The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-06
A LITTLE TRICK.

81 was finishing" said DR.. 1t,
me, "mY fourth year of internal servic,
at the Hospital Saint Louis. My studie
had been brilliant, but do not max,
myself a merit of that. 1 had KEEP
Eloof from all the alluring pleasures O
my age for the double reason that wa.
madly in love and that my love was mo-
returned. l had restrained from cast
ing my eyes on the grisettes of Quarter
Latin because l was desperately smit.
ten with my handsome cousin, Henri
cite B, and 1 toiled like slave to
escape from the despair in which the
young lady's disdain of my love plunged
me.
Her father, my uncle, DR.. B, who
lived in town in the far west, would
have been happy to have had me for a
son-in-law; the fact that we followed
the same profession and saw science
and everything else from the same
point of view, had sincerely attached
him to me. His daughter being very
young when had commenced the seri-
Gus side of my medical studies, l had
maintained an absolute reserve toward
her, though my care, my attentions,
my emotion at my arrival and at my
departure were certainly visible enough
to be noticed by q girl of fifteen with
intellectual development beyond her
years.
Meanwhile was falling deeper and
deeper in love with her, but alas! the
more cared for her the less the fair
charmer cared for me. Hence it hap
pened that the preceding year, little
before returning to Paris after five
days. vacation passed at my uncle's
house, the latter, remarking my fright
full sadness, questioned me in regard to
1t. plainly told him what was the
matter.
SHAVE you spoken to her of your
loveP" he asked of me.
"Never, uncle; but girl of Is di-
vines such things, and if she refuses to
notice the attentions of friend of her
infancy it is with the aim of preventing
him from making an avowal of his
love-
"Quite probable. 1 must make
closer study of the case"
''Do you think she loves another,
uncleP'
unfortunately no. 1 am afraid of
something else. Leave the matter en-
tirely to me-"
"The unfortunately no. of DR.. B
was like dash of cold water over me.
l received the explanation of it a few
months later. My uncle arrived in
Paris one fine day. He looked fully |
ten years older than he really was /; such |
was the case with me. This is what he
told me:
"You know that my poor wife passed
her too short existence in groaning
over my incredulity. am not church
member, but l am tolerant; l allowed
her to devote herself to her piety and
to bring up her daughter as she liked.
When the poor, dear creature died,
Henriette was IA she made me swear
never to try to turn the child from her
faith. I kept my oath, and thus little
by little a wall of separation rose
between me and my daughter. Ac-
customed to follow with her mother all
the practices of the most severe devo-
ton during the short instants that we
passed together no subject of converse
ton was possible, save the most CON-
details of country life."
"a few days ago l resolved to aus
cultate this indecipherable nature. / ,
spoke to her OF the approaching mo-
ment when she would marry, and in |
formed her of demand that had been {
made on me for her hand. took good ,
care not to bring you into play, prefer !
ring to leave you as reserve of ro-
nance, for all is romance in. young I
girls head. '
"Well," exclaimed /, anxiohsly.
: ''Well, my poor friend, she coldly {
out clearly declared to me that she had
ong ago taken resolution to enter a
{
l nearly fell backwards.
"This is TERRIBLE" cried; sand what
answer did you makep'
"Yes, it is terrible; but more so for a S
ather than a lover. The lover can find @
mother love, but the father cannot find tt
mother daughter. l declared to her s.
hat SO long as the law gave me power O
yer her it should not be.'' v
"And thenP" ft
"And then replied quite coldly and D
With smile of beautitude that she was e.
lready aware of this and would await h
be day of her majority" Fl
"It's all over with me, uncle! As
oon as possible l will request to be ex- a,