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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-12-06
(Spe3ieu fir picie 3citlrn8.)
t1am 90. g."

Die &eibuafts5eit niht SIT elmer Belt
bon bios irbiid)er 2%uitbarfeit bon
gicn lno Srinfen iperbcn. Ser@
geIicn mir nidt iiber Bidder, 8iloer
uno Spiel6cua Die bpbc, firhlihe Sez
ocuturg ocs Weibnadtsfc'tes.
y ~ -
Scs. ~. - Sreisebn Gage bis
&cibnaften! - Sic 3abl - ipirb
Sbucn @liid b~ringen, lpcnn Sic bieie
3abl BUR y@rinncrunga6abl" MAIDEN,
Die Sic baran erinnert, puB Sic Dem
GbriitfinpdJen ein geiitlide3 @ci6enf
81 MAIDEN baben. Sieics lou 9e>
ideben burd, miirbigc Seihten imb
commandment lpdbrerh Der bi. Io@
pents6cit itnb 6u Wcibnud)ten iel6it.
Scr 81. &ater mill iu Dftcre Cont
mlinion. Wnrum nift in Der IopentsS
5eit ibm folgen? @cbeufe auf) id)on
jcBt Der Irmcn.
- ~ ~
SIS. t3. - 3w6li Sage bis
&cibnahten! - Ser IS. Tag bes
Mtpnates ut elm @liidstag fir Ile,
ireld,e i'm ba5u MAIDEN. Sergeilen
Sic niobt, oaB nc Die @eidenfe mad,
ibrem geiItlifen, 9eiitiaeu unb matte
riellcn 8ertbe idGbt. Ste rein matte
rieqen 8eihenfe iiub Die minbeit
mcrtbpollcn. Sicic iinb allerlei Spiclz
laden, aleiounssitiide DIT ipaar Ndz
idereicr. Before 8eiGenfe iinb CIR
bnlcnoe linb belebrcnbc Siidcr unb
S6riftcn. quite 2iteratur, lpeil lie DEN
@eiit ndbreu. Im beitcu iinb @erfc
Der Sccleupflege ais 8eihcnfe
bas Gbriitfinbdeu. 8enn 81 iplfe
iibit, miro bcr 13. Se5ember Elm
@liidstag iein.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-12-06

Scs. IL. - eli Gage Bis 9Scib-
nadten! - Sort NIT Santa Claus
uub Ylae fiir's Gbriirfiubhenl Ses
ionbers ersGblc ben lieben ainoern
bon Dem Sbriitfinbhcn unb Der mabz
rem 9cbeHtung beS 8eibua6tsfeites.
8ciprgc Define 8eibnahtseeifenfe.
lpelde On per Soit Su ienben bait
bel 3eitcn. Iouit mosen bteielben bel
Der lleberbiiroun9 bes Serionals i'm
Soltoienlte fir 8eibnactten gar nift
III ibr 3iel 9elangen.
y ~ -
Se5. Is. - 3ebn Gage bis Weib=
nahten. = r8ie Die 3eit fliebt. Bie
picle @eibnahten perbe ih ipobl nod
fciern? Sd babe Die meilten meiner
ginfGlife beiprgt rIib an mir iou cS
uift liegen. ipenn Die 2doen nift am
8orabenbe bon @eibnddten oeihlplien
pcrben unb Die 9abenbeiiber llub ibr
Serional ni6t 81 SauIe beim 8eibs
uadtSbalm lein iperben." - Cine
poriidtise DtlItter.
Ses. 16. - Nenn Gage BIS
@eibuahtcn! = .6eute babe i'd
meine leete 9eiteauns fir fatboliide
3eitunsen eineei6idt. Mir fam Der
@ebante beim 2eien Der In5eiec iiber
ben 8ertb bieies 8lattes aIs 8eibs
naftsseident, baB ih peridtebenen
meiner Sreunbc rnb 8efannten in
bieiem 2anbe unb in Der alter Seis
unfh Elm Iebr niiRIiheS WeSd1euf
MAIDEN fonntc. bas lie 5uslei6 iebe
isolde an mid erinnert. llebrigens
boffc id beimlid, bab bel einisen bers
iclben Die Selebrun9en iiber religiDIe
@abrbeiten redt anresenb ipirfcn
fperben. Sd babe bcnielben geihriez
ben. Tie iolten Die ySreiipalter"
~Soppelipalter" unb ben .Samiliens
freis" beioubcrs iorgfdlti9 leien." =
elmer, Der es gut meint, iolpobl nit
ieinen Srelrnben als nlidJ nit Der
llnteritiieun9 Der fatboliiden Sreiie."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-12-06
(HpmiiGe Spe5ial Gorreiponben5.)
alnm Grnt f.

