Excerpt from The False Chevalier: Or the Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette It was evening, early in May, Of the year 1786. AC cording to an Old custom of the french-canadians, the merchant, surrounded by his family, was bestowing upon his son the paternal blessing. It was a touching Sight the patriarchal ceremony of benediction. The father was a fine type of the peasant. His features might, in the strong Chiaroscuro of the candle-light, have stood as model for some church fresco Of a St. Peter. His dress was Of grey country ...
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Excerpt from The False Chevalier: Or the Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette It was evening, early in May, Of the year 1786. AC cording to an Old custom of the french-canadians, the merchant, surrounded by his family, was bestowing upon his son the paternal blessing. It was a touching Sight the patriarchal ceremony of benediction. The father was a fine type of the peasant. His features might, in the strong Chiaroscuro of the candle-light, have stood as model for some church fresco Of a St. Peter. His dress was Of grey country homespun, cut in a long coat, and girded by a many-coloured arrow-pattern sash, and on his feet he wore a pair Of well-worn beef-skin mocassins. The son was some twenty years of age, and his mien and dress told of the better social advantages Of the town. Indeed, his costume, though somewhat worn, had marks of good fashion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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