New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-18

said apout not going near the house. So my uncle
and started for Colmar, leaving my father and
mother TO make their way 10 Paris.
it was about in the afternoon when we alighted
at the door of the hotel, tho same that we had
stopped at when we came in April, and my uncle
having ordered dinner at o. went in quest OF his late
medical adviser leaving me to pass the interval as
thought proper, after bidding me to be careful TO
bear In mind the dinner-hour.
Not many more minutes than were necessary were
consumed. a. will be supposed IL making myself
sufficiently tidy after railway journey. for the
visit which had been promising myself for some
days past nor had many seconds, after my uncle
had left the hotel. elapsed / set out for Iheo-
phlles abode. How my heart thro6bed at the
prospect of meeting her! How would she receive
mel Would she be the same to me-Quite-as
when last saw heri And then hand this thought
had troubled me much by the way-should find
her at home | had not liked to write and tell her
was coming. now half regretted had not done
so. However, reached the house; the street-door
as usual, was open. | walked upstairs and knocked
at the door of the sitting the family had been
wont to occupy. Madame Bertrand was alone.
She Tecel we'd me cOnrteOusly, indeed, ever; but
she seemed much depressed about something, she
did not say what. and con graduated me on having
reganed my good looks. observing that had ap-
garently derived great leneft from my soJourn III
Switzerland.
After sitting some little time. and TheOphile not
appearing, | could restrain myself no longer anu
asked the question, How Is TheophleF
An monsieur she replied, gIyirg vent to tho
feelings she had mp to this moment repIessed, and
bursting into tears 'TheOphe nest plusp
1
not attempt to descrips; but question whether
dagger thrust into my heart would have caused me
greater anguish. We neither OF MS spoke Tor some
minutes. both being overcome with emotion; but
on recovering herself sufficiently, she told me how,
shortly after We had lett COmar. her dearly loved
daughter had been attacked with tue same epidemic
which 50 nearly laid me low, and after lingering for
some three weeks sank under the attack.
ooh, Madame exclaimed |. is il possible | am
no more 10 see Theophe! loved Theophllen
Yes, Monsieur. know it, and she loved you too.
los nAt Ia 70. 1fa.~ Ora
rer0ir y; but she has gone az Gil, to fairer land
IMAM THIS. where God grant you may meet. womb
Monsieur Ike 10 see tue spot where my cherished
one reposes now in peace Then come with me-
Before quitting the house, however Madame Bor-
trlnd asked me whether should Ike small me-
mento OF her child.
should prize it greatly was ny reply During
her illness the doctor had recommended that her
hair should be cut oil quite short. and her mother
had kept it. She presented me with lock which,
a took 10 from her hand, pressed to my lips, anu
We walked together in silence TO the burial
ground. whittier all that was mortal OF dear Iheo-
wreath OF freshly gathered lowers lay upon the
grave. while plain white cross bearing the simple
inscription,
'THEoPWE BERTRAND,
Agee de Il ans
told briefly the tale of . comely flower prematnrcly
stricken down. 2 choice bud that had WltheIed anu
passed hence forever.
After bidding Madame farewell, I made my way
back to our hotel. feeling unuttcrably miserable,
with weight upon my heart which time, as 10
went on, scarce seemed u tighten.
IL is twenty-five years since this incident oc-
Cured. and I am stll single. have sometimes
had not paid Colmlr a visit on orr return journey
and never heard the story OF Iheophlles end.
Perhaps ms attachment To her might nave aoated
as such attachments formed in youth often 10. As
Il Is, however, the sweet memory OF Ihe0DAlle has,
"a vet. undergone no ettacement; and l have no
desire that 1t should. -lIempie Bar.