Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-05-01
E Short Love Story.

y writer IN the London Standard
tells an amusing love story He
says:
Look, now. at this elegant Dau-
mont and at the young and fine lady
reclining as tender flower at the
side of her mother. Several caval-
lers caracol near the doors of the car
riage. They are pretenders to her
hand, for she IS a rich hciress Mile.
Zenobie has too long cultivated IN
nocent filtration she was fond Of the
homages which followed her every.
wherein town. in rgjlegiafuyu. and in
the ball room. Such is her candor
that she is afraid to lose her court by
marrying. 1t is why she has hesita-
ted, rctreated, declined till now. A.
last the day has arrived when she
must bow to the VIII of her family.
An opulent uncle has sworn that lie
Will not leave her a centime were she
not TO marry during the present Win
ter. 1ou have Your etreanes.' saws
that unmerciful uncle, only when YOU
shall have made choice, and tell me
the name of the heTeur coqajn.
50 Bring your present tomorrow
morning, " answered Zenobie. smil-
ing.
Then the uncle echoed the oracle:
the pretenders were more lauguishIv
amiable than ever, and four of them
dared to ask her hand
- Whom viii you choose 2" asked
the uncle.
"' The first I shall meet with in
1867"
:" OF course, Mile, Zenobie told no
one where she was to spend the eve
ming. 1t was a Scotch custom cele-
brated by Walter Scott that Mile.
Ienobie renewed, when solicited 10
choose 4 husband. She said to the
pleiade of her lovers, / will marry
the one whom I shall see the first in
1867
" The four rretenders had followed
her to the gate of her mansion, and
they placed themselves in ambush TO
see if she would 90 out during the
evening. After two mortal hours
passed in observation and in the chill
illness of the night, they came to
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 diff
fercnt ways, at The entrance Of the
mansion.
- Let US begin the attack said
they, let us advance in one line; let
US 90 in, though it is rather early to
pay visits.
" And they knocked and were ad-
mitted. Icnobie's mother, who had
not been put in 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 reflections.
"An hour passes, but Nile. Zenobia
does not show herself One Of the
lovers could not conceal his uneasi-
ness, and asked if the LADIES' had spent
the night at party. No answers
Zenobie's mother; but about mid
night my daughter felt unwell, and it
is why she IS not down
- We hope that her indisposition
IS not serious
- Not in she least. Zenobie. how
ever. has been frightened at it, and
she insists on being attended By a
physician As our medical man lives
long way from here, she suggested
that Mr.. Rodolphe, our young neigh
Dor, should be called in =
''' Did he come :?
"' Yes; I could not refuse my
daughters wish
%. But VI Rodolphe has not yet got
his diploma; he is but a STUDENT
- That did not matter much; the in.
disposition was not at all dangerous
Ienobie's uncle then entered the
drawing room, and said: :
90 have just left my niece she IS
reasonable she has made her choice,
which l approve Of, Moreover, the
fulfllment of a pledge was in ques-
ton She was sworn to choose
among all her lovers the one whom
she would first meet with in 1861
When this new year begun-when
the belfry sounded the last stroke Of
midnight, 81. Rodolphe was at her
side
Well said the mamma, smiling,
l am completely re-assured as to my
darling's health
The four hunters Of portions are
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