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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1907-09-13
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UNE MATINEE

Nanette await hate de roster seu-
lie. Ellie trouva moyen d'eloigner
son frere, ct, aussitot que le jeune
homme SO fut retire, ellie ferma au
verroa la porte de son doudoir,
atm d'etre bien certaine que per-
some ne viendrait l'y surprendre.
Ellie ouvrit un petit menble en-
bois de rose, ellie , ptit du papier,
de l'encre, des plumes, ct ellie SO
NIT q 6crire avec une vivaclt6 f.
brile. Quand ellie cut achieve,
ollie relut les lignes un
peu irr6guliAres qui c%ouvraient
pressure enforcement une grande
feullle de papier.
Sans doute, ellie men fut pas sa-
tisfaite, car ellie d6chira cette page
ct on recommends une autre. Tro1s
fois de suite ellie sacri6a de la me-
me fscon SEES essais infructueux.
Enfn Ia quatrleme lettre lui parut
de tout point convenable. Ellie ne
la d6chira pas, ct, plant le papier
en- quatre, ellie lintroduislt dams
une large envelope. Ellie traea
ladresse sur cette envelope, puts
sans cacheter, ellie remit le tout
dams lie petit meuble de bojs de no.
SO qu'elle referma soigneusement.
LIE lendemain matin, vers dix
heures, lie prince Pierre de Courte-
nay 6tait seul dams lie tres humble
appartement quill occupait, rue
Culture ainte- Catherine, hotel de
Carnavalet. Son domestique, vieux
valet de chambre qui 6tait au SER
vice de la maison de Courtenay de-
puts plus de quarante ans, ct qui
restait attach6 au jeune prince bien
plus par devouement que pour tou-
cher les cages modiques que Pier
re pouvait lui bonner, introdulsit
|auprAs de son maftra IL comte de is
Chatre. Apres avoir echang6 les
premiers compliments, les deux
gentilshommes s'assirent ct
M. de la Chatre non
sans I'm embarras visi-
BILE, entama %l'entretien en- ces ter
mes:
-Je vais, mon cher prince, abor-
der avec vous un sujet dune deli
~catesse infinie. ..Je vais marcher
sur I'm terrain bl1lant.... J'h9site
....jh6site beaucoup avant de
vous apprentice 10 v6ritable motif
|qui ma conduit chez vous ce ma
tin...... ]e voudrals 6tre bien GER
tain que vous ne regarderez point
CONNIE indiscretes les paroles qul
won't s'6chapper de mon coeur pour
s'adresser au v6tre. 81.
-Mais, r6pondlt Pierre de Cour-
.tenay, un pau 6tonn6 de CO debut
%myst6rieux, sill ne faut que cettte
assurance pour Yous rassuresr entle-.
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koucke?
-Oai, monseigneur?.. balbu.
tia Marcel, M. P%anckoucke, mon
patron, pre- monselgneur de vou-
loir bien agr6er l'hommage de &c
livre....
Et, tout en- parlant, le jeune
homme d6maillottait de ses qua
druples langes de papier le splen.
dide volume quill pr6senta q Pierre
de Courtenay, ebloulssant sous son
maroquin rouge armorl6 ct sous
ses branches dor6es.
MATS, SIERRA Pierre, c'est ID
lin present royal!....
"A peine digne de voue, mon
seigneur. .articula Marcel fort
peu distinctement.
y-Voyez done mon cher comte,
reprit Pierre en- s'adres ant d NJ.
de la Chatre, voyez quelle admira-
BILE edition! quelle caractere! quel-
les gravures!......
En- effet celia est fort beau....
r6pliqua froidement La Chatre,
qui n'6tait nj un biblophlle, loin de
laj....
LIE prince de Courtenay admlra
avec enth U ,iasn 3 ;quelques minu-
tes encore. Puls IL dit 3 Marcel:
-Je me r6serve d'aller. aulour-
d'hui meme temoigner 3 NJ. Pane
koucke combien son bean present
NEST agreeable. ..Quand q vous,
mon ami, prenez ceci, je vous en-
prle......
"A cnnf,nnar\
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PAR XAVIER DE MONTEPIN

