Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-07-06

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Iage priest, Who took some slight pains in
cui,Iva,ine them From him she learnt TO
speak French (the Basque or Bearnas os
YOU will know, being the jargon Of this
dIstric,.) 10 write, and to read, Of which lat
ter acquiremen, she made good use. Hum
BILE as such advantages were. they raised
her far above her companons-of which
she soon became the admiration and ora
Gle. The exercise Of the intellectual pow
ers has always an effect on the cnuntenance;
on jules naturally kind face, kindness and
sensiblily became more strongly STAN ped;
while the merrness of her eye was tanned
by look Of houghlInlness, destroyed, a.
times, By demure coquet,ish lance which
would he fixed on you from under her eye
lids. Kind and useful in her sphere, OF the
world she knew nothing ; she bad never
wandered beyond the vsIley, or the gorge
in which the valley terminates. Ifshe had
heard Of places larger Than her own village,
il was from some travelled son Of the
mountain, who had been to Dayonne, or e
ven as far as Toulouse, and who s.nniSh-
ed her by bis accoun! of The extent and lux
ury Of the cities.
Julie soon began to perceive shat, alIho'
she mi ght assist her family by remaining 81
home, she could assist them much more by
seeking employment in nne Of these great
towns Of which she had heard. Ii was no
selfish feeling which prompted her 10 this
course; too good 10 be selfish, her every
thought was for those she would leave be-
| hind her.
-. Although see had made known her wish
on this point 10 those most able TO assist
her in it, an accident solv' all difficulties,
and b' ough. abou, her desire.
| A lady, travelling with mountain party,
had The misfortune To fall from her horse,
by the turning Of The saddle. She sustain
ed no injury beyond "A slight Gu, on ibe
| lips, and severe shock ofthe nerves. Her
companions led her into the first cottage
which presented itself, which happened TO
be that of jules mother. The aSsiduous
and kind attentions of Julie won the suffer
er's favor, and she proposed to the delight
ed gill to become her maid The offer was
JOY onsly accepted and Julie was instruct
ed 10 present herself at lhe ladJ's honse ai
Pau in weeks time.
The lady into whose family Julie was a.
bout 10 enter, was fond Of company, and
her house was frequcnted by her own coun
trymen as we'll as by the numerous Eog-
lish residents who for health or pleasure
invaded the town every winter. She had
been long married, bu. had no family. Live
y and witty herself, she chose her compa
ny for their being so too, and, so long as
hpv ptrl, cd ~ eDt he
adornment Of her rooms, she was mol other
wise very particular regarding their charac-
tefs.
Among the many visitors Of Madame La
vile, jules m mistress, was Charles Down
ham, a young EngIIshman of good educa
lion and polished manners twenty-five
years of age, and no, very handsome Of 3
middle height. HIS voice was remarkably
sof. and winning, but il was his eyes which
gave expression to his countenance their
frank aud fearless glance, tempered with
great good nature, enlisted all whom he adj
dressed in his favor. He had originally
been intended for collegian, but in conse-
quence of serious reverse his fathers for
tune became insufficient to bear this ex-
pense. He bad accompanied his parents to
Pau to economlse, and to perfec, himself in
speaking French, prior to entering mer-
chants office.
Of course, mountsin-girl so beautiful
as Julie, attracted no slight notice from the
various young men who frequened Ma
dame Laville's but TO all liuIe batteries
she turned a deaf ear. She was not influ-
enced, as most young and unsophisticated
girls in like circumstances would have been,
by the love Of dress and fnery. What she
could spare from her wages was religously
laid aside for those at home. This SEEM
ed to be the whole objee, of her existence.
and engrossed her every thought. II would
have been well for her if This good motive
had continued 10 occupy her mind. By
the death of an unmarried uncle, however,
her family became The heirs of his l,lle
property, and recovered their former posi-
lion.
With this change of fortune, jules grea,
objec. was annihila,ed; thoughts which
were before strangers to her hear, crowded
upon her. The little store she had destin-
ed for home was mostly expended in char
i,y; but some Iiule also in ornaments.-
She became less reserved and more lively
The countenance which had been SO un-
moved at any casual or imperlnent COM
pllment, now sometimes dejgned smile,
which was, however, often followed by a
conlemptuous curl of the lp-whelher in
derision of herself or Of the complimenter
was doubtful.
Charles Downhsm was one of the few
| who h. All ohtrnded M attention on this n Il
beyond the passing glance which a pretty
woman claims. Julie respected his forbesr-
ance a, first, and ended at las. by falling
deeply and desperately in love with him
She had many opportunities Of seeing tba
he was the admrallon Of those with whom