The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-10-11

protector OF all true lovers, OF those
harmless debts young men con,
tract, and OF all youths hopes and
fears. | want to him, and said,
"Uncle am very unhappy"
IL bet twenty louis you arc not,
was the reply.
"Ah, uncle, don't laugh! Be.
sides, ynu would loso,"
'lf lose III pay; AMI perhaps
that would help to cons lie YOU"
mo. uncle, money has nothing
to do With my grief"
Come, tell me your tale"
my father has just informed
me that have Il lieutenaucy in the
regiment"
"What a dreadful misfortune!
One of the most uniform and all
the officers are men of rank"
"Uncle | don't wish to be sol.
der" ..a
"lIow! You don't want to seryel
Doy you happen tn be u coward,"
81 don't know yet; nevertheless,
you are the only man whom !
would permit to address such a
question to me-" .
"Very well, then, Cid, my good
friend, why don't you wish to be a
soldierl'
"Unele, because l want to
marry"
"Oh !"
There's no oh in the question.
Uncle, I'm in love-"
"And you call that u misfortune!
Ungratful wretch! lshould like to
be in lovcl Aud pray who is the
object Of your ardent famei'
"Ah, unc'e, she's an"
l know she is, OF course-it is
always an angel A little later in
lie you will per;cr a woman. But
by what mortal name do yoa call
this angel y
"She is called Noemi, uncle
"That is not what | ask you.-
Noemi is enough for ycu. | quite
comprehend; be,ides, it's "a pretty
name. But for me, | must know
who this angel is, and to what
family she belongsl What is the
family name2"
"'ris Madcmoiselle Amelot."
"That's better than an angels
brunette, tall aud slight, with eyes
like velvet. | don't at all disap
prove of the object OF your aiitc
tion."
"Ah, uncle, did you know bel
soul !"
Il know understand all abou
it.. And does she retnrn your AZ
fiction, as we used to say2 Is tina
still what you young ones call it
Il don't know, uncle
'Uowl You don't know, nephew
unworthy of an uncle Ike mvsoli
Howl You are every day in he
house, and don't know yet whethel
you ale lovedT .r.t.
She does not even know that
love her. vl.,. ...
80, in that idea you are mis-
taken. my handsome nephew, an,
comprehend nothing of woman
nature! She knew it at least
quarter Of an hour before yo
did so YOURSELF ln-r
'All | know, uncle, is that | sha
kill myself unless she narrjes me
%, o! Well, then, | can tell 80
that there exist many chance
against your union. Yonr fathe
is much richer than hers; and h
will not give his consent
swell, then. i know the onl.
thing which is left me to do
Come, come, listen to me. lie
us see, don't 20 and commit an
act of folly. lie: us Look into th
business
I, Il am all attention, uncle"
In the first place, then, you can
not marry at twenty years of age
'Why not, for gpodness sake
Because don't choose you shoul
do SO. And, without me, thi
marriage cannot take place.
% my good, dear uncle
'Ifshe loves you, and will promis
to wait three years
'Three yearss
Don't argue with me, or wi
say four. Ii she will promise I
wait three years, you shall joi
your regiment, but not at Clemon
will get you an exchange into On
a few leagues from Paris; aud yo
shall come here once every lhre
months until the expiration Of til
given time ''d' .a
But how an | to know whethe
she loves mel
How are you to find outl 3
asking it, to be sure - f
! 'Ab, dear uncle, ! never dare {
SO I
Then obey your father, ar
a pack up your pOrtmantean.'
But you do not know the gin
!, A hundred times l wished to te
= her love her. | have bitter
blamed myself for my timidity,
4 tried everything to gain courage
= speak; learned my spe, chcs |
= heart; | wrote piles Of letters; bu
q when the moment arrived, the fir
:, word | endsavored to-utter cliok
4 me, and ! began speaking OF som
a thing, else. she had SO sweet
). look, and yet SO stern, that it seer
!, ed 10 me she could never love.
tor the letters, it was lar worse. :