Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-08
THE OLD MILL.

4zsixIng Dff1<8IA bnS bssZ9L VI tsS tozSsDs ~ &
black walls sus.aired know not bow upon
worm eaten bears and crufnbsing stones.
Yes, 1t still goes round In the midst II il
nssad0w and its group Of Willows, from
which escape eli the usur.naTing and singing
notxz nf the mil dam the chickens and the
hirtss, hidden 10 the bu~h14 Bet 1t dos no
work, u syin<is no grin, and the naHusAc-
tory has taken iss piae> in the Landscape
which opcs 10 sniivened 70 beautifully and
xayIy. The lord and nast>r of this mid, .
certain FSaneois Estanociss, assf lasf winter
Of heavy cold, snd died with a eonscssncs
burtienei by grscvogs sin, - you viii learn
from tins true rec1taL
Three years ago sll Paris was taking Of
young Raymond as B, the hero Of a very
totehlng adventure which had given him
great no.orsety, ~ be- had saved tho life u
the fs.as. cs.ebrntsd woman In Paris Alasi
how quickly wa< the distance leapsd hetwsen
this noble and briliians debut and the sad
and vulgar episode which terminated the
caresr Of this unfortunate young msa
One day after five or six years u q life Of
pi@s~urs. light loves aad fsveTtsh passion--so
tbs youth Of France the charm II Paris
Rsynsond wss ssszssi with longing for his
mother ami his home. Twenty four hours
later hs aaiuted through the riffs in a curtain
Of pslplars the s.ilags in Inch be- had passed
bis Infancy, a group Of black houses upon
background Of green, then ptls, Of yellow
and cru nbI,nZ stones that had osee been the
fsulal chatsss Of his fathers and b.sisis it,
updsr the shadow of the trees, a heavy mod
err dwelling In which lived hts beloved
mother
The frat days u spring had surrounded
this humble city NJ the provinces with the
magnificent verdare an pFofasion u towers
which April spreads with such generous hands
over this land II tbs faistrnl and the snn.
Eioesosning almond trees turned the hilss into
pyramids of pihk and white and the valleys
into shests Of lace, and there iioated between
earth and sky golden dust like amber 1t
was good simply 10 exist, aud Raymond, in
toxirafe.i with tho sweetness Il life and ma
tnre. felt himself flied with a crowd Of emo
tiois hitherto unknown 10 him
Moreover, hs would noon be- with his moth.
~r. and shs IL was who had subtly Infused into
him the dssirs TO quit Paris, for though she
Ind said nothing aLont IL az yet, It was
ertheiess arranged that he should wed--a
marriage "a II should tie in all feapeets--with
Mile de- Verfier, one Of tho most beautiful
ani loyable u girls and the play mate Of bis
childhood. Here. where hts mother was so
good aud the skies so blue. his sail expanded
ns" |" f''''' 80 "'9 ~. "''' '''''' O'au-
'' 49,, 'Pl' " s''''
W.T." "'' w =" e"'',e =" "'"'"i 10y
N''' 's'"'"S So "Nip s"i"s up the
s''tp ana u"P'ssr S''''s WI" 'Fu irou' tpe
."''s' " '''o ''' ''' '"'"'"" 81
"uo "'''' '''u'o "'n'' F"hi'Ahs
M" i'Ay u'H'e' "e' ""'l't % VIM" CHICO,
s'e""' "''' am s'a'' ~ '1''' " uro "nich
''a' ~" "'' p'''~'Ne N''N' n"i" yes iiaShsa
bN" 'i'iio u''''t ipo 49, 81 i"' N'Hi dress'
"iu '''s '''", " 81" ''7' S'""o 'hpush tho
~"'''p'7's W "'' '"''' ~'' c''"F "h''h IN"
~'''s - Wv SUI" ''''S'tF" we" ""'" th''
""f' t"' ""N At"''" IA
INV sn''@" !" .''t0u' i''"h', "1' re-
ci'-''" "'' '" q" W. nay "''''i as ''lN l"lShter
