Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-02-09

elders gave no thought.
Unusually tall for his years, he had
a slender, sinewy body, and limbs
whose muscles had been thoroughly
developed under the careful tutelage
of old Tatro, the baron's butler, who,
until middle life had been soldier.
1t was he who had taught Jean to
ride and shoot. and he had initiated
| the lad-young as the latter was
into the intricacies of foil and rapier
practice.
more and more unsettled. The law
lessness and brutality Of the masses
grew in strength and daring, and
many of the mobiles had fed from
France, or buried themselves in the
country, away from the violence
which they were helpless to prevent,
or too loyal to seemingly countenance
by their presence and neutrality.
1t was early in the summer when,
with many misgivings as to the fu-
ture, Monsieur lie Baron finally left
Paris and retired to his country place
in Languedoc. Jean, together with
Margot, her boy Pierre, and a major
ity of the servants. went with him;
but few of the latter remained at
the Paris house with Etienne, who,
detesting the quiet life Of Languedoc,
refused fatty to go there.
Another reason for his determine
ton lay in the fact that he was now
secretly, of course-in Robe
spheres employ; a thing Monsieur
lie Baron suspected, but of which he
had no absolute proof; and the serv-
ants who stopped with the young man
were Revolutionary in sentiment.
At the beloved old country-house,
where everything was more to his
taste than in any other spot on earth,
Jean forgot much of what had filed
the air of Paris with such horror. He
and Pierre, rioting in vigorous health,
went roaming about, hunting in the
park for small game, or, hidden away
snugly in a remote part of the wood,
devoured a book of travels which told
Of pirates and soldiers of fortune,
who had reaped many a harvest OF
riches upon the Spanish main.
This book was the keynote of
Jeans dream-world; and it had long
been a pastime of the boys that he
should read it aloud, while Pierre list
sned with absorbed attention.
Thus it was that the exploits Of De
Soto, Pizarro, Cortez, and the minor
eaders of adventurous bands were.
or these two boys, the ideals of what
heir own careers should be when
manhood set them free to achieve
heir ambitions.
The gardens about the place were a
wilderness of bloom, left very much
o nature, and entirely free from the
marks of that formal science that
bowed in the generality of French
style which had come
lto vogue with lie Notre, in the time
t Louis XIV.
But outside the park, where the
oys we're not permitted to go, it was
asy to realize something of the tur-
loil that was shaking Paris, miles
way, and also the country nearer
bout, where the peasants were hold
e meetings, secret at first, but be-
)ming more open as the Jacobins
axed stronger with each successive
n.y.
The principal leader and speaker
nong the peasantry was one Tomas
auchel, who had recently come from
aris, and who appeared. for some
ason, to have an especial hatred for
onsieur lie Baron But the latter,
hose attention was engrossed by his
oks and papers, knew nothing of
is. as he rarely went abroad, and
emed to grow more reserved and
oomy as the days wore on.
The 14th of July-the anniversary
the French nations independence
came and went; and on the night
August 10th, the Assembly having
moved from Paris all the regiments
spected of being loyal to the king.
ere was no armed force to resist
} mob that, insane with blood-thirs-
passion. broke into the Tuileries,
tchered the kings attendants, and
TX away, as prisoners. the few who
re still alive.
over the chateau in Languedoc,
It August night, the same stars that
tered above the carnage of Paris
me upon a scene of peace But
nsieur lie Baron's heart was grow
heavier, and his wakeful eyes
re fixed upon the stars, as he lay
bed looking out of the window. A
sboding of evil crept chillingly
nut him. and note of coming woe
med to sigh in the wind stirring
ong the olive and pepper trees that
lie small grove outside.
ut In his chamber beyond, Jean,
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