The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-11-21

charming, pretty, clever and adored
her.
Soon Stepen imagined that he no
longer needed to draw inspirations |
from the taste, the lessons, the voice
or the heart of Mignon. He ended
by seeing in her only a poor girl TO
be pitied, faithful mistress who
loved much resignation. Stephen
liked to live in the land of rouged
gallantry, in the equivocal kingdom
behind the scenes. MignOn had a
great fault in his eyes she was
not an actress, she had at her feet
neither fiatterers, slaves, lovers nor
poet; she wore no garlands of faded
flowers, and her simple attire was
not theatrical finery. Her face was
rosy without paint, her hands were
white without bleaching, her breath
sweet without perfume. No! She
was no actress, she was satisfied
with being a woman. Mignon did
not think of complaining, or griev-
ing perhaps she determined to let
herself die as quickly as possible
without suicide.
The health of the young girl fail
ed daily and alarmed everybody cX-
cept Stephen. Mignon forced her
self in vain to struggle against sut-
fering and weakness, and one even
ing she fell unconscious and almost
dying in the arms of her physician.
When she came to herself late at
night, pale, motionless, voiceless
and unacceptable, Mignon saw
Stephen seated at the head of her
bed, bending sadly toward the
young invalid, as though to whisper
to her pity and consolation.
She thanked him for his visit, his
kind looks, his sadness, with a
smile, tear and a sigh.
"Dear Mignon," said Stephen.
"God himself has avenged you and
punished me.
"God avenged me ?" murmured
Mignon.
"Yes, my fame and fortune are
ended the day l began to forget
and betray you, l felt the first effect
of the divine anger"
what has happened, Stephen p
81 cannot sing any longer, Mig
non, the last notes died away with
the last signs of our happiness.
have lost all that l owed to the in
spiration OF your love, God has
breathed upon my lips and sons
has ceased.
"You cannot sing any more, Step
hen?"
81 shall never sing again Mig
nom"
"But you will sing" again erie,
the young invalid. "You will sins
you love and obey me. Listen t.
me-" Stephen knelt by her.
81 have no strength left, no mem
Dry, and ! can scarcely see you an
feel that must die soon; present
ly at the last moment you mus
come softly to the bedside, 70
must bend over her who has S
deeply loved you, you will know b
the pallor of the countenance, IL
agitation Of the features, when tn
last breath is about to escape m
then you must hold me in la
embrace, your lips pressed to mil
you will feel that l am expiril
and your last kiss will receive Il
heart of Mignon. If you will r
ceive it within your own and on
more listen to its counsels, you wi
recover all you have lost, the vote
the expression, the passion of II
inspired artistic. My best believe
YOU will receive the heart of Mi
non it will live in and inspi
you as long as you do not degra
it by your ACTIONS or though
My heart shall breathe into yo
voice those exquisite note, treasu
of melody and poetry. So long
you remember the poor girl "
adored you the heart Of Nigh
will be faithful and bring thee hi
pincss"
A few hours after this scene
poor child was at the point of de-
Stephen gave her long melanch
kiss; she breathed her last sigh &
the spirit Of Mignon passed into
heart of Stephen. Two or til
days after her death Stephen en-
ed her chamber, the dreary look
the room inspired the poor art
with singular ideas with loving
grets, with fantastic sentime
which almost resem bled madn
He handled the little articles
had used, he caresscd the head
Mignon on that pillow where it
longer lay, and he uttered aloud
phantom word5s which had {