, 1858-10-15
Sold and Paid For.

- JSNh6 SS1Oeot AhAAAiCs NIlu ull Lue
attributes Of her nation-wit, beauty, and talent
in her art, entered her apartment in the Rue
r., and carelessly thew her shawl on the otto
man. She seemed to droop in grief: and why :
She had no rival to dread in her theatre; not
hair of her silken tresses had changed its hue !;
not vow nor protestation less had crowned
her last success. Why, then, was she sad 10
"Alas," and she addressed her only true
friend, her confidential femme de ehanaOre "alas
| am the most miserable Of earthly beings. Ny
whole heart is absorbed on one subject; my ex.
istence is bane to me without it."
"And who is that happy objecti"
"0h, Josephine! have fondly gazed, too
fondly fixed my Affections" and then, as she
mused to herself, "where can find two thou.
sand francsG
It was Of an enameIled dressing case she
spoke; she had seen it as she came home, and
had asked the price; but "alas, two thousand
fancsl" and she sighed heavily.
The door bell rang-the maid went and came,
alt is the English Lord with the unutterable
name, Madame"
"Let him come in" she suIlenly replied.
Lord - entered; he came to offer the homage
of his adieu. The entree to the society Of such
beauty and such talent he would preserve for
his future visits to Paris; and he ransackei his
brain to find some souvenir to present in token
Of his admiration. al can only be sure Of
pleasing If know what will find favor in your
eyes"
The prevailing passion Of the enameIled dress
ing case still being her only thought, she ex-
claimed, Yes, yes; there is in ihe Rue do Ia
Paix what would make me the happiest creature
in the world 1t is an enamelled dressing case.
Morning and evening, did possess it you would
ever be in thought before me-"
Before one hour can pass, you shall be the
happy being you deserve to be-" One, two,
three hours passed on, and no dressing case
appeared. The inpatient beauty could bear ii
no longer; and she threw her shawl hastily over
her neck, called coach, and drove 10 the Rue
de Ia Paix. The dressing case was still on the
counter
"what and were you not offered sale for
iii"
Uv.. .a. i. r..,;.h a., .,...,.. !.
,nn.h ho ofsr.d eaaon hrndrod 60 ''.t ,.l;.h !
we refused, and he LEFT the shop, saying, that Il
we repcnted, we might send it to the Hotel Meu-
rice" $500
And wbv did VIM not send ity
aRec.nse wa ,vorId No. ,.to ~. Fraction, oe !.
hrtbinp less than two thousand francsn
aHark ve.n tho eager beauty roplied al win
avow secret IL was for me he offered 10 pur.
chase n will make nm The d;fFsrenep-.fvs
hundred francs arc an easv saori6ce two thou.
sapd francs I could not eive-sepd n to him
forthwith. Here are the Eve hundred francs. !.
and she parted with her last billet
The packet was carefully arranged. and quickly
too on It's des,ined1say. Our heroine returned
home, thinking Of the awakening on the morrow
which would see the object Of her fancy belore
ner--snO le'l asleep-sne awOAe.l. was areaoy
oay-sneIung 4Ns'tg neI Oel,. "sll' sne eAelAlmeo
% ner atsenoan1' wei
II Is NOT yet arrived Madame,
sne oreakiasteo-an angel could not DC more
panent-.ne CLOCK s.ruck 'en' elessn, WE'VE
sne coulu oear sho iongsr-a eoacn was calleu