Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-08

But, no, my lord, | will marry out Of INV
state and whore my heart 20, not as tho
state Wills he look down at P'tite
Louison and she 60 all red, and some OF
the women look at her. and there is
whisper all around.
Mex day Ne come 10 the house where
we stay, but the cure come also pretty
soon ana tell her she must 20 home. And
60 we come o 1t home Well what do you
think Mex day NJ sieu Hadrian come
too and we have damn good time Florian.
Octave Felix, Emile, they all sit and say
Perfaitementl 'Cin cir 60 him all the
time Holy, what fine stories he tell
And he talk about + tite Louison. and his
eyes get wet, and Emile say his prayers TO
him-by gosh, yes, | think.
Well at last what you guest NJ sieu
he come and come and last one day he
say that he leave Montreal and 90 10 New
York, whore he get a good place in a big
thcater His time i'm Montreal il finish.
80 ne speak 10 Florian and he say he
want 10 marry P'tito Louison. and he say
of course that he Is not marry and he have
money. But he Is Protestan and the
cure at first yer mad, by gosh But at
last when he give hunder dollars To the
church the cure say yes All happy that
way for while. P'tite Louison she get
ready quick-holy, what fine things had
she, and il is all TO be done in a week.
while the theater in New York wait for
Nj sicu And he sit there with us and
play on the fiddle, and sing songs, and act
plays. and help Florian IN the barn, and
Octave 10 mend the fence, and the cure fix
the grapevines on his wall And he show
me and Emile how to play sword sticks
and he pick flowers and fetch them 10
= title Louison and show her how TO make
an omcct and n salad like the chef Of
Louis Quinze hotel, 50 be SAY. BY gosh
what u good time we have but first one
and then another, he get sob in his
throat when he think that Ptite Louison
go TO leave US and the more we try the
more we are damn fools And that P'tite
Louison, she kiss us every one and say to
NJ ieu Hadrian, Charles, love you, but
cannot go He laugh at her and say,
Viola, we will take them all with US
That night thing happen. The cure
come, and he look YER mad, and he frown,
and he say to NJ sieu Hadrian before us all,
NJ sieu you are married!
"By gosh, that P'tite Louison get pale
like snow, and we all stand round her
close and say TO her, quick, Courage,
P'tite Louison. M'sieu Hadrian then
look at the priest and said: No, NJ sieu /
was married ten years ago. My wife
drink and go wrong, and l get divorce.
l am free like the wind
You are not free, the cure say quick.
Once married, married till death. The
church cannot marry you again, and l
command Louison TO give you up
Up title Louison stand like stone. M 'sieu
turn to her. What shall 1t be, Louisony
he say. You will come with me-
- Kiss me, Charles, she say, and tell
me goodby till-till you are free
''He look like mailman. Kiss me
once, Charles, she say, and let me 60
and he come to her and kiss her on the
lips once, and he say Louison, come with
me- i will never give you up
"She draw back to Florian. Good
by, Charles, shes say. I will wait as
long as you will Mother of God how
hard it is to do right she say, and then
she turn and leave the room.
m sieu Hadrian, he give a long sigh
1T was my one chance, he say. Now the
devil take it all Then he nod and say to
the cure: Well thrash this out at judg-
ment day, NJ sieu. II meet you there
you and the woman that spoiled me-
'He turn TO tloran and the rest OF us
and shake hands, and say: Take care Of
LOuloOn. IIdHk you. linen
he start toward the door and stumble, for
he look sick Give mo drink, he say
and begin to cough little--a queer sort
of rattle. Florian give him a big drink,
and he toss it off. Thank you, he say
and start again, and we see him walk over
the hill yer slow, and he never come back
But every year there comes from New
York box of flowers, and every year
z tite Louison send him a Merci, Charles,
miles fois. Dicu tie garde.' 1t Is SO
every year for % year,
Where Is he now asked Medallion.
Isidore shook his head, then lifted his
eyes religiously. Waiting for judgment
day and P'tite Louison," he answered.
Dead" cried Medallion. How long,"
Twenty years.
"But the ilOwers-the flowers?"
"He left word for them 10 be sent just
the same. The daughter, the child Of the
other woman. send them"
Medallion took off his hat reverently as
If a soul were passing from the world. but
1t was only P'tite Louison going out into
the garden.
"she thinks him livingf" he asked
gently.
"Ycs, we have no heart to tell her
And then he wish it so And the flowers
KEEP coming
"Why did he wish it so?"
Isidore unused awhile "WhO can telf
Perhaps whm. He was great actor
all yes, sublime" he said.
Medallion did not reply, but walked
slowly down To where Ptite Louison was
picking berries. His hat was still OFF
Let me help you, mademoiselle he
said softly. And henceforth he was as
foolish as her brothers. st Louis Globe
Democrat.