The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-23
Translated by Maude Ballard.
THE real name Of the house was
1.-THE Gfankerie," but everyone

Translated by Maude Ballard.
7HE real name OF the house was
The GranEeri IL but t,,e eve hsH3dt
the lake was the reflection of
its high brown roofs, and ltS k z!;ns
southern front hung with an ola VIZ az
with dropping branches, 1t was s sa III ri
high and massive. and was sep IRA S1
from the other houses of the village ~
the lake on the south. and on the norm r..
by orchards and vlneyaras' .o W. ,aavv
shade over a great stairway OF mar ef
that led directly, to the, apartments +o oa
the first floor The s2aciG3ns beams beams the
walls decorated with Italian frescoess,
the furniture dating from the elghteen nn
century. were neither comfortato PIE . I do[
very hospitable; but II sp tse ~ ve e sim
Pile tastes Of their owners. the famous sixtIs
Of Verticr. an old couple OF oyer SKY sar;s
years, who had lyeo at the the - Sran Here
they had passed their honeymoon. and
each year had gathered the grapes from ~.
the vines, while forty springs saa anq iS
many winters vim t5a hd t6er pA Wae no home to
be com p pog 1"v With "the house BY the
water" and the vine they made was ~ ~
2srHr to any Una made ernhard had flavor
and sweetness not to be eGualied: ana 70
The Grangerie was the most beautit t}d
and the most charming that one cou'o
find on the shore OK Ine 1ane not shared
Young o 3ge orphans plans Of eighteen and twenty
years whom the Fla oo tpei h eb;,d aa@p5eo
After stay. of four years in a con con-
vent ut Chambery. the sisters M Mau IT.
rette and FransGine returned TO dns
months, doing invariably the same tasks ASKS
and the same pleasures. such as s sew7
Ing, and gardening under the d1re rass
1espers and benediction. and in the
evening games Of piquet with tnG iir
uncle. never any excursions. nor oa's
nor journeys. ,..: j.,
summer. was in taking three times :, a
week, a trip on the steamer that mace
a tour of the lake. for the benefit OF
ors This boat fu al P 81 repre
ations of the outside world. They watch
cd it from afar. they listened TOT tne
pear with signs Of regret. They watched
with eyes full Of eager desire. the tour
lists pass with their spy-glasses. the
beautiful ladies with their fancy travel
wake of the boat on the blue surface OF
the water, they gave themselves up to
sweet dreams Of worldly pleasure an 20
romantic adventures. But at the END or
September the tourists went with the
the lake. returned to their business in
Of the boat the sisters returned to tho
1nonotonous routine OF winter.
They were in despair to think Of their
youth passing in this melancholy $50
prayed God and the saints to send thema
~h iIe Would make a diversion in their
heartrending uniformity Of life.
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their prayer. A letter from Geneva OBJ
liged the master of the Grangerie to be
absent for a, week. and as the, husband
and Wife. like Philemon and Baucls:
could not live without each other. they
resolved to go together. and leave the
house in charge of Mauricette and Fran
cine. So one morning in July after hay
Ing given minute Instructions to their
nieces.. the old couple entered a. car
rage filled with enough packages and
:prowisions for, a.: long trip and turned
to the road feadii,K tgAn nee a,,issd
that they were the nistresses of the
house the sisters, begun to clap. their
hands and rack their brains to invent
1nomentary Independence. But they
found nothing very new. and after hav-
ing looked around good deal, about
b T wit With their i liberty. As they We're
seated on tho veranda. absenty watch
ing the clouds floating above the noun
1ains. there was suddenly the noise of
steps and the shouting of voices in
the yestibu]e. and they saw two young
men Of their own age, two distant cou-
sins. just out OF school near Grenoble;
who in crossing the lake had conceived
the idea Of paving a visit to their uncle
and aunt Balmont.
Mauricette and Francine. blushing
with joy and surprise. explained the
absence of the old couple, and DESTROYS
If playing the role Of mistresses of the
mansion. invited their cousins to din
ner. Was this not the event so much
wished for. and the surprise so much
sent them? Before their visit was end
expected turn Of alta lrs and for once in
their lives at least, to give themselves
was topsy-turvv. All the wax candles
that aunt Bamont had made. were
used in candelabras, also the old round
OF foppsr IN thf pa PPar0r
and sweets that We're in the pantry
We're put into use for the refreshments.
After dinnsr !, the e. two VIC Young men were
brightly lighted. but seldom freouented
rarlor. After some minutes. there were
two knocks and a side door opened and
10 their chambers to make their toilets:
appeared entirely changed. They had
rummaged the boxes and cupboards
Of their aunt f and app S gownsd in
Antoinette. In their curled and powd-
cred hair tile garden roses made won
derfu' change. With brilliant eyes and
smiling faces. they famed themselves
with ancient fans, and they saluted
with solemn bows. The young men,
enchanted to find themselves the guests
Of such party, did their best to be en-
PERTAINING. They opened the old piano in
the correr of the parlor. and the cousins
alternately played waltzes. while one
couple danced around the spacious par