Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-09-29
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COlItdSueS ne WAS tTleu. some were
1 condemned to death. others 10 trans
/ portation; figure to yourself, Esper-
. ance, what my feelings were, as
1 waited TO hear that awful sentence.
But God heard my prayers. Victor
was not shot; he was transported for
] life. l saw him again before his ship
sailed, and then though | was so
thankful for his life, yet, mon enfant,
! it was very hard, very bitter. He
supported me, however; he told me
! that this transportation was no real
| disgrace, that he had merely done
what he considered his duty. But he
could not hide his anguish at leaving
France. I think that but for me he
would rather have died, and one OF
4 the last things he said to me was,
/ 'Antoinette, am thankful that the
/ young De Mabillon is saved from
this; might have dragged him with
me to his ruin, bad he not been so
shocked by the death of Clement
Thomas
Poor monsieur he was always so
brave and good" said Esperance,
cr.ing from sympathy "And you,
deac madame, what happened to you
! them"
! For days, mon enfant, I was like
one stupefed; I could only look at
the sea, and walk up and down the
pier from which. I had seen his ship
sail At last an English 5ady, who
| guessed, I suppose, that I was a
relative of one OF the emigrants, in
troduced herself to me as I was walk
! ing backward and forward distracted
/ " ono day. She found out my trou-
BILE, inquired what I meant to do and
showed me all possible kindness. |
told her that I had scarcely any mon
ey, that I meant to get situation as
a governess If I could meet with one,
and that in time hoped to save
enough money to join my husband in
full that day, for the hardships and
sorrows had made me i'll, and I half
/ hoped I might die But the lady,
/ Mrs Henderson, said that she knew
of situation in England which she
| thought would suit me; she herself
in one of the ambulances during the
war; she was now returning to Eng
land, and she kindly took me with
! her The situation was with her
brother-in-law, whom you have just
now seen, to teach his little mother
! .trl 70
FAINT, have told you all now"
THANK you, dear madame. You
have had terrible suffering indeed,
You have not told me, though,
where Mr.. Henderson lives"
"1n Devonshire ma chere-a very
pretty estate of which Marguerite
Will be the heiress. We make now
tour in Wales, and are staying for a
few days at Bangor"
Frances, who had wandered away
with the children, came back in time
to hear this, and began to persuade
Nine Lemercier to spend day with
ttem at Llanfairfechan.
"You are very good il would make
me such pleasure" said madame;
but Ithink all the days are arranged
we go tomorrow to the Ogwen, and
shall leave Bangor in two or three
days"
Frances was sorry as she was sure
Fsperance would like to see more Of
Nine. Lemercier; however they had
another long tete-a-tete when Mr.,
Henderson and his little girl re-
turned. for nathie was eager TO have
Maggie for a play-fellow, and, With
the boys for protectors, they were al
lowed TO follow their own devices.
while Mr.. Henderson was delighted 10
find a kindred spirit In Frances and
talked for at least half an hour over
his favorite hobby Of ferns. II was
not very often that he found a lady
who could so well enter into his talk
on such matters, but Frances really
knew a good deal on the subject. and
had. moreover. a fernery Of her own
AT Worthington; so she was inter
ested in the discussion.
Il have been disappointed in not
finding more Of the parsley fern,
Mr.. Henderson was saying Il had
always heard of it "a being so abua-
dant in Wales
MY brother-in-aw found any
quantity growing in Snowdon,' said
Frances. Have you been there YETI
NO, but I had some thoughts OF
striking inland again in day or
two. I have promised TO take my lit
tie girl to Llanberis We might per
haps combine. Well. Maggie, what
is it?" as the child ran up 70 him
breathlessly.
oh, papa we are 80 happy and
do you know. Kathie Worthington is
Just my age--is it not funny?-and
we mean always TO be friends And.
papa, she has never been 70 Llanber-
is. Don't you think II would be very
nice II we could go together
Mr.. Henderson laughed.
"Children's thoughts run apsca p
he said. glancing at Frances
scyvev Magic dear We must soc