Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30

| Are you tree from 10 ~!
81 am at liberty at all times-I would
say, my pupils have already gone for the
summer into the country" he replied,
perceiving that he was talking like a
fool.
~ can, then, without taking too much
liberty, ask you to come any day at any
hourY"
EXACTLY 80, madame"
"Madame Delattre has been paying
you, think, $40 for fifteen lessons.
will give twice that for thirty.
"Your kindness quite overwhelms me-,
madame"
Tomorrow, then, sir"
Tomorrow"
AT nine."
Farewell, madame"
"Good day, sir"
The marquis bowed respectfully and
went out.
Arrived at home the marquis dis
patched note to his friend Paul, telling
him not to say another word about or to
the lady in the blue hat without hisper-
mission. X
Madame Arabella presented her little
pink and white daughter about six years
old, to her professor" Mederic kissed
her forehead; made her recite the first
chapter of the French grammar, and
taught her few words of the Flemmish
dialect, which they speak in the cities Of
French Flanders. These words, hard as
rocks, raised the "goose Aesh'' on the
lady in the blue hat, who assisted at her
daughters first lesson, dressed in neglige
costume, which developed quite luscious.
ly her exquisite beauty. He discovered
she was as sweet as honey, and all who
lived with her positively adored her. At
| a quarter to II she was obliged to dis
miss him, which she did, as she did
everything, with charming grace.
At the second lesson he discovered that
she had an arm whittier than snow, and
neck delicately poised on her breast and
shoulders, and she came and went in his
presence as if he were not man. He
was intoxicated with pleasure, in spite
of a cloud which obscured his sky be-
cause she so steadily mistook him for a
teacher of languages.
At the appointed hour for the third
lesson, his pupil had not returned from
her bath. The "professor" was request
ed to wait. The lady in the blue hat was
singing in the adjoining parlor, and he
discovered that she had the voice of
Patti, and method of Madame Carvalho
and the soul Of Frezzolini. Pretty soon
the little girl came in, the lesson in Ger.
man began and the singing stopped.
Mederic was already fond of his little
pupil, but ust then he could have sent
her away to Peru or even to China. His
bad humor melted her like snow before
the sun the moment her mother entered
the room.
At the fourth lesson the marquis dis.
covered that Madame Arabella was we'll
acquainted with matters that women are
not in the habit of bothering their heads |
with. That Charles X was not the son
of Charles TX. The next lesson proved
to him that she had a pretty fair tlncture
of geography in her education. At
least she knew where the handsome crys-
tai dishes that litter up the cupboards |
are made-that the manufacturing COR
porations at Lyons sell handsome silk |
dresses, and the "Indian Company
beautiful laces. He discovered subse-
quently that she had the most delicate !
tact, for she asked him if he would like |
q part of his pay in advance, since the !
pupils were all in the country.
81 have the money now," she hasten
ed to add, as he forgot himself and stared
at her like a lout, "and it will be more
for me to give so francs now
than 100 at the end of the month";
He also perceived with great pleasure
that she had taste for his conversation, !
After his " lesson" was done, he sat
hours together chatting with her, hold
ing his little "pupil" on his knee. She
knew that there was such thing as the
Revue des Deaur blondes in existence. !
She had elegant taste in jewels; loved
the pictures of the best masters, had a |
passionate enthusiasm for whatever was
good, noble and beautiful. All these
discoveries overwhelmed him with plea
sure, because he had the means OF graft
flying her most unbounded dreams.
He had reached the eighth lesson Of |
his course, he was in the full tide of his |
successful efforts tn teach his pupil the |
Flemish dialect, when the housemaid !
handed her mistress note which in
formed her that her friend had secured |
a German teacher for her.
my slow-going FRIEND" said the
lady, laughing, 4" I am going to reply
that lucky you didn't::wait for her tardy
letter of introduction"
81 have something to tell you, mad |
ame," feebly articulated Mederic who
very we'll comprehended that he must
hurry up the denouement if he did not
wish his comedy to be changed to melo-
dana. The genuine professor was liable
to enter at any moment.
"Good heavens! my dear sir, what is
the matter? Are you going to faint
away" cried Madame Arabella.
"Madame, / have a confession tot
make"
"A confession? To me?"
"Madame, I love you"
Then Mederic talked to her for an
hour by the watch. Heexecuted thou,,
sand variations upon the same" I love
you" And what is surprising, his de-
claration was not idiotic, in spite of his
loving sincerely. The lady was natural
ly disturbed, but she was too much of q
Partisan woman to show her emotion.
eff I loved you, sir" she said, raising
her beautiful eyes to his, what would
become of me! I am not good at con-
structing high-sounding phrases. will
only repeat what probably you know
now. was an orphan when married.
I had q great name and small dowry,
and my husband was very little richer
than I. I endured our moderate cir
cumstances without complaining, but he
guessed the trouble and undertook to
increase our means by speculations,
which ended disastrously; 80 that when
he died he owned 100000 francs. I did
not hesitate a second to give up my
small fortune in order to bequeath to
my daughter an unblemished name. A
rich relation settled an income on me on
condition of my never marrying again.
Tell me, sir, can deprive this little
daug hter of those luxuries which are ne
cessities to 80 delicate q child? I said,
and I repeat, what would become of us
if loved you, since you are dependent