Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-07-07
The Nun.

was nearly twenty years VI hSe
Malemoiselle Cecile Mernier wa
one OF those persons VINO pleas
much, and l found myself attract
ed toward her from the first; ever.
day confymed me IN the idea tina
I | maTfed it would only be will
lher. ~ year passed away in
6al41 and serene happiness. Hav
ling Received my promotion to the
frank Of lieutenant, with an oide
Ito accompany my regiment u
Africl, l resolved before leaving
to tell Mademoitelie Cecile that
flowed her, and discover the feel
jugs of her family as well as hel
pwn about the union. Ceclie
enswer was that she would sub
hit with pleasure TO the wishes o.
her parents, II they consented
and her father replied that he saw
nothing to prevent TINS marriage
IA little later. go and gam
laurels,' he said; you are now
very young, and my daughter has
time to wait; when you are cap
tain we will talk about 1t.
l left without being able to do
anything more positive. During
TWO years absence, l only received
>he replies from Cecile's father to
etters | addressed to him; they
lere very friendly An expedi-
pm at last. in which l was en-
ged, and wherein | was forum
enough to distinguish myself,
tanned me the rank OF CAP tain
q severe wound.
In the midst OF my sufferings, l
cked myself to repose With the
ppy thought that as soon as l
10 better l would write to Mons
de Mernier. These ideas oc-
upied me during my painful re-
urn to Alg;ers, where ifound n
bitter from my father, OF which
be following is nearly copy:
~ am uneasy, my dear Eustace,
bout your wound, and proud OF
the noble conduct which has made
you my equal in the military rank.
fGood blood never lies, and |
Pelt convinced, when starting you
in this career, that you would
make your way honorabiy 10 the
end; for, il | have stopped ON the
way, it has been because the OPP
|portunity Of doing otherwise was
wanting. We do not rise IN rank
10y going through ones exercise
ION parade. or in teaching reauits
their goose-step in garrison,
|where / alone have been. But
what could | do2 That is not my
greatest care; il l had only to think
bout myself. l should be but
tile trouble. Butt am father,
ID my unlucky star has willed
n hat in losing a gentle and q
companion, should remain
10 with the responsibility which
name brings Ii only had
my son, l should not be
b embarrassed; l am proud OF
howledging this; but 1T is not
b regards your sister, good and
Rble as she Is. At her age
l am incompetent to be her
mentor; therefore, after hay
balanced all things. l thought
duty to decide upon remar-
Circumstances, too long
tail here, have brought me
connection With the family OF
lemoiselle Cecile de Mernier.
Tismes, now residing in Paris
we met with all the qualities |
ID desire in this lady, and have
n accepted When you re-
re this letter, most probably
shall be married; the wedding
which, for q double motive,
be without pomp, is fixed
the twenty-eighth of this
|nth--"
And we were then in the early
Us of the following month. A
n severed my sight and l faint
When l recovered it was to
come delirious For long
ne / battled with death, which
allied upon in my lucid inter-
y, but my youth saved me
q idea that she was my step.
|ther made me frantic. Another
puld have answered 10 me foi
misery-but my father
pre- never moro to see his face
sse torments prolonged my
less. 1t was thought that
" return to France could
pct a cure.
The voyage was most painful to
and l arrived very i'll; in
ssing through Nismes, which
as DESTROYS ofseeing once moro,