The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11

designs he had made from
ten 10 fifty years ago. Now his old
hands had quite lost their cunning
though his brain was ms clear as ever
jacques stood behind his master.
His usually downcast eyes were up.
raised and shining. A daring thought
had come to the boys mind. Dead
cncd by his own injuries, his brain vet
found rong impetus in the sympathy
which hIied his generous heart. He
felt in some occIl. manner that mon
sicur was suffering ncutely, and to suf-
fcring JacqIes's soul was keenly re.
spor-iyc.
81 will 10 il, he said to himself.
~ can carve can invent" His mouth
closed firmly Ills flashing eyes were
bent 90 mousi,ur'- bowed head. When
tn, master turned, he met this intense
galc, winch combined the look Of IL
faithful dog with intelligent and dar.
lng sympathy.
Tn, old mrn'a ewes filled as he mo-
toned the lad away. Was IT come to
tins. tina, he -hould he piticd Icy this
| dull soul?
JHclur. went ont into the sunshine
like one IN dream, upliftel from the
earth hywing~ whose powers h scarce.
iy dared tp test. Bat he was speedily
r.rill"l 60 the present by rddc de
maul- un h- services By the time
be- reached his lair above the goat -
-l.i - vn, pas; the sunset hour, AMI
SO. att,st'oV wa- spreading from the
base {, e.. snowy peaks of the Obcr-
!uui
Jn'Iu.. t,u.h. IN the sem.-iayknc,s
Of th. lott Tor wooden box, with
which Do crryt down the ladder to to-
irht Ilcru beside old ,Nanncttc,
goat ha sat ut case. gloating over .ur
tr.a-ur"- which hc hrld)forth one 10y
one. Nnnu"tto hnr.clf1had often been
u'- model. Again thc'familIur flower
AMI 'sty,s had served his p".uo,r.
VI, pupil ia tho workshop of mon.
-i,u" could have approved these wuIh-
hy utpurh
JurIU,- know it. lie had listened
to, o.t.u TO- tho lectures Of the mp,tnr
got - know the difference between
g.ol uai bal work. His inspection
%, his designs to,med to give him
cp"rlgc ns his gnlr rested on the mI-
~ gloN which tlnsed the rock, hy the
l..,lDr
~ aiIi 10 il, monsieur" sail h.,
aloud.
Nighi was hiliu, when he SIT ou.
for the hri.ht, The moon hld not
y,, risen nhryc the rocky spar, of the
u,Vntuir, for the valley was uarr,1.
rnl deep. lh AR was chilled ~ .
"lni that swept from the eternal sI,.a
%; thc glacier through the RAJ .n. Cnv-
mcnts of Jacques. Eut hope hrillcl
his heart IT, endure physical tlscpg.
fort. Th" inst light from th ,illaga
disappeared u, the boy climbc Icyoud
,ho intervening trees. II, r, AMI
hour, he must toll upward t ard the
cluster of chalcts where he .o"t to
await the dawn.
When JacqU, .tumriaoy .n,, m"
moouIt road, the rough men OF the
chnlct, were asleep. Careless OF a
welcome, the weary lci boldly entered
tac nearest shelter and lay down t.
post. He was aNnlru"d from hi,
ir.nui,-, -,,i,rnAyta. bo,ritabI. owner
Cd. cb,.., 1,bn o,v, Gim f,,j or.,
fine rl,rr of l.rl.y w,rl. .I,r,,..
received ,li,. ..,r,Y,, ,,r.ric,,... y..,1
hits a,uni silence. nut = radiant anil,
-non. FROM LI, nriIf,.i owe. o.. I..
,inli.lnu,uu. for thn ho,g,ts
T.,. Thousand f.nt l..,,w min, ~.
valley Wa- cny,,.2od I'M INST which. ,o
Jnrg!,.. seemed a veil thnt sim. u,,ny
lrou hm ,ur nrruston,l life of ,ru.'
ar.i..r,. Nb, hero v,s the IN,
I,-.. NOT Vet visible. hu, tbo snowy
p,nn, hat EMERGED from tho,,. rlnul
,g mist. and stood tiuprd with mini,
AN iro.la.nIust thu h,ur,kv. .Jnruu,,
began ,u ,ing.
Up and M roso tine sun above tIgg
mountains. TN thcy -h,pc with L.ut
Cher. WA, now no. shelter. no trees. Il,
.hrYp-. The nowrry slope, luy fu
rr,aW. and the paat track ceased ut
,''' way /" '"' r"'"9 P',h'e" "''' 'N