Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-04

,,ioee on the Bay Of Cannes; yet
~" ,ssu known throughout all Prov
I, lies in the evergreen shadow
,,o,,v palms and dark orange trees.
however, to tell the truth, Is not
", makes II renowned. Ii 10 selu
the reddest grapes, the sweetest
tna' and the most beautiful maidens
N'0 r.nred there. This | cannot ar
ev v, but in the meantime, am /
hlr "a 10 believe 1t. IT is pity that
Napoule is SO small, ana cahhot
~ ,ncn more red grapes, beautlfui |
pIuu and beautiful maldens. Other
i%e here might be some OF them in |
,,r own country
W, oil the La Napoulese women nave 1
beautiful since the founding OF /
". tnyn, then truly the little Marietta
NV hnvn been a wonder of wonders, |
hlls,nch MS the Chronicle makes spe- |
ln,i mention of her She was called !
Led the Little Marietta, though she |
.'1s not smaller than u child OF seven
,esu wears and over usually Is; whose |
te."bcad reaches just 10 the lips Of |
ali grown man.
iI n,s Chronicle Of La Napoule had Its |
o,n good grounds for telling Of Mari
ot,o |, in the place OF the Chronicle. |
mid have done the same. For MARI |
,,,n who had up 20 th, time lived at
,vIgnon with Mere Manon, almost
,srnpd the town up side down, when
me returned to the place of her birth
yot particularly the houses. hut the
neople and More especially their heads;
and not. indeed, the heads even OF all
de people, but rathor Of thps7 whose
heads and hearts. when IN the pres
cnre OF two eyes full OF soul are In
danger. In such circumstances there
is no Jest l know u.
More Mnnon would have done better
~ she had remained ut Avignon. But
in La Napoule she had small in
hrrItnnce; 4; included small farm,
some vineyards. and a little cottage
beneath a shadow OF rock, In the
midst of olive trees and African acs-
elias. such thing portionless
widow does nat reject. Now accord
ing to her idea she was us rich and os
fortunate, as II she were countess uf
Provence or the like.
So much the worse was II for tina
Iauapoulese. They had not expected
such a calamity. and had never read
In Homer that pretty woman had
been able to bring all Greece and Asia
Minor to arms.
u.-HOw MISFORTUNE CAME.
Scarcely had Marietta heen among
the olive trees and African acacias
forinlgh: before every young La Nap
ouls2e knew that Marietta lived there.
and maj not a more charming girl
dwelt IN all Provence than In that very
house,
When she went through the town.
tripping lightly. Ike a disguised angel,
IN the Tutoring Jacket and pale green
bodice, with a cluster Of orange blos-
SONS and rose buds on her breast, and
towers and ribbons waving from her
green hat, which shaded her gentle
face then all the old people suddenly
became talk1tive and the young ones
became dumb. Everywhere. one after
another windows and doors were
opened and everywhere she received
Good morning" or Good evening.
Nrletta;" and smiling she bowed -
81 right and to the left.
When she entered the Church. all
hearts Chat is, those OF the young
mem forsooli heaven; all eyes left the
Saints; and the praying fingers erred
in telling the beads of the rosary.
That, truly. must often have been q
source Of great vexatlon. particularly
to the piOus.
At such times the young ladies OF La
Napoule must have been especially
pious, for they We're most angry OF all.
And II was scarcely to be wondered at.
For since Marietta's arrival more than
one betrOlhed had become cold, and
more than one woOcr had proved faith
less to his beloved. There were, ac-
cordingly, everywhere, many quarrelS
and reproofs, many tears, lectures and
mittonB. They spoke no more = wed
dings but OF separations Rings and
bands pledges OF their ~ city were
returned. The Older people mixed in
the quarrels OF their children. Hate
and strife ran from house to house. 1t
was too bad
Marietta Is to blame for It all" said
the plous maldens then their mothers
said II; then their fathers said ii too:
and ut last even the young men said
Il.
but Marietta, screened in modesty
and innocence, like the expanding glow
0f rose bud In the dark green of the
she had caused, and remained kind to-
ward all. That moved first the young
men. and they said: why grieve the
gentle, innocent child? She IL guile
less" then the fathers said 1t; then
the mothers said It too; and al last all,
even the pious maidens said 1t. For
whoever spoke with Marietta could not
help being won to her. And before a
half year had gone by everyone had
spoken with her and loved her. She,
however. did not believe that she was
so much loved, Just as before she had
nor believed that anyone could hate
her. Who gursses how much the dark
violet often trod In the grass, Is
worthl
Now everybody. man and woman
wished TO atone for the injustice to
Marietta, Sympathy heightened the
tenderness Of affection. Everywhere
Marietta was greeted more cordially,
smiled to more kindly and mora
heartily hidden to the rural games and
dances.
lll-MALIC1oUS COLIN.
Yet not all men have the sweet gift
~ sympathy. but are hard hearted,
IKE Pharaoh. This comes doubtless
from the natural dessneracy OF man
tiNGe The first fall; or because the
LNll one WAS not disposed OF in the
proper manner ut baptism.
memorable example OF such hard
heortedness us young Colin, the rich
thl renter and landowner in La Ma
poule, who could scarcely traverse his
Vineyards, and his orchards of olives
thd Lemons and oranges in a whole day.
ana Just this process the natural degen-
tIacy OF his disposition. that he was
wen nigh twenty-seven years old, with
'ut having once asked himself why u
maiden had been created.
10 be sure all the people, especially
maiden ladies OF that uncertain gse
N which they gladly overlook faults,
nsld Colin to be the best fellow under
,he sun. His figure, his quick, frank ma
ture, his glance, his smile, had the
food fortune to please the above-men-
Honed ladies', who would have granted
resolution In case % need FOR any OF
which cry to heaven But the
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