The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-02-06
erious pain-to the killer Of Robin.

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cruel
''' No: but am SO unfortunate. 1t
was in opening his collar, which I have
also brought to you, that your ring fell
ON the ground you promised a great
to him who should find it.
I dare to solicit that recompense grant
me my pardon for Robins death
And I, sir, thank you for it, ex-
claimed the mother. I could never
endure that animal it took up Amelia's
entire time, and wearied me out of all
patience with its bleating. If you had
not killed it, Heaven knows where it
might have carried my diamond. But
how did it get entangled in the collar
Amelia, pray explain all this.
% ''Amelia's heart was agitated she
was as much grieved that it was who
had killed Robin, as that he was dead.
g Poor Robin said she, drying
tear, he was rather too fond of running
out. Before leaving home had put on
his collar, that he might not be lost; he
had always been brought back to me.
The ring must have slipped under his
collar. I hastily drew on my glove,
and never missed it till WAS at supper.
'"' What good luck it was that he
went straight to this gentleman's, OBJ
served the mother.
'''Y Yes, for you, said Amelia. He
was cruelty received was it such a
crime, sir, to enter your door?'
1t was night, replied. Il could
not distinguish the collar and learn
ed, when too late, that the animal be-
longed to you
"' Thank Heaven, then, you did not
know it 7 cried the mother, 'or where
would have been my ring?'
".It is necessary, at least, said
Amelia, with emotion, that should
know how my favorite could have so
cruelty chagrined you
o, Mademoiselle, he had devoured
my hope, my happiness, a superb rose
tree about to blow, that 1 had been
long Watching, and intending to present
to-to-a person on new-year's day
"Amelia smiled, blushed, extended
her lovely hand toward me, and muir
INJURED, All is pardoned.'
eff it had eaten up a rose-tree about
to blow cried out Madame de Bel
mont, 'it deserved thousand deaths.
1 would give twenty sheep for a rose
tree in blow
"s And I am much mistaken, said
Amelia, with the sweetest naiUete, if
this very rose-tree was not intended for
you.
For me! you have lost your senses,
child have not the honor of knowing
the gentleman
':'But he knows your fondness for
roses I mentioned it one day before
him, the only time I ever met him, at
Madame de SIS Is it not true, sir,
that my unfortunate favorite had eaten
up my mothers rose-tree?
''I acknowledged it, and I related
the course of education of my fifty
rose-trees.
g Madame de Belmont laughed heart
ily, and said she owed me a double OBJ
legation
Mademoiselle Amelia has giver
me my recompense for the diamond,
said to her; claim yours also,
madame.
"'Ask, sir
Permission to pay my respects to
YOU
"' Granted, replied she, gayly.
CT kissed her hand respectfully, that
of her daughter tenderly, and with
drew. But 1 returned the next day
and every day. I was received with a
kindness that each visit increased;
was looked on as one of the family. II
was who now gave my arm to Mad
anne de Belmont to conduct her to the
evening parties she presented me as
her friend and they were no longer
dull to her daughter. New-year's day
arrived. had gone the evening before
to sheepfold in the vicinity to pur-
chase lamb, similar to that had kill
ed. 1 collected from the different hot
houses all the Towering rose-trees ]
could find the finest of them was fol
Madame de Belmont; and the roses ot
the others were wreathed in a garland
round the heecy neck of the lamb. II
the evening went to my neighbors
with my presents.
as Robin and the rose-tree are re
stored to Iife,' said I, in Offering my
homage, which was received with sen
sibility and gratefulness.
80 I also should like to give you I
new-year's gift, said Madame de Bel
mont to me, if I only knew what you
would best like
What 1 best ikel An, if only
dared to tell you =
eff it should chance now TO be my
daughter
"'I fell at her feet, and SO did Amelia
q Well, said the kind parent, there
then, is your new-year's gift ready
found Amelia gives you her heart, and
I give you her hand
"She took the rose-wreath from of
the lamb and twined it round our united
! hands.
as And my Amelia, continued th'
old professor, as he finished his anec
dote, passing an arm round his com
panion, as she sat beside him, Ml
Amelia is still to my eyes as beautiful
and 70 my heart as dear, as on the day
when our hands we're bound together
with chain Of flowers.
A SCIENTIFIC person of California ha
discovered that earthquakes are merel,
electric phenomena, and that they car
be prevented by a proper use Of earth
quake conductors. The new theor,
asserts that whenever the earth an'
the atmoshere are in a certain peculia
/ electrical condition, an earthquake ]
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