The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-06-28

SCHOOLS OF JnaC DAY, with similar
high-sounding titles. Mrs. Devices was
learned in English literature and
belles-lettres, drawing, water color
painting and many little arts consid-
cred essential to female education in
that day; and many of Cincinnati's
mammas sent their daughters to Mrs.
Devices TO finish their education" and
receive the wonted accomplishments.
Among the inmates of the academy at
this time was young woman who did
not board in the house, but at home in
the city. She was about 10 years old,
of fine figure and proportions
Though esteemed too voluptuous
in form for pure beauty, by
other handsome girls),a light brunette
in complexion, with dark hair
almost black, and falling gracefully
about her temples and neck in easy
curls; eyes black as a coal, which
sparlxled like diamonds; face full of
vivacity and beaming with love; and
mien which should have won the re-
gard and respect Of her companions at
school without exception. But it did
not, though the girl was without
blemish herself and pure as a snow
fake. But her father-"Old Charley
Molier"-did not have a reputation of
that sort, though no criminal act had
ever been legally traced to his hands
He was reputed to be rich, and that
made the society of his daughter
Vivette at least supportable; though
it was not known how much money
the old Frenchman could command,
how he got what he had, or where he
kept it. lie had formerly deposited
his cash in the old miami Exporting
company's bank" but on the very day
before that famous bank stopped pay
ment and closed its vaults on all de-
positors and bill-holders, Molier had
drawn out his money as if forewarned,
and had then put it-no one knew
where. But the evidences of continued
wealth were still shown in the educa-
ton and outfit of mis- beloved daughter.
She wore the best and most costly
attire (modestly made and without
useless ornamentation), and always in
good taste; and no means nor
money was spared to give her the best
education the city could afford,-in-
GLIDING music, embroidery, painting,
and the French language, and litera-
turc.
But Vivette, while not member of
the highest caste in the school, was a
special favorite of Mrs. Devices and of
the other teachers. They were not
disposed to visit the sins of the father
upon the daughter; and Vivette's per-
sonal character, and her devotion and
success in her studies won both appro-
baton and esteem.
Many of Vivettc's noble traits had
been inherited from her mother, who
died during the daughters childhood;
and Vivette had herself been the mis-
tress of her fathers house for a good
many years. Toward her father she
was most dutiful and devoted. And
now that daughterly affection was
about to be tested in painful manner
IL was known that during the war,
while the noted and unfortunate en-
barge of President Madison was in
force, Molier had purchased a flat-boat
load of pork which had been imme-
diately afterwards reduced in value, by
the embargo; that he had insured the
boat and cargo for full value, and that
the boat had been sunk in the Ohio
under suspicious circumstances and
the insurance money collected by
Molier. Now, during an unusually
low stage of the river, the boat had
been found. with large augur-hole in
her bottom. This discovery caused
great cutlery; and some of the girls in
the academy Through envy chiefly,
insisted that Mrs. Devices should dis
charge Vivette Molier from the school
She declined, and half dozen of the
I over-righteous left.
A few days after this, Molier's house
was burned, and the housemaid, who
slept in the upper story, burned TO
: death. Everything except a portion
, of the property in the lower story was
(ro BE CONTINUED.