The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-02
! CHATTER sNXlIl.
THE BRINK or cHANGE.

air. Ths littles flowers which had dot
4 ted the graSsylr0heS ofothetrolling hills
had long since faded away&under the
ardent sun, and now there appeared
only the denuded stalSsSof theS null
l.lains@ and the Haunting banners of the
I:Eoldenrod. The wild grouse. shrank
from the edges sof the little fields and
joined their numbers s. into general
hands, which might and m&n; crossed
The. country on sustained and strong
winged fight, The plumage Of, the
/ young wild turkeys. stalking in droYes
smq.as. the open groves, began to emu
+ tae Thee irideScent SplendorS $of, their
/ elderSs The marshes above theNillage
became. the home of yet more numer-
sous thousands Of clamoring wild fowl,
amen ish up against the blue there
passed. on" the southbound journey.
ft harrow Of the wild geese, wesding
: sheir &a!s from Sprth TO south across
ssn unknown empire.
A chill came into the waters Of
NE river so that the bass end pike
sought out the deeper pools, The
squirrels buSiy boarded mp supplies of
the nuts COW ripeniss. The antlers of
the deer and the elk which emerged
from the concealing thicketS now
showed no longer ragged strips of vel
vet. and their tips were polished in the
preliminary fitting for the fall season
OF love and combat. There came nights
when the white frost hung heavy upon
all the bending grasses and the broad
leafed plants, frost which scared the
maize leaves and set atlamo the foliage
Of the naples all along the streams,
and decked In hundred famhoyant
tones the leaves Of the sumach and all
the climbing vines.
As all things now preSaged the COM
Inc winter, so there approached also
he time when the little party, so long
companions upon the western trails.
must for the first time know division.
Du Mesne. making ready for the re-
turn trip over the unknown waterways
back to the lakes, as had been deter
mined to be necessary, spoke Of II as
though the journey were but an affair
n every day.
Make no doubt, Monsieur Las "
said he. that shall ascend this river
of the Illini and reach Michiganon well
before the SHOWS. Once at the mission
of the Niamis. or the village at the
Ck he
for the winter. If decide not to go
farther on. Then. in the spring.
make no doubt, shall be able to trade
our furs at the straits, if like not the
long run down to the Mountain, Thus
YOU see. may be with you again some
time within the following spring
A Il hope it may be so. my friend
replied Law. for shall miss you sad
) ly enough
"'Tis nothing, monsieur, you will
be well occupied. Suppose | take with
me Kataikini and Kabayar, perhaps
also Tete Girls. That will give US four
taddlers for the big canoe. and you
will still have left Pierre Noir and
Jean. to say nothing of our friends the
lllini hereabout. : who will be glad
enough to.make cause with you In case
of need. | will leave Wabana for
! madame, and trust she may prove OF
service. See to.it. pray you, that she
observes the Offices of the church: for
methinks. unless watched. Wabana H.
disposed 10 become careless and I'm.
Christianized.."
"This will look to-" said Law,
smiling.
Then all Is we'll" resumed Du
Mesne. "and my absence will be but q
little thing. as we measure IT on tins
trails. You may find winter alone ID
the wilderness a hit dull for you. may
hap duller than were II in London, Or
even in Quebec. Yet twill pass, and
in time we shall meet again Perhaps
some good father will be wishing to
come back with me 10 SET mp a mis-
ion among the IIlini. These good
fathers. they so delight in losing fin
gers, and ears and noses for the good
of the ehurch-though where the
church be glorified therein ! some
times cannot say Perhaps some leeeh
--mayhap some artisan
Nay, It's too far 80. Du Mesne
} to tempt others than ourselves.
Upon the contrary rather, Monsieur
/ Las II is matter for laughter 10 SOC
he efforts of Louis and his ministers
10 keep New France chained to the
/ St Lawrence. Yet my good lord gov
I ernor might as we'll puff ont his cheeks
against the north wind as to try to
keep New France from pouring west
| into the Nessasabe. and as much might
be said fcr those good rulers of the
English colonies who are sco,ing ever
TO keep their people east Of the Allie
ghanies.
IT'S the old world over again
there in the ST. Lawrence" said Las
Right you are. Monsieur Las" ex.
claimed Du Mesne New France is
but an extension of the family Of
Louis The intendant reports every.
thing to the king Monsieur So-and.
so is married Very well. the king
must know IT, Monsieur's eldes
daughter Is making sleeps eyes a
such and such a soldier of the regi
ment Of the kius Very well. this il
weiehtv matter. Of which the kin.
must he advised. Monsieur's wife be
comes esrectant Of a son and heir
'Tis meet that Louis the Great shou1'
be advised of this Mother of God
I 'Tis a Drctty mpcs pnnueh hack thar