The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-01-23

s.vwbcre. % I accepted his escort
Al the concert We had not long been
seated when Lzrrey joined US, looking
tired and nervous
ale should have come around tor
me in time" he said, " but old Morton's
( wife was sick and he had taken his place
atehe books" (Larrcy was unoccupied;
ne had but just made his exit from cot
lege, and had not yet decided upon ms
lie work. :. The governor says that
ihe books must be kept up, % l shall
have TO work until Mrs. Morton mends.
.Andt the salarya"I asked, in ccncer
/ for the old couple, for l knew y was
their only dependence.
oh, that goes on Of course. hat
could / do with ite My quarterly allow
ancc has 70 20 a-begging now, l can
not find ways for IT,"
The blessed Larry, l well knew
that, from the expensive keepsakes tnat
I had so often thrust back upon him.
.Ifdoing His bidding constitutes one,
xou- Larry. must be one Of the Lords
SERVANTS / said 10 him
He smiled, pleased At my approval.
.Olie. YOU viii return in my carriage.
! Monsieur i, not particular about having
| charge OF more than one lady"
Monsieur was, perhaps, watching ior
the entrance Of the cantatrice, and did
not reply.
ape Mott, win you give Miss Ole TO
my care for the remainder Of the even
ing?"
M. DE Mott turned slowly and exam
ined me with cold, critical eyes.a n turn
ing from me indifferently, replied TO
Larrey, miss Olive is At liberty 70
make her own choice
His sanQ-froid always made me irate,
and l replied, THANKS, Monsieur, my
choice shall be = good one; il shall fall
on you, Larrey." (.
In our set Monsieur was considered
something Of an enthusiast He hadin
youth LETT France. disgusted with It's
rulers. and fired with admiration for our
free institutions. In the Franco-Prus-
sian war, when Napoleon fled from
France, he returned TO il, and took up
arms Later, despairing % is ever be-
coming what he had onc hoped for il,
he returned TO his adopted country.
For two years he had been connected
in business with Lora's father, and not
withstanding the prestige Of his career,
we had never during that time discov'
cred in him any indications Of ardor.
For me, l had my private opinion con
corning his enthusiasm. l believe thai
his nature was phlegmatic and his cir
culation sluggish, and for his heart
bah, il was but an organ furnished will
the proper auricles and .entricles TO
receiving and ~propelling the blood
which latter never throbbed slowly witt
pain or quickened with a generous emo
. ton.
, A week from this time four Of rs "a
. under the trees, on a warm Septembe
! day. Larrey had drawn unnecessary,
near, and, as usual, upon such demon
STATIONS on bis part, | took occasion I
|. bore whatever listeners / might hav
with a sentiment Of my resolves The
/, we're In the direction Of cclibacy-
: "Thcre was no true marriage with
! out suitability / stated. having m
|. syllogistic theory all at my ~finger-end'
! IL was peculiar, therefore unsuited
2 that state, and I would not dare trus
my happiness" etc. ...
I Larrey sighed, and Lora watched hin
furtively.
II had no adaptabilify, no conform
! ify: with Lora il was different Sh
Z colorcd under Larrey's inspecting eye
and then Monsieur came to the rescu
. with his delicate tact, as he always dl
II We were growing uncomfortably pei
sonal. He dexterously picked up th
lost thread If the discourse, and droppe
US all from its connection
wherever a man finds in woman III
nameless qualities which appeal 70 hi
|. manhood, call forth his affection, ds
4 veloping his higher nature, making hir
4 a stronger and better man, there 20
have the elements Of truc marriage
and when she finds one with the powe
I Of 4rousing her capabilities, wit
!, strength to sustain her fai;ering, an
worthy enough TO call forth her entir
: trust, there too is the germ Of marriage
: Then beauty, or nationality, or cree
! weighs not In the balance" And n
De Mott arose, smiled, brought his h:
with a graceful curve over his hear
bent in low salute as only q frenchma
: can, and disappeared among the tree
There was a little silence, and the
said Larrey, "Monsieur must have hs
4 a varied experience. / wonder VIII
:, doctrine ! shall propagate at 35P"
II am sure, Larrey, you will have u
4 dcrgone a change. At your age Mo
i sieur may have been only an ordinar
chivalrous Frenchman."
II. .And now, Ole, what Is he now?"
81 scarcely know" ! replied, hi
signing, for l sometimes felt annoy
tL.t ka ruxzlcd me. 81 AK Lora. a
n must understand him; he always see
iii her out"
g Monsieur, o I do not know Monsie,
"a IL II true he asks me out. and - kind
e. me, but I am always left 70 his care.
m Is like Ollie, self-contained, but mt
iss more impcnetrablc. Monsieur Is a =
a. gentleman The last clause was spok
Ter a. IL in his defense.
al Old Morton, a. Larrey called him,v
overwhelmed with distress. His wi