The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-09-23

the sights Of the city, ,and D. '0rley va. SOM
times at her side, but be had accepted
Government appointment and was generall,
occupied dnring the day with his duties
This was not displeasing to Rodney Yates
who had learned to despise D'Otley mos
thoroughly.
Mr.. Talbot insisted on being wheeled
near the window, that he might wines,
the tumult. lie had badly sprained ankl.
but be thought little Of the pain when such
exciting scenes wore passing under his
view.
"There goes the tri color on shs Hote
de villr," shouted Yates, and sure enough
there it was, flying de6antely in the breeze,
Kate was nervous with excitement. Crowd.
of citizens laughing, shouting and singing
the Marseillaise, were constantly passing
the street. D'Orley was in the Garden VI
the Tuileries, to fight for the King, or bis
tread and soup, shich WAS the same
thing.
The following day the Faubourg of St.
Antoine poured forth its hordes, and the
bloody work commenced which ended in tie
King fleeing to England. Monsieur d 'Orley
followed the royal train.
Six months later and Mr.. Talbot, Kate
and Yates, having satisfied their curiosity
ty visiting the usual resorts, on the con
tinent, came to London to embark for
1t was about the 9th of July that Mr..
Talbot received hurt from falling down
the stairway of the hotel. Had it not been
for this mishap, he would .'ave taken his
daughter to some of the neighboring retreats
about Paris. As it was he was compelled
to remain.
D Orley made his appearance every day.
Mr.. Talbot received his injury, and very
inoportunely offered himself to Kate, and
Was promptly rejected.
The willy Frenchman being pursuaded
that the cause of the King was going to
fail, wished to provide for the future, and
saw no better way of doing SO than marry
ing Miss Talbot.
D'Orley had 10 sooner left Kate's pres
erce than he saw Gen. Marmont, who
commanded Paris, riding at full speed along
the street, t,attended by few dragons, while
crowds of angry men and noisy women fol
lowed him with resentful eyes. Directly
afterwards Yates came in and said they
were erecting barricades at the Rue St.
HonOre, and shots had already been
fired.
home. Rodney Yates was now extremely
happy having been accepted BY Miss Tai
bot, the marriage to take place soon after
their arrival in the United State.
They were one day riding in Hyde Park
whenKate pulled him quickly by the sleeve
and desired him to look another way.
There was poor Monsieur d Orley peddIing
some French pamphlets, and looking very
needy and distressed.
"Unfortunate mani" sighed Kate; ;"what
can we do for him?"
''Send him some money, l suppose"
replied Yates. "IIe will fnd that more
than any boon you can bestow,
except the your hand and fortune, "and he
laughed.
"For shame" said Miss Talbot; "have
you no pity?'
"I'll show you," replied Yates, and he
stopped the carriage, telling Kate he would
soon join her. Hurrying back he found
D'Oriey, who received him with shrug of
the shoulders.
'.'Tis only the turn of fortune" exclaim-
ed, Yates, as he attempted to encourage
lhe poor fellow. "Here, take this. it may
tighten your load of care. and he slipped
a roll of bank bills in his hand
D'Orley received the gift with profound
sense of gratitude and a half dozen grima-
ces, and they saw him no more. But q
year later Mr.. Talbot received letter from
the Ioite royalist, stating that he was
once more 10 beloved Paris, and under the
new Kings patronage, and would be happy
to welcome his friends should they ever
again visit Paris.
Rodney and Kate we're married, and too
settled to think Of crossing
the ocean again, and never had the pleas.
ure of meeting Mons. D'Orley reinstated
in all his glory.
Accident sometimes brings about very
good pun. A lady sitting in drawing