Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-10-15

well that old men call these things illu-
sions, but who can say that the illusion
is not in their own minds The glass
that diminishes an object, is not more
faithful than that which magnifes it,"
If she loves you, it is your duty to
sacrifice everything for her--it may be
thought foolish but it is right, and you
must do it, but you Ought to know her
sentiments, and the occasion is fortunate
to ehcit them You have rival in this
affair, my nephew; you are pale at the
idea; would you like to measure the dis
lance between you and him with your
swerd? Very well try to display lit
<is fisf Of tia couftgelin the presence Of
the beautiful Noemi. Her friends wish
to marry her You are richer than she,
but your rival is richer than you; more
over, he has title, and still more, he is
u husband to her hand, and the cOrJellte
is all ready, whereas you will occasion
some delay. Go and see Nocmi-tel
her that you love her; she is aware Of
it; at all events it is well to do it; ask
ter, if she returns your affection, to wait
for you three years, and to write me a
letter to that effect which will keep !;
then | will break off the other match |
will procure YOU commission in another
regiment, and in three years, in spite of
your father, in spite of everything, will
then marry you to Noemi."
" Uncle, have an idea"
What is it p
" will write to her."
" As you please"
d" left my uncle and sat about my
cpistle. There was no difficulty in that,
for | had already written fifty letters it
was the delivery of the letter that embar-
raised me. But as there was no help
for it, | bought a bouquet of yellow roses
and slipped the billet into the centre Of
the bouquet.
1T was, perhaps. very silly note,
but remember it to this day.
" After the avowal of my love, | be-
sought her to return my affection and to
be faithful to me for three years.
begged her, in token of her consent to
this, to wear one of my yellow roses in
her bosom; then, continued /, shall
dare to speak with you with regard to
my-may ] not say our mutual happi-
ness Z"
=" All ! so you placed the note within
the bouquet p said Nine Longcrel
Il did, Madame"
=" Well and afterwards Y
g Alas Noemi wore no rose in her
kesetn that. night! wished TO kin my
self; but my uncle carried me off in spite
Of myself to Clermont, ingratiatcd him
self with the young officers, ard succeed
ed at length in consoling me, and CON
yncing me that Noem never loved me.
" And yet, uncle, - exclaimed / "she
seemed always so glad to see me; she re
! preached me 80 tendenly when ! came
/ late"
All! the women accept the love Of
every one, but it is not every one they
love in return"
=" So | finally succeeded in neary for
getting her and married the coloncps
daughter, whom / lost after eight years
Of marriage. am, therefore, alone in
the world now, for my uncle is long dead
yet. would you believe it? ! still some
times think of Nocmi, and the worder is
that | always seem to see her chestnut
curls, and, as my uncle said, her eyes,
while i'll truth she must be somewhat
aged dame by this time"
Then you do not know what has be-
come Of herY
" Not in the least
" All your real name is not Descon-
draies, then"
No; it is the name of my uucle's
estate; my name is Edmund d'Athcim. 4"
"Can it be true p
"How can you doubt ito
Il can tell you the fate Of Noemi."
"What say you p
II say that she loved you
But the yellow rose p
"She never saw the biHd Your sud-
den departure grieved her deeply. Fl
nally she ospoused NJ de Longorel'
m de Longerel p
IN. dc Longorel, whose widow | now
am. +"
What. you? are you Noemi AmeIotY'
Alas yes as you are, or rather as
you no longer are, Edmund d'Athcim."
"Just Heaven who would have be.
licycd that the day could arrive when We
no longer should recognize each other?'
as it not strange--0nd that we should
only meet again to play tric-tracY
4" Bot the boqnet?'
Madame Longercl TREMENDOUSLY opened
an ebony box aud drew out faded bou-
quot.
Unite it, unite it, cried NJ Dcscon-
draies.
IN the centre Of the bouquet was found |
the billet. which had remained there
f0rty-two years.
Both were silent. ! rose to leave; VI |
Dcscondraies also rose.
Madame Longerel seized my hands
and said TO him you are right; the
passions Of youth scarcely become faces
SCARED like ours with age Let not our
noble sentiment, which percbance will
give happiness to the rest Of our lives,
be Iidicule. DO not return for few
days"
Since this time the aged couple are
together There exists be-
tween them an attachment that ! have
scarce seen cquolled They renew to.
gether the details Of this love which was
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