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The Record Newspaper 12 March 1898

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(From

the

Irish

wild

night,

With Marcaille

said

TEA, Invite

Mass." Midnight nis 01a out spoke he shook with snow, while the cloak all white sorted the letters. postmistress she said. that is There done," " before you start But warm yourself out." threw down his leather Marcaille and in and shiny spots, bag, black stove. close to the roaring came a He was little, wiry, tough-look His face, browned man. by sun ing as wrinkled as an old and wind, was to

he

&

COFFEE to

the

where

at

of

PARTAKE

or

his

red,

was

nose

thought his mouth

it

;

was

his

enlisted,

past years of

officer,

petty

Alma, wounded

at

Office

Champagnole

the

on

of

Retail

Depot

:

ful

PERTH.

Warehouse WILLIAM

FREMANTLE.

MELBOURNE,

AND

SYDNEY,

into

W.

strength nose His

(C/o

109

little

grew

a

even

happened

once

letter,

not

Perth.

Barrack-st.,

PRIZE

Summer

Coolgardie

postman four hun

but

tunately,

him "

it

lesson. Here they

he

that

important might have

very

a

Run

Cup,

Great

lost

Property Distribution, Sydney Cup, 10,000 at 5. Run

Adelaide

Run

at

LIST

:

12th

March

10,000

at

75>

at

Drawn

5th

nth

Run

at 5.

Cup, 25,000 Handicap,

Birthday

Bank

Reference,

"HUGHES PREMIER

20.

5.

April.

April.

nth

May.

Perth

of New

&

CASH

24th

May.

South

Wales.

at

50,000

314 Hold

the

HAY

Cize,

FARM

DELICACIES, TEAS

and

Address

Best

" "

It

GROCERIES,

in

the

City.

Our

favourably

known.

Orders:

Prompt

and

Careful

LOWEST

PRICES-

for

HAY

PERTH,

PRODUCE

ST.

Famous

New

Masonic

EAST,

PERTH.

TABLE

Brands

of

Delivery.

Hall,

letters for

Free

for le

the

for

Sight-Testing

enormous "

-"

and

worth

Marcaille, it

.on !

Madame A regis

17

Madame

held

bristling

with

CHINA, GLASS Latest

caring

laughing.

"Well,

monsieur, it

will

fear." hands, never " than Not more said madame.

!

this

in

!

Africa..

feel my hands at all." Mercaille his stopped, put down and beat his upon bag, vigorously both arms. in a sides with He drew and of icy exhaled air, long breath was much it with a breath that like a sigh, and trudged on again. he was Five minutes at Cize after, at the door of a fine and ringing of the ironmaster. high house " It is Marcaille." Marcaille Hullo, " ? Have letters got some you round The children swarmed him. He came the outside and up steps, "

&

in

Novelties

Table

&c.

Decorations,

our

Mayor." go through

CONSIGNMENTS

INCOMING

his

SILBERT HAY

yours," N.B.

&

&

SHARP,

ST., PERTH, The trade liberally

BEST

Wholesale and

HANNAN

dealt

with

FRUITS

as

he

let

Marcaille

:

old fellow, Christmas him

Around

JUGS Prices.

of

were

ALL

ONLY. QUALITY and Retail Fruiterers, ST., KALGOORLIE.

a

towering

registered Eve this

happy

voices

Christmas tree mys would soon be

terious parcels which distributed to the A pleasant circle. this

BY

even

along,

and bursts of laughter. In the mid dle of the room the ironmaster and his wife were to the branches tying

SHARP, OF

STEAMERS.

There,

early."

WATER See

and. pulled of the draw

youngsters the door

pushed

Attention, letter. No

BOHEMIAN

AND

to

"

Co.,

FANCY

EARTHENWARE, VASES STANDS,

GLASS,

dancing

thought

Perth.

STREET.

SILBERT

is

the

National Library of Australia

Arcade,

said

for," "Whose

through

Royal

MURRAY

FLOWER

REGULAR For

"

can't

room. ing kimself be

opticiannd_

DYNON

86

?" "

M'Ness's

JOHN

beside which of blood, five

like blots red seals.

