The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-08-03

morning, and have no time TO bid you
adieu. Receive therefore, monsieur,
my best wishes, and believe me, with
respect, MARIE"
"Well, it is bad news, mon ami, -
said l "but if you love her, you must
| find out from madame where she is
is gone, and follow her."
"Ah, madame won't tell me her adj
dress" replied Jules. "She says Marie
has forbidden her to do so. She says
she is gone to join the family with
whom she resides in Normandy"
"But this is superb :" / exclaimed.
''Read what Lizzie says. We will be
off on Thursday morning, and, having
seen Lizzie, | will tell her ofyOur love
affair, and / am sure she will aid you,
for a woman's wit is sharper than a
man's.u
Thursday evening found us located
in the hall of tie CHATEAU de Beauville.
The first raptures of my meeting with
Lizzie were over, and we were seated
near the fire which burned in q huge
chimney. Jules was occupied with
LiZzie's friend, Mile Ernord, while
the rest of the family were variOusly
engaged in other parts of the chateau.
l had determined to speak Lizzie of
Jules love affair at the earliest oppor-
tunity and this opportunity now pre-
sented itself. How her eyes sparkled
while related the story and described
Marie. / thought she was amused at
the idea of the struggle between pride
and love that my friend had under
gone.
I had scarcely finished speaking
when Mile ErnOnd rang; and when
the servant appeared, she desired to
ask Marie to come TO her.
"She is my companion" she smii-
ingly said to Jules; IA very beautiful
and interesting girl, [ assure you, but
unfortunately she is only a pOrter's
daughter"
What! could we have thus fortunately
found Marie without n days search?
Yes, sure enough, the GOOr opened and
there stood Marie.
Demure and humble enough was
her greeting to us, but her eyes spark
led with an irrepressible fire that
strangely affected me, / could not
comprehend her. As a lady's eOmpan-
ion, she occupied a seat at the table,
and l noticed that the servants treat
ed her with marked respect.
/ need not say how quickly the week
allotted for our stay had passed away.
On all possible occasions Jules was the
attendent of Marie, and he did not es-
cape the jests and laughteTOf the COM
pany on this account, but he bore
them with extraordinary meek ness
and GOODNESS for one so very proud
and hot-blOOded as | knew him to
| be ...
One day Lizzie and were seated in
an arbOr in tile garden; she had con-
scented to fix an early day for our we'd
ding, and we We're discussing our mar
riage arrangements, when suddenly
we heard footsteps approaching, and
Jules say, "Nay, Marie, believe me, |
really love you truly and dearly; can
you return my love, and be my wife?'
'C'an you, then, really sacrifice your
principles, and brave your fathers
displeasure by marrying 4 pOrter's
daughter? >" she asked.
"Trust me, Marie, my false pride
is all gone" he replied. l love you
devOtedly, and ask you to become my
wife.n
The answer / could not hear for
they had passed on towards the cha
teau.
"Well, Jules, / involuntarily heard
your declaration of love to-day" said
/, when the family had retired for the
night. "What answer did you re-
ceiTe?"
Congratulate me, my friend" said
| he, "She loves me-she told me so;
/ but she would give me no positive an
swer in regard to marriage, she said,
she must speak to her friends first; il
is a duty she owes them"
The next morning, at breakfast, the
unpleasing intelligence was given US
! that Marie had left the chateau, and
left nothing 10 tell of her whereabouts
or her reason for 50 doing. Mile. Err
nOnd appeared rather offended, but
/ forgot her ill-humOT when she was
told that her cousin, Mile. de Beau
vile, had just arrived.
The sadness which had seized poor
/ Jules when he heard of MaTie's depar-
ture was noticed hy all, and there was
many laugh at his expense, wheI
the door opened and Mile. lie Beauvill'
was announced. Could IL be possible
Why the lady who entered was Ger
tainly Marie" ..t
"JuIes, Jules,' l cried, involuntarily
to my friend, who had forgotten mi!
accustomed pOliteness, or did net hea
the lady announced, for he RENAME,
at the table without turning, "is 10
this Marie ?'' .....
Before he could rise from his chai
she stood before him, and gave hin
her hand.
az have spoken to my friends,
she said, "and they are all satisfied
jules therefore will be your wife,"
In an instant she was in his arms
closely clasped to his heart.
'But they announced Marie de n
Mile. de Beauville, and not the porter
daughter
''HOw could you impose on on
credulity III such manner" l ask
ed.
"Mme. Jacques is my foster moth
, er," she replied, "and cali me he
: daughter. When I met YOU it was b,
accident, and msdame having calle,
me her child, I determined to ALLOW
YOU to retain the belief that such wa
| the case, for I felt interested in Jules
and soon found he loved me; and hay
, ing discovered that you were the love
OF my OlA lIicuhi A@iANie, i.i'''S "a"
to meet you here and give Jules
trial to test his affections for me, 70
II have learned from Lizzie TO wish fo
! husband who would love me for my
= selfu She hid her blushing face /
= Jules bosom for moment, and the
asked, "Have you nothing to say
: Julese- You won't be angry with m
e for the deception I have praetieed, wi
r you >"
= ''No, no, Marie, am too happy,
5 he replied. 'I only ask that Lizzie
s bridal day, may be ours also"
d And thus it was settled, Jules and
e are both happy husbands; and whe
= the late war broke out, Jules and IN
r wife came to reside near us in Ems
1 land.