New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-07
"A LITTLE GOOSE"

rhore are many charming sentiments connecieu
h Iouship and IL cannot be denied thaJ UNION
W T,r,iIies Is delightful TO witness puI o. tNoI
rch GOOD things n these one may poS.Iu9 ~ iib
su.u ~, Tuch So at least. thought Young linGh
-, when his grandfather anectonalely IN
totai IN him that the family OF when ne htu 'ue
honor 10 he the eldest o'TnCluI az, obIios
[ - marry his cousin Pauline Hughs iather
~ been dead SOME 1--WE years ana MS EIel'
"ondson Pauiiues father, had Ialcn ~ -
tl1 p,r,ssian war: for the blnch OF lne
traroe family 10 which she nelohgeu VIZ vi
Trenrh nationality and had yut Ieoen'eS -. 49,
-. tbe water There had neen 4 ldli'S IN
across 1--Lo-,1t il had been resolved and carried
- can That the common interests pecuhlary anu
otherwise of the house on Lest1,.Levi TDo ir Of
y,@teriallv advanced by the MatI l..VI!l ,..u %
800. ,.,,nnr ncone The result OF TINS important
co,fsrerce being duly communicated 10 Hu-u ~
his grandfather ana 10 u'ie c"r.irs wonlj
""-a ,be alliance in the same Aght as tDeir
oTiors and enact their respective paris ith VIZ
inc concurrence Indeed. SO lar as fauNhe vas
M - there could be nothing unusual or de>-
80, IN her in this parental arrangement Oh ADI
iuture for her French education anu suI lou!79
IaJ accustomed her 10 the ldca o. l"ul'l9 d'"I'I"
10 IN governmental affairs, and she was NOT, rs are
TnIlIsh girls, familiar with the notoh Oh lntl"culS
indeuendence. ~he received the news OF IIle p'o
.oJ nnion with calm acQules nencc; her cousin
t3rrnas a. she called him. was not likely 20 provo
an nm ind husband. and she was content 10 ieb
matters drift quietly 20 the desired consumuiaIlon.
Not So however the Dr"e-Tool- -; III -
estrapce felt distinct and deIlherate injury nan
leeu done 10 him. and he resolved 10 resent IT, hnI
leinr "A VOung fellow Of amlaDle NATURE udili-
a-rnn,ents and drealing open rupture. lie c0nllhel
the expression of his dissatisfaction 70 u" WoIIs
of mild rcmonstrance. secretly determining lhc
while so to conduct his part OF the ailalr as 10
demonstrate unmlstakably alike 10 fauhne
mother and 10 the young girl herself MS inter IN
ability to enter into the spirit OF tue new character
II was arranged that the necessary proposal
shoud bee made. and the coIriship lnauS lratci aV
a certain country house to which, during the hIht-
hpfh
had INT lately quilted her school IN Paris, Hugh
had not long left Oxford, and some years had
elapsed since their last meeting. tndCr Such cur
cunstances this renewal OF old ties with new IN
tent vas REGARDED 10y the family confederation as
an event of critical interest
ON the evening of the day which witnessed tie
arrival at ShIreton Manor OF Madame Lestrange
and her daughter Hugh was deputed TO conduct
pauliut to dinner; and as the two cousins place 1
Ives side by side at the table. many laqulr-
ing and speculative glances were turned toward
them bv those OF the guests VINO haf been admitted
10 the secret Indeed, they were "A couple any
family ght nave been proud to escort to the altar
The Young man, now III his twenty-hftn year. was
tall. bearded. stalwart and 1ar-laced IauNhe,
Thoroughly French IN feature ana cOlhpleAloh. was
vet moi mean OF stature and though the national
octnlant and impulsiye temperament showed Itself
in the curves of her lips, the UnthuI ste3dastnesS
IS Ler brown eyes stood sponsor for a heart that
was not empty of English blood W nat plty II
was that being so handsome coupe ana cdIIAll
with them the good wishes OF ali their mutual reia-
tives and a fine Inheritance 10 boot, they Goud not
ind each other charming But rate VIII nave heT
Wav Throughout the whole OF that critical
dinner young Lestrange medItatlng on MS wrongs
- ,'nsociahle mOuOsylablc and unpleasant.
