Connecticut western news., 1883-06-27
THE SEINE SAPPHIRES.
JAMES LAWYERS.

Iee, SIT, Worked twenty years in my last place, and better mistress a poor girl never had Of course, she was bit nasty now and then, being of French blood, you know, and when any thing crossed her, why, instead of being cool and dignified like lady in her sta non ought to have been, she just scolded like fish-wife And when the yexed feeling passed away, or she found out that she was wrong, Lor' bless you, sir. she was as humble and kind as could be II
 Her name was Madame Seyne--the rich Madame Seyne, of Cedarcroft. do yousay2 Yes, to-be-sure !. You've heard of her, I see; but did you ever hear tell about her wonderful sapphires being stolen? No? We'll, it's no wonder, for they tried to hush it up Even Miss Ethel did. But I just wish you could nave seen the jewels Such dazzling bit of beauty I never laid my eyes on :! They were kept in big silver box, all 1ancy-work on the outside, and white satn on the inside. And you don't know now lovely they looked against the pure hning-those great, purple stones, every shining drop like bit of summer even- lng sky with star set in it. A whole set, sure-necklace, earrings and brace let's, to say nothing of ornaments for the hair. And madame did look for all the world like queen when she wore them.
 Let me see, the last time she had them on was at the grand ball given in honor of Master Ancels twenty-first birthday. He was her only child, you know. and heir to the big property. He was the very apple of her eye, you can better believe, and had been watched over like prince of the blood. He had been educated at Eton or Oxford. or some other of those places, and finer young man it would be hard to find-al. ways pleasant spoken to everybody, in spite of his pride and dignity.
 He was very fond of Miss Ethel. ] haven't told you about her, have I? She was distant relative of the family. He, father, Guy Seyne, had been an artis and had gone away to France, and hat there married 8 girl who had nothins but pretty face and an aristocrati, name, for her ancestors-the most O them-had lost everything, even thei lives, in that awful fuss they had ove there In France-I mean when they GU oil the heads of the king and the poor pretty queen.
 "Gny and his wife managed to ge along somehow; but, as ill-luck woul, have it, both were taken sick and died and when on his death-bed he sent letter to madame, who was his favorit cousin, begging her to take care of hi daughter.
 Ut seems he had put the child in school called pension in France, an, she could stay there until her education was finished; then he wanted he brought to Cedarcroft. And madame who was, l must say, as generous as sur shine, was perfectly willing to do as he poor cousin asked.
 "Miss Ethel was only seventeen whe | A~S Sss-AAO VI uAoS Out SuCH H1GT0 6llp ( girl that you would have thought he younger. Childish in her manners, tot but very graceful and perfect lad, from the crown of her shining. chestnr hair to the tip of her dainty feet.
 Handsome Well, one wouldn't | likely to say so at first, for her face we so small and brown; but when she bega talking, or got interested in anything my color as rich as damask ros crept into her cheeks, her pretty, whit teeth peeped out from between her re lips, and her big brown eyes sparkle like diamonds. And when the gran ball told you about was held she WI the most beautiful there, and that VI saying good deal, because two of u bellies of the county were there-Mi Adeina Plympton, great, showy ere ture, dark and rich as Spanish lad and pretty pink and-white Dora Davi son.
 And, my, how grand they we dressed Miss Adelina in rubv velv and Miss Dora in blue satin and love point-lace. Miss Ethel wore a plai
 white silk, with ropes of pearls arom