Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-13
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IN w W. Ia A long sandy beach In.
vi trum this stretches the dfeaiy "
hna ~" ~ n tamnract swamp. One az
lansO ~ early in October tho only living
i i'i,,. rlSlniy in sight along this beach
'hins .avor,l small sandpipcrs TINT daint-
v''ss..o,loyer the sand and tall blue
W u ,.ading in shallow water. But
h,'Oa one looked closely. as did Ploycr
rl'I cne noticed bunch OF bushes
PEN ,o,o tho sand 80 as IS form what
SUI ,erm ''blnd." The blue heron,
huu, ',,. wary eye on the misplaced
-, - may have thought 1t thus called
~ ,,n,o only sightless creatures would
~ plnco 10 suspicious looking 10
yoli Of harm 1900, A.. ,....,,
f-,,yered n man lying bohind the
80. Of the blind. This man was
y,,~,rt bronzcd fellow, perhaps thirty
h-' iii. he had ON the blue uniform
w limited States army and wore long
.,s,r boots. aud as no lay stretched on
lss,de A shotgun rested In tho hollow
,t,, arm. Just now tho lieutenant was
-,inr. Tho scene was stupidly
..fni ono; all things were quiet and
..v--,oo much 40 to please the young
w, He longcd for a flock Of plovcr
.s-,,er by and relieve tho monoiony.
iiumathmg doesn't turn mp pretty
,s-te thought, "i'll stalk my friend,
l,Ilso heron-though ! believe tho old
Wv koepa an oyo on me, for all his
'..,.hinr along "a such an Unconscious
- d,rnifod manner. Hos the only
"a bigger than my thumb that Two
,,.s tor an hour. Why, 20 Ear as sport
~. might better DO ut The barracks
S-illinr recruits. But, hello! there's n
ao Ind seen Plovcr Pierre. picrro
,-,rrod from the shadow Of tho ever
sr-,n, and stood upon tho sand. The
,oy AID not SEQ mnny Etungcrs, 50 ho
,,5,,d along tho beach TO investigate
M, one. IS no passed by tho lttlo
.rBripors tipuped rs II making low
,,srte,ics 10 a friend, and the blue heron
i,t,l al him with lcsa hnughtinoss than
ar.uallv assumed. Perhaps tho bird
L,tsyed that piorc cainc 90 destroy tho
,lsurd structure called u blind.
lint for uuco tho heron was mistaken,
pgue did not disturb tho blind, but
r-twled behind it 20 chat with tho sol
air. AZ frst the boy was halfairuid OF
mn long fellow IN blue clothes aud bras.
b,,tons. though his fucO was kind and
friendly Pierre had once bccuin law
ronr, NJ Quebec, where tho high oaiein
Nh, addressed ls monscigcur tn,
bow decided to use this tide in the present
instance.
"Aionseimcur. arc you Yankee
Tho soldier nodded, and Pierre 70
sumcd,
$50 an I. We have moved, aud nov
We live ono mil, south Of tho line be
tween Canada and Vermont, You sec,
an Yankee By whole mile"
80 you are" replied the other, ian,
IN your case no one can say n milo'a no
better than mis-. You wouldn't lik
to miss bong Yankee, would your
NO, indeed. monseigneur. am proui
tob5 q Yankee. Tho French and On
Yankees were always friends, and It !
good to belong to tho United States
Since we arc both Yankees, We shoul,
beirieulL Is 1t not so;"
"Of courscitis." Thefoldicr laughed
got up, aud made room for Pierre
Come, what'll you have? Huro'a som
ale, and here's cigar"
Ployer Pierre shook his head. "Julc
nys liquor Is only good to put out
cigar want neither"
why, this Jules must DO q pnrfec
stole"
"Oh, no; jules IS my friend, and h
lives quite near U.s. lie too has move
TO Vermont"
And imagine you're great playio
lows, suggested tho lieutenant.
"Well, not quito that, monsoigncnl
He teaches mo gnd knows many 1T,
rles You SEQ no Is old. lilo was m
fathers clerk, and he has white hal
standing up all over his head. N
father" said Pierre proudly, "was IL.
'ayy and knew all things. Jules ssy
my father was quito old whom ho ma
ned the moshor Then no died and III
married Jeau Hourdo. llo Is strong an
can work on the farm, but ho likes be-
ter 10 bo idle" The boy was rattlin
on, when ho remembered that Jules sal
people should not talk too much Of the
own affairs. A dusl,y red crcpt into h
tWarlhy face. "liut it tires YOU to he's
AL this. Do you come from tho ba
racks across tho lake. where they toac
new soldicrsy
lis new acquaintance smiled assent.
Jules says It Is shame for Unite
States people TO fight ouch other, but
IKE wars should SO II 1t were not +,
that"
AZ Pierre said "thnt," no looked
something which should have matcht
,ho sturdy leg curlcd up beneath hin
pat was only pioco OF wood fastcnC
70 avery short stump OF leg. Besid
we wooden leg, Pierre carried two 20
low crutchos. Perhaps IL WIS the
slender substitutes for legs which ga,
nun the name OF ployOr Pierre III
soldiers eyes searched the bosom Of Il
iaAehs though much interested In waite
hS distent flock Of ployer.
fierres face frightened as ho co
uIuedi although can't walk woll,
nae beitor than most boys. might
morse soldier, aud so iight just us hal
vt my country rs can other peopl
WI you drill me 10 DO u Goldiorf'
4he man in blue shifted his eyes fro
lao Imaginary flock of plovor and look,
ferFe. why, you're too youn
ioo can't DO more than ten years old
No1 soi am twelve uud know wC
how to shoot"
Inc officer seemed to DO ponderir
Fcrrc's aoldicrly advantage. ue mn