Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-14

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4 town 70 town, you must know, aud in
the towns be never had a minutes
/ quiet, for. of course. the people want
ed TO see him, and adj day long they
were coming and going. and talking
and asking his help, so that be had no
rest, and not even time to eat"
That's like you. zio caro-, put in
GigL
"And just at this time he was sad
as well as tired for you must know
that in that country was bad king,
| and this one had taken one of II
Cristo's friends. with whom he used
to play when he was little boy. and
had shut him up in a great, gloomy
old castle by the side of a lake. and
when he had kept him in prison a
long time he sent his soldiers one
evening and ordered the good mans
head to be cut off. When II Cristo
heard that his friend was dead you
can fancy how sad he was, and how he
wanted to be alone for a little while
out OF the hurry and the rush of the
town; and he knew that his followers.
too. we're tired. for they had been
travelling about and had hNd hard
work to do"
Were they in his troupe, do YOU
mean" asked Gigi.
Not exactly; but they travelled
about with him; they were the men
who tried hardest to do what he said
And just before this they had been
travelling by themselves, which was
much harder than travelling with II
Cristo"
Did they travel on stufry cars
like this?'
"Nn there were no cars then; most
jt<sly they walked and it was hot
Ike furnace. and the sun beat
down on their heads and the dust
came in great clouds. and when they
got back to the town they We're tired
out. Then II CrIsto saw how it was
With them. and he said: Come away
from the town and the hurry and bus
tie: come tight away into the country
aud nave feEl.
Then they were glad. and he took
them by a quicker way, and there
was a crowd waiting for them which
YOU should have Scent"
Then the troupe didn't get holt
day after all?"
ayes, but they did. II Cristo took
the work himself, and they rested.
and ja:t heard him talk,
Il guess they liked that better than
walking in the sun" said Gigi.
thoueh fully why. do you know,
zlo feel kind o rested listening To-
you here in this car; and they had
the country and II Cristo too, Do
you think he would have been like
that to tired men in our profession
why, yes, of course said Carlo,
smiling a little at the way the child
Identified himself with the troupe.
q wish he'd take us to a country
place You look kind o tired. |
thinl, he might"
so he will when we really need it.
Did II Cristo travel about always
like we do? And do you think he got
nasty hotels and lumpy beds ?"
"often no bed at ALL he said sol
once-not grumbling you know, he
never grumbled."
we do sometimes. don't We when
they're real bad?"
yes; but he made the best of
things, and though OF other people be-
fore himself; so now, you see when
he was tired and sad he first took
care of the followers and gave them Il
rest and then gave the great crowd |
OF people a real good time, and let |
them come and talk to him, and
cured the ones who were sick. and |
them how to be good. and be-
fore he sent them home again gave
them plenty to eat
Il guess I'm rather hungry just
now" said Gigi May | have brown
dog
4 "br, wu dog" proved to be a sub
stantifflookiug biscuit, and by the
time this had been discussed Gigi had
grown sleepy Gomez at the next sta
ton changed To a smoking-carrage
aud Carlo. taking possession OF his
empty corner. made the child comfort
able. and suggested a siesta. while Mr.
Britton was glad 10 have an oppor-
tunity OF studying his features at lei
sure and trying 80 compare them With
hls recollections of Carlo Donau /
when he had last met him He saw
that there was a likeness. vet ut theI
same time a great difference, and /
this Signor Valentino, as he fancied /
his name So be- had look OF /
strength about him which Donau had /
II was hard 10 describe the great /
fascination OF the face; the curves of |
the smooth cheeks and chin were
beautiful. the dark mustache So slight /
that il did nor hide the finely CHS
eled lips the forehead was specially /
developed just aboye the eyebrows, ]
the ear small aud set high mp in the !
Shapelv head while the rough, dark /
hair. the high cheek bones. and the /
deep. brown eyes would alone have /
Stamped him as an italian He had