The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-24

Ibe placed in the founding hospital
than remain with them. Willie my
mother was asleep he took ME in his
arms and hurried away to that7insti.i
tuition. AS lie went on he had to
fpass the Church of st. Martin here,
lin Paris, and in doing so he thought
he heard a feeble cry. He looked
ahont, and saw a sortof basket, over
which the snow had partially drifted.
He lifted it, and looked within, to
find a sleeping child, younger than
myself Thepity he felt for the de-
serted babe suggested to him how
cruel was the deserti1n of his own,
and so he turned home, and waking
This wife, told her what he had done;
saying, wife, we had but one child,
whom We codla not fairly feed, and
nov we have two. Heaven protect
usp And his goodness saved him.
my lady;7 for when they came to ex-
anime the little basket, out fell two
rolls Of gold, upon each of'the papers
surrounding which were these'words:
BE tender with herf-her name is
4 Louiser.'' ~ a{. u. its13 7si
, .u4Ah!"iss tlseiis9ss4 a
shy ladyn'
It was. tue Countess sudden cry.
which had stepped the young girls
HISTORY .tiriie f1s7ssisI sa;t
/: go on, the Countess said, gen
fly, making a terrible and successful.
effort to appear calm. s#sf 6 81 ,s-
"rhere isvery little.more to.say,,
dear LADY, My father prospered With.
theamoncy; and drought her up his
This own. We were as happy as the.
day until our fatllerand mother died.
ThenaL Louise liadifallen Blind, tana so
we5came to Paris, THAT she. might. lie
near the great doctors, andflon the;
very day thatwe ireached this acruel
lefty Twas seized aniti carried of,
while Louise was waiting for me in
the street. You know the rest. my
tlady. Yourmephew served me and
brought me here, where Ihave gain
led my own living, as the woman OF
|ttheslouse will tell you. i have been
lafrai.l tozg ont fearing tobe seized
|again; and Monsieur Armand.ahas,
ynever ceaseaite search for Louise, =,
| But he llas3not fonnd iIiefs Oh,
Louise, Louise!f3shail I never hear
Your sweet voice again -'' ga Is
Then there was 4 scream, for at
that moment the notes Of al singer
lwere heart in the street below. /.
aa"Leuise, Eonise!w cried Henriette
rushing to the window ana calling. e
! For she Trad recognized the voice
Of her foster ssster.'n amomelit. IS
La Frocharf Kept true to her de-
termination to try@a new quarter oil
1 Paris ip which to beg, fearing that.
If she remained on her old beat she
would lose her. income by the doctor
taking away Louise in order to res
tore her sight So she, dragged her
miserable victim toitaRether part Of
Paris, iand.within an hourIyoqise had
given warning, Of, Der vicinity to the
Epatient aud w:ltclIing sister,
4 1" Louise. Louise" a, u
4, But the window was so high up,
/ the traffic in the. streets so noisy,
4 that the voice ALTERNATE seonld.not
be heard through. the din. audi the
blind girl sill continued singing
quite uncopsciqus. that Louise was
4 found. 8ssg' M g& Il
i d Strangely enough the grand lady
Eof title was almost as much moved
as was Henriette herself. n,Y
i aAnd / have seen her. she. said;
II have spokenjto her, anil We parted
4 I've parted-we mother and daugl,
j ter, as might any two strangers! lie,
(us go -let us go!" she cried, seizing
d Henrietta hand. ~
The work girl could not compre.
bend, did not care to understand the
great la'ly's agitation; but slit
/ caught he, llanel,3 anil they were llur
ifrying to the door. when it was throws
(; Eopen,i anl there. appeared upon TIL.
+ threshold the Count de Liniere, an,
d four police officers.
: The Countess shrank hack. almos
/ guilty at the sight Of her husband
a but the girl looked at the intrusion
/ with the tmosteamazament.
e There is your prisoner said til
Count. pointing to Henriette.
s. .I?' ,.she replied. What have
J. dons?'
= "Nn matter.you are prisoner
Remove her"
&. Without,a word the poor girl fe
To the trrn in q fulinral1r,f,r, tho nth.