Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-23


What for?'
For knowing how to write"
The lad reached for his hat.
Where are you going?"
ITO the poets"
AT this late hour! You are in a
hurry"
IF what you say is true, there's no
time to lose"
well, il you find him writing
verses about liberty and equality,
don't interrupt him, or you'll lose
your head" shouted the man.
But when the sound OF the boys
footsteps mad ceased, Sanchez's eX-
preston changed; more bent, more
worn, he got up and walked slowly to
and fro. ~ fine Seigneur.' The
moldering walls seemed to echo the
words. ~ fine Seigneur!" he NUT
tered, and again sat brooding by the
fire.
In the gathering dusk the lad strobe
brislily on \ squirrel barked TO the
right; ne did not look around. \ part
ridge drummed to the left: usually
alert to wood sound or life, tonight
he did not heed it. But, fairly out OF
the forest and making his way with
the same air OF resolution across the
sands toward the lowland beyond, his
attention, on a sudden, became for
chilly diverted. He had but half COM
Il; m
where he had left the wood TO the OBJ
jective point in the curvature OF the
shore, when TO the left through the
gloom, great vehicle, drawn BY Sin
horses, could be seen rapidly ap-
nroaching. From the imposing equip
age cleaned many lamps; the moon;
which ere this had begun to assert
its place in the heavens, made bright
the shining harness and shone on the
polished surface Of the golden car
Wondering, the boy paused.
What is that
The person addressed. fisherman
belated, bending to the burden on his
shoulders, stopped. and, breathing
hard, locked around and watched the
approaching vehicle intcntIy.
The governors carriage!" he said.
Haven't You ever heard OF the gov
errors CARRIAGE"
No"
That's because he hasn't used Il
lately; but in her ladyship's day
"rer ladyship?"
"The governors lady-he bought 1t
for her But she soon got tired OF it
or perhaps didn't like the way the
people looked at her" roughly. Mon
dieu! perhaps they did scOwl q lit.
tle--for it didn't please them, | can
tell you.-thc sight Of all that gold
squeezed from the taXes!'
where is he going now?"
Nowhere h!mself-he never goes
far from the Mount. But the Lady
Elise, his daughtcr-sOme one in the
village was saying she was going to
Paris"
Paris" The lad repeated the word
quickly. What for?'
What do ali the great lords and
MOBILES send their children there for"
TO get educated-marr!ed, and-to
learn the tricks of the court! Bah! "
With a coarse laugh the man turned;
STOPPING beneath his load, he moved
grumblingly on.
The bog, however, did not stir; as
IN a dream he looked first ut the
Mount, & dark triangle against the
sky, then at the carriage. Nearer
the latter drew, was about to dash
by, when suddenly the driver, on his
high seat, uttered an exclamation and
at the same time tugged hard at the
reins. The vehicle took q quick turn,
lurched dangerously in its top-heavy
pomp, and almost upsetting, came to
q standstill nearly opposite the boy.
Careless dog" a shrill voice
screamed from the inside. What
are you doing?"
THE Uses, your Excellency!" The
drivers voice was thick; as he spoke
he swayed uncertainty.
es--quicksands-"
There. your Excellency," indicating
a cleaning place right in their path;
a small bright spot that looked as II
it might have been polished, while
elsewhere on the surrounding sands
tiny ripping parallels caressed the
eye with streaks OF black and silver.
81 saw it in time!"
In time." angrily. "lmbecile.
! Didn't you know it was therc?"
"Of course, your Excellency. Only
I had misjudged little, and" The
mans manner showed he was fright,
ened.
"Falsehoods! You have been drink
| ing! Don't answer. You shall hear
OF this later. Drive around the spot.
Yes, your EXcellency," was the
now sober and subdued answer.
+! Ere he obeyed, however, the car
rage door. from which the governor
| had been leaning. swung open.
Wait" he called out impatiently
and tried to close it, but the catch
probably from long disuse--would
not hold, and, before the Iiveried