Wichita eagle., 1890-03-09


am Oon<F
| vations OF the siege, eerrowful enough
| for the mos. part, but enlivened here
and there with touches of the gay French
humor that nothing can subdue. There
was lively sketch OF Christmas din
ner ingeniously got up of several courses
of donkey meat At New Years the
choicest gift that gentleman could
make a lady was a piece of wheaten
bread Afterwards there was nothing
| in the house bus rice and chocolate bon
bons, which they chewed sparingly, q
little at time. But they kept up their
courage-they were even gay. Hard
ships were nothing. but that Paris should
be surrendered at lsst-tnat was a hu-
initiation which nothing could compen-
safe, Many of the gay dancers whom
we had known had fallen IN battle,
among them Rene Vergniaud- He was
shot in the heart in an engagement with
the Prussians in the environs of Paris
l spent my next summer vacation
with Miss St. Clair in Detroit.
When is Mr. Denham coming homer
I asked one evening when we were alone
together.
Il do not know; he does not speak OF
coming home. | am little puzzled
about Fred lie has written me great
deal lately about a certain Fraulein Te-
resa, the daughter OF one Of his profes-
sors, who takes such excellent care OF
her younger brothers and sisters. and
who l. such wonderfully economical,
housewifely little body-just new eii-
fion of WeFtner's Charlotte. / do not
think that ne really likes her" she con-
tinued, after musing a little; ''he just
holds her I'D as a model for me to copy.
/ shouldn't wonder If she was only imag-
mary, TO make rue feel how far come
short of his ideal Fred says that be
worships the very ground i tread on
slightly hyperbolicsl and very original.
you perceive" with a satirical curve &c
her pretty hps-'but be never seems
half satisfied with rne. lie ought -
know by this time that must be jus,
my own little self. and not a second
hand imitation OF somebody else.
The next day came a letter with q
German postulark, which was 80 eio
quent on the subject Of Fraulein Teresa
that it ELECTED the following reply:
"DETEoTF. Aug. 8. 1871.
''DEsR FRED-I despair Of esiulatins
Frsulein Teresa's many exceileneies-
You know what a useless little thing I
am Happily. it is noi too late TO make
another choice. Thinking il rnay please
you. hereby release you from all your
promises 90 NE. We may never be any
thing more C. each other. perhaps. bat |
hope that we shall always be dear frieads-
! shall never forget that we grew up %
gether. and ! wish you all possible nap
piness. Your little friend. HEIEs"
In due time TINS answer cane.
"HEipELBYRs. Aug. q. isT1
"sffss ST CLAIR cur somewhat
singular letter Il August 5ih vas dulv
received. II / believed tna: you Rad
written Il, or ever coa!d or would do
anything wlth proper dsiiberzt.oa.
snouid accsp. your 6ecixio1 a; once.
But "a | have good rceson 70 know your
habit Of acting from sudden impulses
which you efser~artl rerreS. give yoa
three months 10 recon-iGer tbs hAsfy
step.
II have the horor to se ySuT ob@iisu.
servant. r. s. DrxHAM
Helen he'd 20 70 TIE open sSset.
with kindling eyes and eio~ring cheskEs
Three uou:hs. ] coat reed thFse rain
ztes: wouldn't change 70 three een;u-
rieA ! an 20 glad 20 b. freeF' ans cried.
sobbing and laugaisg ~ t.s s&sns no
rnent- He has worried sss sS--a poor
hf;he thing Ike ne
Tlss rext morning started On ny rs-
turn 20 Boston.
Early u October a ssrTsTg: hzc1ed ne
. card bearsng The nzr4e Fraoehsco A.
7Ala- / had cease<i 70 think of the boz,
not having heard word fSofn hin. but
hess ne ~zs. loo<ll.s vsFr ssszaly. bf0xn-
sd zi-h the sea ard E-1u. ard beau;ifsi SO
Eodynieo z.sen Dana sisz5ped 20 ksss
him ard ali s.e ss~ee1 lears Ia ,hs zhi.s
uooashIns v@.s FEs1aEl.>1s ~Ila syr.-
p@,hy-
Af,sr it.s frst greeting Ne axxsl. .sIo,s
Ia Hlss - Cl4ir: xa8 waen al y0s SO
s.s her la-E.s
] tod hl.1 q ny rncszg visit
''SBs Is %: El@Trss1 ts.eas-
''oa TIE caz-r.sy. sne : frse. TIE
engagement wlss Ar i,~aaara has ben
brD<en-
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il Eoald be z il : bslEss g. tEla-aPa
asa good i.gsoa rsazz~a ! Al cha
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