The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-28

den. M'sieu, hooraw for do drive Wen we
| reach dc rapides, dat's de place for do beeg
| lam. SOM tam she stop all de log for wnn-
tree mile on de reever. an make 1t de beeg
troub' for all do boy. Wen she break
AWAY, bagosh, she roar lax t'onder dat
was hear many mile; datIs de mos bceg
danger tam for dc gan. Many cot kill.
crush. drown on de reeycr. An cole
De waiter was cole TO- sure: We BIO in do
waiter all day up to dc mid. up to dc neck.
pushin' wit do pike do log dis way an bceg
cake de leo dat way. Wen de night was com.
we max level place of de snow hon de bank.
put up de tent. bull do fire. ead de snack max
IL de couche wit hemiock bough. an sleep on
hour frozen cloes OH de blanket dill de fire was
mink Get to thaw and steam. But, M'sieu. we
| don't get dry. | don't was dry for tree mont.
IA non. How we can stan dat? Jene sdis pas.
] sure bleev only French hdbitanth'on CANADIAN
can do soche ting: but | do dat for ma bpUe
Therase.
"En6u, we reach de village st. German.
Bon Neu be t'anki De drive she's end. an
happy lax de roSSigHol l sing on ma heart
vile 1 go for see ma chere ami. l am hear do
bell on st. Timothte an see beeg crowd go
hon reoliss. DE boys wit me ON de gang dey
say. wat for max Get de bell to rinGF' Som
wan do peep dey say. Was ring for de marriage
of M'sieu Bonvillc. the richie Notaire Publique.
an olc Prenevost hees ma Therese.'
BON Dieu, lt'ink I am swaller ma palette.
] was so h'excite. Som wan ma frien' ax,
wy she not wait for marry her dnncf. Ma
poleon Doutelle?'
"'You max foolish talk wan ole man say.
.becos' you know dat young Poleon was be
kill by dc fall OF bceg tree on de BUSH
Oats eet. M'sicu. je cOmprends' Dat bell
ring for funeral dead mans 1at's me. She
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monee nowH l am sorry ] don't die on de
rapides. jus de sam | shall go on de church
for see her vance more. l go in benin som
peep and sect down on de cornerre. But SOM
wan see ne an spik : VOLTA. 'Poleon Doutelle
hees ghost was com for haunt de woddin'! an
dey was 'stonish an max Get de cry.
DE musiQup stop. Bagosh! Dat break eet
h'up de church. Ma CELL, wat was walk on de
arm de Notaire for 60 hon de affair. stop on de
promenade. She begin shake-she look 'rouD'.
an den-she see me. Dieu! She grow white
lax de dress she ware. an she fall Town on de
TT. De notairc hees wild! Hees see me. too.
an he tink hees coon was die for sure.
1t look dat way. for de good cure say de
poor CELL was seek an was necessair for
rospon' de ceremonie. Etfn. after two
tree week. l see Therese. an she tole
me everything. She got wan lettre on Avril. was
write by ma chum Pierre Labord. an he say
dat / was dead-got kill chopin dc tree. an
was bury on de bank Ottawa Reever onder
beeg pile rock for kip away de wolf. an 'noder
kin viii ANNA She say: 4 cannot ask no.
boldly bout dat. for all de shantee mans go
way. Dey work SOM noder place Pierre
nevaire write dat lettre. Hee was no soehe
sceisrdt for do dat.
who max Get de lie? Who steal ma lettre ?
Who say l wa keel? An pourQuoi SOMEBODY
IL II l-A0 4 Ill $500, - 81.
M'sieu. eef you can POSSIBLE. You not onder-
stand? Non! | tole you de ole Notaire
heesefl Certdinernent. Eet JUS happen dat
he meet ma messengaire dat was COM wit
| lettres on st. Germain. an wen he fin h. out
som ting. hce treat heem two-tree tam whisky
blanc. and he say, Com walk on ma maison.'
Wen he fin de gdrcOn was stupide wit drink
on de cad hee say She's good chance for
read wat Napoleon hees write Wei he fin
/ com down hon dc drive. bout fifteen Juliet,
an dat / got plaintee d'arpent. he say on hees
min. L feex dat. l marry Therese befor' he
CON- so he hide ma note on hees secretaire,
an no write wan autre dat l was die; for he
was good h'educate man. an sign ma frien'
Pierre hees nam. De boy don know. an he
geev de wrong message. She beleev de lie. fol-
wy notP
Watts dat. M'sieu? How / know all bout
dat2 OATS de mos curtis ting. Ecoutez. Mad.
anne Du Sang. wat was hous'-kip for de ole
Notaire. wan day before we was mdries bring
Therese ma iettre an tole her bout de ole
biz-nesse. She say she foun' eet on do desk de
M'sieu Bonville. She com do dat becos' she
low de Notaire-his monee; an wan JON.
wen she hear heem say: Madame Du sang
~bedamme, She want max marise wit me; but
she's too ole for femme. Besides. she very
hom-lee! She was mad for sure. an
she swear by God save dc Queer
dat she tole all she know bout wat
de lawyer do. OATS way hee was be Hn' h'out
But you see. ma frlen'. l pay de mon-ee. gotde
law-pape. de fader say All rite!' an geev ee,
de dot. an Therese was marry on St. Tlmot6e
I was dere messef-me. but dis tam ma ghos
was stay way wit de Notaire Publique. who
was got. I suspec'. SOM ~plaintee 'noder beez.
nesse for kip heem wayi"