The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-07-11
COUNCIL, BLUFFS, SATURDAY, JULY IL, 1857.

The garden gate Was not far enough frou
the piazza TO prevent the old man frou
hearing the following dialogue, which too
place between the niece and lady-s stran
ger.
..Does no, young lady, teacher Of th
piano. live here 7" asked the latter.
.'No, madam" Julietta replied.
ssIt mus; be here, certainly, nay dear!
had the exact direction to this house give,
me. She may be boarder, whom YOU d.
not know, my little one."
sin the whole house there is no one hu
my grandpa, who is blind. answered JUL
esta, in the impatient tone of a little CIR
who liked not her word to be doubted, ''anl
Adaa, my oldest sister. and Marianna, tn,
cool, and her husband, the gardener, anc
my little sister Mary, and the dog. and |
and one no else. But sometimes ayoung Ia,
DIV comes here who teaches the Piano, ano
perhapss he is the one you want to see."
ssi wish to see Miss Adela St. Andres, who
teaches the piano in the family Of"
.'Ineyer tell fbs, ma'am - said Julietta,
impstiently interrupting her; ''my sister
Adela is not a teacher of the piano. Don''
you think that ought to know"
s.Does the Baron St. Andres live here =
asked young man, stopping also at ths
half open gate.
s.Yes, sir.S
.'Then, certainly the young lady for
whom you are inquiring, lives here, mad
am," he said to the young lady who was
questioning Julietta; ''and, doubtless, the
Baron ST. Andres, whom l seek, is her
grandfather"
And to the intense surprise, and even an
ger of Juietta, who still insisted that her
sister was not Il teacher of music, the young
man made his way TO the piazza, approach
ed the blind grandfather, and after having
assured himself that he was speaking to the
Baron 81. Andres, said
cling to YOU that your pension is restored.''
.Slr. sir, you must certainly have taken
me for some one else," the Baron answer
ed, his surprise almost as great as that OF
Julietta, ''for my pension has never been
taken away from me. How then can you
say IL has been restored :"
The Young man resumed, and it was evi-
dent thai he was also greatly astonlshed:
'sAre YOU not the Baron st. Andres who
serv ed IA the reign of Louis Nv, and Louis
XVI, IN the tendean wars; who has lost
five SONS IN the wars of the Emplre I"
''Yes, slr," the Baron answered.
"Your grand -daughter-th young lady
-Adela 81. Aadres-does she not give les
sons on the piano in the house of the Min
lister of War-not to my sisters :"
"Explan yourself, sir explain YOURSELF" !"
the old man replied. "My pension lost =
Adela Three times II day! Oh! entreat
you to explain -
''lt is very simple matter,' the young
man SAID, ''but how can you be ignorant OF
all this !: 1t is Il fact that have two Sis
ters, and about year ago, when they were
seeking a teacher of music, your grand
daughter, the young lady Adela offered her
services; she was recommended by the
Countess De Bricourt, whose daughter she
was also teaching. After some months had
passed, knowing that was in the war Of
Gce, and that am the minister's nephew,
she told me that your pension had been dis
continued for two years, and that no cause
had been assigned for it, and she added
"Nelther blind old man, nor II young girl
like me, can take the necessary steps to
learn The reason" ''Aiake your mind easy
upon lhls polnt.' said to her viii take
charge OF the matter. have fulnlIed my
promise, and / now have the pleasure of
communicating to you the pleasing intel
hgencc that orders have been gwen, not
only for the restoration of your pension, but
also for the payment of all arrears.'
son. Adela! noble and worthy girl -
exclslmed the old man, raising his sightless
eyes to heaven; ''oh, my daughter so I'M
justly accused-you have concealed all this
from me; all--even the labor which your
hilai love induced you TO undertake.
''Uh where is she! why does she not
come: Go and seek her,
Jaietta went out, as if for that purpose,
and the Baron gradually overcoming his
the stranger lady, all that had passed that
mornlng--his fears and his anxieIies for his
grand d-daughter. The praises and blessings
which the old man lavlshed upon the absent
AdeIa met full sympathy from at least one
of his hearers.
"Uh, Baron. my dear sir!" the young
man sand, ''you do not know me yet. am
a Stranger 10 you, but will give you am
pie satisfaction concerning my family; l
have long loved your granddaughter; she
does not reject me; give her to me, im-
piore you for my wlfe!''
Al tnls moment Il cry of Joy from Juliet
til aRnO Ounceu the return OF Adella. When
Int latter saw The TWO persons who were
stanulng hear her grandfather, she blushed
deeply. ana hesitateu III her approach but
the olu man called her to hlm, land fondly
embracing her, SAID:
"Lsery.ninS Is discovered, you darling,
You httie .ogut and mere is one who CLAIMS
the lsnt 10 De your husband, and TO sepa-
rate yOu from me-"
"ne, VINO claims that right" the still
Dlusnlug girl answered, with a strange ming
4Iug oi tlm.1lty and of hrmness, ''must take
upon MIN ,ne charge of an old man and two
lIttie ones, for wlose welfare am respon-
slDle in The eyes OF uod."
''AIl, ali, wnom you love, shall be most
dearly welcomed, dearest lady,
Adela educated her two sisters, and saw
them happily married-as happy as her
self, and none could wish happier lot
Inc OInd Old baron hved 10 an extreme Old
age, and ut length died IN her arms, be-
queaihing 10 her his last fond blessing.