Scr Cardinal ipeiit Damn allf Die 10
niel Illfieben in Der @elebrtenipelt
gemad)ten SerDffentlifungen bes
Safer Sa9en bin: Die bierte Serie Des
Itlas Der nYaria6le" 1900 ulb Die
ied)ite Serie 1908. @on 8ihtiafeit
naren aud Die Sublitationen bes
@icez Sireftors Der Sterniparte, bes
Sratorianer Hpters Sais aus Dem
Sabre 1906. Damn cine Dem Barrier
GongreB porgslegte 3onograpbie nit
80 Sternfarten,
BUR Weluna Der Ylatten litb our
8esiltrierun9 Der geobn6tungen, ID
Dab man Tic orllden Tam, iinb in Der
patifaniihen Sternipdrte brei barmz
ber5ise Shpeitern tbdtig, Die ibrer
Iuigabe NIT piclem gifer unb sroBen,
@eidid n~ad1fommen. @eiterbin err
inuerte GminenS Waffi baran. oab i'm
Sabre 1888 inn 9leihen patifaniIben
@arten. SapIt &lemeus Der Siebente
llmgeben bon G%arbinalen, SiihGfen
unb Srdlateu einem 8ortra9e bes
itrouomcn . n it q D lauihte.
Der bereits bunbert Sabre por benz
Yro5eB @alilcos 1883 Die belio3ens
triife 2ebre unb iiniere 8eipe9un9 UNI
Die Come ooSierte. Ser Rapit ihentte
bnmnls Dem @elebrten, ben er ais
@ebeimicfretdr in feline Samilie aufz
nabm, einen griehiiden Sober bon
Ileranoer bon gfrpbis, Der berte nod
in Der Miin6ener Sibliotbef aufbes
ipabrt miro.
Nad bier Sobrbunberten pieberbolt
ii6 beite cine dbnlide S3ene Dor Den,
Stattbalter Gbriiti. Der einem anoern
- and mic 8ibmanitabt aus
SeutidlanD beritammenben - gltroz
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-12-06
gir uatikaniId)rn Afrnnnntr, brtm 81. 1tater.

