Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-26
JEALOUSY.

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along the pebbly paths OF her garden, fit
ting among the rose bushes like a butterfly
: and stopping from time TO time 10 breathe
the perfume Of newly blown flower. NJ
! Jacques de Beauchamp entered the garden
The little widow, perceiving him, hid her.
self behind an orange tree But Jacques
ran to her, and surprising her kissed her
On her forehead.
"Ah, Monsieur de Beauchamp," she cried.
'that is not nice of you"
Louise was of medium height. She had
very small hands and feet, white shoulders
and thick black hair. Her teeth were 80
white that when she laughed they glistened
like pearls.
| Louise leaned upon the arm OF NJ. de
Beauchamp, and they went into the parlor
They agreed so well that they had planned
to be married. Nevertheless each of them
had defect. M. de Beauchamp was jeal-
GUS and Mime. de Viry was coquettish.
| Louise" he said TO her, 'you will drive
me To despair. You say that you love me,
but how can / believe IL when ] see you
smiling at every admirer and giving TO ey-
cry conner so sweet receptionf When |
see you In society 40 full Of life and gayety
and hear your ringing laughter from the
| midst OF circle Of ardent admirers, 10 is
| impossible for me TO tell you the tortures
| and anguish endure"
| what can do deari" inquired Louise.
| ~ am gay, il IL true, but Is that a crimei
| And why should be cold To those who APP
| proach me only 10 say pleasant and agree
able thingsf'
"You are "A coquette, and your laugh
makes me despair because IL you laugh
thus against my wish II must be only TO
show your teeth You know very well how
adorable you are when in laughing with
fixed purpose you throw back your head
and show your pretty white neck"
But what must ! do TO prove my love
for your IL is becoming desperate Ask
Of me what you please, but do not ask Inc
not to laugh any more. ! am only hap
| by when ! am glad and free To be light
| hearted" ..
NJ. de Beauchamp assumed a solemn air.
"You said TO me one evening that you would
make for me the sacrifice of your life. !
! do not ask so much as that But listen.
! Do you wish To make me the happiest man
| on carth"
"You have but to speak"
"Even at the price Of sufiering|
"Yes, ut any price"
"Well then, make me the sacrifice OF one
tooth" .| I..
"What are you demanding Of mei 1t is
barbarousi'
"Only tooth--the smallest one, in the
front And afterward you may laugh as
much as you please"
"But you will think am ugly and viii!
not love me any more"
IL swear to you there is no other way TO
assure my happiness"
The countess rang the bell. John, her
"A ..l
! quarter OF an hour later with "A gentleman
! carrying in lis hand "A leather case such as
! Is used by surgeons.
"Who is that person" asked NJ. de Beau
| champ.
| The countess answered:
at Is Mr. James, the American dentist"
The little countess entert9 her boudoir,
| followed 10y Nito, his tail between his legs,
| a. If he understood that something serious
was about to happen Louise returned
shortly afterward ashamed and humbled
and gave TO NJ. de Beauchamp little tooth
as white as milk, which he carried to his
| lips and covered with kisses Seeing this
tribute of affection Louise ran away.
Jacques had the tooth set in medallion
| and carried IL religiously around his neck
| as "A souvenir
| From that day the little countess became
very sad. Only upon rare occasions was
her face lighted up by smile. She kept
aloof from society as much az possible, but
when she was forced by her social duties TO
appear among her friends they saw her
keeping apart from the others or sitting in
corner with a serious air. her mouth closed
like prison door
| Jacques did not easily recognize her. In
| fact, she was greatly changed.
Poor countess said some evil minded
ones, "she Is getting old. How changed she
isl She seems to be mourning the dead"
And Jacques felt his love diminish little
by little. He began TO understand that
what he loved In her was especially her
smile, her playfulness, her gay yety, and he
also became sad. The more he tried to re.
gain his love, which seemed TO be leaving
him, the more he realized that he himself
had killed his passion.
One day he went in despair to Mime. de
viry.
"Louise," be said, throwing himself at
her feet, do you love me stilli"
II have sworn to love you always, and
the stiller you are the better" she answered.
"Will you prove to me the sincerity Of
your wordst"
81 ask nothing else"
"Well, then, II you love me have the
dentist put In a new tooth"
"What folly is thisf" said Louise, weep
ing II was right when ! said that you
would not love me any more. That is just
like you men. And you reproach US for be
ing capricious"
Louise, beg you 70 forgive me. curse
ny jealously-my foolishness."
$50 you are only regrettng the weakness
with which acceded to your capricey'
IL am desolate and full Of remorse."
"You recognize the cruelty of your un-
reasonable request"
IL will reproach myself for II all my life"
would you be happy il had disobeyed
your"
III would give anything for that"
The little countess gave a burst OF laugh
ter, which showed all her teeth complete
"What does this meant" asked NJ. de
Beauchamp, holding in his fingers the me-
dallion In which was incased as a souvenir
: the little pearl of the sacrifice.
The countess opened the mouth Of Nito,
saying, Here is the victim"
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