Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-10-17


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aud 1Ia 1tatisE Isl Isitssla lifes s9 lesIss
siian Pafis'as romance ii to zeal Ii life. 's' I
hci Z was oialefed fo III remain III Il
q lsiets & ssS with my com 4 frola
Marsfeilla j came with most eleliellti
ful ssiatacipatiolls. was a. young Henis
tenant then, and my sitceess WITH the Tie
far sex in various garrison towns
where | had been .g:lFe me most bril-
liant IDEAS in regard TO the adventures
that would befail me in Algiers.-
Honlis, with eyes like stars, enyeleped
III cashmere, covered with diamonds. of
living living IN palaces with fountains of rose4
water, and hoWers of oraIi ge f1oWers,i
rose before me. / Indeed the officers
talked so much and SO eagerly about
the charms Of Eastern women, their
passion on and their deyation, that / felt
ready to risk my life to obtain d sight
OF one ofbthe lovely creatures who
haunted my dreams. .I.it 8 .'3
Now this was to be the ROMANCE of
my life. The reality was already ar
ranged andssettled In sEurope--and TO-
tell the truth, though my ina sination
was in Algiers, my heart was in France
with the girl to whom | had been be-
trothed since my Infancy Like all
FreHehmen, I knew that Iconld mar.
rsyxonly the young lady who would be
thought by my parents to be suited tb
me IN station and fortune; knew that
only such d wife conld suit me, and
had not the slightest idea that my
Eastern romance would interfere with
.sn5Ise tsia 1900 8fl5 e's
For ! loved my betrothed, though /
had not seen her since she WAS child.
The daughter of mold friend of my
fathers. she had been I1ibnallt ND by.
her mother in strlctpst seelusion. and
in my wandering, soldiers life, | had
not seen her for six years. But this
was my last years probation; at the
close Of the eaailtlufl, / was to return to
Marseilles; Gecile was to come with
her mother beneath my fathers roof,
and we were to be married. 81 4ae
4 The passion I intended to feel for
one Of the Oriental houris had nothing
TO do with the holy love lor.nly future
witeerlfo lfor the future laethenl my chill
drem She was eneased iii che Iioliesf.
temple of my heart-the Very altar
fire Of my life; the Oriental episodes
were but as the lightning flashes of a
storm, i brief, brilliant and
evanescent. l9a n a4i3Afttttifx5 I
TT so happened that at one Of the
cafes / made the acquaintance of an
intelligent rich oldJeWmerchant, who,
from the first, appeared to take extra
ordinary interest in1me.s He amused
me with details of Oriental life and
manners; told me the legends of, the
country, and in fact, seemed to be a
living page from the aArabian Nights.'.
In return, I told him all the circullln-a
stances, and even, in a moment Of .ex-,
traordinarY confidence, Wentfso far as
to tell him all about Gecile and our
future marriage. This was done rather
to. give him ali idea Of our European
than with any idea q. .ceo5|nnfid7
ing in him. / scarcely felt the indeli-t
cacy Of talking about Gecile, because
he was so utterly a stranger to her. y
I had been some. weeks IN Algiers
Watching anNiouslN for an adventure,
when one day note Wasp1lt into my
hand. 1t was highly perftlmed, and
lied, instead Of being sealed, with
gold thread. 1t was written in q most
elegant hand, and WasFin the purest
French, and it bade me repair at nine
o'clock to one Of the mosques, where
i most important evelation would be
made to me- Here was alsisEla!ds an adventure "
it last. Tn the excitement OF the. mo-
nent j rushed to the.Jew. 1isai siyl,is9I
What am I to do9 W hat does this
mean? t s..,. ........,ael
4 It means that you are handsome
LOG and that some of our lovely Wo-
men have fallen in love with you.
What am i to &C, o,!!'sI.isss Is sa..Is s.!lI
Go to the, rendezvous, oe'llll, Of course
Will there be dangerga MnstsI gol
armed ?aossl aassl''i 7ss. 80 -
It would be more prude emit. s ...;e. .. 4
AIT nine nine o'clock, as the cIoeks, struck ul{i Il
some ss',1 one ns.f touched me on Che shonldeE.
] sYouIr are, exact--that is vel, and
|, 5. n f,,,sad II abeheld an old woman.