, 1869-10-18

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nout , 10 take ne back to ParM"
AL satd. ~ am very glad yoa have recoyerod
II" fhraw away my c,sxr, ~hren was newly
lighted.
Feminine etes a.e alx,yI observsn1
ca need Rot have = :asn away yonF dgxz-"
~ feSee snoke IN the 'srsetY of wo1an."
why Lot ladies: i Ut 1on think an
i8dy7"
II know Jou IRE woEan, vh,ca Is better than
to ne lady"
'Yon arr M Anesleau."
What mAtea you think so.''
fouf french betfxyA II; Jon dislike tltlea, Rnd
con snofe IN The presence of iEouen' firth \
ccIstses] oh. An tery ured Ana heated"
You look 70. Why don't you ut down. Good
evening""
"foa.re not going: rec: you avo,d ne; yoa
kuoF What sn, asd soa desptse me-
~ know Thas 5ou are, hut 1 don's desp.se
Jou.''
1ftei excessively lonely to night Won't you
st dow OF this bench: Light another cigar.
lie atnoAlnX. What u YOGI optulon Of such NO
men At ain:''
"That tn.y are nnfortnnate."
aim not unfortunate, tir. I'm much more coz
rally harry. or1en.''
:" au glad 10 hear that, madame. wish every.
tody III this world. and ont Of IT, were happy: but
should har'ly hare looked tos har7ineas In one
Of 3o1r etat&"
| "WLy uot, rraJ -
| mo one Is hApPy, IN the 1rst place; ana Jous
Life must be so sutl Of deceit and anxiety, that
Joni lse Low Jpu can be Al pe4te with youfaetf.~ ~
| "Whnt do Jou know Of MI Itfe.'
"Soth!nS. madame; Only sa1mae It. which is
rot d,ncut"
| "Nonld Jon Ike TO know MI life ~
| ITO lt candid, should. ytry mnch. have NJ
1ays fclt m intellectual curiosity about women
VINO nse the ghttertng md false 1tse you d.
| swell III tell you my story. though 5ou may
| not belieye It; for when We women volunteer con.
te.etons ne usually make them for tho aafe Of
couceallng fa!.ehooA-"
"lye found that 10 IN various instanccs; bat It
| Is Cot HtLcfallJ true"
*'You have high opinion Of women"
"Ses; l bcllcve they nrr usually what men
make of them. Il they 80 wrong, where ciscrm-
hEance Is lot to blame, mxu IL"
"1hh1 delightful In Paris no mhn trusts
women, and consequently nowhere else ts he SC
u.uch Deceived. think you are honest and ear.
ne4L EvcsY wonan wants to confess to some-
body kolue time. Tou shall be t1y ghoatly father
though you should not be II Jo1 we're French"
EeQD. uy stnfui tsugnteE. The nan OF ho!l-
| meg aNa!ts 5e1r pleasure "twIth mock solemn
N3l
You'd make splendid rr,tst''
"louu mako a capital }cnitcut, for you'd hnys
| 80 uuch 10 conlcse. EeS1u."
"We4, let me think. l an the llegts.mats
dauRh,er OF . wealthy banker and grtsctte- N,
| !atl,er gaze nc tae education. and would haya
ist1 me harcEo EoEe property II he had not failed
and dicu koon after. was still! ut school, hut
tnroE Gil tsy own resources, T3s obliged to dt
something. went into u shop aud received etsh
tuncrtd francs u 3esr, for WAS pretty and clever
Ny tastes Here c1ttaraSaat, and I aoou FL
erauped for 1ncaue, for had d passion for dEes
| hhN
month OF ny shop life, aud numerous were th
| propositions nlaae NE. rejected them ut nrs.
but ut Inst I ita! IN love with a !ouh
, fellow, aud when he wooed nc WAS castl
, won. believed hin tic Eos, glorious c1cstnr
II. the Hor.t, anA used to l.e ut his feet ana
I pes1ccl1. happy II he onis looked At mt. kes
nj plsce in lsc sto1, for he waited nc to.
pare him eli uS ear1!u.s, and woull hare toile
right aud day 10 win his 81 lie. StoH lie tFe2te
Il me trutally-stlIl loged him-anl hnalJ h
!. wtnt.'l Il fEa.uye Of ry father that priced mo
9 highly, AID hen begged him OIL mt Inees n
n | 10 tnte Il, be bGat mt AID deserted ne.
8 1voKel 10 Heaven then you'd aeSer cal
q for any man ae ean that wonltl natter your SC
j. fur MY own eud., and el;oy life to the Utmost.
y cot new place In the DouetazIs al txelyc hul
y dred francs. large sa1ar1 Tor a woman In Pall
c aud soon han scores Of fashionable fellows Al
. fctt They gave nc costly presents, and had I
means Of attraction.
"1ras really happF, and thouid have contInnt
/. | TO be Il Tad rot formed another attachment 4
q literary man who did not Ike me II trSt. ttlt
II | 10 corce2! 4, passion, but one evening when
q Has slone with hlr, he Said something kind
J., rue, and burst into tcars, and then threw 1Jat
}. into his afmA.
!. "My love touched hIu. lie WAS gentlema
II | aud yeTJ tendeI, and egen grew fond OF me
+ cause !oved him 30. waited moro than fou
{ netr, and l became TO wKetched that tried
), ! drow ny keH in tho Seine; tnt WAS drasyl
out u, cold bath cured INC Of ny passion, and
i | changed NJ life.
Il "I9,ltttcd The shop, anl rcsolsed to live hy Il
,, chaI1nA had great success IRON tho stkrt.
9 tec1ntd 10 attract Nil Zen. had cnunss anil =
e rocatert hr'f+.r and authors in my tEaiD and a
d ceptess the Realthy; was Kind to MI s1d tguc
Il none.
: "1reslly enjo. ed the l1eI ied,-tt WAS 20 xay.
luxurious, 60 exciting. But, alas, was u TIL
!. TING victim to mJ heart, and Of course wrc,c
| e1nets followed.
G any third conquefor rot only DID not lore m
:, bnt iorei somebody csc- thought had steel,
l., ny hcast: bat | au afraid shall aiways sc ne:
a there Fo1 three yeazs bow have uyel On e
o | c,semcnt, and been quite happy. haze no II
+ norac, TO rcgEet. don't believe In an5th1n4 "a
wnen I'm foolish though to fall In love and u c;
shut up n{ heart, l sh&ll 1,e contentet. ! loat
nJ money, this evening, ami have only enough
It Etturu homc, a. hare saId: but can get NOR
i Tor DS beauty u alwa5s marketable
/. "Bat what viii be the end Of all ;his:''
!, ~ don't Anow, lon't think, l dour CIR
q except In MI lonely hours, Of which ltlA u on
It Wien am 20 longer young or falr. shall, II
O get Po6r anu wEetched, buy charcoal, AnI 70
Il | llfRscp.''
i lilo scn think 5nu will ~ there 80
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