Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-19

Need l tell OF his welcome there
When did wealth and title fail to find y
warm one9 Or Of the friend. Of for.
mer years who tlacked to claim ac-
Quaintance! Has net prosperity n,
ways hosts of friends But none could
tell him of Adele, beyond the history OF
her bitter sorrows. She, being poor
had fallen from their bright world.
And after three months search ne
had failed to find her, He had money,
influence. deepest heart interest To aid
his search, and yet, in spite Of all, he
failed.
she is dead" he thought, with an
guiSh. IL have come too late-it is in
the grave shall find my darling. Fit
be So, and | prove il So indeed, will
live and die single for her sake"
But such was his leSolve,uusuSpected
by any one; many brilliant beauties
spread their nets IL secure the splendid
plize of y titled husband.
Foremost among the many was Rosa
lind Hale; she was the faireSt and
wealthieSt Of them all, and her colder
hair was not unlike Adele'S. II was
this that attracted him toward her
more than the otherS-tho memory vi
an old love.
She never suspected that, however,
her vanity made her sure that he was
in her tolls. She arranged tableaux in
which he should sustain Il part with
her. 1t never occurred To- her that he
was too good-natured and too inditfer-
ent to refuse
The tablcauN were suggestive enough.
One upon which Miss Hale had set her
heart vas that Of bridal. Need it lie
said that Louis was the bridegroom her
self the bride
He will speak now, surely" she
thought, us she hlushed and tremhled
beside him, while tho curtain came
slowly down.
But no, he only bowed rs he led her
from the platform, and then one of the
buttons of his coat caught IN her bridal
veil
Ii has been said that "tritles make
up the sum of human happiness.
1t seemed So now. AS the Marquis
stopped to disengage the lace, suddenly
/ borrowed ii ola lace-maker, Miss
Hale said in reply TO his anxious quos-
tioning, Il had ordered one like it,
but her health is bsd, and she failed to
have il finished III time. So then,
made her lend me this. She was quite
unwilling, too" she added, pouting;
Just because it was her mothers work.
Such lancies fora poor person =
"A young girl ?"
con, no very thin and worn and sud,
with fine eyes, hut too dull and pale to
be called pretty. But an exquisite
lace.maker. | shall he glad to give you
her address il YOU have any work for
her"
Yes, he had work for her-work that
they would share together; tho blessed
work Of binding up an almost broken
heart, of restoring love and happiness
to both their lives
Miss Hale never received her veil
the Marquis claimed it.
In its stead he sent her complete
set of laceS that made hcr-in that re.
gard, ut least-the envy of society; and
Louis married Adele.
Pale and thin and somewhat care
worn still was the bride of the Marquis
on her wedding day, but 10 his eyes
the eyes Of faithful love--it was still
the sweetest face in the whole world
that smiled and vert bene"'i i'i'se :
br,lol vol.
And he kissed the old lace and blessed
il because through it he had found her
again.
Il love ii now said he. 81 prize il
next to yourself, dearest. 1t snail be
kept AS treasure always"
And SO il was. Many fair and high
horn bride wore the bridal veil Of
Riviere' in the years TO come. ltand
It's story passed through many genera
tons of proud and happy wearers. But
among them all none were more truly
blessed than she who through much
suffering had attained to JOY" the poor
lace maker, whose mother was peas
ant girl. but who, for true loves sake,
and for love alone, was chosen from all
other women to be Madame IL Marqulse
de Ia Riviere.