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

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find papers and money under the
floor at his house, La Vallee and in
structs her to burn all papers with
out reading them.
st. Aubert dies, Emily accepts an
Invitation to visit the lady abbess Of
the convent rearby.
St. Aube,t had given orders that
his body be buried near the tomb of
the Villerois.
Madame Cheron sent servants to
bring Emily to her. Emily stops at
La ValIee her old home.
Having thus continued to converse,
without perceiving the fight of time,
Valancourt, at length, seemed to re-
collect himself. 1 must go, said he
mournfully, but it is with the hope
Of seeing you again, Of being permit
s 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 myS dear father,
i-'ssed her
,red, unable to de-
part, whii & silently .
her eyes bent on the ground: and Val
apcourt, as he gazed OH 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 it
would have been much happier foI
him, poor man! If 10 had been a diff
1erent one. A look OF dignifed dis
pleasure, with which Madame Cheron,
while he spoke, would hare touched
almost any other heart; she made nc
other reply, but introduced Valan-
court, ~ho could scarcely stihe the
resentment he felt, and whose bow
Madame Cheron returned with a flight
courtesy, and look Of supercilious
examination. After few noments
he took leave Of Emily, in a 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 Inn
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 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. IL
Indeed, have not much leisure for
such q task; however, since your poor
father made 1t his last request, that / |
should overlook your conduct-I must |
even take you under my care. But
this let me tell you, niece, that, unless
you will determine to be very comfor-
mabie to my direction, shall not
trouble myself longer about you.
Emily made no attempt to inter.
rupt Madame Cheron second time, |
grief and the pride of conscious inno-
cenco kept her silent, till her aun
said, aw now come to take you will
me to Tholouse; 1 am sorry to find,
that your father died, after all, II
such Indifferent circumstances; how
ever, shall take you home with me.
Ah! 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
said Emily calmly. nor did his pc
cuniary misfortunes arise from that
noble generosity, which always dis
tinguished him. The affairs of M de