The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-22


poor child feared her beyond description,
and had yielded to her in everything, save
this one purpose of her marriage with
Hubert
Julie was a very gentle girl one upon
whom her aunt could impose with impu-
nifty. She had no idea of asserting her
rights, much less of standing up for them.
But she was thoroughly frightened now,
and resolved to escape at any cost from the
tyranny which bound her. No fate could
be worse, she thought, than to be compel
led to marry that coarse, vulgar and re-
pulsive creature.
Yes, she would run away at once The
poor child-for she was little more-had
not asked herself where she should co.
She had no other relations that she knew
of in the world, and the isolated life she
had always led had caused her to form no
intimacies, or even to make friends with
those of her own age. Indeed, with this
prospective fortune, yet she was virtually
alone and unprotected, and without a re-
latioA whom she did not look upon as her
enemy.
The next day after Julie had heard this
information was Sunday, the gayest day of
the week in Marseilles, and, fortunately,
Julie succeeded in making her escape from
her aunt's house. Still undecided where
to go, and in her desperation feared that at
any moment she might be seized and car
ried back, she had wondered into the flow
er-market whore she came upon us as
already described.
AS she explained to Harry afterward, she
was intent only upon escape, and believed
this to be her last chance. When she saw
half-dozen young Americans, whom
seemed perfectly respectable, the idea that
positive safety lay only in marriage dawned
upon her, and she actually ran toward us,
as we have related, the moment the thought
developed itself.
Harry became more and more impressed
with jules story as they walked along,
while he was delighted by her innocent
beauty and manifested refinement. 1t was
all like dream, almost too romantic for
truth. Our fate" sometimes comes to us
in this singular fashion, he thought.
"There is tide in the affairs of men
which, taken at the flood leads on to for
tune" Suddenly he turned to her and
said
"Dare you trust me with your happi-
ness?"
She looked at him thoughtfully, with her
soft pleading eyes. Her brain was very
busy she remembered what awaited her at
home, what had driven her thence, and
then, in reply to his sober question, she
put both of her hands into his with child
like trust.
They wandered on. Julie had always
plenty of money in her purse and they
strolled into little chapel on their way,
where they found young clergyman, who
could not resist their request to marry
them, backed by ten golden Napoleons, and
so, though reluctantlyRand advising proper
delay, he performed the marriage ceremo-
ny, aided by the sexton and his wife, who
each received Napoleon.
AS an inducement, Harry had also told
the clergyman that he was just going to sea,
and that he must be married before he
sailed, that not even one hour was to be
lost
"Perhaps am saving the girls honor"
said the young clergyman, as he finally
consented.
Julie came out of the chapel the wife of
Harry B., who went with her to the Hotel
du Louvre, From here he sent a nressino
note to the American consul, who came to
him early the next morning, and by the
earnest persuasion of Harry, the consul
agreed to take the young wife to his own
house, until matters should be settled as it
regarded their future course. In the con-
suls house Julie found pleasant and safe
retreat for the time being.
Whatever might be said with regard to
the propriety of the young folks conduct;
1t could not be undone. They were irreyo-
cably united as husband and wife. Harry
was forced, however, to resign his com
mission. BY the aid of the consul, jules
rights in relation to her fortune under her
fathers will were fully realized, and she
came almost Immediately with her young
husband to America.
Harry b., by means of proper influence,
once more entered the navy, the second
time as lieutenant, and now wears a cap
tain's epaulets.
know Of no more happy domestic circle
than that which resulted from this mar
riage At sight.