Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1884-11-14
4 sfl:rt story.
THE YELLOW ROSE.


my old friend and neighbor, Madame
de Lorgerel Aware of her extreme
fondness for flowers, took with me &
bunch of yellow roses, her especial fav
orItes. On this evening, as on many
another, | found her with an old gen.
tleman who had about year before
come into that neighborhood to take
possession of an adjoining property
left him by distant relative on con.
dltion he would change his name to
that of Drescoudrais. was quite jeal-
Gus OF the intimacy that soon sprung
up between him and my dear old friend.
On the evening in question they
were busy over a game of 'trlc-trac.
| entered softly, so as not to disturb
then and waited until the game was
over to present my roses. Madame de
. Lorgerel's face was frightened with
genuine delight, but, to my astonish-
ment, Monsieur Descoudrais became
most strangely abstracted aud thought
ful.
Would you believe it, my friend, he
said, at length, those flower. have
evoked, as if by enchantment, whole
epoch ofmy youth. For n few moments
| was again twenty years of age and in
love with woman, who, if living, must
now be fully sixty years old. | will
/ tell you the whole story, one that in-
fluenced my whole after llfe-even now,
when old age has left me barely energy
enough to play at trio trac, the rsmem-
brance OF my youthful love fills ne
with emotion.
/ Over forty years ago. inst after | had
left college, my father, without con-
sulting me, sought to obtain post for
me in IA certain regiment quartered in
the little town Of u. for which place
| received orders To depart at once.
/ This was distressing news for more
than one reason | had no especial love
( for the army, though the objection was
no great one, as at that time OF my
I life the mere sight Of a gray uniform
/ or the sound of martial music sufficed
To fire my ambition into becoming Il
Caesar or an Achilles. But, worst Of
E Az, Il. iH ltht, anu uaIsI HoA l'ii
my father whose answer, | knew would
have an order Fastening my departure,
/ Fortunately had an uucle-ard what
All uncle, At that time he was as old
ms | am now, though still retaining all
the vigor and freshness Of youth, He
>wss crI- con ri,i.-,. OF our iv,,ies, iuyrs,
debts, aud aspirations. | went TO him:
| Uncle, ! am most unhappy.
i bet twenty louis you are not "
All, uncle, DO not jest besides you
would lose Your bet
! If | lose pay, Perhaps that might
help TO console you.
No; money has nothing TO do with
my wretchedness. Father has Just ac-
cepted a lieutenacy for me IN the
regiment.
y misfortune ind .ed , The Uniform
is most becoming, and all the officers
are gentlemen
'B4r, uncle, do not wish to be =
soldier.
Not be u soldier. Are you coward,
bv chance
Il do not yet know, uncle, neyerthe-
less, know YOU are the only one might
dare doubt my courage.
well, Cid. my boy, what is your oh
lection to the army
Il wish To marry.
Nonsense"
'Nonseusr, or no nonsense, | am in
love
And you call that misfortune. |
wish | wee in love myself. Who is
she"
oh, uncle. al angel
OF course-l knew that before {; thy
ALWAYS are angels. What | ask is what
name your angel answers to when they
call her,
Naomi
'Humph. Naomi may be enough
for you but | would like to know to
what family this angel belongs.
She is Miss Amelot.'
Indeed . Then she is truly an angel
A tall graceful brunette, with dark
eyes, soft AS velvet. approve your
choice
And if you but knew her
Il do know her. Does she love you ?
Il do not know
What. not know! You are un-
worthy of me. At her house every
evening and yet not know if she loves
you"
She does not e1en know of my love.
'Pshaw. little you know about it.
She knew YOU loved her at least fifteen
minutes before you knew it Yourself
what | do know, at all events, is
that | will die il she be not mine!'
oh, no" Softly my boy. There are
many reasons why she could not be
yours. Your father is far richer than
hers and would never consent to the
match.
In that case, uncle, ! know what !
will do
Nonsense DO nohing silly. Lis
ten t" me. You cannot marry at
twenty.
why not p
Because | do not wish it, and with
out me this marriage can never take
place.
'Oh, dear uncle | beg
IF the girl loves you, and is willing
to wait three years
Three years"
Peace, or shall say four. If she is
willing, then, to wait three years, you
will JON your regiment
'Oh, uncle!
'But not this one. | will have you
exchanged into one quartered within q
few miles, and you may come home for
tlree months every year until the term
of probation is over
well, if it must be-But how shall
! | know she low 8 me p