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

her dover of coo francs Labarthe had
oaiy TO 6iye Hercules to the young husband.
'Hnm! tAoa NJ the miller of the Lower
AMI, and he ,ll-lcsi as though he had bright
i4e2 OF bis own - work ont. Then he sent
Tor tis spa Augusta and said to him, "Would
sou ike to marry Yanette, and go and live
at the Upper AIifl@
4es, indeed, replied the handsome Au-
guste, curling his mustache on his finger
80 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 AuSuste at the side of the notary.
=" hat 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
tne marriage: dover 1000 francs on one side,
hercules on the other: and in fact the mag
nliicent donkey was there, making to the
notary the bow usually reserved for the
/ schoolmaster, and was handed over on the
spot To Castagnet.
i have him." stammered the miller in his
beard. And he held on to the halter with
! both hands.
They signed the contract Auguste made
a line 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 hghtened She ven
tured to say to Labarthe ''You know the
donkey must remain with us? If mott
Nothing else shall bel That is under
STOOD, insisted Castagnet with energy.
That is understood" replied the pulling
Labarthe.
80 soon! Well, there is a practical bride
Ior you, thought the neighbors.
And Hanette signed.
On the morrow Hercules went back to the
Lower Mill Castagnet went after him. He
nad ms labor fer his pains, for the next
uay Hercules got away all the same.
"Oh, he will become used to the place, p"
SAID Labarthe to Castagnet 'After the we'd
ding, when Auguste Will live with you he
VIII not go away again
Waiting fer the wedding, the donkey ran
away every day. To tell the whole story at
once, be had his reasons As soon as he was
III the stable at the Upper Mill Hercules
prick up his ears. It 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 We're 10 barriers or bonds for
Hercules. He broke through everything, and
Went to rejoin his friend, singinn +'--- ~ d
seiliaise.n
,.yyalir,, e,,.o,,,--. -castagnet to Labarthe.
,.Tf ~ ,lo7Sey escapes again-only once
more-good-by to the Welding"
Then Labarthe took his son Cadeton and
| gave hin a strong sermon.
Il have a mind to pinch you, you scamp,
/ for calling Hercules: If you do it again l
viii pull yOU b. the ears around the common
! after vespers! SO, you understand, one whis-
| tie more and look ont for yoursalf!7 Then,
| III 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 10
more. Why should he have called him at
/ all3 ''Yanette does not think of Inc, y he said
to himself. And the days passed by, and
! Hercules did no5 return. They gave him all
his bran at the Upper Mil.
And Cadeton thought that he should surely
die. He loved Tanette with all his miserable
soul All! he acknowledged it to nobody; he
! knew how to keep matters to himself He
saw her in his memory, the Yanette of old
/ days, the pretty Nanette, with her we'll
rounded forehead and her big eyes, and
whose innocent smile had sent so much sun
shine about himl Ali in those days she was
! quite willing 70 be Mrs. General in those
days it was not AuSuste 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 inexorable as Nanette. And the victor
iOus Auguste rubbed up his mustache with
frenzy. Tie days rolled by and Hercules
never came back. And on the eve of the
marriage Cadet0n 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 IN Sal
| ignacq. But when night came he seated
himself on a Gccaying oak, which served as
a boundary mark between the lands of the
two mills, and he remained there for long
time, with his eyes fastened on the path
which led to Hercules stable. Ten O'clock,
II, midnight. Ohl the ungrateful donkey
would never come. And Cadeton thought, as
he tore out his hair, that on the next day
lit was too much. He stood up. He did not
try to drown himself, because this way Of
He simply cried, after being assured that no.
body could see him. And while he wept lie
suddenly heard a strange noise, the noise of
steps, the steps Of Oh! he thought he
must be losing his wits. 1t was really Her.
cules that was trotting, that was coming to-
ward hiIn-aiid Cadetoh gave spring. But
soon felt vague burning i'll his heart. Her
/ cules was not coming alone. Somebody was
beating him, too, gently to make him 90. And
the person who was beating him in this
manner
''Oh! Yanetter' said Cadeton, opening his
deSpairing arms. And Yanette, uttering a
light cry, let herself fail into his arms, al
though that was hardly done any more at
Salignacu And twenty years of happiness
seemed to run away III that minute of de-
liriun.
''You love me, then? You love me then.'
stammel cd the dazed Cadeton.
Naughty fellow!n said she, reproachfully.
"Why did you not whistlen~
Il did not dare to! Could 1 possibly sus-
pect-ohl my good Yanette.' Then, with a
fsc Gesture, expressive of his rehabilitation,
..)..I YOU know that 1 will have one in six
mol..ls.'
s'O-e what:H
'--u tache!1
T. next day, at the hour when Yanetre
siio.. :, to the mayors office with Auguste,
q great event happened at the Upper MIL
The bride dared to assert that there had been
bla,,5cF in the delivery of the man for d
husband IL was not Auguste, but Cade0on
whom she had chosen.
THAT llllowr' exclaimed Castagnet, ''a
youngst,. ike that beardless boy! a
After AZ = lie concluded, for my own part
provided have Il donkey
But ii was Row the turn of Labarthe, who
entered in a fine rage.
''Cade.oJ The donkey viii remain al
home win hum Let him go? Neverl"
1T was a trap then!n shouted Castagnet