The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-09-10
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! precisely day for the transaction Of bustnees,
| to mako q payment on account of The debt due
by Monsieur Bougainville Shall ash hsr TO
IN A. nssentior gesture was immediately fol-
lowed by Made1oiselle Boug ainville's entrance.
and and spsesss wSish usually distin guishes we'll
educated Frenchwoman, aud said she had
brought monsieur hundred francs, In part
took the small canvas sao, seemed TO count II
with his eye for moment, and ecrewied an
acknowledgement. Tho shaking Of his hand,
that his recent agitation had increased rather
Monsieur has heard nothing, fear" said
in 6er rstieuis, 10 answer to the inquire. he
has so kindly made relative TO ny uncle, Mon
sieur jerome Boagainvaller
ply; "that u.s." added NJ Fontanes. - If recol-
1ecting himself, and glsncing towards mum
Der of unopened lettels-" shat is, nothing ~
opened. Should, however, there be any intel.
lfgence concerning him in those I have not
read, it shall be Immediately forwarded to
Mademoiselle Bougainville sighed cou.te-
sled her acknowledgements, and leet re omce,
escorted by Henri Jomard. They ~ hsEaiy
gained the street when the clerk wa4 Fecad&d.s
"TeA Msdemoiselle Bougaipaille, said -.
Fontanes, "that if have anything of impor-1
lance to commnnioate, :han do ny; ;e ift the
be NO doubt of finding Monsieur Bougain-
Vile At home Z"
aAsssrsdiy NOT, monsieur. It IL his youngest
daughter Marie's joM-de. fete, and We shalt Of
course have q dance; therefore -
ever echoed N. Fontanes, with quick In
terrogstion.
"Yes-that is. Euge-Mademoiselie bou-
gainville,n stammered Henri Jomard. Being
an Intimate friend Of my sister, naturally ac-
sance and thus ~
az understand. You may 60, AMI do mo-, not
to deliver ely my sSs door the a It
eloasd after IhissSIerk, as II determined not TO
be again interrupted, and was soon profoundly
meditatipg upon the psoosD, s,;a a% pS~ics.
the. charming face and figure he had just seen
helping we may be sure, to color and direct
I The result Of his reflections was to take an
unusually carly dinner, dress himself wltn
great care, mount his horse, and ride off in the
seven miles distant from st. Malo, ON the road
to Ayranches. When abont half way, he
turned off to visit. q NJ. Messeroy, an old and
intimate aeaus,ntanee. , he w oomnanv and
host and visitor gradually warming into elo-
quence over n. Messeroy'B excellent wine, upon
the current topics of the day, the splen,doI o.
the weather, and of the mornings religious
| ceremonies, the improved tone OF the mar1ete'
and Of commercial affairs generally, ID. Fon-
tanes took occasion, after time. TO remarK, IN
an off-hand, careless sort Of way, that his late
| American speculations had been attended VIII
| q success SO much beyond his expectations, and
they were sufficiently sanguine, that No had
half a mind to try and make q bargain Tor
Plaisance if it was still in the market. flai-
| sance ,cas in the market, as M Paul Fonta1es
we'll knew; and after much dlsputing ana nag
Cling, NJ. Fontanes agreed to become its pur-
chaser at the somewhat extravagant price OF
45O 600 francs, upon condition of possession
within one month, and esPee,ay may S a,'
tered into any negotiation for the farm tii,
after its present tenant, NJ. Bougainville,' had
, been elected. az.
, good fellow enough, and, in spite of his power.
ty and unluckiness is much respected.
should not, therefore, like to have it said that
had seught to deprive him of q home"
Rest satisfied on that point, ny dear EHh
is SO much behind with his rent; thai was De e
. termined be should turn out at St. Michel, or 81
,, chase house3 Ho! no! Maitre Paul; yor
are going to be married, are YOU .ao 1 n ~ !
: fate which overtakes the best and wisest o
= US and here's the lady's health, whoever sh'
3 may be-" e,,o+ ~.
2 what is as serious as o wedding or funeral is
:; that tomorrow, by ten o'clock, l ioag Sa nv =
9
!, if you do not fail on yours"
n "rll take care of that, you may depend.
,e reroir, then, if You will go; at ten o'clock te
If NJ. Fontanes regained the highroad, ant
~ trotted leisurely along towards NJ: Bougair
Il ville's As he neared Plaieance, the bride
ar path, winding round at q considerable elev'
se ton from the level of the house, gave to vie
Sv the smooth greensward in its front. upon wbic
y still fell the rays of the fast westering sun
Nv large patches of golden light, or broken int
he tremulous light aud shadow by the tall frui
Fl. trees that partially inelosed it. The siste
ad Bougainville, and a number of young friend
ar were dancing thereon to the music of Hen
me- Jomard's flute; and several aged guest
r r amongst whom the sieur BougainvilIe w
he conspicuous by his thin white hairs, ere
ter military bearing. and the glitterng cross up'
he his breast, were looking on, and, the male Pr
de- ton of them smoking, in apparently measui
to less content.
ill, quite an Arcaoian sSeny. sia
md lieve now, that an abode of such rustic 81
mis- plicity contains almost grim a skeleton
he mine doesi Well, we must contrive that tn
lie. destroy each other, and then Monsieur Be
lin granville and may sleep souhoer than oi''
ars of ma has of late"