Pauline disposed AT first to accept with ahablhty
- at.actiii,nate advances Is her cousin might
make when she perceived that none were NOQch-
safed assumed frosty reserve. anu $1,000 alOOI on
hrr DIGNITY During two hOurs-nNe courses ana
dcssert-the pair sat sue ~ sut pii hn oiU9e anu
thorough mlsllkng had been established. Inc III
cidents OF the remainder OF the evening confirmed
the opinion each had formed OF the other Inc ice
har 9Ud
and before Pauline retired for The night, she dis
burdened her mind 70 her mother ID voiuble French,
very much after the following fashion:
Mamma it is perfectly useless to tell meitO marry
Hugues be i altogether odious and insupportable
As for him. he hates me; that you must all have
seen plainly enough. He hardly spoke TWO words to
me al dinncr-tme and directly he saw me 20 TO the
piano be went of 10 The sm0klngrOom with
Captain Lowell. He thinks bmselt too good for
me no doubt; you car see how abomlnaby con-
ceted he is by the cOutemptuous way IN which he
looked at everybody, and by his air OF lL-bred
But Pauline, dearest pleaded Madame Le-
strange deeply chagrined, suppose all TINS arises
from shyness on his part kememoer' MS position
is rather difficult one: and young man brought
M IN English ways. as he has been, may feel more
embarrassed than would Frenchman under similar
circumstances.
Pauline: and shy is hardly better than
rude one However Will give him another chance
tomorrow but if he is not nicer at breakfast and
luncheon than he has shown himself at dinner,
will have nothing more To do with him. Tie Is not
the only husband TO be had IN the world, suppose
and | am bnt eighteen after all. and lust as good
looking as other glrls. Goodnight. dear mamma
and with a parting kiss and satisfied glance in
the mirror, Pauline passed lIght-hearted to her
chan Der.
But next day things wore no better aspect, and
mademoisele's second denunclatlOn of her intended
spouse was unequvocal and decisive hugh on ms
part, saw TO congratulate himself on the
course he had adopted. and when he quilted the
smoking room at midnight he had accepted a
friends invitation to leave Shlreton Manor on the
TOR
Certainly said this recalcitrant young man, as
he extinguished his candle | have acted wisely IN
getting out OF this business. should have been
miserable for life II had given IN. What mon
strous thing II in this century Tor a mans rela-
tyes to take on themselves the disposal OIL ms no
erty IN such an outrageous way as this. Pauline s
the last glrl in the world TO suit me- with her prlm
ahecaou Of coyness and her ridiculous air OF petite
rene ! believe she has not an idea IN her mind
These trench-bred young women never have-aud
she doesn't know how to be natural and socIable
anu sympathetic. Whenever my time does come 10
urn Benedlck, my wife shall he Just as unlike
Huehoiseile ma cOusine as possible
~ eDeIe was an end OF this most excellent match,
- .ie hhnite disgust, yexation and dlsnay OF the
intriguing parties. Hugh communicated to his
Srahulather In respectful terms, but with firm
ressiohs MS absolute repugnance to the proposed
sI auce' anu us unalterabe resolution TO undergo
tu0 "o'9' nidt might happen rather than submit TO
IT, ana IAulne declared with immense fervor
that rather tIan perform her share in the contract
sAe "ouIu De cut III pieces or buried alive In the
lace OF such obstacles no more could he done and
alIet sundry iutle repr0aches and laments the
family scheme was abandoned. Hugh was ad-
United 10 be free man, and Madame Lestrange
began 20 urn her thoughts TO the pursuit of some
other eligible parti.
nut Tie cousins. however widely separated from a
matrimonial PC INT of view we're cousins still, and
INC unavoidable failure OF mutually cherished
nopes cond not be permitted to effect an estrange-
tpeut between the two branches of the family
larry 10 the spring Pauline and her mother reap
Pe'-red IN London. and thther also came her only
brother jacques, but recently ncipated from
tne bonds OF Alma Mater. Now Jacques was the
rfIenla trian dof his ain nd
although, being the younger man, he had entered
the University later, they had during more than a
year bees fellow students at the same Hail. and