Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-11-26
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.s,yc YOUR compliments for poor

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"saye YOUR compliments for poor
pretty little -.driennc." she firmly re-
sponded. Il positively do hot wish 10
hear llem. have agreed To l'e Your
partcnairc q, this d;,@re %. Para kou'~
sillon's. but il is understood between rs
that AtigicM:!c is your sweetheart. |
am not. and I'm not going 10 ,rv either
So for YOUR sake and .slrirti!.'. as
we'll as out of consideration for til" r'.t
Of the girls who have no fine dresses.
am Not going 10 wear the buff hHorHdc
gown that belonged to Papa Koussil
Ions mother long ago. shall dress
Just rs the rest do
1t is safe to sa.; that Rene de RoH-
vile went home with Il troublesome bee
in his bonnet. He was not Il bad heart
ed fellow. Many Il right good young
man before him and since has loved an
Adrienne and been daZZlcd by an Alice.
A violet is sweet. but IL rose is tho gar
denis queen. The poor youthful from
tiersman ought to have been stronger.
but he was not. and what have VIC to
say?
The dance did not come off. 1t had
to be postponed indefinitely on account
Of n grave change in tile political rela-
tons of the little post. \ day or two
before the time set for that function
rumor ran through the town that
something of Importance was about to
happen. Father Gibault, Mt the head
Of small party, had arrived from
Kaskaskia. far away on the Mississippi
with the news that France and tho
American colonies had made common
cause against the English in the great
war Of which the people Of Vincennes
neither knew the cause nor cared II
straw about the outcome.
It was Oncle Jazon who came to The
Roussillon place to tell NJ. Roussil'ai
that he was wanted ut the river house
Alice met him at the door.
'Come in, Oncle Jazon," she cheerily
said. You are getting to be stranger
at our house lately. Come in. What
news do you bring? Take off your cap
and rest your hair, Oncle Jazon.'
The scalpless old fighter chuckled
raucously and bowed to the best Of his
ability. He not only took off his queer
cap, but looked into 1t with startled
gaze, as if he expected something in
finitely dangerous to jump out and
seize his nose.
"a thousand thanks. m'am'selle," he
presently said. Twill We please tell
M'sieu' Roussillon that I would wish
to see 'in?''
Eyes, Oncle Jazon; but first be seated
and let me offer you just drop of eau
de vie. some that Papa Roussillon
brought back with him from Quebec.
He says it's old and fine
She poured him a full glass. then,
setting the bottle on little stand. went
to find NJ. Ro,0ssillon. While she was
absent Oncle Jazon improved his op-
portunity to the fullest extent. At least
three additional glasses of tho brandy
went the way of the first. He grinned
atrociously and smacked his corrugat-
ed lips. but when Gaspard Roussillon
came in the old man was sitting at
some distance from the bottle and
glass. gazing indifferently out across
the veranda. He told his story CURLY.
Father Gibault. he said. had sent him
to ask NJ. Roussillon to come to the
river house. as he had news of great
Importance to communicate.
"Ah. we'll. Oncle Jazon. We'll have a
nip Of brandy together before we 90.
said the host.
"Why. yes. jes' one agin' the broilin'
weather" assented Oncle JaZon. ~
don't mind jes' one"
"a very rich friend of mine in Que
bee gave me this brandy, Oncle Jazon.'
said NJ. Roussillon. pouring the liquor
with a grand flourish. land thought
Of you as soon as got it. Now. says
I to myself. if any man knows good
brandy when he tastes it. it's Oncle
Jazon. and I'll give him good chance
at this bottle just the first Of all my
friends"
ut surely is delicious" said Oncle
Jazon, Every delicious He spoke
French with a curious accent. having
spent long years with English speaking
frontiersmen in the Carolinas and Ken
lucky, so that their lingo had become
his own.
As they walked side by side down the
way to the river house they looked like
typical extremes Of rough, sunburned
and weather tanned manhood-Oncle
Jazon a wizened. diminutive scrap.
wrinkled and odd in every respect;
Gaspard Roussillon towering six feet
two, wide shouldered, massive, lumber
ing, muscular, a giant. with long curl
ing hair and a superb beard. They did
not know that they were going down
TO help dedicate the great northwest to
freedom.
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