The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1873-02-01


was in opening his collar, which have
also brought to you, that your ring fell
on the ground you promised a great
recompense to him who should find it.
1 dare to solicit that recompense grant
me my pardon for Robins death.
g And /, sir, thank you for it. ex-
claimed the mother I could never
endure that animal it took up Amelia's
entire time, and wearied me out of all
patience with its bleating If you had
not killed it, Heaven knows where it
might have carried my diamond. But
how did it get entangled in the collar?
Amelia, pray explain all this.
Amelia's heart was agitated; she
was ss much grieved that it was / who
had killed Robin, as that he was dead.
g. Poor Robin, said she, drying
te2r, llc Sssss- -Fsas8Is's- t''s :. =. ,.'s .,s.
out. Before leaving home / had put on
bis collar, that he might not be lost; he
had always been brought back to me.
The ring must have slipped under his
collar 1 hastily drew on my glove,
and never missed it till was at supper.
60 What good luck it was that he
went straight to this gentleman's, OBJ
served the mother.
'' Yes, for you, said Amelia. He
was cruelty received was it such a
crime, sir, to enter your door?'
&c 1t was night, 1 replied. I could
not distinguish the collar; and learn
ed, when too late, that the animal be
Ionged to you
s'' Thank Heaven, then, you did not
know it = cried the mother, or where
would have been my ring?'
"'It is necessary, at least, said
Amelia, with emotion, that / should
know how my favorite could have SO
cruelty chagrined you.
$50, Mademoiselle, he had devoured
my hope, my happiness, a superb rose
tree about to blow, that 1 had been
long watching, aud intending to present
to-to-a person on new-year's day
amelia smiled, blushed, extended
her lovely hand toward me, and muir
INJURED, All is pardoned.
eff it had eaten up a rose-tree about
to blow, cried out Madame de Bel
mont, 1T deserved a thousand deaths
1 would give twenty sheep for rose
tree in blow
And 1 am much mistaken, said
Amelia, with the sweetest aaicete, if
this very rose-tree was not intended for
you
''' For me you have lost your senses,
child: have not the honor of knowing
the gentleman
"'But he knows your fondness for
roses ; I mentioned it one day before
him. the only time / ever met him, at
Madame de SIS. Is it not true, sir,
that my unfortunate favorite had eaten
up my mothers rose-treeg
- 4 aeHnoNleuged IL ana I tsl.ssssa
the course of education Of my fifty
rose-trees.
" Madame de Belmont laughed heart
ily, and said she owed me double OBJ
legation.
"' Mademoiselle Amelia has given
me my recompense for the diamond,
said L to her; 1 claim yours also,
madame.
- Ask, sir
- Permission to pay my respects to
you
90 Granted, replied she, gayly.
"I kissed her hand respectfully, that
of her daughter tenderly, and with
drew. But ! returned fine next day
and every day. 1 was received with a
kindness that each visit increased
was looked on as one of the family. 1t
was who now gave my arm to Mad
anne de Belmont to conduct her to the
evening parties; she presented me as
her friend and they were no longer
dull to her daughter. New-year's day
arrived had gone the evening before
to a sheepfold in the vicinity to pur
chase lamb, similar to that | had kill
ed / collected from the different hot
could find; the finest of them was for
Madame de Belmont; and the roses OF
the others were wreathed in garland
round the feecy neck of the lamb. In
the evening 1 went to my neighbors
with my presents.
"' Robin and the rose-tree are re-
stored to life, said I, in offering my
homage, which was received with SEN
sibility and gratefulness.
"'I also should like to give you a
new-year's gift, said Madame de Bel
mont to me, if I only knew what you
would best like
"'What 1 best like! All, if [ only
dared to tell you ?
"'If it should chance now to be my
daughter
"'Ifell at her feet, and SO did Amelia.
".WelI, said the kind parent, there,
then, is your new-year's gift ready
found; Amelia gives you her heart, and
1 give you her hand
"She took the rose-wreath from off
the lamb and twined it round our united
hands.
"'And my Amelia, continued the
old professor, as he finished his anec-
dote, passing an arm round ms COM
panion. as she sat beside him, My
Amelia is still to my eyes as beautiful,
and to my heart as dear, as ON the day
when our hands were bound together
with chain of flowers.
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