Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-26

/ tUR- mamma how can you say su,h un-
KIM words 70 sour poor litile Cgralio. III u
| bic! burden, On, mamma an when yru
hive done so much for me-for Us " Thsn
forcing bsok Che tearr filing her eye; $40
| smiled, and lifting Sf. her mothers pretty
little CAP, gave 10 view III ldame FiscaeI's
profusion OF glorious blask hair Ten1aHy
smoothing ani kissing the black briids, She
tsald, No, not enc lay, tiny silver Ilns 70 be
seen, look Eugene, is there l--anl uamma
/ talking as If she were eighty -
1 - Foolish caild,'' replied Mad sme Fischer,
| replaciug TIE cap aud its cOquelicot ribbons,
What can my hair b'Ve q do with Eugeuc'S
| giving up the army Uoralie sho-E her
head, as If it had. but only said ", 10. We
will have TO giving mp of anything. Tine
| enough when Eugene is bald and grey head, 4
to7 him TO cell tobacco and suuf; and wLO
knows, mamms,' continued the brave girl,
but Eugene may live 20 be a ccaeISl
| Wouldn you like 20 see me n generals wife
mamma, a grand dame, and going % Court. "
and Coralie held up her head, and curtseyed
agaiu that Eugene's love for his profession
was no great proof Of his love for his be-
| trothed.
The day came at las. when there was no
longer any time for discussing the matter Il
had been supposed that the regiment, cnly
lately returned from foreign service, wJull
remain az home some months. Now, however,
\ IL was 4uenig OTUertu 70 htEters. Pass
| ttely as Eugene desired military III Jinctior
as ne now saw al Coralie's uusclSsh dcvoti n,
| ne felt almost inclined 10 relinq gish every am
bilious bope tor her dear sake
You must g, Eugene, she said wien he
| expressed some feeling of tbi, kind 4" You
must go-we have delayed too long for any
| other decision now NV brave Eugene as
brave as Bayard himself. must be like him,
not only pure, but above reproach. L could
| not love Eugene as do, mother turning d
1 Madhln Fischer, who wasInu rmuring some O.
position, "it said otherwise -
| Wounded Maimcl2 did you sayl An,
| well. 50 that when he comes back will Re
ais crutch, hztoH ,Ie Sa UEelles0.," AMI she
| pressed her lovers strong arm on hers, flush
ing overthrow and bosom with the effort ~ sua-
| lue natural yedrEings, natural fears Catch
| ing up terrible word whispered Iy the mo
ther, she flung her arms round his meek. cry
! ing, :. No, no, he Will not die be canuOt Gie
| but even so, il is soldiers duty to die for his
4 cguutry, and Eugene will DO his duty. aaI
| Coralie will DO hers" Poor heart horv Il
/ quivered, and how the tongue faltercd. as IL
| spoke these brave words NJ one knew the
nGrl victory over self COralie hal wOn. She
| herself, only realized it when the sat wa
over, and she was left 70 long days Of a!tey-
| nate anxiety and hope.
Madame Fischer had p-ophesiel more truly
| Of herself than she had Intended. After what
seemed mere cold, she almost suddenly died.
| Ihe reFersion OF her license had oHlY bccn
talked about, and not secured, SO Coralie. Rt
| si hteen, found herself alone in Paris, her
| hole dependence a few, yery few pounds.
the poor mother hal pnched herself for wears
! today by for her child dot
The brave-hcarted COralie went at once t.
| those ladies who had befriended her mother
| she told them of her engagement she was
very proud Of being the promised wife # Eu
| gene Peroud- Sac knew how willingly he
! year bQs she would ratgeT try and support
| herself until she actually became his wife
/ Her mothers savir-s CJTa,ie wished laii
aside . be used as that dear lost one hat
| u cant - $685.
The ladies applied to iheir neices OF daush-
| ters al Madame Severe S, and through their
| exerti0ns C,raiie was received as s0Hs-u,ri-
| tTesSe. Fyr four years had Coralie brushed
| hair, picked cut missaapon stitches heard un-
| learned lessons stanmered through nnd cor
| rected iIrcOrriSible exercises. A letter from
Engene sufheed 10 cure all her head and heart
WEAKNESS. What delight the first letter hHI
| been, She peered al every word, till she
learned the trick of every letter-how b.
| crossed his ald dotted his > the and
writing, indeed, seemed to her diTerc n from
| all other handwritings. Coautle were tho
| times the thin paper was uuf0l led, and HCt
4 partc1 with night or day, uBtl another. AID
another, NJ les dear; followed each in it,
| turn lI> predecessor throne. Al iG~f.
| she received the lon5-iooked for news: Eu-
gene had won his epaulets in open f.-ht. suf
been noticed by the Prince himself How
| Coralie cried for Joy, and how Madume Severe
| scoldei her for having flushed checks.
Time went steadily IN, hurryins hin seIrr,r
NJ one, and now Eugene writes sf his return
| IN another year rs certain. A ypar, Who,
ter thirty. says with heartfelt confidence.
| only another year, aud then, This certaI.ty
\. L. 4 -,
| To Cprahe the annoyance OF leaving NJ III lms
Severe. Not that COralie had any affect ~
| for that prim. uncensurabie lady; hut she
would have borne almost anything % be per-
nittei the shelter Of a respectable roof ill
Eugene came To claim her. Why NJ dame
Severe had such an antipathy 70 thc hand
some, healthy, smiling girl, courageous aud
iidcpenient in her nearly mental situstion,
lie: lnOralis's explain. The indepeniunt, per-
haps, was the teacher, with lot a scrap If
that tWining and cilnginS Of parasite plants
which. whether he will or no. embrace and
hold fast the rugged, knOtty oak, until they
make him subscrTlent 90 their support
Ceralie had proved her courage by rem ain
inS SO many years n drudge for Madame Sc
we're. bat the prORd spirit could not brook the
chance Of being discharged as an ill-behayed
servant, and Madame Severe had not been
spaEing in hints that she must either resign or
DC dismissed.
80 Al ldemdiseile Fischer LETT the pensloRnat
for young ladies' and by the advice Of VI td-
ame Ferey, one Of those who had shown most
interest ia her at the time of her mothers
death; she resolved t. try what she could
make sf a dayecho5l for children, rather than
run the rslS of eneOunte ipg another Madame
Severe There was no time for much ponder
lag; tie poor ca mot afford the luxury Of hes
ilatfen; 50 Cvralie at once hired couple Of
raems in one OF the small streets Iunr ins into
the Rue 81 HonorS-a uei On borhoad ahound-
ing in small shops and pOpulous with small
ehildrea. 10 furnish these rooms. soreIy
against her wishes, our young schOolmistress
hsi to expcnd ber mother s savings Corllie
had no morbid sensi5ility. but she sorrowsd
over this infringement of her dead mothers
whhes as. If that mother could have been
panied By the deed, She listened attentA ely
10 Madame Ferey, WHO said the furniture KOu.d
be dot as the mJucy, and tried u look satis-
iehn her iadyment wRs canvircel but no. her