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The Record Newspaper 25 December 1897

Page 1

OUR

LADIES

STORY.

PLEASE

NOTE!

their

own.

speaking

might THE

MYSTERIOUS

A

LEGEND

OF the

(From

learned educated

PILGRIM.

GRIFFITHS BROS.,

PROVENCE.

Ave

Maria.)

I. a

in

a

fine the

in the month of evening year of 1470, the family in the Aix environs of the under plane-tree

gardener

were

sitting

which

shaded

& COCOA

to CALL you CHOCOLATE

and

Retail

where

the

by the

;

and

group, " Where Marius is

fier, "

himself.

All

gifted

with

true,

mother

but she

;

satisfied

the

King

were

the missed

said, in

143 MURRAY

And

;

!

;

sing it Now, softly, again. without sweetly, straining your voices. Follow the air with me in and do not the solo, sing loud until we come to the chorus." Once more The solo they began. was and tender. sweet The refrain us

thus

ran

MELBOURNE,

the

stranger

passing

To

the

in exile, the tear

whose

Stands

hy

he

Wandering beggar do not Open wide thy friendly

For

;at

us

an

he

walk

The

such, seemed to

pilgrim, he

inspection clothed in large-sized

pilgrims of

front

and

black robe, as hat such time. at that a

Madelonne,

little

but to

it

was

at all

Hold

rested

that could

stranger,

weary,

evening.

on

and

They

the

Most

TEAS

Families

DUNLOPS,

at

and

difficult

Address

Note

and

Beware

of

CO., Ltd.

(Wholesale

IMPORTERS, ST. EAST, Stock

Best Assorted

the

PRODUCE

in

are

well

and

favourably

known.

for

on

Orders:

Prompt

look

;

City.

and

Careful

Clarke,

M'Ness's

TABLE Brands of

he

was

both

go

no

farther

him

ill

for

had

once,

binding been

CHINA,

MURRAY

GLASS,

Latest

in

Novelties

Table

went

further,

!>uch

vows

in

the

Ages of

hosts did and called

not

question

him

Romee,

uncommon

His

his

begging

anyone, along.

name

never

after his he ex recovery a "to desire on proceed his pressed but the kind-hearted Madelonne way; entreated to him not be in a hurry,

Co.,

Decorations,

:Very

soon

as

was

it

not

enough

yet strong

to

travel.

STREET.

"

FANCY

BOHEMIAN

AND

WATER

&c.

songs, they began to regard with a timid affection. He asked for but was anything, for all he received. grateful

him very

&

EARTHENWARE, VASES STANDS,

FLOWER

to

he

as

not

little

spectacle

Perth.

Arcade,

DYNON

86

See

our

Messire Romee," she would say as if him as he could earnestly " it understand is her, easy to see have that yo.i seldom on journeyed foot before you began your pilgrim and have age though you well hidden the left hand, your right by its and betrays delicacy you You whiteness. will endure suffi to

JUGS Prices.

and

;

that to be

&

SILBERT CONSIGNMENTS

REGULAR

seated,

INCOMING

&

HAY

ST.,

SHARP, PERTH,

BEST

Wholesale and

HANNAN

dealt

with

FRUITS

QUALITY

BY

ALL

ONLY.

and

Retail

ST.,

KALGOORLIE.

Fruiterers,

cient the well

!

I

SILBERT

SHARP, OF

STEAMERS.

;

National Library of Australia

and

at

;

Spectacles.

optician?.a

Royal

Hall,

-

the to pass and also night to but he did not seem with them then sent The mother understand. French. who spoke a little for Marius, as little seemed But the pilgrim as with that familiar with language

cut

:

Delivery.

Sight-Testing for

JOHN

GLASS of

countenance

came

:

GROCERIES Our Famous

Masonic PERTH.

Free

Alfred

Retail)

PRICES.

New Opposite ST. EAST,

[?] Mr.

