Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-21
THEODORES SACRIFICE.


story n number Of very pretty DWELLING,
each with its little balcony, IT, vine wreath
ell nrbor, and it, garden full Of gay flowers,
act about with high stone wall. In the
midst Of which stood prodlglous gate,
boiied aud barred within NJ though a hun
arrd burglars WEIR expected every night
lit had not been for this precaution u
would not have been esteemed proper fof
Mile. Rosine Michaud 10 walk 20 often be
tween the bright borden, OF IL 70 much
under tho old pear trees In hcr fathers gar.
den. Young French ladies arr guarded
very carefully BY their parents, and seclu'
Iion Is their portion during their maiden
hood. No one was more rigid IN regard 10
this matter than N. Michaud. Not that
NJ. Mlchaud intended 10 doom his daugh'
Ter 10 cellbacy: he had already chosen y
husband for her In the parson Of the son Of
an old friend. N. Thibault. who was
equally anxious for an alliance between
the families
And strange 20 say the young people
tins bctrothed werr worry much In love
with each other. Ever since he. a little
boy playing with other boys IN the road
without his fathers cato, had seen Rosine
Mlchaud, IN her tall white crimpcd cap
and baby shoes Of pink Md, totldle BY.
cllnging 10 the hand OF Der nurse. he had
had an admiration for her. aud Rosine hal
felt fate only too Kind 10 her In giving her
On ahiancsd husband like Theodore Thi.
banlt. when II might we'll have been some
one whom she dctesisd.
Everythnx was In fins train--the papers
made out, the little house which ". Thu
hault was 10 bestow upon tho bridegroom
already furnished, piles OF whita muslin
IN the sesmsiresses' hands and the vury
rini brought. when an awful thing oe-
Cured.
NJ. Mlchand and NJ. Thibanit sitting
down to domino. ono fine day fell into .
quarrel Al first merely polite one; then
an Angry one; then furious one; NJ. MI
ohand called NJ. Thibanlt a cheat, and NJ.
Thibault called NJ Michaud \ liar. NJ.
Michaud gathered the domlnos In bis
hands and wa- about 10 hnrl them nj the
head Of N. Thibault. lie thought better
Of II and caught mp hi. hat, stuck II on his
head sideways, crnmmed his fl.ts into his
pockets and. without an ''adieu," marched
out Of the house. calling 10 his sou " fol.
low him
The end Of the affair waa q dissolution Of
the matrimonial engagement between Ro.
s''' , ,.,
~ Valn Ineoderr demonstrated. In vain
ho,ine Wept Ths old gentlemen were not
20 " moved oy IN. unhapplness oil the
enndrrn, An the deeds that bad been
drawn up wefr cancelled. The little house
when hAh nccn furnished Tor tho bride
ana Dfidegroo'n was let 70 hn English gen
tleman soiourning In the place. aud tho
lovers were forbidden 10 speak another
word To each other NJ long as they both
lived.
Perhaps u was worse for Theodore than
for hosine. She was permitted TO weep a.
much ~ she chose. II was only natural
That she should be found sitting disconso.
lately under tho pear trees. and she could
eat no dinner, and refuse herself 10 callers
Her mother felt great sympathy for her.
and her father felt grisyed that he could
not make her happy.
Hut Theodore, whose feelings were prob
ably stronger. and who felt the injustice Of
the old mems conduct moro polgnantly be-.
cause hc was not 10 usei to consider his
parents' word law, was forced 10 attend 40
business. TO talk to his fathers customers,
TO appear In every way as usual, aud was
not allowed q moment OF private converse.
ton with the old gentleman. Ro.ine
Rrcw sad, but Theodorr grew angry. She
gave up ~ hope; he begnn TO plan meet.
ing. AZ last. having bribed Roses maid
TO keep his secret. he oonildrd 10 the hand.
Of the girl letter 10 her mistress. In which
be begged her to steal from the house that
night, and walt under the pear trees beside
the garden wall until he should come TO
her
hosine, who never disobeyed her parents
IN her life. felt as guilty ~ though she wcre
about 70 commit murder when she stole
out OF the little aldo door TO keep tho rcn'
dszvous, but nevertheless her heart beat
high with hope At the thought Of meeting
Theodorr once more, aud when At last she
saw through the darkness form rise
above the wall. stand on Il moment, aud
proccd 10 ascend by means Of rope which
was fastened on the other aide, she with
diinenliy refrAined from screaming aloud.
IheodorrV she whispered; "oh. Theo.
dorcl my Theodorei That II should he
wrong for me 10 meet thee; that We, who
were once betrothcd lover, should come 70
uhlsV
nut the next moment he had caught her
hands aud Kissed them, aud abe forgot all
but that they werr together.
Ihs was the ilrst meeting, but Il was
not tho Inst Night AFTER night, when the
Oh people were asleep, aud 10 his own
chainner mile or two away, NJ. Thitault
snorrd peacefully. Theodore aud Ro-in.
ss. NV ~ Au' ,nofe iainilisriy than they
49,. 49, "',y.v, ~ 'no k"rueh uhuer thu
- ~ mn,s Nsnnet's, Tue maid, Kept
al" An ~, rts"b pa, 'ho n'''e nne door.
~ ,ni' hhn oceh going On for some
n.si NJ ~. quo nis", h2.lne TOOK het
usua, plaoe 70 wal. ior Theodore. She
~ NM, ,ue sVeAi'hy step a. usual. She saw
~ ""nu io1'h noun. the NAli anu stand
~ w.. 's.le. asa'hI me golden moon' Just
a. 'nVu'un. rising iheh ialnt cry
- ~ upnn hcr ar ahu " vanished
.V" ~, Nsh, lhereWaauull thnd upon
the eeFth without, gruhn, aud silence,