Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-03

| Duvnl had brought Iittie sir Of lie Tho
change wns n seductive one. affecting deep.
/ ~ anil strangely every inembcrof the house
/ hold A. Andres spirits rose. his ready
/ wit aud large knowledge Of tho world en-.
/ ahled him n display himself with singular
aud fascinating hsiliiancy. Suddenly, ns
was natural, he found himself In love with
/ liorense. aud he awol.o TO the terrible
reality Of his condition. \ pcnnilcss vasa
bond daring to conncct hia hope, with
! rrhawl lie looked IN upon his lie. and
/ heartily drspis'd himself The poles N his
I temperament were reversed; the SUNLIGHT.
/ the bright bayou, the dusky old mansion,
/ the whole world had shrigeic,l Into hate
/ frl scowl ct fate
Que morning tho household hwoke TO
discover little later that Andre Dayal
Z had let during tho night. Il was great
/ surprise, a soFc disappointment. hut what
'oull be- d1ncf They looked az one another
In hopeless surrender to the silence and
loncliucss of their rcff'oto aud uueyontful
existence.
"on ct l. marouGc'' Cwhefc Is the rag.
amuillnQ Hcrucchod the parrot "Ou cat
lc marouflci lio, ho. hoo.or'
Mndeinolscllc lIOftcnsc slipped away 10
hcr room aud cried.
As II 10 add Ia thsspeciai gloom, the ~
was overhlown with low gray clouds that
presently began 10 let fnll flne, steady
rain, which lasted with scarcely an inter
mission for two weeks.
What to the household Of Chateau d'Ar-
mnud seemed peculiarly touching was tho
fact that Andre nuyal had, Ia taking his
mysterious departure. left bchlnd him the
RESPECTABLE clothes that had been given 10
hin and had gone away dressed In the rags
81 his yagahoniagc. Doubtless the old
parrot had seen him so, for u kept chatter.
Ing about tho mnrounc and seoldlng BE-.
carse he would no; come back. Andre had
won the wile old bird over 20 him, but "
persisted In ~ frt impression that no
ought 10 he called ragninufin.
We who live In towns and cities. or In
thickly settled regions, know nothing II
the utter ISOLATION In which the jewellers
ON the great lowlAnd plantations passed
their lives. True. they had their visitors
now and again. and they went once or
twice a year 20 somo place of resort. but
their home life. luxurious and picturesque
rs Il waa. stood NJ the measure Of loncll.
ness Think Of lti Thorc was not another
mansion within less than fifteen miles u
Chateau d'Armanh. Tho bayou was the
highway. Tho only ras-crsby were those
IN the boats.
Long after the mlnstrci's departure there
came letter addressed To M. Andre Duyal,
Nioomp,c dc Naudfcuil. care Of NJ. Nation
dArmnnd,n
"ilc told me once 70 open any letter that
might come when he was gone" sald Mat.
ton.
So no broke the seal and found the fol.
lowing letter. accompanied by letter Of
credit 10 q New Orleans bank for n large
kuini
My DrAH Nrrnrv-ii f. charming neyr 10
Tue that you arr heartily ashamcl of your IN
with me, and that you are anxious 10 return to
your own country. ono rpod turn deserves
another. Permit me, a. your guardian, to
no,lfy Sol that your aunt i dead and that
your estate awaits yuu. take pleasure In nj.
yaneine you spuil Francs. II you have really
finished your travels. come back aud b. scnsl.
bio man. and win bo glad ever 10 rvmaln
your devoted uncle. MosrraSstrn.
Nation read this oplsilc aloud. standing
IN the midst Of the assembled household.
They all listened Ia brcathless silence,
Houen.c ns palo ~ ghost.
Il was early summer aud the hall stood
opcu, tho Wind pouring through ia a
strong. cool current.
"volcl Violet Ia marounei Hot IIo,
lIoo'onh'"
Thcy all turned about a. the parrot
scrccchoi, hnd thcrc ON the threshold.
ragged. hnggarl, forl0rn. stood Andre Du-
val. his old guitar slung ht his side. n half
jaunty smile beamlng through his cnlbar-
rlomrnt and humility.
llortenae cried out and started ~ n 10
run tohiHi; bat SHE checked herself, turned
aside trembling and sat down In chair
limp and helpless.
Nation went to meet him with tho letter
In his hand.
"Wccomc. Monsieur tho Vloompte; We
are rlght GLAD To sec you back" lao ex.
claimed right cordially.
Andrc started. gaAed hard nj Nation,
and a gray cloud gathered Ia his fncr, n
cloud that was mixed ~ surprise, hope,
dread, everything that tears man. heart
In u moment when n breath mny mean life
or death.
II have glorious letter for you. I'm
sorry opened Il, but you wrrc"---
Andre interrupted him by tumhling for.
ward and falling full length On the iloor.
Tho poor fellow could not bear up under
this sudden pressure 81 excitement.
They bore him Ia bed and rcsorted to
every means at their command TO bring
HIN round 10 consciousness. A long IN.
nesafolloW,d. through which hn Wa nursol
with tenderest care; and then, when Il was
all over, when ho was we'll enough 10 come
out Of his room aud begin to nay droll
things and hum the old tuncs-wcli. Il /.
the good old story. lie WAS not coutcnte,i
for u moment II Iiortensc was out OF HIS
sight, and before he departed from Chateau
dArmand thcrc was a betrothal. and he
left his old guitar "a gage.
The wedding took place nj Aries the fol.
lowing winter. the whole Armand family
migrating thithcr for tho occasion.
In u certain picturesque old residence In
New Orleans was shown the portraits.
painted ON panels Of tulip wood. Of tho
Nicompte de vAudreu.l AID his lovely wife,
who, though quito old, arc living today
Maurice Thompson Ia New York Ledger.
NH. written IA Shorthand.
There nro many curious copies Of the
Bihlo In the various collections OF Europe
| md America but IL il doubtful II there ia