The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-08-31

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would, therefore, be an essential pOin
e to accelerate the affair"
7 'The best way would be To addres
a short, but strong memorial to tin
Minister"
''Frue; but how to draw it up-ther
lies the difficulty"
Here a pause succeeded.
"Might / request that favor Of yOu?'
resumed Eugenie, with a look o
F. modest entreaty.
81 will do it with pleasure, ant
should have offered at first, had ] beeI
= aware Of the circumstances"
4 81 don't dOubt,u said Eugenia.
, "But / am not yet sufficiently ac
quainted with the NATTER
'YOu shall know everything"
Here her father entered the room
she quickly informed him OF the OBJ
ject of the visit, and, on receiving s
sign from her, the old man asked the
stranger TO dinner any day that might
be convenient. The day was appoint
ed, and DumOnt (such was the name
Of the visitOT) was punctual i'm his at
tendasee to receive the promised in.
strIctiOns. The dinner was cheerful
and free from restraint. The party
cOnversed on nj; kinds of subjects, ex-
cept the business which brought them
together. The stranger thought Ed
genie very accomplished, very sOcia-
BILE, and-at last, too, very handsome.
After dinner she detailed all the par
ticulars of the cause which he had UNI
deTtaken. He listened to it with the
utmost attention, promised in two
days To produce the memorial, and
was as gOOd-as his word. IL was con
else, clear and energetic. Eugenie
read it with evident pleasure.
''It is written with much warmth, !"
said she to herself, with great empha-
sis. "Were l the Minister you should
be sure to gain your point"
DumOnt blushed and stammered
some reply.
Complete your work." continued
Eugenie, lyon know how powerful
such a petition is supported 10y inn
pressive words and action on the part
of the petitioner. Procure my friend
an audience of the Minister, that she
may deliver the memorial to him in
person."
DumOnt went away, and after an
interval of eight days, during which
he moved heaven and earth to accom-
| plish his purpose, he eXultingly enter
ed Eugenie's apartment
Tomorrow" said he, "yOur friend
will be admitted. Let her produce
this note and every door will he
thrown open to her"
Eugenie thanked him with an ar
dor.
'tBut," said she, "a female, natur-
] aII.v tim a .,,I ,1a,,,.,.-,N
/ tune, would scarcely be able to pre-
sent herself to advantage, if she were
to appear unattended. Could you
be prevailed upon to be her conduct
or ~
This last favor was a sacrifice for
DumOnt, but by this time he was in
capable of refusing Engenie anything;
! it is likewise possible th?' he might
be stimulated to some degree of curl
Osity to become acquainted with the
mysterious iRcOg7litG. He promised
TO come the following day TO be intro
duced to Eugenie's friend. The night
before this remarkable day, Eugenie
made the following reflections: This
young man evidently possesses q sol
id character and good heart. His
| figure is not amiSS. At first he SEEM
ed not TO take particular notice of me
but he has since made ample
amends for his inattentioIl. AS for
| my father, has he not told me hun
dred times that this was my affair
he could have no objection. From all
the information that have obtained,
| the young mans account of himself
T. striotly true in every respect, but
that was manifest ut the first look.
The frankness and sincerity of his be-
haviOr inspire cOnfi.lsnea-T like his
candor. But does he like me ? FER
haps his heart is already engaged. Oh
no! no! in that case he wOnld not
have eyed me with looks so signili-
cant that it is impossible to mistake
their meaning.
Eugenie slept but little, rose early,
and dressed herself with more than
usual care, and was more fascinating
than ever. DumOnt appeared at the
appointed hour, looked about him and
asked:
"Ts she not come yet ,"
mo-" replied Engenie, with some
emotion.
"Well, then, PIl wait"
He then took chair and seated
himself beside her at the breakfast
table. They began to speak on va
riOus topics, but somehow or other the
conversation was repeatedly broken
off. Long pauses, filed up by elO-
quent looks alone, intervened. Du
mont cOlOred He was sensible of it,
and this consciousness would have
quite cOnfounded him had not Eu-
genie blushed too. This flattered his
heart and gave him fresh courage.
AZ cannot help blessing the acci-
dent" he at length began, "tO which
! am indebted for your acquaintance"
Eugenie's dOwncast eyes were fixed
on her heaving bosom.
"YOur kind behavior, sir" said she,
''has made a deep impression on me,
and will never he eiface,l from my re-
memhrance.
His eyes were now cast down in
their turn, and painful silence en-
sued. At length Dnmont formed a
heroic resolution.
az know not whether l do right"
said he, "but in truth can no longer
disguise my feelings, which you must,
/ dare say, long since have guessed"
She had in reality long discovered
them, but in such eases women never
have compassion enough to shorten a
poor fellows embarrassment; it is alb
sOlRtely necessary to speak out i'm
plain terms; and thus DumOnt also
was at length obliged to pronounce
distinctly the word Love. No sooner
was this barrier, guarded by shame
and timidity, broken down, than the
conversation proceeded in its usual
rapid course. Inquiries were made
respecting each others taste, way of
thinking, family connections, and so
forth; and answers returned withsueh
Hndisguised sincerity, that the two
hours passed unObServed, till at length
DumOnt recOllected that the stranger
was not yet come.
"Neither will she come" replied
Eugene.
Dumont's looks betrayed his sur
prise.
"WOuld you be really angry" she
resumed, off my whole story concern
ing my unfortunate friend was n fab
ricatiOn?-if it were invented to pro-
cure me, if possible, the acquaintance
of man whose attachment to me
should not flow from any impure
source >" DumOnt started, but with
| out any appearance of anger. "Many
suitOrs," continued Eugene, "have
solicited my hand, perhaps because
/ they thought me handsome, or be-
cause ] am rich. None Of them came
up to the model which my imagina-
ton had pictured. / lost my mother
at an early age. Ny father became
my friend. He permitted me to make
this trial-rather a bold one, to be
sure; TO which, however, l could al
ways give such turn as pleased"
DumOnt was almost petriie1.
"Then my memorial"
! "That," said she, Will preserve as
an honorable monument of your tai
ents and goodness Of heart"
"Aud what do you mean TO do with
the author ~
''To make him my husband, if he
consents"
Dumout sank at her feet, but she
raised him in her arms, and n glow
ing embrace sealed in the happiest
union that was not originated by Gu
pid, though indeed the little urehin
had seriously interfered in the progress
Of the business. The first time they
went abroad together was 10 pay a
visit TO the benevolent Julia. .-