New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-05

III The grace. go
won't you 90 in. door. and take come coffee :"
sssed Tiudsine, touching the land-ste~1d on the
arm.
Monsieur Lomsque started little and len his cane
sticking in the ground. a tbousa0d thanks Mod
si,ur," be .sid; "msy be allowed 70 folo- you I"
Il confess the beauty Of the evening makes me
little unwilling tie leave thie place just yet
"Ab The beauties OF psfure-I feel them with you
Nor sieur Irudsine; | feel them here Saying TINS
Len saue laid ope hard bis heart, sno .ltn the
other pled his stick on: Of the grUs tie hsd looked
a. little ct the landscape or The setting Gun a. Mon
sieur Justin himself
They sat oo-p side by side on the empty bench;
and then there followed an suk gard pause. sdonr'
siye Lcmsque vas too discreet 10 frzet his plsce,
and venture starting DeE topic. lfudtloe va
preoccupied, and disDclined TO tak. IL Wa necss-
ssry, however, In common poiteb1ss 10 say SONS
thing Hardly attending himself 70 bis own words,
be began with commonplace phrase fesre,'
Monsieur Lor sque that we have not tad more opPof-
Turtles OF lettering our acquaintance.
81 feel deeply indebted, rsJonsd Tue iancs's sNa,
"to the admire e Madame ID vile for having chosen
me ss her Escort hi'her from Der son estate near L
ons snc having thereby procured for me tae honor
Of this intro duction.' Both Monsieur Lonaguss red
rinuec eyes were seized with sudden ~ OF sinking,
81 be msde this polite speech. Dis enen-s we're &C
cusfop.d to ssy that whenever he was particularly
hfir cere, or particularly deceiiful he always took
refuge In the weakness Of bis eyes aud 30 evaded me
trying ordeal OF being obliged 70 look steaally al ne
person whom he was speaking with.
i vac pleased 10 hear you mention my late father
psnse at diner, in terms of high respec continued
Trudaine, resoluiely keeping up the eonVersatlon'
odd you know hin =
81" am Indirectly indebted 70 your excellent f.ther,
answered the lsud steward for the very stustion
which now hold. At time zhen the good word OF
nan Of substance ana reputation vas needed 70 save
me from poverty and ruin, your ftoer spoke tha'
word. Since then bave, ln NY own very smau way,
succeeded In life until bave risen 'ohe honor oil sd
perir tel ding the estate of Mon'ieur Danve
Excuse me-but your wsy OF speaking OF your
prfseBi situation rather surOrisss me. Your fsther,
believe was n merchant ust a. DaUvile father was
a uercf ant the only ference between than VS.
hat one failed and the oner realized lsrSe fortune.
Why should you speak of youTseli ae honored by ho'-
ing your present place y
"Hsye you never heard 7" exclaimed Lomsque,
with an srpearapce OF great asioIishnen' " or car
you ksye fesid and forgotten that vi 7dsme Danvhe
Is oescended from of the noble houses OF France
Has she never told YOU ne she has o'en 'o'd ms tns
she couaesceuded ben che married her late hu'0an1i
and tfst her great object in life IS IL get he title OF her
family wears since extinct in the male line settled on
her SOM"
"Yes," replied Trudaine; 81 remember 20 have
henIo something Of tbis ana 10 have paid 40 great
after ton 10 it at the time, having little symP-'hy
with such ASPIRATIONS as You describe You have
lived many years in Dsnvllles service, Monsieur
Iomsaue. have YOU" he besitsied for moment,
than continued looking toe land steward fall 10 the
face "bsve you found him good and Kind m tster
Lornaaue thin lips seemed to close ns'lbcnsey
at the question il be were never gong to speak
again. He bOUed-Ifud4ne WalteO-De only DO"dI
sssin. Trudaine waited third time. Lomsque
looked at his host with perfect steadness tor an H-
stapt then his eyes began 70 get weak again. foi
seefB to have some special Interest ne quieuy TO-
marked elf may soy so without ohsnse, IN asking
me thst question"
Il deal frankly, at all hazards. with every one,
returned Trudaine; "and stranger "a you are, | VIII
oeal frankly with you. / acknowledge that have
an ineres in asking that questionable dearest, the
epdefest of all interests At those last words, his
voice ;rerbed tor moment. but he went on hrm'y:
" From the beginning of my sisters engagement
with Danville | msde II my duty not TO conceh my
own feeipes: my conscience and my affection Tor
Rose counseled me TO be candid to the last, even
though ny condor should DISTRESS or oheod Others
When We first made the acquaintance OF Madame
Dsnvine, and when fret discovered that her sou
attentions to Rose not uDfavorably received,
felt astopished snd though il cost me hsrd effort
did not conceal that sstoDirbmeDt from my sister -
Lcmaque, who had hitherto been eli attention,
started here and threw up his hands in am4zsment.
