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Adelaide hesitated: it was, however, no
conscientious scruple which occasioned her
hesitation She was FrenChwoman, beau
Y ty, and little--a very little-of coquette.
To add to her attractions by the slight super
kcherieS Of the toilet was, she thought, very
kenial SIM it was a thing which, in the society
that surrounded her, was looked upon as ne
cessary and sometimes even considered as aVir-
tue. She was strange girl, O dreamer, an en-
thusiast, with a warm heart and lively, but
perhaps too easily excited Imagination. From
| her infancy she had been accustomed to re-
fleet, to question and reason but left almost
entirely to her own unguided Judgment the
habit was not in every respect favorable to the
! formation Of her character 1t was, however,
but little injured by it. She was one of those
! favored beings whom no prosperity can spoil,
no education entirely mislead, aud whose very
| faults arise from the oyerflowings of a good
and generous nature. The thoughts that ag-
itated her now were those worthy OF her gen.
| tie heart.
"Monsieur Lagnier," she said earnestly,
''such beautiful hair could only have belonged
to some young person. She must have been
in great distress to part with it. Do you know
her? Did she sell it to you? What is her
name2 ] cannot bear to wear it; l shall be
| thinking of her continually"
"Ah, mademoselle Adelaide, that is so like
you! Why, have provided half the yonng
ladies in Pariswith false tresses and not one
has ever asked me the slightest question as to
how or where they were obtained. Indeed, l
should not often have been able to reply. In
this case, however, it is different. [ bought
it myself, and consequently can give you q
little information respecting it. Yesterday
evening, was standing at my door in the Rue
st. Honore, when young girl, attracted no
doubt by the general appearance OF my win
dow, stopped to admire the various articles ex-
hbited there She had pretty face, bat /
scarcely looked at that; / only saw her hair,
her beautiful, rich, golden hair. It was push
ed carelessly behind her ears, and half con-
cealed beneath little white cap. "Aladem-
oiselle," / said, accosting hsr-for | could
not bear that she should pass the doors
there anything that you would like to buy a
pair of combs, for instance. | haYe some very
cheap; although" | added, with sigh, as
she appeared about to move on, "such lovely
hair as yours requires no ornament. AT these
wordsshe returned quickly, and looking into
my face, exclaimed: "Will you buy my hair,
monsieur2" 'Willingly, my child re-
piled; and in another instant she was seated
in my shop, and the bright scissors were CLEAN
ing above her head. Then my heart failed me,
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care you not sorry, child, to part with your
hair2' asked. "No," she replied abruptly;
and gathering it all together in her hand, she
put it into mine. The temptation was too
great; besides saw that she, herself was un-
willing that we should break the contract
Her countenance never changed once during
the whole time, and when all was over, she
stopped, and picking up a lock which had fall
en- to the ground, asked in an mfaltcring
voice: "May keep this mousieur?" ! said
yes and paid her; and then she went away,
smiling, and looking quite happy, poor little
thing. After all, mademOiselle, what is the
use Of beauty to girls in her condition of life?
She is better without it. -
'And her name--did you not ask her namep'
inquired Adelaide responsibility.
"Why, yes, mademoiselle, did. She told
me that il was Lucille belmont, and that she
was by trade f2ewiSte. 1t was all the in
formation she would give me.' g ..
"What could she have wanted with the mon
eyH Perhaps she was starving; there is so
much misery in Parish considered Madem-
oiselle de Varenne, after pause
''She was very pale and thin,' said the
hairdresser; but then so are the generality Of
our young citizens. Do not make yourself
unhappy. about it, mademoiselle; | shall see
her again, probably, and shall endeavor to
With these words, NJ. Lagnier respectfully
took leave, having by one more expressive
glance testified his delighted approval Of the
alteration which had taken place in the young
lady's appearance.
Adelaide, having summoned her maid, con-
tinued her toilet in listless and absent man
ner. Her thoughts were fixed upon the young
girl whose beauty had been sacrificed for hers,
and an uneonquerable desire to learn her fate
took possession of her mind. Her intended
disposal Of the morning seemed quite TO be
forgotten; and she was on the point of form
ing new plans, very different from the first,
when the lady to whose care she had been con-
fided during the absence Of her father from
town, entered the apartment, and aroused her
from her reverie by exclaiming; "Ah, you
naughty girl! have been waiting for you
this half hour. Was not the carriage ordered
to take US to the Tuileries?"
eyes, indeed, it was; but l hope you will
excuse me: had almost forgotten it. And
Adelaide Immediately relatedt to her friend the
circumstance which had occurred, and beg
ged her aid in the discovery Of Lucille, Mad
anne d Heranville laughed reasoned, but in
vain; and finding Adelaide resolved, she at
length consented to accompany her upon the
search, expressing as she did SO her entire
conviction that it would prove useless and un-
The day was spent in visits to the principal
modiSteS Of Paris; but from none could any
information be gathered concensng the young
flower.gill None had even heard the name.
Adelaide was returning home disappointed,
but not discouraged Still resolved to con,
tinue her endeavoFs she had just announced
to Madame d Heranville her intention Of Wis
: iting upon the following day the shops Of an
: inferior class, when the carriage was sudden
! ly arrested in its course BY the crowd Of vehi.
cles which surrounded it, and they found
themselves in front Of small warehouse oi
the description she alluded to, She was about
to express a wish to enter, il being still early
when her attention was attracted by two per.
sons who stood conyersing near the door, and
whose voices, slightly raised, were distinctly
lRudible. They had excited the interest and
curiosity Of both Gtheir manner, and by the
ssprespion Ot sorrow depicted upon the eoun'