The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-30
Awake and speak to me, my little

LET me go" cried Bleuet, strivin!
to free himself.
Mot until you are entirely yourself,
and the young lady still kept her arm
about him. Say that you are NJ
longer angry with me-" she said.
Eleuet was silent.
You are still veXed, then?"
What have | done to you that yol
should make laughing stock of me3'
Mile. B. could find no better re
sponse Than a second kiss.
At this the schoolboy felt the little
bitterness that had still remained il
him melt away.
NO." said he, Il am not angry
with you any more; but let me go"
"Why? You want to run to your
mother and tell he- everything. that
she may come and reproach me-"
Il am not a tell-tale," answered
Bleuet. who was now entirely restored.
"Well, then,' said Mile. B, let
US make peace; and you must remain
here little longer, other wise your
mother will see that you have been
crying. for your eyes are very red"
But Bleuet insisted upon leaving.
cat least" said the young lady, "you
will come to see me again?" And she
added: Excuse me for not accom-
panying you to the door, as you see that
/ cannot STIR"
Bleuet thought he saw more pleas
antry in this, and resuming his grave
air he replied:
mo, 1 will not come to see you
again. I do not wish to be your play
thing"
"What funny little mani" thought
Mile B., when she was alone. "He
is very amusingm
However this scene had entirely up
set the schoolboy. and he could not
sleep that night. The next day he was
absent minded at school. He failed in
his lessons and duties and returned
home overwhelmed with pensoms.
What is the matter with you?"
asked his mother rs he came in, the
picture of woe.
Nothing" he replied. And, taking
up his grammar, he went to the window
and tried to study. But, alas! no gram.
mar in the world could furnish poor
Bleuet with what he wanted, which
was simply some pretext to return to
the pretty young lady who had made
such fun Of him. This pretext Mile.
B herself furnished him with. She
was also at her window and was read
ing q novel. She saw the schoolboy,
who lurtively glanced at her, but low
cred his eyes the instant she lifted hers
to him. Seeing that Bleuet either
didn't or would not understand her
looks of invitation, Mile. B. tried
another method. She let her romance
fall into the courtyard, exclaiming in a
tone loud enough to be heard: Good
gracious. my book"
schoolboy The saw and heard. He
thought this was just the pretext under
which he could present himself ut Mile.
BIS apartments, and at the same
time preserve his dignity. He ran
down the stairway, picked up the
volume, and hastily bore it back 10 it's
owner, who was greatly enchanted
with her subterfuge, and vastly ad-
mired the intelligence of The lad who
had SO perfectly comprehended it.
This second interview was much
calmer than the first, and Mile. B.
50 arranged matters that she won the
schoolboy's entire confidence. He un-
bosomed himself without reserve, and
even admitted to her that he had
searched so ardently for the means of
avenging himself upon her for the
mysti6cation Of the day before that he
had forgotten his lessons, for which
fault he would be kept in three or four
days.
"Great heavens, my poor lad!' said
Mile. B., laughing; "you were still
angry, since you were thinking Of ven
geancew
EYES," said Bleuet. But he didn't
tell the entire truth. And to change
the subject, he entered upon the long
litany of his school roubles, and made
Mile. B. laugh till the tears came by
drawing for her the portrait Of his
master, NJ. Cortier, a ferocious man
who gave pensums Of 300 lines. And
this very morning he gave me four"
exclaimed Bleuet, $50 that I cannot
play before Thursday"
"That's terri5lem said Mile. b.
But listen; since indirectly I was
partner in your fault, I will divide its
punishment with you and help you to
do your pensums."
"And all the time have them?" in
quired Bleuet, enchanted"
Eyes"
"Then I will have them every dayw
cried the scholbooy, thus disclosing
the secret of his flame.
From that time Bleuet became the
companion of the pretty invalid, and
his pranks made her forget her sad
situation. Every day, on returning
from school, he went into her apart
ments and remained there until mid
night. But all this period was not en-.
tirely consecrated to passion, for Mile.
make Bleuet forget his grammar. She
acted as his instructress and could COM
pliment herself as much with regard
to her pupil as her lover, for when the
distribution Of prizes came around
Bleuet laid three at the feet of his
charming sweetheart.
We insist upon this word because
Bleuet was head over ears in love with
Mile B.. and accepted rs serious all
the attentions Of that wca: led young
lady, distinguishing perfectly between
the carcsses she bestowed upon him
and those he received from his mother.
In short, our hero was prey to a grand
passion in miniature. On her side, she
who was the object of his alteration
had accepted the role of well-beloved
and played it with all the seriousness
in the world, rs if she wished to deceive
even herself.
Besides, the eyes which find her beau
tiful, and the voice which tells her she
is so, will always be needed by wo-
man he ihey but the ewes and voice of
child.
The two lovers were very happy and
took great care to quarrel once week.
in order to enjoy the sweets OF recon-
ciliation These qcarrels, however,
were not of long duration, for both
parties to them had an interest in bring
| ing them to end-.Mlle. B. - because
of her WEAKNESS and Bleuet because of
pensums in arrears.
Every thing was complete in this
passion. Bleuet had rival and wanted
to fight duel with him. This rival
was of the large and teri ible family of
cousins, and rs all cousins are lovers by
nature. handsome Leon came to pour
out his sighs before Nile B. --, who
allowed him to sigh ahead that Bleuet
might grow Jealous and create some fun.
When the schoolboy found handsome
Leon at Mile. BIS feet he could
scarcely believe IN sucn perfdy. Why,
kissed him on the forehead and had
called him her dear Bleuet. and was it
possible that while he was struggling
with nouns and verbs at school she
could allow another man to kiss her