The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-07-01
touch thing so miserable. just as he did

this, one of the police said to the girl:
''Ah, | have caught ,yUt, have II You
are begging. To the oiice With you-come
alongl"
"1ho young man intorp0sed. He took
hold hastily OF the mendicant, of her whom
lie had before seemed afraid to touch, and
addressing himself to the policeman, said,
reprovingly, This woman is not beggar.
She is one whom / know" "But, SIR
said the officer" L tell YOU she is an ac,
quaintance of mine, - repeated the young
stranger Then turbihg to the girl whom
he took for an old and feeble woman he
continued:
Come along, my good dame and permit
me to see you safely to the end Of the
street. Giving his arm to the unfortu-
nate girl, he then led her away, saying,
Here is piece of hundred sous. 1t is
all have take it, poor woman. y rt.
"The own of hundred sous passed
from your hand into mine," continued the
lady, ''and as you walked along supporting
my sters, | then, through my veil distinct
ly saw your face and figure"
"My figure!' exclaimed Frederic, in
amazement.
"Yes, my friend, your figure" retrrncd
his wife. ut was to me that you gave
aims on that night. 1t was my lifc-my
my honor, perhaps--that you then savod!"
"You a mendicant-you, so young SO
beautiful, and now SO rich," cried Freder-
Eyes, my dearest husband" replied the
lady, 81 have in my life, received aims
onoe only-and from oou; and those aims
have decided my fate for life.
''On the day following that miserable
night, an old woman in whom | had inspir-
ed some sentiments Of pity, enabled me to
enter as seamstress in respectable house.
Cheerfulness returned to me with labor -
| had the good fortune to become favolite
with the mistress whom | served, and in>
deed did my best, by unwcaried diligence
and care, to merit her favor. She was Of
ten visited by people in high life One day
Sir James Melton, an Englishman of great
property, came to our establishment along
with party of ladies. He returned again.
He spoke with my mistress, and learned
that | was of good family; in short, learnt
my whole history. The result was, that he
sat down by my side one day, and asked
me plainly if | would d marry hin.
Mary you'll" cried |, in surprise.
"Sir James Melton was mau sixty, tall
pale. and feeble looking. In answer to my
exclamation of astonishment, he said,
Yes. ] ask if you will be my wife? | am
rich, but have no comiort-no happiness.
My relations seem to yearn to see me in the
grave. have ailments which require a
degree of kindly care that is not to be
bought from servants. | have heard your
story, and believe you to be one who will
support prosperity as well as adversely. l
A,ake my proposal sincerely, and hope you
Will agree to it. i"
AT that time, Frederic, continued the
lacy g | loved you; ( have seen you but
once, but that once was too memorable for
me eyer to forget it, and that something al
ways insinuated to me that we were to pass
through life together At the bottom of
my soul, believed this. Yet every one
around me pressed me to accept the offer
made to ire, and the thought struck me
that | might one day make you wealthy
at length my main otj( ction to Sir James
Meltons proposal lay in diSincliuation to
make myself the instrument of vengeance
in Sir james hands against relatives whom
he di, liked without good grounds. The
objection, when stated, only increased his
anxiety for my content and finally, under
the impression that it would be, after all
carrying romance the length of folly to re-
iect the advantageous settlement offered to
me, ! consented to Sir james proposal.
That part Of the story, Frederic, is
really like a fairy tale, |, a poor orphan,
penniless, became the wife Of cne of the
richest baroncts of England. Dressed in
silks, and sparkling jewels, | could now
pass through the very streets where, a few
months before, | stood in the rain and dark
ncss--a mcndicantl'' -
Happy Sir James y cried NJ de la
Tour, at this part Of the story; ''he could
prove his love by onriching you!''
''IIc was happy resumed the lady.
"Our marriage, so strangely assorted prov
ed much NOSE conductive, it is probable to
his own comfort than if he welded one with
whom all the parade Of settlements, of pin
money would have been necessary.
Never, | believe, did he for an instant
repent of our union. l. on my part, con-
ceived myself bound to do my best Tor the
solace of his declining years; and he TN his
part, thought it incumbent on him to pro
vide for my future welfare He died, leav.
inc ne me large part Of his subs,ance-a,
much, indeed, as could prevail upon my
self to accept. | was now q widow, and
from that hour in which | became so,
vowed never again 10 give my hand to mar
excepting him who had succored me in my
hour of distress, and whose remembrance
had ever been preserved in the recess o
my heart But how to discover that man!
All, uuconclous migrate! to make no en-
deayor to come in the way of one whit
sought to love and enrich you! knew no
your name. In vain | looked for you q
ball, assemblies, theatres. You were no
there. All. how l longed to meet you!"
| As the lady spoke she took from he
neck ribband, to which was attached
niece OF hundred sous. ut is the SAM
the very same which you gave me, sail
she, presenting it to Frederic; "by pledgin,
| it | got little bread from neighbor, ant
| earned enough afterward in tine to per
nit me to recover. | vowed never to par
from it.
"Ah, how happy | was Frederic, vixen
| w you in the street! The eXcue whic
made for stopping you was the first tina
rose to my mind. But what tremors | fe
| even afterwards, lest you should have bee
already married. In that cast, you woul
never have heard aught of this fairy tale
though | would have sought some means t
serve and enrich you. would have gon
to England, and there passed my days i
regret, perhaps, but still in peace. BIZ
happily it was to be otherwise. You wei
single. E,
Frederic de la Tour was awakened, as
we're to the full capacity CT his happiness
What he could before but look upon as
sort Of freak proved to be the result
deep and kindly feeling most honorable
her who entertained it. The heart of Ii
young husband overaowed with gratituC
and affection toward the noblehearted beir
4 who had given herself to him He ",
too happy for some time to speak. Fl
wife first broke silence
/ $50 Frederic, +" said she, gaily, "you 81
that If am fairy, it is you who ha,