Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-16
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The Beauty in the Wood.

saddle as he spoke.
I, was near the close of sGltry Sep,em-
Der dav. and the sun was sinking IKE s
hall of fire behind the distan: mountains
in rpp.r Lorraine. The rider had been in
the saddle for many hours. but one OF
them. a middie-aged, sturdy looking peas
ant, seemed hardly the worse for fatigue.
His companion was tall man. young and
handsome. He wore q military dress. and
rri,d a small case. much resembling a
dispatch box. slung in front 0! his saddle.
He looked Ike an Engishman, with his
blonie beard and deep blue eyes; bu; bis
d shng >oldierlv seat in the saddle had
been learned in many wild charge over
the battle field.
Jacques shook his head. What would
M'sieu have? he asked, with a helpless
shrug. The horses are good beasts. none
better. but what horse can travel from
dawn to sunset without failing? Il IS only
wonderful that they do not fall b. the
roadside. and then-whst would Maitte
Pierre say' As for the village Of s..
E.enne, ii is seven good miles by the road
five as the crow flies; but wha! would
Monsieur hAve3 Ii Is destiny. All this in
an execrab,e pAtois, with MANY gesilcula-
lions AMI unlranslatAble shrugs.
Destiny or not. my good friend jacques,
returned the other in fluent French,
must sit down by the roadside soon, and
let YOU 20 on alone; my wound Is grow
Ing more painful, and there 4 sensation
accompanying it whicl don't like. Ihink
ay,in. my friend; YOU say that you know
tie country hereaboUtS-is there not some
hut, however simple, this side OF et.
E.ienne, where l c.l rest for while?
Seven miles more Of this torture in my
shoulder would be more than | can endure
anI keep M senses.
Even Jacques s:oiil s5u, WAS no: proof
against the testimony OF the gray pallor II
hi, masters face, He saw plainly thai
faintness was overcoming him. Jacques
hand, wen. UP in IN invocation TO his pat
ron saint.
There is one place no. more than twc
miles of. where perhaps / could tax
M'sieu; but there are difficulties. Ii is
place where no cue gOes-indeed, they "a.
that Mere Margot Is An old witch. although
she is related to me-the Madonna deienl
us. and Jac9les crossel himself devoutiy
But !: Mslel viii promise on his sacret
word a gentleman never to reveal tina
he mas been there or tha: | .o0k him
Yes. ves, interrupted lhe other, impa
-. - III the w4v |. there n,
brandy in your flask?
Jacques pl.led j, out. Hardly y ha'
,,-'-a',tL'.. -ar \rsi.n. hrt take i. prav.
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49,. .asl. b.0rv',.. Iti.H sinrula
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.a~ Erarca Nr.i-p. Would N,;eu like
tq.r The las, Twin. D-OrvaIe?
lI:s c,o.n1nion nodded. rather c.,reles.
g., ~ Jacorss lowered lis voice al
-. t;s borsa nearer To the other in b
.'.s.sl-r,ed imnor,anCa - rancop,eur.
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,ra. ,srriila Fverv one stood in av
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,ta,. ,-,,,hIaj Laf,rs her 81. had II
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80 -7r-s,-,o fb.,.,{T,ir lasvin, the. Rs
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E,;agr,. - ,"ma vorng northern Jemois.
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"i. -,aray,... !. vss .3i8 and .be
Ms E,;srra mi had tn lie Ie0 lha
~ NJ, .La w.. a. h,.an,ifnI :,
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~. -. ',,,or(. shoni her head and
. Ia III III ~ the N,donn,'s
,7l"., ,be R,rnr yor.biuped her. ii
,bo,.,t, ha ynnlJ nave died for her.
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r. ,,,s months before Madam r-tur
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