News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-19

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in which the fair was held, were &C.
costed by QuiIlebert, whose manner
evinced but slight respect for their pro-
fesson and who was, truth to tell. dis
pleasing to them by reason of his boast
ed fondness for the literature of Vol.
| taire.
Good day, fathers four. was his
airy salutation as he approached DO
you know strange thing? Whenever
l meet more than one nun or more than
one priest there are always two or
four or some greater number of them,
but never three. They seem to avoid
the number of the Trinity as if they
feared it would bring bad luck. Now,
that is even odd, is it not, my good ia
theirs? How do you account for it"
And he laughed loud and hard at his
own wit.
THAT is no more strange than my
own experience, Constant" said Fa-
Their Galotte. "Whenever | have met
the devil he has always been alone"
And, jabbing his pudgy forefnger
| against Quillebert's ribs. he shook from
his throat an oleaginous gurgle which
had served him as laugh since his
first appointment to parish in Lousi-
| ana.
(Which explained little Father
Chaline of MoreauvilIe, makes quite
plain Father Galotte's frequent and
easy victories over him of the cloven
hoof. One lone devil is no match for
him."
The laugh was now quartet, and
Quillebert did not long hesitate to
make it a quintet.
"Well in this encounter of my own
seeking yield to numbers and will
pay tribute in forage to my vanqush-
ers," Quillebert said, with mock air
of submission. ut is noon and time
for solid nourishment. Come with me,
fathers to old Nine. Goudeau's table
and take a stout absinth and anisette,
and then We will sample Mother Pier
rots turkey and rice with a bottle of
bordeaux" And as host he led the
priests into the building.
Nine Goudeau received her patrons
with profuse acknowledgment of the
honor conferred, and with great cere-
mony mixed five glasses of the appe-r
tizing decoction.
''Sante to you, fathers, and success
to my candidate" was Quilleberts SEN
timent as he raised the green liquor to
his lips.
"Dominus nobiscum," responded
Father Galotte. "How is the election
progressing"
Satisfactorily" said Quillebert.
"Laure Juneau is a sure winner. My
guess now is that she is % votes ahead
of Estelle Latiolais, and the race was
really between those two. 1t is too
late in the day for Estelle to overcome
such a majority, as her strength was
chiefly from Borodino and the Big
Bend of Bayou DIES GLASSES, and it has
been voted. | am sorry for her; but,
then, Laure's father and | came from
the same part of France, and, you
know, had to stick to my clan. |
have worlred hard for Laure, and she
cannot be beaten. How proud the
saucy little Gasconne will ber
Having laid coin upon the table,
Constant was leading the way to
Mother Pierrot's, when Nine. Goudeau
called
Hold, NJ Constant till l give you
your change"
mo change is coming to me, madame.
/ gave you gold dollar, and 90 cents
apiece for five abslnth anisettes is
cheap enough for a church fair"
mo, NJ. Constant, this is not 81; it is
a five dollar piece"
"Oh, Nine, Goudeau, your sight is
falling like that This comes of read
ing your prayer book so much. Put ON
your spectacles, madame, and examine
the coin carefully, and if you find it