Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-02-17
A Romantic
Story
But a Matter of Fact Man
Spoiled 1t
BY WILLARD COOK
Copyright by American Press, Assoc
citation. 1871.

articles for furs. Jacques Trudeau mad
the name Of being a great story teller.
Often of an evening in winter, when |
the trading Of the day was ended, |
those living near his store would drop
In. gather about the stove, get out
their pipes and call on him for a story.
His yarns, if they had been developed
into novels, would have made best
sellers" today. for they were full OF
adventure, surprises and escapes But
these were favored with that rhapsody
which the French people love so well.
On this particular evening Jacques,
having been called upon for a story.
chose an especially romantic subject.
"When l was a young man an
English gentleman named Beaverton
came up here with his daughter
Clarissa. He bring gold monies to buy
furs. He was ver' fine gentleman in
deed. and his daughter Mees Brewer
ton was YER fine young lady. Made
moisene she hat nothing to do here, so
her father. while he buy furs to tax
all togedder at one time down to Mon
treal to sell, wish to find amusement
for her. So he get a young ski
teacher named Antoine BrissOn te
teach Mees Brewerton to use skis.
Antoine Brisson he YER fine looking
young man. His face handsome, his
hair fall ON his shoulders in long black
curls from under his fur cap. His
buckskin suit show a divine figure
lax re Apollo Belvedere statue. When
he speak his voice was lax bass notes
of re organ"
"See here, Trudeau," interrupted
Hutchins. wasn't there some danger
O. them two fallin' in love and putin
the ole man to a heap O troubler
The story teller and the listeners sit
ting around the stove all looked up re-
proachfully at the Yankee. They knew
that there was bound to be love Qf-
fair between these two, but they
= wished to have It developed in good
story form. Trudeau did not deign q
reply, and when they had all recovered
from the shock of the interruption he
/ continued his story without changing
in the slightest the lines he had laiC
down for its construction:
! 'Meester Beaverton he wish hi
> daughter to learn to trap. So he en-
gage Edouard Rubidoux to teach her
Thees Rubidoux he YER handsome
: man too. He hat eye lax the eagle
5 "Hook noseY" interrupted the Yam
{ kee.
''No, sare why you ask zat?"
Eagles have 'em. Go on with you
y yarn"
L $50 Brisson he teach Mees Clariss
= to walk on skis in re morning, and Il
: re afternoon Rubidoux set re trap
= for her, and another young man nam
T. Peter GARNER some time teach her
- shoot re rifle. Thees way Meeste
- Beaverton try to gif hees daughte
~ something's to do that she not be lionel
50 in ze dark Canada woods in re white
40 when everything covered with snow
n. She learn to shoot YER fine and SIX
is YER fine. and she know how to 81
Ia trap. One day she kill bear anudd'
q day she kill deer, and in re traps sf
catch enough mink Eat her fadder sa
he tax re skins to Montreal and h'
he them made into cloak for her"
III How much did he save" asked Silt
r.. Hutchins, ION the Montreal priceY'-
in 81 dunno. Mees Beaverton want
On cloak made of re skins she trapp'
he with her beautiful hands.
Is ''By thees time she go alone on b
"a skis and some time long distanc
cd She tax rifle, so eef she see SON
NJ. things to shoot she can shoot the
or and when she come home someboi
as go out and bring in what she sho
all Fiery afternoon she go out in the
he way to set her traps, and in re mol
ire ing she go again to see what she b
ia caught.
ar zone day she went out on her SIX
,er with her rife to set her traps. and I
MS bodies knew she hat gone. That W
re day of re great blizzard Eet
gin to snow at 4 o'clock in re n
,at ernoon. and in half an hour ze flah
o come down twisted by re wind so th
make one person dizzy. At o'cio
'lu Meester Beaverton come in for
g n supper and ask for his daughter. I'll
pas he learn she is not at home. and
YER much scare. for he thinks she
leu set her traps and not get back
lie re storm.
HE call on Antoine Brisson Q
Edouard Rubidoux and Pierre G
al, nier and say: You so ind my dau
ter Go by different ways. and W
ma ever brings her home to me J gf
Tor hundred pounds
Id "Thees men go outside. and Bris
say. L go to re nearest trap. and RI
the doux say, No; go to re nearest tt
you You go to one OF re udder traps.
sad GARNER he say. Which trap | 20
:. And BrIsson say. You go 70 re II
IL trap And GARNER say: 10: J SO
re second trap. got NOR" epene'