Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-09-16

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However, what il this angels name 2"
"She is called Noemi."
sThat is not what / ask you. For you
J Noemi is all in all. To be sure, it's ,
pretty name, but for me, who wants to know
} who the angel is, and to what family sh'
belongs, her family name is necessary"
"She is Mademoselic Amelot, uncle"
Il "The devil that is better than an angel
a graceful, tall brunette, with an eye like
black velvet. do not disapprove Of thu
choice"
/ "Oh! If you only could appreciate hc'
soul"
i II know, 1 understand And you are
repaid by a return? as We used to say in
my time. Is that the way you express i
now ?"
"Indeed, uncle, don't Know"
| @How you don't know, unworthy neph-
ew! You are every day at home in her
house, and you don't know yet whether she
loves you p
"She does not even know that love
her, uncle"
.Oh, indeed! you deceiveyourself there.
my fine fellow, and you prove your mex
| perience in these matters. She knew it at
least quarter of an hour before you knew
it Yourself"
"My dear uncle all that knosc is. that
| shall kill myself it 1 do not obtain her
hand"
@Oh! All! Very well, my brave fellow,
there are many chances that your wish will
not be gratified. Your father is much more
wealthy than hers, and very much doubt
whether he will give him his son."
"Then, uncle, know what shall do
"Indeed! What is it? Do nothing stu
pid at least, and listen to your uncle"
"Yes, SIR
ain the first place, it is impossible for
you TO marry at twenty"
"Why so, sir y
"Because do not chose to let you, and
without me this marriage cannot take place"
"Oh! my dear, kind uncle"
If the girl loves you, and if she will
promise to wait for you three years"
"Three years, unclcF'
do not argue the question, or shall
make it four. If she agrees to wait for you
three years, you shall join your regiment"
"But, uncle"
sBut not at Cermont. ] win have you
exchanged into a regiment quartered Mt a
short distance from Paris, so that you can
visit herat least once in every three months
until your probation has expired"
1T must be as you please, uncle; but
how shall know whether she loves me y
"Oh sir | shall never dare
'.Then, take leave of your father, and
pack your trunk"
"But sir, you do not know This girl; !
have tried a hundred times to tell her that
| loved her-I have despised yself for my
timidity-I have thought of a hundred de-
vices-I have learned fine speeches by
hearty have written letters; but hang it,
at the critical moment / have felt as if the
first word was stransling me, and ! have
lodged the question. Her expression is SO
sweet, and at the same time SO chaste, that
she seems to me incapable of an earthly
passion. As for the letters, they were even
more difficult. At the moment of present
ing them, they appeared to me SO insuffera
bly, stupid that could not tear them into
sufficiently small pieces"
"At all events, you must end this matter,
my boy. Your father has not told you. If
he sends you to Clermont, it is because the
colonel Of your regiment is his particular
friend, and has an only daughter; it is a
rich and desirable match"
"But-"
IL know very we'll what you are about to
say; that all this is nothing in the present
case. To be sure, love is great piece of
stupidity, but it is stupidity that should
be- devilsh sorry never to have committed.
know very well that old men call these
matters illusions, but who can say tnat 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 10 sac
rifice everything for her-it may be thought
foolish but ii is right, and you must do it
but you ought to know her sentiments and
the occasion is fortunate to elicit them.
You have rival in this affair, my nephew
you are pale at this idea; would you like
TO measure the distance between you and
him with your sword? Very well, try TO
display a little of this courage in the pres
ence of the beautiful Noemi. Her friends
wish to marry her. You are richer Than
she but your rival is richer than you
moreover, he has title and still more he
is a husband to her hand, and the corbeitte
is all ready, whereas you will occasion some
delay. Go and see Noemi--tell her thar
YOU love her; she is aware of il, at all
events il is well to say it; ask her. If she
returns your affection. 10 wait for you three
wears, and to write me letter TO that ef- |
feet, which will keep; then will break i
off the other match / will procure you /
commission in another regiment, and in
three years, in spite of your father, in spite
of the devil, in spite of everything, will
marry you to Noemi.'
sUncle, / have an idea. 95gt tt3
sWhat is ii = s Il
II will write to her.
.As you please"
/ left my uncle and set about my epistie-
There was no difficulty in that, for had al
ready written City letters; it was the de-
l;xerv of the letter that embarrassed me.
Bot as there was no help for it, bought
boouc, of yellow roses. and slipped the ss-