Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-03-29

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per 50 well her appearances a. o'n.
savun u honor Of company Of recruits
~ 'ne eve OF their departure for north'
sf' Louisiana Ball eostr,mas in thnse
uays We're not elaborate affairs nor ~ !
fashion much voice in our little CON,
mhnity Esstelle wore a satin robe some.
wa, VIA. anti4nated in style. but il fitted
ner nicely and broughti into strong relief
the freshness Of her beauty.
on may imagine the disastrous ] ffacts
OF such combination OF lovel;nass ~ -
ene rest OF us maidens who had been lass
favored BY nature That evening raci M
received the homage Of MANY i hand
some ana gallant cavalier. Among tbe
number was Capt. Lymon, 4 Texan
whose regiment had done some service
IN the state. The reason Of this off;car,s
return to the parish was a matter Of CON
lecture. He fingered, however. under :
piauSloie pretext, spending most of his
Time flirting with the girls.
But after his acquaintance with (,ec;la
ne changed his conduct and devoted
himself exclusively to her. He was 4
1870 go ~ eu.ca.ioii and apparently Of high
oa.a.'s ~ ire. Ceclie was elated and
accepted his attentions with unfeipned
satisfaction. She renowned her life a.
trlvolity and wrapped herself in a mantle
.,',' asaelVe =. tne approach Of her former
ion must know that some
, snne previous 70 tnls she had either en-
s"sru herseu or given great encourage
also ~ g s.1an y. u, nels' creole youth,
49, -, -, ~ ',le army.
~. ~ 49, 80 ussrA ana q small stature,
MI, fso s:oosu 2 SOFT Of wlid beauty
was ! LIS la's! most people. There
5i'n' ~ ms piacK eyes which re-
IT. ~. o'ie " Tue ieapins iight IN Algol.
So, was niauiy IN love with his
.ui 'yu,h' anu tnere mad been a
sar :" T. ,sa,: alo nau gwen MN every rea-
So. .un ~ o1,'eVe .lat ms anectlon was re-
~ ~, ~ ~, pu. since ner late 'nfatnation
a. - 10y s'o"n colu' ana would turn
~ -. M ue' luminous eyes each time
II; an eApiahatioh OF the change
49, nau oVer.aNen ner. he was de-
~ ni,neu no' 70 reilhqulsn his prize with
-, ssie' nenoo ehere were sew
80 'ne1'ihss At the paternal home,
""eie .ne ah'aeonistic propensltles OF
.ne su''o's were eAhlplted IN personal
o, no Oap.' Lyiiioh assumption or
nau ILLNESS M IN tne presence OF his rival
'ii''"'e' ictor oesohd endurance and
aionseu 'iie ueiiioh OF jealousy IN his
o'ess''
One evening, as 1t often occurred,
Cecile and her two lovers were pacing
SLOWLY up ana down the garden walk.
one held I'D her hand bunch OF violets
winch her cousin mad gathered for her a
few moments before. Several times she
nnconsclousiy raised 1t to her red lips.
ourylnS thena IN the odorous mass.
Pray Miss Cecile, said the captain,
VIII you give me those flowers pressed
SO warmly TO your lips?
'Ceclle looked inquirlngly into her
cousins face.
Je te defends. Victor muttered in
perelnptory tone.
line girl mad been spoiled, and, unac-
ctstomed to be dictated to, that voice OF
authority drove her to hasty decision.
Without moments hesitation she turn
ed to Capt. Lymon and laid the flowers
IN his hand. Vlctors eyes flashed with
Indignation at tins unmerlted blow to
his manly PRIDE. His cousins cruelty
Glove to his heart as with knife. He
U.lV "a
MS heeis anu departed A week alter
this occurred Capt. Lymon was recalled
to his post of duty Thus Ceclle found
herself suddenly bereft OF both her lovers,
This circumstance was not calculated
to enllven her situation. She now
eschewed the gayeties of life, and relin-
pushed further association with her old
acquaintance.
Inc country was theh luli OF young
girls, whose exuberance of spirits could
not be checked even by the sad tid1ngs
which reached them from the closing
scenes of war. We had little to do ex-
cept to alnuse ourselves, and we resorted
to every possible means of satisfying our
natural propensities for pleasure. We
took great delight III horseback rides.
There was a lack of cavaliers. but we did
not care, and rode ont IN gay parties,
half "A dozen in a squad, as we called IL.
Cecile had generally accompanied us IN
these jaunts, either along the river OF
down Crosse Tete lane to the woods
where the pungent odors of wild plants
"a l..l, az II I.
arating delight.
Before the complications of her love
affairs Cecile had been the most interest
ed one in our riding parties, for she was