Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-01-27

tho nearest shelter and lay down K
rest. He was awakened from his
drenmless sleepby the hospitable owne,
of the chalet who gave him food. ani
the cheer Of kindly words. Jacques
received this strange experience with
his usual silence: but radiant smile
shone from his uplifted eyes, as h
started again for the heights
Five thousand feet below him The
valley was enveloped nsmist Which, to
jacques. seemed veil that shut away
from him the accust tomed life OF cruel
drudgery. Ah! Eere was the sun |,
Itsalf not yet visible, but the snowy
peaks had emerged from their clou
of mist. and stood tinged with pins
and gold against the.bluesk sky. jacques
began to sing.
Up and up rose the sun above the
mountains, till they shone with heat.
There was now no shelter, no trees, NO
shrubs. The fowery slopes lay far
below, and the goat track ceased a,
the foot Of the glacier. Hencefortb
the way to the rocks pointed ont BY
Monsieur Perrot was broken and hard
TO follow; bnt here and there cool
streamlets gurgled from under the
boulders blocking the read, AMI
Jacques sank beside them to drink
and rest
He could almost hear the throbbinc
IF his heart In these solitudes.= He
looked down at the village, mere dot
in the valley. The haze Of early
morning had long since vanished. He
listened almost fearfully to the roar
Of the torrent tearing its way over the
rocky precipices. Afar the solemn
resonance of the avalanche seemed t.
thrill the universe. jacques was now
in sight o. the huge -ockl to which,
monsieur had pointed as the home 0!
the edelweiss.
Jacques rubbed his eyes, dazzled by
the glare and glitter of sunbeams
around him; then with breathless
eagerness climbed on beside the tor
rent and up, up, up. At last the
edelweiss
Bright though the sun might I,
about jacques, that was but .lara
day in the workshop. Everything
went wrong. Models were Displaced.
dust covered the floor, and the pupil
who volunteered his services 20 clear
the room upset some fragile wocl, "'
the master's. Monsieur P.rrot CT 81
vehemently hundred times thai
morning, Where is this jacques? TT
belabor him soundly when he arr.vcs :
\ second day passed, and by tbs
time Il goat herd, arriving at tn \ il
lagc, mentioned incidentally thaJ
Jacques had passed thc nlsit i'll IN
chalet The villagers learned tn mus:
him in the week that followed. M
uursed their wrath st his temcritv il
thus breaking the routine of his fic
The authorities decided that a rlesscn
ger should be sent TO bring him back
to the village; but this step was
rendered unnecessary, as one day
leagues roappeared, little paler and
mnr,- ragged than before, bat arpar-
.n,ly she same humble drudge. Some
Thought LlD even more silent than be.
fore. Nothing could induce him K
tell why or where he had been on til.
mountain.
As by magic the workshop re
turned to its former order, and Mon
-ieur Perrot could devote bis tim. /,
| the choice of the goods for the stor
! at 1ntcrlakcn. He was enduring bite
modification Of spirit Ellis friend
the proprietor of the art museum, ha,
said:
1T Is certain some pupll from tn
workshop Of Monsieur Perrot VII
carry of the five hundred francs.
why so:" monsieur had repfae
with eager vanity. His friend wlve
his hand II the direction o. the WORK
OF art just laid out for choice ~
other work comes up to this. IL r.
| piled. though I've seen oil the Dc
signs before
Poo. Monsieur Perrot He would ha-
permitted this season 70 pass wi.ho-,
! visiting In-srlaken II his living b.
Tot depeaY / on these sales
Some weeks later he opened, Il
..oor OF his workshcn With : gloon
ar one morning. IL a fer hours b