raguais, pendant quelques minutes,
continue SUI ce ton, ]'6tais sur lee
ep:nes, je souffrais horriblement
je me sentais pair ct rougir, j'al'
lais trahir mon incognlto, prendre
tn defense ct die son fslt d ce vi.
lain comte. let dune fecon. assoc
leste, je ten responds, mails, heureu'
sement, je n'eus pas besoin der
venir lace.
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-Pourquoi? r6pondit-elle enfn,
parce que. 81 quelques mechanic
m'attaquent, j'ai rour MOI tous les
mobiles occurs!
-Tu as bien raison r6pliqua
Marcel. Quand d moi, parml les
mobiles c0nrs, je men COMMAS pas
de plus noble que celui de ce jeu-
ne prince de Courtenay.... Eet.ce
que tn mes pas de mon avis, petit
to smur? demanda Ma reel.
Obi Ell. .balbuta, Nanette.
-Tu ne sails pas, dit il, petite
soeur, une id6e m'6tait venue au
sujet du prince de Courtenay... -.
J'ai pens6 qu'aprAs ce aul s'6tait
pass6 &c matin, apr6s Ia maniere
don't le prince a pris ia defense, ce
serait fare prenve dune v6ritable
ingratitude que de ne lui point te-
moigner ia reconnaissance.
Eft comment lie %pourrais le fai-
re, mon Dieu? s'ecria Nanette.
-Rien nest plus faclle; c'est lei
l'intentlon qul sera tout. Envoie-
lui, tout supplement, un bouquet
de ties plus belle feurs.... Je to re-
ponds quill en- sera fatte....
-Je n'osersls ]amais muir
mura Nanette.
-Enfant! dit Marcel avec IN pc
tit air de sup6riorit6 comique, ct
81 ]e me chargeais de les lui remet-
tre?....
-Toi, mon ~frere?....
MOI meme. J'ai une occasion
exce]lente.
TIA vas done chez lui?....
-Je ny suis jamais allie, mails
]'irai demaln matin. Je lul porte
un MAGNITUDE exemplaire de notre
edition in-folio du "T6l6maque,"
avec gravures de Bernard Picard.
Tu vols que rien ne me seralt plus
facile que de remettre les aeurs en-
meme temps. sans compiler que
celia me fournirait Poccasion de d.
re au prince que ]e suis ton frere
....ce qui me serait fort agreeable
....et je ne manquerais point de
le remercier de ia part en- un petit
compliment tres bien tourn6....
-Mais,d emanda Nanette, pr6oc-
cup6e en- ce moment dune id6e fxe,
puisque tn vas chez lui demaip, tn
dois savoir Oh il demeure....
Isl je lie sais?. .oui, sans dou.
to. Rue Culture Sainte Catherine,
hotel Carnavalet. LIE vieux prince
de Courtenay, lie pere de celui-ci,
await un superte hotel rue Payen-
ne; mails il psra1t qu'avant de mou-
rir il a complement d6sh6rlt6 GU
RUNE son fills on ne salt nj COM
ment nj pourquoi. 80. .Toujours est
il que Get excellent jeune prince
est pauvre, ct c'est bien dommsge,
car je lui. souhaiterais, moi, une
fortune de roll. En6n, poursui-
Wit Marcel, j'en reviews 4 mon ld6e
=. Decidement,, lapprouves-:.u....
-Quelle id6e?
-Celle du bouquet don't tu me
chargeais pour le prince?....
Mon mon fr4re, je crois quill
vaut mieux men rien faire....
DE t'assure, pourtant.
Je ten prize, dit ellie, n'insiste
pas; tn me ferais de la psine....
-Alors, men parlons pins, petite
smur "n, i, nj" c'est fni 80.
Prenons que je mai rien dit....
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TROISIEME PARTIE
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Les NouveIIes

