Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-11-17

WUlndn. lie performance vi HeT Ilh-
turity was indeed greater than her |
childhoods promise had been. Only |
a prophet might have seen the one in
the past, or seer recognize the other
in the present.
strange confederation of circum-
stances had BROUGHT the girl to Now
France After Grafton's departure
from The chateau de Josselin she had
dropped and faded. She was growing
too rapidly, thought the marquis and
those who advised him, who never
suspected the real reason for her i'll
health. She actually had pinned for
tho young man who had left her be-
hind and yet had taken her childish
heart with him. But of this, of course,
she said nothing, so the wise men con-
cluded thai she had studied too hard,
had been too closely confined and so
on. The physicians who were con-
suited, after the simple remedies Of the
time had proved unavailing, finally
recommended a sca-voyage.
AS il happened, the marquis had
| just then been summoned to the King
TO take part as a commander in one
of the campaigns of the Seven Years
| war, his experience and ability being
too valuable to allow him 10 be nog-
/ l'c'od. The old man, therefore, had
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"'"'E rI'hrH SQuaurol' carrying ''h-
eral the Marquis DO Montcalm his
suite. ana -pme troops. to send his
- "i'' -''',t' .''I t" 'ahana uhder the
n"' ''' Te' ord' an Ola ltlehd'
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'ii''!,''''' IL, 'N'" 'an''' An ancient
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'""'"N'a '"IiS'H"e" ire Noun&
9ho na' renamed IN New France
win ms oS'lh2 ni' 'ady ever since her
"'l'"'' LOT Two reasons. one II had
indeed ON account Of tha nurnhar of
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traffic between Canada AND Fraoco-
70 get away. and tho nthar ,s tto
marquis WAS still engaged in the French
army. she would have no place 10 when
to 90. no place whore she could have
lived so comfortably and safely if shn
returned TO France. The marouis was
determined that he would not throw
her into tbe hothed of disetnation and
intrigue of which Louis XIV was the
focus in paris or at Versailles.
Itor hoalth much henoftted bt. tho
vovaee was soon com ola,olv restored
and with bor great beauty her ancient
name her powerful grandfather, the
great estates TO which she was sole
heiress. she became as childhood gave
way TO womanhood. the undoubtnd
belle Of New France. The officers of
the army. the sea officers from the var
ious ships or squadrons which from
time 10 time arrived from France. the
young Canadian nOblcsse. all laid their
hearts a her feet She could have
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