Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-04

.et so digniGcd, that it appears to me she can
lever love any man,
"sBJt, my boy, YOU must decide for that
'casou: your father has not told You all: he
sends YOU 10 Clermout because the Colonel OF
the regiment is his friend, and has daughter
who l. destined for YOU. She is rich and beau
will say no more. Tor know that
oil this viii have no weight with YOU, now
that your affections are bestowed elsewhere
II Is, TO be sure, great FOLLY; yet | know
should rcproach myself if did not assist YOU.
Old people call these illusions, but who knows
whether their own ideas rather are not illu-
sionsl The telescope which dimiuishes OBJ
jecis, is no more correct than that which mag |
mites them. You must first ascertain wheth- |
er she loves you. Her parents wish to marry
her to u mln richer than yourself. Moreover
he has title. You turn pale; aud wish that
your rival were bat within reach OF your arm:
is il not 80? Well, then, try to retain a little
OF this courage when you present yourself be-
fore the handsome Noemh Tell her YOU love
her. She knows it already: but. the declare.
ton has TO be- made. Ask il the attachment
~ rcciprocated-and tell her, Cshe ought to
love you, you handsome fellow tell her To
wait three years for you. Then | will break
oil the other marrlage-get You exchanged in
To another regiment, and at the end of three
years, in spite OF your father and hers, YOU
shall be married.
"'Uncle, an idea strikes me-
'''lct us have it,
"1 will write To her.
AS YOU please.
"l lett my uncle, and went home to write
my letter | did not find this so iii lhcuht. as
4 had already written about hundred aud III
ty-but what embarrassed me was the send.
In h.r Hnx..o,.,r -.
for hesitation, quickly decided procured
boquet of yellow roses, and concealed the
letter among them.
After having declared my love, besought
her to reclprocate il. | begged her if my pc
luton were granted, to wear one OF the roses
~ her belt that night. Then said |, Il may
dare to speak TO you, and tell YOU what course
TO pursue, in order TO secure mr. felicity
dare not add your own"
"Ab' you put the letter in the boquet them"
interrupted the Sonora dc Lorgcrcl.
"Nes, Sonora"
"And aitCrwaTds2'
That night, Noemi had no rose in her belt
could have killed myself. Ny uncle insist
ed on carrying me to Cermont. He STAYED
there two munths-mingled with the younp
officers, and -ucceedpd in divering my mind
and proving To me that Nocmi had never cared
for me-.
"But. uncle, said |. she wes-shc seemed
always 80 gla;l when can.e, and enid me so
swecty when DELAYED
Women lax, admiration even from per-
sous whom they do not love-
AT length succeeded III flrs, ing her. |
mlrricd the Colonel, daughtrr. whl died
eight year, alter our marriage ain nuw
quite alone, Tor | lost NY good uncle long
time Ugo. But, would ,ou believe il. | still
tmnk OF Noemi, anil, wha, Is yet more singu-
lar, see hcr always as she then was-Sixleen
years old-witl her raven hair aud ewes like
black velvet, a. my uncle use TO say Though
she must by this time bc very old lady"
And You never heard what became of her."
Never"
Your name was not then the Senior Des
condrics?'
mo, that j. the name of my mcle's estate.
Mp own is Edmund de Altheim."
is IT really possible"
"CcTtainly.'
Then will tell you what became Of No.
emf. Now! She loYslt yea
But the yellow roses2"
Shs , nsHer dise9ysrsd your letter She
married the Senior de Lorgerel."
The Senior de Lorgerel"
"ies, The Senior dc Lorgercl, whose widow
| now am
"What, YOU, you Noemi Amelot?"
AS trily as you are, or were. Edmund de
Althcim"
"Who would have believed that we shoulJ
ever meet againl'
And only to play at back .gammon!"
But the boqueU'
1.-The boquet YOU shall see! have always
preserved it,"
And the SenoTa, rising, took from her cabi.
net an ebony box, whence with trembling
hands she drew faded boQuet.
"Untie it--untie itp' cried the Sonora Des
CondraIes.
She did 50, and discovered the letter which
had been placed there forty-two years before.
Both Were silent.
rose To take my lcayc--thc Senior rose al
SO. The Sonora lie Lorgercl took his hand
saying:
''lou are right, my old friend: we have both
TOO many wrinkles To allow ourselves to b.,
so agiiatcd by there youthful recolections.
lie, us change this feeling into sentiment
which may perhaps render happy the remnant
OF our lives. Do not return ioI two or three
days"
From that time my two old friends have
hardly bccu separated moment. There exists
~ their hearts feeling to which have seen
nothing similar They talk over all the little
unexplained details OF their love. They have a
thousand things To relate. They loved retros-
pccu'ely: they would marry but they dare
not.