Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-04-16

A little house at the extreme end of FOu
ceaux served as guide to indicate the
route.
lie perceived afar off a light, and TO
war,l This proceeded. but al thu iir>t step
he felt himself sinking into tn" I"': He
raised his head: the light w%o at his
right. He inclined to tlt,s sid. thinking
that was the causeway. and advanced
again. This time he weut IN UP to his
knees. Astonished. he looked still to-
ward the other side of the marsh. The
light had passed to his left. 1t seemed
to him that it flit'e along the bank as
if i'll mockery. lie remained with one
foot on the rushes. awrStruck.
Fasie, who had till then been looking
ut him. supported upon her staff, burst
into scream of laughter.
"Weil. well, who would think to SEQ
my poor boy made fool off" said she.
"Don't you know the Will-o -the-wisp?"
II took it for the light in the coast
guards house. If that does not shine,
how are we to find our way acrOss?'
I'VE will regard the lights of heaven
which are always in their proper places" "
said the old woman. and she pointed to
the great polar star.
Then she turned back to her right with
out hesitation and, gaining the cause
way, followed it to the other side.
Simon marve!cd more and more. All
this confirmed in him his previous opin-
ion OF Fasie, who, it sr"med. had tho
lights overhead in her service. and lie
Thought within him that this old woman
rcs,mh'eI much less a poor peasant than
one of those powerful witches of whom
he had heard stories told during spinniny
gatherings in winter
Both continued their route over tho
untitled ground until Il ey reached the
new mill. where F:sie recommended her
companion to remain over night.
"Thc roadways are full Of water now"
she said to Linn, and YOU will not ariivo
at IIardi's hons" till after midnight
everybody will b" ab.d; prnple aroused
are often i'll bad hIm"r: wait till mnr,'-
ing. and at peep of day ] will con!uc55
you to Bouleirs by short paih
"'The proposition is sufficiently reason
able. rsl"nird Simon. hut il remains
to lie seen if the miller. wi | = rant N" to
rest lrv. till morning.
Fasir gave Il lite laugh of mockins,
cssurnrc'. and without rop'yin. ad-
yanrcrI toward the foob"iA""of the mill.
cr Ssrl the racaway. and raped ut Tia"
door rs Ifs she had influence after the mis-
t.ess OF the habiiatinn
4 hoy came To unhar door. Roc
r@niziug the old woman. lc made a deep
n'."'~'rcc and called the master, who
c;tm~ quickly, removing lis cap as he
"onid for a city lady, AMI cried to his
wife 10 bring some of the b"st cider and
= pi"cr Of cheese.
Fa,e accepted all this politencss with
ou appearing to be astonshcd. She pre-
Srntcd her companion and said that they
had come to pass the night there, if the
miller would forgive them, the master Of
the lodge to be rrcompensed therefor.
Then she was informed of what had trans
pired since her last visit, the miller rrn-
iering his accounts and giving all details
FaSie gave her advice in tone that
was near a command; she spoke of re-
pairing the floodgates which permitted
the water to waste, said what he should
do for the mare, as she was little Ian
guild, and promised to bringa new species
of duck which bred upon the river
After supper Simon was conducted to
bed, where he slept until morning.
Before departing the miller's wife gave
him some breakfast, and the miller forced
IN him glass Of cognac.
Old Fasie had left her basket at the
mill, and wished herself TO carry one of
the bundles. They crossed the heath and
then gained the cultivated fields, where
he roof of Boulaies showed itself imme-
diately beyond the shoulder of the hill
As they travcrsed a meadow the fence
rails and posts of which had been over
thrown by the bad weather of the pre-
vious evening they saw six fine cows
who had left their pasture and were wal
lowing in the marshy hcrbage.
"Quici, quick, my lad! Turn tho
beasts and guide them to the barn!" she
cried. "Otherwise, in two hours Hardi
will have only their skins. The herbage
of that little field is very unwholesome,
and after eating only little the cattle
are unwell for several days"
Simon did as the old woman directed,
and getting the cows together drove
them to the farm.
The daughter of the house, who was
crossing the court, was surprised to see
them.
"You should thank the young man."
said Fasis to her "He drove the animals
out OF the field by the birch trees"
as it possible!" cried Annette in ter
ror. My father will rccompense you
Cor such service, young sir. If it had
resulted unfortunately the matter would
have brought shame on me, for the kiue
were in my care; but l have so much
care on my head that I do not know
which way to turn.
There is somebody i'll at Boulaics z"
inquired Fasie.
YES; did You not know" answered
the Young girl. More than three weeks
nao my young brother, Henriot, was
taken with a fever"
Thus speaking, the beautiful Annette
fhnwcd great tears in her EYES, and in ur.
Ger to conceal them conducted the cattle
% the barn
Simon entered the dwelling. but the
rin>lrr was absent. and would I've away
I Ii the day after tn morrow. They hndc
i'm wait for his return. Fer the pres
cat. a~ Aru"ttc was obi gel tn 60 to the
villa :. H. order to carry the milk of tina
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