nomen. bieIleift nit nod gr6Berem
Hedte i6reiben ld1ien fam: I'm hortis
Vaticanis de motu terrae sententiam
~explicavi'. unb Der aud in Die pdpIts
li6e Samilie aufgenommen tpurbe, Dn
linn bier i'm SalaIte Sbierbatorium
nnb 5eim bereitet lit. 9amals baben
bic 8ursanser bes jetisen Iapites
Miauern nnb Sbiirme gegeit bic Sara=
semen erriftet nnp ii6 NIT Sener=
biifieu nnb Stcinihlenbern pertbei-
bigt; bic itenen Soften inberten bic
@affen, Jest mtrb bic @iTeni6aft
sesen ms in's Selb gefiibrt nnb Sanf
Der @uriurse bes 81. Saters lit Der
Yatifan I'M Der gliidlifem Gage and)
bier prompt ieinen Ntann sn itebeu.
Itt Der Bite, bas Werf iegnen 5u
tpolleu, ihloB Der Cardinal feline
intereiiante InIpra6e an ben 81.
gater. Sieier banfte in berebten
8orten unb beripra6 ieinen baloieen
SeiId auf Der S%terniparte, iobalb Die
@itterling es erlau6en iperbe. Snn1
e%rfunbiste ii6 Der Sapit bel Sater
Sagen (bem er cine groBe golbeuc
Wteputue IUeflItej uno pet SH8eHIeur
Mannucci iiber berihiebene Gin3els
beiten, ipobei er lngetpobnlihes
Sntereile fir bas Der Stride gbre
madeube 8erf an ben Sag leete. Sic
aus bsm q beinlanb itatnmenben
Serren Sausmann unb Srielingsz
oorf, ipelde perI6iebene aitronomiide
Yrd5iiions : Snitrumente berferti9ten,
ipurben bonn 81. 8ater beionbers allss
9e5ei6net. Seutielig u%nterbielt er lid
nit Sebem. 8ei Sbrem 8erihts
eritatter erfunbigte er lid iiber Die
Ibreiie bes Srn. Cardinal Slider.
beiien por5iigli6es Iusieben i'm iebr
erfrent babe. Die eeip6bnli6 fir
aubien5en an9eieSte 3eit mar ldn9it
peritrifen. als uns Sirs Der 3ebnte
liebepon p~erabi9iebete.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-12-06
81 D nj, II. 9tpp. 10.

" u III, -. !lpp. ~.
- cr nah Der geitrigcn Mlpnbz
All finiterniB ein9etretene 9iiniti9e
~ @itternn9s : @eGicl lieB ben
- Sireftor her patifaniidell
Sterniparte Gater 6agen, g. s..
Elm 9cborencr Seutif : Imerifnner.
boffen, Der Sl. @nter iperbe periDnlid,
bieien Ipracn Die neueinserihtete
.Spccpln" in Iugeni6ein nebmen.
Gili9it lieB er Nllcs 3u einem mir
oi9en Smpfan9e be5 SapItes berrid@
ten. Sebo6 Der Wlaiproomus polte
aneeiihts Der in oieier Sabres5eit 10
ploBlib lid dnbernoen Semperatllr,
Die Serantlportlibfeit fir eiilen 9lusz
gang DeS Sl. Saters in Den nod
fclldten @arten unb cine 8eiibtigung
Der Stcrnparte einIhlieBlih beren
GuBenrGllme nidbt iibernebmen. Sa@
Der nuuBten lid Die aitronomen in ben
patifanii6cn Yalait bemiiben. Die
IuoicnS, bie einen gang intimen
@baraftcr trug. fnnb i'm Shloier@
5"inrner Sr. 5eili9feit itatt.
Der Yrdiibent Ser bntifauii6en
Sterntparte, Cardinal 0taffi, @r5z
biihof bon Siia, CAB i'll ieiner Mebe
5ucrit eineu biitoriiden Hiidblif iiber
Die ,Gntitebung bes patifani16en
Sbierpatoriums, ipra6 bann iiber
ieinen ieeigen I~ufId1tpung na6 Be
rufung bes Sater Sagen ais 0irettor
besielbcu. Surd Die Srei9ebigfeit
Silts res 3ebnten ici es mD9lih 9es
peien, cine Teibe foItbnrer Snitrlls
mente an8uidnffen. poburd Die BATH
fnniife Sternfparte IN Den Stanb ge>
fest tpurpe, nit eritflaiiigcn .dbnli6en
SnItitlten in 8ettbeiperb 81 treten.
8enn Der groBc Wifromctcr bon
W1crS aid Ben a nj e DE
Golpiien nidt glei6 tpnme, III Stalien
lpcrbe er MIR bon einem ilberbolt. bon
bent. Der 8rera, ale anberen aber
f0nnten ii6 nit ibm nidt meien.
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d~1eibmndbta-G rhamkrm.
CO. 3. Sedsebn sasc bis

