The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-11-08
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4 TALE FROM THE FuEScH OF rREpER,c
SoUL1E.

soULIE.
lswas born in one of those little ham.
iets situated III the neigliborhood of Mon.
teliinart, IN the south Of France, of hum
ole parents; my father mad made many a
'rull'ess elfort To raise himself above midi
gehee. HIS last resource in his old are
arose from the exercise Of a talent which
lie had acquired in hisyoutl--that of bel
iows,nending. This, too, was the hum.
Ole protession which was destined IN
'oiiow. Being endowed by nature will,
9uieS and lively faculties, both of mind
and bO'ly, soon grew skilful in INV tr de
anu having an ambitious spirit, set of for
lyons 10 prosecute my calling there. |
was no Tar successful, that l became y
great favorite with the chaml,er.,naids
WHO were my chief employers, and whom
my good looks aud youth Interested in my
favor. = -
One evening, however, as was return
ins hone after my days rounds, | WAS
aceosted 10y four well dressed young men,
who threw out "a few pleasantries ON NV
proicssion. which answered in a sIyl. of
good lium"red railiery, that seemed To-
surprise aud please them. saw them
loo Significantly at one another, and
heard oae Of them say; la' ~.
'Tgis is our man ~ '"T ~
Tile words alarmed mo Ion, 49,.
Were speedily disp.rsed' 's"''
.tP.rourou !p said one. nvo, .,,.;l .,
With us---we have scheme which ina,
doyou good. Ii ,you do no, .Hro. 49, !,
we shall NOT harm yo, In, -. ~
to ketp cur secret. d., ,In, .h,iI }
come viii, us" ,f'
Seeing all of them 10 i. o.,,,ono, :,
al,psaraIice, 4 did NOT he.i,',,s ,n .,,.,.,,,
ti.ssoifer. They ronJn.,eJ n,a .. ,u.p nu.p
bcs OF cross streets. anJ ~ l,s, ..,,.r,.I !.
handsome house. il, an nn,r,nm,, oI wL;,I
We foa,,i six Other yonar men who ,ns
peared to have been waiting i,npa,irn,iy
for my, conductors. A few explanatory
words passed respecting me, aud soon nj.
forwards we SAT down To supper. | gave
way TO the epjp, men, of ,hc hour-Jei,,I
young, illoughticss, and ii.ht.Lear,.dE
and vented n succession, Of pl.asap,r;.s
which seemed Highly to pl.ase ,,,v chance
companions. Bat they NIL gr:w silent
aud tllougi,tlul ere lony. aud finally one
of them addressed me thus.
..'lhe ten persons whom ION see ,,ef,r.
,pu," said l,e, ,.'nre all enyravyrs aud citi
zens OF LYONS. We are aIl in good cir.
cun,siances, and make very hau,lso,n.
living by our occupation. q Wv. are NIL Al.
tached TO one another. and formed a very
happy socie,y, till love s,e,p,d in 10 lie.
turb ,ls. III the street OF ST Dominic
there lives a picture, dester, Il man OF re-
spectacle station but other wise mn or,I;.
nary personage. He has. however 81
daughter. possessed OF every acco,npIi,h.
nent, and endowed with every gree, bu,
all whose amiable armliries are Shaded bv
one Iefect--pri,le- -insu,,portal,le pride
a, an example ofti.e way IN which This
feeling his Led her 10 treat Others. will
own that / myself paid my aJJresse. N
her, aud WAS approved OF by her father
as one Ly birth and circumstance mu.J,
their superiorl But what was ,i,e answer
which the insoicnt giri herself gave to m,
suit ''Do you think, sir, that youn.
won,an like me was born fov nothing bet
Ter il.an TO bc the wife Of nm enorayer n
lHrr pride and her charms has been
equally feltby us ,aIl!' continued the
speaker, ''and we hold that she has cast
slur both upon us and our profession
We therefore have resolved to show the
.lit,lainful girl that she has not indeed
been bor.s TO the honor OF being the wife
OF an engrayeri Now will you (address.
ing mel venture TO become tile husband
OF ~ charming wo,nan. who attain p.riec.
ton wants only to have her pride ,nortifi.
ed and ber vanity puniAledi" !"
Yes" answered I, spurred on by the
excitement ofthe moment ;"I comprehend
6 bat you would have me do, ami win
fulfil i 10 such manner that you shall
have no reason to blush for your pupil I"
The three months that followed ihis