Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-09-15

that the Duke of Provence wa
drowned while crossing a=river. -
Then a fourth comes exclaiming:
. ''Pray God, my daughter; the man.
sion in which you were born has taken
fire and they are looking for the body
of your mother who persisted in the
fire. q 49, Il @s'f>
.Do you hear, Maquelon? BY our
escutcheon. my horse shall. feel my
spurs" =. 1917 ~.
THAT is too much" answers
Maquelon; wait for me, my brother;
together we shall return" =
But a fifth traveller coming from the
opposite side says to her:
"Hurry up, Maquelon. Prince Al.
bert is dying with sorrow. as it has
been reported to him that his young
wife has been abducted, and nobody
knows what has become of her. =: d.
"A day of misfortune!' cried the
poor girl. -"
LET us separate. my brother, and
may God conduct me to the man to
whom l belong"
Then, pale and trembling, she drives
or her horse. Heaven darkens more
and more, the tempest bursts forth,
sinister birds, fly in the darkness,
grazing her sweet face with thei,
heavy wings; her horse. mad with
terror, Frances wildly. Maquelon dis
mounts and continues her way on foot
the bushes tear her dress with theil
thorny arms, the stones rend her velvet
shoes and stain her delicate feet with
blood.
AT this moment a hermit comes tc
her. "Ah! father, take pity on my
SORROWS" says Maquelon to him. 81
have three brothers-the Oldest is q
captive, the second. is wounded, the
third is gone to their help. The Duke
of Provence, my father, is drowned,
and mother is buried under the ruins
of our castle; Lam now without eithe1
father, or mother, or brothers-Prince
Herbert is dying, perhaps at this very
hour, and God has said, Woman
sLall renounce her family and country
she shall remain with her husband.
and she shall leave anything and every
thing in order to follow him. Tel
me, man of God, if l have done well?'
AOu dAO a ucfOGcu duu
woman, Maquelon? ''
Then, . miracle! Heaven becomes
serene again, the tempest ends, anG
the birds sing.
Father, what this prodige means
The sun is shining, the trees are greer
again, and the birds are singing.'
my daughter, we are coming neal
the palace of Prince Herbert, and Joy
always precedes a wife expected by
her husband"
'See, anywhere ! set my feet thu
earth covers itself with flowers an(
grass"
ut is for the purpose of preserving
them from stones and thorns."
sis it not an illusion father? l
seems to me that this mountain de
creases in height and comes to the leve
of the plain!'''
t. :'That isstrue, my daughter, and Their
is the palace of Prince Herbert, you
husband. Il . = j
The*palace was before hers dar]
and dull Building whose window
seemed as closed for along time.
"How gloomy and sad his mansio,
looks! One would think that not
living being resides there"
Life shall enter with you, Maquelol
;asi is q handsome and good, woman
who iss the soul of the house. l mus
leave you now:sz~l LA&s&1
The hermit disappears. Maquelo,
knocks at the entrance door that j
opened Immediately; in a moment tn
house was illuminated, a delightful
music is heard, and the Prince, mag
n%iieent]y dressed, advances to ofe
his hand to Maquelon.
Be welcome'hiesrei.'' = says he, ''sou
Malqu cr5 81 smiles i s. and bushes. Th
husband is the hermit that had assiste'
her in the forest. She marvels whel
she sees the old Duke, her father, wit
her mother and her brothers seate'
before a bountiful meal.
':Be blessed, my child" says tn
Duke of Provence, the who, hast pre-
ferred thy husband to: all. { Tho
wilt be d strong woman. Thou viii
know how TO love thy children an
command thy numerous servants
God is my witness that if thou hads
succumbed in. this trial the gates of
convent would have been closed o.
thee forever"
Having thus spoken he kissed Nj
quelon, and great rejoicing took plac
in the whole dukedom of Provence
TRANSLATED from the P%rovencuk.
s4ES = az