The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-11-11

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+ s'Why, surely, he does not fancy him
self in love yetr' said Madame Guyot, in
an an accent of alarm. sOur neighbours
daughter, Madeline, casts sheep's-cyes al
him, | know, young as he is; and JAG
ques often tells her how like a little angel
she seemed to him when her mother
made her the bearer of that draught OF
water. But it is, doubtless, only non
sense, for he is still a boy, and she is a
full year younger"
Il was not thinking of Madeline, wife,
replied Monsieur Guyot; sin my opin-
ion, Jacques loves something else better
than all the little damsels in the world
mean money. He is always boarding
every sou he can collect and trying, by
all sorts of extra services, to earn more
than his daily wages; and | almost fear
our son will turn miser, since he spends
nothing he can avoid"
"Oh, if that be the case, he is, doubt
less, thinking of some girl, and trying to
save against the tirc when he is old
enough to marry but he is good youth"
added Madame Guyot, brushing tear
from her eye at the thought of having a
| rival in the love of her only child.
"All, wife," said her husband, "you are
almost jealous of Madeline; bat remember
you cannot keep this one lamb of yours
always by your side; and ! say that if
the thought Of having, some day, to pro-
vide for wife makes the lad SO saving, /
| for one am we'll content
The return of Jacques here stopped the
conversation. Hours after his parents
were at rest the youth sat by the lattice in
| his little chamber. A luxuriant vine hung
over the easement, and, waving back
wards in the moonlight cast fantastic
shade rs on the wall. Little knew the
parents Of Jacques by what strong feel
ings he was actuated, though both were
in part right--the father when speaking
! of his almost misery habits, the mother
in believing that her only son loved Made
| line.
The youth had one OF those thought
| full natures which become old too soon
and those who wonder at love in boy of
| sixteen, must remember that in southern
| France, the blood runs warmer than in
colder climates. 1t was indeed wonder
| full how he always thought of Madeline in
connection with that night Of feverish ag-
ony--how like ministering angel the
child had seemed in his eyes when she
tripped lightly in with the cooling drink
to satisfy his longing. The cup Of cold
water had worked with marvellous
charm, and the youth regarded the girl
with feeling akin to worship. In the
eyes of the others she was just a bright
eyed laughing thing, somewhat wilful and
capricious at times,as girls are apt to be;
but to poor Jacques she was being of
heavenly beauty.
The recent scarcely of water had again
brought the old scene most wildly to his
mini, and YOU might have seen by the
moonlight how pale and agitated was his
face After long vigil, he rose, and ia
king from secret repository a sum of
lnoney-large for him to possess = he
slowly counted it, and then casing earn
estly on his treasure, said softl,,-, at might
be done in long lifetime; but o, Made
line, Madclinew then with tears stream
ing down his cheeks he flung himself on
his knees to pray. Poor Jacques! he
prayed with slch earnest, simple faith,
that he rose tranquil, and seeking his
couch, soon fell into sound sleep.
Three or mo,e years went by, and still
Jacques continually added to his store
So scrupulous was he in denying himself
every superiority that the ncighbors whis-
pered how the young Guyot had become
miser. Some did more than whisper;
they spoke openly to his mother respect
ing this popularity in her son. Madame
Guyot looked very sagacious, and gave
mysterious hints about the virtue of SPAR
ing ones self to spend on another, glanc
ing as she spoke at jacques and Madeline,
who were just visible to the group ofgos-
sips.
Let love be the presumed cause of a
mans actions, a woman will hardly ever
deem him in the wrong, however extrav-
agant they may be. So it was with the
possips, at whose self-constituted tribu-
nal JACQUES was tried, and from that time
many sly joke was levelled at Made
line. till the little damsers head was al
most turned with thinking Of the-of
course much magnifed - riches which
were boarded by her admirer for her to
spend some day. She felt she@was be-
loved, for it is not hard 10 divine when
one is the dearest of all earthly objects to