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who desired, it appears, to reform the neiUhbo,
mood. Instead Of Introducing the change hin
self, however, he tried to persuade others to d
so told the ignorant farmers of what the
might do, but did not attempt to demonstrate
his theories. People naturally enough laughe
at his lectures = his disquistions especially; a
! am told he had land himself, and never tho
; OF trying the sensible experiment of shewin!
his neighbnrs by practice the advantages h
believed, but did not know to exis'. Suc
wcllmeanlng men are worse thln useless -
they stand more IN the way Of real progres.
than the most obstinate devotee of antiquity
they are mere sentimental, and not prac ical re
formers But why so gloomy, Ernest? Surel,
have not offended you? / see you are lii,
tie unwell. Goodnight. Go home to bed
and tell your old concierge to make you some
Insane. 1t will soon be my Office to take care
CT monsieur when ne thinks proper to be ill.,
/ Ernest took her profered hand shook it ever
more heartily than usual, and went away. |,
was early: Just before midnight, and as the
( other guests were about to depart, the boane OF
! Nine de LaStange gave letter to Louise, who
alone, IN little boudor where she had retired
since none but card-payers remained, at once
opened and read it,.
Il write not in anger but with deep sorrow
! | love you too much to expose you to q life OF
misery. You have expressed too much con-
tempt for persons of my character not to be
very unhappy when you know me better. You
will, doubtless, fnd however, one worthy of
you. shall seek, after that severe but lust
lesson winch have now received. to win your
es eem now that your love is impossible Re-
member me kindly, fit be only because have
sufficient sense left t) save Won in time from
everlasting unhnppiness. This night, at eleven
| start for home.
'What have / done:' cried Louise. poor
Ernest. how generous, how noble, how good
Poor fellow! how those thoughtless, bitter
words must have gone to his heart. must
stop him. But no; he is gone. We'll, must
wait until tomorrow. What night he will
pass travelling How cruel he must think men
And away she hurried TO bed. as if by SO do
ing the morrow would sooner come
Meanwhile Ernest. whose mind had been
enlarged and elevated by more extended stud
les, went away on his road home, subdued, de-
jected, and yet not wholly cast down. He slw
directly the truth of all that Louise had said :;
he perceived where his own errors Law, ana de-
tarmned to profit by the lesson He arrived
~ horne after ong Journey, calm, serious, and
full Of strong convection Of his own former
pride, which made Ms present humility all the
more pleasing. His mother was delighted to
see hln; and when he declared his intention
Of devotng himself IN future to the firm, she
was doubiy pleased. He took up his former
quarters, and then, after u DAYS rest started for
a long walk To recruit ms booy, some what cner-
rataG ty study ans Town lie. He followed
the high roId winch lei to the Chateau DE
PlJutIercs, along which were several small
farms, and on; or two very extensive Ones
! lia walked GicnT. ms eyes fixed on the ground
n deep meditation, until he was suddenly
aroused oy loud voice.
'iliHo lnefe! Monsieur Ernest, | want to
speak "''il y0n, s3Id tic very Old farmer whom
de A1d trat made an attempt upon nearly two
years ago.
w ha' IS ~ rePHoH young Delavignc, rais-
ia@ ms hrid liuie hiu9huy; what can you
nave 70 "a; To t'e root 81 i.Gboude:'
'SIr. cHcd the other, as they approached
zen o'Ht7; i D'@ yoIr pardon, ind we all beg
YoHr pardon. But 90 vDu not see We did not
uhaerstlNd your me talk and we could not
'el!eFc Whit We d'dnt see. Bat tnan Vile.
Louise, our guardian angel, had Just finished
hcf model ia',n, aud there she hid all the i'm
. oVeuents ol winch you told rs. We'll, when
we saw tlit really there were better ways th IN
we Ene" or, yon ser VIC agreed to try, and I've
bought new plough here it is--and its
wee ABOUT mehAing IL thlt called you
wv lth pleasure Sni Ernest, who had listen
ed to the others words with deep Interest,"
'bl' IT nothing: couple OF nails ana a screw
Is all that's wanted.
Halt an hour later the defect was remcdi d.
an the two were at breakfast together. The
Old man nd that II Ernest would now open
his lectures they would be well attended of an
evening; AMI II confined to descriptions refer
rluE to things the farmers began to understand
"ouiu commune 3D. ne young man replied
tnl' nc Wo"'u III t"e hlh'eh acqn 'h'ed with
Wh't "du oeeh u"nt' ana wouIa deliver his
"'S' 'ecl"re Oh ',e io"o"lh9 ouhuiy-the only
~ "Hen '"''' P'P,'i1'"' III france couId
p' o2.'tctcd oS''Ie' 'o' SUN purpose. NeN'
II! HIhJ't '''!teu C'e lh'!el''irih OF ihe Chi-
teau de f'ouViefes. lie iouhd considerable
tract oil iahn unuer cultivation Inc head
was an En9ii9"'Na"' VINO hau resided some
years IN N9r'nihay' ana MS assistants were all
french ne hau' moreover fourteen pupils,
sons ol ilelg'oor'ls FARMERS mr. WIS
formed Ernest tnit II was only the powerful IN
Hnehce oI the Count He fIouVleres' and the
aHcct'oh o' 'he people 'or Louise MS niece,
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