Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-08-26

+A~tt'As tA-Notnall IN -ulu cases. OF ho.
bless yos" What could BE- more naiuraIy'-
Then. MAdAme. I am % understand
that YOU eAs, the expression Al me. a. yos
would throw a sou into beggar's hai.-
." Precisely - sbe hasghtily replied.
Al. Madame. whatA cruel deception
' Deception. sir replied the Young
widow. Il DO not understand you explain. =
i" thought dared 70 believe-I hoped
indeed. l stiil hope-" stsmmerrd Nerac.
Madame ID uhanael immediately rose an
sa'd. - You must excuse me. sir. from lis
tening 70 YOU longer-
" Bot. pleaded Louis. will you not
permit me % call from time 70 time 20 see
you ard inquire after your healtbg-
Ny healih. fortunately !. good. and re-
orise oniv nv friends
Let me. 80 exclaimed Nerac. raIiantIv
" become one ofthcrn 20 achieve such Ian
pIncss. would brave a thousand dangers.
Madame Duhamel made no reply. bat
ringing The bell for her servant. sad 70 her
A. she entered the room. - Marietta. show
this person % the door
During the next three weeks. Louis call
ed m the Roe De IA Vile rEvcque. a dozen
times Al least, leaving his card each tiu,...
The day b. icfs bis twelfth card. b. mutter-
ed greAth oath through his heavy black
moustache. a. be turned from the door. -
begin. saii be. " 70 be desperately
enamorcd ofthis pretty widow. Who .tili ~
fuses % receive me and marry her I all.
or aVcnge myself upon her only love. that
-help. Foilcte"
lie had no sooner uttered this threat. than
rubbing has hands with satisfaction. he ex-
claimed.
90 ] have Il. Victory shall be mine. aud
not hAir Of folirtts -Il have o. iuJuir.-
stepping into a store near by. b. obtain
Cd large lump Of sugar. which be attacked
20 long cord. and fastened % the Garden
81 the Iai.leries. wherr the Young uido~
"a' aooa'tomed 70 waking every afternoon.
Seating himself behind one q the large or
ange trees on the Tcrasse des FcaiIlans. lie
a~alted her arrival She. accompanied by
her inseparable Foliette. soon arrived. and
sat down on her accustomed bench Louis.
by s'rategic Use Of his sugar deooy. drew
folictts away from her m istress n a gate
way. bot a short distance OF. and .eizin-
h~r Jumped into a carriage. and fastened
O. his lodgings; the noisc Of the wheels
ratihng on the pAvemeri Of the Roe Castig-
hone. drowning the Pitcous cries aad nnoans
q The cherished Toilette. be had - cruelty
entrapped.
Foiiette's disaPPearance Vas great az
hicfiOn % the wido~. She advertised hcr
loss Ia ali the journals cf thc DAY. and even
lad handbiIls. Offering manifccnt reward.
posted on al the walls aud fences ia the
neighoorhood Two weeks elapsed. and
Madame wAs almost inconsolable for her
los. until one day Nerae called upon her
leading Follctte By a cord.
90 Folletie, here - Folleite.- exclaimed
The servant ~bO answered Nerac's rin.,. and
ran instantly % aoquaint the widow Of the
grryho1nis SAFE return.
Maiames Joy va mingled 9Th surprise
on seeing Ncrac; cmbracing her dog. she
inquired Of her aIorcr where be bad found
her pet
d" some two hundred lea-8es from here.
b. replied
"T~o hundred leagues said the aston
ishe4 widow
% les. Po.cticers Is two hunslred leagues
from Paris. Learning that your greyhound
hal been stolen by diligence oond.ctor.
"a ....-.....,...r ft.sf.- 4 -. r.-.-f
oeipt Of the Information. posted do~a there.
snd recovered your cherished Toilette.
Happy Toilette. hc uiurnared. o. o. possess
such a mistress
% lou m1-t have incurred c1asiIrrtI,s
expense. -4I MaJ4n, Dahamel. hesita-
il..ig.
" \ mere bagatclle. r. said Nerac.
" Bot IL cannot offer you re~ard fr
your services. I must certainly folly repay
you. continued the wiIo~
" Madaue.- aid Nerse a. if hu-,. .' nv
protrssion y not that u . dog catcher. and
the question Of recompense or r,sutusion
neei ne be mentioned iu thi. affair Ian
already 'ufiic'enily rcpa,d and reuaried by
your kind uish II some morths ago. thst
God souh bless me. ard q 700 uill only
receive 'ae o. friend. a. sn sc4uaintsnoe
hereafter, I shall feel myself indeel bless
%
By the by. said she sniiingiy. " Ilo~
b. yosr ooll nov."
Tis blessing that you evoked IN nv "a
sor Mtiaaae. efe,tlaIiy cared me-. Indeed
I have not snerrci since.
From fhs time f1rsard. Nerac va On