The New York herald., 1877-10-15
folks once myself ones-ouce sos heap o store

iolKs once myself once-once sot o heap o. store
by mother So you 1t Is"
Thou he grabbed Desmarrcs by the buttonhoie, a. II
Tor additional support said with caution :-.sDo
you 'hink a. his Dimar would mind IL ef an
then has to step IN fur Esmer ,dy. an sot a little
just In kinder ncighborin' way? Esmerady she
says you're 80 sosherbc Aud hal ut been soshcrb!e
with no one fur-iar right smart spell And n
seems lke kinder banker arer it, You've no idea,
Mister, how lonesome man can git when he bankers
10 DC sosherpie an haint no one TO be sosherbe WITH
hoiher, she says, Go out OF the Champs
E!izy aud promenade and I've done IL but some
ways II don't reach the spot don't seem to git
sosherbe with no one I've spoke to--may be through
us speakin' different languages, an, not comm 10 a
UNDERSTANDING I've tried II loud an pve tried It low
an encouragen, but some ways seemed to
get on An ef Ms Dimar woulant take no excop.
tiona at me adroppn IN feel as Of should be sorer
upllfted-ii she'd only allow 1t week or even
fewern
''Monsieur." replied with warmth, ~ beg you will
consider our salon At your disposal, not week
but 1T all tunes, and Mme. Desmarres would Ger
tanly join In tho invitation If she upon the
spot"
He released the lapel or my coat and grasped my
hand, shaking 1t with ieryor.
Now thats clever, that is !" ne said. ssAn' it,s
friendly an I'm obligated TO ye"
Since no appeared to have nothing further to say
went down stairs together. AT tho we parted
'Im a-goin, /" no remarked, s'to tho Champs Elizy
TO promcnard Where are you aeoin'f"
40 the Boulevard Haussmann, Monsieur, to give a
lesson" returned. will wish you good morning."
. "Good mornin,n he answered. ''Bong'-reaecting
deeply for moment-'Boag jcre I'm tryin' 10
learn ~ you see, with view TO bonn more sosherber
Bong jore. y And thus hc took his departure
Poor old man! what could be more touching than
hlg glaunl Ia tI.a nj
dragged by his wife, and his Efforts at being more
sosherbler." Esmcrada had u lover in America who
was rank olense in her mothers nosirils, because
hc was poor while bad grown suddenly rich This
lover wash by name. followed his sweetheart to Paris.
where they The old father was well pleased when
Esrncralda told him, but dreaded breaking tho
the mother, VINO had marquis in ior her daugh-
ter But II had TO be done, ana no did it, When ho
returned om the terrible ordeal he sank down upon
chair
'It's over" he half whispered, cam it was even
rougher than thought II wou be- She was tcrrib.a
outcd, mother. reckon never sec her so outed
before. She jest ragged and tore. II was most moro
than could stand, Esmerady,' and he dropped his
head upon his hands for support. .'Scemed like 1t
the Marks as laid heaviest upon her he proceeded.
''she was rrbe sot on tho Marks, an every timc
shc'd tnuk OF him. she'd just rear--shed jast
stood up ascn mother aore, an hope shan't
never have 1t to do again IN my time. Im kinder
wore out.n
Can you not picture the between the kind old
father standing or his daughter peace and happ!-
ness, and the weak, proud mother who had set her
hopes upon having nobleman In tho family No
wonder "thc Marks laid heaviest upon her " all
her planning, and wonder tho dear old man was
.sknder QUIZ after the baltic.
There eight stories this little volume and there
arc no two alike, yet all possess the power and
strong vein of pathos Nobody these stories
without being struck by hoir singular dramatic quill
ties. Mrs. Burnett herself be ol this for
She has reserved all rights in them. "Esmcralda"
believe, Is already In the dramatsps hands as tho
foundation OF play.