Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-01

Bonnie maman was too iii to rise. / nat near her,
and after awhile she murmured in feeble voice.
"Eugenie, my child, should like you to stay
with me; always, If your uncle win not object
When Horace is married shall be very lonely.
win you stay, dear, until you, too, marry and
leave the old woman"
The blood famed in my cheeks; stopped and
kissed her fondly
twill not leave you, Bonne-maman, unless
unless you send me away"
While was speaking the doctor came. Alas,
my dread forebodings were realized Bonnie
maman was indeed III, stricken with typhus
fever.
And 80 my dream ended looked my last
land. and the doctor was to telegraph him bull
letins OF Madame d'Harcouft's health. In vain
he urged me to let the sister Of charity take my
place beside her. j was firm. A duty was be-
fore me-clear and dlstinct-1wasneeded by the
kind old lady who had befriended me and offered
me home. True to the old friend, II It must
be, must risk losing the young friend, the
more than friend. / do not deny that it was
struggle between duty and inclination. but she
needed me. and newell. che loved and he rode
away"
Days grew into weeks, weeks heightened into
months; Bonne-maman varied, now better. now
worse. At last my patience was crowned with
success, my love won her back from the arms of
death.
She owed her life to my nursing. The yellow
quarantine, when Perrine, with her face shining
like Q benefcient sunbeam, Importantly an
n0unced "a VISIT
It was bright spring morning and as the
visitor was In the sitting-room, decided upon
holding parley from the garden, thus averting
any danger OF lingering injection. Throwing
scarf round my head. I stood before the closed
window and tapped lightly; instantly it flew
open and was clasped In the arms Of my stall
He laughed my fear Of injection to scorn, sug-
gested warm climate for Bonne-maman, q
month or two at Cannes-and as also needed
e thorough rest, he proposed changing Miss
Eugenie Everard into Mrs. Horace Vernon.
think Perrine mnst have put Bonne-maman
up TO q thing or two. She was not surprised to
near the news, and was considerably relieved
to find her own "She was glad her one darling
was to marry her other darling. The Argosy.
The Popular Notion Of tsRomeo and
Juliet.ss
The popular idea of the play Of "Romeo and
Juliet Is that it Is story of two innocents
loving each other, yet by untoward fate kept
asunder, owing to the rivalry of their respective
families. What, however, are the facts? Romeo
is a young gentleman who is always fancying
himself In love. The passion is eternal, but the
OBJECT varies. He has been Fostering all his
friends about his alteration for a certain Rosa
line. No sooner does he see Juliet than she
replaces ROsaline in his heart With Juliet he
gets on better than with Rosaline. but had it
not been for the stratagem of the Friar and for
his own reckless folly when he is told that she
Is dead, In month later, he would probably have
met some other fair one at bali, and
Juliet would have been deserted in her turn
AS for Juliet. she is what her father calls
her, baggage If she is representa-
tive of female virtue in Verona, one cannot
help asking what female vice was in that city?
Romeo and Juliet see each other for the first
time at a ball. They are mutually attracted to
each other. before either has heard the other
speak. Their Irritation is of the most prononce
kind, for after interchangng few words they
incontinently kiss each other. That very even
ing Romeo scales the wall OF old Capulet's
garden and finds Juliet on balcony informing
the moon of her love. Romeo feels that his
lines have fallen in facle ways. They VOW
eternal fidelity. ETC., and Juliet makes an assig-
nation to marry him for the next day. She
cannot, however, even wait for the promised
hour, and at early morning sends messages to
her adOrer by her nurse. They meet, and at
once induce friar tomarry them. In the even
ing Romeo climbs up by ladder into Juliets
room. Then comes the news that she is to
marry Count Paris. Romeo kills Tybalt In a
brawl. Juliet declines to marry two men in
one week, and by mischance the two lovers
commit suicide.-London Truth.