The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-06-02

she turned drOWnd and snlD an enormous
pig
The white road that leads from Can
debec 10 villequier mounts for . short
way very steeply. until It l. some height
above the little meadow beside the Seine
On the right Il q wooded hill. and the
top Of the descent to the meadow h Dor
dered BY silver stemmed. slender armed
birch trees. which at evening time look
weird and ghostly.
At the foot Of this road, on the aide
nearest the town Of Csudebec, there
stands u pleasant looking white house.
with a high roof and two huge chimney
atackA The porch and q bay window
are covered with climbing roses. which
have stretched their branches to reach
an upper row Of latticrs.
4 large grass plot, with . slated path
running around 1t, is in front Of the
house; and this path continues on the
left and Il soon lost to sight In . shrub
berry, backed with trees. that leads TO .
garden behind. On the other ode low
stone wall, 90 old that Il b many col
ored with moss and hchen. divides both
front and back garden from the orchard
which slopes up the hill beside the
white road.
The river makes . sudden bend out
ward after Il has passed the house, 90
that its steep green bank borders the
road Just opposite MAdemOiselle Chan.
MELEE dwelling. Only few days ago
the high autumn tide Of the Barre swept
furiously over this bank, across the
road. and through the tall iron entrance
gates. till it dung . shower Of yellow
foam and stones and twigs against Mad
emOiseIle Chaumelles Window
The river looked quiet enough this
morning. half yelled in q soft mist that
gave warning Of coming frost. The trees
far on the left. where the river takes .
dark bend toward Caudebecquet. looked
much les dense than they had looked
yesterday; 90 many brown end gold
leaves had fallen under cover Of the
darkness.
The lattice above the bay window
opened, and . bright girls fAee looked
ont. For . moment her earnest, dark
eyes gazed lovingly across the Seine. and
then leftward toward the mist yelled
bend. but Madelaine Leroux was praeti-
cal, and she knew that II she meant 10
gather Aunt Virginie 4 nosegay before
breakfast. she had little time TO spend In
admiring the view from her window.
The few remaining blossoms on the
0loire De Dion rose below her window
were ont Of reach. and % were some
creamy noisette roses on the porch
when she reached the garden the Dor
der flowers that had looked 90 gay from
her window proved themselves TO be de-
cspti0us; the tall white daisies. on which
she had reckoned, had blAcksned tips.
and the chFysanthemum petals were
nipped brown. She gave = little cry Of
triumph a. she looked around Just
against the iron fence in frUnt Of the
house she apieda bunch Of China roses. 70
exquidtely varied In their rosy tint that
they seemed TOO lovely to be real Ma
delaine thought this as she stood looking
1t them; she vas 20 absorbed by their
beauty that . sudden grunt made her
start
She turned around and saw an enor
mous pig In the middle Of the grass plot
twas grouting both with It's fore fret
and with it, snout IN search Of dome
treasure which II evidently expected 70
hnd under the turf. and It gTunted - Il
grouted-
''3o away. 90 sway. you nasty. greedy
creaturef- the girl cried in . frightened
voicA "Y0u are spelling Aunt ViF
giniS's grass plot Go. ] aayF She
Swished her pale blue SKIRT At the In
tFudeG. For an instant Il left % grOut-
Ing. but It stared At Madelains with such
lisrcs little red eyes thnt the girl drsW
back IN alarm.
swhat shall I dor believe pigs bits
when they are savage" Then she shout
ed: "Josephi Elissl come. comet 10
seph. make hastel The garden viii b
spoilodr
The huge pig had gone back with q
grunt 10 IL gFouting. but the giTl'S cFie1
seemed 70 iFritate Il; Il came toward
her, shaking lie huge sides and gFunting.
looking, she thought. still mOre savage,
e was between her and the h0usS. and
asit continued 10 advance on her Made
lains Suddenly lost courage and she Asd
10 the entrance gateS
A paasar By stopped ~ she reached
them.
Help mer the girl said breathleslly,
End she opened the gate. "PleasP drive
the pig aWayi am afraid Of it,
She scarcely looked 1t the stranger
she only NV that be was . man. and shl
felt sure that be would help heE.
The stranger seemed young and strong
but the pig tooE no heed Of bis raised
walking stick. Seeing this. be Eained {
shower o. blows on the back Of the ugly
brute. which drew forth . hideOus saFieI
Of gTunts and squeaks. and 10 Made
lainsb relief the creature tFOttsd oul
into the road. it, enormous sides shaking
n accompaniment TO it, clamog.
Two women servants and . man raj
into ne garden. There was . bun d
questions and MadeIains saw Der aun
come ont into the porch.
.come IN monsieur, come IN theI
! beg Of you. LEI me thank Jon . thor
aand times for stopping mischief q
then. monsieur. Il d the fault q N
careless gardener. Joseph. 70 whom,
you WI believe me. have more tina
once pointed ont the necessity Of mend
INK that hole "a the wall beaide d
orchard All monsieur, you are indee
4 friend IN need q was well that 20
fame 10 the rescue. for that was d
savage sow q he Marais. and 4 =