The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-04-08

under the guise of coachman. Even
if they were angels, he was afraid
of angels, unless it was this French
one with her six cherubs.
OF course he learned French with
o vengeance. It WAS wonderfully
courteous language, seeming fitted
for only lords and ladies. He was
astonished that he had not learned
it before. It was "Voulez vous
quelque chose, madame?" in the
morning and at night. He charged
himself with commissions, and fin
ally grew to taking the boys out by
twos for walk or ride. At the
end of three years he was the only
original boarder left. He had con-
jugated the verb aimer through all
its mood and lenses, and instead of
looking further for Marie, decid-
ed to sue for this one, including the
satellites, Louis, Colet, Gustave,
etc.
One day he fell in with pair Of
his bachelor friends.
"Wh=re do you keep yourself,
Tom, ?" inquired one. Il haven't
seen you for six months In love,
eh, old fellow"
; eyes, I believe I am" said Tom,
seriously.
! Zone more unfortunate" doled
out the other. young, rich, and
pretty, I suppose?"
Eyes, young, rich, and beautiful, !"
answered Tom. 'ENo money, wild
ow, and six boys"
; "Oh, that-excuse me-but that's
too thin"
But it's fact," said Tom; and
the friends sobered.
Hey! are you crazy, old boy?"
':Never less so, old fellow"
six boys! the dickens! That's
: beginning life at the top end, I
should say"
Very likely; but if there were
twelve, it would be all the same
There isn't another woman in the
world like her! She's French. I've
been learning French"
Eyes, I should say so-by heart.
Did you propose en- Francois, a Ia
Francois
Haven't come to that yet"
'.Ah! then you ale not hopelessly
lost7"
Eyes, I am. It's q gone case. If
she says no, I'm hers all the same"
O; course they had abundant rea-
son to think he was a fool. Any
body would, when he could marry
any one Of the twenty splendid
girls" but instead choose widow
lowered with half a dozen boys!-
But then he had got beyond public
opinion. But what would Marie
Think and what would Louis and
Gustave and Colet and all these 9th
er graded thinkers Think It was
no small thing to attack q heart
surrounded by such home-guard.
But faint heart, ETC., including six
boys.
One day Marie seemed unusually
sad and perplexed. 'Some of those
horrible bills to meet" Tom sus-
picioned, and be couldn't offer her
a cent beyond his board, which he
made as high as possible. Next
day found her face no brighter, and
after the boys were all in bed he
knocked at madame's little sitting
room, saying he would like to come
in for while. Marie blashed, and
putting her finger to her lips, point
ed to little Pierre asleep on sofa.
A low tune suited what Tom had to
say, and so he began, after drawing
a chair vis-a-vis to her own.
Madame, you are the only wo,
man in the world I know, and the
only woman I love. I am neither
a fool nor crazy. I wish to marry
you"
Marie threw up her hands in true
French horror.
Marry me! Pourquoi!"
For yourself"
"But my six boys what can you
Think"
Il think they need a father. You
ate wearing your life out to care for
them. Moreover, as they grow old
er they will need advice and guid-
ance that you can scarcely give
That I want to marry you and the
six boys is proof that T love you six
times as much as it is necessary to
love a woman without children"
"Oh, but you will think different
tomorrow"
NO; I made up my mind to this
six months ago. I have only waited
hoping that time and circumstances
would make you need me as much
as I need you. I hope I am not