The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-05-20

Armande employed in settling the household
| accounts with the cook.
His surprise deprived him Of Speech and he
hal some trouble in explaining the motive OF
his sudden apparition.
"Joana will show you your road directly
unless you will rest Yourself little WHILE
| said Armande, pointing to the adjoining room
the door of whish was open.
| It was a little parlor in which M. Rene
| found the father and mother of The young lady
and the ambitions godmo'her who carried her
| to the waters. He asked the aunt and neice
if thcv did not recollrct him. The aunt an
swerrd that she did not.
| cit seems to me as if had seen veu. bnt !
cannot tell where or when," replied the young
| lady.
| M Rene felt little saddened thar Made
moise'le krmande had preserved only vague
ard confused remembrance of him. He re-
minded these ladies that be had met them al
the baths. .......-...
The young lady smiled as she glanced at her
country toilet. Her amt smiled as she thought
of the failure of her hopes. 81
Before taking his leave M. Rene improved
70 come again. He came the next day and
foun! the queen of the waters making pre-
serves.
Every dav he surprised her thus engaged in
household cares. alwavs simple, natural, mod
est, happy. The metamorphosis was complete
or rather the queen for a day turned for mo-
men' from her true vocation, had returned with
Joy to her own habits and tastes.
"Yon do not then regard the pleasures of
last summer?' asked M. Rene.
good aunt. II was to please her that went TO
the waters with her''
"Do you return there next summer?"
s:No, inds ed. once is enough, and l was
quite weary of them"
"What do you say. Svas not the place full
of enchantment to you? Were there not new
fetes when you displayed yourself brilliant in
charms and ornaments, surrounded by homage
and a1mira!ion." .,.s
~ NAV appear very absurd TO you, but these
i'll at ease in The part of fine lady which was
made to play. I felt rediculous in those dres-
as of which you speak, and in those six weeks
of forced elegance, I became disgusted with
the toilet for the rest OF nv life.'
"Meantime. you would not he sorry TO find
again next winter the pleasures of PARISH"
''We do not go 10 Paris this year, Paris is
too doar'' ....
"What, do ynu resign yourself to the exis-
tnnce one leads in n little provincial citv?"
81 have already passed one winter in this
little city. and /! enioved myself very much
here. hope we shall stay in the coun'rv.-
A country girl and a peasant, this is what am
and | own II frark XIV"
"Bnt If husband should take you to Paris?''
s'I should ohev'
And if this husband wera-me''
Armande b'ushed and cast down her eyes.
After moments silence. the manageable
young lady made timidlv some objections.
''Perhaps." said she, sEyou think me richer
than am.''
81 know" replied NJ. Rene, that you have
verv fine dowry."
''But no, have only eighty thousand
francs.
''You have much more than that.''
ssHow?"
"Let us reckon. You would be content
with thousand crowns a year for your toi.
let?''
"Wel' then. that is too much.,
"That is nine thonsand francs saved. for
spend at least fifty louis month for the to-
l"nt. Do von depend IN having box at the
Opera or the I.alian?"
"This makes six thousand francs gained for
our winter. You give mp stay at the water
ing places, and you spend six months in the
country?"
81 ask nothing hetter."
''The profit will be ten thousand francs
AT Paris, as well as in the country, you will
keep the household accoupts; you will watch
over the family expenditures. and keep them
within prudent limits"
~ should not fail to do all ths''
"And we should gain thereby at least fifteen
thousand francs year. Now calculate; add
the advantages that have Just enumerated,
and you will see that you bring forty thousand
francs year ir savings, which represent a
capital of eight hundred thousand francs, join
ed to your eighty thousand. Yon a,e then
richer than am, who have only forty thou
sand pounds.'
The calculation made By love and reason
was a Just one. Modestv Of tastes, order and
economy are good dowry--a real fortune,
which is rare to find among the girls Of our
times-at Paris.
Armande was then an excellent match.
She had not observed M. Rene at the waters
but he pleased her IN the country.
So that the arrangements were soon made
and last week the guests OF the Chateau de l..
were present al the celebration Of marriage
which bids fair to be happy.
In the early days Of the present administra-
tion, it was widely bruited that Mr.. Cass was
only occupying the chair Of Secretary Of
State for the purpose of keepipg IL warm for