The Marshall republican., 1912-03-15
.rwns II snowin' all this timer" as,

one ulrectlOn nnu ze uuOerS III tWt
different ways, and all disappear in 70
whiriing snow fakes. ley all know
where " traps are, and one 60 to ons
trap and anudder to anudder. Blu
by thees time Get grow dark, and ee'
was hard to find re way. But they
oil were used to go in 70 dark like
re animals. and thees does not make
80 much difference.
"Meester Beaverton he walk up ant
down lax n bear much worried. He
tink he not git bees daughter back M
more and she freeze TO death under ~
snow. Nine o'clock come, and nobody
comes-t1 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 he
come in stlnf with re cold and haf no
found &c young lady. Then Meestei
Beaverton he say all my hope Is ir
Antoine Brlsson."
"was he the Teller with the curlsf'
hsked Hutchens.
"Hees hair war lax re wing Of ~
raven
"a raven is the same as a crow
ISN'T it7" asked Silas.
you call him row Mos peoples
fali him row Story teller always cali
him raven.
Nobody come no more Eat night, ono
Meester Beaverton he gif up bees
daughter for lost. In 70 morning Get
ttill snow, and Get was not before aft.
ernoon Eat eet stop and 70 people max
up party to 70 re round OF Mees Bre
werton's traps to ind her body and 70
body Of Antoine Brisson, for zey tink
be die too. ley go to 10 frst trap and
tnd nothings. Then zey go to 70 second
ind still zey End nothings. Between
30 second and 70 third there war big
hrift, and zey had to dig 10 snow away
10 get through. When xey reach 70
third trap zey ina nothings. but ons
man say not far from hero II deserted
tabin. Mebbe Noes Brewcrton nno
Der way zerc before 10 snow comes
Town too thick.
icy nii went TO where ne cabin was.
but zere was nothings but a hill Of
lnow. Then one Of 10 men gif sudden
shout. He see a little smoke come
from No tip top OF 10 snow hill. Then
kdders see II. 70 chlmbly Of 70 cabin
tes just below 10 snow. and zere mus
be Gro below.
"Zey all climb to 20 top u 10 snow
hill and see q leetle crater lax re vol
tano, and In 70 center wns re chimbly
top, with 10 smoke coming out. icy
taii down no chimbiy. and nc swee,
voice OF Clarissa Brewerton replies:
"'who Is III
"zey tell her zey haf come to search
Tor her. and she shy yesterday. seeing
10 snow come faster and faster and
knowing where var 20 empty cabin,
khe went znre. and before 70 snow
tower 20 dead wood oil 70 ground she
eedder eet, working I'LL II snow yer
hard, and tax II In 20 cabin. But. alas
the hat no way TO light n Ore. She had
hoped 10 find n match or 10 strike a
spark. but zere was no match, and she
tould not strike n spark"
"See here, T~rudeau." put in Silas
'You'yc got this yarn into a fix where
you can't unravei Il. You said the ga
made n fire, didn't your How the
dickens was there a FIRE when she
couldn't light III"
At this interruption Trudeau looked
ut the matter Of fact Yankee trlum'
phantly.
81 come TO Eat" he said. "Mees
Brewerton found noting In ze cabin
10 keep her warm, and Ne cold grew
moro and more bitter. She feared e
20 10 sleep, but ne last was about to dc
10 when she see mans face look In 70
top Of 20 window above 60 snow. Ee'
was a noble skill teacher, Antoine
Brisson.
Antoine always carry match to light
hees pipe. He hand Clarissa &c box
and she light 70 iire. 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 heI
good name by going In. She tell him
he die IL he not come In. Yer well
mademoiselle.' he say. Il die for youl
eake; I love you so much
Antoine he dig hole In 70 snow out
side. and we look for him. We lind hin
in 70 hole. but 20 cold had frozen him
He was dead"
There were EXPLANATIONS from al
The listeners expressive OF admiration
for this noble act except the Yankee
wasn't he the least bit squeamishr
he remarked
"No. no Ef he stay zere Mees Brew
erton reputation gone forever"
show would Il have been it there,
been an old woman with 'em, blin'
and deaf?" said Silas.
No one paid any attention TO thi
tatirical reflection on French etiquette
and Trudeau continued;
when they tell Mees Brewertoi
Kat Antoine war dead she faint. He