GENERAL

TRY

and

PERTH,

of

DA

HAY

in

for of suffer

frightfully

to pilgrims frequently given on to their Rome. For the way rest, of treating they thought only him well for the love of God. As to Romee, he was not at all a troublesome He prayed all guest. the afternoon in the corner of the in the while he garden morning his on knees to the crept village where he remained church, for a long time praying on the thres fervently for could ever hold, induce nothing him to enter the door. was one There circum singular stance connected with him he kept his hand always gloved even during the time he was so he never very ill, allowed them to remove that mys terious He appeared to be covering. between and thirty-five thirty years of age. He was and tall, pale, very handsome he never smiled. At he first seemed so grave and melan felt some fear choly that the children of him; but when saw what they he took in watching their pleasure and how he listened to their plays, a

GALLAGHER,

and

Waited

17

loss them

a

and

he

name

him

a

Pausing

were

Madelonne

;

LOWEST

mother of addressed her in not understand.

invited

FARM

and COFFEES

the

the

HAY Complete

DELICACIES,

was

wore

feet

Faith.

distinguished

by the

comprehend,

which the

not

his

bread

GROCERS

closer

be,

.

he family, did she a tongue was equally Her husband

the

at

CASH

314

as

Jose,

And what if he should be a beggar ?" silenced the mirthful The mother a look as with the stranger child advanc turned from the dusty road, the moonlight towards ing through the pleasaut the spot where family He appeared gathered. group were with walk to difficulty, leaning the staff which he upon heavily The children, a. carried in his hand. drew closer to their little timid, but made no remark. mother, for

Speed,

Imitations.

& and

traveller.

a

and

PNEUMATIC TYRE KING STREET, PERTH.

PREMIER

looking Maybe he is

!

coming in. perhaps only

is or

exile,

exclaimed little " there is a man road He is

ADELAIDE.

AND

TYPES.

Genuine

get

you

HUGHES

;

;

that

thy friendly door, peasant's, though it be lackest charity, shall the smile of Heaven Neither smile to thee be given. Nor woman's door 1 Open wide thy friendly

Mother,"

at

!

Open wide

they finished, the ing along

:

DUNLOP DUNLOP

Prince's, If thou

"

PERTH.

FREMANTLE.

Durability, RIDE

Comfort,

hide.

chide

late

his wounds up her own son, for her heart was touched. deeply next The the found morning ill. For several stranger very days he was and entirely delirious, unable to answer any questions put to him When the fever by his kind hosts. had left and he him had finally recovered his senses he was full of to his he told benefactors gratitude them neither his name nor his coun that he was but try nothing, vow a to make obliged by a to Rome barefoot, and pilgrimage the Holy Land, without revealing if

as

Depot:

were

door

his

that

!

Spurious

eye fain would

or

obtained

be-

SYDNEY,

CYCLISTS

See

To

good

night,

very

door

thy friendly

the is

;

:

Open wide

Retail

STREET,

?"

room," replied little I him a Jose. reading great big book by the light of the moon. ?" Shall I call him, mamma " " said the mother he No," loves his book Come, children let

TE

Rates.

Warehouse

saw

for

"It

:

>

Depot,

STREET,

WILLIAM

round

us

and the way is lonely." The stranger in the same replied I thank language Receive you. me in the name of the Lord." Marius and his father then assisted him into the and house, requested him to lie he down, which did. When he had done so they perceived

bathing

and

Office

his

"

said.

inflamed.

was

looking

Marius

is

of

CUP

a

Perth

their

may

Wholesale

from

one

of

at

Parcels

at

the singers clear voices not

MERCHANTS.

PARTAKE

(gratis),

and house, busily a new happily engaged in learning become song which had but recently the countryside, popular throughout and was it which, said, had been

composed

with

he

"

COFFEE

Invite

men.

Stay

sir,"

.

On

May,

TEA,

"

Marius then thought of him in Latin, he hoping be able to comprehend that then familiar tongue, to all to

N.B.

The

trade

liberally

|

|

tomed

Wait

in seas in hardship crossing of a mendicant for right do I know you are not accusto receive alms of any kind. at I beseech least, you, until

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