Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-30

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in her love, as in chrysalis, ready Z
. burst the envelope if the sun Of ihapPi,
ness should warm it, and to fly, radiant
and intoxicated, towards heaven.
Circumstances soon supplied new fire
to her growing affection. sEEEE Y 81
Madame Bottin, in whose house Ed
ward lived, took to live with her her two
nieces, whose mother had died, and who
had no other remaining relative than
this aunt An excellent woman was
Madame BOttiu, gay, indulgent, unsus-
picious woman of sixty years, who
I permitted others TO be only eighteen.
I She sought to amuse her nieces and to
do so she every Sunday had at her rooms
fine party of loto-dauphiH. & The
/ lodgers were invited, as well as some
girls Of the neighborhood, among whom
was Anna. Madame Bottin had indeed
heard some reports about Anna but
she had experience enough to know with
what slight reason such rumors are ac-
credited and then She loved the young
seamstress, because she was sweet-tem-
Pered and polite. 1t had never chaneed
TO her to go to Anna's room for fire or
to light a candle, without the latter Civ
ing her good night and lighting her
as far as the foot of the staircase. She
had never sneezed before the young girl
without hearing a God bless you! On /
Sunday morning, even, it had often Oc-
CURED that when the young woman
Watered and swept the street in front of
her door, she did the same in front of /
that Of Mother Bottin and these are
kindnesses that old people do not forget.
Anna, therefore, was invited to the lotto
ddIphiH parties. She did not know that
Edward was invited also but the mere
idea of passing an evening under the
same roof with him was enough to make
her wild with joy. Perhaps she might
meet him on the stairway perhaps he
lHight come into Madame Bottins for
an instant, just to leave the KEY of his
chamber, before going out -. TheI
poor young girl thought of nothing else l
ID day. But what became of her, my .
}od when, on entering, she saw Ed
ward near the hearth, talking with
Mother Bottin She fell to trem- t
,ling, blushing, stammering, so terribly /
hat the good woman compassionated e
Ter she made her sit down near her, o
nd soon after the party commenced.
l could not attempt to describe how a
this evening was for Anna.
Who is there that has not experienced n
of the sort in the early years n
t life /? Who, on leaving college, has "
OF found the games of pledges, char
des and Lotto delicious, when the ex- .
ected person was present at them /? b
h, at that age there is in us so much VI
oetry to bestoB on little things the
cart is so rich, so ready to be happy
hen We learn love as we do life. A II
lance thrown, a word interpreted, a kiss III
latched as a forfeit, behind a screen. y
'e matter to dream of for eight DAYS. &C
season~of sentimental moth
gs, in which one calls his mistress II
iaaemOiselle, and is delighted to find
msef alone with her, that he may talk to
her about the fine weather and grow
g fruits. sN MI
EuWard also round the evening very
easant, after it passed away. Often Al
it was renewed, and every lo'
ne new tie united the hearts of these oh
0 young persons. They had not yet
d each other they loved but both do
t sure of it,
One day they were playing portrait
ina was on the stool. When the mo- ne
mt came for repeating to her all that Ec
/ been said about her, the young girl up
Ose duty it had been to collect her
inions, began: In the first place,
ina, have been told that you are a
Iuette. tn
The poor child blushed. hIs
That you are amOrous. INT
She was completely confused. ha
That you are an angel. .r--- yol
She raised her eyes, full Of tears, and gol
: soft looks fell on Edward. An she
gel his lips Visibly murmured Oh, mes
t was a delicious moment for the ar
ing girl .a
she did not guess who it the
, had said that she was an angel. Wh
And she remained on the stool doN