Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1852-05-14
FRIDAY, MAY Ia, 1852.
wILMINGTON, DHLAWAR

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Edouard took her arm, ansx few minutes
the whole family was united he yonng mar
drew his uncle away from &1r1able, saying
r+rs.,-sis v aun, and csisinis s8 lago, he got
iuwiln them, quite aa auus- big Indeed for
lhlm.
why, Edouard yoa are ing out Of your
way said the father. "a
i know II. But | cannot b 1t until to-mor-
row. NJ. Delise, will you gii1fms your daugh-
ter's handl Geraldine has "a ady given her
consent
My dear girl exclaimed r mother, why
did you nc, tell Us this beiotl Yon would
have saved US so much PAIN 1nd your suilors
the humiliation Of being gejed-i
Il did not make up my uf5yantil this even
linz replied Geraldine. Il doA 1t think should
lhaye acceptsd him io-mq, " Dnt he was
cunning enough 10 noms AID foPose before !
had time for reaestioa'
you will then authorise MI 10 accept hint
said NJ. Delisle.
i have accepted him, papa,t replied Geral-
ljine
That evening Eiouard enter \ the house with
them, and sat talklng for yi5s time. When
'lhe went away he had succ 4kpd 10 having the
4 wedding fixed for the mex fi. Geraldine
looked pale the next day; atAfhen her nam
ma noticed it, said she shqHti 90 no more 10
lpariies as She wished 10 lo0ESel on the day
\ She was mlrried. and expfess5,a wish to go on
Excursions into the coAntry ifnsiead. Nine.
Y Delisle freely acqnlesei, Eioryd came 10 din'
-lucr, looking much pleased, bnf still under tao
! Innuence OF the aslonishment which had not ye
been entirely efIaced from his plump and rosy
face.
= why, what do You thlnk!' le said, toward
he end OF the dinner, 'Aiifsf de kougemen
has lett Paris. AZ his sefyfN' were dlsmls
sed this morning ana ms steward received or
'lders 70 meet HIN at cens@nhAple. :,
> 'lndeed, replied Inc ilellsle, gravely
' while Geraldine inined oeadiyflie- but th''
room Is TOO clo.e ioi YOU my cllld'
mo mamma, saiu shH q"'efpi 'oui we az
. forgetting az apou' ouf excu.elins. shoui'
like to go 10 versailles Ss{H'oFow, and tax
8 all the pretty PAGES rout91Tsffrls In Ia tutu.'
= 'Bon!' cried y ward; n .aAs9as me. sha
libe With yea early, iezs Use you Will 40
4 Il want q bfeaNtaat ssflAe III Hls' rsrllf
Garaidine; So we must 80 10 va early
.rhat vote 20 be an admirAhle proposiio
- A, cleven will 90. But val IA q .,sing to pra
q ,ice tbe new variations on pasQlis are you not
f. .Yes. and YOU are poiag 10 AIng Monsieu;
/. said Geraldine, rising from the h,bIe. $50 con
el along. and me and papa can paytricirac a Il
. lima,
'rh,t aveninr the cousins PLAYED and sur
d ,oaother ,ill about tea, when they took ,e
~ u,Licb Eioua.d. good natured fellow, pretendt
10 like prodiciously, drinking the cups of mi
r. and ,ya,er under ,he serions Impression that
W ,yss The genuine infusion-a practice very con
le 'non in France, where tea is looked on as da
rerous to the nerves. Next day they went
$. Versailles. breakhsted at the Hotel de Franc
il. v;si,ad thn interminable galleries of picture
snd dined In Par at a late hour. The day a
H. ,sr @ ,bsv vent 10 Montgomery.
re Swiiuv passed the hours, and days, al
,.aot,s and sonn Geraldine saw the last d
EN-, which was to b. her own. lntHenty- four hou
ng ~ lava i,er ,nather's house forever,
80 sn ,h,, If man 10 whom 4 must be sup,
IL saa sba ,vas vsrv much atached, hut who "
( 90, I s,,so,iv ,he communion suied 10 her. G
| aiI,na ,yas verv grave that morning. 1t i
on haan orranoad that thew were 10 70 10 ST. G
'"ai,. sn and ,hongh ihe sky was ittie dark,
nor s,,,,. Iii insisted nm the excursion not bel
he r
in. srh;s ~ ;s ,be ,ast dav shall have any y
e's sa;d she. $50 let me exercise it.
tols NJ Joa, Csraldine.' replied her cousin, XII
nj us eli, aln,,ys ind ma ready TO yiels
liz ", ~ s,,,hinr I shall he model hush
al. ~. an, 10 law IN opnose ahy one
W. ~, u% das, h louard. .'put in Nine. Delisle
NJ srso ue@ consuI,s his wife's happiness will
,ro. a~ ,rars he hannv nj nself. We are very ca
,ss. rIa,eed vhen we see you Try to please US
lar lrhe viii is everything to u.s.
his .Thsn Ia us START said Elouard, laugh
rail-, viii mass Tho time, and am eager to try
in y" NJ w,, pas, pa,sred ,hs onan carrjare which
sh in1y 'ssJ f., 'hsif .exeutsions. and star
ma IsusuS ,su S now shining yery btkhtly. Edo
snd "s suI s,lf oe sniri,whe seemed bursting with
,yas ; Mas ,u'' was forced to sneak incessantl
ngh ;ue !, vsn, Geraldine was very grave the
IN ~ ~ ';ad a, her cousin's laiiies, and
ad' sue s'n "d ,hsn answered in herown p'ayful,
,l'e, now S"u The nsrsn,s ,houuh happy wer
now ,lnns loo. They were aboat to loose !heil
gbt. ',h;id end ,bouqb thew knew she would b
- - un'lu' anu 'I ,ha'5 essl;ng of involuntary