The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24

body or Antoine Briss0n. for Zey tink
he die too. ley go to re first trap and
ind nothings Then zey go to &c second
and still Eey find nothings Between
re second ana re third there war big
drift, and zey had to dig re snow away
to get through. When zey reach re
third trap zey ina nothings. but one
man say not far from here Is deserted
cabin. MebDe 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 a hill Of
snow. Then one of re men gif sudden
shout He see little smoke come
from re tip top Of re snow hill. Then
odders see It, Re chimbly OF 70 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 ne ch1mbfy
top, with re smoke coming out ley
call down re chimbly. and re sweet
voice OF CIarissa Brewerton replies:
VINO Is III
''Zey tell her zey hat come to search
for her, and she say yesterday. seeing
70 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 it snow YER
hard, and tax it in re cabin. But, alas,
she hat no way to light IRE. She had
hoped to ind a match or to strike a
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 it You said the gal
made fire. didn't your How the
dickens was there a fire when she
couldn't light it7"
At this interruption Trudeau looked
at the matter of fact Yankee trium
phantly.
II come to zat," be 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
80 when she see mans face look in re
top of ne 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. He not compromise her
good name by going in. She tell him
he die II he not come in. Yer well.
mademoiselle,' he say. I die for your
sake; love you 80 much
Antoine be dig hole in 70 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 ordinations from all
the listeners expressive Of admiration
for this noble act except the Yankee
Wasn't he the least bit squeamish r
he remarked
mo, no. Eff 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:
when they tell Mees Beaverton
Eat Antoine war dead she faint. Her
reputation was saved. but Antoine
had given his life for Get ley carry
her home to her fadder. and ne war
wild with JOY to see her. When zey
hear re story OF how re noble Antoine
haf given bees life for hees daughters
reputation he weep many tears. Then
he say:
II gif 70 hundred pounds ! prom
ised as a reward to saving my
daughter to build fine monument to
zis noble man"
Seems to me-" remarked Hutchins.
"if I'd been the ski teacher I'd rather
have had my life than the monument
ne monument great honor"
"What become O. the grip asked
Eiias.
"Mees Beaverton she go to Montreal
with her father. She come here when
re monument was put up and every
year for long time"
II guess she'll get over it." was the
Yankees final criticism. ''They all
do"