The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-18

d.rs, nan was a Frcnchman under
Rochaabeau. have lost his name Oh,
he was a dc la something or other grand
with ancestry enough at the back OF hlm
10 make him -
a very humble indiyidrali
yes. il he ever thought Of how much
glo~v and 'noblesse' he had to keep up
ali. that old chivalryl Well, TINS one
coi,ld do il. fancy Wei. after they
had gone Ia belle was more wretched
than ever. She had sent them from her
without the kind words they had pleaded
for. if either were slain how could she
rive herself 10 the others 81 her young
life was just q misery OF anxiety and self
reproach. Only think what il must have
becn 20 her. all those long weeks OF
weary waiting. poor young thing, tossed
abouf by desires. feelings and emotions
so no variance with each other. Can't
Won fancy the anxious days. the weary
NIGHTS. always waiting, waiting for some
thing Always oSpecting, she know not
what Tho eager questiOaings when a
courier would arrive. bearing perhaps
some little word or token from one or the
other There's q little clement Of a5-
safdity in 70 all, / know you can't help
thinking Of tic old line about being
happy with either
But il seems To- have boon serious
worl, for tho poor lit,le belle. and after
all tits pathetic too. Poor little tempest
tost soul. one must pity her with I'D hor
naughty. coquetiish wiles and wicked
nes.e. And you can help believing that
away down 40 the bottom Of her little
wavwarl heart She was sweet and trIo.
and sh. was 50 young. Poor little for
lurn heart and Mans gray blue eyes
ereg sal and her sweet voice had % tone
iu 10 that-roll, it's truc. ! s0DDed ont
right lOu see / hal been with them
nj. three tho night before. and had seen
all her tears and her grief. and ! believed
in them MI. Well my dear. they never
came back We hcard-they heard of -
great tight N sea-thcrc were sea fights
IN the revolution, -eren't there! That
was followed by a heavy storm. and in
her crippled condition the - went
down ut least il was supposed so. for
another frgato that had been in the en-
gagemcnt with her reported her As dis
naniled and evidently sinking On ac-
count Of tho gale it was impossible to
give am help.
'Almos. at the same time camc the
news that "a battic had been fought sOmc-
whcrc in tho west and tho fair Saxon
lover had been slain; they gave him
Christian burial. as they call il, as ii 10
be laid away ia the clear blue depths OF
Gods ocean By his own hand were thing
less desirable, less holy, and tho thunder
Of the waves and the roar of the winds
were not a grandcr thing than drum and
fife AMI the popping Of platoon Of
muskets
"Ivh.t is it about? one was killed in
the east by tho sea and - in the vest
So that was tho ncws that came 70 the
htiie waiting heart and l.'oko it forever.
s. il was settled for Ia belle Darberinc.
Il sappeso she would very likely have
gone into q convent. and il she had sho
would have become the mother superior
before she died. | should fancy that
very COOL way Of ending such story,
dcn't you think
Nan. if you haycl'-
Have whaiy'
Made It up
What If have? Two done ~ very
best for yOu
IN never forgive you
"'or doing ny bostz'>
10. not believing nv story.
She thoaght 1t WAS the morphine, but
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