Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-08-14

shlu Arulanue, pontlng 10 Tue nuJolulue
! room, the door Of which was open.
It was little parlor, in which M. Rene
found the father and mother Of the young
lady, and the ambitious grandmother who
! had carried her to the waters. He asked the
aunt and niece if they did not recollect him
| The aunt answered that she did not.
ut seems TO me as if | had seen you, bu
| | cannot tell where or when," replied tht
young lady.
| NJ. Rene felt little saddeued that Made
moiselle Armande had preserved only vague
and confused remembrance of him. He re
minded these ladies that he had met them q
the baths.
The young lady smiled as she gl,nced a
her country toilet. Her aunt sighed as she
thought Of the failure Of her hopes.
Before taking his leave, Nj. Rene improved
his position as a neghbor to obtain permis
sion to come again lie came the next day
and found the queen Of the waters making
preserves.
Every day he surprised her thus engaged
in household cares, always simple, natural
modest, happy. The metamorphosis was
complete or rather the queen for a day
turned for a moment from her true vocation
and returned with JOY to her own habits and
tastes.
"You 10 not then regard the pleasures ol
last summer? ?" asked NJ. Rene.
81, noNat all | leave the regrets TO my
good aunt. 1t was to please her that went
with her 10 the waters"
"Do you retnrn there next summer" :"
"No, indeed, once is enough, and | was
quite weary Of them"
What do you say, was not the place full
Of enchantment to you? " ere there not new
fntn ybpn in N
charms and ornaments, surrounded by homage
aud admiration"
ut may appear very absurd to you, but
these Getes and this great world fatigued me-
| was i'll at ease in the part Of fine lady
which | was made to play. felt ridiculous
in those dresses Of which you speak. and iu
those six weeks of forced elegance ! became
disgusted with the toilet foR the rest OF my
llfe."
Meantime, you would not be sorry to find
again next winter the pleasures of Paris p
I'VE do not so to Paris this year: Paris
is too dear
"What, do you resign yourself to the cxs
tence one leads in a little provincial city?'
81 have already passed one winter in this
little city. and enjoyed myself very much
here. hope we shall stay in the country
4 country girl and peasant, that is what
am, aud own it frankly"
But if husband should take you to Pa
lis ?"
Il should obey"
"And i! this husband were-me?"
Armande blushpd and cast down her eyes
After moments silence, the marriageble
young lady made timidly some objections.
"Perhaps," said she, you think me richer
than | am"
Il know replied NJ. Rene, "that you have
q very fine dowry."
"Dut, no, have only eighty thousand francs"
"You have much more than that"
"How!"
"Let US reckon. You would be content with
a thousand crowns year for your toile; y
"Well, then, that is too much"
THAT is nine thousand francs saved for there
is no more Of fashi N who does not spend at least
fifty louis month for the toilet. Do You depend
on having box at the Opera or the Italian -
Mot in the least"
"Ihs makes six thousand francs gained for
our winter. You give up stay as,he watering
places, and You spend six months in the coun.
try I"
81 asked nothing better"
"Ihe prof will be ten thousand francs. At
Paris, as well as in the country, you will keep
the household accounts you will watch over the
family expenditures, and keep them within pru'
dent limits"
Il should not fail TO do all THE"
| "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 a
year in savings, which represent capital oI
eight hundred thousand francs, joined to your
eighty thousand. You are than richer than
am, who have only forty thousand pounds"
The calculation made by love and reason was
a just one. Mojcsty of tastes, crJer and ccouo-
my are good doRry-a real fortune. which is
rare tc find among the girls of our times-at
Paris
Armande was then an excellent. match.
She haG not observed NJ. Rene at the waters
but he had pleased her in the country.
SO that the arrangements were soon made -
and last week the guests OF the Chateau de L.
/ wers present at the celebration Of a marriage
which bids fair TO be happy.