The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-13

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"I know, l understand-and does
she pay YOU back in kind? as they used
to say. Is that what you young folks
call it nowadays?'
".That, uncle, 1 do not know
"'What! Not know? NY 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
a quarter of an hour before you knew
it yourself
"'All know is. that shall kill my
self unless 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
a moment
"'Yes. 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 not
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 for
you, You will go to your regiment, but
not at Clermont. will get YOU into 3
regiment few leagues from Paris. SO
that you can come home once in three
months, when you wish to do So
"'Very well, uncle; how shall know
whether she loves me?'
'.'How shall you know? Why. by
asking her.
"Ah uncle. l should never dare to
do it
Very well. then; pack your trunks
and obey your father
"'But. uncle, you do not know what
girl she is. | have tried a hundred
times 10 tell her that l loved her. l
have cursed myself for my timidity; l
have fortified myself in every way; l
have prepared speeches and learned
them by heart, but when the time came
to speak the first word choked me, and
l talked of something else. Her ex-
preston is SO gentle and the same time
SO severe, it seems to me that she could
never love a man, and talked of some
thing else
I'm regard to letters it was much
worse. When the moment came to
give them they seemed SO stupid to me
that I could not tear them into small
enough pieces
".But. my boy, it is time to make up
your mind at last. and there is reason
for it too. Your father has not told you
all. He wishes to send you to ClermOnt
because the Colonel of the regiment is q
friend of his and has a daughter; be-
cause this daughter is intended for you
and will make a rich and splendid
match. But-you need not speak,
know that all that is nothing when one
is in love. It is a tremendous folly no
doubt, but it is folly of which should
be sorry not to have been guilty. None
but pries are free from it. know that
the old call it illusion, but who knows
that the illusions are not their own?
The glass that diminishes the size of OBJ
jects has no less real an existence than
the glass that magnifies them.
elf she loves you you ought to give
up everything for her; it is a stupid
thing to do, but it is right. and it must
be done. But you must find out whether
she loves you. and just now you have an
excellent opportunity to do so. They
want to marry her. You turn pale at
they idea and wish you had your Odious
rival at the swords ends that what
you say nowadays? Well, then, try to
keep up little of this fine courage in
the presence of your beautiful Naomi.
They want to marry her; you are richer
than she; but the one to whom they
wish to give her is richer than you; be-
sides, he is titled, and is q husband ready
to their hand; and the wedding outfit is
prepared. while for you they would have
to wait. Go to Naomi and tell her that
you love her. She knows it, but it
ought to be said in any case. And tell
her-for she must love you, young,
handsome, and witty as you are-tell
her to swear to wait three years for you,
and to write it to me in letter, which ]
will keep. Then l will break up that
other marriage; I will get you into an
other regiment, and in three years, in
spite of everything, I will have you
married.
"Well, uncle, have an idea. Twill
write to her,
LAS you please
"Ileft my uncle and went to write
my letter. This was not the hardest
part of my task. Ihad already written
to her a hundred and fifty tunes, but to
deliver the letter embarrassed me. Hav-
no time to hesitate, however, / came to
q decision. / bought q bouquet of yell
low roses and slipped my letter into the
middle of the bouquet. This is perhaps
all very foolish, but I remember it still.
latter avowing my love, begged her
to love me and he happy with me. and
to wait for me three years. asked her
If she consented, to wear one of my vel.
low roses in her belt that evening; then,
said l. l shall dare to speak to you OF
my joy dare not say our joy.
"When the evening came Naomi wore
ne rose in her belt. wanted to kill my
self, but my uncle went with me to Cler-
mont He remained there two months,
and ended by comforting me and per
suadig, me that Naomi had never loved
me.
".But, uncle I would say. she
seemed SO happy when l came and re.
preached so sweetly when came late.