Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-21
NWas it snowin' all this timer ASK

by theeS time eeC SIoN uaAA' ono -
| was hard TO find re way. But they
| ell were used to go in re dark like
re animals. and thees does not make
| so much difference.
"Meester Beaverton he walk up and
down lax bear much worried. He
| tInk he not git bees daughter back no
more and she freeze to death under re
snow. Nine o'clock come, and nobody
comes-11 comes. and GARNER he
comes and says he find nothings OF
Mees Clarissa and he fear she freeze
to death. at IL o'clock Rubidoux be
come in stiff with re cold and hat not
found re young lady. Then Meester
Beaverton he say all my hope Is in
Antoine Brisson."
"Was he the Teller with the curls?"
asked Hutchens
"Hees hair war lax re wing OF re
raven
"a raven IS the same as a 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 Beaverton he gif up hees
daughter for lost. In re morning eet
still snow, and eet was not before aft
ernoon Eat eet stop and re people max
up party TO go re round Of Mees Bre-
werton's traps to find her body and &c
body of Antoine Brisson, for zey tink
| he die too ley go to re first trap and
find nothtngs. Then zey go 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 find nothings. but one
man say not far from here Is deserted
cabin. Mebbe Mees Brewerton ind
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 sif sudden
| shout. He see a little smoke come
from re tip top Of re snow hill. Ihen
odders see it. Ze chimbly Of re cabin
ees lust 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 chlmbiy
ton, with ze smoke coming out. ley
call down &c chimbly. and re sweet
voice OF Cla-issa Brewerton replies:
"Who is it?'
"Zey tell her icy haf come to search
for her, and she say yesterday, seeing
re snow come faster and faster ana
knowing where war &c empty CABIN.
she went care, and before re snow
cover re dead wood on re ground she
gedder eet, working till it snow yer
hard. and talk it in re cabin. But, alas,
she hat no way to light fire. She had
hoped to find Il 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 fix where
you can't unrave it. You said the gal
made fire, didn't you? How the
dickens was there fire when she
couldn't light it,"
At this interruptio1aTrudeau looked
at the matter of fact Yankee trium-
phantly.
al 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 at 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 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 care one. two, meb-
be tree day. lie not compromise her
good name by going in. She tell him
he die if he not come in. Yer well,
mademoiselle.' be say. i die for your
sake; love you so much
Antoine lie dig hole in re snow out
side, and we look for him. We lind 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 sgucamlSh!'
he remarked.
mo. no. Ef lie stay Zere Mees Brew
erton reputation gone forever"
How would It have been if 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:
when they tell Mees Brewerton
Eat Antoine war dead she faint der
reputation was saved. but Antoine
had gwen his life for Get. ley carry
her home 10 Ter taGder. and he war
wild with jog to see her. When zey
hear 70 story OF how re noble Antoine
hat given bees life for bees daughters
reputation he weep many tears. linen