Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-31
BENEDICT.

It was ripe autumn in Rhenish vii.
lage. Tho sun, slowly sinking into it's
bed, tinged all nature with the radiance of
its departing glory. Mountains of irregu-
lar height, capped by forests of trees stood
out in bold relief against the rcd dyed sky,
and numbers Of small graystonc winners
cottages nestled amid the luXuriant foliage
on the slopes of the hills Beneath all was
the Rhine, sweeping silently through tho
valley below till, falling over a cluster of
rocks, it was transformed into a cataract,
the roar of whose waters broke in upon
the stiffness Of cvcntido and mingled with
the lowing If the various herds being
driven BAG " their farms.
Against tnc doorway Of one of the small
cottages ic.urd IA woman, shading her
eyes from tEa radiant aftoyelow with a
small, elegantly shaped hanI--a woman
v hose youth WAS already past, but whose
GalicGtC, refined features still retained the
charm of earlier years. she was SINGULAR
l. attractive. Masses of dead gold hair
covered hct shapelf head. He eyes were
large ana dusky brown, and she looked
from beneath their dark fringcs with IL
slow, languid gaze. \ soft silk OF sombcr
hue developed her lissom figaro and
ttailed on the grass at her feet. Among
the winners she was known as La Belle
Nnplaisc " of whose beauty and proud,
cold manner they stood somewhat in awe.
she had come among them at the com
mencemCnt of the summer, and furnish
ing ono of the little cottages to suit her re-
quirCmCnts lived there, in comparative
s1clueiun, with an old servant, who nc
c1mpaniod her She sighed, half imp1-
tieLuy, hale sadly, as she sat down to rest
on the little carved scat in the porch. As
she did 80 tde llournful notes of funeral
hymn, borne onward by the breeze, fell
upon her car in fltful cadence.
A group of peasants, carrying in their
midst tiny coffin, covered with masse 5
of white flowers was slowly approaching,
preceded by priest, accompanied by three
acolytcs who carried silver crucifiX, and
as they chantcd swung a censor to and
fro, leaving delicate odor in the oppress-
i've air Moved by some sudden caprice,
she gathered her drapcry into her hand
and followed the sad procession, winding
along the road, till through an avenue of
foliage on the summit of "a hill the ruined
chapel of st Rosalie came in sight. En-
route they encountered Jacques, the post
boy, and the lady fingered till the lad
having satisfied his religious scruplcs by
falling on his knees while the procession
passed, delivered to her a couple of letters
The slow bell for the souls of the departed
had ceased ringing and the service had
begun Wien -'- :c..-'.~! - ~ -------
Fearing t. disturb the mourncrs. shrI.s5-
ed to the cast end of the ruinol chuN.i,
and liftiug tlo latch of the cryzy lir,l,
cate. which cr,al,cd rn,tilyIf,,, il. ia, ....
found bnrs,.lf in t,, ,.,,a,'.I >,.,,.,.. ~. -.
bunp = nnirtine, of H.. TioIv
ed and disn.-nrcd v.i.h 1nmn and opo
some nnssi,,- brorzc va ,nrrird yitb # n
few seeds from n na.,i,n fewer. which
follino bptDrnn fine IN, i,on stnnos thot
paved the chanel. bat H.. nno mn and now
ontlinnd tl,. ,n1,rnd -. 80 T,ifb ite r;cb
purplc bIos .orl, prrr, f tbc chanel was
unroofod b,t rcvcrcI.t i, ,ty kort Tho roof
over the c1i..ilix and nj ar infect Scat-
ing herself in one of tlr. ncinnt news and
DRAWN, a sr.,u siIv = = ,r,o.r o+tochod to
her chatoli shn,,.r. edcd to onon tbn
letters ,.,.,.' thn ~ WIS a small notn
surmountod Inv cost and n nurclv
conventional smile p.r,. her Inns ms She
glanced nj fine writiI .- II ran as follows.
CARLTON CrrR
s.DEAR FprFND-Wborp have Won hid
den volirsclf and ,vbvg NTavfoir l. Loot in
amolencnf .l,..t the Landau season should
find fine hpoutifnI Mrs 81 Croix absent
ber enchanted nolaco sbut nm Hovo Won
gone i'm search If vour idcalY IF fine search
fail dare bopcg Yours always
ARC VAvAsor-p -
The other notc was written on mauva
scented Dapnr and was purelv feminine.
"STRATFoPD PLACE "
aDEAnEsT MAy-Reollv Won are an
enigma Sir Alec Vavosour who Is now
I'm town. hnunts NV house. and If reouires
all NV inoouuitv to marry his inouirics no.
gnr,ling v7rr ,ntrcot Hone vo,, mo born,,
tbern lie certoirIv l. NOT Conc Xxx,
coon for my svn,n,fbv now &c oil for hin,
You have h,,ntv. rnoltb fan,o and now
n titlo Iins at vour feot Most inco,,nro.
hensiblo Of vomcnl What moro can yonr
heart desircg 7 incloso n note under nro.
test Always dearest vours
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Mrs St Crciv fora ~, tho FIRST note with
ip,naticnt GESTURE Tbo soco,6 sLo raaj
again Rcnnty 1yoaItb and fa,,oI WIT
had tbev brnnobt bory Hod tbov s+oid
for an bonr RE nassioroto crv ~ hor