CO. O.. Scd5ebn Sasc bis
Al @%cibnadjtcn! llebcrtrcibc
~ c5 uidt! Nuh bel Der Sez
- lhccriing perltere man hcu
g%clunoen &eritunb ~nicntalS. &mlte
prdtttIfc @eIdenfe runo nienlals mchr
nls Seine Gerbdltniiic crlarben. Me
manb lit perpflidtet. Neihcntc Sr
9cben rnb ielbit, lpeun Su Sir
Solhrs piclleiGt crlauben fannit. 10
pcrgiB nidt. baB Sem @eihenf picls
leidt Der GnlnB ieiu fnni,. Dnb gubcrc,
Vtinoerbcmitteltc, lid Ilsgaben fir
@eldcnfe Madden, Die oas @clo amber
iuciti9 ptcl nDtbiger bdttcn.
~ ~ II
Gc5. 10. = Siiufsebn Saac bis
&eibnnhtcn! - @eiGenfc an Die
armcn 8ebe man, naGbcm me- lid)
ertunoi9t mas tic beoiirfcn. Man
brardle feline Bidder uno Shriftcn,
no Sdlbc unb Striin1pic mcbr nutbz
lrenoia Ilnb. linn rpcnn Oh Shriften,
Siloer uuO Sildper fnufit, 10 banbelc
ais iptclige1tcr aatbolit: taltfc quite
tatboliihe @erfe. Saburd inter-
itiibcit Oh Die fatboliidcn Shrift>
ltellcr unb crmlluterit biciclbcu mlcbr
tilr Die fntboIiIfc Sad,c 5u arbeitcn.
Scbide Scincn @cripanDten unb
Srcnnoen, 8nn1al iolfcn. iucld]c piclz
leid)t int @Iallbcu nahldiiia pber ubs
sciallen iinh. uuiere fntboliihe
3citltn9. User 8i%pcifelbnite Siloer
unh Bidder fault, mirit nidt nm iein
8clp meg, lonbern CT lduit aud &C.
fnbr, @iit ais gciitigc Nabrung
81 rcidcr.
" .8 ~
Sc5. If. - SicrScbn Sage bis
&%cibnatltcu! o. &arfc nic Elm Sld,
pbcr Silb. lucldes an ocll Santa
Glml3 criulcrt. Or bat NidltS in
Der @cibuad)ts5cit 5u ild)eu. 3un1al
leufc Den Sim mn bic @cbnnfcn Der
&lcincn ouf bas Gbriitfinpfcn, feline
Sicbc unb icin Grlolungslperf. 2aiic
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u III, IT. !lUU. To.
CT na6 Der geitrigcn Wpnbz
finiterniB ein9etretene 9iiniti9c
&itterun9s @cdicl lieB Den
Sireftor her pdtifaniinen
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1910-12-06

etlem Batter Der Iu3ipunbcrcr" acs
biibrert. 50
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wit mmh satpre.
VateritplS.

Vateritols.
Wiiuduer. einem altcn Srcunbe
ieinen Sutgen poritelenb: Met ipabr.
a fcihcr qua? . unb DOS bierebrs
lihe @eiiht!"
+t+
@erfwirbis.
.@cm i'd Sonnta9s nui Der
&an8el itcbe". iuBte Elm Yfnrrer. LIMB
Die toitbaren SonntagSseipdnber mcia
ucr Yfarrfinber Icbe. ibrc neiien alcis
Der. ibrc icberngcidmiidten SPITE. 10
fragc idD mid: 100 limb bemu bcute
Die Irmen? &em iD aber nab ber
Yreoiet Die Sammelbiifie oifne unb
bic Yiennige unb 3peipienuige sable,
bann irase ih mid: 100 lparen oenn
beute Die 8ei1cu2" - n@udfnreu."
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GAiturirAea.
Armer Gpuf!

