The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-14

do with my trouble
"'Tell me about it.
"'My father has just announced tome
that l am Lieutenant in the regiment
of -
ga splendid misfortune! The hand
soonest uniform possible, and the officers
are all gentlemen
"'But, uncle, L do not wish to be a
soldier
"What! You do not wish to be a SOL
der? Can it be that you are not brave|
81 do not know yet; but you are the
only one in the world whom l allow to
ask me such question
"'Well, then, Cid, my dear fellow,
why do you not want to be soldierg'
"'Well, uncle it is because l want to
marry
"'Ohr
There is no oh in the matter, uncle;
am in love-
"Is that what you call unhappiness,
you migrate? l only wish l were in love
myself And who is the object of your
tender Hame?'
"'Ah, uncle, she is an angel
eyes, l know, it is always an angel.
Later on you will love woman better.
But to what human name. in short, does
this angel answer?
"'They call her Naomi.
"'That is not what / am asking.
Naomi is for yourself Moreover, it is a
pretty name. But for me, who wants to
know who the angel is, to what family
she belongs, the family name is the es-
sential thing.
"It is Mdlle Amelot, uncle
"'Indeed! That is far better than an
angel. She is a brunette, tall and slen-
der, with dark, velvety eyes. l do not
disapprove the object.
"'Ah, uncle, if you only knew her
heart'
81 know, / understand-and does
she pay you back in kind? as they used
to say. Is that what you young folks
call it nowadaysP'
"That, uncle, do not know
"What! Not know? My unworthy
nephew! You have gone to see her
every day and you do not even know
whether she loves you!'
"'She does not even know, uncle,
that love her.
"'Oh, you are mistaken as to that my
handsome nephew; you know nothing
at all about that. She knew it at least
quarter of an hour before you knew
it yourself
"'All l know is, that l shall kill my
self unless l can have her.
"'Oh! oh! Well, now, nephew, there
are great many chances that you will
never have her. Your father is much
richer than she, and will never be will
ing to give her his son.
:" Then, uncle, l shall know what to
do
eyes, but take care; don't do any.
thing foolish in any case, Listen to me
q moment
Eyes, uncle.
every well; in the first place you
can not marry at twenty
why not, pray?
"'Because | am not willing, and with
out my consent this marriage can mo-
take place at all
"Oh! my good uncle
eff the girl loves you she will prom
Use to wait for you three years
'Three years, uncle!'
"'H you complain, shall say four
If she promises to wait three years fol
you, you will go to your regiment, bu
not at Clermont. l will get you into 4;
regiment few leagues from Paris, SC
that you can come home once in tire,
months, when you wish to do so.
Very well, uncle; how shall know
whether she loves me?'
"'How shall you know? Why, b,
asking her.
"Ah uncle. 1 should never dare t,
do it.
Very well, then; pack your trunk
and obey your father
"'But, uncle, you do not know wha
girl she is. l have tried a hundred
times 10 tell her that l loved her.
have cursed myself for my timidity;
have fortified myself in every way;
have prepared speeches and Learned
them by heart, but when the time cam
to speak the first word choked me, ant
l talked of something else. Her ex
preston is so gentle and the same tim
so severe, it seems to me that she coulC
never love man, and | talked of some
thing else
"'In regard to letters it was mucl
worse. When the moment came Il
give them they seemed so stupid to m
that 1 could not tear them into sma
enough pieces.
"'But, my boy, it is time to make u
your mind at last, and there is reaso
for it too. Your father has not told yo
all. He wishes to send you to Clermor
r because the Colonel of the regiment is
friend of his and has daughter; b.
cause this daughter is intended for 20
, and will make rich and splendi
} match. But-you need not speak
4 know that all that is nothing when on
r is in love. 1t is tremendous folly n
l doubt, but it is folly of which shoul
be sorry not to have been guilty. Nor
t but prigs are free from it. know tn;
t the old call it illusion, but who know