The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-16
THE ELoPEM ENT.

~ DO not KNOW"
"Is she of good family?"
"of that also, am ignorant"
"She is young, OF courseY"
"SNeet, blusaIng sixteen"
"Fhe warmth oil your panegyric, Az
fred, Is almost enough to make one
participator in your feelings; but you
have not told me the name OF your new-
found beauty"
"strange as It may seem, l do not
know even that"
II comprehend; it Is altogether an at.
fair Of love at first sight, is it notP But
have you no clue to the object OF your
passlonp
"None whatever"
You are in a strange predicament;
upon my word ! see no way out OF is but
10 retrace your steps aud forget the
lady"
"Forget her? Neverp
"Your case is u desperate one, then;
l Isuppose you can not live on love all
your days"
Laugh at me if you will, Frank; per-
haps l deserve it; but unfortunately |
am unable to do as you adYise.n
"Suppose you detail 10 me the circum-
stances OF your meeting; it may lay in
my power to render you some assist
auce."
81 doubt your ability to render me
any help, but you shall hear my story,
Notwithstanding. IL was, then, about a
mouth since that l saw the angel OF
| whom speak, she mad applied TO me
| tor her likeness, and in my studio, day
| by day, and hour by hour, drank in her
| beauty, until l was like an intoxicated
man. i once thought that my ardent
planoes we're returned; subsequent
| facts, however, have undeceiyed me.
| In two weeks I had accomplished my
task-the pleasantest. that had ever
| fallen to my lot-and delivered the por-
trait to its owner. This locket is the
only memorial lett me OF those brief but
pleasant hours"
"How! Is this fac simile of her
| features"
1T is; you seem to recognize them? P"
"Unforlunately for you, my friend,
dop
"You alarm me! Who is she?"
"Her name is aroliue Blondel, she is
the only daughter OF retired mer-
chant, who, from his ridiculous pride
and intolerant spirit, has earned the
welLmerited title OF the aristocrat.'
| You might as well hope for the sover-
elgnty Of the lndles, and expect to see
your wishes gratitied, as TO aspire 10
the hand of his daughter"
"Are YOU acquainted with the fam
siyY .
ultimately; the title OF a relation
gains Inc ready access to their doors"
II must claim then your voluntary
promise of assistance"
"W nat! do you mean to persistw
"Undoubtedly."
"What would you doT"
"Obtain access through your influ
ence 10 the house Uf Your proud rela
tive"
.'My dear fellow, are you mad? sucl
q thing is impossible"
You are TOO easily Gaunted; listen
and | will convince you tuaL wnat pro
pose is not so difficult of accomplish
ment as you would imagine. Bondel
=, YOU say, is AN aristocrat; well, SO mucl
the better for my purpose. l will pur
chase some eXtrayagant trlppery, whicl
( you shall choose, and you snail intro
a duce me to your connections as a for
u eign Count. With an artificial nous
L tache, and miniature heGge of hair,
8 may be sure Of success"
t You would not surely deceive Mis-.
e BlondeIT
d "Were to encourage such a thought
:. l should De unworthy the name vi /,
i lover; nor could L hope that the loy,
u
d would endure towards the poor ar
!. tist." ......
a "Well, since you promise to deal fair
a ly with her, and are resolved tu push til,
a affair, VIII aid you. Let me thlnk; 10
e morrow evening The old gentleman give
4 an entertainment in honor of his daugh
: | ters first appearance i'll society. Thl
D will occur most opportuney for you
! scheme. But you viii have many oil
: stacles to contend with; in tie irs
place, you have a rival"
"a rival? Who-WhereY'
q ''Nqt at your elbow, as our look
u would seem to indicate; he is, never
l tneless, iormidab e one. He says tina
. he is rich, the ladies' call him handsome
: and the gentlemen call HIM "a good te.
= loW.' He has, moreover, obtained tn
u consent Of her parents to an union wit
: Nj iss Blondel."
Z "How2 mas he dared-n
f'Nay, not so hot; Caroline | can as
= sure you, Will never consent TO re eceiy
! him as a husband, with all his riches
IL Tomorrow night, Jhen, will lntroduc
= | you, and you shall Nave an opporLuuit
:, " Of seeing both your mistress ana you
rival"
We have often, in our daily wander
;, ings, met with lace, farer and NOR
" beautiful than any we have YET beneIl
. which mas left upon our minds an in
preston that required weeks-In som
~ cases montns--tO erase. 1t may be con
} pared to single ray OF sunshine ,suuue1
ly bursting It's way alter an April show
e er through dense veil OF clouds, glad
t. dening the sight, ana imparting an uu
n accountable feeling OF happiness to th
It heart, but vanishing almost as quickl
u as it appears. Yet, although tne ia
IS has gone, the sensation aroused by i,
y appearance remains behind. Such wa
e | the lace Of Caroline Blondel, and sue
L. were the feelings experienced by III
y most indifferent upon first interyie
s. with her.
or she was just sixteen; her hair, wnic
III was Vt dark chestnut color, instead
1t falling In rlnglets over her temples, Wa
n, combed carefully back from the for
IL head, and served to set of brow
De transparent whlteness, between Whic
II. ike two "Xems IN monarch's diadem,
le or sister stars in a clear canopy
e heaven, shone pair OF dark, IusLlou
Ut ewes, that set the neart throbblng tu gaz
le upon. She was tall and graceful as I'll
e. famed Medicean Venus, and was,
K fact, accomplished in every art that ca
serve to render lady the object of a.