The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-30


That is not what ask you. Noeml is
enough for you; quite comprehend; besides,
It's pretty name. But for me, must know
who this angel is, and to what family she be-
longs? What is the family nameT
Otis Mademoiselle AmelOt'
THAT'S better than an angela brunette,
tall and slight with eyes like black velvet. /
don't at all disapproye of the object of your
Affection
All, uncle, did you know her soulp
Il Know understand all about it, Ana
does she return your affection, as we used 10
say? Is that still what you young ones call
it?
i don't know, uncle
How? You don't know nephew, unWor-
thv of an uncle like myself? How? You
are every day IN her house, and don't know
| whether you are loved
| .She does not even know that love her.
%, in that idea you are mistaken, my
| handsome nephew, and comprehend nothing
of woman's nature! She knew it at least a
quarter OF an hour before you did SO your
SELF
All know uncle, is, that l shall kill my
self unless she maries mep -.a
%, y! Well, then, can tell you that there
exist many chances against your union.
| Your father is much richer than hers; and he
| will not give his consent
well, then, know the only thing which
| is left me to do
Come, come listen to me. Let us SEE
| don't so and commit any act OF folly. Let us
| look into the business"
4 am all attention, uncle
'In the first place, then, you cannot marry
| at twenty years OF age"
who not for goodness sake p
Because | don't choose you should do so.
| And without me, this marriage cannot take
| place.
%, my good, dear uncler
IF she loves you, and will promise to wait
! three years
| Three years? ..
Don't argue with me- or will say four
| Ii she will promise to wait three years, you
| Shall join your regiment, but not at Clermont
| will get you an exchange into one few lea
| cues from Paris; and you shall come here
| once every three months until the expiration.
| OF the given time
But how am 10 know whether she loves
mel?
How are you to find it out? By asking it
| to be suIet
| 'Ah, dear uncle ! never dare do SOP
| Then obey your father and pack up your
portmanteau.'
| But you do not know the girl hun
| bred times | wished to tell her L loved her.
| L have bitterly blamed myself for my timidty
| tried everything to gain courage to speak !;
| l learned my speeches by heart; wrote piles
| of letters; but, when the moment arrived, the
| first word | endeavored to utter choked me,
| and L began to speak OF something else.
| She had SO sweet a look, and vet so stern,
that it seemed to me she could never love-
| AS for the letters, it was far worse. At the
moment [ attempted to give them, L found
them so stupid that nothing appeared dimin-
| utive enough to tear them into, lest word
| should appear against me-
We'll, but, my boy, you must decide at last,
| and for this reason,-your father has not con-
fid ed all to you. II he sends you to Cer-
mont it is because the colonel OF your req
ment is friend OF his, and has daughter,
and this daughter is destined for you. because
| it will be good and rich marriage. But don't
| answer me; L know all this is nothing when
| we love. IT'S very stupid thing to think
| thus, and love disinterestedly; but l should
| be sorry not to have been guilty OF so doing.
| Only men of BIASED minds are incapable of
| the like. l know the old call these decisions /;
but who knows whether it is not they who
have been deceived? The glass which di-
| minishes objects is not more true then the
one which enlarges them. If she loves you,
| you should sacrifice everything for her. 1t
| will be very foolish TO do so, but quite right:
| and you must do it; but first find out wheth-
| er she loves you,-and you have an excellent
| opportunity Tor doing SO. They wish to make
| her marry, nephew you turn pale at this
| idea! You would like to have your odious
| rival at sword's-length. Well then try and
| gain little of this noble courage in the pres
| ence of your fair Noemi. They want her to
| marry; you are richer than she, but the man
| they propose to give her to is richer than
| yourself, besides being titled and quite ready
| 1.-THE wedding-clotheS and presents are also) !;
| whereas they would be obliged to wait for
| you. Now go and seek Noemi; tell her you
| love her,-she knows it, but it is, neverlhe-
| l. IS, a thing always told. Ask her if she re-
| turns your affection; and tell her-for she
must love you, L am sure-you are young,
handsome and witty. Ask her 10 promise
soemrly to wait three years for you, but to
write to me, and | will keep the letter. |
will then break off your marriage with the
colonefs daughter. [ will get your exchange;
and. despite your father, in three years you
shall marry Noemip
Uncle, I've an idea.'
Lets hear it,
I'll write to her.
Just as you please my boy; only act at
| once
quilted my uncle and went to write my
| epistle. This was not the most difficult task.
L had written fifty letters to her before,
though had never forwarded them. The
most embarrassing circumstance was to send
or give it. Nevertheless, as there was no
time to be lost L made up my mind, and pur-
chasing bouquet OF yellow roses, placed the
note in the centre of them. 1t is very silly.
but seem even now 10 live over the time
again in memory. After the avowal of my
love- besought her to love me, make me hap
Ply, and wait three years for me. implored
her, if she consented, that evening to wear
one of the yellow roses in her bosom. Il
shall then dare to speak TO you,' / said, 'and
| tell you what you must do to secure my hap
piness-I dare not say ours
And you put the note in the bouquet
asked Madame de Lorgerel.
'Yes, madam
'And then?'
well, then, in the evening Noem had no
rose in her bosom! l wanted to kill myself.
but my uncle carried me off to Clermont
He remained two months with me, mixed
with the young officers, and ended by calm
ing my sorrow and disappointment, by prov
| ing to me that Noemi had never loved me-
But uncle,' said, she was-she appeared
happy when L arrived and reproached me
gently for coming late'
Women, continued Monsieur Descou-
draies?, love the devotion of all the world !;
but there are those they never love- In short.
| ended by almost forgetting her Then j
married the coloners daughter who died eight
years after our marriage; and now am quite
alone, 1Of my uncle mas been dead long
time-would you believe L often think of No
emf? and that which is more serious and alb
surd-I always see her in Imagination as
young girl of seventeen, with her dark brown
hair, and, as my uncle said, her eyes like
black velvet! Whereas, il living, she must
now be an old woman. .r.
you don't know what has become of herr?
asked Madame de Lorgere
NO. .r
your name, then, is not Descoudraies %
she hastily inquired.
No: that is the name of the properly lett
me by my uncle. My name is Edmond DAT
thiem,'
| so il isp -eai ra
How do you know?'
will tell you,' she added, without reply
ing to his question, what has become of No
emil
Can you?'
Yes: she loved your
But the yellow rose?'
she did not see the note Your hastv de-
parture caused her many tears; then alter
wards, she married Monsieur de Lorgerel.'
sMonsiaur de T oroarol