Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-30

will drop Suzanne like a weight that is
too heavy"
"But your kiss-what shall I do with
it?"
whatever you wish"
"Ah! well, if had Known
"But if you will please return it to
The charming girl advanced, then
quickly recoiled.
The remedy was worse than the dis
ease-tbe restitution more difficult than
the deposit.
THAT cannot be-" she said. at is
only our husbands that we kiss"
) "Ah" broke forth Blaisot, there are
coronets which crown heads not nearly
as pretty as yours. have never seen
such pretty feet in any shoes, and you
have form and eyes to make a harvester
dance when his days work is done
And in his turn he began to sigh.
Meanwhile the pretty girl had reflected.
She must avoid gossip. She accordingly
ran to the house Of the good priest to
ask his advice. He was not at home,
but Bertha, his housekeeper, received
her.
"And this is all that troubles your"
said she when she had heard Jacque-
lines story.
"And is it not enough"
"Console yourself. There is near here
a deposit of kisses, which contains plen-
ty of room. Since came to live with
tho priest moro than IL hundred thousand
kisses have been put there"
"Truly" exclaimed Jacqucline, over
| whelmed.
"Ycs, and there is still room for you
to deposit yours" She conducted the
young girl to the altar Of the Virgin.
There Jacqueline freed herself from
her load.
She felt herself lighter by many pounds
after she had deposited the kiss upon the
cold stones Of the altar.
| Two days after this she met Suzanne
in the market clothed in gay apparel.
"See here, little oner' she cried mock
ingly. 81 have reflected. Blaisot has a
hundred acres Of ground and agood mill.
You may give me that kiss now"
"Oh, dear!" answered Jacqueline. II
can't walk round the world with other
folks goods. ] mo longer have it."
"Where is it, them"
Upon the first step of the altar of tho
Virgin Mary"
"Thats good. It i, not lost. Twill
60 and get it the very first time l visit
the hamlet"
But it was Suzanne who was shared
this time, for that very evening Blaisot
came to Jacqucline's mothers house in
his Sunday clothes.
"Mademoiselle, must have my kiss"
SIT is in the chapel. Go get it there"
"That one does not belong to me. l
gave you something to carry. You must
either execute your commission or re-
turn the kiss to me. That is wholly
just. leave it to your mother"
"What should she have done with it,"
asked her mother. "Jacqueline can kiss
only her husband, and she is still too
poor to find one"
II will give her all that have" said
Blaisot.
"You" exclaimed the two astonished
women.
"Of course, when give commissions,
I pay for them. l will add to it my
hand and my name. Will you accept
them. beautiful messenger, and be my
wifeT
Jacqueline, overwhelmed, nearly fell
into her basket Of salad.
When, several days afterward, Su-
zanne went to seek tho kiss, the priest
made her acquainted with what was 60
ing on. Shaking his white head and
smiling, he said:
"You will never find it again."
"Somebody has taken it9" asked the
coquette.
"No, but Blaisot and Jacqueline were
married this morning. They kissed to-
gether the holy stone. The three kisses
are now blended in a pious and chastr
love. You can never recognize now. my
dear, the one that was destined for you"
Translated From the French For Ro-
nance.