The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-13
CHAPTER v.
THE CRADLE SONG.

SO Jean hendud says.
AN English gentleman"
jean Renaud thinks so, because he
certainly is not French" 3
But what did he look like?"
Handsome! Helm! His hair curls
It's very blond-and his eyes. Ciel!
Blue, blue like the sea, mademoiselle
and his cheeks red
Mon Dieu, Quel beau chevalier!
You must be in love with him, Jo-
sette,'
8t"No. mademoiselle. Nay, tbs not for
the likes of me-
True. true" said the young chate-
laine gravely. He is a noble knight,
doubtless. He had red cheeks, You
say?'
Yes, mademoiselle."
Not like my pale ones. suppose;
but then the English always were
gross and red in the cheek"
But madcmoiselle--"
That will do, Josette, you weary
me with this stranger. Did you bring
the new dolls?"
ilSiC iHtN ouii
The faithful Jesette, producing two
deliberately dressed Partisan dolls from
beneath her apron. They came by
special messenger from Paris last night
after you had retired"
"Oh," exclaimed the young girl,
rapturously, how beautiful they are!
though had about done with dolls
but these are so lovely What grand
danes they are, Give them TO me, 10
settle"
How kind of Monsieur lie Marquis,
mademoiselle.' answered the maid,
who was also the foster sister and
youthful confidante of the countess, as
she handed her the two dolls.
ooh, do you know" said the capric-
ious little maiden, these are beautiful
dolls but / don't believe like them
after all as much as old Toto
y brought her along. too returned
9Josette, producing her from a pocket
in her dress. 81 thought you might
want her, mademoisele."
"Ob, give her to mel" exclaimed the
young mother, extending her hand TO
take the old rag affair, II am tired OF
walking and talking. Josette You are
so very uninteresting this morning.
You can't speak of anything but that
Engishman! Let's sit down here un-
der this beech-tree and sing the dolls
to sleep You take the two from
Paris Well play they're twins, and
4 win take poor old Toto She shall
not be neglected for the beautiful Ia
dies from the city. shall she? Poor
old Toto. shall never have any
more dolls, Josette certainly am
too old for them II II were real
baby, now, or a knight" continued
this small bundle of inconsistencies,
how would love 1t, But that is not
to be. Helas, Josette! Come. let us
put them to sleep
But, mademoiselle, It's early morn
ing" responded the unimaginative |
peasant
Stupid, we can play It's night
can't we? Besides, It's always good |
for children to take nap. Grand
father SAYS. the more sleepy the eye in
the daytime the brighter the eye at
night You sit there and | will sit
here. Now, sing"
The two children, with that delight
full Indifference 10 rank and station
which constitutes one of the charms
of childhood, sat down on a rustic
bench under a handsome old beech
tree. Though both we're about the
same age. just entering their teens,
Josette. who was the younger. would
have made two Of her young mistress
She had already reached her growth, /
for she was tall and large,
and her splendid physical develop
ment was well set off by the pictur-
esque dress OF the Breton peasantry.
Her mistress. on the contrary. vas
small, slender. fragile. undeveloped
and physically as much behind her
maid as mentally she was her supe.
rior. A greater contrast between them
could not have been imagined
What shall we sing. mademoi.
relle?" asked Josette shall it be
The Fox Gallant"
mo, wen sing Toutouie. Ia. la"
Very well, will you begin?"
mo. you
Very well Are you ready?"
yes"
so. then"
Humming the air for moment. the
wo voices broke into the plaintive
melody OF an old Breton cradle song.
he refrain Of which gave il title
IN default of a rocking-chair-no
hen indigenous TO France-the two
,odies swayed back and forth in time
o the simple lullaby. or berceuse. the
wooden sabots on one pair Of large
hough shapely feet patting the ground
n time with the dainty jewel-buckled
outs Quinze slippers upon the other
The words were primitive and childish
Is BELTS folk song at its best. and
more especially al its beginning in
he cradle song. and the music was
aually so: yet the emphatic word was
epeated at the end Of each verse with