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Show I ! r !'l ii ~· ·' 36 THE LILY AND Tll£ TOTEM with their savage neighbors. It wns during this intimacy, and while all things seemed to promise fair in regard to the colony, that the tragicnl events took place which furnish the materials for tho legend \vhicb follows, the ~arrativc of which requires that we should mingle events together, those which occun:cd in the pc~ riods already noted, nnd those which belong to our future chapters. Let it suffice, here, that, with his pinnace stored with abundance, the mil (meal), corn and peas, of Ouadc, Albert toturned in safety to Fort Charles. ,· III. THE LEGEND OF GUERNACHE.-CnAP. I. Bbnrlac how Oaon.uht, tbt llaol~ln, • kft•l fnorltl yUh nr Frnebmn, lo1\ tllf rnor or Captala Alber!, aDd how ondl7 h• wu puBilhH 1>1 U•• l<.u. GuERNACH£1 tho drummer, was one of tho finest fellows, and the handsomest of our little colony of Frenchmen. Though sprung of very humble origin, Guernachc, with a. little better education, might have been dCemcd to have had his training among the highest circles of tho Court. He was of tall and erect figure, and of a carriage so noble and graceful that, even among his n.ssoeiatcs, ho continued to be an object of admiration Besides, he wus a fellow of tho h:l.ppiest humor. His kindness of heart was proverbial. llis merriment was contagious. llis eye flashed out in gayety, and his spirit was ever on the alert to fl(lize upon the passing pleasure, and subject it to the enjoyment of his companions. Never was fellow so fortunate in finding occasion for merriment; and happy, indeed, was tho Frenchman who could procure Guerna.che as a. comrade in the performance of his daily tasks. Tho toil was unfelt in which he shared-the weight of the task waa dissipat-ed, and, where it wore heavily, he came to tho succor of his drooping companion, and his superior expertness soon succeeded in doing that which his pleasantry had I ~ I I ,, I J' |