Su5ialrefprm! Die 2nIuna
li1o nit 8ott purun!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-08

move forward. There vas . plank
road in our front that the Johnnies
held. We had three lines of battle
and we charged the planked road.
The Rebs went. Same rs We did the
day before. l was in the front line.
We crossed the road ard laid down.
There was q field in front OF US and
looking to the left | could see . rebel
battery playing on us. Old Pad
DIV Harris Battery H, lst N. Y. came
up the road just flying and got into
position. Then followed a nice little
duel for = few minutes and the Reb
battery skinned out and We had the
road yet. This is the place where
Gen. James Wadsworth was killed.
He was my division commander and
was on the plank road, yelling for
his men to come on, when he vas shot.
The Rebs charged on this road twice
to retake it but found We had gone
there to stay and we did stay until the
the next morning when we marched
to the left.
Victor Hugo has pictured in words,
the frightful slaughter at the Sunken
roads at Waterloo, but the Battle OF
the Wilderness was for the possess
ion of Brock road and several times
as many men died during that May
day struggle for this rugged, narrow
highway, as persisted in the fight Of
the French cayarly pictured in Victor
Hugo's Sunken Road.
| think now, l had better halt and
90 into camp for q rest as | am,
afraid some of your readers will say
so, this is another story with fins
on it,
General Grant was a hard fighter,
and | did oil | could not get out OF
doing, to make Gen. Lee give up his
old cheese knife.
l.. l.. CONRIGHT.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-08

old servant cOurteS.eu. Mile. de Va
iette inclined her head graciouSly.
"You are welcome. Father O'Mara."
she said. I'VE are preparing the IAN
dies. you see. But there r not
enough. Louise"
The old servant turned.
Mile. de Valette. with a light gesture.
indicated where. upon the walls. tar
nished sconces upheld blackened IAN
dies.
Take those" she commanded. II
will look through the house for 9TH
ers."
She bowed to Father O'Mara. who
himself bowed. and passed through the
door. Old Louise obediently went
from sconc to con gathering the
half burned bits Of wax and wick that
were to he the last earthly trshute to
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-08

from Parkers store TO DOwdells t4v-
ern tina crossed the Brock road. In
the command were the End, 5th and
9th corps and they crossed the Rapi-
dan river the morning OF the 9th.
The 9Th corps was on our right, max
ing for Parkers store. the 5nd corpson
our left headed for the junction OF the
road, while the 9th corps was between
the End and 9th. ] was in the Ind
Brigade, 4th div, Of the 9Th corps.
We marched about four miles, then
crossing the river we came to = large
field where we halted, stacked arms.
We supposed it wss to rest. Away to
the left / could see q large building.
known as the old Wilderness Tavern.
We lay there perhaps an hour when
we received a sharp quick order TO
fall in, take arms, and load 1T will.
Then the order was, 1.-The right Of
companies, left wheel, forward march!''
l knew then, there was music in the
air or soon would be. We marched
about one mile through brush and
timber when the order was given to
halt, and the left of company, right
wheel. Now we were in line of battle
waiting to be shot at and we did not
have to wait long. While standing
there l saw q Johney Reb ahead of us
in the brush. remarked to my lieu
tenant James Kingsley that l saw q
Reb and he said, Connie, that is the
ghost Of some Reb you have killed"
Just at this time the 9th corp on our
right had found Ewell and the ball
opened. The firing was general for
miles on both sides. Hancock and
A. p. Hill on our left, commenced
scrapping for the possession of the
Brock road. Richmond is the hub of
Virginia and this road is one of the
spokes. After we had fired one volley
we saw a line of Rebs % more than
ten rods in front, rise and give US q
volley as we stood there loading, |
then the second line gave us another
volley. This took off about half Of
our number. We did not receive any
orders but each mar tried to see how
could get out of that place first. l
don't know who was the first one but
| do know that Twas not the last.
The command was badly scattered
but we rallied in another field and
formed . line of battle, marching
again into the timber, but not in the
same direction. AS darkness came
ON we halted for the night and this
closed the bloody scene for May 5st.
May 9Th at 8 =. m, orders came, to
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-08

