New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-22

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means OF the pitcher; when it got into her
hands he might proclaim that it was the
g'ft ct some rich city acquaintance, or
trump up similar story such as
would make all honest people shun the
poor girl. On that account the Judge
determined, in order to keep down the Cos
zip, to acknowledge himself as the giver
exec edingly rejoiced had she followed better
old Father JeroDle'a advice: Little children,
love one another. Granted Herr kaufman
tin was little child of fifty years-so
old that Marietta thought the text didn't
apply to him. On the other hand, Mother
Manou found the judge a very intelligent
child, and one who had possessions and
influence from one end of NapOule to the
other. And when the Judge spoke of mar
riage. and MaIriette was frightened and
ran away: good Mother Manon did not be-
tray any anxiety in the presence of the
tall, august magistrate. To be sure. there
was no denying that he had no physical
defect in his whole body. Although Colin
might have been called the more stylish,
yet the judge plainly had the best of him
in two things; namely, in bis great years,
and in great great nose. Yes, this nose,
which always went before him like fam
beau to announce his arrival, was a regular
ostrich among the noses of mankind.
With this ostrich, HE good intentions and
the pitcher, on the following morning the
Judge went to the house between the olive
trees and the African acacias.
"FOr the charming Marietta" said he,
nothing is too costly. Yesterday you ad-
mired the pitcher ut Venice. Permit me,
dear Marietta, to lay it and MY loving heart
at your feet"
ManOn and Marietta were delighted and
astonished beyond measure when they saw
the pitcher. Manon's eyes sparkied in slee;
but Mariette shrugged her shoulders and
said: II do not desire yonr heart or your
| pitcher" Then Mother Manon became
very angry and cried:
"But l take heart and pitcher o Won
silly child, how long will you renounce your
| good fortunss For whom are you waiting!
! Is it that the Count of Provence will marry
| you, that yOu Gespiss the judge of La Ma.
poule II know better how to provide for
! your future. Herr Hautmartin, am highly
hOnored in calling you my son in law"
Then Marietta vent out and wept bit
| terly, and hated the beautiful pitcher with
all her heart. But the judge with his Hat
| finger on the eide Of his nose, said wisely:
Mother Manon, let us make haste
| slowly. The little dove will finally submit
when che has learned to know better. l
am by no means impetuous. l flatter my
self that l know a thing or two about NO /
mankind, and ere three months 20 BY l |
shall slide myself into Mariette's heart"
"Your nose is too big for that" whis- |
pered Mariette, who had been listening be- |
hind the door and laughing to herself As |
matter Of fact three months did 60 by, |
and Herr Hautmartin had not once pene- |
trated her heart, even SO much as with the |
tip of his nose
THE FLOWERS.
While this quarter year was going Mari |
cite bad other business. The pitcher caused |
her NO little vexation and trial; and. be-
sides this, there were other things. For a
fortnight the people of La Napoule talked |
of nothing else but the pitcher. And every
one said, 1t is q gift from the judge, and the
marriage will soon be announced. When
Marriette had solemnly assured all her
companions that she would rather her body
was at the bottom of the sea than marry
the judge, they kept on teasing her, saying:
"Ah. blessed be they who rest in the
shadow Of his nose" This was the first yex-
alton.
Then Mother Msnon got the cruel idea
that she would send Marietta every morn.
ing to Q spring by the rock to rinse the |
pitcher and fill it with fresh flowers. In |
this way che hoped to reconcile Marietta to |
the pitcher and to the heart of the giyer.
But che only succeeded in making her hate
gift and giver. The task at the pripg was |
! heavy cross tor her to bear Second vexa. {
ion.
linen, every morning when she came to | !
he spring, regularly twice week there lay I
N the rock handful Of most beautiful 9
lowers, already arranged, as if made on .
purpose for the magnificent pitcher. And 2
wound around the flower stems was always
brown strip of paper. on which was .
written: Darling Msriette." Now, one a
aust not image that the little Marietta be- Q
leved in fays and fairies. Consequently l,
he flowers and the sweet greeting upon
hem came from Herr Hautmartin. Ma. q
iette would not even smell of them, q
ecause the living breath from the judges h
ose detiled them. She took the flowers,
lough, as they were better than field q
owers, and tore the slip OF paper into
lOusand fragments and scattered them
bout the place where she al ways found the
overs. But this angered not in the least 81
adge Hsutmartin. whose love was as II
great in its kind as was his q
ose in its kind. Third vexation. q
Finally, however, it came out in CONVEX
tlon with Herr Hautmartin that he was ca
IT the giver of the flowers. Who could it ri
J! Much was Mariette astonished at the OF
,hoped-for discovery. Now, she liked to q
Ike the flowers from the rock, and even &C
'igned to smell them. Who put them
ere' Like most other girls Marietta had e'
great deal Of curiosity. She guessed this p,
'e lurked and fingered late into the
ght; she was there at early dawn. But ga
9 lurked and fingered for nothing. And
III two mornings in the week the myteri- liz
8 flowers were al ways ly ing on the rock, N
d. wound around them on the slip of ne
per. always the still Sigh, Darling
ariette. Such thing was enough to 81
use the curiosity of the most Indifferent. | III
1t curiosity is followed by burning pain. ~
urth lvexation. ha
wICKEDNEss ON wICKEDNEss
On Sunday Father Jerome had preached | tic
ain on the text, Wonderful are the dis &C.
nsatiOns OF POvidence.' And little Ma LEI
tie thought: $50 it must be that event do
lily shall discover the invisible giver of
, flowers. Father jerome was never bu
ong" tn
)ne summer night, when it had been all lie
} warm, Marietta had awakened early, TIL
d could not get to sleep again. Therefore pis
, was glad to spring from the bed when
, first glow of morning silvered the sea do
YES and broke over the Lerinian islands wi
0 the window OF her little chamber. She | ins
thed herself quickly and started out to for
the ner face, breast and arms in the cool TIL
tiers of the spring; her hat was in her pu
nd, so that afterward she might wander | vii
. little time along the sea shore, where tbs
, knew of many pleasant places. Col
SUIT in order to reach these secluded spots
, must pass the rocks that lay behind the dri
Use, and turning from them 20 through Blu
negranate bushes and palm trees. This luc
10 Marietta could not. For under the dee
INCEST and slenderest of the palms lay in jud
set sleep q slender young man-next to pit
, q bunch Of lovely flowers. Besides, am
could distinctly see wound around them Ma
trip Of white paper, ON which, no doubt, bro
hit have been read sigh. How could los!
riette pass by that9 She remained stand. hea
and trembling for fear in every limb. pie,
last she thought she would 90 back to hea