The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-16
Selerf Shry.
TWICE SAVED.

Frank de Vaud was climbing up par
ticularly stiff part OF particularly stiff
hill. Sometimes he called in the assist.
ance OF the Alpine-stick be held IN ont
hand, but Just as often he clambered or
and up without 1t. He was handsome
and we'll made man aay one could SCI
that at single glarce, though he Tas
but a chanois hunter. His face and
hands we're bronzed with the sun and ex'
posure 10 the weather, but in his checks
the red blood Of health mantled, and biz
dark eyes looked ever so soft and good
nstured, and when be smiled, as occa
sionslly be Was doing now, there was 9
right merry twinkle about those same
eyes, and he showed set OF teeth as
white and even as bats
Why was Frank de Vsud smiling
Well one reason was this-he was sing
ing, and the song he was singing Deces'
STATED an occasional smile. Parentbet-
ically, let me tell yon that it SPOKE vol.
umes for the strength and vigor OF bis
lungs. that he could sing at all while
climbing so steep bill.
But he had am bound to say-one
other reason for smiling, for Frank de
Vaud was going to see pretty, little,
bright-eyed johanna, the goat-herd's
daue ehter, and Johanna loved honest
Frank and be knew.it-rigbt well. Thew
we're going to be married before great
many months we're over, and his chief
reason for visiting her cottage tonight
-she dwelt long, long way up the hill
wac to press her to
Shame the day, the happy day"
as the song says He stood at length on
the lower edge Of kind OF broad table
land A ravine ran right down through
the very center Of ii, gorge, q canon,
call it what you like, only so deep Was it
that you could barely see the tips of the
giant spruces and lsrches that grew in
II.
Other trees grew spsrsely here and
there all over the table land. High up
on the far-off horizon rose the snow.
clad jagged peaks of the Alps, tinged
with the carmine of the setting sun, and
the clouds and mists that enveloped
them beneath were also tipped with red
ehading off lower down into purple, then
into gray But it wasn't on the noun
tains, or the clouds either, that. Frank
was gazing, but on the charming little
chalet slill lower down. It was half bu.
ried in brushy trees and there was smoke
curling up from it.
On went Frank de vaud continuing
bis song. He said kindly good night to
a bevy Of girls who were waiting for the
co VS. to come home. Still higher up he
met the COWS themselves and stood aside
till they passed.
Then be must shake hands with the
herisman and the herdsman laughed and
said:
II know where you are off to. Frank
de Vaud, I know. We will 5000 all have
q dance. Alb! know; ha! ha! don't
deny it. We all know. Good night,
Vaud."
Well, Johanna was waiting for him,
and thew met as true lovers meet who are
hetrothed, and soon to wed, do meet.
They did say that Johanna was the pref
tiest girl in all the canton, and think
they we're not far wrong. Her dress be-
came her so, too, and the modest way
her hair was done up, and her sweet
voice and her deep blue thoughtful eyes,
and the blush upon her bonny face, and,
and-but there! suffice il to say,she was
a charming little mountain maiden ami
no one could blame Frank bit for lov-
ing her.
But could she name the day, think
your Not che
"Oh! I dom. know" she always an
swered bssafully. "Well, them" she
added on this particular evening, ''say in
six months time."
!. "Oh. dearest, we don't know what
might happen before them" said Frank
somewhat thoughtuily.
Frank de Vaud'was right.
"But," he said, remember, darling,
III claim you TO the very day. SO be
ready"
Frank de Vaud went out almost every
day in the mountains. "A very daring
hunter, he! And a very successful one,
too. His gun, though, was not much to
look at; it bad many little eccentricities,
but as Frank knew them all. and made
allowances for them, he wouldn't have
given that old gun for one worth double
The money
One beautiful afternoon, when high
above the mountsius, he shot chsmol:
a long way down beneath him. II was
no easy task to reach it, but he succeeded ID
at last He sat down beside it. He Ii
his pipe, and began to dream and builC
castles in the air, or, il be did not built
castles, he imagined one sweet it'll,
chalet. which would be all his and
Hullo! was that a shout from this ere
vase far. far below? He listened. Yes
there it was again, ringing and clear
through, owing to the distance, no loud
er than the voice OF q midget.
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