The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
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ES.o%> DOIrIIE LATOUE was
~ :. younG French officer in
. IL 3 marching regiment. Jpo'
the outbreak Of the Fran
G..c cG-pruS>ian War he brave
iy N,cst = Tic front with the -allan
lois ;!ass; us. distinguished hmsel
at t.';;.,,-clrtte.; and had The honor o
oeir.; mentioned in dispatches; bu
even ".prE las its unpleasant side. II
was Il, l"n@tI taken prisoner an(
paci., E! o., 10 Prussia with Il lar@t
bate, o. com, Gos. there to await AZ
axchar%a at die close Of the campaign
Now, what WAS a fascinating. hand
tome lieutenant of Cnasscurs TO Ga
with himself while on parole in u for
aign LAND:
IT, question almost answers itself.
Sauntcrin% one evening by the side OF
he little River L, and bewailing
lis lo5. Adolphes attention WAS arrest
I'd by the yclping of Il small dog ara
the angry remonstrance' Of another.
InterminGlcd with these sounds were
some of sweeter tone proceeding from
he lips ola damSel. III m instant
LatOur was at Ter side. He had only
been deprived of one war TO be present
1t another. Not. however. this time
between two nations. Yet was the
present encounter 10 uniting type
If the conflict from which he had been
banishcd. Here lay poor, unrcady. I'M
disciplined France in the guiso of a
white Pomeranian. There Prussia,
aggressive and strong, stood over her
IN the form OF sturdy bull terrier.
No wonder the little one yeIpad: no
wonder the conqucrOr ''ch0rtlcd:' no
wonder the girl. type of Europe, cried
In passive coincidence, "Ach vomes
Kind. Ach. Susschcn."
Adople instantly realized the situa-
lion. and did what England thought
better to shrink from. With his strong
terriers windpinc; another moment
md Franco mean SuSSchcn-ss free,
Next was the foe coniurcI to go
home" ard "to bed and aimonislled
with "Ughs" and "Ahas;' SO, criti-
:ally licking his lips as one who would
say, Il like the taste Of that dog" the
delinquent scamDcrcd hastily home.
To attend to Fraulcin was our here's
next care.
II trust your dog is not hurt:" said
he, in very bad German.
To which she replied, in very good
French:
"Oh. monsieur, how can l thank
you:"
Becoming aware that FraUicin
speaks his own language much better
Than he does hers, Latour r2ioins, with
! gallantry he never could have as
'umed while founlcring in foreign
tongue:
believe me, malcIo.scllc, if sep
iratins one dog from another pr0cureS
ne the pleasure | now experience. |
rust that occupation may be my daily
ASK for the rest OF ny stay il your
country"
OF course, AGolDhc took the orpor-
unity of escortin- her to her home.
or fear Of further accidents. Strange
b say that on the morrow yet again
ae found an excuse for calling on
hadem0isclle at the Red Farm. This
lime he was introduced TO the youn-
ady's mother. and learned that her
aame was Frau Berne-that the Gaugh-
Yer, Sophie.
How happily the hours passed. But,
ike the last interview, it flew away.
ilas! with wings as swift as modita-
zion"
"Au revoir, I hope" says he, as he
caves her at the gate.
"Auf weiderseher,' she replies; you
must learn to speak German"
"Will you teach me-"
II will try"
And SO their intimacy BEGAN.
One day Adolphc and Sophie found
themselves seated side by side on
little bench under one of the largest
apple trees in the sunny orchard
They had been silent for moro than
q minute, when the silence was brok-
en- thus:
- lie: Ihere is one. sentence. and one
only. l can, speak in German with com
hdence. l know that it is truc AMI
truth makes me speak it without hest
tation."
She: Eyes" @.t.s*
He: Cannot you guess it,"
She: NO" -
Slowly his arm creeps- round the
young girls waist. Gently he draws
der toward him. and softly whispers.
"Ich liebe dich."
She answers with a sigh of great
content. And as she timidly raises
her eyes and they meet his. he knows
that he is loved in return.