The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-06-19
Az ALEA.

given in Paris during the reign of Ma
poleou T., by Nine. de Montesoon,
Great statesmen, brave generals, foreign
ministers, With their wives and daugh-
tiers, and all the wealth, beauty and no.
bility of Paris were gathered in hel
stately palace that night.
Azalea, who came in late with hel
father, was enchanted with the dazzling
scene. The long salon shimmered with
mirrors, all hung with crimson, white
and gold, and richly decorated with
flowers, whose delicious perfume filled
the air. Soft strains of exquisite music
mingled barmoniously with the sounds
of light laughter and happy voices. To
add a charm to the entertainment the
hostess had requested the ladies to
come arrayed in costumes that would
represent their favorite flowers. So
there were rich canIellias, pansies, roses
and lilies, modest violets, faring jon
quils, tulips and many others, whose
gauzy and silken robes sparkled with
diamonds, pearls and rubies.
In admiring others Azalea did not
dream that she was one of the fairest
flowers herself. She was simply at
tired, as suited young girl, in snowy
Grape, with a wreath of white azaleas
trailing from her shoulders and spray
her shin;no ba;r ''o' -o -
eft ia inst like fairvland." she mut-
tered to herself. enraptured by the
beantv aronnd her Int at that moment
the wo;cs u Worn n%' 90 I near nv
awoke her som tho draens that she vas
among fairies.
| "What horrid old dress she has
on 7" said the youpe beauty. scornfully.
| as she adinsted her sannhire bracelets
and arrangad the swee,,ipo f1,l5s Of her
s;iver broe .Je rnora oracefrilv ~
az wonder who she can he , sbe can.
not belong to the benu-r,aonde I am
sure" returned a Rose. who was daint-
ily attired in bIushinp silk. frosted with
rare laces.
| Azalea now saw that the snbiect of
LADY dressed plainly in black who was
s;tt;no onite alone and Deserted at the
forthe, md "a tba sn,o,, Hor ont;onata :;
drass and ,,Ioin ornomenta forme1 a
STRIKING contrast to the rich attire of
these gav hntteraiea of fashion
"Tte eronraas scarceiv not;cad ber -
| cold a re-t I;tt1a P;nk shrugg;no her
;awaled sbon,dsrs and zoiea Saw n at
+ was trne that the Emnress Josenbine'
nsno1lv 90 lind ond orocions, bad Iassed
The Understanding st1anger coldIv nv
CT wonder vbat Aowar she ranra-
sort. 81 ii a oo-oaons TnIi,,
Perbans a MonrninS. hr;de "speerad
Tho Pose
UNo INV 5oors sold tho Norn;no.
q. 80 e.. r"nst %aIomn to q,
ant. diluvian fIora" which sally was
e-aeted 9Th r,errv 1orahter
g H1e,.c; how CON they Inc 90 beartless
s d;soo,rt.o,,s9 81 a,aIoyed ~ Ana1ao 800, ~
Ser her breath While her cheeks we're
burning wirh indionat;on All the CEN
erons emotions of her brave vouno spirit
go ovoko,e5
M o,nnress nov ;o;n.d tho uer-v
- III o.o no~ to.ne -ott- ,a,aay
Cd o ~ wl canai;a-. who s.ayeJ q toIo q
49,; .ioas-,ro =, a. n--;Ja,t 800;
ennt;a a. S;ma ..s o ~ s,ia;n1n
a aoo.a ~ -. .ne uiinooi' al" PLAINLY
Hao1o 0'.ao a . ,; ruh+,r >,
oothar to tae eo' ha.t tho n ape,n {hoyobts
s,,rrr;,,o IN har boort Snn,y,on;ng nv,
oil fhe conrad 90 at her command She lat
the oronn collected aronnd the emnress
and to the amazement Of her comnan.
ions. bravely crossed the long salon to
where the lonely old lady sat.
"That noble Young girl deserves the
ribbon of the Legion of Honor" OBJ
served grav-baaded veteran Who wora
da0nratlOng general
banobtv beIIes n whom this remark was
addressed were for a naoment abasbed
AzaIea's SILENT rahnke was feIt far desner
than words ~ - - 49,
Now the lady in black. whom we will
call Nine. s.. had noticed the con-
temniuons olances n abe had NOT heard
the nnkind sarcasms- of these thoupht-
Less haanties and being of a sensitive
notura had falt deenlv wonnded I'm.
acine her snrnr;se then to ace one Of
the fa;rest of then, ali fa;rv-Iike craa
ture. with golden hair floating around
her like rinplipo SUNLIGHT. and ewes blue
ana tiuid "a VIA v;olets COMING with
go 60 sta,,s +o,1or3h.r No. q had
an ;ns;aht ;nto hnrnan natnra oa on;ot
as It vas keen. and With one glance of
her brilliant black ewes abe read in the
nn an Inns and finsbed cbaeks Of the
ioseiy yo9ns .ae 'u.ueI Uowau ne. .no
n nuas . .n ;nna In ~" Wn%n.. I "s
10y srcr, 90 sI has I'd mos roaIn I'D toIin~
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"i,anoh at Won ~ exclaimed Mime.
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bIin 80. 49, .eHoner 49, IT ~, 1o,,r
. D.s to ro1 d ao 1onno fr;end
VIII YOU tell me your Christian name ?"
Azaieao wLot q nre+tv nora,I am
.,oa 70 :. e. 80 - Iii p at;t nan 1,nr,nsa
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