American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-08-23
condition of her mar.

rylng him at all
Jean appealed to Mime. Du-Chesne,
who argued with her. 1t did no good
whatever. Then the cure was persuad-
ed to speak to the girl, but the only an
swer he got was 81 could not live under
the same roof with the devil. NJ. le Cure
| could do nothing right there" and
nothing could make her change her
opinion.
Jean at last got angry at her obsti-
macy, and after some very sharp words
the engagement was broken off entirely.
appeared upon the scene at this time
for my usual summer visit, and of course
was put Eau courant " of the household
trouble by Mime. Du-Chesne.
At Bigorrc during the summer, Jean
ignored Marie entirely and flirted with
Louise, to whom Il Irritation never came
amiss. 1t soon became very evident
that she was trying to eclipse her cousin,
and Marie was proportionately misera-
BILE
do You know, my child the old
lady said at last to her, that you are
wrecking Jeans happiness by your alb
surd fancies, and that if You are not
careful, Louise will be Mime. Jean?"
"Oh, | know it, know it," cried
poor Marie, wringing her hands, but
can not help it, madame"
At last, however, the climax came.
The Franco-Prussian war was at its
height, and, among others, Jean was
drafted and sent to others. But before
leaving Bigorre he was engaged, if he
returned from the war, to marry Louise.
Marie fretted herself sick over the
dangers to which Jean was exposed, but
Louise never seemed to give him n
thought, and amused herself as well as
she could in his absence. When the war
was ended at last, she went to Paris with
Jeans family and we heard no more
about them.
Marie could not bear, after their de-
parture, to remain in the old place, see
ing the same faces and living the same
life that she had when Jean was by her
side. So Mime. Du-Chesne proposed
that,as was going to America and need
ed Il maid, should take Marie in that
capacity, which l did
We had been in New York about two
years when, as l was crossing Union
Square, | was attracted by young
brown bear, which had climbed tree
and had wound his chain round the
branches in such a way that he could
neither work up or down. A man with
~ I,.1l ~f ., n
chain and poked the bear with long
stick as an encouragement to descend.
l became so interested in the per-
formance that / stopped to see the end.
Gradually got pushed by the crowd to
the curbstone, and heard the man speak
ing Bearnais to the bear. The face
looked strangely familiar. 1 murmured
jean
In an instant down went the stick and
the chain, while, throwing his arms in
the air, he cried =
Mon Dieu, if it is not madame
The crowd of course took a lively in
terest in the discovery that this waif had
found a friend.
Presently. Jean said: Madame re-
members her old friend Bruno. Adj
vance, my son, and give the paw to
madame
And to the joy of the populace and
my discomfort, Bruno came forward and
| offered me an enormous black paw
gave Jean my address, and the next
day he appeared, bear and all, and told
sad tale. He had married Louise, had
taken up the wine business, had been
cheated out of his money; Louise had
| died and he was alone in the world.
Marie, who had listened to Jeans re-
cital, observed grimly, '.No wonder, for
Bruno was always there They retired
to the garden to talk over the matters
and old days, the bears lying in the cor
ner of the room, as good as kittens.
| In a short time the couple reappeared
and Marie said:
| MADAME will not be sorry to hear
that bear or no bear, will marry Jean
now. prefer beardom to boredom
and perhaps may learn to like Bruno
YETI
But Jean was not to be outdone in
generosity. "Be tranquil, madame,
will dispose of the animals. Her peac,
of mind shall not be disturbed
He was as good as his word, and one
bright summer morning / assisted al
their wedding After which they sailed
for France.
Not very long ago L received the fol
lowing:
| DEAR MADAME: We are very comfortabl,
in little house Rue de Seine, where we LEI
| apartments to students. Since Bruno lef
us, our good fortune has returned. Did
not always say he was Satan? Jean think.
| so too. am dear madame's faithful
| MARIE.
| p. 5. (from Jean.) / can not believ,
that my i'll luck came from that poor deal
beast Bruno, but perhaps my good forum,
came from having such an excellent wife
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