The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-03
Just Like a Woman
BY n. +. GETREN.
Copyright, by Joseph d. Bowlcs.)

ne ran from Ray0nno was not
then laid but the drive by diligence
was sufficiently enjoyable. My aunt
Nady jane and | reached St. Jean
Pied de Port late one evening. and
that little town seemed wrapped in
Siumber. On the following morning
/ am going to take YOU over the Py-
rencos into Spain, asserted my aunt
Really and truly | remember OK
claiming.
Yes; ! know all about it, we've
only to get to Bourgeue, and then it's
quite easy she said confidently.
A carriage was secured. the morn
ing was lovely, and the French from.
tier was soon passed, for We had
very little luggage, and nothing on
which to pay duty. A few miles fur.
ther, at lonely kind OF an inn, the
COaChman insisted on our descending
from the carriage and paying his fee.
Having no choice, We consented. and
then entered into the lonely little inn
in search of breakfast After eating
with good appetites some well.cooked
food, We discovered that the carriage
had been replaced by couple Of
rough ponies, with even rougher at
PENDANTS of the boy tribe. The road
beyond was considered too steep for
vehicles, SO We mounted i'll silence.
Please, our bags pleaded /, feel.
ing disturbed by our landlords smil.
ing detention Of our light luggage
He says they must be sent on by
the mule train exclaimed Lady
Jane.
The straps of her pony's saddle
broke before We had gone a mile and
had to be mended with a fragment of
string, and a good deal of language"
which We fortunately could not com.
prehend, was leveled at the four
legged members of the party. Then
our little cayaicade proceeded onward
and upward, passing by many Wayside
crosses, and cnCountering Withholding
harmless peasants with trains Of
mules, and then again We noticed
more Of the rough crosses.
what in the world makes the peo-
pie put up SO many wooden crosses"
asked Lady Jane at last, looking rath-
or nervous. You must know that. al.
though she was our own aunt. we gen.
orally called her Lady Jane. She was
very kind, but rather odd.
The boy managed to make us under
stand that the crosses We're erected
to mark spots where murders had
been committed. but of course, we
didn't know if this was true.
Higher and higher we wound, zig
tagging through the glorious forest,
and sleeper and sleeper grew the
road. The boys walked on silent and
sullen, and the sun began to quite
scorch our skins. Suddenly the ponies
stopped at the summit Of the noun
tain, and the boys pointed TO some far
distant buildings, Without a word
'hey Hiled us from our sauuieS' de-
mahueu the PROMISED lees WHICH
Lady Jane at once gave, and set forth
on their return journey before We Lau
ea'heIeu courage 10 protest Inc
houses were lhere ceFIalilI|' across
a VIDE piaIh' ana II was " weary
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