New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25


patent"
We in 1868 7
Ard lie Corttalin-'
"In 1906 ony.
agreed"
Well, then
"Oh! lust wait am posted on tie question
mamma studied it thoroughly when things looNcu,
three months ago. as if should be Duchess VI
Courtalin One morning mamma went 10 '''e
archives with an old friend OF hers 4 STeaV i.i'
torlan. who is a member OF the Institute you
date from 1868, and the Courtdlin from 100
that is correct, bu, Louis XIV in 1872, oy
special cdct gave the precedence 10 the Oo''
talin. and you have Lot, s1ppo'', any zoe" %
disputing what Louis NV thought best to 40
Now, Aunt Louise, can he?
certainly not.
"But Saint simon"
Oh let II. leave Saint Simon alone; lie is
prejudice and inaccuracy itself! know he IL
ON vour side. but that doesn't count, but
WILL 10 be agreeable to you, acknowledge that No"
arc better looking and taller than NJ. de Ooui-
taln--"
"But--'
"OL. my dear: begin to see. You are dying
for ne 10 tell yDu thlt-wcll, y"s-Nod az
fairly handsome man, but that Is ohN very
ucrishablc advantage, and You have 100 hi"'"
rcsnoc, f,r convcntionalites to wish to make ina,
equal 70 the dccrrc Of Louis XIV. However, l
loved yo, | loved YOU f1irLfuly tcnderN' iohu'''
stuuGiy: yes stupidity, for when haF come o''
in society. the wear before, III April 1882 At
Nine de FrcsncS- ball, when rau ailo"'" 'H
moor. Ii tlc thin shoulders to lie seen Tor the HIS,
Elmo Il must have been about seventeen. noticed
that the young marriagcabe men III o"' 'c'
they are all quoted, noted and labelled are"
I'll
once. apncarod TO he of 10 Importance OF III
t,rc,t in sni.c of my name, my dowry ana lily
owes You see / had sineed myself III" -
ridiculously advertised my passion for Non 'h''
M LONGER belonged 20 myself WIS con'l"'ic'
ma belonging TO you. rs soon a. lad pun Oh iN
first long dics, which gay" me at once 'i'o 'is.,
"a think of marriage and speak OF loV'' H'" va"
all nv friends that loved, ana would never INV
ar morr,. any one hat you-you on the convent
vcs, had come T. that NV flicndS hai 'o''
their brothers and cousins. who NJ" "P"'' -
fl Won tr,t what | wanted brt 1t p"' h' o",
Of the race Dave to say, sir that Il j. H"' an
truc strictly true,
&c! am saving nothing
"E.cau,e Won are overcome, 0uN"'" NV VI"
ovidcncc. Yon SAY nothing now. bat what "i" ""
so,. last YEAR, Las, year. Wien thin" th''
we copld have been married since last year
vcar = whole year lost And it was - ion-, an
= could have been 80 short Well lie was '"'i''
-. ,hc rrosnos hail. lie condos, ended 20 GO '''
the honor ol dancin., three time, with me-; '"ino
Lo,r. Infatuated, absolutely intoxicated WIN
inv but tlat great happiness ana no. l"S' ""~,
for this j. what that Gontran TIE heN' ""' ''''
"a hi. friend Robert dAi.rcmon'' WHO '"'" ~
sister Gabrielle, who rrG'atcd II 10 NE -,
.,w clearly that they wished T. marry MN ~ ~
cousin Mqrcclinc | mad, the day bel"f'' i''''',
thrown myself into his arms: ne I''" '"''-'
,icht from pure goodness Of heart, u $40" sum
,itv for tho love Of the little sch'oiAil' ~ "
IT, .osal,..l w ,.ancc with he. but hr had done
ouitc donc-hc wouldn't he caught "H'l"
,ro,Id Keen carefully away from COMING ""'
holls. tlov were too dangerous form 81 -'N,'
W,,r;,,o did no. temp him in the least lie "''
49,. Lod o,,noh Of 4 bachelors life yet-h"~Id'~' "'
, -, ro,hin. more absurd than those mar
;. lo+,rnen cousins The true pleasure "l
,oor,i,co he said mus; I've 20 pat la'' DIV ','
so,,o,Iinc ncyc and unexpected: ana 10 can 49,
Lor first name all ~ once. On l"''"H' "''''
rcrson whom one oidnt - cal! Moh"'' NJ,
I'm, g, pcr,on whom one already knc" we'll wa"
,youId lc the pleasure? lie made " ''''''."'"''
Aunt Louis, lid ycT zee
Il saw
"Uc rccolni7cl the phrase.
"Trnr. | rcmcmbcr-- A
All, bpt yon did not say that phrase oi'N-
,.,, aid all tho others hu that Is nothing IL H'''
limit Iouisr DO yon know what was HIS P''"-
c;r,I affection 70 marriag" wan NE 10 wa
,,,ov- what he told Robert mat ~ Il" '''
or;,, dr,.s tho night before lor tie fist
time. and that ! was too thn' 100 '''''' y"
,to, was q cruel blow 20 mc. For II was tri'.
r ,,os Thin The evening after Gabriel" had t'Ii
r,e that awful fact. that evening IN "ndI'9N"'
Lacked n nv poor little Shout lcre. Titl 'h"ii
,,o,. ht,Ic salt-ccllarS and hal trrub'r sl"sn
- sorrov,-o food Of tears that wouiHt s'op'
.,r,,t q real torrent. and then mamma up |
no,rnJ | was alone disrobed. hair nNlng. s'"oj
inc nv shoulders, dcpIoring their neaerrh''S-'
true picture Of despair, Mamma TOOK ne IN h'I
arms Ny angel, NY poor dear, Wnh' i ga
matter? I answered only 10y S"'"'Ih'. wv
child. tell me all Mamma WIS very ahNi"N7'
VA; / could not speak, tears chok"d nv Fnlc.
MY dearest do YOU wish 10 Kill m" 20 10 ie'
assure mamma I managed to say between my
sohs. I am too thin, mamma last night "on'rl"
thought ne too thin" At that mamma b"gah
90 laugh hcartly-but rs she was pooi hnmotr1
that evening. alter laughing Size explained 10 III"
that she. at seventeen lad hecn much thinner
than |. and She proniscl in the mo solemn
manner that ] sAould grow etoutor. Mamma SAIL
Tie truth: have fntt"nrI up VIII yo1 nave The
goodness sir to declare TO aunt that the salt
cellars have entirely disappeared, and that yon
cannot have against me-, in that respect. an" |
legitimate cause Of complaint
Il will declare - very willingly, Tut You wil!
pcr;nit ne 10 add
Il will permit You no such thing. have the
floor. let he speak, bat You will soon have a
chance to Justify youis.lf | Intend to put you
throngh a little cros'-qucstionn2.'
I'll wait then
Yes. do 30 LIST spring | began my first cam |
paian 10 not know, Aun; Louise. what thr |
customs were in your time but know that to- |
day at the present time, the condition Of young |
girls is one of cAtrc,." severity. We are kept |
confined closey confined till eighteen. for mamma |
was very indulgent in bringing out when | |