The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-10-23

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but she was sure that she liked him
standing in the porch when Ange
reached her home, and was gazing so
| intently at the moon that she did not
notice him as he came up. As they had
been friends ever since their childhood,
the formalities of society were rarely
used between them when by themselves.
| "Are you dreaming, MadeleineP"
he asked as he came up.
She started, but answered with
laugh: mo, Ange, leave that to you"
"But 1 have done dreaming, Made
leine."
"Then the sun will stop shining.
You can't help dreaming, Ange. It's
as natural to you as flirting is to me-"
| IL have done dreaming all but one
dream, Madeleine. That one hope
shall never give up until it becomes q
reality" 81. -...-.
"Tell it to me, Ange. and may be
realized"
"If you will walk with me 1 will tell
it to you," said Ange.
Madeleine consented, and the two
turned into the grounds, and the young
woman, taking his arm, prepared to
listen to his recital.
| Nov, Ange, let me hear your
dream" said Madeleine, who had no
idea of what he was about to say, for
she was not expecting him to avow his
love for her then.
:" 1t is a dream that have clung to
ever since my boyhood, Madeleine"
began the young man; "a dream that
has seemed so bright and beautiful to
me that have sometimes thought it
would never be realized. have loved
you, Madeleine, better than all else in
the world, and love you now better
than ever. With this love has come a
dream that you will love me, and
when ask you, you will be my wife.
Snail the dream be realized, Made
leinep"
1t was a sudden avowal, and took the
young woman by surprise. She hesi-
tated, and then said, half reluctantly:
"This is something did not expect
when we began our walk, Ange. II is
very sudden, and /"
"You hesitate, Madeleine" he said,
calmly, "and am not surprised.
Listen to me. For years you, in COM
dreamer, and something below what q
man should be. You cannot love one
| upon whom others-nay, upon whom
yourself look down. Is it not sop''
"I think you are better and nobler
swered Madeleine; " but you do not, if
You wish me to be frank, come up to
my idea of what my husband should be-"
Il thought so;" said the young man;
I" but it win be so no longer. / have
not done my duty, Madeleine. 1 shall
do better in the future. l am going
away very shortly" .ls5-
"Going away, Anger WhereP'
ss shall leave here in ten days for
Boulogne, where shall enlist in the
army"
''But there is no war now"
"No, but l feel sure this shallow
peace can not last. There will be fight
ing soon, and I shall have an opportu-
nifty of making myself a name of which
you will be proud"
" And are you so anxious to 60 away
from me, Anger" asked the young
woman, in a tone of reproach.
"a You have told me, Madeleine"
said Ange, with great earnestness,
that am not what you would wish
for husband, and feel sure that you
are right. - I wish to make myself
worthy. not only of your love, but of
your respect and admiration. If re-
main here there is no prospect of my
escaping from my old life. must go
where some great power can turn me
into the paths that lead to higher ends
than those which now walk. I have
come to you tonight to tell you this,
and ask you if you will try me. In
three years will return and bring with
me an epaulet and a cross. You will be
proud of me then, and shall have the
greatest reward could hope for. VIII
you consent to thisp" .
Z" think you are right. Ange," said
Madeleine. Had you been differ
ent man 1 would have loved you from
the first; as it is like you better than
any one know. Go, and for your own
sake, as we'll as mine, try to make a
name among the brave men with whom
you will be thrown, so that France as
well as may be proud of you. The
First Consul is the soldiers friend, and
if you do your duty bravely, he will re-
ward you"
And if at the end of three years 1
bring the epaulet and the cross. will
you be my wife, MadeleineP' .-
Your true and loving wife, if you
will take me when you have grown so
great" was her reply.
"Take you, dear MadeleineP' said
Ange, smiling. "Were l the First
Consul himself, 1 would deem myself
honored by your love-"
And 80 the matter was settled, and
in ten days Ange Pitois accompanied
Sergeant Dubois to Boulogne. Made
leine found that she had loved the
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and as the last few days of his stay in
in o new light, she felt confident that
he would be successful.
In due time Ange and the Sergeant
reached Boulogne, where the old mans
regiment was stationed. Scarcely had
the young recruit become well grounded
in his training when the Consular chair
was replaced by the Imperial Throne,
and France commenced that career of
glory which ended SO unhappily for
her. Ange was very well pleased with
this change, for now that Napoleon
held the supreme power of the State,
he felt sure that there would be a bet
ter chance for promotion in the army.
He was a soldier by nature, and his
close attention to his duties impressed
his officers SO favorably with him that
when the campaign of 1905, which fol-
lowed the infamous coalition of Austria
and Russia opened, and his regiment
set out for Germany to join the EN-
peror, who had abandoned his designs
upon England to crush enemies still
more dangerous, Ange went as Ser
geant Pitois. His regiment was the
Forty-seventh of the line, and was in
advance, and was frequently engaged
in unimportant but severe encounters.
In all these Ange bore himself brave
ly, and exhibited so many high soldierly
qualities, that when he stood in the
gloom of the dreary morning, watching
for the sun that was to light the field OF
Austerlitz, he was Captain Ange Pitois.