Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-05-07


you to do So
win it ? Then will try | will try.
| answered, struggling with my sadness
When do you leave here p
Leave here =? o. l don't know. No
till you are we'll, should think Why
Ricardo, she added, as | smiled incr edu
lOusly. don't you know tonight we ar,
all going to perform for your benefit
you've not heard, you say2 Why. wha
has Monsieur found to talk to you abou
then, for he talks TO me Of nothing else
| wish could have brought you one o
the enormous bills, headed Ricardo
Benefit, in letters as large as myself. Yol
always were fond of reading your owl
name in the bills weren't you %
'Yes--with yours Ianswercd, intently
watching the bright face.
We'll, you would have seen mine TOT
to-day, IN letters almost larger, for tn
going to-ride.'
of course | answered, with fain
smile, while wondered a little at tht
sudden change in her voice. What au
dience would there be if you did not, Min
cite p
None. she laughed. You must wish
me success before 60 away. But here,
Monsieur come to dismiss me. I've been
telling Signor Ricardo she added, as the
manager Joined us, various particulars Of
his Benefit. How very willingly we all
give our services. How all the town is
patronizing u.s.
"And did she tell you,' asked Monsi-
eur, with pleased and excited look,
chow | offered to double the price of ad.
mission for a novelty? and how she herself
Immediately proposed to perform her
Moorish Feat' I'll show you one Of the
handbills. Here it is. Middle. Ninette,
the Equestrian Queen, on her magnificent
steed Black Hawk, will"
90 no, no! you must not ,et her,"
exclaimed, in hasty fear, "Oh! Mon.
sicur, it is most rash and dangerous.
Monsieur smiled as he put the handbil
back into bis pocket, and Ninette rose
with vexed glance across at him.
"Do forbid her do this,n | cried acoin
.Midllc. Ninette is such a superb
horsewoman, the manager said, "that, if
she feels she can accomplish it safely and
brilliantly, feel it too, and it will
make to-night's performance an unrivalled
success. She has done it before, you
know; and gorgeous aud unprecedent,
ed triumph it was" ia .-
ut is a wilful risking of life,' [ fal.
tered, the tears starting in my weakness.
81 shall be miserable
81 shall not, laughed Monsieur, rising.
81 have too much confidence in Ninettc.'
"Dont think about itat all, Ricardo,
Ninette said, giving me her hand as she
to leave. 81 should never have
told you myself because | know how in
valids worry themselves about the safest
and most triflng things. | have made up
my mind to do it, and Black Hawk under.
stands that same entirely,
"Oh do not venture it" I wb,sncred
appealing to her in bitter earnestpess
d Saw YOU will not" uN
"No-for | must" she answered
laughing lightly. though she spoke with
odd. steady ouietncss.
Then covered nv ewes with INV fee.
BILE hands. and let the toar flow on.
81 shall come in and sec Won before
The nerformoncc Niuctte said after =
;tt,o d;smol no,so
VIII Won Nine,teq ." T oskcd eocer
y .. hott,ea with NV covardice
!. VIII Won como in Incl os ro, 90 ~
al hardly tnow abo,t that sbs an
wered with a Quaint sbv smile al
,ave . startling ,ostnmc in which vo,
viii not recognise me-"
Monsieur had left the room then. and
yipette was standing opposite me. about
4 fo,lo,v him