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George, St. Mary, St. Paul, St. Eutrope, Holy Rood, the Ascension, and other festivals, in that time when the sun passeth under the sign of Taurus; and thereupon harboured in his mind this opinion, that the afore-named saints were Saint Hail-flingers, Saint Frost-senders, Saint Fog-mongers, and Saint Spoilers of the Vine-buds.
Eutrope Gagnon knew him by name, Ephrem Surprenant had met his father: "A tall mall, taller still than he, of a strength not to be matched." it only remained to account for Lorenzo Surprenant,"who has come, home from the States"-and all the conventions had been honoured. "A good trip," answered Francois. "No, not very good. One of the Belgians took a fever and nearly died.
"The doctor has Charles Eugene at Honfleur." Chapdelaine clenched his fist in wrath and swore through his teeth: "The old rascal!" Eutrope thought a moment before speaking. "It makes no difference. I will go just the same. If I walk to Honfleur, I shall easily find someone there who will lend me a horse and sleigh Racicot, or perhaps old Neron." "It is thirty-five miles from here to St.
The hour was late; the visitors departed; first the two Surprenants, then Eutrope Gagnon, only Francois Paradis was left, standing there and seeming to hesitate. "You will sleep here to-night, Francois?" asked the father. His wife heard no reply. "Of course!" said she. "And to-morrow we will all gather blueberries. It is the feast of Ste. Anne."
It may well be understood that in the mind of the people long after the stream of public devotion had been directed to the churches above ground, a liking for those that are excavated underground should remain. Indeed, it is not extinct yet, as any one may see who visits the church of Ste. Croix at Poitiers, or S. Eutrope at Saintes, or S. Martin at Tours, to mention but three out of many.
"And look," said Ephrem Surprenant, "how many young fellows and only one girl!" The young men were duly counted: three Chapdelaines, Eutrope Gagnon, Lorenzo Surprenant, Francois Paradis. As for the one girl ... Every eye was turned upon Maria, who smiled feebly and looked down, confused.
Her parents would like her to marry Eutrope Gagnon that she felt because she would live near them, and again because this life upon the land was the only one they knew, and they naturally thought it better than any other.
Close and ill-smelling, the floor littered with manure and foul straw, the pump in one comer that was so hard to work and set the teeth on edge with its grinding; the weather-beaten outside, buffeted by wind and never-ending snow sign and symbol of what awaited her were she to marry one like Eutrope Gagnon, and accept as her lot a lifetime of rude toil in this sad and desolate land ... She shook her head.
He had supped, he said, and while the others were at their meal he sat by the door in the cooler air that entered, balancing his chair on two legs. The pipes going, talk naturally turned toward the labours of the soil, and the care of stock. "With five men," said Eutrope, "you have a good bit of land to show in a short while.
No one asked Maria any questions that evening, or on the following evenings; but some member of the family must have told Eutrope Gagnon of Lorenzo Surprenant's visit and his evident intentions, for the next Sunday after dinner came Eutrope in turn, and Maria heard another suitor declare his love.
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