The mountain Democrat., 1865-03-04
tion Of love to Louise.

Her SNspSh,F Eys,S ~ -; -; ~, . ,-,.;1
while; and when ct last she gained
strength to speak, Der answer seemed to
madden him to desperation.
His cOndescenSiOD in Offering himself
to one whom he considered little better
than an upper servant had been in vain,
and he was corre~pOndingly humIiiated.
! Yet he insisted that she must and should
marry him htill
! The situation nf Louise was now in.
deed trying and diSagreeable. She had
given her word that she would r, main as
Pauline'S g"VernesS' for year. She had
l""ked forward to her salary as a means
OF Subsistence for heI self and another; ard
yet, she Was 80 placed in regard to this
nan, that she would have given ~orlds tn
leave the hou>' at once. At their last in
! terview, his tone uf iusoleuce had been
unhearahle.
You defy met he said very we'll,
YOU will live to repent il, inarlcmoiselle.
| do not far ynu. monsieur. am
strong in gond conscience. should be-
false To NV self and another, did enter.
tain vour proposal fnr' Innm.nt.' " ''-'
To another! can divine why am
thus >corned, then. VINO is this peerless
hriu.?'
: One whom am not ashamed oG,sinrr
rvr'v act Of his life has been honorable.
HY-iS y soldier. monsieur one who has
fought and hlcd and nearly died for his
country
And ~ I am r, fused for a drformcd
"rirplp|
/ Louise c'lnrrd with indignation.
: VI nSirnr is iISs'lrnt NJ, friend has
soul IN his poor. wounded body, which
Is more than can hr said Of some who are
unI' inred II he is not as straight and
n"hI" lurking as formerly, it is hrcau>e
hts bravery made him forget that he
would not bc.sO attractive to women'S
eyes.
Il'r praises If her lover maddencd Pc
rouse. lie vas mOrr inSolent than ever.
Stnng by his unmanly words. L0nise
ha' tened To the library, where she knew
his father was then sitting. H. received
her in his Usual polite manner.
Monsieur, have come to ask a favor
"f you. Nv time will expire in a month;
will you kindly suffer me to leave ynu
now, without waiting for the end Of the
year,
MadrmnSele, vonr request is so un
expected and strange that hardly know
what answer to give you. What will
poor Pauline do!'
SHe will he happier with q governess
wh" has lighter and less burdened heart
/ tran mine. have cares in nv old home,
m"nSicur, that are weighing me down.
| cannot do my duty TO your child, under
their pressure
We'll, then, must reluctantly con
sent ..
Her heart bounded with joy. She knew
not what terrible fate aW aited her.
Monsieur Perouse had hrard the con,
verSation, having listened at the door. -
He was enraged beyond description that
she was going. Once more he attempted
to alter her decision. Surely she would
reconsider it, he thought.
Look, madpmnisclle, Just call up the
image Of your lame lover, and contrast it
with mine and he planted himself di
recily before her in the hall, as she was
on the point Of escaping up. stairs.
With look Of inpxpresAihle scorn and
| contempt. she ran past him and flew u.
tile other stairs to her chamber, locking
the door hastily. She came down to
breakfast the next morning. and found
N. PerOnse and the whole household in
confusion. A robbery had been effected
during the night. and plate, jewelry and
other vRluabIeS were missing.
The iOrmtnl0r bowed rs she entered,
but she tOnk no notice. She had just
SEATED herself when he said to his father !:
Will il not he necessary TO search made
mpiselle'S trunks. Us you have done with
the rest of the ServantS?'
NJ. Perousc looked reprovingly at his
son
We do not speak Of mademoiselle in
that way. A"gusic.'
Excuse mr, father. True, she is II
sale higher in the Sorial scale. provided
Sn' is innnc"rt If the theft, as they ar.
Unable tu bar thiS, she arose and went
to her room, followed by Peruuse, Au
guSte, and the s. rvantS
They proceeded 70 setrch he- trunks;
and, 10 in the last one, at the bottom,
were the missing things
With wild c'y at the sight, Louise
tai; ted. When she recovered, an officer
was waiting To bear her to prison. Hos
the dismal hours sped in that horrbl,
ahod'', a French prison. she knew not -
She was taken out for trial, asserted her
innocence in tunes which despair mad
languid and indifferent, and was remand
ed to her prism house to endure its nor.
r"rs until the dreadful end.
Until the present Century, theft was
cAl.iIsl offence in France, aud Louis. hav
ing 10 one to plend for hrr. and no evi
dencr in her behalf, was sentenced to b.
executed.
So, on morning when the June roses
were bl'"mIng in summer beanty, and the
ali of Ia helle France eathed nothing
but rerIumrs, L"uiSn MOntaine, lovely
and Wert n III, Y, was lead nat to die hy
the hands Of the hangman. BIT that
iunctionary VAS not there; a vol Mt III
ness had Se;ze1 him. and the work was
dtIutrd u "a novice, who was awkward
AMI confused. But the show proceeded,
and the crowd that came TO witness il
dispersed. A surgeon had purchased the
body, and it was conveyed to his apart.
ment.
twas the twilight hour Of that soft and
sunny daV An Pnris was out Of doors,
enjoying the beautiful calm of that sweet
hour The labor Of the day was over for
thr greater part Of them. and the honeyed
accents Of the lover, the light words Of
the mere pleasure seekers.and the serious
talk OF the religious, all mingled with the
news Of the day from other lips. Many
were the remarks upon the tragedy Of the
morning, the sweet. patient look Of tho
Young maiden, who had suffered at the
hands Of the hangman; and many a
young heart thr0bhed wildly at the