National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-01-22

au.oeIouins uly appaTchC nOuoSLy,
and then said pleasantly:
well. as you have been so good a
patron of my apple stand, and you
nave taken such pains to know the
romance of my history. if you will
promise secrecy, III tell you
Il accept any condition that ! can
fulfill | snswered eagerly.
walk with me into the garden,
then,' said the girl.
We had a pleasant seat under a
rustic arbor, when the lady remark
ed:
Mother told you that we once liv-
ed in village near Paris
'She did, l answered, on my first
visit.
we were not rich, but we had a
pretty cottage and an income snffi-
cient to support us. Father died
when was little girl. l had no
brothers, but l had a playmate that
was dearer to me than a brother
AS we grew older, his parents, who
were rich, forbade him to visit our
house. We met in the fields. We
loved each other, and would not be
separated. His father learned that
we still met, and he was very angry.
He told his sou that if he visited
me he could not live at acme. Our
fathers had been bitter enemies, hut
we could not understand why that
! hsNt al rls.1r t,nn
loved each other, and Emile declar
ed that he would not neglect me, if
his father did shut his doors against
him. Que dag he said to me, Il am
going to run away, but not from
! you-from father, and You shall
come to me, aud then we never shall
be parted 1t was hard to consent,
but Emile insisted, and we took
leave of each other, and he did run
away. 1t was "a long me before
we heard from him-then we got n
letter which told Us he WAS in Amer.
lea. had changed very much
since Emilie's absence, and mother
vas afraid | would die. coaxed
her to let me go to America Emile
! told lis in his letter that he lived in
Cincinnati. When we arrived in
Boston We inquired for Cincinnati,
and were direct to this place
Mother bought his cottage, and
hero we have lived, expecting to
meet Emile
Have YOU ever heard from him,
| inquired.
Only once,' she answered.
DO YOU know where he is now =
no. indeed if we did We would
not stay here long
Have yon never written him
/ we do not know his name. He
has changed il. as he told us in his
letter, but lie neglected to tell us
what name he now bears.
DO you think You will ever find
him!
'Ycs, indeed do. ldream about
him cvcro night. know he is not
dead, ana | shall soon meet HIM
made inquiry, hoping that it
might lead to some explanation of
the pink dress and apple selling
mystery She understood my lool,
and tone of curiosity, and answered
pleasantly:
That will explain to you the ro
nance of my dress and occupation,
| When Emilic and played together
III France, | often wore "a dress very
much like this one. II he should
see me anywhere in this dress hc
wonld know ne. might meet him
and not know him, but he woulU
recognize me, and | would not drcs:
in any other style, for fear we might
miss each other
But why sell apples in the street,
said |, with n look Of admiration o
her devotion, which she could no
we'll mistake; there is certainly NJ
necessity that you should be so oc
cupied.'
, Yes there is,' she answered, naive
l Is; Il must be where he could Sc,
: me, if he should visit the city.
dare not be on the street all tn
: time, unless | am occupied, and
, never thought there was any dis
/ grace in selling apples
I 'Ce,tainlv not | exclaimed ; 'bu
' all who know your history will hol
= or YOU. Accept my sinccrcst wishe
l. that your devotion to the lover g
, your youth may be fully rewarde
u by an early meeting and u bapp
u reunion
:, Thank you--thank you--but l
~ ~ is AZ much my lover now rs he W;
q, when we we're in France, and
|, know that | am going to see hi
l. soon. will show him to YOU b
~ ~ fore winter, | know | will. Moth
A. says | am foolish, but somcthir
tells me hope
V, MAY YOU net be disappointe,
II ! said, inyoluntarily.
ir A few weeks after this intcrvie
n. | missed the apple girl in pink DIRE
n. from bcr accustomed stand. Fca
ing that she might be sick, rcsol
T. ed to call ut the cottage in the cv
IN ming. When | went to my boardil
IN house at supper time note W
handed me. 1t contained the
r. words.
y Dear Sir :---Come to my hou
'u this evening. We have somethil
more to tell you about the roman
(as you call it) of my humble DIRE