Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-28
A LIFETIME LOVE.

story, which illustrates the peculiar in
tensity, especially in matters of the
heart, which marks the Breton charac-
ter. The tale was related to her by one
of her friends, the daughter of the hero
inc, whom l will call Emma Rosilis.
She was not perfectly beautiful, but
her face had an Undesirable charm.
Her eyes had the most exquisite softness,
and her delicate eyebrows almost seemed
+ to possess a soul. while her skin was so
fine that it betrayed the slightest agita-
ton by fugitive bushes.
Little Emma Rosils went regularly to
church with her book of hours. and the
truth Is that toward the age of Is or Is
there was no place in her little soul but
for one Young man, of about 20 or -,
whom She saw often, and whom 1 will
call Emilien.
Emma had known Emilien ever since
she had known herself Moreover. she
dreamed what she did not think. until it
happened one day that she found Emil
len was occupying the entire cavity of
her little heart.
The young man whom she loved had 4
good. though lot a strong. nature, but
his simplicity, his absence Of all pre-
tense, We're most pleasing to Emma.
She had not known any Young man su-
p, rirr To- him. and indeed in the little
world where she moved She had not met
many Young men of any kind.
This love If Emma's soon became most
absorbing. During entire days she would
remain moliunleSs. almost as though she
were in trance. dreaming Of her be-
loved. Naturally She said nothing Of
what sire Experienced either 10 the one
She lowed. ~ 10 her relations. or to her
compampu. Her discretion was 50 alb
sulutc that III one knew anything Of
what filled her.
While Emma lived only in her love for
Emili,n, he Thought little of her. He
found her pleasing. as did all the world
but he never Thought Of telling her so.
HewuS commonplace and passive be-
iur, and tl,n after all, was he TO blame:
Emma was - modest that she could
scarcely lie distinguished from her
frirud>-yuu would have said she sought
only to hide herself.
One day. while size was talking with
her Commanders ut Il little reunion AT the
foot OF the garden. many things We're
sp,a II of Tx News which had a fresh
NJ, Tor all vs. IF thu approaching mar
ritGc Of EmilIru - Anna NJ. Ii was
sIuE,n vt as al certain thing. Emma
h.avl it al. Such WIS the control which
sh, had over herself. however. that 10
Uur suspected that luuiard had en-
tered her h,"rt. NiI,. WIS quiet. arose a
lltlo while after and retired without
giving amy sign q the frlIh:ful wound
which She had Just received
few day after. IN the company Of the
same y,ius people. assembled III the
slluc garden. Eluma had entered rs
novice into The community of Ursulincs
If iliv L,;Ir village IF l.. ~ She
was VERY iiuUs, this surprised no one.
Her secret hul belonged - exclusively
to hey. If that IL one rrIroached her
The l.,..l occurred - no one that the
nIarria-r Of Emiiiyn WAS the cause Of
her ur~rcr1tiuS herself 10 religion.
III. c,l.Essl IF the Crsuliues admitted
diver, d,-r..'~ of religious vacations. By
;h,' ~!1,.s.t tl.. sisters bound To the order
10y perpetual vow Their, wcrr pious per
s,u~ W, agi.l- costume which was like
iLa. If tine ,rl-r. minus the veil. These
pr2c..c,.l I...- slime ubsvrvauccs without
u.~umiu- aay permanent obligations.
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