The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-04-17
A Short Love Story.

"A Wrlter III Tue IlDnuOn OtanQaru Tells
an amusing love story; he says:
/" Look now, at this elegant Dalmont
and OF that 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 pretenders
to her hand, for she is rich heiress. Mile
Zenobie has 90 long cultivated innocent
Irritation she was fond of the homages
which followed her everywhere town.
in 0iNeginura, and in the ball room. Such
| is her candor that she is afraid to lose her
court by marrying. It is why she has hest
tated, 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 would not leave her
sent winter. +" You have your etreanes,"
says that unmercifu' uncle, " only when you
shall have made choice, and tell me the
name of the hereue coquin."
Bring your present tomorrow morning,
answered Zenobie, smiling.
Then the uncle echoed the oracle /; the
pretenders were more languishly amiable
than ever, and four of them dared to ask
her hand.
".When will you choose?' asked the
uncle.
"sThe first I shall meet with in 1867.
"Of course Mile. Zenobie told no one
where she was to spend the evening. 1t
was Scotch custom celebrated by Walter
Scott that Mile. Zenobie renewed, when
solicited to choose ahusband. She said to
the pleiade Of her lovers, | will marry the
one whom / shall see the first in 1857
"The four pretenders had followed her
to the gate Of her mansion, and they placed
themselves IN ambush to see If she would
go out during the evening. After two
mortal hours passed in observation and in
| the chilGness 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 arriv-
ed from different ways at the entrance Of
the mansion.
"sLet US begin the attack said they,
let us advance in one line; let US goin,
thought it is rather early to pay visits.
"And they knocked and were admitted.
Zenobie's mother who had not been put in
| the confidence by her daughter, was rather
astoDished at those early calls; but the fine
boxes full of bonbons the visitors offered
to her, cut short her reflections.
"An hour passes, but Mile. Zenobie does
not show herself. One of the lovers could
not conceal his uneasiness, and asked if the
ladies had spent the night at party.
No;' answers Zenobie's mother but
about midnight my daughter felt unwell,
and it is why she is not yet down.
1 "We hope that her indisposition is not
serious
"'Not in the least. Zenobie, however,
hos been frightened ct it, and she insisted
on being attended by physician. As our
medical man lives d long way from here she
suggested that NJ. Rodolphe, our young
neighbor, should be called in
"'Did he come
ayes; could not refuse my daughters
WISH
"'But NJ. Rodolphe has not yet got his
diploma he is but a student.
| "'That did not matter much the indis-
position was not at oil dangerous
"Zenobie's uncle then entered the draw
ing-room, and said !:
} "I have just left my niece she is rea
sonable; she has made her choice, which
approve Of Moreover, the fulfllment Of q
) pledge was in question. She has sworn to
choose among all her lovers the one whom
she would first meet with in 1867. When
this new year begun-when the belfry
sounded the last stroke of midnight, NJ
Rodolphe was at her side"
"Well,' said the mamma smiling. 4 an
completely treasured as to my darling's
health"
!, "The four hunters of portions are nov
beating new bushes"