The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-10-09

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sRsshsceg the Park ods oMonoesu,I al.
taQQush ;ghs tpokIia G.lignani and use5d
toEsad tho List yefaarfiyab. # But by
degrees she began to-chieay to o,pleas5ea
me- she .sid-go !si l. out little, to X
:. :. few aoqntsintanees. One dsy .Io1aaa
" v]s'!!k'llos With rh1ssTS dpiwiq tho Cham p, !
Alyseee, vhen q 'n..7she 74he suddenly ;st..ted
snd lls9I lo90Ikiog up At tall, melancholy.
looking gentleman who was passing,
and who stared at her veiy hard and
soon after 'tBatihswas that she began
! teli telling 81 me she had determined to make
an; g. eefBtort B!' for her children's sake and to
60 little more into society. She
wanted me to take her to Madame de
Glllrouette's, where she heard I was
going that evening, and where she be.
heyed lltl e she should meet an old friend Of
herr whom she particularly wished to
see zee. again. ln' Would I help her? ? Would
r. ! be be- 50 very good ? Of course 1 was
ready to do anything I could. She
came punctual to her time, all gray
moi1e 81, and and black. lace; a remise was
tspt sent for, Fl, and we set off, jogging along
the ~ crowded streets, With our two lamp:
lighted, and 2 surly mar, in a, red
wa'stcoat and an oilskin hat, to .driv Vi
US to the Rue de Lille. All the way
there Mrs. Garnier was strange, silent
Peryous, excited. tier eyes were like
two shining craters, I thought, when
We e; arrived, and as We climbed up th,
in ntterminable flights of stairs 1 guessed
vho was the old friend with tho graz
2 nt'oetache t'1 in = minute, = good, we'll
looking, sick.looklpg man, standing b,
himself in the corner.
=; ;1'spent curious evening, s !" .di diistt.et
ed between 81 Madame d de Giroue.4tEte' ii
small talk, to which I was supposed t;
7be Listening, and Mis- Garnier's mur n
INJURED conversation with her old friend
ia the corner, to which I was vv.iiplJ
endeavoriDg not to attend. '7.. ;,
Ny dear, imagine 5ou;zzon, sur;
mounted with little tiny autiugs al
around the bottom, and then three
;ruches & alternating with three little yol.
ants, with great chou1 at regular in.
tervals; over this tunio caught up al
the~side by ajardiniere, eeinture d
Ia Bebe.
"When you left us I was but child
weak, foolish, easily frightened and in
t1uenoed. 1t nearly broke my heart
Look me in the face if you can and tell
me you do not believe me," 1 heard
Mrs. GARNER whisper. She did not
mean me to hear It, but she was too ab
sorbed in what she was saying to thinl
Of all the people round about her.
"Ah, Lydia, - what does it matte,
now I" tho friend answered in a sat
voice, which touched me somehow
eve have both been wrecked in ou,
ventures, and life has not much left 70,
either of US now." ::
ut is cut en- b;aas," Madame d,
Girouenette went on "the piece.
which are taken out at one end are lei
in at the other; the effect is quit,
charming, and the economy is i'm
mense."
"For you, you married the person
you loved" Lydia GARNER Was ans
werirg; 'for me, out of the. wreck
have at least my children, and re.
membrance, and a friend-is it so p
Ah, Heary, have I not at least
friend 2"
Everybody wants one," said Mad
anne DEC irouette, concluding her con
versation, ''and they cannot be made
fast enough to supply the demand.-
l am promised mine to wear tomorrow
at the opening OF the salon, but an
afraid that you have no chance. How
the poor thing is overworked he
magazin is crowded Il believe sht
will leave it all in charge of her prem
iere demotselle, ~snd retire to her cam,
pagne as soon AZ the season is over"
sand you will come and see me
will you not p said the widow, as "
went away, looking up. + do no
know to this day if she was acting
I believe, to do her justice, that sh
was only acting what she really felt
as many Of us do at times.
! ri took Mrs. GARNER home as I ha,
agreed. I did not ask any question:
met Colonel Ashford on the stair
next day, and l was not surprise'
when, about week after Mrs. Gar
nier came into the drawing.room earl,
one morning sinking down at my fee
in careless attitude, seized my han,
and said that she had come for counsel
for advice. She had had an offer fror
a person whom she respected, Colone
| Ashford, whom I might have remark
ed that night at Madame de Girouet
te's;. would would I give her m
candid opinion for her children's s SAX
did no: think it would be well
think seriously Z"
"And for your own too, my dear,
said I. "Colonel Ashford ia IN Psrlia
ment; he is very we'll of: I believ
you will be making an excellent ma,
riage. Accept him by all meaus."
\ "Dear friend, since this is your rea
heartfelt opinion, { value your jude
mept too highly, not to act BY it's die