The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-07
AUNT HERISSON.

che forest
They certainly lacked generosity, but
Cyrille, the maid of Mile dc Saint
Julrs, made an odd figure mounted on
the stiff old marc Leda, riding behind
her mistress. Her silhouette was that Of
warlike woman.
The young men rode past her into the
forest laughing and joking
Mile. de Saint-,Juirs overheard their
silly banter. She turned her horse
around and waited. She was handsome
The ride, the brisk air and also the i'll
dignation had bcautificd her complexion
and given brilliancy to her blue eyes
Her nostrils palpitatcd like the heart of
wounded bird. She bit her lip and
stood up i'll her stirrup all trembling
with anger.
The young men approached her Il lit
tie abashcd. One of them opened his
mouth. but had not time to speak before
young man rode up behind them and
gave their horses two vigorous cuts with
o whip. Being fine animals thcy tore
down tho road on Il gallop, resisting the
efforts of their chagrincd riders To- stop
them.
'Now, cousin said the young man,
saluting her, "let u return" And the
r;do bnc, :, ,ho ,l,,.,,,., I.,,,,.
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The parents of the Young rar in lived
in veritablc chateau. li !. Gvrillc
and Lcda it had seen better days. The
tor;or ~ ,bn c,..i. ,,..,. .,;,i ,.,,,,. ,,,
gen ,,,, u. ..,;'. -,
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tbo ch;ll -. ,ho,,,i, ,, i.,I ,
own. Mile Hcrissnn hnd nnvnr ,,rnd g.
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continually in a discussion With N de-
Soint.T m;,.s hn'.,,,l,, ,.,',,. ''., .'
fonrht dino, IN thr .r.,r,In,, I,n,,;,,d t,,,.
cbotnon and sbn loo,,nd u,,,., Ii,,
criminal
Whom MorccIlc ,v,s % ho MN, t,;oa
70 ;ndnro bnr nnt 49, .,t''. -, 10y
hucncc was useless M,rc,JI,. ,r.n,
oycrcomin, Amt Hnr;ssnn,. ,n,nn,.,,.,,,
objection; was ,f,i,rcnd ~ l,,. ,,,,,.i,
George dc Scrn,v m .,r;.,I,Io and I,ay',
youpg gentleman -
Tho dov .ftor t,o rido f.,,,r,,o ..,..
seated NJ = t,blr in tl,n t,n.i,n' - \.;'.I',,
whcn tyo vonrp n,o,, .,,,,,r.,'',.,,'a ,,;,
Pardon hnt wrrc Won, nnt vos,nrdn,-
ON borsrl,rl; IN thn fo,nsts',
~ was monsieur
eve were also u,v f,;cud and 10
."rhot docs NOT ;ntnrn., NM, -,
sBnt it interests rs
oval Won t,v, o,,,,or,,, h,. :.
and leave mo in ,n,c. ',
.If am NOT mistaken vo, ,,cro tho
protector of the stout sorvont,,----
"Whom YOU insulted You were fine
impcrtincnt nrrsnu vh,.,
III do moi receive n,,.or..l Ins.nr.
monsieur
1T i, II nitv - said {;ro,on ..f.,. vo,,
need thcm :
..You are an jusolrnt ,.,,.n,,
t;eoroo raised Iii. ann I,nt ,,,,,.oIlod
himself and said between III. tontI,
-'Considcr yourself chlll,,,nr1 mon.
sicur
Cards were rxchnnocd tln seconds
conferred swords were chosen ana ,Ln
encounter IA Inc thn uoxt d,v Gno,,o
demanded thai if should unt ln ,n,l,,
public. He spent the NIGHT in writiuo
to his parents and his tio,,cpn
II was his FIRST durl ana h. was 3.
little afraid The nest ,no,,,iuo -, tbc
rendezvous he found the uln,os n.,l,.d
off and the referee holdi,,, ,ho swords
by the points He presented thcn,to IN.
duelists, and drawing back ul,icl said
"Procccd, gentlemen =
Gnorup heard - hird sin,, ;o,.,,,.l,.