Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-12-04
A TALE OF TWO CITIES.

A few years ago thore lived in Paris
a family composed of father, ,aother aud
an only daughter, aged II at tho time
when this story commenc s, and very.
handsome, besides possessing many wo-
manly virtues. They belonged to what
| is known as the bourgeoiss of France, and
were possessed of; 3 handsome income.
At such an age, what young woman has
MA an attachment for good looking
man? Miss T was no exco,tion TO the 81
rule, and the attention of young eouu-u-
tryman IN easy circumstances, through :
Itfar from being wealthy, were fayorably
received by the girl and her parents.
Circumstances created a change in the
family 5 fortunes and they came to- this g 8
city to- repair the losses they had sustain
ed. A couple of years afterward they i,
were followed by the wooer of the daugh-
ter. Her father had DIED before his ar--o1
rival. and her mother had wholly aband-sl
oned herself to a passion fofadrink and a.
love ofmoneya Still burning with his first,
love the young. mana needed not the sad
changes, but renewed his attentions with
earnest proposals of matrimony fheres
was, unhappily, skeleton in the house go
In the shape of man of wealth, whose Fl
money, had, captivated, the mother, and,
which, coupled with, her influence, sue -
ceedingin causing the rejection of the q
former lovers honorable offers, and 6hsl-a9
ly the fall of the girl ,anow scarcely ]9sb
awhe, went to live with her paramour. &. ssfrr
: With broken heart and a merited
disgust for the young wom1n he had ador-
ed, the rejected suitor rec, ,ossed the eoceati
to conceal his grief inaahis dear Frances1
Time sped on until this year of epidemic.
and distress, when the young man, COM
PEELED to visit this city on business, was
stricken with the prevailing fever The
news of his arrival and almost Immediate
sickness reached the ears of his whilom
betrothed. Five years had fed, during
which time she had led a life of Inxury.i
and had been the recipient of the greatest.
klndnesses on the part of her protector;
yet in her sullied heart there still remain
ed a purifying spark Of love for hinfI
whom she had SO cruelty and recklesslvi
forsaken. She unhesitatingly called at
his house, and for many weary days COM
bated death by nursing him with unre-
mitting. care, until he had entirely recov.A
ed We leave to our readers to pic
ture to themselves the scenes which must;
have attended the convalescence nf the.
heretofore forsaken one, who was now be-.
ing emplored for q pardon, which was
readily granted and sealed with the VOWS
of eternal love- ZsegG 10 8usag4 aff 4ai
The protector all this time had been,
absent, in, St. 3 Louis, He. now returned,
to find bis home deserted The story vas
related to him, but, far from eyincing the
least feeling of anger, he quietly repaired,
to the new abode of his mistress of yes.
terday, and expressing to the young, man,
his. Ignorance Of his relations to the Young
girl, rendered the pair his offices, retiring
with many wishes, for all the felicity sna
happiners that twotaloving soulsscould de.
sire; The sequel was marriage; and
those acquainted with this bit of romance
could notice handsome couple affection
ately walking, arm in arm, up Royal street
last Tuesday evening, the young man
evincing alittle ,pallor, enhanced by his
white cravat, while the new bride was
beaming with freshness and beauty under
her tiny bonnet trimmed with orange
blossoms. Orteans Crescent. =~attsF4
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