CE QUE NOS LEcTsCRs PoURRA1ENT FAT
RE FAC1LEMENT
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25

party was w. A. Priest of this town who
was made particularly happy in winning a
very handsome silk bed quilt
Announcement cards have been received
OF the marriage OF Miss Josephine Alex.
and granddaughter OF George I, Alexan.
der, TO William Franklin Conkling, in,
~ Newburgh, n, L., Saturday, Sept 2s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conkling are to i've at
Bay View terrace, Newburgh, n. \. This
news Is OF interest to the many friends
mere OF Mrs, Conkling who was general
iavorite among the young people while
visiting here.
There was regular meeting of the Or
der OF Eastern Star Wednesday evening
and alter the business meeting was con.
cuded there was an informal reception
TO MIR. and Mrs. Newton keet. During
the evening some very handsome presents
OF silver and cut-glass were presented by
t. k. Calender for the order and both
Mr., and Mrs, Keet responded in very
pleasant manner. Mrs. Keet has been
member of the order for sometime and at
present holds the office of associate ma.
tron.
There was an interesting meeting OF
the Fortnightly club last Monday after.
noon, the committee in charge being Airs.
Mary George, Miss Salie Minot and Mrs.
Maud Williams. The subject of the after
noon was Physical Features of Italy and
there were several papers on this subject.
An unexpected feature was selections
from Italian opera given by Mrs. G, a.
linsley's monograph. Four new members
were added to the list. The next meeting
will be held Nov and lecture on Art
will be given by Miss Vryling Bufum OF
Winchester IL will be an open meeting
that all may have an opportunity to hear
the lecture.
The sudden death of Amos Bigelow last
Tuesday morning came as great shock
to his many friends for he had seemed
to be much improved in health. He was
| taken i'll late Monday night and passed
away about the next morning. Mr..
| Bigelow was 20 years OF age, veteran
of the civil war and a member of the II.
| III. johnson post, coming here from
Crown Point, n. Y, about 30 years ago.
| He had made farming his occupation and
had been much esteemed as citizen dur
ing his residence here. Besides his widow
he leaves four children Fostine of this
town, William of Torrytown, Conn, Mrs,
Kirk Minis and Mrs. Lucy ID. Clark OF
this town. There are several grandchil'
dren. The funeral will be this after
noon.
A good sized audience was much pleased
with the concert given Friday evening in
the town hall by the Boston Ladies quar-
tet This is the first of the Mortified
lecture course series and if the manage
ment succeeds in keeping the other num-
bers of the course up to this standard a
! fine series of entertainments is assured.
The quartet has a pleasing personality and
the voices are well balanced and har-
monious. Some of the best things of the
evening were given in response to en-
thusiastic recalls The recitations by Miss
Dickinson and the work of the violinist,
Miss Ercell, were well received and the
japanese songs by the quartet in costume
were especially worthy of mention. The
next number will be given Friday evening
Nov. s, by the Transcontinental trio.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25
aUILFoRD.

Mrs, Clara Sabine returned TO Clare
mont last Friday, having spent the pre-
yions week with friends here.
Miss Annie Gorham went TO her home
in Jamaica on the 18th inst. after few
weeks visit with the family of her broth
er, q. .. Gorham.
The body Of Mrs. Olive Il. Tyler widow
Of Henry Tyler of Vernon, was brought
here Saturday the 18th inst. and buried
ON the family lot in Christ Church GENE.
terry. She was native OF this town
where she was widely known and highly
esteemed.
News was received here this week of
the death of John Wesley Gould on the
18th inst, at his home in Kent, o., in
his Ssth year, lie was a native OF this
town, son of Thomas Gould who owned
the farm where w. w. Goodnow now
lives. He left here in 1895, with his
brothers, Thomas, jr., Simon, and other
relatives to mike home in what
was then the far west, settling in Ohio
where all became prosperous and well.
known citizens. In the fall OF 1852 John
w. Gould returned to his early home for
visit Of several weeks, being accom-.
panied by his only daughter, Miss Elite
Could now Mrs. Albro, with whom he
made his home for several years past.
lie was the last survivor of the little
band of hardy pioneers who left Guilford
~ years ago, all of whom contributed
their full share towards the upbuilding
OF their adopted state.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25
SOUTH VERNON.

