St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-04-13

VIII, aitSi Which she neQ down
the corridor to her fathers apart
ments--first giving her mouth to he
kissed, which filled her with JOYOUS
trepidation she had never known be-
fore.
What, sir! You marry my daueh-
ter? You marry d'Auxelles ?"
And the old gentleman spluttered
and breathed very hard at the young
gentleman who had asked him for
the hand of Mademoiselle d'Auxelles.
Monsieur" proceeded Beltec. un-
mindful of the old mans wrath, 81
have asked for you daughters hand,
and l am honored in the asking.
know she is better than deserve to
have, but | love her and she loves
me, and"
What" fairly howled the old
gentlemen. "You have spoken to
her before you have said word to
her parents? You have done this
What are we coming to in France?
Oh, for the days of the kings!" and
the Sieur d'Auxelles appeared as if
about to have a fit.
THE Sieur d'Auxeles forgets he
utters treason against France with
such words, " said Belize with fine
dignity. Monsieur, am not here
to handy words or indulge in plati-
tudes for past that can never be
repeated in our country. | am a
soldier and a blunt one. The sole
question is, have your consent to
wed your daughter?"
D'Auxelles looked at the captain a
moment, and then replied: Mon
sleur, YOU say. well. We will not
handy words. Once and for all,
you cannot marry my daughter.
Once and for all, | will quit place |
never should have taken. An Office
in the gift of the prince-president
will be vacant before another day
passes Going to the door, he
opened it, and bowed low to the
man who passed out with ominously
flashing eyes.
From lie Montcur Of June 18th
The Seur d Auxelles, secretary of ex.
r pendlture to the prince-president, has re-
signed his office because Of his i'll health
and will proceed to travel in hope OF re-
, gaining it. Madam and Mademoisell,
d Auxelles will accompany him in his en-
deavor to find restoration of his usua
> robustness.
}
c The Captain Ambrose Belize has beer
: appointed to succeed the Sieur d'Auxclle
G as secretary of expenditure to TIN
prlnce.president. The Captain Belize il
. a man known, etc, etc, etc,
The coup d,etat was an accom-
plished fact. For it and Throughout
n its many phases one man had work
ed and planned and watched, haC
5 schemed and aided and cajoled
/. had neither eaten nor slept until i
was all over. 1t was the Captain
t Belize No man heard Of him in tn
# matter. He seemed but little co,
/ on one of the smaller wheels bu
d the emperor knew better
a Two days after the pIebiscite ha,
:. been announced, and matters wer
following the new routine, Bette
G went to Louis and said
5 you know, sire, how | love you
y ard how great Is my devotion t.
o. YOU and YOURS am come to- ask
r favor. You have told me that
n should be grand comptroller OF th
e. household Sire, YOU know that NJ
If heart is dead,aud have no ambltio
= to be at court. Givcmcleaye, sire, t
l. 20 to a regiment in foreign service
with no increased rank and wit
plenty of work and there let me striy
.e TO forget my sorrow" His voice treu
d bled, and heStood pressing his hand
II. convuIsycly on a chair back TIL
II emperor replied Belize, wait VI
# til after my coronation, and 70
# may % then, il your mind be NJ
% changed. don't want youto g
II \ man in my position and cXalte
d station can have but few friend.
: Those he can ill afford to pan
from,
IS Belize, yisibIy affected at th'
speech. could only bow and Will
j. draw from the presence
n IFrom he Journal odcicl de rArmcc.l
:. GENERAL ORDER SO. 81
!. The Captain Belize, heretofore d
-, tached, is ordered to report to the co
IL onel commanding DIST Regiment, a
'e gcrs. The emperor takes this metho
1t of saving to the army that in every pla'
a held by Captain Belize there has bee
t. exhibited a sngle-hearted devotion
n. our beloved France and the interests
the emperor that is most worthy OF en-
# ulation on the part OF every man III II
"a armies of our glorious country
,e Once in Algiers, Belize worked Ink
\. the good soldier that he was, an
% won the respect and admiration
ar men and officers
10 One evening as he sat over pet
e. verre, reading the last newspaper
# that he had received, his eye fell o
d the following paragraphs in one
q them
- Last Thursday, at Brussels, the Sie'
~ d'Auxelles met with a very heavy loss
o, the death of his daughter the Demosel
u d'Auxelles The young lady was throw
by vicious animal opposite the Hot
j. Royal and struck her temple on a stoi