The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-09-11
A FRENCH LOVE STORY.

"My dear auntP' exclaimed Albert de
Nangis on his return from small formal
ceremonius meeting at the obscure country
town of Avoul, "why did you not tell me
that Avon contains more precious and rare
treasure than the chateau of Fantaineblau
just beyond it?"
81 don't know what you mean. You
fowery words, that | declare you puzzle my
old matter-offact BRAIN"
"Well, then, l will tell you the name of
my treasure, for it has name like other
philosophers and treasure-seekers, should
like to give it one-my one-I mean by all
this Mile. Louise de Noret"
ooh well, to be sure, Louise de Noret,
that's different thing; she is-well, perfec-
ton, and an old woman is the most memorable
of@all judges, therefore you may take my
word for it,"
" l take natures word that never errs; it
has written on Louises pure and regular
features gentleness truth, tenderness, intel
lect and passion"
Passion, my dear Albert just remember
you are speaking about a young LADY," said
Mile. Angelique, much shocked at the vol
canic word.
Albert smiled and kissed the withered hand
of his aunt
"Well dear aunt will put my admira-
ton in form you can better understand.
admire Louise de Noret beyond all women
never was in love before, and desire you,
as my nearest relation, and thoroughly ac-
quainted with my fortune, property and SC
forth, to make my proposals to her father"
"My dear, impulsive nephew, l have nc
doubt Mons. de Noret will be much fiatteret
by the proposal but it is useless to make it
for it comes too late. Louise de Noret is en-
gagged, and will be married in less than thre
months to Hector Beauvoir, the great physi
cian"
And she is the only woman ever loved !!
exclaimed Albert in despair. S..
al have heard that often, years and year
ago, yet all those who swore this to me ar
living well, married. fathers and grandfathers
You will soon get over this sudden passion
my dearest Albert, and love again the frs
time you see another woman as pretty a
Louise
Never, never" said Albert ~ cannc
hope, but can love; but could not endur
to see her another's. promised to stay
month with you; forgive me if after hay
seen Louise once again / leave you. / wi
60 to the Pyrenees, to Spain, where hay
long desired to GO
Absence is the best cure for everything,
said the aunt; everything of this sort;
must sacrifice myself, suppose, as l hay
done throughout the rest Of my existence"
M. Albert de Nangis contriyed to take on
long look on Louise, engraving her image ii
delibly on his heart then, after cordi,
and affectionate adieu he departed. Henevt
saw Mile. Angelque again. Six month
later he received news of her illness and
her death in two letters that reached him /,
the same time, having followed him throug
his wanderings.
When Albert returned to France his fir
visit was to the grave of his kind aunt, wi
had made him her heir.
BY the grave stood the sexton he was Q
tending the flowers growing over it.
"Ah Monsieur,v said the old man." V,
are her nephew; she was very fond of you
"Who ordered these flowers ?"
''The great Paris doctor, NJ. Hector Bes
voir."
"Ahw exclaimed Albert, the husba
of Mile. Louise de Noretw
"No, no. what, do you not know?
never married Mile. Louise"
Then Louise is not married."
The sexton paused for a moment looli
curiously at the young man; them in 10
tremulous voice he replied:
"No, sir, Mile. Louise is not married, !
your aunt left some letters for you, sea
packet. They were given to me because
one knew where to find you, and everybt
supposed you would visit your aunt's gra
Come and get them"
"No, bring them here-I will read til
on this grave"
When Mons de Noret first took the pre-
little cottage so long to let at Noiret,
daughter was already fourteen years of a
She was even at that age very beautiful,
her mother, who came with her. was e
more lovely than her daughter For SC
mysterious reason, however, beautiful
still young as was Nine. de Noret, she
fused all social advances made to her,
lived in the strictest seclasion. OF col
people talked a little at first and wonder
but at last they forgot her altogether, e
cially when atysixteen Louise, under
escort Of her father, made her entree
ous little circle. R