Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-11
NO 49, PARIS ME- FRIDAY DECEMBER H. 1853


her fair forcheai. whilst the arch % the eve
brow !. Penciilcd in the darkest tint The
PecuiiAriiy Of her beauty had given Made
Ion Troper great celebrity What vas her
origin no one knew. bot now she was one
Of the most fashionable. the most extrava-
CANT q The iorrttcs Of Paris. Homes; wou-
en- gazea a. her elegance and splendor in
the public places she frcqaented some With
bitter anger, some perhaps thinking of the
ungra,efal toll q their lives with envv.
Very little cared Madelon for the irnprcs-
zion she Produccd on women of the world
they were entirely out - her srhcrr bat
she DAD care for exciting the envy q hcr
o~n class; probably that was the greatest
pleasure she derived from her eNtrava-
gancc. 81 this moment .he = p-.;:z- ...s:l
all hcr blandishment. beside duu. hea.v
man - some sfiy year.. gazing up At her
With earnestness and alteration.
Yes. my dear Cr,rsus vou must in
duige me IN Ibis; YOU must give me that
dear little villa At Passy VIA, DO YOU
think; Helene SAYS she cannot come here
any more because u smells of onions; from
some Of my neighbors. Of course. Indced.
! canno; live any longer in furnished lod.-
ings"
" Rot am not rich enough. nv dArling.-
Nonsense, Ioa only want % De hai-
tered. All Paris knows you are making
millions. However. you know DO not
care for your riches--I care for YOU : and 1
should not like % die-and really the At
rnosphers % these close streets j. killing
me. have even scai for the doctor: lat
night ooughed all night. Here +. Dr.
Max Sabatier; now hear What be has 70
.av~
Bar ihc frst wor,l che doctor .r.,sr wss
% thc gentleman uho rose 40 his approarh.
"Ah, Ducantrlie. va it yoa sent ior
me' my dear feIlo~. Nc eanao, nia ister
% heart morally di.eascd~
" What 10 you mcan?-
90 mean that cannot give you any pre-
seription u send YOU back 70 vour devoted
wife AL your lovely. innocent daughters.
] aa sure your friend here. Nile MaIe Ion
lroPes. aust be- caarmed % bear of your
domestic haPPiness.-
Bat Nile. Maaelon bal sciled the oppor-
tunity o. - IL into strong Mysteries. thro.-
inS hcrsclf into the most graceful atiitudes.
and murmaring appeals % love and pis, 20
her ancient AM asitsted aimirer.
Dr. Max Saoaiics boxed calmly on tiu
Dueautelle. IN a. agony of fear. came over
% him.
What is % Pc dones~ said De-.
GIVE her ths la.i thing sae asked sou
Tor ani yoa fa-cl. whatever ii nav cost
Wsh this the do-tor took hi. hat and
disappeH-cd. Madeioa Tropcz. tl.st after
noon. pale AMI Interesting. envelopcI ia
White cashmere shawI. rode our 90 hey car
r>arr. with baoantcl.c beside Ler. ani Sc
carcd the ehi-raing h;,ie villa At Pa.sy.
This ~hiie Mine. D0cantene aaI her
daughters we're suffering from cold and at
tie h-ndred other privaiious Of poverty.
Bot Mons. Ducantcil De- hal no remorsc-ho
bad becn inooalsfcd ~i,h the gold fever.
Which petnfcs all emotion and feeling
vhich lives ia an asmosphcrr Of Us own
vhI,h destroys all memories q the past,
VI. Duoantelle had been al bis life bead
clerk in the Office Of q broker. ard f1r
years had pioslied on contcntedly with BIS
salary Of eve thousand francs. lie hal
grown morosc and dogcel under the con-
viction that % was impo.sibic f1r him in
q. Z.
ond their yearly expense Ilc esteemed
h.s siie. b. loved his children. aad BIS bad
temper vas assumed o. hide the deeper feel
iurs of dread and sorrow that str1-riel IN
bis heart. Al AZ once change seemed %
ia~n. A new clerk came into the ofr-r-
a Inau oi -rrr' ability. ...t. rel klr., dlr-
.nr. .r, .a..... . ..... ...l ..e outset not t5 ver-
,t.... lie bal orVortlnities. OF hc male
ihsm. ~ knowine tic night time OBJ .rec1-
late lle bad BOT - thou.and.-with
these he iriei be fortune. tripled BIS ,api-
tai anl ia the height of his delight. cons
1-l h,s .ack ta Dacan,cl'c
Ducln'eiis. ulo tad never been a.rrled
iy the millions oi De employer which made
him millions. wss perfectly h.riHafei by
tbe iarianc arhicvcd ~iih so Euie carifaL
o. bad fcr tioa.a'I-rot over three
LAID by. sou hy sou, these he iatrustrd to
b. friend De- won thrice taca amount For
an instant Ducantelie thought Of gong uo
farther of taking BE money home. of
throaif.g t into h.s SITES lap. % cmtrac-
ir- o. e.i.drcn anl telling them ticy scro
ri.L taf h,s slsi.er stepped him. "Nine
tlolstnI francs nonscnse. ilst enough o.
rf