Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-03

"A Wrltcf IN the llonuOn iofuHudFu tells
an amusing love story. lie says:
"Look, now, at this elegant Daumont
and at the young and fine lady reclining
as tender flower at the side Of her moth.
err. Several cavaliers caracol near the
doors of the carriage. They are pretend
ers TO her hand, for she is rich heiress
Mile. Zenobie has too long cultivated in.
no mt Irritation; she was fond Of the ho-
images which followed her cverywhere--in
town, in riiiegiatura, and in the ball room
Sucii is her candor that she is afraid 10
lose her court by marrying. Ii is why
she has hesitated, retreated, declined till
now. AT last the day has arrived when
she must bow to the will Of her family
An opulent uncle has sworn that he will
not leave her n centime were she not to
marry during the present winter. "You
have your eircnnes," says that unmercilul
uncle, "only when you shall have made q
choice, and tell me the name Of the hereu.x
coquia.
"'Bring your present tomorrow morn
ing, answered Xenobie, smiling.
"Then the uncle echoed the oracle; the
than ever, and four Of them dared to ask
her hand.
"'Whom will you chooseG' asked the
uncle.
"'The first shall meet with in 1867
- "Of course, Mile. nsDobic told no one
where she was to spend the evening. II
was Scotch custom celebrated by Walter
Scott that Mile. Zcnobie renewed, when
solicited TO choose n husband. She said
TO the pleiade of her lovers, Il will marry
the one whom / shall see the frstin 1867.
"The four pretenders had followed her
to the gate Of her mansion, and they plac
cd themselves in ambush to see If she would
go out during the evening. After two
mortal hours passed in observation and in
the chiliness of the night, they came tc
the sensible conclusion that the race would
fairly commence only the next day; and
they agreed to abandon so fatiguing post
and to take the field each on his own
ground
"Aurora had scarcely let fall through
her rosy fingers few rays upon the FIRST
dawn of the new year than each lover had
arrived from different ways at the entrance
Of the mansion.
"'Let us begin the attack, said they
'let us advance in one line; let us go in
though it is rather early to pay visits.
"And they knocked and were admitted
Zenobie's mother. who had not boen put
in tho confidence by her daughter,
was rather astonished at those early calls
but the fine boxes full Of bonbons the
visitors offered her, cut short her reHec.
tons.
"An hour passes. but Mile. Zenobi,
does not show herself One of the loecri
could not conceal his uneasiness, and ask
cd it the ladies had spent the night ut
party. No. answers Zenobies mother
but about midnight my daughter felt un
we'll, and it is why she is not yet down.
awe hope that her irdispositiOn is no
serious
"'Notin the least. ZcDobic, however
has been frightened at it, and she insistc,
on being attended by physician AS on
medieai man lives long way from here
she suggested that MIR. Rodolphe, GU
young neighbor, should be called in.
"'Did he Gomez
"'Yes could not refuse my daughter
wish.
"'But M. Rodolphe has not yet got hi
diploma; he is but student
THAT did not matter much; the indis
position was not at all dangerous
"Zenobie's uncle then entered tn draw
ing room, and said:
81 have just left my niece; she is rea
sonable; she has made her choice, which
approve of. Moreover, the fulflment Q
a pledge was in question. She was swor
to choose among all her lovers the on
whom she would first meet with in 1861
When this new year begun when tn
belfry sounded the last stroke Of midnigh
M..Rodolphe was at her side.
"Well, said the mamma, smiling, Il al
completely reassured as to my darling
health.
1.-The four hunters of portions are no
beating new 5ushes.'