The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-12


the Villerois.
Madame Cheron sent servants to
bring Emily to her. Emily stops at
La VaIlee her old home.
Having thus continued to converse,
without perceiving the fight of time,
Valancourt, at length, seemed to re.
collect himself. must go, said he
mournfully, but it is with the hope
Of seeing you again, of being permit
5 ted to pay my respects to your family
let me hear this hope confirmed by
your voice My family will be happy
to see any friend of my dear father,
b'ssed her
sred, unable to de-
part, whil 6 silently :
her eyes bent on the ground and Val
apcourt, as he gazed OIL her, consider
ed that it would soon be impossible
for him to recall, even to bis memory,
the exact resemblance of the beautiful
countenance he then beheld; at this
moment an hasty footstep approached
from behind the plane tree, and turn
ing her eyes, Emily saw Madame
Cheron. She felt blush steal upon
her cheek, and her frame trembling
with the emotion of her mind but she
instantly rose to meet her visitor. So
niece, how do you do? But l need not
ask, your looks tell me YOU have al
ready recovered your loss.
My looks do me injustice then,
Madam, my loss know can never be
recovered.
Well-well! 1 will not argue with
you; see you have exactly your faith
er's disposition; and let me tell you 1t
would have been much happier foI
him, poor man! If it had been a diff.
1erent one. A look OF dignified dis
pleasure, with which Madame Cheron,
while he spoke, would have touched
almost any other heart; she made no
other reply, but introduced Valan.
court, ~'ho could scarcely stihe the
resentment he felt, and whose bow
Madame Cheron returned with flight
courtesy, and look of supercilious
examination. After few noments
he took leave of Emily, in manner,
that hastily expressed his pain both |
at his own departure, and at leaving |
her to the society of Madame Cherou.
Who is that young man? said her
amt, In an accent, which equally i'm
piled inquisitiVeneSs and censure
Some idle admirer of yours / suppose;
but believed niece, you had great
cr sense Of proprjety, that to have re-
ceived the visits Of any young man In
your present unfriended situation.
Let me tell you the world will observe
those things, and 1T will talk, aye and
very freely too.
Emily, extremely shocked at this
coarse speech. attempted to interrupt
1t; but Madame Cheron would proceed
with all the self Importance of a per.
son, to whom power is new.
1t is very necessary you should be
under the eye OF some person more
able to guide you than yourself. l..
Indeed, have not much leisure for
such task; however, since your poor
father made 1t his last request, that / ;
should overlook your conduct-I must
even take you under my care. Bnt f.,
this let me tell you, niece, that, unless |
you will determine to be very comfor-
mable to my direction, I shall not ,
trouble myself longer about you.
Emily made no attempt to inter (
rupt Madame Cheron a second time,
grief and the pride Of conscious inno-
cence kept her silent, till her aun
said, am now come to take you with
me to Tholouse; / am sorry to find,
that your father died, after all, II [
such Indifferent circumstances; how
ever, / shall take you home with me. ,
All! poor man, he was always more :
generous than provident, or he would
not have left his daughter dependent :
on his relations.
Nor has he done so, hope, madame e
said Emily calmly. nor did his De- /
misfortunes arise from that 8
noble generosity, which always dis I
him. The affairs of M de Il
Mottcville may, trus5, yet be settled u