after all" She shook her head.
In the year Of Our Lord 1915, you
know. slaves, especially dead slaves,
were moi of much value. Candles were.
Mile. de Valette. pity in her gentle
heart, would have made reply, but ere
opportunity was hers there had en-
tered the room Father O'Nlara, priest
Of the parish-a kindly man Father
O'Mara, who lived much in the out Of
doors, a strong man and rugged and
a man Of the kind that it were good
for God to have in his labor.
He spoke in a full. deep voice that
echoed r]esonantly from the dim raft.
ers with barely q trace of brogue. The
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-08
'anu1es and the old-"lor,y-rOur::' she

candles and n old-"lorty-1onr": u
finished.
much more than forty-four, Louise"
said Father O'Mara. smiling a little.
But what has his age to do with it?
Four candles are enough for your
chapel altar"
His age has all to do with it," she
replied. You haven't been long in
this parish. father. or you would
know"
He lifted his hands.
Long, he exclaimed. my soul!
I've been priest Of this parish sixteen
years come Easter"
ut is seventeen years since the last
1eath in the De Valette family. That
was Mile. Medicines mother. She
pass to the blessed saints when Mile.
Madeleine was born, the year before
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-08
Booking all COlOrs.
WatertOwn baseball circl

WATERFOWL baseball circles
are all agog and any ball team
that has an idea the Watertown
team is going to be an easy mark
had best 'look a leetle out
They have signed up Jones. col
ored, and TAYLOR, Indian on their
10 team, and with the other men
they are signing up there is 60.
ing to be some playing OF the
national game wherever the
aggregation puts up.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-08

Eut even as her hand closed upon II
into the forest she had followed. And
at length
They were waiting for her at home.
She must be very late. For an instant
the lightness left her lips and eyes.
Her father would be angry. and Aunt
Marguerite. for it was no in keeping
with the honor of Nalette that a daugh-
ter of the house should keep waiting
the one to whom she was betrothed.
She would tell them that she had
not meant TO chase the butterfly; that
she had meant to keep in all its starch
ed purity the little white dress that
Aunt Marguerite and old Marie had
for her: that she had meal to stroll
only Il little way a-down the path
that led to the broad acres that had
once been of Nalette ere came the
clutching fingers Of hard faced poverty
to wrench them thence. She would
tell them these things; she would *
plain about the butterfly. But would
these things. that explanation. be sutti-
cient? She did not know. Her father
was "A strange man. Il proud man, a
man reserved. She loved him much.
But sometimes he was strange. She
did not understand. She felt far from
him, very far. And Aunt Marguerite
was wen the shadow of her brother.
And so she hurried on.
.
In the great room Of the house of
Nalette, u room that once had had
even the splcndor of the old chateau
in the Norman hills. but now time
worn, sunk into the dullness that
marks decay, were they preparing to
do their last dead slave the honor OF
the candles. for old Christian had been
obedient. faithful-yes. even to the end
of his days. And for this he was
to have the honor that comes to the
Nalettes in their going.
1t was old Louise who counted the
candles now for the last slave, the
slave that was dead. Stout, heavy fea-
tured. clad in rough gray gown and
cap of spotlesS white, she bent over
the leather box that lay upon the
old table. taking therefrOm the candles
and counting them as she did so. And
as she counted there came to the kind
ly old face "A look Of worriment.
At length she turned. hearing foot
steps. Came through the door the sis
ter of NJ. de Nalette. Across the som
Der room she came, a highbOrn, high
bred wonlan OF sixty. a woman OF deli
cate, pale. gentle face and slender fig
ure. Old Louise cOurteSied.
You are counting the candles? 2" ask
ed Mile. de Valette. 1t was a ques-
ton that was not a question. She went
N. MY brother tolls the bell for old
Christian with his W hands"
The old servant shrugged her shout
ders.
who else is there to do it." she
queried.
Mile. de Valette said. lie maitre will
play the requiem" She was counting
the candles. Finishing. she exclaimed:
MY good Louise. there are not enough.
Old Christian was sixty-three."
Again Louise shrugged her shoulders.
Here are thirty-eight," she grum-
bled. THAT should be enough. Old
Christian. he was but . black slave.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-08

