The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-09-04

drown in de wood by mistake an
grow up fore peoples fin out. Wher
1 t'ink maybe she goin' come live
long me till we both be dead, ain
hardly know how I breathe, it be sc
wonderful.
1 Den young man come from
Montreal to see bout some reeveI
claim, an he hire me to show him
how de current run dis way an dat
way an how far up de spring water
rise, an den one day we go pas de
cabin an he see Elise.
"Well, he feel bout her JUS like
me. an YER soon see dat Elise feel
to M'sieu de PIrme an me bout dc
same. When I been go see her she
like me bes', cause ain new 'fraid
not'in', an 60 down de reeyer STAN
in straight up on log like no udder
man ev' dar to; but when M'sieu de
fIrme 60 see her, den she like him
bes', cause he sof' spoke an poleesh
an educat. I been see how it goin'
be pref queeck. We ain both know
her but two weeks, an she like both
de same; two, tree more weeks, an
she goin' like JUS one mooch better.
an it goin' pend on which de bes'
man."
"And you proved yourself to be
that. of course?"
II been pref steedy nerve dose
day." Raoul went IN, without SEEM
ing to notice the interruption. "When
/ start out for tins l go straight on,
an if it broke my head let it been
broke. I new stop to count dat.
When see how things goin' I slip OF
in de wood wher' be by myself.
Dat my way. 1 aim new t'ink good
with peoples roun'. Well. frs I see
Elise married an me lookin' out for
her, an I know l goin' do de YER
bes' know how; den I see Msieu de
fIrme lookin' out for her, an know
he goin' do JUS de same. I been
watch him pref close, an know he
clean, straight man who goin' do jes'
what he say.
$50 dat ain settle it. an go
queeck to Montreal, my tooth set
hard"
ITO find out something about
M'sien de l'Irme?" the visitor said.
Raoul nodded. "Qui, m'sieu. Her
fader an bodder bout dat. But when
a girl get married she goin' pend .
might long time on de man mos like
ly. l been know bout myself, an
think know bout M'sieu de lIrme.
But aim goin' let Elise take some
reesk, non. When I fin out if he been
good man as me, den goin' back an
say, Here, Elise, you pick out de one
you been mos happy long with"
A slight grin twitched the corners
Of Raoul's mouth.
"Seem like I might fair" he con-
tfnued, "but l feel jes' how things |
comm out all de time. Her fader |
like me, and Elise t'ink whole lot |
what her fader say, an she like me.
too, some-much as de udder msn, |
tfnk. / goin' STAN close up to him |
when she look. an ten inch taller
an fit pound bigger, an my voice
yoin' drown him all out. His voice
sof' an quiet like, 'cep' once in long
lime when his eyes flash, den it still
;of' but cut like knife an make de
ldder man jump. Qui. know JUS how
'ings comm out-till go down to
Den know JUS de same,
My de worP been shift roun'."
He was silent so long this time that
he visitor would have reminded him
t the unfinished narrative, had it
'een upon any other subject. As it
1as. he waited.
Il been 'quire bout M'sieu de
Irme," Raoul said at length, in a
ow voice. IAN fin he straight, true
nan, JUS like t'ink. But more. /
n he great lawyer, with big house
n plent' servant an t'ings like dat.
NY folk who long to him goin' have
e YER bes' de worr got to give.
Vhen fin dat out I go OF in de
rood an fight de bigges' fight dat
ian ev' live t'rou. Den go buy trap
n ting an start OF on de lenres' ,
n mos far of hunt I ev' take. IL
cen gone tree year."
what! And did not 90 back to
lise?"
Il ain dar. Maybe she start out !
} like me bes'. an You know what :
fe been as trapper wife. Elise ain :
leant for dat. non. She made for =
Z bes'." /.
"And-forgive me-haven't you ever !
zen her since?"
mon. ain new feel strong 'nouvh
, go to Montreal since dat time. Bnt
hear she been 'sist on eoin' 70 !.
hool an study to be like him. an. :,
y have great house, an she n. !.
xe queen 'mong de peoples. Dew !"
i've two child, and de oldes' besr =
ar de name Raoul!-!-" The tran 8
r rose impatiently and strobe r. y
. pack of traps. over which i. C
mt, ostensibly trying to place the -
le he had just cleaned with the "
hers. The visitor glanced toward I
N, then turned abruptly and stole q
fly from the cabin.
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