The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-10-30

blamed myself for my timldity. |
tried everything to gain courage
to speak : learned my speeches
by heart | wrote piles Of letters;
; but, when the moment arrived.
the first word | endeavOrcd TO ut
ter choked ne. and began speak
ing Of something else. She had
so sweet look, and yet so stern.
! that 1t seemed to ne she coald
never love. AS for the letters, it
was fur worse. At the moment |
attempted to give them, | found
! them so stupid that nothing APP
pcared diminutivc enough TO tear
! them into. lest g word should ap-
pear against me-
"'Well, but. my boy. you must
decide at last, and for this reason
your father has not confded all
to you. If he sends you to CIer-
mont it is because the colonel is a
friend Of his, aud has Il daughter,
and this daughter is destined for
YOU, because it will be good and
rich marriage. But don't answer
me | know all this is nothing
when We love. "Tis very stupid
thing to think thus. and Iovc dis
intercstedIy; but | should be sor-
ry rot to have been guilty Of 50
doing. Only men OF biassed minds
are incapable Of the like. / know
the Old call these delusions; bnt
who knows whether it is not they
who are sclfdeccived? The glass
which diminishcs objects is Eot
more true than tie one which en-
larccs them. If she loves YOU,
you should sacrifice everything
for her. It will bc very foolish to
10 so, but quite right: and you
must do it ; but first find out who
thcr she loves you-and you have
an excellent opportunity for doing
so. They wish to make her mar
~, ncphcw-you turn pale at this
idea: You would like to have
yourodi9us rival at sword s-length.
We'll, then: try and gain Il little Of
this noble courage in the presence
Of your fair Nocmi. They want
her - marry: yon are richer than
she, hut the man they propose to
give her to is richer than your-
self, besides being titled aud quite
read (tile weddiHy- -clothes and pre-
scnts are also); whereas they
would be obliged to wait for you.
Now go and seek Nocmi: tell her
you love hcr-sbe knows it. butt
is, nevertheless. a thing always
told. Ask her if she returns your
affections and tell hcr-lor she
must love you, | am Sure-yonarc
young: handsome, and witty. Ask
her to promise soiemnly to wait
three years for you, bit TO write
to ne, aad | will keep the letter..
will then break off your mar
riase with the colone!'s daughter.
| will get your exchange; and,
despite your father, in three ycors
you shall marry NoemiH =
"'Uncle, I've an idea
"Let's hear it,
I'll write to her
| "'Just rs You please, my boy;
only act at once
Il Quilted my uncle, and went
to write my cpiStlc. This was
not the most difficult task. | bad
written fifty letters to her before,
! though | had never forwarded
them. The most embarrassing
circumstance was to send or give
! it. Nevertheless, as there was no
time to be lost, | made up my
mind, and, purchasing a boquet OF
| yellow roses. placed the note in
the centre Of them. 1t is very sill
~, but | seem even now to live
over the time again in memory.
After tie avowal Of my love, | be-
sought her to love me, and make
me happy, and wait three years
for me. | implored her, if she
consented, that evening to wear
one Of the yellow roses in her
bosom. 4 shall then dare to speak
to you,' | said, and tell you wia:
you must do to secure my happi-
ness-I dare not say oNrs."
"Aud you put the note in the
boquet?" asked Madame de Lor-
gcrel.
Yes, madam
And then %
"WclI, then: in the evening Noe
mi had no rose ii her bosom! |
wanted to kill myself, but my TN.
Gle carried me of to CIermont. He
remained two months with me:
mixed with the young officers, and
cnded by calming my sorrow and
disappointment, by proving to me
that Nocmi had never loved me.
But, UNCLE l said, she was-she
appeared happy when I arrived:
and rcproachcd INC gently for com.
ing late ,"
"Women," continued Monsieur
Dcs:oudraieS, love the devotion
Of all the world but there arc
these they never love. In short,
ended by almost forgetting her
Then | married the colonci$