| Show A attic madame D who resides at chalon was a lady of the strictest character and alid with a proof against r all allure allurements ments slie she prided lioi self upon her insensibility arid and her for profound pio found in dincic arid and ie pulsed all those gallants ints who had to 0 oner 11 L r their ad addicts addi diess the countey was for her a I 1 veritable at she shunned reunions arid and was only happy in j n solitude the chainas of a chosen circle the pleasures of tile world had for her no attraction and her favorito favo lito acci cation was that of angling anglin t an amusement worthy of afan an unal unfeeling eel ing woman she was accustomed eveia pleasant day to station licis elf at the extremity of tile lonely island of chalon and there with her book in one ohe hand arid and her line in the other her time was passed in fishing leading dordica or di earning ming A lover who had always been intimidated i by her coolness and who had over never ventured on oil a t spoken or wi whitten itten declaration her ather at her favorite pursuit one day when lie had come to the island for tile the purpose of enjoying in 0 a 1 swimming bath he observed her for a i ion long time without being discovered and lid busied himself ditl thinking how lie night might turn to his advantage adv antao 0 this lonely amusement of angling his lev le cries veries were so deep and fortunate that lid he at last bit upon tile desh ed plan novel expedient indeed yet they are always alway s more successful with such su ch women worn n as pretend to be invulnerable the next day our holo returned return returned eh to tile the island studied the ground made liis hi is arrangements and when madam badamo I 1 had lesur ned her accustomed place lie he slipped away to a remote and retired alic shelter itel and abid after divesting himself of afis clothing clothile ClO thill lie he entered tho the stream etreal st real an ali excellent swimmer and ail d skillful diver lio lie trusted to liis his aquatic t talents for the bucce success ss of his enter f pr S lie swam to the end of tile the island fislid is with the t I 1 e greatest precaution favored by tile flip chances of tile bank and J bushes which hung their dense foliage above tile the water in III his lips was a note folded and sealed scaled and on arriving near the spot bhele madame IJ 1 was sitting 0 lie made a dive and lightly 0 seizing the hook lie attached it to his letter madame D the movement of her line supposed that a fish was biting the young man mail had retired as lie he came he be had doubled the cape which extended out into the water separating D them their from each other oilier and had mcgain ie 0 ain ed his spot without the least noise nois c in his passage under the willows the deed was done madame D pulled in her line 1 and what was her surprise surp iise to observe dangling aiom the hook book not tile the expected shiner but an unexpected letter this was however trifling but her surprise became stupefaction when detaching tile transfixed billet she read upon it lier her name so then this letter which she had fished up was addi addressed essed to her this was somewhat miraculous she was afraid her troubled tiou bled glance scrutinized tile the surrounding space but there was nothing not liing to be seen acon or heard all was still and lonely both on land arid and water she quit her seat scat but took away the letter As soon as she was alone and closeted with herself arid and as soon as the paper was dry a paper perfectly waterproof water vater proof and written upon with indelible ink slie sho unsealed the letter arid and commenced its perusal A declaration of love loicl P ci died aed she at the first voids what insolence still the insolence had come to her ber in such an extraordinary manner manata that her cin rosity would not suiter her to ti cat this letter as she had so many others pitilessly burn it without a 11 leading no she lead it quite through I 1 tile the lovei who dated tins this letter aroni arom tile bottom of the liver had skillfully adopt edthe Y and introduced himself as a inhabitant of the waters the fable was gracefully mari managed aged and with the joso jesting tina tone which lie had adopted was wad mingled a tine tille serious ardent aident sentiment cx P lessed with beauty and eloquence the next day madame D le ic turned to the island not dot without emotion arid and a trace of lear fear she throw lier her line with a trembling hand arid and shuddered as a moment after she perceived a movement of tile the hook book Is it a fisli fish Is it a letter it was a letter badamo D was no believer in in magic still there was something str strange arille arid and supernatural in all this she had an ail idea of thi ouirl owing 0 the letter back into the stream but I 1 elin squished quis lied it the most stubborn arid and haughty woman is always disarmed in face of the mystery which captivates her imag imagination i nation the saco second nd letter was more tender more passionate more charming than tile the fust fist madame D read it several times arid and could not help think ing about the delightful morman merman that wrote such bewitching letters on the subsequent day she attached her line to the bank and left it s swimming in in the water ahil she wither withdrew OW to a landing place upon tile the ext extremity lemity of the island she returned to tile place withdrew m ith drew tile line and there was tile the letter this time an anaw answer or was vas requested it was rather premature yet tile the audacious dacio lis inquest obtained a full sue success the deply was written after some hesitation and the hook dropped into the stream char charged go d with a letter that was intended to say nothing and affect a 1 I badinage 0 which was 1 level thele SS 1 a I bulletin of victory gained over the alie hard severity of f a woman till then unapproachable had too much sarc shrewd N a ness not to guess that hor her correspondent employed i instead 11 a f magic the art of a skill skillful fill S scruples easily understood rest no her bioni that portion of the bank IN here I 1 she was sure that tile the diver would emer emerge emere e from the water z n bu but t this game of letters amused her ber fir faist st it pleased her intellect arid and her curiosity became so lively that slie she wrote lot let us give up this jesting winch lias has pleased me ine for tire the moment but blit should continue no longer I 1 and corno with your apologies 0 to Clia chalon loll 7 the lover answered yes if you will add hope Y if only a word is necessary to decide you bo be it so and the word was iv written ritten the young man appeared and w was not a loser the gift of alc plc pleasing belonged to liis his person as much a ills style and ho be had bad made sir cli pid anid progress under water that it was oisy easy to complete his conquest on land they were married |