o' ono ID "i' iaS"'f to.iu'r tenants 10 re-
"'en'"'''' u'' "N''' an'' tno phtHi' she haa
MAJ" ""u"fins OVER Wv, nun" "'th bet uoeks
OF goats ana turkeys Her love Tor ho"srs
hp' '"''n a A7''h WIN her' an" many
tune he hHh met her upon the ciiaS OF
ii"Fhr's''' IA taEs NM thipfS' not Always
wearing p'l'''p u"''' 'f'' h"N'''h ~ h.r gown
ulnch 81 "''' 40" - 'gn''tfiy arranged
nat "'lp 'li' 90 tr's'ui > SAM the
village ef"'Hs' ""n'h nave made her t"r-
tuhe /" hif'ssS s"'P
ant 'nte'i.Srht' Hn'iatl' H'h E"'-'' had se'.i
th' WI" "' t''e "''''''' hS'aho'h'- An what
muir ne was % '"al'+'' :" h'nta'. SO DIS
"af'se""' 60 l'h"'"L ms u''H"ns Ph4tey
all ",'' t"''iH7t :" 'i'' fhhef traditions
o. 'ho ''''"'hiF h''i''' go me "i"rh c""l'que-
RS hi''he WIS t''"H'" H. Ugly ana Jaious, m
h"'N''l"n> WV. "ei' nu' "a thp'fvd hhY-
hNh' Ai"ne' WHO "ad ia1ieh I'M" Tue hatlt pf
coming every evening t" phSs hh hour at the
"h'' INV" 70 nh'7 power u soften TINS
sum" rA,'""' i"e' sue" upon straw
'''"''' ''' '"'y w." "'"' II" "'uii l"ui tue
I'M. 80 'p'''u W p'"'o ule't VINE VIE
..''' '''"'' - q" i'"H '"'hss, ip' "nt haiity
''r'S'a'l LOOK we sfe"test pleasure IN ming
""@ "''u "'e t"'e' "o''o' ana "iily laughed
80" '"+""'s"' ""o" "iH"FetNently fuoneu
uy sack "hehs or rye. he loved the
US" mn ~ ''' ""'' - "u"i gram hi"ays
"'s''hs :" ''""uS '''''u6h 'he Hiii' ana the
,'',t'' VINO ,i"u once o'eh a SOONER ana served
II" t''' ., Wv s"' 'S"' NV ufiS' 'l"e' moth
'o =" 'G'i Us ~ ''''" W '"e '"P''h ana inc
- u" ""' ."e'V Ie'iV' iii''A
'''y '''o '''s'" NeiS fa'thtiy' thouRh
sV'i'e' IA st,"ney 'unp'.H % ianGh, Tor
s"' "'iNe' sf.Ne ','o '''"aV nuop'"ip'" french
SUI :. iV'''i'''e'' "n ''e''' 'sio'e provincial
r'u' u'V"'"s "'i run py SINCE raymond
W. ""' u,''nsF Va" efforts nor the
prayers '' niS 'no'uer una o"'h able TO make
nun "''elI =, ,''7 hiarfin.'S tna' Sh" had planned
~ mn. II" "s "h"hS enough To identity
aiii'S." to' TIME WIN eiils rustic place,
W" 'eii'Si''i ana strengthened ms tired
."e' s"S' ~" w '''ii's'e ~ 'ue uA'IF lie OF
f''N VIZ SUI ''ui'"et utul, nut 10
"''' WIS p'' s"s'soI' VI tue he''is' when
a y, ea'"" ii "o'''u una MN Gu route Tor
q" inFe'erat" huneer' ne came and went
" ~ Tue sunny Eh"eFs' "aieihs Tor the
pine trees now browning un,,er mn o,,,,,,
sun Seated in Tin. tuftx nf ,b,.n,o ar,t lao
ender. his gun between his knees and hi, doos
beside him his dreamed If Paris aIcar. -
Paris. wE.rs so many t.nier ,,.ro,i.. ,,rau.
him.
Soon very commonpjace Incident oc-
curr,d. RAYMOND had hecono v.,v nt,a,
to peui.s and Denie lova1 Rs.,no,a
FStnnnrhe was not i,u,, i-rorar, ~ ~, -,
thing. ind taken In great ,it;es ,ha h..
band is the last To hear OF such a thing hut
IN a village. where vice is badly concealed Il
is different Dad he suirert HIS heart Al this
rev eiation, was il torn like thu, beach Of a
tempestuous night The character of Es-
tanoche. IL Won will rpmemb.r vas vary
taciturp, AMI does not Kermit ma t., prono,pcs
upon that point; however, as this is not n
study let US pass on.
What a charming hour it is; The hiris
intoxicated with dew. make harmonious u,,
roar in the bushes and tho Willows. tho bah /
bling Of tho brook within its hanks has .
crazy cayety. Never WAS ANYTHING rnors .
beautiful than these summer nornings in
Provence The mt,l dam is closed INIT tho