Daily Republican., 1884-10-25

fuss and display about II, not the fuss
Of pomp and pride, not the display of
" ealth and vanity we can have the
real wedding without these true love,
and happy hearts make much better,
brighter show than either.
i" Madeinoisells's wedding !" didn't
know why they called her " Mad
emoiselle," for | was stranger 10 the
place--a pretty, quiet, country place,
where was Fasting the summer.
Whoever Mademoiselle" wan, she
hsd gay wedding And-with white
I" favors." and merry bells /; with an
eager crowd, and fine carriage
prsncing horses, pretty bridrmaids, =
splendid wedding dress and , hand
some husband-she made q brave show
enough.
A pretty, little, dark haired woman,
with a pretty little child, came up to-
the stately bride, as she stepped into
her carriage, and received her parting
kiss. noticed that the little woman
wore a white 4" weddisg-favor" at the
throat Of her neat dress, aud that when
the gu let, pleasant cburcbyard. Thither
folio we'd her. and sat down quite near
her, under shady tree
"a beautiiul wedding, ma'am.
wasn't 1t ?" said she, cheerily.
assente,l At once The bride had
a handsome groom" said !, land was
handsome herself. Happiness TO them !
You seemed TO know her well, thought
was 1t a love-match ?"
think so," said she, Mademoi.
selle was rich-that fine house yonder
among the trees Is hers she had no
cause to marry save for love. Besides,
she is good" she added, epphaticAlly /;
| AZ II goodness and mercenary mar
riage were quite incompatible. "Ah9'
she added, earnestly, and clasping her
hands. ~ hope her marriage was rs
truly love match as was that of her
little maid"
| Whereupon l begged her to tell me
about mademoise|le's little maid, and
she, after some hesitation, complied.
"Mademoiselie adopted her, a. one
may say. Mademoiselle was an or
pban herself, though great heiress,
and came from France, when her
parents died. TO live at the great house
Wonder, with her uncle and guardian.
Manemoiselle WAS then eighteen, and
her maid about two years younger an
orphan also, and very poor. 1t was
Mr.. Graves, the uncle and guardian,
who brought the two girls together.
"The young lady was lonely and dull
at the great house. IN bring you a
com pa Mon. Marie. said her III Gle 81
then ha spoke to one of his clerks, who
be knew, had d large family to support
ON . small salary, and asked him to le
his orphaned niece-to whom he HAD
given q home year before-come ant
| be MAIDEN oisello's maid.
= $50 the clerk-,John Ellison by nam
gave his consent, AMI young Garry
Willets went-not very willingly-t
be modemoiselle's companion an.
: maid.
I "The reason she was unwilling to g
WAS that she Fad to leave her heart be
/ hind her. Not very com Portable o
happy arrangement, you know" sait
my pretty little story. teller, with q ga!
smile" She was In love, was poor littl
,, Garry Willets, and had leen so,
think, almost all her life, with her cid
4 est cousin and lifelong kweetheart
George.
"a handsome fellow he was, to b
sure, and as clever and bright as hand
some. He had been brought up t
, study the law, and people said he woul'
I surely win his way 1.-THE way ha
r been won already, and he had ha
!. means TO supports wife, / am sure b
! would not have allowed Carrie to q
j, but would have married her at QUO
I rather. But he was too poor for thai
: So as there WAS no help for it, she bs
4 came Mademoiselle's maid, and yer
!, soon learned TO love her sweet youn
o friend and mistress dearly.
!, Z" The girls exchanged, condolences, {
!, course, and Carrie told about her hope
and Der lover. Mademoiselle ha'
/, never yet tancied herself in love, bu
a took deep interest in love affaire fe
n all that. She had q great wish to 81
. George.
y =" In the summer following Carrie
departure from her uncle's hons'
a George had two weeks holida,
Y Whereupon he wrote to her, apprisin
q her of his intention to come and NJ
!, her.
!. Immediately the silly romantic II
tie girl had what she called gloriot
= Inspiration George should come
4 some other character than that Of h
ID promised lover.
10 -. So that may learn what ma
Il enoiselle really thinks of him, 81
Thought. She would never tell me an,
1 bDluR Uub "uhl Wdb 90
n kind of my promised husband. 81
ls would even try to like him, for II
4 sake. That won't satisfy me. l mu
have her like him for his own.
Poor little tool She had her wi
Il before very long ; and as isoften Il
case, l think--soon began bitterly
repant Of having wished for 1t
H. For George came, and otediently
j. is little swretleart's instructions al
. whim, called himself by his secoI
n name, Eugene and pretended to
his own brother.
:, And msdemo iselle, then a roma
No. tic and generous hearted girl, lionel
rV IMAGINATIVE, and thus far fancy fire.,
kfell In love Cor so fancied herself
= love) W it'll him.
"a "Carrie was shocked and SORT
X, Nothing more, at first. Sorry for ma
emoiselle, for the folly that had caus
~ her suffering. OF course 1t WAS ma
~ EN- oiselle who had to suffer, since,
I course George WAS true to his first NJ
Al betrothed love.
~, IN "Was he true at heart? Who Ct
tell ? Mademosielle was beautiful, 81
rich. and great-her favor was We
T. flattering Was he true 1T heart
IL. Carrie, even while in fancy and In 9
he sweryed All, who can tell
Il anyway, 1t 10 certain that he d
swerve =
For mademoiselle came In o
!" evening from the garden, whore g
had been walking with Eugene, q
flung her arms around her little ma
and laid her face down on her bosom
"Oh, Carrie, she said, he loves n
he has told me 30 ; and l love him de-
ly, dearly. There is some woman, del
to whom he spoke of love before
taught him what love really was (thc
are his words). Oh. Carrie, surely 9
will not hold him. can make hi