Rodney Doolittle is able to walk out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Buffum visit
ed in Wilmington last week.
Ira Merrill after an absence of 80 years
ia visiting Mrs. Charles Merrill here.
Rev. j. William Denton will speak IN
the chapel Sunday at the usual hour.
DAYTON Parks has moved his family
from Rutland to L. w. Browns for the
winter.
Mrs. Chester Hicks and daughter are
spending their vacation at her fathers ano
visiting other relatives.
Mrs. Susan Chase and Miss Raymond
Of Brookline Mass, were visitors at w
A. Newton's this week.
Mrs. Hattie French and Luman Nelson
and son of Winchester, N. H., were over
Sunday guests at Ernest Bloditt's.
Miss Susan Suppe has finished work fol
Mrs. w. A. Newton and gone. to North
field, Mass, to work for Mrs. Alonzo New
ton. .
H. G. Clark has taken a railroad pos posi-
ton in Brattleboro and moved his family
there. The Lend Hand society, o.
which Mrs. Clark was the, president, gave
her a handsome gift Of silver.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25
GUILFoRD CENTER.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Miner of Springfield,
VT, visited Mr.. Miners parents this
week.
The regular grange meeting will be held
Saturday evening. IL is hoped there VIII
be a large attendance.
Rev. Demar L. Trout will preach in
the Universalist church Sunday at p.
M, Sunday school at 3
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Hall of Westmore.
land, n. H., visited with Mrs. Halls
son, S. NJ. Bullock. over Sunday.
Mrs. C. L. Alexander and her niece,
Miss Moore of Munroe, n. H., visited at
S. H. Burt's in Westmoreland, N. H.,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Lowe of River
side, Mass, visited their niece, Mrs. ),
NJ. Bullock, and attended the chicken
pie supper.
G. II. Wyman of North Westmoreldnd
visited his brother, Asa Wyman, oven
Sunday. His mother from Stockbridge,
VT, is also a guest.
L. A. Pierce had an auction Monday,
selling his cows and quantity OF hay
He moves his family soon to Chester, W.T.
where he has employment in a store.
Mrs. w. w. Goodnow returned from
jacksonville Wednesday where she has
spent the last 10 days. She was accom-
panied by her sister from Illinois whom
She had not seen for rs years. There was
reunion in Jacksonville when the sly
sisters and two brothers met for the first
time in 81 years.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25