the dead slave. At length she came
again to the table. laying the old be-
side the new.
Father O'Mara took a pinch o. snuff,
watching her with shrewd, kindly gray
eyes.
mot enough candles:" he said at
length.
The old servant shook her head.
mo, father" she returned. mot un-
less you can convince the master that
old Christian was much younger than
he said he was. Wouldn't you say.
now. that he wouldn't have been more
~than"-she STONED. counting the new
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PRESS

You came, SO you 90 moi know our
custom here of Valette. father"
your custom?'
"The custom of the candles. In this
family of NaIette they call it the hon
or Of the candles. They have tina for
hundreds of years. Since the time Of
the Emperor Charlemagne. in France.
one hears. whenever death comes to
visit one OF this family candles to the
number of his years. one candle for
each year, were set upon the altar of
the old chapel at the chateau in Nor
mandy. No matter how or where one
of the family died. perhaps at home,
perhaps far away in battle. there were
the candles upon the altar. 1t is a
curious custom, father. And the old
tales say it led to a tragedy once.
But because of that do you think that
the De Nulet,eS abandoned it? Not
they. The De Nalettes do not aban-
don custom"
~ tlacedy:' The priest was inter
ested. He leaned forward, resting his
elbows on his cassocked knees.
Louise wen II
ut was Il De Valette who went to
the cruSades. they say. He was n
lover, father. and the woman he loved
was his wife. He left her there a
bride and very beautiful. He was a
great soldier. and King Philip. in the
Holy Land. made him count of all
Nalette, in Normandy. So he rode
home gayly all the long journey to
kiss his bride again. But as he passed
10y the chapel before he came to the
chateau he saw by the lighted Win
dow there We're candles on the altar.
SO he went IN to them. They
were twenty. His wife,, she was twen-
ty. father. So he knew. And then he
set his dagger at the armpit where
the breastplate does not meet the
shoulder piece. reaching his heart that
way. Next day the candles were for
him"
She finished. The priest sat back in
his chair. folding his hands.
But that" he said. was in the old
world and hundreds of years ago"
She turned Il little to him.
Hit Is luul ~ tue lluSleI SIZE
demanded. 1t is enough for him
that he is a De Valette. Here are we
in Louisiana. But what difference has
the new world made to the De Valettes
when they come here and bring their
customs with them? They build our
chapel yonder." She thrust her arm
behind her. indicating the window
through which one might see the
heavy spire Of stone like the one in
Normandy" close by the house. Yes"
she went on grumblingly, they must
have their chapel-even an organist.
old Lemaitre. the master keeps here
one more mouth to feed! And he can
do nothing in the world but play
the organ. And the master has
said that old Christian. though he was
a slave. must receive the honor Of the
candles because he has been q men,
Der Of the household all his life"
Father O'Mara said:
THAT does honor to your masters
heart"
In his place." muttered Louise. II
would rather save some for my stOm-
ach. Old Christian was sixty-three9
| years old. Here. with these Others
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from the %sconces, ! can make no more
than forty-four candles. If the master
makes US buy more to fill the count,
there will be no more than salad to
eat tomorrow"
Father O'Mara rose. wandering to
the window.
$50 Christian was the last slave be-
longing to NJ. de Nalette?" he said