The Osceola times., 1880-10-09


- e . .=sTe t4s table
Dat -ive var 70 6esr1is, uy fre
z, .OE. 0bserre1 ihe s-.a1-er. prevent
In. Lim Iro-1 r1a-z -lou pcroeive that
zifaD1=h ly trsaEfEsi Ezs ils-. / have
s17crsisi i1 o1t-ilirz 0ls. Where j.
ylur lzfy lgFs az uTeseu
At Dr1ssels, ssld TIE m0iher rees-
i.hiT.
AT Br-,s .els-- eItlaiael ibs general.
ard be drank a g.z.s 81 the gl1Flg1s Ia
nd q tie egzEirF. -Ai Bf-z se,s - b.
repez'ed- @S0-, .-ippo~e wer~ a tziry.
ard that Esrs 70 - oe 10 Brnsse is.-S-
raeliizfelgY'
Tie mother, her sis-rT, and dzcztter
te-z1 70 isr-n z1d even the servant
Was obi ed 70 bite hsr lips o Festrsin
h.r r3eTriraeut InQ yO1nz nan alone
preserved he gravity. He-zi with Oueu
mouth ard szsTInz eyes-1u1 hi. bfea.t
hezYed Eiih F.0leni agitsi.ou.
Are yea going . bru-.-is. my lord
L am" r@plied The stranger; -and I
think / oOrld as-isf you n your si-hzs.
= y0u E0rld make me F11r c0ufIanf.
unles-, indeed. you are in love Hirh an
other Insn's si,e, Or yO1f beloged j. .
kinys dz1ghfeT"
OH cred the yo1ih, "she il better
than any princess"
The deuce" aid the stranger, start
ing 10; 'yOu Nillpui my Fgwer 70 . hard
test -
4 beg your pardon Tor indulg5ng in
such iiiiimed raptures. BY alQIned d
only a merchants dsugher, who lives On
the srAnd square. But sbe T. 70 bezuti.
ful. - rsyishiny. ~ exquisite. ~ divine,
that my heart runs RIO; when ! think u
her. Why j. she not o. poor a. am?
! might then have some hopes 10 Win her
hand
@DO--s she love your
She dOes, Ny loTI; bu, her E'her in
tends to gIYe her sixiy th0usanl francs
fYr her portion. Was his box keeper;
bat when be perceived my feelings to-
gsrd his daughter, he dismissed me, for
| have nothing Oi my own. fell -ics
and was taken 10 II. Johns Hospital,
and It j. nov two months since my
mother took me from thence, and
brought me home. much ayain5t ny
viil.7
"And have you heard anything Of your
misirezs2'
There IS the misery Of my fate. Her
father eompels her ~ marry another"
"Iben Der feelings toward you are
cbange.?7
Can she dis0bey her hthe7 Poor
LOuisG She u 10 rnary wealthy bank
er."
VERY well - said the stranger, II was
not joking. Pack up your trunk; will
take you With me 10 Brussels"
The yOunz man bounded in an ecs.asy
of delight. There appeared 10 MIN ~ i,e
sOmething suDerhuulan in the tone ar.
manner 81 their guest whO, allthe while.
ernpiied bis glass in ihe quic,esi manner
in the world. The good woman, who
knew no, what 10 make oi. the sHIi-,
thought II best 10 j., things take their
course, and in two hour Marcel and bis
patron we're on toe highroad 10 Brussels
The foreign general aiiQhled o. the
Hotel de Ia Palx, 10 the street la Ni0-
letle Marcel instantly hurried 10 the
CnurlA Of 81. Nichols, on the door Of
which he saw the banns Of his adOrcd
Louise published. The marriage was 10
be sOlelnnized in eight days.
''She must have forgotten me. them
sighed he; for while he persuaded him
sell that she dared not oppose her fati
ers will, he could not resist the Impulse
Of Jealousy and distrst.
lie returned to the hotel The strau-
ger bad already engaged Tor him. in the
street La NiOlettc, handsomely fur
nished apartment, into which he induct-
ed him, saying
This is the first stroke Of my fliry
wand"
"Now. my young friend, resumed the
good general, with a sigh, "be Of good
courage; ! have ascertained that your
mistress il ILL., For the last month -he
has been confined 10 her bed. ltitp,i-
fectly true that she is tenGcriy attached
/ 10 you, and that she Is about 10 be sacri-
feed by her family. ! am going 20 see
her, for | am bit of a physician; and
: fancy ] know how 10 cure her"
/ Marcel was 50 surprised that he had
/ only strength TO utter "Ohl do cure her,
| my good lord
lie gave himselfup to a thousand in
| coherent revcries, 10 the wildist appre-
I tensions and 10 the most delicious anti
/ cipations; while the stranger, guided by
I the bOtel.keepef, was introduced 10
LOulse's father as a celebrated German
/ physician. The merchant, who thought
/ that bis daughters case was not properly
/ Treated by the city medical men, wei
/ coined the strange doctor with eager
/ ness, and instantly conducted him TO his
daughters bedside. There was such a
I smile Of good humor and kindness on
/ bis features, that the young glrl, as if she
had been affected by some inward SYM
/ pathy held out her hand 10 him yolun-
| tarilv, before he bad been requested 10
/ feel her pulse. He leaned toward her,
spoke lew words to her in low tone,
which bad the effect OF sulusing her
face with the deepest blushes. He soon
/ Withdrew, enjOini1g certain prescriptions
to be observed until his next visit.
Afer bis departure Louise got better
and better. She took the simple and
l harmless lemonade which the edOctOr had
recommended; rose from her bed, for the
| first time for come weeks, and her father
was transported with joy.
The pretended physician paid another
visit. He took har father aside. "Your
child, :" said he, is seriously ill-what !
have given her is nothing but q soothing
draught. If her wishes are thwar;cd,
and you persist in these intended nup-
tials, it will be her death"
But the connection is a most advan-
tageous one" urged the merchant.
VERY likely, bat has she not another
suitortn
"Yes; but he is poor youth, without
| fortune of interest"
"What sum do you look for with your
/ son.in law?'
"Sixty thousand francs at least, as
! give my daughter that sum-
"Alls right, then; your acquaintance