The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-18


| fasea he No6cO ~ Oder aniMn13
/ Ons day Hercules nnd Cadse1n vent 70
1 Beyonne. whsss thsrs wass grand nuskcal
| e0mpstfftoa. The slEssts vsso Hid viii
1 the btasp ~ hFass instyumenfs- Whsn -
| retained - SaIzgnaeq The doaksy hsgnn -
| bray, snd in his song Cadseon recognized .
/ fragment of ~ "HarpeiEiaine. Thoge-
upon there 49, 6ne scandal In the COM
| nnne- The town council ras republican
| The assistant msyor, however. protested
| But II there wns public Indignation. thefs
| wss much more vsifhine In the househoid !:
| and Hercules, sftsr this adventure. drew
away the last customers Of ths Upper NIL
..sioodr' loaned Castaxnsk Il know
| nov what remains for me to do" And he
| took his gun OF the hooks
"Papa. who're ars you goins!" asked Ya-
nstts.
ITO kill Herculssl"
sOh, papa. you viii not do thats That
would b. vfongi They would put you in
jaili''
Bat Cassaenet, with his gun loaded, set
cat towards the Lower Mill
"Papa.- impIored yanette, don't do
that We can come 70 some understand
ing. perhaps
How"
.lf-if-this donkey came 10 live with
u.s..
You know very we'll that he would not
stay here7''
"Oh-but-- buff !" stammersd Yanette,
lowering her eyes. and growing as red ss
Yipening cherry, .'oh. but II. papa, he
would remain, if--H ut Was her turn to
cough now). n-one OF his masters should
come 10 live here. also? pa
The miller laid down his gun. Great
heavens, he thought. what m idea. To
marry Hefculesi'
Labarthe WAS ct once sounded But he
stood on his dignity Give up his Donkey
Never, Not even If his son should marry
. princess. He reflected, however. va
nette was worth having Castagnes would
give her dover Of 1000 francs. Labarthe
had only TO give Hercules to the young
husband. Hunt" thought the miller OF
the Lower Mill, and he smiled as though
he had bright idea Of his own to work
out Then he sent for his son Auguste,
and said 10 him, Would you like TO marry
Yanette and 20 to live ct the Upper Mir"
"Yes. indeed replied the handsome
Auguste curling his mustache on his I'm
ger.
SO the question of MARRIAGE was quickly
settled. But Yanette turned slightly pale
when they passed her the marriage con-
tract to sign.
But. papa she cried. gently, as soon
a. she saw Auguste ct the side of the mo-
tary.
.swhat is the natter What is the
mattsry" they ell asked OF each other.
But she made no answer. The notary
stared ct her over his glasses, and she Was
frightened, scared and said not another
word. She had deceived herself. perhaps.
Growing paler and paier, she heard the
conditions of the marriage; dover, 1900
francs on one side, Hercules on the other
and, in fact. the magnificent donkey was
there, making TO the notary the bow usually
reserved for the schoolmaster, and Was
handed over on the spot to Castagnet.
II have him." stammered the miller in
his beard. And he held on to the halter
with both hands.
They signed the contract Auguste made
O fine flourish. But Yanette, whose dis
tracted heart was beating fast. almost
tainted when they gave her the pen.
YES" thought she, now very pale; II
must have deceived myself"
But suddenly her face lightsned. She
ventured 10 say to Labarths. lyon know
the donkey must remain with usl II not
Nothing else shall bel That Is under
stood, insisted Castagnet. with energy.
THAT Is understood" replied the puzzled
$50 soonf Well. there is . practical
bride. for you" thought the neighbors.
And Yanette signed.
Ill.
On the morrow Hercules went back TO
the Lower Min. 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 Lsbarthe to Castagnet After the we'd
ding, when Auguste will live with you he
viii not so away again"
Waiting for the wedding the donkey ran
away every day. To tell the story ct once,
he had his reasons. As soon a. he was in
tho stable 1t the Upper Mil. Hercules
heard distant whistle which caused him
TO prick up hts ears. 1t was Cadeton, who
was very sad since the contract was signed.
and who made to him this despairing ap-
peal. Now, when this well-understood
whistle sounded, there was no barriers or
bonds for Hercules. tie broke through
everything and went to rejoin his friend,
singing the Marseiliaise.'
well, growied Casagnet to Labarthe,
.'if the donkey escapes again: only once
more, goodbye to tho weddingl'
Then Labarthe took bis son Cadeton and
gave him strong sermon.
II have n mind to pinch you. you scamp.
for calling Herculesi IL you do il again /
viii pull ron by the ears around the CON-
mon, after vespersi So. you understand,
one whistle more, and look out for your
selit' Then. in q softer voice. TO console
him q little. After the wedding you can
do as ron please You understand mel
Hush, theni''
Cadeton fell sick. He called Hercules no
more Why should he have called him at
alif "Yanette does not think of me" he
said to himself And the days passed by.
aud 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 ali his
miserable sosl. ALL he acknowledged it
TO nobody: he knew how TO keep matters
to himself lie saw her in his memory.
the Yanette Of the old days. the pretty
Ysnette with her weil-rounded forehead
and her big eyes. and whose innocent
smile bad sent so much sunshine aoou,
him. Al in these days she was quite
ready TO be Mrs. General in those days ii
Was not Auguste whom she loved. Cade-
ton st mass prayed 20 81 Laurent, the rat
ron OF Saisgnscl, Tor Hercules to escape