Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-05

ItHtdlu. I-tlb was HcI UuI IL W CeuSo A1Oh
if-one of his masters should come to live
here, also!'
The miller laid down his gun. Great
heavens. he thought, what an idea! Tt
marry Herculesl
Labarthe was at once sounded. But M
stood On his dignity. Give up his donkey
Never! Not even if his son should marry 9
princess He reflected however. 4anettt
was worth having Castagnet would give
her a dover of 1000 francs. Labarthe hac
only to give Hercules to the young husband
'sHumn thought the miller of the Lower
Mill. and be smiled as though he had a bright
idea of lis own to work out. Then he sent
for his son Auguste, and said to him, ''Would
you like to marry Yanette, and go and live
at the Upper Mill?'
Eyes, indeed replied the handsome Au
guste, curling his mustache on his finger.
So the question Of marriage was quickly
settled. But Yanette turned slightly pale
when they passed her the marriage contract
to sign.
"But, papa she cried, gently, as soon as
she saw Auguste at the side of the notary
sWhat is the matter. What is the matterr
they all asked of each other.
But she made no answer. The notary
stared at her over his glasses, and she was
frightened, scared and said not another word.
She had deceived herself, perhaps. Growing
paler and paler, she heard the conditions OF
the marriage: dover 2,o00 francs on one side,
Hercules on the other; and in fact the mag
nificent donkey was there, making to the
notary the bow usually reserved for the
schoolmaster, and was handed over on the
spot 70 Castagnet.
Il have him." stammered the miller in his
heard And he held on to the halter with
both hands
They signed the contract. Auguste made
a fine flourish. But Yanette, whose distracted
heart was beating fast, almost tainted when
they gave her the pen.
Yes thought she, now very pale; Il
must have deceived myself"
But suddenly her face lightened She ven
tured to say to Labarthe, "You know the
donkey must remain with us! IL not
''Nothing else shall be, That is under
stood !" insisted Castagnet with energy.
ssThat is understood replied the puzzling
Labarthe.
$50 soon! Well, there is practical bride
for you" thought the neighbors
And Yanette signed
On the morrow Hercules went back to the
Lower Mill. Castagnet went after him. He
had his labor for his pains, for on the next
day Hercules got away all the same.
''Oh, he will become used to the place."
said Labarthe to Castagnet. After the we'd
ding, when Auguste will live with you, he
will not go away again"
Waiting for the wedding, the donkey ran
away every day. To tell the whole story ST
once, he had his reasons. AS soon as he was
in the stable at the Upper Mil Hercules
heard a distant whistle which caused him to
prick up his ears. 1t was Cadeton, who was
very sad since the contract was signed, and
who made to him this despairing appeal.
Now, when this well understood whistle
sounded there were no barriers or bonds for
Hercules He broke through everything and
went to rejoin his friend, singing the MAR
seillaise"
Well" growled Castagnet to Labarthe.
'If the donkey escapes again-only once
to the wedding"
Then Labarthe took his son Cadeton and
gave him strong sermon.
Il have mind to pinch you, you scamp,
for calling Hercules, If you do it again l
after vespers So, you understand, one whis-
tie more and look out for yourselfw Then,
in a softer voice to console him little,
After the wedding you can do as you please.
You understand me! Hush, then"
Cadeton fell sick He called Hercules no
more Why should he have called him at
all? "Yanette does not think of me" he said
to himself. And the days passed by, and
Hercules did not return. They gave him all
his bran at the Upper Mill.
And Cadeton thought that he should surely
die. He loved Yanette with all his miserable
soul Ali he acknowledged it to nobody; he
knew how to keep matters to himself. He
saw her in his memory, the Yanette of old
days, tine pretty Yanette, with her well
rounded forehead and her big eyes, and
whose innocent smile had sent so much sun
shine about him! ALI in those days she was
quite willing to be Mrs. General! in those
DAYS it was not Auguste whom she loved.
Cadeton at mass prayed to st. Laurent, the
patron of Salignacq, for Hercules to escape
from the Upper Mill But st. Laurent was
as memorable as Yanette And the victor
ious Auguste rubbed up his mustache with
frenzy The days rolled by and Hercules
newt c1lIle Anu vi TIC eve III tut
Cadeton went out, though still suf-
fering, and he walked along the winding
stream which supplied the two mills He did
not weep. They do not weep for love III Sal
ignacq. But when night came he seated
himself on decaying oak, which served as
a boundary mark between the lands Of the
two mills, and he remained there for a long
time, with his eyes fastened on the path
which led to Hercules stable. Ten O'Clock,
IL, midnight. Oh! the ungrateful donkey
would never come. And Cadeton thought, as
be tore out his hair, that on the next day
1t was too much. He stood up He did not
Try to drown himself, because this way of
setting a problem is not liked in SaIiguacq.
He simply cried, after being assured that no
body could see him. And while he wept he
suddenly heard a strange noise, the noise of
steps the steps of Oh, he thought he
must be losing his wits. Il was really Her
Jules that was trotting, that was coming to-
ward him-and Cadeton gave a spring. But
soon felt vague burning in his heart. Her
cules was not coming alone. Somebody was
beating him, too, gently to make him so. And
the person who was beating him in this
manner
"Oh. Yanettc." said Cadeton, opening his
lespairing arms And Yanette uttering
light cry. let herself fall into his arms. al
though that was hardly done any more at
Sahgnacu. And twenty years eli happiness
seemed to run away in that minute of de-
irIum.
You love me. then! You love me Them
cd the dazed Cadeton.
Naughty fellow!' said she, reproachfully.
Why did you not whistler
II did not dare to! Could l possibly sus-
,ect-oh my good Yanette." Then, with
inc gesture. expressive of his rehabilitation.
Did YOU know that will have one in sly
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