Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-18
ClECILE,' =


not 4 portion Of Africa, but 4 part Of
France, that had been created BY the
armies in times of psaoe a. it had been
conquered in war By the French arms.
Al9iers 10 Paris, of course, but in becom.
ing Frsnoh it has not lost all it, Oriental
peouliarities, and in this it 10 muoh more
attractive than Paris 90 romance is to real
life.
When I was ordered to remain in
Algiers with my regiment coming from
Marseilles, I came With most deli ghtful
anioipations. Twas young lieutenant
then, and my success with tho fair tox in
various garrison towns where had been
gave me most brilliant ideas in regard to
ths adventures that would befall me in
Algisre. Hours, with eyes like stars, On.
vsloped IN cashmere, covered with
diamonds, living in palaces with fountains
Of ross.water, and bowers Of orange
flowers, rose before me. Indeed, the
officers talked 20 much and 60 eagerly
about tho charms Of tho Eastern women,
their passion and their devotion, that felt
ready to risk my life to obtain . sikht oil
ono Of tho lovely creatures who haunted
my dreamA .. -
Now this Was to bo the romance Of my
Life. The reality was already all arranged
aud settled in Europe-and to tell the
truth, though my Imagination was in
Alg,ers, my heart was in Franco with the
girl to whom ! bad been bstrothed since
my infaLoy. Like all Frenchmen, knew
that ] could marry only the young lady
who would b thought by my parents "a
be suited 70 mo in station and fortune;
knew that only such = wife could suit me
and had not The slightest idea that my
Eastern romance would interfere with
any M ny sngsgsnsnts, not even with my
love. - zz.21 72-szs.'. g. e.
For loved my bstrothed, though had
not seen her since she was child: The
daughter ofsn old friend Of my fathers
che had been brought up by her mother
in steictsst ssclnsion, and in my wandering
soldiers life, I had not seen her for si1
years. But this was my last years pro-
baton; at tho close Of the autumn
wss to return to Marseilles; Ceoile VA
to come with her mother bsneatl
my fathers roof, and we were to be mar
ried.
The passion / iatended to feel for one o
tho Orental hou1is had nothing to do viii
tho holy love for my future wife-for tn
future mother Of my Children. She wa
enoased in the holiest temple Of my hear
tho very altar fire Of my life; tn
Oriental episodes were but ~ the lghtnin,
flashes Of { summer storm, brief, brilliant
and evaaeeosnt.
il 20 happened that at one of the cafe
nads the acquaintance Of an intel!igen
lioh cd Jew echss Nhossfom3 the frsa
appsared 70 taks sxtlssrdinary interest i,
=. 10: .laussd mo With details o
O1ieatal lie sad manners !; told mo tb;
lElsgsaAs .ofths oouaery and in fact, SCENE,
g bsi.a living :psgss from ths Arabia,
TNkhiau - &, - - 5.:s. s.S sS'',s . '-
In return, I told him Ill the ciroum
Islaoeeo of nv iife. Ill nv military adyen
tures, and even, in ,. moment Of extraor
Ilinary oop6depoe, w,,.t 90 fur % to toll
him al about Cecile and our future mar
risgo. This Was done rather TO give him ~
idea OF our European customs than wit
any idea Ut confdlng IN Aim. scarcel,
i tel The indelicacy Of talking about Cecile
because he vse5 10 utterly =. stranger t
her. ~
! had been some weeks in AlgiersWatct
ing anxlously for an adventure, whom on
highly Perfamed, and tied, instead of bein
sealed, with . gold thread. 1t was write
in most elegant hand, and was in th
parest French, snd it bade me repair g
nine o'clock to ono Of tho mosques, wher
smoet Important revelation would be mad
70 me. Bere va. On adventure at las
In tho excitement of the moment rushe
% ,he Jew. "i'
"Whst sm I to dol,, What does th
mean ="
at means that you are ! handsome do