Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-11-12

WICK to my bctrothcds She pulled lit.
Dc fscs It mo ovsr BIS shoalasf while he
was making his bow, as though depreca-
ting an introduction to SO ordinary look.
ing an individual. = But though Louise
seemed rather to slight him. Cyprian and
Chere Msnian got on famously together.
He spoke very tolersble French. and they
used to chatter away BY the ho1r; and on
my arrival I frequently found him there
before me. comfortably installed in an ca
sy-chair; for, as he sometimes said. such a
rare opportunity of cultivating his French
was not to be despised. So Louise and |
did our counting in one room. while Cyp-
risn and Chere Maman. sat smoking and
chattering together in another which open
ed out of it; for the old lady was not above
mild cigarette of an evening. when dress
ed up in her yellow satin gown, and lace
mantilia. As for Louise. she was amisbiI-
ity itself--amiling amisbility; cfor every
thing was said and done with smile; and
| sometimes caught myself wondering
whether she laid it OF when she went to
sleep. anil whether the possibility of
ftown or pout lay within che compass Of
those charming features. She received my
jewelry and my csresscs with the same
pretty dimple Of the chin, with the same
little saucy shrug Of the white shoulders,
as though neither the one nor the other
were quite worthy of her deserts. but that
she accepted both Of them on sufferance.
Whether my love was reciprocated or not.
was troublesome question which some
times intruded itself into my rcveries; but
Z stified it. and put it out of sight every
time that it rose unbilden before me, and
strove to instil into myself the belief that /
ought to put down to maidenly shyness
alone that smiling indifference Of demeanor
which accepted a mans heart and trum-
perry je xely as articles ofequal value. Still
as l said before, it wa, happy time; and
as week after week ssed away, and the
day fixed for our marriage drew near. my
infatuation seemed only to increase, and /
Looked forward with all a lovers impati-
ence to the hour which would make her my
own for life. Neither her igDorance-77fQ:.
although she was sharp and worldly wise
enough. and by no means ill-mannercd,
she had never received much school educa-
tion-nor her pretty superstitious ways
had the slightest influence on the feeling
with which l regarded her. She believed
in dreams and omens, in the casting Of
horoscopes, and the telling of fortunes, in
ghostly appearances, and voices from be-
yond the grave. She wore constantly
round her neck little heart shaped amulet
Of amber. in the centre Of which might be
discerned the form OF minute black SER
pent, the 1.-THE folds Of which, Louise assev-
Grated, might frequently be seen to un-
late and coil. as though il were endowed
with magic life. This curious trife,
which had belonged many years before to
. great African King and had been given
by him to the father of Louise q, reward
for saving his life. was greatly priced and
reverenced by my darling. So long as she
kept it uninjnred. it was her bel lief that she
would continue to retain certain powers of
fascination and attraction which few people
could resist-but should she lose it, or
worse than all. should it lie broken, then
misfortune. ruin, death even, might be ex-
pected quickly to follow. During the ear
y days Of our acquaintance. / frequently
tried to ridicule her out of her supcrstitious
follies; but soon discovered that they were
so deeply ingrained in her nature, that the
task was a hopeless one; so from that time
forth l let her enjoy her fancies in peace.
"Well. sir, time passed on. and the eve
of the day appointed for our wedding ar
rived. called on Louise and Chsre Ma
man that afternoon to make the finsl ar
rangements. Everything had been thought
of-the wedding dress was come home; the
ling was purchased the carriages we're or.
dered for ten o'clock the following morn
ing; and Cyprian Wick had. agreed to act
as my best man on the occasion. L kissed
Louise before leaving her, and told her
laughingly that | would not give her one
more till we were husband and wife. She
pretended to pout a moment. and then did
what she had never done before-fung her
arms round my neck. and kissed me of her
own accord. and then babe me farewell till
the morrow.
"a few hous later. as was setting out
to make few final purchases. / missed my
pocket book. AS it contained several
notes OF considerable value, did not like
to think it had been stolen, but tried TO
persuade myself that had mislaid it; and
not finding it in my own rooms. set off at
once for Chere Maman's, thinking 1 must
have left it there by mistake in the after
noon. Chere Maman was coming out as |
reached the door.-She was goipg to do a
little shopping, she intimated to me: mails
cerfainnsent efie u'ovdif pas ru ma porte
monnqie; nevertheless. had better 90 MP
stairs. and put the question to Louise. So
up stairs bounded. as quickly as could,
and burst into the sitting room nnannounc
ed. Louise turned FIRST pale. and then red
and looked quite scared by my abrupt en-
trance. i apologized for being so rude,
and then asked her whether she had seen
my pocket book. No; she had seen moth
ing of it. But had l not better put the
matter into the hands of The police without
delay? Would it not be best to go at
once? she asked in o breath. holding the
door open for me to pass out.
lyon seem in terrible hurry to get rid
Of me. ! remarked. with smile. asrs
IL have got so much to do. SO many
little things to attend to. But do not be
angry with me. this evening above all 9th.
ers. was only anxious that you should