Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-01-21

was kolhs 70 Set married ! dl1 not uS
lisve that. aud determined 70 hear the de
nlal from her own lips. Ii
That evening met her on quiet road
and took her hand Ia mine, but there v as
no need Of words. for she saw the question
10 my eyes aud answered.
Yes, Pierre. II Is truerf A CRY OF despair
burst from my lips. aud she added
quickly,
Il love YOU only. Pierre, but my mothers
heart will break II | refuse To marry
Jacques She Is old, aud IL Is my duty 70
obey her. You have done your duty. aud
must do mine"
interrupted her with torrent OF re
proaches, for was mad with rage and de
spair, aud TO my wild. angry words she |
answered gently;
You will be sorry for speaking 81, |
! Pierre, for you are brave and good When |
/ you can think calmly you will see that I
am right. and you will say to me, Marry
jacques | will wait until you say so.
Pierre" She turned away and left me
standing there sobbing
After that reflected that had no right
TO condemn girl to live single ali her
life merely because could not marry her
myself. aud yet | was not willing To set
her free The neighbors began 10 show
You are like the dog in tire manager, .
said one OF them, and they all looked at
me askance.
Then heard that Maris's mother was
very III. and people said was the cause II
II, and at lass Cesarine began to reproaeh
me:
You ought to make Marie take jacques"
she said. YOU will not he fulfilling your
promise To your brother unless you cause
her 10 iecorne the wife - another man. 7
: That decided me. | would give Marie her
, liberty ! could not bear 10 see her again,
L but wrote to her began several letters
r TO her. and tore them up before they were
= finished At last wrote her two word,
+ only Marry Jacques" Indeed there was
n nothing more for me To say. ! called lit.
Ia tie boy who WIS passing and gave him
- two sous IL take my letter To Marie, hat
= even then could not make up my mind to
~ send it,
ID The child took the NOR ey and held out
le his other hand for the letter. but drew
Il back and hssitatrd. Il seemed like throw
N INK away my last hope Of happiness. fal
h Marie had said that she would not MARI,
rs without my bidding ! turned the lettei
over aud over In my hand, until the boy
D growing impatient tn spend his SOUS
~ snatched it suddenly and ran Off. locke,
=. after him Rs he went down the street, AN,
81 SAW him turn IN ut the widows gate.
er was trembling all over like a leaf. and ha'
I'd TO lean against wall 10 Keep from falling
Mt In a few minutes whispered;
n ":She has opened the letter by this tim
and she has read IL. Now. she has toll
an her mother-that in the end!'' and rushe,
Ne away To- the woods anil wandered abou
like one crazed, saying to myself over an
we over again those fearful words MARI
an jacques marry jacques
," On the day fixed for the betruthal wa
or at sea but toward evening the cruel win
ad persisted In driving ms To- Nillerville
ne shore, and WAS obliged 60 tack back an
eel forth, where | could plainly see the Ia,
To terms lighted for the festivity | has
ler heard Of the fortunes suffered by III
ily Christians long ago 81 the rack aud I'll
nj wheel aud fire, but ! am convinced thi
no martyrs agony was ever equal to VIII,
HE I endured that night.
Suddenly | resolved TO see Marie on,
more, and. landing quietly, | erept alou
my In the darkness To the meadow where Il
fe people were assembled at the betrothal
sen crouched unnotieed among some bushe
led aud saw her, my beloved She was lcadit
she the singing aud as leaned forward IN IL
ley pagerne.s 10 Ioak at her more closely
nd sailor, who sat near me. began % light h
The pipe, and he flame leaned up before cou
ard draw back The light fell full on my fac
.n ~ -, -, -. . ,;,,-,.;,., -. .
W fell swoonng To the ground. | rushed 1
ing ward her and at the same instant Jacuut
n the beiruthet WAS at her side
ere In a few minutes Marie's eyes open
lin again, and was surprised to see Iacqn
glance from her face TO mine with an
res OF friendly pity. What a good heart Ii
hat jacques!
cen He called for wine aud began drinkil
deeply wine. cider and cornac-ouantiti
he'd ~ cnunac lie shouted and sang, au4
1t o,,rIs anI ta,v,,rd imagining tool Ma
my -, .n,l 49,, III !. ,.rribl. .,..,,.. i
ing -. - ,nn,h.r III Ls vas s,,,n,nari
,,r,.,J ON, ~ -.
my ALI, yir,,i,,, :, ,,a.,.d .Is,nna ,yh.n
k.a st,,,,,arsI ,sy ..,.ha, an .hn,ni,,I
ear ,aIIa,,, Tnanl ba,y.n I'VE b.y. found NJ
ia ~, IL ,t,n... i'm, M would bay. thouv
ha,.a. :, arnnLnrIs ~ hall meyer H. /,
,ere .nn' a.. lnx.-nevrr ney.rr,'
ned J.cones Understood Mari. and me a
Ised sxe understood bin,--rool kind Jacoue.
9TH. Sine,. I'm, rim. ther. has b.,.n netbi
ON. said about Marie u.tting married n
all Though she and | seldom meet We do /
IL. try 10 avoid each other Every SUNDAY
a tn give her the holy water nj the door o. /
ied; church and we ii, IN IN. s,m. bench
vas, xve ,,aa,l IN ,lo /, III. DAYS of ouF ynui