The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-12-13

around her head and set the face In The
most charming frame it could have pos
sessed The little creature was SO lovely in
its sleep, so appcalingly helpless, that the
heart of Natalie went right out to 1t, and
she stopped down and kissed the infant,
watching it delightedly, all her face aglow
with pleasure.
''What is its name. Blanchep
Dolores, madamoiselle.n
"But what does it herei Who are its pa
rentsl"
mo one knows, my lady. 1t was found in
an asylum in Paris. The matron says she
has preserved its clothes and little locket
that accompanied them ever since the child
YVES brought there"
Here she displayed 70 the gaze Of the now
thoroughly-interested Natalie, q set Of baby
clothes, marked by great costliness Of ma
terial A woman's handkerchief, on which
was interviewer an NJ and small note in
delicate handwriting, were the only other
articles in the bundle b52.dies- the locket.
The note read as follows:
'srhis is my daughter Dolores. She is
well born. am forced TO part with her.
AL that she must learn of her mother Is
that my name is Marie. May the good Jesus
watch her and forgive those who separate
us!'
On the locket were engraved the simple
words "karn from Victor;n and interviewer
together, were lock Of soft fno hair and
one Of black, rather coarse hair
| So this little Dolores was without father
or mother; without q local habitation, or
even correct surname; for the matron had
called her, ~ she lay 80 sweetly sleeping in
the bsskctin which they found her, Dolo-
res, the Angel
Blanche explained the presence of the lit
tie angel with them. Fairfax had decided
to toll the truth in this case, and, according
~, had instructed her to SAY that those who
had caused the Princess to be placed upon
the yacht had put thereon this little found
ling, ''wko had como under thcir notios and
excited their sympathy, with the hope that
II might aiso arssss the interest Of the
Princess and induce her TO give the little
creature he procession and care IL needed"
was II surprising that this appeal should
b e6ectuoli
Natalis's mother hAA died whsa Ne arl
was very young. Bstween her fa1Asr aaA
herself there enlisted no lovs; their sym
patAiss were nsvee tho same She always
feared and disHksd him, end, when he
married sgain, ths two became more thsn
ever sstraagsd in Affection, II pcssiblA
! With NE death Of her brother had bcca
severed the bond Of the only really great
! love she had fer nv being ON earth
A prctty scene We Witnessed the follow
ing morning when little Dolores walked
up and caught sight Of ths lovely face Of
Ns>alie, Who lay sleeping in an adjoining
state-roon.
lnvoluntarily the child gased in admiring
awe upon the Numbering stranger. Softly
abe murmared, "prssty lady" and, steal-
Ing In on tiptoe 70 the Princess, kissed her
gently.
This was quite enough to waken Natalie,
who naturally was startled ct seeing the
little fairy-liks apparition by her bedside
In . moment she seized Dolores in her
arms, and in her turn kissed tho wondering
yet pleased child, cxclaiming as she did SO
"You dear little creature. No one shall
take you from me-"
Dolores triumph was now complete. She
had ensnared the heart of Natalie, while she
herself Immediately seemed to feel instinct
lively that, in this woman, she had found 9
protector.
Thus the lives Of Natalie and Dolore:
blended, the one with the other, and the twt
were rarely separate, while the hold tha
this original pair acquired upon the sailors
was wonderful
1t may well be believed that If the voyage
had lasted day longer the entire crew
would have deserted, captain and all, ant
offered to go into voluntary serfdom to thci
beloved ''lady and the little gal" M