National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-19
NY LADY DISDAIN.

NY LADY DISDAIN.
Nv Lady Disdain was brillian
gueenly girl. Her real name was Ga
lr..le Ransome but one of her admir-
er., once called her Ny Lady Disdain
and Gabrielle was proud of the title
She treated most of her lovers with un
conditional disdain when she happened
t. feel in the mood for thus rewardinl
tler devotion and she felt flattered by
the name which showed how well he,
reckless power was recognized
Poor Eugene Nalmy WAS made to il
lustratc the force and the appropriate
nos, Of the title he had applied for on
ham tell the full measure of disdair
which nearly crushed him.
II happened in this way. Gabrielle
was the queen and goddess of certain
fashionable watering place one summer,
ana Eugene Nalmy was there. She had
met him few times in New York. and
was pleased with him because he was
handsome and looked distingue and had
atrench origin, and was, in abort, "A
parsonage somewhat ont of the com
mon. But he was poor: literary
scribe OF some sort or other she hardly
knew what. Individually, Eugene Val
my was a versatile, brilliant creature,
VINO might possibly have made name
Tor himself If he could but have waited
and thrown his soul into some one kind
OF work. But Nalmy had not much of
the proud patience which the gods
!oye, and he liked bright and Joyous
ME ana he made money as fast as he
could, and spent it, his most laborious
Efforts onl y just enabling him to keep
'eutiy within the circumference of
tlot glttering circle of which Ny Lady
Ds.ialn was the centre. Sometimes he
sighed little over the flying years
which were bringing him nothing, and
lie looked sadly forward into life, and
began to think that he must give mp all
hope Of making name, and to say to
himself bitterly that there was nothing
IL INN. But from the time when Ga
nnelle Bansome singled him out for
little favorable notice he forgot all
about this, and tloated in an exquisite
blue ether of love and hope and love-
pam, which is often SO like happiness
that the owner can not distinguish one
! n tho other-until the catastrophe
came.
Gabrielle was really much attracted
ny Namy's brilliant talk and his vivid |
aternatlons of humor and thoughtful |
ness; hls varied experiences and knowl-
knowledge. Those of her circle some
Nlat looked down upon him for his
poverty, which made her take him up
a., d, 'he more graciously and eagerly. !
MVS' women find something very sweet
iu 'he patronlzing of some one and |
mere was handsome and, gifted young
uiah with romantic sort of poverty a
poverty which allows of good clothes
aud kld gloves and graceful ways-on
,ut , whole, quite delightful object of
Patronage. So Valmy found himself
S;..i SGu,iIB the season at this watering place
,ul'suugushed in manner which
aGtiTPnSed. ,.ti enraptured, and almost be-
" GIIiGefed HIM. Men with millions of
lars, men with names that echoed
iGm .iG Maine to Florida, Europeans of
r't .'te as well as fortune, struggled in
','I 'aI4 lor the favor which was spontane-
Tp.Siy bestowed on Eugene Valmy.
tn,ni 'oDaDiy Namly's head became little
s;,l, ,,iut9 by the delicious novelty of his
',uo't9h. Perhaps, on the other hand,
'o was not intoxicated or bewildered,
~ l1ere y had manhood enough to
oIIuk .,-.- his profession and himself worthy
S ca,,, "oman,s respect, and worthy to
sta.i pe'e with any rivalry of wealth and
viii ~I'ion' Anyhow, he one day made (
ost .u IoVe to Gabrielle Ransome {
a,9 rGeu her to marry him, pressed i
ot ,4' oesought her, and received
laSt an angry, vehement, dis
10, ,'nIu refusal. He learned by bit q
.ba experience how justly applied was t
his, %o 't'Ie he had given her. She sent !
words. "''' ''0i i'''' ''ihsi ins
.oi5 But what have you, my old one? o
Fa Fnaa gay young French friend, seizing n
WI Wine by the arm as the latter strobe, d
,lonIhGv hvad down and plunging steps, j
bis lhe strand after he had received P
n5 c[uel dismissal" what have you, "
Fnere Nhere go you with such a visage?" C
oarots nsehe stopped, and looked for a C
,1Ieht 'tIi vacantly at his inquiring friend. h
,ent nave m got my sentence of banish- Il
il bn.' AZ, AIclde," he said at last, with re
ty an5yy smile on his tremulous lips b
"H1 90 "a am going into exile" Il
ian o alqieu y the sympathetic French g
I'd 7 fe1Aceilaimed J.; 81 comprehend all, W
ru ria. l pity you of it. But am not sur II
1no 1uEand you will survive. Come, a fe
"a 1e OF billiards ?" d.
ienS,a iene shook his head, pressed his &c
# H. hand, and hurried away. He tr
{ Can 'ne place that evening. tr
ell 4 explain why Gabrielle Ransome W
ter ter Iersef up in her room shortly V
ars ana "a wept bitter and passionate We
ablo Gan explain why she felt mis- pi
an 7 and ana yet wholly unrepentant? W
etv ara 1plaln why the place and the So ca
,rran ound her seemed now utterly W
lck anni ana hateful, and yet we're valmy hi
onId sum sun at her feet, she knew she in
again reject him d? Above all, th