Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-10
miscellaneous.
THE ORPHANS CHOICE.
A BEAUTIFUL STORY.
CHAPTER /.

some distance beyond the Bola De Boulogne
near Paris. ThesWhildren much rcsembled
each other, but were yet quite dissimlar.-
They both had dark brown hair, large, dark,
bright eyes, and clear complexion; both were
tall. slender and graceful, and Of the same
height and size but the brow of ono was
high and broad while the Others was low and
narrow; one was a sweet intelligent and low
ing expression Of countenance indicative Of
Iiudgmcnt and forttude. while the looks of the
other denoted fiery impetuosity and reck-
lessness that would give great energy in
sudden emergency, but which would soon
weary under continued annoyances
As the children sat crying by the roadside, 4
with their arms about each others necks, an .
elderly. honest-looldng farmer came singing
around a curve in the road which had hidden I
them from his view. and astonished by the /
sudden apparitian of the little woepers. he
+ stopped short and exclaimed
'What now, my pretty ones Has the /
mother-bird flown away; OF have you straycd
from your nests Why do you weop;
''Alas we are orphans-Paulne and -
said tho low-b browed one. "We have nobody
to care for us. We have come ont here TO
die"
"Soul Of my mother r. exclaimed the hon
est farmer throwing up his hands "spirit so
j young and yet weary of wing. Who could
. have imagined it, Arc you sisters
mo- replied the one who had been called
o Pauline; Camille is my cousin; her tather
o was my mothers brother
T Bv kind questioning. Jean Hudelt for that
T was the farmers name learned that the little
a orphans had come from Provence to Paris
with the mother of Pauline, to find an uncle,
a who would have protected them; but alas
g the good man had died before their arrival,
and the mother and aunt soon died. also ana
= now they were left alone without a rleh" lu
the world. And Camille again saia theN want
ed to die but Fauhne sna her In"th'I nag
Y taught her to trust IN God ana that she "'"''
trust in Him.
;" "How intelligent they seem Soli'o4 1lnen
D. the farmer, "aud so handsome TOO bat
% Pauline is the Angel while OaniHe Is tne
III Devil in pantalettcs-tha' Is PLAIN enough 10
o be seen. / can't leave them here To die-
Il poor things nor can ! support them az my
home MY gooo Marie "ou'" "vr'o'''7 '''''"
m to be sure, as she would any suffering crea-
y ture, but that would not keep them ana US
20 from starving. wish the good Josephine
was still Empress, l d take them to her out
y this new, blue-eycd wife of the Little Corpo-
raj is as cold and sour as Dutch Cheese--oe-
t. sides she don't know that ! saved her nus
OF bands life in Egypt
At that moment an opera carnage drawn
Oh by six milk-white horses dashed arouh" 'h'
e. curve in the road, and as Hudelt le"ped 20
~ one side to avoid being run over ne Iecosn'@-
ed in the occupants OF the carnage lne D'n,
X peror ana Empress Nuo VIZ ''sl5
o. their accustomed morning rides wi'n only a
ch postilion and two iootmen ior the9 S'lenI
of ants. Napoleon had also Icoo ni1eu 'iio o'"
ot soldier OF Italy ana ESyP'' anu "'n 'iio ','''
n ocratlc impulses wmch gave MN SN'h d no.u
,s. upon the masses ne oruorou lnl ',,,''''
Dol rem up' and tnen occNpn'" 10 tiNN1,' ~ "P
nd proach' ne latter oeHo''H6 ''A o'u
in rade 70 oe ootn onh'p''9n' "','
ar was frightened lest ne hau ol,tn'u nus u''-
ew complimentary rehccDions upon 'no Jii''' y''
ere of his new oiue.eyed "le o"' 'oi''ll9 .l'
ave children 10 remain "noIe 'neY "G.e' ~ -.
- preached the carriage WIN uu''''i,'
ob The Emperor manner AZ oico i
i've hoWe'vr' .t - IS thn Gr,nor
wv cordially graspng the mana OF the i'ru'o''
ew said
lef- 'Ah, my brave eomraue' Is II YOU 'n'I
And you have turned your sword lh'o Plo"
ro- share. eh But as you were ho' = -, ,''''''
10 where did you Set your pfuh'nS npoN Nj,
les. Ihen gaily PihcHihS 'h9 ',i91N VI A.,
us Louise he laug9insy added lou ,r ~ 't'l'
Os- am familiar with Inc propnres' "'1
man mere sa'eo my i''e ~ -! P.' IA -
not love him ike to meet my oiu Dra'c
~ mus IN tho gu VI 49, l'' -
the clover But tell me- ne sala more ser =
''are you prospenns' Hudeit Are you sai
lof against want IN case oil Dl'Bh' oi s'Nn0''
lng Conhde in me a..
nns The good farmer oyerwhelmed py I'M IN
hng spontaneous kindness on the part ol ms 1t
title nowned master could hardly ar'icula'S
'ns, word. But he finally managed 10 say thO
ana he did not own inc larh ne "otAe'' anu .''o
ma he was far from beng prepared ior any SoIl1u
has misfortune As soon as the Emperor under
ma stood thus mueh' he impetnously ln'eiruP P.
Y ID Hudelt' and saia' leave ehat 10 iiI m
hts me your address Your family shall Dc pr
for yided for before the sun goes down an
now have you any particular request 70 lnaAe max,
cor Speak Don't hesitate we did not h.spo
or- at Lodi. nor at Mount Tabor, did we '-e
fol- Hudelt: said Napoleon w''h oe"'nil
smile. ma.
that While the Emperor was speaking huuo