Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-25

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Once, when they went to ball, and by
some mistake the carriage which
brought them, and which ought to have
returned to take them back, went home
with some other party, they being left
quite helpless. A dseoching rain was
falling, all their friends had left and it
was long past midnight.
They were in the greatest perplexity,
when snddenlythcir names were called !,
o carriage being at tho door to convey
them home. They we're most thankful,
but made no Inquiry till, on getting out,
Miss r. asked the driver how he came
to know their names and where to come
~ his was not tue carriage they had
ordered. The man replied that he had
been going home for the night, whom an
officer in y long cloak stopped him and
engaged his vehicle for two ladies, Civ
ing their names and telling him where
to 60 for them. Nor did Gaspar, while
they were yet girls and unmarried, dis
dain to join in any harmless freak tend
ing to their amusement. They were
once talking in their own drawing room
of aprivate fancy ball to be given by q
friend in Calsis, and to which they were
specially invited. Speaking Of some Of
their yonDg acquaintances, they men.
toned one whose affectation made her
generally disagreeable, and who was at
the same tiue so exceedingly plain that
it was difficult to find partners for her
at any of the parties where they met.
Would it not be curious" said the
Older Miss r., 'if Gsspar was to 60 to
the ball in his full dress as q Spanish
officer, and, with a profusion Of bows,
solicit the honor of dancing with her'"
eyes" replied the other sister, "and
when the dance was ended take her back
to her mamma, with complimentary
speech on the elegance of her daughters
dahcing." Then they made up speech
for the occasion, and laughed heartily
at their own conjectures. The day on
which the ball was to be given arrived,
and in the afternoon the sisters wulkcd
into Calais, as they we're TO druss aud
afterwsrd sleep at their friends house.
During their walk theyincessantlybeard
footsteps behind them, yet on looking
back saw no one. On entering tho
streets Of Calais they distinctly heard
the clicking Of spurs on the pavement,
and made sure that some officer was fol-
lowing them, but could see no one.
Having dressed in costume in the even
ing, they joined the gay circle in the
BALLROOM, and at first sat down with
some young friends.the young lady of
whom they had spoken, as we'll as her
mamma, being present. Great was their
astonishment when a Spanish officer
masked in full costume (they knew it
was Gaspar), walked up, without once
looking at them, and asked the young
lady to dance. When the dance was
finished he took her back to her mamma,
and, with a number of bows, made IA
speech word for word the same that the
Misses K. had impvoviseu for him at
home.
Years passed on; the older Miss Il.
married Monsieur st. L., and, insepara.
ble from her sister, they all went to the
pretty chateau near Cologne, where they
still lived when knew them. Gaspar
went with them, and was much talked
Of in the neighborlood. The peasants
said thai he might often be seen, after
nightfan, pacing slowly backward and
forward on the bridge which led to the
ueighboring town ofSt. Pierre, and many
of them went by choice the lower road,
by the canal, to avoid the chance of
meeting him.
Madame St. l.. had only two children,
both sons, who at the proper aye entered
the French army. They had hardly at.
tanned to manhood when Monsieur St.
l.. died, rather suddenly, after a long and
distressing illness. Soon afterwards the
two ladies had u lawsuit in England de-
cided in their favor, but found a vexa.
tious opposition made to their taking
possession Of the small property which
had been in question, as the person
inhabiting the house positively refused
to give it up. At last Madame St. LIS
English lawyer wrote to advise their
coming over to try their personal inAu-
ence with the opposing party. They went
and in paying visit to the lady, their
opponent, were agreeably surprised to
find that all difficulties had been smooth.
ed away by the visit, few days before,
of Spanish gentleman, who had fully