The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-09-22

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his poor condition, and lived IN OBJ
scuTity with his daughter, on the re-
mains of a wrecked fortune.
a French maid came to the door
probably one who had accompanied
them in their Punishment. She took
my card, and began to speak familiar
| ly In her broken English Of mademOi-
| selle's loss at the theater the previous
| evening. It was so seldom made
mOiselle, pG1GUTe chere, had the chance
of the least advertisement, and for it to
have been marred by this mishap was
sad to pity. Saying all this, she
threw open the door Of a sitting
room, and addressed the general in
| their own tongue.
Monsieur arrives concerning the
bracelet of MademOiselle Jaqueline.'
MademoiselIe JaQueline sat before
the fire, embroidering q wonderful
piece of lace-I became well acquaint-
ed with that kind of work by and by.
The general-it was the same old
stately man-put down a newspaper
| to take my card. The young lady
looked up with a heightened color and
expectant face, rising as she did so,
| and returning my bow with sweep
| ing, old-fashiOned courtesy that was
as irresistible as it was demure. Not
to neglect my opportunities, I first
made an opening for conversation by
requiring description of the lost
| bauble, in order to identify it.
| 'MademOiselle Rochejaquelein,' said
| the stiff old general, rising also, but
with as much Of bow as an obelisk
could have given, and using very tole-
rable English, lis the more anxious to
regain her bracelet, as it was an heir
| loom. An heirloom THAT isl said
a voice musical as running water, it
was left to me by-my mother. She
used to wear IT.
There was already a certain free
! friendliness in her words, although
her manner was polished and distant,
as if she could tell to me the little fact
she would have kept from another.
l have fancied since then that, all un-
| consciously, she recognized the affini-
! ty that existed between us and would
have chosen words more reserved had
| the finder been anybody but myself.
| MAY I ask you to describe this arti-
| cle2' / said again.
"A chain of graduated flagree beads,
sir; gold, Of course struck ia the gem
eral, with military precision. Quite
! unique in beauty, and-in rariCy. 1t
was wound three times round the
| wrist. Either the finder must be an
| adroit thief-ahem-I beg you ten
thousand pardons, mOnsieur-ten thou
sand pardonspi
DO not be concerned, sir. Pray,
proceed lsE
Il would say, then, that Mademoi-
selle Rochejaquelein is
Very careless, papa she said,
sweetly. i confess that I do not
| remember its slipping over my hand.
l was $3.50 entetee with the play. l
| remember turning, tOo,' she added,
and seeing no one seated near who
could be considered suspiciOus.' All
| this, with the charming color varying
on her cheek, as it shifted to and fro,
| in way to drive the gaZer distracted.
Sir said, 'MademOiselIe Roche
| jaquelein is not to be blamed; although,
as am the lucky finder, the alterna-
! tive leaves me in the unpleasant pre-
| dicament of your "adroit thief"
| am fortunate, in that the accident has
afforded me the occasion of meeting
with General Rochejaquelein, of whose
vaIOr and distinguished actions 1 have
! heard so much. We have some
| friends in common, permit me to say;
Madam Heoselius and Judge WontneI
are, believe, both well known to you
/ am happy to restore the bracelet
NIadamOiselle.'
But held the beautiful chain still
II passed it TO the general, I should
lose the warm touch of those little
hands, the glance Of those grateful
eyes; but if ignoring the superior au.
| thOrity of the general, I gave it to bis
! daughter L ran the risk of offending
him. So the general had the bracelet
/ and Jaqueline went on with hel
work.
i l felt, even at that early period
that could serve for her as long a.
the patriarch Jacob served for Rache
If L might be let do it. The gener
al invited me to a seat. My notice o
his valor had gratified him, anC
brought the blood to a cheek as brown
and as Wrinkled as winter pear; my
} mention of the two mutual friends W.
possessed in this great city, whose &C
| quaintanceshiD with himself / haC
discovered that morning, and th'
name On the card l had rendered
stamped me, in position at least, a
one not unworthy of his friendship
Meanwhile, had done them a ser
vice; 1 must have glass of wine AM
! a cracker with him. The old dOmes
tic, whom they called HOisette, serves
il with the Difference she would hav
paid q marquis. l must do them tn
honor of calling again, the genera
: said; and he would be proud To wal
upon me at my home.
He did wait upon me; I did call; an
! this happened again and again; bu
: too often without seeing JaquelinC
Z Sometimes the pretty girl would pee
7 in and vanish; or she would enter t
!. serve her father and myself with tn
q glass of wine and cracker, and the
disappear altogether. The time pass
a ed. L grew more Intimate ut th
house; she less shy.
Sitting there one day with the ger
? eral, her lace-work- frame standin
q near, wanting its mistress, took tn
? opportunity of scanning the eXquisit
q embroidery of leaf, and vine, and bios
: som, run to riot in their white wilder
: ness th ere, and as I moved my han
+ with seeming carelessness, Of setting
: hP'fdoZen sticthes backward.
'Prenez garde !! said this practica
= OLD fellow, you will do q mischief
It and then he plunged back again int
e the ADVANCE of his column, which b
a had heen detailing.
IS l called the next morning to leaV
d book that the general had desired
Il borrow. Mademoiselle Jaqueline ws
?, alone in the room when was al
e nounced by the old domestic, who a
; sured me that the general would de
l. cend in cat Once.n Noisette alWaJ
d treat me in familiar manner, as
d possibly, might aspire to an equaiit
with herself, bat as if neither 1 n'
II any other of my cOuntTymen cOul
IS ever meet her master or mistress on
st footing. 1t is a way and j belief 81
d has to this day.
re Aaiemoiselle Jaqueline's greetiE
e had all its national IUrmality, aud in
n mediately after / returned it, she T
20 sumed her work in silence. Then
v saw her lips slowly begin to quive
{. everssO little, the corners of her mOu
- I a.. hurry fhop0 0solyaa in dim rtips II