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"Do you really think that you can manage to stay here for another day?" the young man asked her, as he dropped rather heavily on a bench by the table. "I don't think there 's really much the matter with me, really, and I'm sure I could manage it if you're anxious to get away. But perhaps to-morrow...." "Mrs. Papineau has been ever so kind to me," answered the girl, slowly.
Mad recklessness rather than true heroism signalised his action in this unhappy affair, when he led so many of his credulous compatriots to certain death, but at least he gave up his life manfully to a lost cause rather than fly like Papineau who had beguiled him to this melancholy conclusion. Even Girod showed courage and ended his own life when he found that he could not evade the law.
Many a foot traveller hesitated to pass into that umbrageous circle, and skirted the fence beyond the branches on the further side of the road instead. When Nicolas Lavilette, returning from the Seigneury with the precious bag of gold for Papineau, came hurriedly along the road towards the village, he half halted, with sudden premonition of danger, a dozen feet or so from the great tree.
At any rate, with infinite patience, she was able to feed him a little, until he finally pushed her hand away from him. Stefan, whose back had been resting on the door and whose arms had been hanging dejectedly at his side, took a step towards the girl. "Ay go down de road a bit an' meet Papineau if he come back," he proposed. "If de togs is tired I take de doctor on my toboggan.
When they reached Olsen's, the latter went in, shouted out the news and came out again. With the help of Papineau he hitched up his own great team of five. "Tank you for lettin' me know, Papineau," he said. "I get ofer dere so tam qvick you don't belief, I tank. So long!" "'Old 'ard! 'Old 'ard!" shouted the Frenchman.
At St Charles Papineau was even more precise in repudiating revolution; and there is no evidence that, when rebellion was decided upon, Papineau played any important part in laying the plans. In later years he was always emphatic in denying that the rebellion of 1837 had been primarily his handiwork.
Papineau seems to have had some dealings with Nelson and Côté, and to have dallied with the idea of throwing in his lot with them; but he soon broke off negotiations.
The resolutions are noteworthy for their verbosity and entire absence of moderate and wise suggestion. They were obviously written under the inspiration of Mr. Papineau with the object of irritating the British government, and preventing the settlement of political difficulties.
At any rate, Papineau accepted his advice, and immediately set out for St Hyacinthe. The result was most unfortunate.
The county of Two Mountains had long been known as a stronghold of the extreme Patriotes. The local member, W. H. Scott, was a supporter of Papineau, and had a large and enthusiastic following. He was not, however, a leader in the troubles that ensued.
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