Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-05

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and chatted together for 6de tina II 4
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mother worthy Of It; promise No TO b ID
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| give one of thoss pretty red ribbons that ca
Be- seen long way Cd, and ons of thos
little roses that bloom in your ball dres to
night
George saw her giving . flower 70 II
officer. He approached them And L. b
said, cannot ], also, beg the aims Of On
roser oh! your she replied with Q mock
ing laugh, you are too near sighted to .,
, only one, il were to give it to You. Her,
is the whole bouquet for you Aonsisur r,
is going to take his rose under fire; you car
put yours in water, and they viii kesp Z
great deal better
AID they continued their promenade
laughing.
Next morning. at daybreak, the Canon
Mere steamed ont Of port; the Laurel Va.
In full view.
when the young girl awoks about mid.
day, the thunder Of cannon was heard in tn
d&ection of Lille Plate A little servant
brought her this note:
@'Your roses arc jealous Of that sister Of
theirs whom you sent under fire lam going
70 take them also there. am no moro aba
to resist the caprices Of flowers than / an
able 10 resist those OF young girls; and Is
am very nearsighted. will certainly have
to take them to the very front IN order Ia
show them the fun
"A VOLUNTEER on BOARD THE CANON
MERE
Ia Petite Montague was black with
crowds Of excited SPECTATOR From il
height it was easy to follow all the iucidentu
of that bloody duel between the two frigatsa.
Bravely the Engiishman did his duty; but
his artillery was Of lighter caliber and
smaller number Of pieces, while his crow was
numerically far inferior. The batteries ol
La Canonniere.' admirably served BY .
host Of marines and volunteers, soon dis
mounted half Of the English guns, and killed
at least half the crew Nevertheless the
English flag still flew, having been nailed to
the mizzen top; and the 'Canonniere' was
compelled to board her.
Next morning the French frigate and her
prize anchored in the bay
I'VE had lost few sailors; but two Of on,
volunteers mad been killed. One had had
both legs taken Of by q cannon-ball; the
other, during the boarding of the English
cruisers. had been shot in the mouth, the
musket having been thrust in his very face:
the ball had broken two teeth and shattered
the first vertebra, killing him instantly.
This latter victim was George We gave
both magnificent burial; the entire isiaud
attended the funeral.
Some days later the officers Of the Can
onniere' gave another ball in honor Of the
happy event
The hero Of the occasion was again the
handsome ensign, whose glittering cross At
tracted all eyes more than before. But the
queen Of ,he ball that evening was not the
young gill with the black-diamond ewes: il
was blonde with eyes like psriwinkiss.
from whom the happy ensign begged and
received one OF the white carnations that
deckel her hair.
Il saw the other three months later. Grief
had marked her features with its ineffaceable
imprint, and had given to that wonderful
smile Of hers more sadness than it had over
possessed merriment. Still, think she was
more pretty than before; sorrow had refined
her beauty. But none had ever dared 20 tell
her so much-none Of all those young men
who saluted her at a respectful distance from
the church steps--ths only place where she
allowed herself to be seen outside her fathers
house.
Though she was very rich, no one ever in
suited her by asking her hand; and whom she
became an orphan she would not invite any
one to keep her company in the great desc.
late house, where she lived at home with her
memories. Even those whom She was really
fond of-such as your grandmother
and myself, gradually refrained from troub-
ling her in the jealousy OF her ISOLATION The
voices Of men, the sounds Of adult enjoy
ment, were keenly annoying to her; but she
was always indulgent to children, and
always let them make as much noise as they
pleased. as you yourself have good reason 70
remember.
"A few days before her death, she sent for
me, in order to dictate her last wishes
do you remember" resumed the old no
tary after n moments pause; do you 70.
member having ever noticed that two Of bor
front teeth were missingi Those werv the
very same two which had been broken By
the English mu skat-ball