Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-11-02

now l worked again, to provide my
self with money | bought new clothe
and made myself presentable. Whel
my appearance accorded better will
my plan, | paraded Paris, seeking tn
woman to adore.
You may think Paris is full of ador
able women? Well, so contrary is hu
man nature, that never had | felt sucl
Indifference toward the sex as during
that tedious quest; never had pair O.
brilliant eyes or we'll turned neck
appealed to; me so little
How true it is that only the unfore
seen comes to passi There was
model, one Therese, whose fortune wa
her back, and who had long bored m
by an evident tenderness. One da.
this Therese, usually so constrained il
my presence, appeared in high spirit
and mentioned that she was going t
be married
The change in her demeanor inter
ested me A little piqued l invited
her to dine with me, but she refused
Before l parted from her l made al
appointment for her to sit to me tn
next morning.
so you are going to be married
Therese?" l said, as l prepared tn
palette.
I'm truth" she answered, gaily.
mo regrets?" l asked.
what regrets could l have?" sh
returned. He is a very pretty boy
and well-to-do, believe mel"
"And l am not a pretty boy, no
well-to-do, heinz"
"Oh," she laughed, you do not car
| for met"
as it SOP" I said What would yo,
say if l told you that / did care?"
Il should say that you tell me too
late, monsieur" she replied, with /
shrug. Are you ready for me tt
poser" And this changed woman turn
ed her peerless back on me.
little mortified, attended strictly
to business for the rest of the MORT
ing. But / found myself on the fol
| lowing day waiting for her with i'm.
| patience.
l remarked that Therese's hands
were very well shaped, and indeed
happiness had brought certain
charm to her face.
do you know, Therese, that I an
sorry that you are going to marry?"
exclaimed.
"Oh, get Quit" she laughed, push
ing me away. 1T is no good your talk
ing nonsense to me now, don't fattel
yourself!"
Reybaud, the sculptor, happened to
| come in at the moment. Ohio" he
| shouted, what changes are to be seen!
| The nose of our brave Sylvestre is
out of joint now we are affianced
| heinz"
| She joined in the laughter against
me, and l picked up my brush again
! in vile humor.
Well, as | have said, she was not
the kind of woman l had contemplate
! ed, but these things arrange them
selves-I became seriously enamored
of her. And, recognizing that Fate
worked with her own instruments,
did not struggle For months | was
at Thereses heels; was the sport 81
her whims, and her sights, sometimes
even of her insults.
| actually made. her an offer of mar
riage, at which she snapped her white
fingers, with a grimace-and the more
she fiouted me, the more fascinated
grew In that .rapturous hour wher
her insolent eyes softened to senti
ment, when her mocking mouth melt
ed to a kiss, was in paradise. My
ecstasy was SO supreme that | forgot
to triumph at my approaching ven
| geance.
So married Therese; and yesterday
was the twentieth anniversary of oul
wedding. Berthe? To speak the truth
my plot against her was frustrated b,
an accident You see. before l coulc
communicate my passion to Gregoirt
had to recover from it, and-thi'
insolent theresa have not recov
cred from it yet
| There are days when she turns hel
ally when | am idle-but, mon Dieul
the moments when she turns her lip,
are worth working for. Therefore
| Berthe has been all the time auitt
| happy with the good Gregoire-ant
since l possess. Therese upon my wore
of honor | do not mind The By
kkandAr.