North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-10-10

"If she loves you, aud you will promise
to wait three years"
"Three years.!
"Don't argue with me, or I will say
four. If she will promise to wait three
years, you shall join your regiment, but
not at Clermont, | will get you an ex-
charge into one few leagues from Paris;
and you shall come here once every three
months until the expiration of the given
time"
"But how am to know whether she
loves me?"
"How are you 10 find it out? BY ask
ing it, to be sure J"
"Ah, dear uncle, never dare do 90 !"
"Then obey pour father, and pack up
your portmanteau."
But you do not know the girl. A hum
dred times l wished to tell her loved her.
| have bitterly blamed myself for my tim
idity. l tried everything to gain courage
to speak; | learned my speeches by heart;
| wrote piles of letters out, when the mo.
ment arrived, the first word endeavored
to utter choked me, and began speaking
of something else.
She had so sw ct look, and yet SO
stern, that it seemed to me she could not
love. AS for the letters. it was far worse
At the moment attempt to give them,
found them so stupid that nothing appear
ed dminutive enough to tear them into,
lest word should appear against me-
"Well, but, my boy, you must decide at
last, and for this reason-your father has
not coufded all to you. If he sends you
to CleImont it is because the colonel Of
your regiment is friend of his, and has
daughter, and this daughter is destined for
you, because it will be good and rich mar
riagc. But don't answer me; know all
this is nothing when We love. IT'S very
stupid thing to think thus, and love disin-
terestedly; but should be sorry not to
have been guilty of so doing. Only men
of BIASED mi"ds are incapable of the like
know the old call these delusions; but
who knows whether it is not they who are
selfdeceived? The glass which diminish
es objects is not more true than the one
which enlargeS them. If she loves you,
you should sacrifice everything for her. 1t
will be very foolish to do so, bnt quite
right and you must do it; but first find
out whether she loves you, and you have
an excellent opportunity of doing so. They
wish to make her marry, nepew,--you
turn pale at this idea! You would like to
have this odious rival at swords length
Well, then try and gain little of this not
able courage in the presence of YOUR fair
Nocmi They want her to marry; you
are richer than she, but the man they pro-
pose to give her is richer than Yourself
besides being titled and quite ready (the
wedding clothes and presents are also j
whereas they would be obliged t. wait for
you. Now go and seek Noemi, tell her
you love her,-she knows it, but it is, new
ertheless. "a thing always told. Ask her if
she returns your affection; and tell her
for she must love you, | am sure-vou are
Young. handsome and witty. Ask her to
promise solemnly to wait three years for
YOU, bnt to write to me, and | will keep the
latter. ! will then break off your marriage
with the coloneps daughter. will get
your Exchange; and despite your father, in
three years you shall marry Noemi"
"Uncle, I've an idea."
"Let's hear it.
"T!l write to her"
"Jnst as you please, my boy only act
at once
81 Quilted my uncle. and went to write
my epistIe. This was not the most diff
cult task. I had written fifty letters to her
before, though had never forwarded them
The most embarrassing circumstance was
to seLd or give it. Nevertheless, as there
was no time TO be lost made up my mind,
and, purchasing bouquet of yellow roses,
placed the note IN the centre o. them 1t
is very silly, but seemed even now to live
over the time again in memory. After the
avowal of my love, besought her 10 love
me, make me happy, and wait three years
for me- implored her, if she consented,
that evening TO wear one of the yellow
roses in her bosom. II shall then dare to
speak to yon,'' said, and tell what you
must do to secure my happiness. dare
not say ours
"AnI you put the note in the bouquet
asked Madam de Lorgerel.
"Yes. madam"
"And then 2"
"Well, then in the evening Noemi had
no rose in her bosom | wanted to kill
mvself, but my uncle carried me off to
CIermont. He remained two months with
me, mixed with the young officers, and
ended by calming my sorrow and disap-
pointment, by proving to me that Noemi
had never loved me. "But, uncle" | said,
''she was-she appeared happy when ar
rived, and reproached me gently for COM
ing late"
Women" continued Monsieur Des-
cou iraes, "love the devotion of all the
world !; but there are those tn y never love
In short, I ended by almost forgetting her
Then | married the colonel's daughter, who
died eight years after our marriage and
now am quite alone, for my uncle ha.
beeh dead long lime, = wonld you believe