East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-02-01


imagination, and il il is tho only obstacle that
prevents our marriage all can say il. dear Ga
briee, 6x the wedding day"
=" Then you will be content to take my hand
without my heart"
:. / shall have your heart; you win love me,
and shall be your first love, for You have never
loved before. Come, dearest Gabrielle, come, fix
yourself for our wedding-day"
Never" exclaimed Gabrielle; Il am re-
signed to my fate; will obey my father but
never will with my own lips, pronounce my
own doom"
contract made by our two fathors-will you
not r.
=" will sacrifice myself to my father's honor"
replied Gabrielle, with all the dignity she could
assume.
Gabrielle from that hour assumed the attitude
OF sublime victim. Her father was much con-
cerned AN, the threatened consumption seemed
TO frighten him, but Jules, now his ally, laughed
away his fears, appearing not to notice the mel
encholy, down cast looks and the deep sighs Of his
intended
Gabrielle's grief did not prevent her from pay
ing great attention TO our trousseau and when
the victim was led to the altar it was at least
most admirably adorned.
M. Melcourt had made il one of the conditions
OF the marriage that the young couple should
reside with him but Jules, though he was de-
lighted to remain with the fine, spirited old man,
F1p5afyaa stbat he himself should take charge of
been together but three months, II wa spite of
ing how we'll he had OWNED Gabrielles peculiar
tastes and fancies The carriage ho gave her
was one of the prettiest at the Bois de Bologno;
her husband was the most charming companion,
tho most attentive Of lovers in fact, life was an
enchsntment, but Gabrielle fought vigorously
against the conviction, and tried to convince her.
self that she was not happy. She resumed her
moon gazing and sighed whenever she was not
laughing.
Jules Delmar always allowed his wife to in
dulge her caprice, and though sometimes on sharp
Partisan winter nights he shivered when she
opened the window to look at the moon, he never
made the slightest observation.
One day Gabrielle sat alone in her boudoir, try
ing to recall the perfection Of her first and only
love- and finding always her husbands handsome,
Intelligent, impudent face rise up before her,
when her valet entered the room and announced
that gentleman wished to see her.
What is his name p
Madame, he did not give me his name, but
he told me to tell you that he came from Mar
tiniques,
From Martinique Admit him instantly"
In another moment the door opened and
young man who seemed to have 1utgrown his
strength, so tall he and so light, entered the
room Gabrielle gazed at him for an instant,
and then coldly informed him that she was Mad
anne Melcourt-what was ii he desiredl
The gentleman had not inspired her with any
confidence or sympathy he had a very small
head, with mass Of straight, black hair, features
that were regular without expression, with dull,
sleepy eyes, that wandered about with n sort Of
appealing, helpless, vacant gaze
My dear cousin," said tho gentleman, with n
low giggle, "dont you know me 2 am Charles
Charles 2" Here Gabrielle fell on Ter knees
before him and burst into tears, while she sobbed
out these words:
"Oh! Charles, Charles, forgive me p'
Iool.a al .,a,iv ,haee nj han
murmured-
What for 7"
Il have been faithlessn
:" To whom2 To what ~
To our love p
"0ur love? Why cousin, don't remember,
am sure ="
y l am married"
Married. OH am so glad so I am"
At these words Gabrielle rose, dried her tears,
and calmly asked her cousin to sit down.
"Oh cousin, hope you are happy; Pm in
such scrape! I'm married, too -"
"0h indeed" exclaimed Gabrielle, blessing
her stars that she was married, too, and was
spared the humiliation of being forsaken.
Yes, and ran away from Martinique for
my father was offended, and-but my wife is in
the carriage below; will you see her ~
And take her to my heart Oh! Charles, L
will be sister to her"
Charles rushed from the room, while Gabrielle,
u
as Of relief, exclaimng:
" i am free, can love him now'
At this moment Charles returned, bis wife on
his arm. Gabrielle rushed toward him but as
she got near her cousin she started back; she
was the color of n very light lemon, that not
even the Email de Paris cond make whittier, and
though she was beautiful il was evident at tho
first glance that there was the blood of another
race in her veins
I" Do you, too, draw back Z / thought there
was no prejudice in France--"
"No, no l welcome your wife, and offer her
sisters love" exclaimed Gabrielle. holding out
her hand TO tho yellow girl" saying to herself
" she will never know how welcome she is"
Gabrielle who was all powerful, made NJ. Mol
court welcome his nephew, and install bis bride
with him in an apartment in his mansion, prom
ising to be tho medium of reconciliation with his
father in Martinique.
When, on the night of his arrival, Jules and
Gabrielle were alone, he sat down beside her,
putting his arm around her, drew her toward
him.
Gabrielle" said he, the idol of your fancy
Is returned-poor Gabrielle"
" How dare you pity me. Oh, Jules, how could
l ever have been such n fool"
"No, such baby. All young girls pass
through The same process, only they don't always
find Jules who knows how to distinguish be-
tween the heart and the imagination"
|" am afraid to say, my darling husband, that
l love you for"
you fancy you have loved your cousin. You
never have the imagination is developed before
the heart; but the dreams Of the imagination
easily dissipated; the heart has for its advo-
Gates sense, feeling, the understandn passion
this forms love-"
"And this is what feel for you, and have felt
for n long time come, never hide your head, but
give me long wifely kiss, and then let us plan
together how VIC are to mako Parisian society
accept your straw coIored cousin.'
ave can never do that"
"Yes, we can, we will invent romantic his.
tory of her, and make her a heroine"
" Nonsense"
"No! Imagination"