, 1885-10-04
DR0WN NED.

night before, and had no ac%quaintances
in the country; therefore / could not
presume to ask for better terms. My
two pupils, NJ. Rabut assured me, were
very well behaved children; the girl
was ust Is, already a young lady; and
the iO-year-old boy was equally apt at
study. After all l was only required TO
give five hours a day to teaching, tho
rest Of my time vas altogether my own,
to be devoted either to work or sleep, as
| pleased. And, remember, he said.
your pavilion is at such a distance
from tho family residence that you can
feel perfectly at homo there and per
fectly quiet. OF course everybody will
treat you with the consideration due to
YOU position in the household. You
will observe that my poor old mothers
head is a little weak; but she is the
kindest of souls.
l accept the situation.
Ombrcville is situated on the heights
of Moka. The mule itself walked quite
cautiously up the ascents, and as was
careful to keep the animal at n walk on
the descents also. | came to the conclu-
sion that ! might just as well walk
got down. Without troubling himself
further about my wishes, the black who
Hllutu llt NtllClb cOOn DtkAl W AAhO
his animal rapidly along the road,
which made n sharp turn at the bottom
of q long, steep slope. When reached
the turn both vehicle and negro had
disappeared: ! was all alone. | reck-
oned that there was scarcely another
league to travel; and it wa not quite
2 o'clock, / would be able to be in time
for breakfast.
1t was in April. A threatening storm
had been growing all the day before on
the other side of lie Pouce summit; ON
either side of the road the trees,
drenched in torrential rain. shook down
showers of water from the leaves with
every breath of wind; the water of the
bitches to right and left ran with n loud
murmur under the shadow of the high
grass: the air was fresh and all impreg-
mated with sweet smells; the sun still
hung at the edge of the forest-curtain
it was a delight TO walk. From the
bottom of my heart ! thanked the In
telligent black who had imposed this
pleasure upon me, and continued on
my way.
As | walked on l began to dream.
What future did this new land hold in
reserve for mel / had not come to it
with n idea Of making a fortune
although a young man of 20, | had ac-
quired enough common sense to save
me from such illusions), but only to earn
a good living, and to lay by enough to
enable me, when an old man, to return
to France and sleep at last under the
shadow Of my W village spire.
Meanwhile, after half an hour walk,
/ had reached a point at which three
different roads forked off from the main
one. One of them, | knew, must lead
to Ombreville, but which, | invoked
the Triple Hecate, sat down upon a
rock, and waited.
a negro, passing on the run, pointed
out to me which road to take. Soon |
caught sight of the lofty chimney of the
sugar mill-then the house itself,
buried in n thick grove of mango-trees.
and as | feared being late, / quiekened
my step. Under the verandah, already
crowded, / saw people rushing back and
forward-running. and no one noticed
me as | assembled the front steps except
a big fat negress ~orouching at the en-
trance, who sobbed and cried with re-
newod despair at my coming. There,
on a sofa, at full length, lay a young
girl, almost a child Her long bright
hair, all streaming with water, fell over
the back of the sofa, and had dripped
upon the verandah until alittle pool had
formed upon the flags. She was
whittier than a piece of marble; the vio-
let's of death were on her compressed
lips; her l~ifeless arms lay rigidly straight
by her side; and NJ. Rabut, on his knees
beside her, was kissing one of her
hands.
Drowned, my dear sir, she got
drowned, " said a good old lady of about
go years Of age, who came to me, hold
ing out her hand in the friendliest man
ner imaginable. But you must have
walked here;' she continued you must
be tired; Of curse you will take some
thingl Myrtill'
Mamma OH mammal exclaimed NJ.
Rabut, raising his head. 'l on see, he
said 20 me with n sob. you sec she was
bathing; the river suddenly rose, and
His head fell forward again over the
little white hand, to which his lips
chung.
"Myrtill Myrtilr' again cried the good
lady, bring a glass Of Madeira to the
gentleman. OR perhaps you would pre-
fer something else
l questioned the family. The girl had
not been twenty minutes under water.
And yet they had done nothing had
not even tried to do anything.
gave my orders briefly; they were
obeyed.
They had laid her on her back. ]
lifted her head so that it leaned side
ways on the left. Her teeth were
clenched. How cold her lips seemed
when | pressed my own upon theml
The poor father, senseless with grief,
allowed us to do as We thought best,
and the grandmother walked hurriedly
TO and fro, busy, fussy, always calling
Myrtil, and declaring ''tho breakfast
will w be ready, and here are all
the people coming
And a carriage in fact suddenly drew
up before the front steps. Two young
girls descended with a happy burst OF
laughter. can see them oven now as
they stopped, looked, turned pale, and
stood there with arms twined about
each others waists, and eyes big with
terror-silent and motionless.
Half an hour had passed. What was
not that a flush we saw, mounting to
the colorless cheeks. OH how feryent
a prayer / uttered that moment to the
good Cod And it seemed to me the
arm | held became less rigid.
At that moment a horseman came up
at full gallop.
"Myrtili Myrtill-take the doctors
horse to the stablel' cried tho good
lady, descending the steps to meet the
physician. "Ah, doctor, / knew itl-
your powder could not do me any good.
The whole night, doctor, ] was in pain.
All how badly | sleptl'
The doctor came directly to us.
Good. young mani-very good, in.
deed that is Just what should have been
done. But you forgot about the titilia-
tons in the pit OF the stomach.
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