The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-18

strange impression on us, children as we
were, till at last we called each other Paul
and Virginia, and when we were cruelty
separated-"
"Oruelly separated 7-why the boy
went back to his fathers home.
Yes, but that's just the way they sent
away Virginia, you know, and Paul
thought it cruel-so did Charles"
"WeN, what happened then ?"
"Why, before he went we swore eternal
love and fidelity to each other. Gabrielle
said he, 4 am going far away; sen to
Martinique just as they sent Virginia to
France. In all probability, when''yo grow
up to be q woman, your father, with the
| tyranny and injustice of all fathers-"
All fathers-am unjust and tyranni-
CALI"
"No, but all fathers in the book we had
read Of were, and Charles thought at that
time that printed books could not be
wrong, so Gabrielle said he, when your
father tries to give you to another, remem-
Der your solemn vows, and have the cour-
age to resist him. I swore would be
faithful, and so we parted"
"Six years ago; he was then fourteen,
and you, as I said before, just twelve
years old. Well, you have never met
since then--e
"Never, of course since; l have not
left Paris, nor he Martinique"
"Nor have corresponded with him ?"
Eyes, have correspooded with him.
"Good Heavens! I thought I saw the
letters that come to this house."
"Letters! You don't think we cores
ponded by letters 2-oh! no indeed no, it
| is through the medium of the moon that
we corresponded." =.
"The moon I don't mind that kind of
correspondence, though / should like TO
know how it was managed"
| "Why at a certain hour when there was
moon, we agreed both to look at it, and
we should know that at that moment each
was thinking of the other.'
"That shows that you and your pre-
cious cousin knew mighty little of geosra-
ply and astronomy, or you would know
that when the moon is shining in Paris the
eun is just raising in Martinique However,
you imagined that it was all right, and it
did quite as WE'LL"
"Now you have my secret"
"And is this moonlight cousin of yours
the only obstacle between pules and
yourself"
"The only one, but an insuperable one. I"
| "Nonsense; so far from being an in
superable one, l am going to fix your
wedding day, and to tell Jules that you
are prepared to receive him as a saitor. :"
81 am your child; I dare not resist
you; but remember, I warn you my obe-
dience will cost me my life."
"Your life! why Gabrielle, what do
you mean?"
81 feel that this marriage will break my
heart and drive me into consumption !;
and then, when you have lost me, when
you shall stand weeping over my grave
you will remember the words of your dear,
fond, devoted, darling Gabrielle"
Monsieur Melcourt. with all his prim-
ness, could not stand his daughters tears.
If he had only given his word, he would
have found means of being released from
his promise, but he was under the deepest
obligations to N. Delmar-owed him his
fortune and even his life, for Delmar had
saved him from suicide and to break q
promise to him, to dissolve a marriage on
which his friend had set his heart, seemed
like ingratitude. But he had never been
accustomed to refuse his daughter any
thing, and he felt that after all he would
have to yield; still he endeavored to tenn
porise, and turning to Gabrielle" Child, {"
said he, "the object of my life is your hap
piness; rely on it, will do all I can not
to compromise it, only allow me to do it
in my own way"
"Of course, darling"
"Well, then, tomorrow Jules will be
here. Promise me that you will receive
him civilly."
"I promise anything"
"And you will be in good humor and
not 90 into q consumption ?"
"Not as long as you let me have my
own way"
The next day Gabrielle to please her
father, made herself as pretty as possible,
and received her fathers guest in the
most amiable manner. It was sacrifice
she owed her father; she was not sorry,
for of course love, true love, such as she
felt for her cousin Charles, was always des-
tined to encounter persecution. She was
q victim beyond all doubt; all she could
do was for the sake of her father to bear
her destiny.
The evening passed in the most agreea-
bic manner. 1t was not violating in any
way her faith to the absent lover to
admit that Jules Delmar was exceeding
ly good looking, that his conversation was
interesting, because he possessed such
varied information; and that he sang ex-
ceedingly well.
Jules continued to visit the house for a
fortnight By that time Gabrielle had ar
rived at the conclusion that she wished she
had such brother; but her father put an
end to all her wishes and fancies by abb
ruptly bringing her back to reality, and
reminding her that Jules Dslmar aspired