but as yet we have not heard OF a cap
turc.
Harold Smith leaves town this week
for Denver, Col.
Mr., and Mrs. III. +, Barber visited in
Brattleboro last week.
W, have had unusually cold weather
OF late, reminding us that winter is on
the way,
William q. Wheeler left town this week
for California where he will remain dur'
ing the winter.
Work has been progressing on the town
hall and we can see what kind OF offices
will be provided.
The grounds around Charles IL. Parme'
lees new dwelling house are being grad
cd and put in fine condition.
The New England dinner at the Con
gregational church Tuesday was well at
tended and thoroughly enjoyed.
An effort is being made to put new ine
into the Choate mill and t. get the fac
tory to running within few weeks. II
would be certainly desirable II this ar
rangomcnt could be brought about.
&. $. Bond and little Dale Mcdonald
have recovered from diphtheria and are on
the street again. Their rooms and be-
| longngs have been thoroughly fumigated
and il is not likely that any new cases
will occur. So much for being strict and
thorough in dealing with such a disease.
Tn, evening train Tuesday met with a
accident at Mountain Mills, The engine
became derailed at one OF the switches
and was thrown on its side, smashing the
cab. 1t was close call for the fireman
aud engineer but they escaped with slight
| injuries. Teams were sent over for the
passengers and the mail.
Postmaster o. H. Jones is attending tne
national convention Of second and third.
class postmasters in Washington. He will
probably visit the jamestown exposition
and other interesting points before re-
turning. He is accompanied by his son,
Philip. Mrs. Porter and Miss Pike have
the charge of the post office during his alb
sence.
George L. Haynes of San Diego, Cal,
who has been visiting relatives in town
! for a month or more, returned to his
home Wednesday. IL will be several
years probably before he will come east
again. On Saturday afternoon Q. b. Law
ton Post held special meeting in his
honor, to tax over old times and to wish
him prosperity in his new home.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25
EAST. DUMMERSToN.
What w. F. Walker Has Done to I'm
prove an Old Fashioned Farm House.

w. F. Walker has demonstrated the past
wear what can be done to convert an
old-fashioned inconvenient farm house into
a pleasant commodious home. 1t may be
of interest to know what Mr.. Walker
has done that others may go and do axe,
wise, and like him think it money well
invested to retain the old home remodelied
to meet present requirements. In TINS
case new large window has been put IN
the kitchen that room being enlarged ny
the removal of the back chamber and eel
lar stairs which have been put in con-
venient corner of the new addition OF SIX
feet to the width of the ell. The root
of the ell has been raised several feet,
giving space for a large storeroom on
the upper floor and hallway below, ad,
ioininp which a summer dining room .
feet by 90 feet, has been added. The old
caldron kettle, considered necessity IN
the olden times. has been removed and the
room converted into bathroom with
modern furnishings greater necessity OF
the present day. A large window has been
put in the sewing room, flooding 1t with
light and the single door has been made
into a double doorway leading from TINS
room into the dining room. Upstairs the
two low-celed, slanting front chambers,
lighted by two small end windows have
been made light, airy, pleasant rooms by
building in each room a dormer window
sxs feet. All the rooms are newly paint,
ed and papered. A piazza seven, feet
wide extends the whole length of the
house in front and commands a charming
view, restful alike to mind and body as
well as pleasing to the sight. The white
exterior of the house bears no resemblance
to the old red farmhouse, but it is still
the same old home with added comforts
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25
WHITTNGHAM.

MISS Ida Harris has gone to Boston
on visit
Mrs. Charles Chase was here from
Brattleboro over Sunday.
Frank Jillson visited his mother and
sister in Vernon over Sunday.
DIR. A. L. Chase of Randolph, Mass,
visited his brother, o. r. Chase, last
week.
Mrs. Lurissa Brown has closed her
home and gone to Orange, Mass, for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Chase are now IN
their new home vacated by his father.
Charles S. Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adm Wheeler of Athol
visited at II. A. Wheeler's last week.
returning home Tuesday
Mrs. Knowlton has been spending, a
week with her brother, Henry Wheeler
and family in Wilmington.
Rev. |. H. Beaman and family LETT Tor
their new home in Wilton, n IL, last
week. Rev. Mr.. Ringrose of Troy, N. H.,
has supplied the pulpit for the two last
Sundays.
Mrs. George Sawyer was taken sudden
" and violently i'll with heart failure
Oct. IA while at the washtub, and has
since been confined to her bed DIR.
Thomas has attended her. Her sister.
Miss Lizzie Eddy, came the following
| Wednesday and remained with her until
| last Monday afternoon when she return
ed to her home In Bucklahd.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25
WEST NoRTHFIELD.

