The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-07-14

lhere N little Hover which grows
wild, or with little care, In the gar-
dcns Of Southern France. which the
country folks call by a name which
Is best interpreted, "Tbc Brides
Death"
II Is q little, blue, frail, innocent
thing. Yet, if you ask the reason Of
It's name, any peasant girl in Lam
gucdoc will tell you the same story.
There lived, within sight Of the
Iihonc, years ago, an old chemist and
his dsughtcr. lie was a German By
birth, but had married French
woman, and since that day dwclt In
her native land. His name was
Werner. His daughters Antoinctte.
She was very handsome girl, and
since her mothers early death had
been the ministering spirit of her
old fathers humble dwelling, and
was loved by him very fondly.
She had very singular disposition
generally merry and good humorcd,
but when aroused TO anger utterly
unappeasablc, until she had in some
way punished the offender, and with
her a quarrel was never made up
with tears and kisses, as with other
girls. II was a lucky thing that she
quarrcled very rarely.
Being beautiful, and, In peasants
eyes, an heiress of some importance,
even the dread which was generally
entertained Of old Werner, on ac-
count Of his mysterious chemist lore
did not keep suitors from the door.
| But Antoinettc looked coldly on
all the sterner sex, until one autumn
morning the young Marquis Of Gre
noble was brought by fate to breal
his arm at Chemist Werner's door
and TO be nursed back TO health ant
strength by the old man, who was a
cunning a lecch rs any in all Ian
guedoc.
II had been dangerous illness
owing partly to the heat Of th'
weather and the fact that the youn,
marquis bad been drinking mucl
more wine than was good for him
and the recovery was quite q miracle
The youth was properly grateful
and would have rewarded the ol,
; man with money and costly gin,
, These being declined, he bestowe'
J upon the chemist and his daughte
: his friendship, and became a regula
visitor at their little home.
! Soon he declared TO Antoincttc tha
|; he was miserable save in her prcsenc'
: and that she possessed not only hi
D friendship but bis heart.
She was a warm-heartcd, passion
4 ate creature, and after his avowal {
love, every day found the handsom
g marquis dcarer TO her.
4 For his sake she dcckcd herself /
: holiday attire, for his sake braide'
g the splendid black hair that glittere
e like jet In the sunshine.
: Nothing she did but what wa
= done with a thought of him, and
y view Of her high position as his wifi
n she forsook her old companions, an
e took TO studying the speech and maI
Is ners Of those above her, until III
y little peasant vulgarities into whic
n she had fallen were quite unlearns.
The girls Of Aer village were sor'
y " vexed by this, and many slaI
'f derous word was spokcn-many
u taunting glance given toward u
'e chemists beautiful daughter as Il
ID passed the cottage doors.
n Antoinctte knew Of them all, b
"a she thought af her triumph when j
d should be at last Madame Ia Ma
:. qniss, and held her peace.
~ II was enough for her that youi
d Grcnoble held her brown hand
Il tenderIy In their secret rambles
I'd moonlight, and said such hatteril
er things Of her beauty and her goo
3 ncss.
She trusted him AZ she would ha
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