Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-20

which recalled her. An 1mpro bable solu-
| ton. If the noveists and dramatists of
Gaul hold the mirror up to nature at all ;
but it satisfied her, and that was the prin-
cipal thing, Besides, l expect that our
I neighbours love, their wives, occasionally,
though hey are so bitter against them.
| Victor Bernardo was a young Italian
musician who had come over to England
to make his fortune, and who found the
meaning of that vague expression expand
weekly. A fortune in Italy is not fortune
in London, and bachelors compe. ence
may be downright perjury If he INDUCES
in wife and family The young must
clan however, had real talent, and would
probably have secured better place in
the race of life by this time, had he not
been heavily weighted with secret care
at starting, care which made him listless,
absent, perpetually apprehensive. But as
time passed on, and that which he feared
happened not, he revived, and then he
met Marie, and the nightmare Of his youth
vanished, or, if it returned upon him at
times, it was as vague horror belonging
to former state of existence, from which
he was now happily free. Nothing ran
counter to the current of his happiness
now; Marie. returned his love, which was
of Italian passionateness; her father ap.
proved it; lack of fortune alone remained,
! but that was to be remedied by industry
and earnestness. In the mean time, the
young people amused themselves with
building those castles in the air which the
dull sheer at 50 stupidity {; for is not heaven
in the air? f4E4gt A lfi tt
1t was pretty little supper that awaited
them on returning from the theatre that
evening Not an extravagant meal--a
meagre one indeed to some English ideas
-but,most temptinglylaid out The young
musician was delayed little, 80 that the
others arrived before him, and Marie had
plenty of time to put her finishing touches.
All, there is deal of coquetry in the dec
grafton Iof table, if young ladies only
knew it : though some of them do, bless
them that and great deal more than |
could tell them; only they are sometimes
too proud or lazy to devote their talents to
the decoration Of anything but their own
fair persons which is lily painting. s a Is
odd you notice, papa, how the people
applauded Victor's solo?"
"Yes, my dear; and think that could
even mention the leader of the daque." r
"Oh" cried Marie, turning away and
blushing, am sure | did not clap half
90 loud as--as you yourself, for example,"
Doubtless you did not My great flap
pers are more effective, so far as volume
Of sound goes, than your little flies paws.
The goose could express his delight in
way to drown the voice of the bullfnch,
but some persons would prefer to hear the
smaller bird. And here is one Of them,"
added M. Menars, as Victor Bernardo en-
tered the room, bearing in his hand a roll
of pink tissue-paper, which proved, when
unfolded, to contain bottle of cham
payne, which he placed on the table with
triumphant air. Marie, the little gour-
mand, uttered a cry of pleasure; M.
Menars shok his head.
ut is an OCCASION" said Victor apollo
getically. "What do you think the d.
rector had to say to me? Why, that my
salary is to be raised !-Ah, but have not
done; there is better still. What do you
say to an engagement to play at some
concerts in the afternoon, which will not
interfere with my duties at the theater!
| begin to see my way; and before Christ
mas, Monsieur Menars, | may claim from
you the fulfllment of your promise"
Then ensued hand shakings, congratula-
tions, embracings; and the three sat down
to supper which was enlivened with
Jokes, laughter and songs. Never did a
bottle of champagne shed its benign in
fuence over happier group.
CHAPTER H.
1t IS wonderful example of the power
of early education and habits, that
strangers should be found in every coun-
try who insist upon dining badly, in imi-
tation of the manner of their own homes,
the natives. The rich, indeed, dine well,
and much after the same fashion, almost
everywhere; it is among those who have
to practice economy that the absurd prac-
tice is prevalent; and in every capital en-
terprising purveyors make their profit out
of it. The Englishmen in Paris may earn
indigestion in an uncomfortable box, with
sawdust under his feet, and an absurd bur
lesque upon muttonchops and beer be-
fore him and the Frenthman in London
can poison himself with bad viands and
the most horrible concoction that ever
was called wine, at price which would
give him cut from prime joint, foury
potatoes and pint of excellent stout.
Victor Bernardo was one of these castro.
nomcal bigots, and because he had been
used to dine off half dozen nominally
different dishes, with three NUS, couple
of raisins, and a shrivelled pear for des-
sert, and pint of thin wine to mix with
his water in his childhood, he hankered
after similar repasts still, and patronized
a restaurant, where the fixed price was
half crown; and very dear half a
crowns worth it was, had he been unbi-
ased.
AT five o'clock, then, on the day after
the little supper, he entered that establish
ment, as happy man Ms ever sat down to
dinner. He was excessively in love, and
now, for the first time since that accident
happened to him, had good prospect of
speedily obtaining The object of his desires,
on thorn 10 M pano IN anlaruC ,pon his