling &
gi.n,,cb box, slung in front of his saddle.
gsP|,St m locked like an Englishman, with his
iie iIsnJo ,Jo heard and deep blue eyes; but hi,
G'oI' Isbinc soldierly seat in tho saddle had
G.Sn'9 E.on learned in many wild charge over
the battle field. w, =,
'HT Iooane, O shook bis head. What would
u,isn |G have? he asked, with II helpless
tMT " so The horses are good beasts, none
h,,,Gr In,"1 but what horse can travel from
G,"n IY,,r 10 sunset without failing? 1t is only
,nron5orful n'" that they do not fall by the
,.oj,iJe Sois and then-what would Maltre
PiaMc T' saw As for the village of st.
r,onnc, it is seven good miles by the road
'v Sro a, the crow flies; but what would
,lon.ieur have? 1t is destiny. All this in
.n oyoerabIe patos, with many gesticula-
,inns 'n and unranslatable shrugs.
destiny or not, my good friend Jacques,
.,nrncj the other in fluent French, |
mr,t sit down by the roadside soon, and
iot % Won 90 on alone; my wound is grow
ins inv more painful and there II sensation
oc7ommnyng it which | don't like. Think
or,n, my friend; you say that you know
,fo couniry hcreabouts-is there not some
bnt however simple, this side Of St.
Tliqnpe, where | can rest for u whileP
Serrn miles more of this torture in my
shoulder would be more than can endure
anil keep my senses:
Even jacques slolid soul was not proof
AGAINST the testimony OF the gray pallor in
Il, masters face. He saw plainly that
fdntne,s was overcoming him. Jacques
hands went up in an invocation to his pat
ron saint
There is one place not more than two
miles off, where perhaps | could take
Wjeu; hut there are difficulties. 1t is a
p.re where no one goes-indeed, they say
Tint Mere M4rSoI Is all olu wlScIl' "l'houSil II
she Is related 10 llle-tne nl"uOil'" uolon''
us. and Jacques crossed himself devoutly.
But utitMslcu will promise on his sacred
word a, gentleman never to reveal that
he has been there or that | took him
YES ye,' In'erruPle" 'lle oLhcI' III pa
iieniIy ah}t"ln9 thaI you VIII puV' lol
heaven ''N'' It'0 thc way Is 'iioio ho
brandy III your iL''h' - :,
Jacques Pi'i,V IL out ll1ruly ha'l
WINE g.lSs Ir'O' NJ Slcui puV t"he ~ pray
flht lih@e OF color came o'ch 10 the
wonde mlh lace "lier s"'ilo",hS thG
0ra0"y ana ID ie" moments 'lc "ocl"r'''
himself Irauy 10 lrotePu' j.,
Very well; ana Il NJ Sleu Is gong 10 t'lc
cIl'r1u ne must 'urh ouV ol tlle hlSn""y
and 20 1iferI Ihlo lhe forest .
nave h'l 'ol1 y" you 10 'e'' Vne way :
@d the olllpi' men, leSS III l'atlehtIy'
j cAagaU, Jacques? V''lhh IIie ., !'rtnei l
loQaNl Keep from cLla'eloN III llliS Par'
d Lorraine the Dcller lor Inc safety ol oui
AetHs ,.. 49,,
AD' 4uI VI HIeu 'llIsl'hcS' s"lu '"cques'
g'=eTIl. lney oelohS 10 [lle ffench no
oe''r' l,e'e y OTVaIeT; IL IS singular
@A,y 0U. .le l"S' pnIoh NC icI! Nv ,:' 9eut
iof FRANCE NJ sieu. Mo1lu NJ Sleu ike to
NglT 0 I"e l"St iNIhSS y OIN"'e; ,' 49,,
IiIs com P'Hioh llou"ou' rIVlier c'reless'
y anu J"'qucS lo"t'cG HIS Eoiee am
"g" n's morse nearer 70 ''le o'lltr III hiS
'ya,cIeC'eu Importance "S r"hcoh'eur'
ihe El'O baron WAS 'hey say " inlu
|''0 F4o"' o7' Nef! proud IKE az M
race he grew up III tlle chateau WIFI Ill
HV'ueF n Ivr ms ia'her Hle' Wheh lie was
Uoy b0 MaoalnG lIe olu barohne' all
We ~, was teffl'Ie' Every one stood III awe
U Hef' IHe oIG servants hlteu her' WINE
~yi u'moIeH oeiore her' one iiau UT
0''nr' ana VI sleu Knows lIiaV one oAr'
NV oH',Iu one WHO mas IIiaI' AiVer Vll'
p"o" Il'I ocen man grown Ior sonl'
years. Madame, ms mother became anX
I00' l!@i he should marry, that the ol'
"'c NlTht not dle ont 80, hearing o.
'y9'5 I1 4, 0'lhoISgIIe IN farl'' the son ol al
U0 '.Ield ana grand dtInr' VINO was Oh
"'II"9e'oie age she set form on Jour
wy arrange the an'lr' leaving the Bar
W, VI u MS own purSults III lle cIlaleau' II
"Y4sIeuF lIslehlnS'
HoA'eut was.
Nooody Knew now II came 10 pass; pu
''g' MS U.S. mother 5 departure the Baron De
"'eu IIAe "hotIler man. Inc eVll eye wa
'm0'eo' suppose. lhe studies ana pooh
" "A'eh he had been Tor some time devo
g' were abandoned, and he went huhtlhs
anu FuIhs about the country form morn
aS uHuI hI9ht, Then Madame 1ell Ill IL
i"S'9ne was always hoping to get better
''5 50 would not send Tor her son; 1t wa
D" weather tooanyway. Monsieur, montI
"e' Inon.h passed, and stlll she ana no
''"In' Al last, one day, the servants a
ur V,ia'eall were amazed TO receive III
'"C IONS from Their master to make read.
Hg STATE apartments, for he was about L
'.o2 nome bride. Does Monsieur see
1oo'puI dld'
1t WAS not the BRIDE hls mother mad des
T'V I'r nun, continued Jacques; hut III
TNo grI whom lie had met ana lane
~, u, 'o'e with at the little village OF 81
'%''9'' some young northern demolseli
D", nat been travelling with friends
%'I % soytIness, !! was said; and she feI
p..' p'1' 9'' itithne and had to be Ielt mere
""o0' NJ sIeu! she was as beautiful i's
nunl' ~''ul' lhe country people say her hai
''' IKE glory about her head, and he
9s n'd the look of the Madonna $, n
% H'noFt Ihe Baron worShpped herr the
'"o7" wy ut he would have died tor her.
"'"' came OF 1t?
was months before Madam returne
'o In"IV'hc. Perhaps news travels Slow
W '''' or the Baron kept his secret well
" GH'' When Madame returned, she di
N43W lllat daughter-ln-law awaIte
., ~m "h'n her carriage drove up, tn