Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-06-20
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i Observation-Disclosures
y Jaupierre was celebrating. for III was
| the BEGINNING of the village festival in
honor of that good saint who. all the year
through, {, takes such good care OF the
whole village. In every house work was
laid aside. The young people, hurried TO
the dance. I The old people looked on Of
rested at home from the many cares that
come with tho winemaking and the fruit
gathering. .cutIf .,f,lay
The blacksnaith's house stood in the
midst of the, village, but the doors and
Windows We're closed, and the anvil was
Silent for ''the 1darshal'' had wandered
Out with his wife and daughter lintohwhat
was at that time the Frenchinan's, para,
Aise-a bare, sunny spot outside the town,
with dusty fruit trees and big Vegetable
beds This spot the F renchnnan loved TO
call his "earden.''ui; huH hst}HN.HIl
Upon a rickety bench without. a back,
IN front of wooden hut for the garden
tools. sat .smonsieur", and studied Little
Lorraine'' with = suppressed invectives
against the "cursed Prussiahs'" Madame
had enthroneds herself upon an overturned
oleander tub ip, the path, and had made
fast to the trunk Of q young apple tree
that netting work which for some n,lac-
countable reason the women of that prov
ince are always doing. .y,t9iu,.t re. j.
T. Meanwhile Celestine, the dark eyed
daughter, leaned sulkily against; the hedge
md picked to pieces the bunch Of ,asters
Ind mignonette which had been stuck
into her pink silk sash for a gala deoora-
ton. She started nervously: when the
l.sooA ~o.asnhv hIs hreviAPV aa he otrn11ed
Along, gave her friendly greeting after
be had inquirangly scanned her 1ace' usu-
ally SO ga. " ,.,,'
"Oh, Celeste!" cried the genial priese
holding to her. "Not at the dancer What
4 the matters"", ..,sa .,s.,,j 81. =! =. -
Pr "None Of your business Celestine
would have enjoyed saying. but she held
her tongue while her p!uslng lace droop-
|, ID before the keeper q, her COINCIDENCE. =.
hseallyyoF! lnnss so,.s, - r. 'Se'eP
tIriinsv,.iyy EInci,1ied Tather Audabext.s inyi-
tntso,,s y, m, tham. He thanked madame
~ ssSai.ah.Ila. IA MAJ . tha Ittlo
A ! tne 800. t., -. 80 IA
s>'es.y P.uus -o,s ,,,o,,1a ~. en- ,,.o.o,,t
W..y ~ .n .rn S he kent al, ~ 90
u IA. oSS e riaver evea h.d di.oovsrsd
~ .O ~ p x:nxvard which ha e.yer1v
~ +.tssDHEe '';7f '"':'7 ,-"!H7F T77'
- 80 So .crna4h,,,p-.ay! aim q, shocar
j .4sN. ~ ~. - oroo I1is.nraa,all hahind !.
49, 4Ass1-.. +o.yars . footnath ,hv Tho
~ - ' ~ s"ad
.eua,,.. Tico1ar, called fha nrrria.st
aut. ~. -, s,intino thro,,oh tho mead.
Wv 60 ~ kaenine Celeste waitino,
S S',, 49, 80. IN oht ia etaka her,' to IA
@ wv go, ,,,.r,1.-,0,,T T,,.,r',,. 49,,
Ntoo,. ,,oked varv much sshamed and
.,cs..i~ t,,-va1 around: INT when the nriest.
s sts ~; sa,,t11, readinr IL his book. MI
$3.50 -. ~ - d,sanraSrsd behind : aeoonil
ap,n.na - t ,ut M 'he Followed the nath
on--.xs ~. iad stood Tor 4 time nndeoid-
- IT. . st.stched himaelf. flnallv tnrnal
49, 49,. 80. .n6 eIowIx a. befora. sanntar-
49, 49,. ia woodsv nath. sweet With
th,r,s S,,ro,ninn this witty and heautiful
so, ys'
''1e' n.a The eood God willed.. ,'''j { T.
q ~ M name had been Jerome:
f. But It seemed best to my ma
" TO call me Nicola.
ts'%' Nicola; Hicols-n~' nal nal
~.E,t, NacolH- Ia .t1't..,':. :. g..
IAtlast be came to the little chapel,
gained it, sunny side and, With Sigh,
dropped down where sofe stlvery gray
weeds covered the warm, EARTH 3,
Yes, he had intended to 60 after Ceaes-
tine at least, he had made her think 30
the night before, when re lounsed around
In the brighe smithy and waeched the ny
ing sparks, butluckily ne had not told her
70 Ia unmtstakablei words-trust Nicola
always to watch out for that Promises
and obligation9 are such heavy, heavy
hl1fi9a1kil E1O2 knew this rom many D
painful exper4enoe5 This was why he was
called MLazy Nicola. .fiu@i ~ ~. ~
1t Naturally The evening, before hls hall
promise had not seemed burden. He
was too fond or ptoesy Ceiesee TOT tnas.
Today, when he loitered past the INN on
biz way TO eee his gGA wnen. ne 1els, me
dust and the, heat apdtnwi how; the bright
DROPS stood on. the dancers foreheads, IT
seemed to him very pleasant TO talk With
Celeste Of q cool autumn evening by the
blasting fare orlto sitl With her on .the vine