Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-03
la BEL E THEKESE.
by MRS. CHARLOTTE M. M'KENNA.

Our new French goyerness came to
10 when the first half of the school
year was nearly over, and her advent
proved on event OF such importance as
20 divide our attention with the hither
10 all-absorbing subject Of the approach.
ing Chr istmas holidays first, because
It was such surprising thing that we
should require n new governess at all
Gold Madame Cabeit having been In
the school since 1t was founded, and
only leaving now on account of failing
healthy /; and secondly, because, of all
people iu the world. her niece, little
rberese Duvivier-"mab belle Therese, "
IS this old lady loved to call her-was
about the last when we girls would
have dreamed of as beng chosen TO fill
the old madane's place.
Why, she was girl, like ourselves
A pretty, laughing, black-eyed witch
Of eighteen, an full Of vanity, frolic,
and mischief, as the maddest and mer-
riest among US. It. was comical TO note
the effects she made to appear sedate
and grave-pursing up her cherry-red
lips, and drawing her brows together
with an air Of pretsrnatural wisdom
and solemnity--ands still more amusing
to see the evident reli3f and delight
with which, when school hours were
over, she would fling aside her d" little,
brief authority" and be her own natu-
raj, gir'ish self again foremost In all
The fn,'. and often ringleader in con-
siderable amount IF mischief.
Every body liked her-sbe WAS 30
innocent, winning, AS we'll
as such veritable sunbeam OF pleasant
good humor, that / think the sternest
and hardest heat must needs have
melted, and grown soft and kind In the
warmth of her sunny smile. To this,
her own amiable disposition, far more
than to her aunt's influence, did INA
belle Therese" owe share of favor
from our grave principal, and an inn
from repriInsnd for many
giddy prankf, euch as no one had ever
been known to enjoy before her.
Every body liked the girl, and she
liked everybody. A the men about
the place, the different sage professors
OF music, dancing. drawing, languages,
we're in different degrees aud stages OF
the tender passion Tor her sake.
She coquetted with them all in a
candid, Innocent, half un.
way. that was calculated to
drive real lover crazy; but no one
won from her sufficient tokens of actual
liking or favor to build a reasonable
none upop.
Mr.. Philip Merton, our drawing
master. was a real serious lover of Belle
Tberese: that was soon percsptible t.
the very meapest capacity. no matter
how Inexperienced IL might be In
affairs O + The heart. He was an artis,
in the truest sense of the word. Young,
about Ave and twenty probably, very
ambitions. very talented. very hand.
some very poor-a sort of /" Admirable
among ma girls. every one
If whom from the highest to the lowest
tanc;sd herself more or lessin love with
him.
Ra,bar n danuerouslv fascinating in.
A, v;dnal Indeed. TO hav. around q
Iadies' boarding school: but Miss
Primer our prin cipai. had no misoiyiuQf
IN that scors. Mr.. Merton was, in some
manner. related to her. and she knew
The man With whom she had To deal
Whothar a. was tba, philin's mind wa,
TOO ,,,uch occunisd with ambition tf
Sna ION Tor tbou vbts If love. OF
LIZ LIZ, hsr va raw scbool Girls had anal
a,tractions for such a man. or whetbel
h;s s,rict notions Of honor forbade hin
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90 so;n.ast firta,;on 9TH a nmn;i nnda,
he oha,ge know not. bnt certain i
~ ~. ... ne, ona 81 ". avar wop from hin
70 ona' ,bau ordinarv courtesv of man
mr. not one could Halter herself tina
sha'd ws,t IN his thon1hts one ins. an
sue uWCit III hAo eHOu6hto oAio AiAo s'A4
we had given him. between ourselves
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Monds,.noe M;s.nthronaH and eth
W ,anuoU H.tar whan i. hslia Tberas
arr; uad and shovel ma that bis hear
a...'ou, aa " xuInarohIa s,n@ tbnngl
was " ns No " had had the nower :
none "a NO n" ." 'Ao Po"
~e Sha h ~, him :, n favor at nj, q
,ha r nontrarv seein0 his ahsolnte infatu
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anu uo%ou -.
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AND ye1, soihesiInes, wien Iei ih h;..,
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snu Ao 80 rrn,d 90 .onnio;,,
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wistIuiiy' resre''"' " anu nave '"'u
Sha ,ova. bi, In her .ecret hear,
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In spite OF all =
But u appeared 'nat M "Isuom wa
mistaken. fninP louna couIageLe
oeca ,i s suI 1Uha. ~ oIpsaSv knsw na
to tell her what sne alreaay knew pc
fectly weld That No adored nHr, anu
lmploIe her W pu n.s w ~
su 70 hls sur. S y ~, raa at -" ''' min 'o
im psuenc1 anu .osi u.,a ,-;ad I,
But It Is impossioie sue crlou,
her yeheme y, ahe o1a.mai h.r t;t,l