Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-10-19

4 ELOQUENT iai,pitnrn lie iotitd Nnt'et
& IN tehfs. It N4,s nj ttttntihf1Hd iiciliti
!. fpt her. ana Pierre Ind ttp difficulty
winning MI prhnne l%eager,eht tbnt 81
returned his sifee,,rn
0"And Will F1t,Sa mile when ! f%sttifi
Promise .rlp this, " enid lie, and | WI
%sttive to become enat, mud viii win,
t,rn vrtr ran do it. The cross Of the fagio
Of llonor
Npnnette promised liotr could size lipl
il and the yip,iiie sUl1iet detiafte,
The str4tet ,vaa to lie kett hr them 81 III
tiiiaurfa were ,iuita the wiser, aid a
Nnunette seemed o. Coy es ever. 10 on
s,tspnrlp,l tha, her henrt was ar AWAY il
I~ti,ssia, whittier The Imperial nruiy he
euti", .f.
Bat tl,ie eecrrsv proved tnost ttninttuitat
fut the vn,itH n,nr. Ignorant IF her en
uareuiprt. were attentive as ever iiHte'
itoft su, FOR slie uteW rrrttiHt 1tilg. Iiptrt
even l,efofp the army Ind reached the iroh
tiers, heard from Those. WHO Ind left tn
| village later than %llln,silt that this or tia
gallant was always With Nanuette, apt
he n,ssii, said il N1l,,ld he n match How
coitld he help being n IittI. jnalo,is7 Abt
when. later ~ sis months, and just before
the Russian territory was Invaded, Nv
met ~ Old acquaintance Of the village
| aud heard tint the son Of n rich iiotars
was DYING FOR her. is it sttp,ige That N
lipuafi to fear he would lose his beautiful
Nannette ! lie had hfSri SO much oI
woman Inconsistency, especially when Z
Young and wpnlti,v si,it1t was the rival,
tl,ht he ,remh'ed for her fidelity
An know lie horrors of that campaign
IN II ,ieeia. OF the half n million WIN
followed Napoleon info Tile hostile territory
no, a 1.-THE came back alive. Yet l,s almost
wished he had persisted in the fatal SHOWS,
fot lie had lost aii arii,, and that too, with
ont gaining the crnss of The Legion ot
Honor Not That he did not deserve it
hut ia that awful retreat, there was ms
time for the Emperor Ia tl,'nh Of bnsto~4
ing favors. Slowly, aid almost IN rags
like thousands ot others, Jato,,r begged
his way back 10 his native village. /
II wac n bright morning ia autuinns
more than a year after Ihtoitt's departure,
when rne Of the village noasi,,s stepped "a
Minute mt the window " The cottage.
where Nannette an1 her mother resided :
Who do yau think has got bach I
SHE Faid. "Iatouf himself. lie arrived
yesterday afternoon " :
At the announcement If her lovers f..
turn, Nanneiie's heart lpaped viii, Joy h,A
when she heard that liu had l,eeh back 81,
long without coming ~ see her. her sritips
left her, FOR she had continued 10 love thti
absent soldier, ia apite the notary's sena AMI
her lii,Sfed ndinitefa.
:" tIegss come back in a sorry plight
though continued the rusaip, lame !,
baguar, with but one arm. lie is sick i,
heart too, and so ashamed he will Ssot sl,uy
himself. he snye he wishes u, die he -
not TT TO live with the young aud larpy,''
Poor Nannette' Her heart was tnllieT
pity for her lover. She turned aside to
conceal her tears. Vet still she wondered
why he had not co,ne ovef and almost lelt
angry sgain when che thought Of 1t.
Z" He tells me news too, wlliel, ! did not
know before, yon ate Hn ely about IL.
Nannette, He says YOU are 10 marry The
%iiotary's son. | do believe from the way
he spoke. that he has never got over ltis
old love for You when he spoke Of the
u~otaty's son he sighed looking at his tat.
tered garment, his stump of an arm, and
leg lame from long travelling.
Nanlette heard no more. She under.
stood all now Shcolen her mother 10
entertain the gosaip, and hurrying up stairs.
herself 10 her holiday garments
and then selecting the best fruits from, their
and filing her apron with flowers,
hurried 10 the cottage Of Pierre. iarni-
"
Never did she look more charming.
Her white healaresa, falling low Oh her
relieved her dark tresses, and
added greater effect TO her brilliant black
eyes, A handkerchief worn around her
moiestly concealed her ewellng |
bust, Her arn,a, mellow aud rounded M
antique marble, We're bare almost TO The |
in a word, always beautiful. her
areas and high spirits made her perfectly |
,e%twitehing,
Who's there - said a voice, az sl,e
shocked. Ne.
Sheknew that the family were all abroad
1t this hour At their work. and that the
'otce must I've rierrc's else nhe would scar.
'oly have recognized it, 10 discontinued |
md 90 hopeless was the tone once 40 happy |
md bright, But abe knew n magic, she |
10 cali back nil its old sweetness. |
"ltisI'' she answered. Disgusting her
'oice, aud IA she thought OF the Joyful sur.
,risc She had III store for Pierre, shc archly
She heard n muttered gsowl inside, md
ome zone coming 10 the door. "Oh the
Jealous bear" she said to herself |
how he hates to be disturhed--hut he
hall see," ~
When the door opened and the laughing
irl stood before him. Pierre staggered
ack. Surprised with such gloom in his
aatnres, but the smile of Nannctte re.
ssnrcd him, AT last he stalnmerod ont,
You, here Nannette, What does il
mean -
The happy girl read in every lock of
haggard face how truly Pierre loved
or. and she could no longer contain her
but speaking amid smiles and tears, /
'h'le she put down her basket of fruit
nd cmptied her flowers on tho table before
i'm, said, alt means. dear Pierre, that MS
o como to see mo. | have come to
you; and rs l heard that you were
| and tired, | have brought all these fruits
nd flowers for your acceptance; yes and
lyselt too If YOU viii have me ~ And
she olasped him in her arms
What. and DO you love poor Pierre
I'll . nhl xan., ,..Np,4 l.-.