Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-25

which was l'ing. This he did some twenty
round, round-until began %
Be dizzy from Watching him, when I cried ou',
raised to know what he should do next. At this
M ment he noticed my hat, which had fallen q |
when was dumped % unceremoniously into |
Of IT, Butas ssansS 70 e Be- reevsS Of his en-
baara sment. He immediately went towards IL, |
pick, it up with his teeth, and started of at Q
brisk gsIop down one Of the six alleys that
Brutus disappeared, and remained alone.
Never was man more puzzled-confounded.
was more than could divine. shook Of a7 the
sand that partially covered me, and crawled on
my hands 70 little spot Of grass at the corner
Of s one Of the alleys. Arrived there, made my;
out at the top Of my voice, IN the hope of max
ing myself heard BY some one; but got no Ie-
spouse: The park, at least the park where
only one tn Nc to do-to wait until some one
@ had been fun half hour in thi. un.nviasle
OF, at the end Of the alley by which he had die
appeared, gal,oping toward me in a big clor I'd
of dust Little by little, as he came are's
the chaise, . woman, who was driving he rself.
and behind the lady little groom.
A few Yinutes after making this welco me- dis
covery, Bruins, covered with foam, stoJ ned he
fore me and let my hat fan at my feet salutins
me with . sympathetic whinny, whic' seemai
to say; ~ went for help, sir; and b ere it is"
But had no eyes for Brutus, or ear : for his ex-
plantations. Ny senses were occup led with the
ministering fairy, who sprang hS ATTY from her
little carriage and fastened tow ard me- She.
and suddenly We cried out in one breath, re-
"Madame de Noriolisr'
'Monsieur de La Roche Tprge!o
Now, have an aunt, and for years. between
her and me there has been . continued battie.
''Get married." she has insisted.
<@rlr.rf 49,
"Do you want a young girl, have Madem-
c., &C., -''''''0
az don't want to marry!'
edo You want widow, have Madame D.,
Madame ., Madame F., and 50 en-
II don't want to marry"
FIRST Of xny aunt's widows, and noticed that she
never failed to dwell at length on all the advan-
tages saw in this union. 1t was not necessary
for ser to feline that Madame de Norielis was
ine-Or thst she was rich. She chose, rather, tn
rOenind me ever and again that the late Monsieur
dc dc NSs,ois was VA, fool, Who was never 50 happy
exceptionally miserable, and that consequently
nothing would be easier than for her second
husband to make himself adored-
Thus, after a lengthy eulogy of Madame de
Norlolis' virtues, graces and merits, my aunt,
who was very adrot and knew my vulnerable
points POI would take from her secretary map OF
Inc map was very exact and complete, and had
been bought for the sole purpose of convincing
me that, II had any sense ut all, would marry
Madame de Noriolis. The chateaux of NOriolis
and Of La Roche large figured on the map, and
were hardly i've leagues apart. My aunt hav-
ing ing arffully drawn red line around the two
domains, would oblige me to look at it, saying:
1.-TWO thousand one hundred acres, good mea
sure, and not single division hedge, if NoriOlis
to 70 a GoGne Large! IN Isn't that
The temptation was 50 great that could only
turn away and take refuge in my usual refrain:
81 don't want to marry!"
But felt that was in danger, nevertheless,
really In danger; and whenever met Madame
de Noriolis, always saw her encircled by nv
aunt auhts RED line, like an aureola, and couldn't
Exceedingly pretty-there's no denying it
and clever and sensible, too-two thousand one
huinph! Fly. Monsieur de La Roche largely
since you don't want to marry!"
And fly would, and always did; hut how
could i fly this time? There was, stretched
out on the grass. covered with sand, nv hair i'm
disorder, nay clothes torn, and one leg that re-
fused to do me service; and now there stood
Madame de Noriolis before me, dashing and fair,
the red line wound all around her as usual and
asking in her most seductive tones:
Mon DieW is it you, Monsieur de La Roche
large What =, are you doing here; what has
frankly confessed that had been ignomini-
ously thrown.
.'You are not hurt, hope?-
"NO; not seriously, at all events 1 have
strained my right leg little; but it is not Sc
rious. am sure"
'And what horse acted 80 badly-not this one.
certamlyr pointing to Brutus, who was quietly
browsing near at hand.
YES, that one; he il the culprit."
What! this noble fellow? Well, he has fully
made amends, 1 assure you; but will tell you
all about that by-and-by. We must first think
al cannon lake step,
"Oh, win drive you home, at the risk Of com
And she called Bob, the little groom, who took
me by one arm, while she took me by the other,
more, and we were on the road to La Roche
large. We were alone in the chaise, Bob hav-
ing taken charge of Brutus, who had shown no
MAKE yourself comfortable. and keep your
leg as straight as you cam" said Madame de
Noriolis. II win drive you as gently as posi-
In fact, she said a great many little amiable,
womanly things, that found II very pleasant
70 listen TO. Then, when she saw me in a com
Portable position she asked me to tell her how I
came to be thrown, saying that afterward she
would tell me how she CHANGED to come to my
began my narrative, to which she listened
attentively, until commenced todescrbe Bru-
tus's efforts to throw me after the two shots,
when she cried. laughing In her silyery tones:
the trumpeter's horse!''
The trumpeter's horse Z"
"Why, yes; and that explains the whole mys-
Cirque de P1nperatrice, the feats Of the horse
OF the trumpeter? A chasseur d'Afrique enters
the arena on a large gray horse; the Arabs fol-
low and shoot at the chasseur, who is wounded
and falls-and, you did not fall, the horse, in
dignant at his neglect of duty, threw you of.
And what did he do when you were on the
told her Of the effort he made to give me a
decent burial.
"The trumpeter's horse :" she continued
'totvoars the trumpeter's horse! He sees that
his master Is wounded; the Arabs may come and
dispatch him. So, what does he do? He buries
him. And what did he do then: Started of ON
gallop, did he not?''
yes, carrying my hat"
INSTEAD OF the cOlors to prevent their falling
INTO the hands Of the enemy. There being no
nag, he took what he could find. And where
does he go?'
ITO find the vivandiere.n
Precisely. He goes to find the vivandiere;
ard the viyandiere to-day, ii you please, am I,
the Countess Of NorOlis. He entered my yard
on gallop. was on the steps, putting on nv
gloves preparatory to driving out. The stable
boys, seeing a horse approach, saddled and
bridled, hat in his mouth, and without rider,
tried to catch him; but he avoids them, and
coming straight to the steps, he falls on his
knees before Inc. The men try to catch him,
but he springs to his feet and starts of on gal
lop. At the gate he stops, looks back, and calls
s.ra na