Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-11-14

"Was he the feller with the curls7"
asked Hutchens.
"Hees hair war lax re wing of re
raven
"A raven is the sams as a crow.
isn't itT 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 eet stop and ze people max
up party TO go re round of Mees Bre-
werton's traps to find her body and Il
body Of Antoine Brisson. for zey tink
he die too. Zey 60 to re first trap and
iind noth1ngs Then zey go to re second
and still zey find nothings. Between
ze second and Ze third there war big
drift. aud zey had to dig re snow away
to get through. When zey reach ze
third trap zey tind nothings. but one
man say not far from here is deserted
cabin. Mebbe Mees Brewerton fin6
her way zere before ze snow comes
down too thick
"Zey all went to where ze cabin was,
but zere was nothings but hill OF
snow. Then one of re men gif sudden
shout. He see a little smoke come
from re tip top Of re snow hill. Then
odders see It. Ze chimbly Of re cabin
ees just below ze 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 ze chimbly
top, with re smoke coming out. Zey
call down re chimbly, and ze sweet
voice OF Clarissa Brewerton replies:
"'Who is it?'
"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 ze empty cabin.
she went zare. and before re snow
cover ze dead wood on re ground she
gedder eet. working till 1t snow yer
hard, and tax it in ze cabin. But alas.
she haf no way to light fire. She had
hoped to find match or to strike
spark, but zere was no match. and she
could not strike spark"
"See here. Trudeau." put In Silas.
you've got this yarn into hx where
you can't unravel 1t. You said the gal
made fire. didn't you? How the
dickens was there q FIRE when she
couldn't light itT
At this interruption Trudeau looked
al the matter of fact Yankee trium
phantly.
81 come to zat." he said. "Mees
Brewerton found noting in re cabin
to keep her warm, and re cold grew
more and more bitter. She feared to
go to sleep. but at last was about to DO
so when she see mans face look IN re
top Of re window above re snow. Eet
was zat noble ski 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.
mademoiselle.' he say. 4 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 ze hole. but ze cold had frozen him.
he was dead"
There were exclamations from all
the listeners expressive Of admiration
for this noble act except the Yankee
Wasn't he the least bit squeamish?
he remarked.
mo. no. Ef he stay zere Mees Brew
erton reputatio gone forever"
How would 1t have been If there'd
been an Oh woman with 'em. blind
and deaf?" said Silas.
No one paid any attention to this
satirical reflection on French etiquette.
and Trudenu continued:
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 10y to see her. When zey
hear ze story OF how re noble Antoine
har given hees life for hees daughters
reputation le weep many tears. Then
he say:
81 gif ze hundred pounds prom
ised as reward to saving my
daughter N build fine monument to
zis noble man."
Seems tn me-" remarked Hutchina
III Id been the skill teacher I'd rath"
have had nv life than the monument
NE monument great honor"
"What become o. the grip asked
Silas.
"Mees Brewerton she 90 to Montreal
with her father She come here whe
re monument was put up and ever
year for long time"
81 guess she'll get over It" was thu
Yankees final criticism. '.They a
do"