The Portland daily press., 1893-08-15
SOME ODD STORIES
The Quick Quenching of a Flame of Love.
A French Headsman and His Daughter.
The Only Woman He Ever Loved.


The Only Woman He Ever Loved.
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noGei Wnen my eyes lheo cIose ol 1he young
iany, ana some'nihg wnicn canho' oellne'
tnoueh ann ino!ineu " Oni u INV ~ was
my own VANITY, INDUCED me 70 remain SO
took up my rod and Went to nshing again.
rms example was promptly Ioiio"eo ny
the new arrivals.
Without appearing to watch tnem. soon
saw that they were novlces IN une arU.
Ordinarily should nave peen mucn
pleased at their Ill luck, Ior having peen
there all day felt as II mad proprietary
right to the Cher at thls polnC, put the
girls pretty face made me feel sorry for her
While my ne1ghbors were unsuccessful, /!
landed within the next hour 10 pounds Of
fine perch, SO that my basket was null and
flowing over. just as l had hooked my
last fish the young lady came over, and
waiting while l removed the hook she ex-
claimed IN voice all music:
oh, that Is beauty linen she added,
How does monsieur manage to get SO many
fish while we have not mad blte?"
explained with some Dlushes, FOR was
young then, and al! the gallantry could
assume tna1 everything oepehoeo on 1ne
way OF doing it,
then balted her nook, showed ner now
to cast the line and when to strike and
then sat down to await results, while the
man in black, with an amused expression
on his grave face, came over to watch the
result
Onder my instructions 1ne young iaoy
did remarkably Well, and before announcer
hour she had LANDED elgnc as me Ilsn as
had been taken from tne river tna1 Gay.
was ABOUT 70 take my departure Ior oy
TINS Time IL was near CLOCK; "neh tne
young laay-ner iatner calieo her Louise
SAID TO me Win ioVely smile ana cap
tlvaIlng Irankness'
gu nave peeI SO KING cnao Huse ask
OF you announcer favor. our notea IS near
by. Will you not do us the favor OF coming
there with US and dining? shall have
these flsh cooked Tor the occasion.
L could nave refused, Dut OF coarse l
didn't, for by TINS time the peautl1ua black
eyes had started flre IN my heart. AT the
hotel a private dining room was secured,
but meanwhile we had exchanged CARDS,
and learned that my host was IN. Blanc
OF Lyons, and that my surmlse as to the re-
lation he bore to the young lady was en-
tlrely correct.
Inever ate sweeter flsh, and IN every way
the dinner was something to be reIaem-
bered. 10 my surprise, M. Blanc did not
carve, SO as had some skill In this way
the duSy devoiVed on me. Mauemolselie
compllinented my efforts, ana tne result
was that before the dessert was reached
was madiy IN love.
Following this spent one week In para
disc. M. Blanc-an unusual thlng IN france
permitted me TO be the only escort OF ms
daughter or other hshlng excursions. l. mad
planned 20 stay at ST. Avertln tor three
weeks, but changed my mlna when
found that LOUISE soon got to calling
her by that name-was compelled Wlthln
the week to go pack TO Lyons WlIn her
father
sure as tnae AN wfioing onis Ciiao LOUISE
loveo me. 70. "nen uney oalne w ieas w