Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-10-31
A French Romance.

/. lady enter, to whom, during tt
!, last eight or ten days, he had sol
a number of shawls, gloves, et
. By her accent he surmised ths
she must be a New York lady
The stranger was pretty, and ma
urally the young man made hin
self attentive and agreeable
Whenever she visited the stor
she always addressed herself t
him, and while examining the a,
ticles placed before her, talket
much. The day we speak of sh'
was far less communicative tha,
usual, and after making a some
what hurried selection, she said t,
the clerk:
Il shall be at the hotel in on,
hour; here is the address. b
kind enough to accompany the
porter when he brings those arti
cles;
With these words she bowed re
servedly and hastily left the store
The young man was at a loss
what to think. However, an hour
later he entered the apartment of
the American lady, who invited
him, like an acquaintance of long
standing, to lunch with her. Al
though thinking his customers
manners very strange, the clerk
accepted. While partaking of tea
and cakes, the young lady some
what abruptly addressed her guest,
saying:
"Sir, are you brave enough to
protect woman against any in
suit to which she might be SUBJ
.iected Answer me with truth
and candor."
"Without conceit, 1 say yes,"
answered the young man.
every well. You work in or
der to make money. Is it not so?"
"Certainly."
"This. is what I wish to propose.
| am alone, almost alone, in the
world /; my fortune or my actions
concern no one but myself. ]
to see the exhibition, and
know Paris; but / perceive there
is nothing more difficult than for
a woman to be in your country
without a protector. You please
me, and if you do not object, you
shall be my champion. 1 will re-
pay you for your lost time"
The young man tried to speak,
but she Immediately resumed:
81 insist on remunerating you
this is strictly matter of bust
1ess--I regard it in that light
Accept or decline-which shall it
,e?"
81 accept" answered the clerk,
lfter a moments hesitation.
81 am satisfied" continued the
stranger, ''that you are gentle
nan, and will not make yourself
ridiculous by making love and fiat
ering me, for | warn you that the
1ery first compliment you pay me
'nds our contract. Is it agreed 2"
MADAME, at your service"
"From tomorrow"
"From this very moment! /
equire only time to write to my
Employers"
And the terms of this extraor-
linary compact were entered into
y the latter.
The clerk was charming. He
roved himself intelligent, attract
We, delicate, without all that small
ak which men generally delight
0 inhict on women. In fact, the
american lady was truly delighted
nth the choice she had made
'wo weeks ago she handed the ,
miable clerk heavy roll of bills,
nd they separated, mutually
leased with each other.
But it happened that as the la {
y was about to embark for Eng
md, thence to embark for Amer {
"a, commissioner hastened to- i
ards her and inquired if she was /
Iiss A. Upon answering in the
firmative, he placed a small box
nd a letter in her hand. The
Ok contained diamond set, the
tier a few words only, but SO !
ell chosen to express true affec- {
on that the young lady started,
OF for London, but back to Paris. I
is needless to say that the letter