The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-10-27


all were used to go In re dark like
re animals. and thees does not make
so much difference.
"Meester Brewerton he walk up and
down lax bear much worried. He
tink he not git hees daughter back no
more and she freeze 10 death under re
snow Nine o'clock come, and nobody
comesll comes. and GARNER he
comes and says he find nothings of
Mees Clarlssa and he fear she freeze
TO death Ar IL o'clock Rubidoux he
come in stiff with re cold and hat not
found re young lady. Then Meester
Beaverton he say all my hope Is In
Antoine srlsson"
WAS he the Teller with the curls?"
asked Hutchens.
"Hees hair war lax re wing of re
raven
"A raven is the same ms crow,
isn't IT," asked Silas.
"You call him crow. Mos peoples
call him crow Story teller always call
him raven
Nobody come no more Eat night, and
Meester Brewerton he gif up hees
daughter. for lost In re morning eet
still snow, and eet was not before aft
ernoon Eat Get stop and re people max
up party TO go re round OF Mees Bre-
werton's traps to find her body and re
body of Antoine Brisson, for zey tink
he die too. Zey go to re first trap and
find nothings. Then zey 20 to re second
and still zey find nothings. Between
re second and re third there war big
drift, and zey had TO dig re snow away
to get through. When zey reach re
third trap zey tind nothings, but one
man say not far from here is deserted
cabin. Mebbe Mees Brewerton find
her way zere before re snow comes
down too thick
'Zey all went to where re cabin was,
but zere was nothings but hill of
snow. Then one Of re men gif sudden
shout He see q little smoke come
from ze tip top Of re snow bill. Then
odders see It, Re chimbly of re cabin
ees just below re snow. and zere mus
be FIRE below.
"Zey all climb to re top OF re snow
hill and see leetle crater lax re vol
cano, and in re center was re chimbly
top, with re smoke coming out. Zey
call down re chimbly. and re sweet
voice OF Clarlssa Brewerton replies
"'Who is III
s.Zey tell her zey haf come to search
for her. and she say yesterday. seeing
re snow come faster and faster and
knowing where war re empty cabin,
she went zare. and before re snow
cover re dead wood on re ground she
gedder eet working till 1t snow YER
hard. and TAX II In &c cabin. But, alas,
she hat no way to light fire. She had
hoped to find match or to strike q
spark. but zere was no match. and she
could not strike a spark"
"See here. Trudeau." put in Silas.
you've got this yarn into fix where
you can't unravel 1t. You said the gal
made fire. didn't you? How the
dickens was there Ere when she
couldn't light it?'
At this interruption Trudeau looked
AT the matter Of fact Yankee trium-
phantly.
III come to zat." he said. "Mees
Beaverton found noting In re cabin
to keep her warm, and re cold grew
more and more bitter. She feared to
go to sleep, but Mt last was about to do
SO when she see mans face look in re
top of re window above re snow. Eet
was Eat noble SIKH teacher, Antoine
Brisson
Antoine always carry match to light
hees pipe He hand Clarissa re box,
and she light re fire She ask Antoine
to come in and warm himself. He say
no. she must stay zare one, two. meb-
be tree day. He not compromise her
good name by going in. She tell him
he die II he not come in. Yer well,
mademoiseIe.' he say. i die for your
sake: love you so much.
Antoine he dig hole in re snow out
side, and we look for him. We find him
in re hole. but re cold had frozen him.
He was dead"
There were EXPLANATIONS from all
the listeners expressive OF admiration
for this noble act except the Yankee.
WASN'T he the least bit squeamishT
he remarked
mo, no re he stay zere Mees Brew
erton reputation gone forever"
How would It have been II there'd
been an old woman with 'em. blind
and deaf?' said Silas.
No one paid any attention to this
, satirical reflection on French etiquette.
| and Trudeau continued:
1 when they tell Mees Beaverton
/ Eat Antoine war dead she faint. Her
reputation was saved. but Antoine
| had given his life for eet ley carry
her home to her ladder. and he war
wild with JOY to see her. When zey
hear re story OF how re noble Antoine
| har given bees life for bees daughters
reputation be weep many tears. Then
/ he say:
II elf re hundred pounds ] prom
/ ised as reward to saving my
daughter TO build fine monument to
Eis noble man"