That's

is

than

warmer

pushed him

spectacle

Clarke,

Alfred

Mr.

first."

great envelope, and notices, stamps out

was

the

!"

No, but

spread

" This rascally How heavy it

"

,

went

a

up

now,

!

!

said

one

attention

pay

not

is

"

to let

registered I'm late

"

Siane,"

Lefevre, tered letter

!

I

"

voice.

!

Retail)

GENERAL

and

Stock

Opposite

and

I

EAST,

Assorted

DAIRY

on

(Wholesale

of

well

are

Waited

Note

a

and

COFFEES

Families

for Chatelneuf." Vaudioux nothing " said Marcaille. That's good," "That spared nothing for Chatelneuf" of rough and a half him a league

walking. " For

the

said

Marcaille

"attention, Then aloud,

"

"

IMPORTERS,

ST.

and

Complete

Most

taught

Marcaille,"

are,

"two Lefevre, for Pillemoine,

one

giumbled

sack," he grumbled. I would to-night have done better after all to stop at the One glass of white Pineapple. wine is no matter. but killing Yes, when then a fellow takes he one, he goes takes two and then Brrr

5.

a

Madame

Hum,"

?

ling.

GALLAGHER,

GROCERS and

for

one,

of wine

thank you The window of the Pineapple house, which had been opened, public and Marcaille, closed again, proud of the victory over went himself, whist out of the village. ling was four o'clock, but the nights It came in December. early Lights already began to shine out from the scattered houses. The night darken ed over the on the forest of Siane, In branches left. the the wind with its plaintive or menac whistled and its ac ing modulations, vague to Marcaille's whist companiment

CHARLES).

J.

MONSTER

him to, put and his legs. it redder;

to

A glass

"

ter

TATTERSALL'S

A.

acquired

heart

his

sud

"

"

seemed

that

"

"

himself,

ADELAIDE.

re-

the as he taste" he old In every had called it. village In almost friends. acquaintances, he found, house in exchange every he brought a for the letter glass of

wine,

cried

"

six.

had

are

Marcaille!"

no

;

little

nothing."

at

;

Marcaille But of a bad habit

have

I of water those who

glass

a

there

all,

denly a rough voice. turned. Marcaille

:

STREET, And

of one a dred francs year, pension a total in hundred francs, making francs. come of five hundred for five hundred And for ten years, a Marcaille made twice francs, day, his round and evening, morning of a circuit of seven consisted which his With in all weathers. leagues he care a took of hundred francs five the eldest children wife and four was

and

six,

after

1

STREET,

for

But,

"Hullo,

at wounded honour Then Marcaille

route

and

143 MURRAY

Solferino,

ably discharged. had been given the place

Marcaille

sight.

:

in

service,

of

!

was

drawn

;

out

"

words and cor forth called friendly moustache His dial hand-grasps. and on his had a military ferocity, its a with red collar blue blouse and worn of green scrap yellow told all ribbon seven the draft,

and

!

;

that

face

good

a

moment

a

in

"

be afraid

The cold the pinched sharply wind blew little whirl up piercing of fine dry snow. Marcaille pools along briskly, jogged muttering A mouth Not much Christmas

too

a

eyes sparkled,

smiling

to

!

Don't

was

!

His

stick

this

soon "

"

apple.

will

it

"

too

Perth Depot, obtained

be may Rates.

Wholesale

of TEA

CUP

a

their

at

(gratis), Parcels

Retail

MERCHANTS,

COCOA

and

CALL CHOCOLATE you

replied As

of

more

reflection, philosophic the letter into his dropped leather he buckled care bag, which He his cloak and put on fully. opened the door. " And above cried madame all," " Don't after Christmas him, begin

GRIFFITHS BROS.,

Cathode.)

Marcaille,"

to the letter-carrier, the postmistress in. who had just come " Wild, indeed, Madame Lefevre," " be 'twill bad Marcaille,

going

but

"No, his."

LETTER.

REGISTERED

A

"

NOTE!

PLEASE

and

warm

impatient

fragrant

task,

little

truly,

in

atmosphere, while outside windows and

before a crackling fire, the wind the rattled whistled down the chimneys. " A of wine, Marcaille glass the said mistress of friendly house.

"

?

'

A

LADIES

STORY.

OUR

the

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