"Astonished did | hear You ssy1 Astonishsd sion.
sieur Trudare that The attentions OF young gentle
rnsn possessed of all the Praces and accomplish sns
of highly bred trenehman should be iayoraoly re-
oeiyed by a Young lady Astonished that such a
dancer such a singer, such q talker, SUCH no,o-
riousy fascinating isoies msn e. Monsieur Danvine
should by dint Of respectful assicuty, succeed 10
making come impression Oh the heart OF nade,oci-
seue Rose Oh Monsieur lrudasDe, respected Mon
s;eur Truds;ne this is almost too much 20 credit ~!
Iomaoue's ewes grew weaker than ever and sinked
ipcesssntly as he uttered this apostrophe AZ the
quirngly al round him, In muIe apes " us' et9oi
nature. fl,
"When, in the coarse Of time matters were furthsr
advanced" continued Tiudane, without paying any
attention to the interruptions; when toe 9sef Of n n
rage was made, and when knew that Rose had IN
her own heart accepted it, objected and did not
| conceal my objections
| "Uesyepsp' interposed Lornsque, sgsin, casping
hs hands this time with look OF beSiidermen,i
what objections what possible objections 10 man
Young ana well bred with an immense fortene ana an
| incorporated character nave hearu 1i tns7S
| objections know tsey have made bad blood aad
| ask n yself again and again, what can they be
GOOD knsys | have often tiled 10 dismiss them
from nv mind as faucful and absurd said lrudslue,
and have always failed. II is Impossible 10 your
presesoe that / describe IN detail what my 80
impressions have been from the first oil the MISTER
whom YOU serve. Let IL be enough II conuIe 10
Won that cannot even now, persuade myself OF tue
sincerity Of his attachment to 10Y sister, and toat
feel-in epit OF mysef IN spite of my earnest desire
IN mt the mcst in pcit confidence VA R,ses choice
a distrust of bis character ano temper. which now,
on the eve Of the marriage amounts TO p)etlVe ter
| ror. Long secret suffering, doubt and suspense
yripg this confession FROM me, Monsieur Lomaq1e,
almost unswares, in defiance OF caution 10 denance
| of all the coryentionaities OF society. lou nave
lived for years under the same roof With this man
YOU bsve seen him in his most ungu4rded aud prvs'e
Inomente. / tempt sou to oetray no connu.ncs-l
| oulv AK you If you can mske me happy oy teulcg
me that | have been doing your master grleVous H.
iust;ce by nv opinion of him ask you TO take my
fsps and ten me- if you can, 10 all honor, that ny
sitter is not rskirg the hsppioess Of her whole life
By giving herself il msrrsse to D-nyille to NOR
! row :"
| He held out his hand while he spoke. BY some
strange chance, Lomaque happened, Just at th 1t mo-
| ment TO be looking away toward those beauties OF
nature which he ADMIRED 90 grestly. Really, Mon.
sieur Trudaine, really such an appeal from you a
srch time. smazes me- Having got so tar, nc
| stopped and said DO more.
"When we first sat down together here, had no