Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-08
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AMoonlight
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STORY OF THE cYcLANfEN
BLOSSOMS

no YOU know Talloires2 II your
IL kind fates have ever taken you
q tAere and you have once made the tour
of the lakes, you will certainly remem-
her the green, silent corner, back against
the mountain where the village sleeps,
continually lulled by the pine trees.
Directly below the lake spreads its
blue waters. smiling in golden ripples
and tlecked here and there with white,
triangular sails The intense light fl
( tered by the feecy clouds, Eliminates
brightly the circle Of mountains which
surrounds Che water.
The many shades OF green. the SOM.
! Der blue, the vivid violet and the silvery
grays Of the mountains mingle in
wondrous hermonies with the turquoise
Of the lake and the bEilliaut green Of the.
vines. 1t is there that one should go
10 taste the Joy OF reeuilad love AMI
still more truly Il Is the place where a
bitter sorrow may fni surcease in
1 peace
Not long ago, on the mountain road.
Z met itA f#Atf ia-i1 taHsaf " AkAA
i their alrsnstocEs and knausacks and
their hats decorated with punches Of
eyclamea blossoms watched them
pass with wIstful glance, while memo
ries Of the distant days when !, too, was
/ ~ filed my brain.
] saw myself gayly descending the
same road my hat decked with flowers
4 accompanied By two merry companions
and even as the crests OF the mountains
we're reflected In the water, so the re-
membranes Of former times rose before
me, clear and sharp as a mirage, with
all the colors, the perfumes and the en-
thuslasms Of youth.
II happened % years ago in this very
village. where we had planned to spend
the night after a long days climb.
Scarcely had We turned down the beau
tiful avenue Of chestnut trees when we
saw. walking slowly toward us. in the
soft shade OF the trees beautiful young
girl. radiant in an the glory and SPLEEN
dor Of her IS years.
Tall admirably formed her thick
golden curls fell in clouds about her
wonderful shoulders. and as she turned
at the sound Of our voices. We caught
sight Of a finely cut pairician profile
with proud. red lips and haughtily in.
curing dark eyes.
We fen in love with her al once. al
three of US, and, forgetful Of the fatigue'
Of the day. we followed her discreetly
along a winding path until she dlsap
peared beneath a gateway Of droopinl
honeysuckle. Upon our return to the
inn we learned that the stranger who
had so excited our admiration wai
Princess ". a Russian who LIVED
with her parents in one Of the villas tha
bordered on the lake
Russian. a princess and pretty-tha
was enough surely TO set our magma
tions working and all through dinne
We made impossible plans 70 waylay GU
new divinity and accost her. My tw,
companions. however, were too sleep,
to do anything but 90 to bed that night
| had no desire to follow their exam
pie. Instead. / strolled saunteringl.
down the road. looking inquiringly be
hind every tree as went.
1t was an exquisite evening The ful
moon had risen behind the mountain
. aud pierced their somber depths wit
, arrows Of silver light Everywhere
, through the sleeping country m
Glckets we're chirping with here an
taert the note Of a low-fying swallow
/ AZ my feet the lake. with It's path
, way or molten rir~le'. murmured ca
, ressingly 70 the tiny beach. ! threN
myself down on the soft grass and be
: gan to invent romantic igc Tents whic
should bring about my meeting wit
the Russian princess.
As I built my elaborate castles 4
Spain / heard the metallic click OF
, boat chain beneath the willows at m
I side. and presently not five step
, away. a white form emerged from tn
SHADOW into the moonlight II wa
the beautiful Russian.
: she was trying TO unfasten the boat
+. a task for which her slender finger
we're in no wise fitted Finally sh
Strengthened up with an angry sig
and kicked the heavy chain petulantly
"oh. dear. what a nuisance" sh
sieheu.
NY opportunity had come.
. ALLOW me. I cried Starting for
ward suddenly. and. kneeling free
The boat. although not without oonsid
cradle injury to my knuekles and hr
Lcrs.
sac jumped into the boat and the
hooked at me inquiringly
Rad just spent week IN n
mountains tramping in all weather.
!. sleeppg wherever happened to b
and my clothes showed the strain
|, which they had been put My bear
vas long and neglected my hat in tai
ters and my coat badly torn. Il wa
: evident that she took me for a boat
man
Thanks" she said carelessly, Ca
80 a. far as Duiugf "a