The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-06-27
BLACK BUTTERFLIES.
uow They Presaged Evil for the
n;rl Who Loved Lieut.. Taunton.

The devotion Of her look was afford
,,o amusement to the chaperons and
.dsrly officers, who, by reason of
nbvsical infirmities, were convinced
hat dancing is hollow vanity, and
therefore abstained from 1t, but not
from comments upon people and
,roeks.. which have been definitely
nroven not to be vanities, and are in
duleed in by the most potent, grave and
reverend signors, and have their sane
ton.
She was dancing with Taunton,
valtzine the long-stepped, fast, Gid
inc waltz which the cavalry officer is
ant 70 affect, and which has in it the
dash and verve commonly supposed to
be attributes of that gallant branch
Of the service.
II was case OF true love, and had not
run smooth. Miss Rossini was torn be-
tween q desire to obey her parents
and the wish to give way to Taunton's
entreaties. The outcome of the con-
fict mas been written beforehand in the
hool If life these thousands of centur-
les 4 weakness of will-sweetly femi-
nine, but trying when il is not ones
,slf that Yields the power-was her
worst fault. Her promises were gov
erned entirely by the speaker of the
momant To her father she swore
.,arnaI renunciation of Taunton: TO
and vet. if untruth is to be Judged only
BY its intention, she was not guilty Of
.alsehood. The time had passed, some
two weeks before, when she might
With honesty tell her fnther that she
rould give the first lieutenant up for
ever. Moreover, Capt. Rossini had be-
gun to lose faith in her promises. At
last she replied to his remonstrances
one day that she loved Taunton, that
he loved her, and that she meant event.
ually to marry him. At this she turned
first red and then pale, but remained
Arm against all the plternal wrath
turned on her head with a vehemence
and force Of language calculated to
impress her with the deep respect a
child should norrish toward the author
Of its being. To his choice epithets she
made no reply. The humor of the stu
elton struck her even tben-the vast
paradox of parental reverence. But
she showed the obstinacy which lies at
the bottom of even weak nature,
which is part of the instinct of self
reservation, and she held her tongue.
The strain was telling on her. how
ever. She was greatly changed from
The girl who. but six months before
had come back from school To the cav
ety and adulation of n b;p army most
The suffering gave a sweetness TO her
rather cool prettiness. which lent Der
charm. The garrison wa sorry for bar.
Il did all in its power to helm along the
meetings of this much enamored
couple, and succeeded only too we'll
Capt. and Mrs. Rossini were persons
Of type not prevalent in the service.
with an eve very much to the main
chance, worldly wise to n degree. A
rich man ..back east. !" who had taken n
fancy to the little boardinr-scbool miss
and who sent numerous letters. rolls of
music. books and boxes of candy. was
looked upon as far better match than
first lieutenant. even a most exem-
plary first lieutenant. as Taunton GER
tainly was. When Tauuton's atten-
tons had become too marked. he had
been forbidden the house. and Lucia
had been commander 10 repulse him.
The mere fact that she promised faith
fully to do so. in the presence of her
fathers wrath had no influence on her
when once she was thrown with her
lover. It was n choice of evils: whether
she should oppose her parents or Taun-
ton, and she chose the former as less
unpleasant
Just Mt first thew kent their meetings
secret, but once they were discovered
they threw aside concealment and saw
each other openlv under the very ewes
Of the power,ess father and mother.
They took long rides along the foot
hills, long walks around the outskirts of