The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-03

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once thrrr. she had remained. ahs
I had grown up IN the rewime ~ The
I house - that hHf masters ultra
| parsimouloua ways seemed very nat
ufai "a her
Far the rest. she wan simple mlnd.
I ed. devoted as = dos, aud admired
I her master openly. whD. faf his part
dii noi fail 10 use her go0d nature
l 90 the uttnrnoat.
Il = certain that urigiltr dld not
make her fettuue 81 the Old miser' r
service. hut bah the auod woman
I Thought herself entirely reoom
paused Tor All her labor whsn the
ola peasant sad - her 10 All amieas
blf mofuaa manner
stei. BuElits. old Woman. thaurt
nothinE bat - beast. dest un-
drfH'an1 z.
Then the kna1 creature would
smile broadly and reply
lit If. my master. yea have al
Ways something funny 10 say
1t haupsnel one day that Ia order
10 save the mason bllI. pere Landry
hiuasif attempted 70 r8ug h-cast HE
outer aail iast above she lake. and.
making a false step fell into the
water IN the deepest place where
THERE VAS hole. he padded around
Tor few momrnta. screaming fug
help ~ the top pf his voice. bat no
one heard hts cries At length. hls
strength exhausted. hr WaA Euiug
under Tor the thlrd time. when old
hTtgitts caught sight OF him. The
honest creature threw herself eauf-
aguousiy Into the water at tbs riak
u hetns drowned and succeeded ~
dragging her master d iis shore
The Old man had tainted shs plckei
him up and caFrisd hlfn under her
arm. ukn bis bundle. rubbed hm
and worksd over him until II length
shc brought him hack 20 life. Whrn
abe saN him open hts EYES. the good
HFlxiits aghhed fer BOY.
IN. en-. my mAatsfi but ! nm
we'll content that Joa we're net
drowned
The old peasant was well content
himself, lie had one keen regret
that he ssd iasg hts troRei uhich
fell into the water when b. dii. buf
he had the dslicAcy not 20 speak Of
r. Doubtless BfiHifts fid the hnEl
she could. and tn his first burst Of
gratituds. he said in penetrating
tone
III IL thou who hast pulled NE out
of the water I viii not forget that.
HriRitts. my woman. d0st thou sell
understand I viii make thee
present
oh my master. ~ Is no, worth
thr trouble. I asaurs yuuf~
II VIII u1aka thee a present. tell
thee !"
And that very evening. after
thousand heaithtloua. hn called Rri-
xitie. and darRinH his long leather
purse from his pocket. he took
from e. with a grimacs OF one who
- having a tooth pulled. a-s0-soa
piece
Look. Bfigltis. here T. thy pres
emf Ii j. outside % thy wages.
thou unfeFatandast. outside ~ Thy
wages Be insisted. DO not waste
a. 0lf woman"
In comparison with tho service
rendered. the recompeuae csrtaiuiy
tid not reveal frtghtfui manifi.
csnce So pere Landry, 10 give more
value to his present, took pains %
add
~ r. fust the price Of a lottery
ticket. Buy one. HriKitts. and thou
viii win a hundrsd thousand
france
II was the first time IN his TIE
that pere Landry had ever shown
such liheFaiity. The memory haunt
81 him o long time. he grew lntsr-
ested IN the destiny u his EQ-sou
piece and many times he demanded
Of his servant II aha had bought the
littsrY ticket.
Not yet my master" was her tn
variable reply.
Finally. 10 put an end 20 these
questions. which we're renewed With
the regularity af clock work. she de-
cidsd 70 satisfy the old mans curl
oalty.
YES. my master. I have bought
one
All what NUMBER
Number a."
Well done. that was well done
said the old miHer. engraving tnn
number deeply upon his mind
Thou eilt MT lose Il nov. for IN
afanceT"
'tTave no fear master"
II n thou art afraid lest thou
lose it"
We'll. master"
oh. well. thou hast only - rive
i q me and 1 VIII lock II up in my
box"
II vii not lose 81"
'The customs ~ pere LnnfsY and
his servant. troubled for u moment
hy thts event soon returned 10 their
regular course. To ent n little sleep
tri0e more and work tho most -
all, But ono fine morning pare
landry WIS almost oonsolod for hia
prodigailtY when. chatting with tho