Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

and You might have seen by the moonlight
how pale and agitated was his face. After
long vigil, be rose and taking from se-
cret repository sum of money-large for
him to possess-he slowly counted Il out,
and then gazing earnestly ON his treasure
said softly: sit might be done in long
lifetime bat o, Madeline, MadelineF' then
with tears streaming down his cheeks he
| dung himself on bis knees to pray. Poor
/ Jacques. he prayed with such earnest simple
| faith that be rose tranquil, and seeking his
couch, soon fell into sound sleep.
Three more years went by, but sill Jacques
eontinually added to his store. So scruPu-
lous was be in denying himself every super
! fluffy, the neighbors whispered how the
did more than whisper; they spoke openly to
/ his mother respecting this peculiarly IN her
son. Madam Guyot looked very sagaeions,
and gave mysterious hints about the virtue
Of spaFing on ene's self to spend on another,
gIancing as she spoke at Jacques and Made
| line, who were just visible to the group of
gossips.
Let love be the presumed cause of a mans
actions. a woman will hardly ever deem him
in the wrong, however extravagant that may
be. Even vice IN her sight assumes the
/ dignity of virtue, if she can ascribe its COM
initial to the power of love. Soit was with
the gossips at whose seIf-cohstituied tribu-
nal jacques was tried; and from that time
many sly joke was leYeied at Madeline,
Etflf the little damseIs head was almost turn-
edswith thinking. of the--of course much
magnifea--rieh boarded by her adj
nIiref for her to spend some day. She felt
! she was beloved, for it is not hard to divine
when one is the dearest of all earthly objects
10 pure and honest heart; bat in spite of
her convictions n this respect, the conduct of
ElacqEes was sad puzzle 10 her.
.sHe is never SO happy as when by my
side.a she would often says to her mother;
sthat every one may see; but do notsthink
he cares TO gainane for wife. .
+ The mother would bid her be patient, and
ali would in time turn out well; but Made
Pine thought there should be some limit to
4 the expected patfence, so she would pout her
cherry lips, and give Jacques short answers:
Sill, though she evidently succeeded in CIV
ing him pains he seemed as far from declar-
!, ing his sentiments as ever.
q The CRISIS however came af last. Made
line had a cousin Marie, who was not only
rear Beighbor, bit alse sort of rival
beauty There had been no slight Jealousy
between the girls on The subjectof love and
s marriage; bat Marie had at last triumph ed,
and the day for her own wedding being tx
r ed, she openly twilted Madeline about her
; Jagged lover. This was sad blow to the
vanity of the young girl. Marie's yfance
came from what was in those days consider
r ed a great distance, aud neither grudged
5 spending time nor money in visits to his be-
t trothed; while Madeline, with her lover al
} most at the door, seemed likely enough to
: remain single. Oh, it was too much for any
) tlaiden's patience.
The wedding-day came, and she of course
wasone of the guests, together with Jacques;
/; and the girl bent on pushing her, tardy ad-
$ mirer, coquelted with others by his very aide.
But she did not stop at coquetry only. The
brother of the Bridegroom, gay and hand
It some fellow, now at Marseiiles for the frs
i time, was stnitten with her charms, and at
S terthe wedding, found, or made, many ex-
z cuses for visiting the town which containee
y Madeline. jacques it seemed. wouldnot be
o piqued into Submission, and she was not in
u clined either for a spinster's life, or longel
silent woo>ng; SO, after some hesitation OF
e the part of her parents, who still leaned u
s. their neighbors partly from old association
n and still more of his repnted wealth, Made
r line was betrothea 10 the stranger.
f Madam Guyotoften sighed, and said in he
sons hearing that it was pity two of tht
W prettiest maidens should be carried off b
-e strangers; for she had long ago made up he
d mind that since Jacques would need MARI,
= soon or late, it would be well to have
Ut dauohtersir- law whom she had known from
10 childhood. All her hints might have bee
ID unheard for any outward effect they produc
ed on her son; but when the marriage da,
is came he remained shut up i'll his little cham
ber Neither food nor drink passed his bps
If but could he have been seen by any one
c. mighty mental conflict would have bee
er~t revealed to the wateher-it was the las
", great struggle with human passion. TIL
er last bar to his dexoiing himself to one grea
IN object was removed.
of.l Fire gossips who had foretine interest
S. ed themselves so literally in the affairs c
le Jacques and Madeline, once more twitte
Madam Gnyot, saying, it plainly was not lov
- that made her son such miser in his habits
ur but she answered them more proudly tha
III ever that jacques would now look higher fc
V. a wife.
IL So, first one great lady and then anothe
n was said 70 be the fair object for whom on
nd hero cherished a secret passion, whom h
ne was trying 10. equafin wealth. But thong
Madam Guy OF fostered the idea, she, poo
IS soul, knew better for only a few days aftt
a. the marriage of his only love, Jacques ha
to begged her in a broken voice, to find OF
d. whether the little vessel in which Madelin
al had borne the precious draaght of water I
his bedside dozen years ago, Yves stifIln e.
re istence.
n 80, my son. said Madam Guyot. 'ssinc
liz you did $50 love Madeline why did you Ii
nd her got she. would not now be the wife of
ay stranger, if you had asked her for thyse}f
ia s.Better as tits, mother, replied Jacque
! though his lips quivered as he spoke, and
he gain begged his mother to procure what
sre had mentioned at any cost.
his Madam Guyot's mission proved successf
YER though the mother of Madeline marvel,
md greatly at the request; and both the wortI
tic matrons agreed that the conduct of Jacqot
pa was problem bey ond their power to soiv
he Eagerly " as the little vessel seized by hil
art and after bestowing many greatful thanl
ost on his mother, he conveyed il 20 his ON
hat little room. Could the thing have spoken,
might have told how, when others sleI
hit Jacques spent many hours in sighs and evs
md tears. Aye for every drop otwater that
six had once held, the strong man paid ntears
ace thousand fold.
cli-. Y ears sped on, and The father and moth
al of Jacques had passed from The earth. T
ion young man had been called miser even d
ike ring their lifetime, but now, indeed he mi
dta iitnd the titfe Ever cravino for rFonev