Ellsworth American., 1875-11-11

I
wanted to talk TO Jeanne
| are you gong straight to Dol7" asked
the old woman.
-, but no, Madame, we stop at Ayrancbes
Inc notary has told US where 10 % ara
sleep and there /. a diligence Tor Dol ar
| eight IL the morning."
viii come and see you of said for
TINS change in Jeanne had reawakened mv
| interest. ~
Eariy the next morning found nv wav
through turning out OF the high street ~,
gay, bright little Ayranches, to the ward
IN front Of the Hotel dc France. whence
most oi the coaches start.
Inc ulllIsence Tor Dol was standing there
ou' as yer there were no horses and look
eu iouhu ior my Nire friends. The ward
was 'u'i Oh movement and hustle; there
We're several OF the chaise carts so pec.s-
sary 10 commis-rogdgeus; stablemen Il
oiouses, with shocks OF hair very like hav
were going about swearing and io.tIins,
one another. Also there were two biao,-,Is
SKINNY white pigs, which came curiouslv
aitef ne, snunins and gruutiny as il was
souiethlhg good TO eat. | do not mind
eo"'essihs tAat 1 am horribly afraid OF
P'-s' anu otSln 10 think my project ro .
mantle and absurd, and wish myself hack
aEthe Hotel de Londres. There had he-u
ram ~ me night. and the yard was sol,
"th mud and little puddes. The man u
oiou>e' SPsaahcd into these as they rushed
ABOUT between the stables and the yehicl,s
IeIt had no business there and | re-.
>oNed 70 give up my adventure. and 90
oacA ana looK at the exquisite view Of
hpHt y. Michel from the public gardens.
turned round Gi-CousolateIy Madam.
koDhiatd and Jeanne were coming M tn,.
yard.
But the girl did not see me; she was .o
absorbed 10 guiding her companion. now
sAie "4t " the puddtcs, now being io,tlrd
bN one 81 those mop headed >taGlrm.u.
'"dt sue wa" quite unconscious of Opserya-
tI'i'' sac certainly looked awkward but
."oIe ~ tenderness IN The way she bent
~" 4 oFti htr companion. Her face Was
I'''S sweet with lts look OF carciulue,s
i"r the bind woinsn's comfort.
Jeanne cOurte>Ied when ut last she SAW
me. aud bright smile came into her face
M msrs. she said, lit is our Kind lady
again She ! 70 good as to come to blJ
y"u good Dy.
one "t the stablemen had been looking
gl"omiiy at me. He came up now and rals-
ed hn cap,
II Madame stands there" he said ,ulki-
". ">te VIII be Knocked down III ll,,.
h"i i,ta-thry are coming out. >hr can
get INTO the coach, If ~he wi,he, H..
nodded toward the Dol diligence.
We Will put you m" SAID To MADAME.
RobtIlard, land you and +. Jrunn. c,n
walk up and down"
And when We had settled the poor blild
"tr ".-s,- s-..a ~->.~.., uls,uc lHl - se--
cure seat, led the way into the little
street beyond the yard.
Jeanne, | began at once, for | was
afraid OF being interrupted, and was de-
termlned 70 know what had SO changed
my old acquaintance, ARE you glad or sor-
ry 10 leave Wire and your work there?"
Jcanne's eyes dropped. She looked a
little uneasy, but presently she glanced up
again brightly.
Il am not quite sure, Medame am
sorry 10 20 away from Wire, every one
was 50 good there; but she'-she looked
back at the yard-''is my life, and it is nee
es-ary she should 90 t. Dol"
remembered the old expression, 1T Is
my life, but It was said 50 differently
now.
But suppose that, if you had gone on
working al the factory, you could have
lived quite well, Jeanne, without this mon
ey?"
She did not answer at once. She seemed
To De trying my words.
''Peihaps,' she said at last Madame,
do believe now'-,he gave me such a
g!hd. loving lOoA-"that every thing is pos
,iblc. Il i not my own awkwardnc>s or
>hoftcomlng must think Of. but what Il
BON Dieu ha, set me to do Perhaps
she added doubjingly. Il might have gone
on mt the factory without doing mischief" ."
smiled and sht smiled harl- =, T.
her head.
=, yes; Madame thinks this j. noJ
practicing what | say, but Madame cannot
quite know how It feels to have such troub-
lesome hands and feet which toU get where
they should not, her eyes had filled with
tears, but sudden little laugh came to
help her. did not Madame see how near
ly upset her with my foot Yesterday? If
Madame had not been adroit and obsery-
ant. she would have had fall over nv
awkward foot. But. indeed there is an
other reason for going TO Dol-a reason
which cannot speak III the hearing OF Ia
b'nne mere, another jerk OF Jeanne's
head toward the yard. at is better for
her that give up the factory"
Here Jeanne biushed so deeply that |
prepared my self for love story, and lis
tened more attentively. Yes, might have
H''S'' ''''- AC't NpNib nave 81 IItnsIOTtl-
ed the child
why is it better Jeanne?"
Well. Madame she loves me So" she
said simply, ''and she irets when | am
away from her; It is surprising but il is
| true"
She looked To see the effect of this an.
noun 'einent.and it was plain that my face
/ disappointed her
! An. Madame Is not surprised Well
I II 4 fortunately the same as the awkward
| ness No doubt II IS not strange for Mad
anne TO he loved; but to me it is much-I
cannot tell Madame how much."-she
clasped her hands, and tears rolled down
her cheeks. For this, she is perhaps hap
pier since she has been blind. She cannot
see, Madame that am ugly andawkward,
and unlike the other girls; and it is easy
to do things for her when | know that my
awkward ways cannot vex. But, Madame
| 1t Is so sad to be alone when YOU are blind
the time must seem so slow and tedious
Often when am working with the o,heI
girls in the valley. and we are CAV apt
merry together, have shut nv eyes to tr,
how II feels land Madame 1t must be dread
! full
"Did Il come suddenly, the blindness 2
1t has been an Illness, Madame
was soon after Madame was at Wire. q,
home one day, and | find her on the floor
She cannot speak, or move. and put he
on the oed, and then | 20 to find the doc
tor. and, by good fortune. see him wheI
| reach the Grande Place. Well, Madam,
he has come, and he has told me what t.
do, and then he has sent one OF the goo'
si>ters-and she has been, oh, so good! :
it i. the S9ur Genevieve it seemed to M
strange that Madame Robillard should b
so helpless, and she stared often in YER
unusual manner; she was very sad, toe
but then she was often grieving, for sh
had had much sorrow In her life. But a
last there came day when she coul
leave her bed and sit np In her chair az air