The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-01

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LIsRrTE.
Lisette Armand Was the pride Of
the village - we'll - the delight Of
her pareuts. for she wss - beautiful
IS che Was good. All the young men
If the neisnhorhood aspired for her
hand, but she cared for only one. who
had been her playmate from child
hood. and to whom che WAS pligh,ed
in marriage.
the 6rst sorrow that Lisette ex-
peri~nced was when Louis, her be-
lrOthed, wishing 10 earn something tor
plenishing, set out ior PARIS. where he
intended to stay . year. His father.
though . wealthy farmer. sss famed
for bic penuriousnese. and though he
gave his consent TO the marriage Of
Louis, be refused u ss.ist the young
couple in the least. Lisestes parents
promised to do oil they could. but
they had . large family. and Louis
couId not expect them to he ., the ep-
tire charge Of furnishing the new
household: besides he had . high
spirit. and would not have consented
to it even If their means had been
greater.
Abou, six mOnthe after Louis had
I,een gone. . fresh sorrow sssailed
Lisette. and one that Insde her forget
ior awhile even her lovers sbsence
Her father sickened aud died. and
when his affairs came TO he settled. il
was found that he was ipsolvent, in
s,ead Of being 10 the comfortable cir
cumstances that common repo:t had
asserted. 10 add To Lisetieis distress.
her mother, overcome BY this double
blow, sickened. and the young girl Was
! left alone tn provide for the wants Of
her little brother and sisters.
For several weeks she struggled on.
: nursing her mother half the night.
ard working a.siduously the entire
day. Often she denied herself more
than halt her meals in order to sat-
isfy the craving aPpetites Of her little
hnusehold. Little BY little she parte'l
with such articles Of furniture a. could
be spared. that she might obtain
meaus to purchase food or medicine;
and at lsst snld her own personal
trinke,s. Yet che nsvsr complained.
My troubles como from heaven" she
would say. land for some beneficial
purpose. though. as vet. ] cannot rec
ognizs il. But God will make j, all
NANTES. hy-and-by; and in him !
tru.t."
With Ill her economy and self
denial, however. che hal been unable
n provide for the rent If their dwell
ing. which she knew would he due.
! But this gave her comparatively little
uneasincss. fur her landlord vac the
father Of Louis. And psrsimonious -
he was, che did not suppose that
he would harsss her. under her pres
ent complications 1T miserIes. How
Vas she astonishsd. therefore. when
one morning . bai!i6 came into the
house. and demanded the rent. which,
he said grufiy, had been owing two
entire days
In vain Lisette informed him Of
her pesrent inability to pas the rent.
In vain she asked for delay. The Of.
ticer told her that his orders we're per.
emptory. and that. unless tine money
Wss forthcoming. the whole family
VAS to be turned into the street and
the household goods sold BY the pub
lie erier.
In this terrible emergency Lise.te
resolved to appeal personally to her
future fathr-in-law She shrank. in.
deed. from . story 90 Notifying. but
one look at her hedridden mother
overcame every ecrupple, and, having
first obtained pledge from the hailiff
that he would wait ill she returned.
she hurried away.
Farmer R,din had just concluded
his dinner. and wss computing the
probable value If his crops, when
Lisette, pale ard agi:sted. appeared
before him. Notwithstanding her
rustic dress she locked unspeakably
Lovely. and her embarrassment. which
dyed even her neck with bushes, in
creased this beauty. But . m;ser's
soul 10 impervious to everything but
The clink Of gold, o. poor Lisetts die
covered the moment sic began 70
tell her errand.
WHAT" cried the old man, rising
IN anger. ''havs YOU came here for
Nd purpose but to tell me that you
don. intend to pay me-"
I'VE would pay you it We could.
sobbed Lisette. clssping her hands in
entreaty. I've mean to pay you. some
day; il - only tor delay that We ssk.
Mother 10 sick and cannot work ; Ne
are honest, indeed We sre: IL you
turn % out in the street what will be-
come Of 10
But neither her tears. nor her sup
plicating voice moved the hard
hearted miser. Ever since he had
that Li.ette's father died
iusolvent, and th.S she would couse-
quently not have the fortune which
hid been promised With her., Farmer
Rodin had determined tn break Oft the
match between his son and her. He
thought the present opportunity .
good one to effect his purPoee. IL he
could drive the family from the vii |
lage they would probably. reflected.
20 to some di.lan, neighborhood to
hide their disgrace; and. in that !
event. they would he hey"nd the iu- |
auiry Of his sOn. even IL Lpuis. % the |
lid nan feared, should seek to trace
them out. Accordingly HE naturally |