The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-11-07

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all the movements Of his granddaughter, aud
when the gatc closed behind her, he said with
a deep sigh, us if he was speaking to himself
." She has gone ont again y
Then probably TO divert the Socitudc which
was tormcnting him, he directed JuIictta TO 80
and tell the servant girl to take little Mary
out for walk, and added: Bring win you'
when YOU come back the newspaper that you
will find on the table in the saloon, ana come
and read 10 me upon the public rejolcllSs ol
last week That will amusc both you and me.
.Iulitta obcycd. \ short time afterwards
Marianne and Mary went out for their walk,
and Juutta returned, and seating herself upon
stool near her grandfather's feet, began TO
read the article which he had mentioned. III
was a very long one : and US she had to stop
now and then to spell some of the longer and
more difficult words, she had not quite finished
it when several knocks on the garden gate
were heard.
"Therc is no one to open it, grandpa" said
the little girl, interrupting her reading.
You must 90, then" said the Baron.
The garden gate was not far enough from
the piazza to prevent the old man from hearing
the following dialogue, which took place be-
tween his niece and lady--a stranger.
"Does not a young lady, teacher Of the
piano, lisc here ?" asked the latter.
NO, madam" Jalietta replied.
"lt must be here, certainly, my dcar had
the exact direction to this place given me.
She may be boader whom you do not know,
my little one.
ain the whole house there is no one but my
grandpa, who is blind" answered Julictta in
the impatient tone Of little girl who liked
mot hcr word to be doubted, "and Adcla my
oldest sister, aud Marianne, the cook, and her
husband, the gardener aud my little sister
Mary, and the dog, and and no one else.
But sometimes young lady comes here, who
teaches the piano perhaps she is the one you
want to see"
az wish to see Miss Adela st. Andres, who
teaches the piano in the family of -"
"I never tell fb, ma'am, +" said Julietta, i'm.
patiently interrupting her any sister Adela
is not teacher of the piano. Don't you think
/ ought to know?"
"Does the Baron st. Andres live here .
asked young man, stopping also at the half
open gate. Yes, sir"
"Thcn certainly the young lady for whom
you are inquiring lives here, madam" he said
to the lady who was questioning Julietta
q and, doubtless the Baron st. Andres, whom
| seek, is her grandfather. And to the i'll
tense surprise and even anger Of Juietta, who
still insisted that her sister was not a teacher
of music, the young man made his way to the
piazza, approached the blind father and, after
having assured himself that he was speaking
to the Baron ST. Andres" Baron, have the
pleasure of announcing to you that your pen.
sion is restored Z"
- Sir, sir, you must certainly have taken me
for some one ei e, y the Baron answered, his
surprise almost as great as that Of Julietta
+" for my pension has never been taken from
! me. How, then can you say it is restoredY
The young man resumed, and it was cyiden
: that he was also greatly astonishcd
7, care you not the Baron St Andres, wh'
, served in the reign Of Louis XIV, and Loni
: XVI, in the Vendean wars who has lost fy
sons in the war of the empire 2"
: Yes, sir, y the Baron answered
Your erand-danghter--th young lady
j Adela st. Andres--does not she give lesson
on the piano in the house of the Minister 0
WARM fact, to my sister,"
: Explain yourself sir, explain yourself y
$ the old man exclaimed "My pension lost
! Adela Three times day! Oh cntrca
J you, explain !"
! at Isl very simple matter, said the youn
! man but how can you be ignorant Of a
J, this 1t is u fact that have two sisters, an
) about year ago, when they were seeking
y teacher of music, your granddaughter, n
l. young lady Adela, offered her services; sl
! was recommended by the Countess dc Brial
q court, whose daughter she was also teaching
2 After some months had passed. knowing tia
) | was in the War Office, and that am til
e minister's nephew, she told me that your pei
o sion had been discontinued for two years, an
+ that no cause had been assingned for it, an
g she added, Neither a blind old man, nor
. young girl like. me- can take the nccessar
: steps to learn the reason Make yol
i mind easy upon that point" / said to her
g will take charge Of that natter" hay
l fulfilled my promise, and now have the plea
e ure of communicating to you the pleasing il
telllgencc that orders have been given not onl
for the restoration Of your pension, but ais
u for the payment Of all arrears"
: : "Oh Adela noble and worthy girl " c,
: claimed the old man, raising his sightless eye
J, to Heaven Oh daughter so unjustly u
= y cnscd--yon have concealed all this from n
: --all--cven the labor which your lial 10y