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weyld forget the subject ts-msrrow, and ill
weSld Be pleasant again, as it had been ma.
nyh time before. But he was mistaken. -
Wien he returned in the following after.
noyn % the apartments where Charlotte had
lived, she was gone, with all her personal a.
tirr. and no trace was left Of her He had
ncsgiyen her credit for che strength Of mind
and ftmness that she really possessed, for
these qualities had never beea exercised TO-
wkhas him before, but new he saw that she
lacked ret fer resolution.
| IN ysII w4-e all his efforts TO discover
vhither Charlstta had gene he had even
lodged private information at the Office Of
the project Of the pelice, adding reward, as
an inducement, but the cunning. officers
csRld find no trace Of the missing girl An
teine was al FIRST inconselable, but the gay
tene Of Partisan society seen cured him, and
alas fer his manhood, he was once more as
whole hearted and happy as.evcr He gra-
dRAted, at last and passing through the ehry-
| sails state in the life IF professional man,
tie period between the casting off Of his har-
nfas ana the practice of such knowledge as.
he has been taught to apply, he fell into such
gay society, was courtsd for his naturally
brilliant wit, and easy and graceful manners
aud fnslly found himslfso much in debt By
aspendthrift course Of life, that he dared
net call upsn bis father for the means 10
extricase him
Troubles Of pecuniary character thick
ened upon him his father discharged debt
after debt, until he utterly refused to pay
aAy more fer his dissipased and reckless boy.
Al last he was seized and thrown into pris-
on in vain were his besoechings and prem
isss to his father He utterly refused to do
anght fer one who had proved SO unworthy
ofhisf hberality He had sighed and fretted
thus in confinement for weeks, when enc day
his doors were thrown open, and he was in
formed that his debt was discharged, and be
WAS once more at liberty.
8"Can this be my father 2" he thought. ~.
ies, he thinks | am sufficiently punished
ahd so at last releases me. Well, the world
is wide, and time is before me = and wish
this idea in his brain, it was scarcely Ave
months, before Antoine Leuval was again in
psison. His father had forbidden him his
house lang since, fer reason Of bis reckless
conduct as the gaming table, and his total
disregard Of expenses. Again he lay fsr
more than two months in prison, and again
lenting father, to whom he had in despera-
ton addressed many beseoching netes full Of
gsed premises. {
This second Incarceration had taught him
wisdom he was older by seme FIVE or six
! years than when he had graduated he be-
came thoughtful recollected his long forget
/ Ten profession, recalled his studies and beeks
and seriously set ahsut to retrieve a charac-
tsr that had already suffered in the worlds
| eye He opened suite Of rooms, devoted
his spare time to the hospital, and gradually
became an adept in his profession, and day
kY day, business poured in upen him, until
be commenced practice fully equal to his
time and wishes to perform. In the mean
! time the father of Antoine Louval had died
| and having much approved the decided
change he saw in his sons career, had willed
! him his eatire fortune
f Antoine was sitting by his Preside in an
elegant mansion. in one Of the most fashion
able and asistecratic sections of Paris His
! fact rested over the fireplace with that true
carelessness and abandon that bespoak the
bachelor lie was moody and thoughtful
IN was his birth night-that day he was
thirtyfour years Of age-iust fifteen years
older than when he was first introduced To
the reader 1t was always a thoughtful OF
easion to him, and he seemed more than usu-
ally moody now What more eeuld be
desire He was rick, honored, courted and
ranked as enc of the most skillful of his diff
fGult profession
AT that moment summons came to him
that lady in a neighbering quarter of the
city was in imminent peril of her life frem q
J 4, ~ of Il kbnk .,
ence wasinmediately desired. Rising With
professional quietuds, he placed his usual
packet Of Instruments and medicines in his
pocket, and stepping into his carriage, drove
to the point designated. Hero he was shown
into genteel apartment, and after divesting
himself Of his outer garments, was led BY II
young man into IN inner room, where lay a
female in that burning fever that rarely fails
to produce deliriam-the early stages Of ty-
phoid E
slHho is the lady p asked the surgeon,
My mother, sir
Has she been long sick
Oaly since morning, but, as she seemed
to wander ID her mind, this evening, and
hiss said if she should ever be seriously i'll to
send fer yeu as her medical adviser, con
Guided to DO So Elf
The surgeon examined the features before
himpmers minutely Strange recsllcetiong
came over him. He drew his lancet, care
fully blsd the patient, sat by her fsur hours,
and watched the operation Of his medicines,
came early and late fer many days, and A.
naliy saw the return Of reason to the patient
and aosR tie rose health once mere stole
ever her checks
And now, think you asked the surgeon
Of lhis'patient, enc day, that | know you
nst r
II supposed you had forgotten Charlottal'
Never e. said the enraptured maa, for
the first time giving vent to his feelings.
I'VE parted because ysu were too considsrate
alpnger t. live with me, and ret bear my
Iame. Will you share it new, still dearest
Snef
A tear only answered him, and pressing
his dearly lsFed and long lest Charlotte il
his arms, he was again happy
TELL me, dearest, knew you Of my being
rsleased from prison ct tive different times
years since q
|: e de-
L 5is was yeu, then, who liberated mel e
Yes she replied, with doWncast eyes.
h sHsreic girl How found you the msans2'
II By ombraidery, an art you first caused
ne tc laarn'
i al ] Chaflesta, how could you remain y
Isng unknoxa t. met
sIssw your prosperity. feared that The
poor sanbourine girl would be hinderancs
We vtar rising career.
Nav dearest, ysu are ever with me-haye