The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-31


out protectors, without aid, having Lyons
debts which she was unable to pay; and in
vain seeking for labor, the wealth of the
poor. Vice, it is true, stretched its arms to
her, but there are pure souls that can pass
vice without suffering themselves to be sui
lied by its breath.
Meantime life was necessary; the hunger
of the day redoubled at night, and the mis-
cry of night was added to a second day
passed without food. You rise from ia
bic groaning under its weight of dainties,
where VINE, too, abounds to satisfaction, and
although it is since yesterday, Frederic, that
| you are rich, you have no idea of the misery
speak of, and you wonder that in the
midst of the luxury that surrounds you, upon
this arm chair of gold and silk, where am
lsitting, can point to you such picture;
but listen to me farther. Hunger led this
young girl to beg. She covered her head
with her mothers veil, the only heritage che
received; she inclined her body to initiate
age, and went down into the street. There
she held out her hand. Alas that hand was
white and fair, and there was danger in
showing it; that hand was then wrapped by
the young girl in the thick cloth of the veil,
as if it had been eaten by Mdeous leprosy.
s'The poor child took her station against
post, far off from the lamp; when young
girl of wealthy appearance passed by, the
unfortunate one would hold her hand and
ask for sous. A sous to buy little breadi
At Paris, young girls have something else
to do in the evening beside drawing sous
from their pocket. If the begging girl saw
an old man passing she ventured to implore
him. Age is often avaricious and hard.
/ The old h Id
wet and rainy, night was approaching, and
geants, were about to take possession of the
streets of Paris, when the young girl, faint
| ing with want, once more held out her hand.
She addressed herself to young man, who
stopped, felt in his pocket and threw her
piece of money, so much did he fear to
touch the wretched one. A police officer,
who was apparently lying in wait for the
beggar girl, all at once appeared, and laying
his hand upon her, said {:
"'Ah, have you; you're begging. Come
along, my beauty
cat this the young man interfered, with
some warmth; he took the arm of the beg
gar, which moment before he would not
touch with his. glove, and turning to the po-
lice officer, said:
"'This woman is not beggar, but one
of my accquaintances.'
"'But, sir,-' the executor of the law
against beggary was going on TO say.
"'I repeat that am acquainted with the
lady. My poor good woman added he,
bending over to the ear of the young girl,
whom ne took for an old woman, accept
these hundred sous, and let me conduct you
to the neighboring street. By this means
you will escape this Cerberus who pursues
you
''The crown slipped from your hand into
mine," continued the bride, sand as we
were passing under the lamp, which had
before avoided, saw your face.''
, "My faee!'' cried Frederic.
+ eyes, my friend, it was whose life and
; perhaps honor you thus saved. You gave
crown to Lady Melville, to your future
wife,
!, "You," said Frederic, $50 beautiful, SO
:. young, so wealthy-you have begged 90
f eyes, my friend, I received aims once,
| and that was from you"
''The next day after this, and which ]
5 now reckon among the happiest days of my
life-an old woman, whom inspired with
some pity, took me into her house, as seam
J stress. Ny gayety returned by labor;
became the friend of the respectable lady with
whom lived. One day Lord Melville came
into the room where I was working, and sat
: down by my side. He was man of sixty
. tall. spare and of repulsive aspect.
"'Miss.' said he, 4 know your history.
Will you marry me?'
"'Marry you i cried.
eyes, have immense property which
do not wish to leave to my nephews-and
have the govt, which do not wish to be ia
ken care of by my domestic. From what
have been able to learn of you, your character
} is upright as elevated. And it is in your
power to become Lady Melville, and.t prove
| that you are destined for good fortune, since
you know how to support misfortune
t "I loved you, Frederic" continued the
| young woman. 81 had seen you but once,
/, but it was impossible for me to forget you
and something in my heart said to me that
, our lives ought to roll together. AS look
) ed at Lord Melville, as l saw his melan-
choly countenance, and his sharp and almost
wary eye. said to myself that the step he
was taking was nothing else than step of
| revenge, and I was 10th to be the instrume Mt
in it. If the noble lord did not receive re-
fusal, he at least easily perceived it, from my
/ agitation, and like all men, who are only rem
dered more ardent by rejection, he redoubled
J his solicitations.
!, "My companions induced me to profit by
the folly of an Englishman with his millions,
t and part of whose fortune could not but
soon be mine. As for me, thought of
you'll adored you with all my imagination
} could lend to ny memory-and the image
, of man whom had seen but for an in
slant, almost induced me to sacrifice my
fortune, as well as yours, Frederic. But