M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-03-14
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FROM. THE FRENCH Z on 7 EUGENE aUINoT.

THERE was never q waiting maid in
a comedy who was livelier, spicier, or
wittieI than Mss Julie She always
had a wide. awake, brilliant expression
in her beautiful eyes, and a kind smile
Oh her lips differing greatly in this
from Madame Blainval, her mistress,
who was silent, melancholy. and som,
bre-as all ladies ought to be during
the first months of their widowhood. >,
Standing in the middle OF the hall
Julie held in one band a feather, and
in the other an unlolded note. We
need not say with which of these vb-
jects she was most occupied. The note
contained very tender declaration,
which the pretty maid read for the
tenth time, wbisking, meanwhile, the
feather about in the most uGthinking
manner imaginable. Imprudence Ike
this, my young friends, is doubly cul,
pable, when it results from too much
attention on one hand, and too much
negligence on the other! Double
negligence like this vii, in all proba-
bllity, induce tho evils. An un,
guarded whisp Of the feather knocks
over splendid porcelain cup, which
rolls, falls, and scatters in brilliant
fragments over the carpet. Here is
one. unfortunate result--that of care.
lessness with the feather--the other
accident will come off some other time,
perhaps next Sundayl ,- oi ..,Tcrt,
Rudely awakened from the delicious
rcveries which the interesting billet
dOuo had caused, Miss Julie gazed
aghast on the disaster caused by her
carelessness. What ao0uld her lady
say9 A splendid breakfast set ofcostly
Sevres china spoiled! And whafmade
the matter worse vas, thaethis set had
been givento Madame Blainvalby her
lately deceased husband; and Julie
well knew how dear to her lady was
every object which recalled the de-
ceased. i.ai.faJi 500 tiHsmais7oD .u
81 shall be scolded perhaps dis.
missed'-qnoth the pretty sou5rstte-
who had lost for an instant her foft,
sweet smile. But nature always re-.
turns, olike water to lis level, or1ike a
lover to his lady. In less than three
minutes Julie had picked up hef. sph-,
lisa bright gay ysmile beamed from
eyes andlips, and she merriIy' cried:
l5'bhave got an ideai"isl9bnh al 81
Now, withmsnchb9 girls as Julie,
thoughts and deeds are twins. 1T was
but minutes work to run down I'd
the GARDEN pick npi alstohe,, run up
stairs, and laynit LIN the mid Of the
fragments Of the cup -.,oI
Reader you take, don't youl She
wanted her lady to believe, that the
cup and window had been simultah.
eOusly smashed by a single stone. % %
BatApeople don't break Windows
for mere wanton pleasure - at leasl
they don't in France--and Madame
Blainval had penetration enough ,tc
suspect SUCH a trick, cunning as it was
Therefore, q certain degree Of finish
was still requisite to perfect the idea.
The stone was worth nothing in itseil
lit still required q mounting! ~ ~, =,
=, ,s''We!l here is somethingtS clot6e
it WITH" thought Julie, e.(SheI still
held in her hand the fatal letter !, The
! billet had neither signature nor ad,
dressAit was an impassioned declara
tion, but vague and general; J ollie
could afford TO sacrifice q letter which
Ishe knew BY heart. The stone was
accordingly arrayed in its paper gar
Ement,, and tile intelligent, yonnglady
now fell. herself defended by q comph.
cation ofcorfoborstiye eircamssa
whicL assured her Of success.
All had been arranged for half an
bhour, when Madame Blainyaientsred