Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-06-26
cOPTRICHT 1908 BY The 1o6BS MERRILL CO.

tuLe lOI observation In the FRAMEWORK
to which he repaired upon adjustin
r the fastenings. he could see approach
II ing a procession of noisy fanatics
d The apprehension of the soldie
= was, however, not shared by the girl
= who, glad she had found a means t
: get away from the chilling atmospher.
y OF her own world experienced nov
$ only a sense Of freedom and relief. Ii
: her tense mood, the din-the shouting
o and unwonted sounds-were not cal
= culated TO alarm; on the contrary
. after the oppressive stiffness in the
great halls and chambers of the sum
NIT, they seemed welcome. Her pulses
throbbed and her face still burned
= with the remembrance of the inter.
view with her father, as she eyed I'M
seeingly the approaching band. led
by censor and banner-bearers.
'Vierge notre esperance-" Caught
up as they swept along, she found her
self without warning suddenly a part
or that human stream. A natural de-
sire to get clear from the multitude
led her at first to struggle, but as we'll
contend with the inevitable. Faces
fierce, half-crazed, encompassed her;
eyes that looked starved, spiritually
and physically, cleaned on cary
side. Held as in a wise, she soon
ceased to resist; suddenly deposited
on ledge, like a shell tossed up from
the sea, she next became aware she
was looking up toward a temporary
| ich TTifh hr;1
"Etends sur nous" Louder rose
| the voices; more uncomfortable be-
came the demeanor of the people, and
| quickly, before the unwilling of the
sacred relics had completely mad
dened them, she managed to extricate
herself from the kneeling or pros
trate throng; GREATNESS, she fed the
vicinity.
Down, down! Into the heart Of the
village; through tortuous footpaths,
where the pandering, not pietistic, ele-
ment held sway; where, instead of
shrines and affairs, had been erected
booths and stands before which ven
doris of nondescript viands or poor
trumpery vented their loquacity on
the pilgrims:
"All hotl All hot!"
"a la barque A l'ecaille!"
La vie! Two drinks for liard!"
VOLTA lie plaisir des dames!"
The Mount, in olden times a glori-
GUS and sacred place for royal pilgrim
ages, where kings came to pray and I
seek dissolution, seemed now more
mart than holy spot. But those whom
the petty traders sought to entice- I
peasants, or poorly clad
fishermen and their families-for the
most part listened indifferently, or
with stupid derision.
Bah" scoffed one Of them, a WON.
an dressed in worn-out costume of In.
herited holiday finery Where think
you we can get sous for gewgaws"
"Or full stomachs with empty
oockets?" said another. THE foul
fend take your Portugals"
The nomadic merchants replied and
/ rough alteration seemed impend-
ng, when, pushing through the crowd,
he girl hurried on.
Down, down, she continued; to the
,ase of the rock where the sands shin
ng surface had attracted and yet
held many Of the people. Thither
hey still continued to come-in
ands; professions; little streams
hat, trickling in, mingled with and
augmented the rabble. An encamp-
lent for the hour-until the petite" =
de should break it up, and drive 1t .
iecemeal to the shore or up the ;
ldes of the Mount-it spread out and
lmost around the foundations of the
reat rock. Only the shadows 1t
voided-the chilling outlines Of pin
acles and towers; the cold impress
I the saint, holding close to the sun.
t strand and basking in its warmth
Some, following the example of their 4
fellows, dug half-heartedly
the sands in the hope Of eking out
lie meager evening meal with a
PURSE, salt-flavored; others, abandon =
g themselves to lighter employment,
ade merry in heavy or riotous fash. 4
n, but the effect Of these holiday
forts was only depressing and In y
ngruous.
Wont you john" Some ones arm
'ruptly seized my lady.
mo, MOI"
he still would have
avn her into the ring, but with
dden swift movement, she escaped
om his grasp
my child" The voice was that of
wolfish false friar who, seeing her
IS quickly near by, broke off In
'eat, solicitation and appeal for sous,
intercept her. Aren't you In a hur
my child?"
1t may be-" she answered steadily, wv;
II no effort to conceal her aversion wit
sight of the cleaning eyes and we
tn. Too much so, to speak with ono
l, who are no friarl" nee
What mean your" His expression, CAV
ratiating before, had darkened, and had
m his mean eyes shot a malignant "sel
k; she met It with fearless dis. q
n. for
That you make pretext of this she