Mrs. R. S. Brown is visiting in Spring
field, Mass
Mrs. Hattie Hill has returned from a
visit in Griswoldvile.
William Bathric, who has been acting
as clerk in L. b. Buffum's store, has ac'
cepted position in Keene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stebbins and lit
tie son have been visiting Mr.. Stebbins's
parents in Springfield, Mass.
There will be an entertainment and
supper in Dickinson hall Monday, evening.
The admission at the door includes en-
tertainment and supper. Cordial invita-
ton is extended to everyone.
Herbert Clark has moved his family to
Brattleboro. Their many friends here are
sorry to lose them. The members OF the
Lend Hand society gave Mrs; Clark a
surprise party last Saturday. and present
ed her with silver soup ladle and pie
knife in appreciation of her work, she be-
ing president of the society.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25
JACKSONVILLE.
Zeb Leonard is at home.

Ieb Leonard IS at nome.
Mildred Negus of Wilmington is visiting
at w. S. Aliens.
Charles A. Faulkner shot a fine deer
Monday morning.
Rose Beandry is at work for Aaron
Clarke in Halifax.
Miss Alta Wheeler of Readsboro is WIS.,
ting relatives here.
Mrs. E. j. Roberts is i'll. Miss Blanch
Williams is helping care for her.
Surveys are being made to, extend the
telephone line to Hal Eames's and hoyt
BARRIERS. 81.
Mrs. Carrie Canedy will have, her MILL
merry rooms in the store formerly used by
". A. Wilcox and company.
District Deputy L. H. Adams and d. y;
Allen of Wilmington visited the loca
grange Tuesday evening. The lecturer,
Miss Mildred Corse, and Mrs. George Cole
man arranged and carried out the follow
ING program: Song by the grange, Sc
lection, The Borrowed Baby, Mrs. Jennie
Stetson; instrumental music, Mrs. George
Coleman; selection, Mrs. Wallace Alien
praDhophone selections, Ada May Faux
ner: selection, The Old Farm Home
Mrs. Martha Fuller; song, Mrs. George
Coleman. Visitors were present from WI
mington, Readsboro, Halifax and Athol
Mass. Refreshments of cake and coffee
were served at the close OF the exercises
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25
VERNON.

Mrs. B. R. Allen spent last week WIN
her father, G. L. DAVIS.
Mrs. Clara Morse of Springfield, Mass,
visited Mrs. Bert Newton several days
last week.
n TT Akley went to Boston Monday
IN a business trip and will return the
last of this week.
Mrs. Fred Jackson OF Northteld nas
been spending a few days with MI anu
Mrs. Charles Jackson
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lowe ana niue
child have been spending a lew Gays IL
town visiting relatives. =,
Niss Nora Thayer of Mortified visited
her old home last week and called Oh
few of her old friends and neighoors.
Miss Inez Akley, who Is teacher IN
Rrattleboro, went to Worcester, Mass
last week to visit schools in that CITY.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Harrington and
two children of Springfield, Mass, came
Last Friday and are spending this Week
with Mr.. and Mrs. f. u. Lackey aho
other relatives. o-
Mrs. M I. Reed, Mrs. Fl. A. Staten
nd Mrs e. H. Akley attended the re
oent;on given by the Vermont Society 0,
GaIonial Danes in the Brooks House ias'
Tuesday evening. A.,
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Lee entertained the
T a AZ, ' circle on Wednesday afternoon
This week. About so were present any
en;oved a very pleasant social a1terhooL
enS esnecially the bountiful and most e1
cellent supper during the serving OF wnicL
II. G. Lee played several seiec'lohs u
the piano. ,,: Il
NJ ne and yI' Mrs. Charles Jackson will occul
MI T anu Nov. S, which they will OBJ
on aq hs rssceivine their friends from un
s ser; * o agd from I until o'clock p. m
tii oor dH invitation is extended to al
and 'V we are sure their many friends vii
an anu clad Of an opportunity to extend con
Dc De snlations to this worthy couple T VIZ
have spent nearly all of their married li'
| N This town.