Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-24
A GASc0N ROMANCE

Tho IT " uLie Lower Min
1, Hv PIPER bin had the prettiest ',l was poor
nm ~ ,he canton; but the III maid OF the
~, NJ me handsomest donkey n ~ Niiil pos
- NJ ii'aid OF the mill was tho Do ulSufict
1,,s''shet' and was called yano4tl iiVer OF
was porn ON Labartha's 49, the don
l',,'ieu Iiercnles. Now, it must ana was
-, 1.eu' the handsome Hero,,IS- sieOIuIly
~ lne pretty Hanette advantar-a-co ilpe,ed
1il iN' " MN, the poor LOVE-. 80 ana,
i0auy 10 ruin the rich TT Ill " as
'i''N'eh TO say that lie. .,tIo.. - u
mary donkey. Hercules ,ya,, " as not
% *, hehce his prestige. stro,'.e % Dl5 as
'ii"i0S' hence his name; and &c 90 Two
9 er"l college, graduates, hence hi iieu as
LIS master, the beaming Lahar+bo llh
NoiS' / ne elder, elegantly NAMED 1''" Two
vas d handsome fellow of p. nroI,il,'5 'la1e'
tllcN hustache, and ACCOMPLISHED :, VIZ" ~
az u steailhS the ducks of the c,,sto,a 'iie
nc Liiii' speciality OF the Gasco, r,,;Ii' ''O
All odliShac4 admired him. The ottl-1 .
sheeilhSly named Cadeton. was f. 81
y"uCn OF ~, afflicted with beordlos, 80
"'p' never able to cheat a friend ont of -
enitileSt little chick. And the vopp,r 80
h'aue run OF hlin. 1t was this fellow a..
HGIllea by nature, who was the teachar -
HIM. ne maze OF
10 begin with, Hercules wasyyeII endowed
Mhile very young he carried two sac,,s ~
,i'ui' ana ms master atop, with the ease Of .
,ioiSe TAXING young girl to ride. Tauob+
o5 tadeton, Hercules learned to 90 dow, ON
ui' knees When he was scolded. to dance ,cba,
tue peasant girls patte} his nose IN rim, lie
peH When ne pass.'l .g-,..-... church 5oa,.
- Stiuta tAe schoolmester, whom he honorad
VITA " respectful shake of the head vao,ri,o,
ms ears the hile; to count up to nine Win
LIS moor, Tor which he was rewarded with ~,
eN1'a "i5n OF bran; to-ah, well. let ms con-
me ourselves to saying that he made the on
'lie commune wonder over his laarniner-
Soy comes quickly in Gasconv-so that =.
uHe NIUE evening gatherings they talked of
hothnS but Tie exploits of Herc,-,es. the
lLustrtous donkey Of the Lower Mill. The
Upper NH gu into a terrible rage over it:
every day 1t lost customers All the country
round aboat, dlzzIed by the wonderful deeds
OF Hercules, sent its grain to Labarthe
Hercules charmed ali the farmers, and had
the syn patty OF all the housekeepers. The
four 'Hl''le-s Of the Upper nil could not
compete with him And Nanette. the maid
Of the mil, who was prudent as well as
pretty, was rot SD honored as the famous in
habitant of tine livallail
Castagnet not entirely discouraged. con-
suited fortune telers in high repute and
paid them roundly to throw a spell over the
cursed donkey. But Hercules was perhaDs
as much OF a witch as they: at any -ate.
nothing worked against him. And the
wheel of the Upper Mill turned only when
there was grain 10 he ground for the family.
Casta6Hot would have bought the wonderful
donkey from his enemy: he would certainly
have given 100 crowns for him, and YOU can
get ten donheys Tor that money at the far in
PeyhouIade. But Hercules would not have
consented L. The si.le, and it was necessary to
reckon with the beast His reputation had
passed the bounds of the commune, and su-
peril offers had come to Labarthe. who had
accepted them But Hercules always came
back home on the morrow of the sale, and
Labarthe hal to refund the money to the
buyer. From poEillon, distant three leagues:
from Eiauas, over fifteen miles away: even
from Eidac!.e, which was at the farther end
OF the next department, Hercules had thus
returned. And each time, with very hum
BE movements Of his cas-, he had gone
down on his knees before his teacher, Cade-
ton. Bat Cadeton never had to be careful
not to sculJ hia; iuGced not! lie loved hi1
pupil too much lie was so proud of him.
Thanks TO the donkey, they had a little con-
sidera4loa for the miller il Salignacq.
And besides, there were certain bonds unit
ing hercules and Cadeton unknown to tie
world Ia former days, when each was too
young to carry sacks of -four, they both
amused themselves on the red heaths of the
country. Cadeton rode on Hercules back,
q IT, = -
mustachc he played soldier, was a general.
and charged on his boyish enemies. And in
these games Yanette took part, TIE pretty
Yanette Of the Upper Mil, who did not yet
know that she ought to hate Cadeton Of tia
Lower Mill Cadeton was theg. II and Yanette
Is. Size was already very pretty, with her
wcllroundez forehead, her big eyes, her dainty
chin, and all her face, so timid and 50 lively.
where shone constantly an ingenious smile.
Then Gen. Cadeton dared to call her Mrs.
General" And YaneJte liked well to hear
herself called So But since then Cadeton
had bccoae serious. Despite his energetic
razor his mustache persisted in remaining be-
meath the skin. He had no right to look at
young girls He no longer looked at Yam
cite, and he gave her very low salute when
he met her; ard, if he blushed before her, he
swallowed something the wrong way.
Cadetoa, il fact, looked only at Hercules.
The good donkey sooa filed all hi@ Life. The
beast grew more and more Intelligent he
initiated the y9tceSOf oz2ef-a animals
Une day Hercules and Cadeton went to
Bayonue, where there was a grand musical
competition. The streets were filed with the
bare of brass instruments. When he re-
hp al-nX-
bray. and in his song Cadeton recognized a
fragment OF the Malseillaise Thereupon there
was a fine scandal i'll the commune. The
togyil council was republican. The assistant
MAYOR, however, protested But if there
was public Indignation, there was more
writing in the household; and Hercules
after this adventure, drew away the last
customers Of the Upper Mill.
"Good!r foamed CastaGnet, Il know now
what remairs for me to do And he took
his gun OF the hooks.
nette.
''To kill Hercules"
"Oh. papa. You viii not 90 thatl That
swoald lie wroAgl They would Put yon IL
ieiL"
But Cazta~lct. with his gun loaded, Sc
on toward tie Lower NIL.
..Papal9 inlplored Yanette, don't do that
We can come to some understanding
perhaps
aif~if-this donkey came to iye wit
Us aYou know very well that he would nc
stay here" -, .4.,,r,o.S1 yenettt
.,.i,,o her ewes, and growing as red as
l l5aenins cherry. ''oh! but it, papa, he woul
ripaai fit was her turn to cough nov o.,
i + aaao If his masters should come to Inv
here, alsoi" 49, bis o,n Ores
ne he thought. what an ideal