Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-03
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"Yes. | told it to Monsieur Pommoy."
At this moment Julie entered the draw
tng room.
Julie. said her mother, as she turned
towards her daughter. would you marry
Monsieur Jean Laval ?"
Certainly would" returned the fair
girl with joyous look dancing over her
face
Then your request becomes mutual,
sal Madam Il Artoy land believing that
yoi will make each other happy, shall
make this my answer"
And her answer was simply this: she
led her daughter forward, and placed her
hand within that of Jean
''Can all this he real ?'' murmured Jean
gazing first upon Julie then upon her
IN Dther.
Doyou not see il with your own eyes,
and hear it with your own ears ?"
Eyes, but-but-but-I-'
"Ah, JEAN uttered Julie. Il had
learned to love you before lever saw you. ="
Il do not comprehend"
Il loved YOU because you saved the life
OF my mother
Jean Laval" said Madame d'Artoy
"you shall he in the dark no longer. |
WAS the young girl whom YOU saved from
a horrible death 1t was my husband
who came up and caught me in his IA ms.
We had been married then but Just a week.
As soon as ! recovered from the effects of
my fright, we came to Paris. | inquired
for YOU often, though, perhaps, YOU knew
1t not, and never failed to learn that You
were an honest, upright youth. Eight
years ago went to Alencon to see you,
but the old miller told me that you had
gone to Germany to study music. and
heard nothing more of you until about six
months ago, when one of my friends spoke
to me of man who was giving her daugh-
ter lessons on harp. She recommended
him highly, and when she informed me
that he was principally a guitar teacher
! requested her to send him to me As
! wished to procure a teacher Tor
Julie. The moment | saw the Scared
cheek, | knew you. My dearest gratitude
had not lost sight of its object Julie was
pleased with you, and so determined to
let matters take their own course without
revealing myself. and" continued the
widow with a smile, IL think they
have now come to a crisis
And is it not a happy one ?" asked
Julie, looking up into her lovers face.
with a roguish expression dimpling and
wreathing about her countenance.
Happy" cried Laval, while the bright
tear-drops gathered in his eyes. 80, It's
happiness almost too great -
Then keep part of it for the future
said Madame d'Artoy.
mo, no." said Julie; "Tll find him in
happiness for the future
"And if God spares it, it shall all be
spent for you, my dear girl - exclaimed
Jean. and with bounding heart he
clasped the fair girl to his bosom.
$50 your SCARED cheek is not such an
evil genius, after all remarked Madam
d'Artoy.
Laval only smiled, and drew his arm.
more closely about the priceless jewel he
had won
People wondered when it was announced
that jean Laval had married Julia d Artoy
and his quodam friends tried hard to get
themselves back into his good graces ;buthe
chose for himself circle of truer hearts,
and, with his lovely bride to bless him, he
walked on in the even tenor of his happy
way. As soon as his character was gener-
ally known and appreciated. the wonder
at the marriage ceased, and, with immense
wealth at his command, he commenced
making happiness for others. The poor
toil-worn scavenger, who received the lib
eral bounty of Monsieur Laval, little
dreamed that that noble man was once
scavenger like himself and thousands
there were in Paris who knew him not bv
name, but who yet often had occasion to
bless from the innermo>t recesses of their
hearts THAT kinl-hearted, generous man
with the Scared cheek -