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Show A MAIHUAGK FA1LUIEI1 (InntMn hook his lieml mul rnlael hit unm vtth Hid nature of otia tliat his f i a--0 i p-ttt ilanirvr It l I, i liIt nt mo wtll, for yon lii tioi avm ine latvly llmvo been cl i ht pI I u It tt, LonfUcntM, snp-pr snp-pr i t mi kixkI a tiarrlMl An nccl-Unt nccl-Unt tliat ta.pa t yen, but which lualtM iii-cnM t.i think nf It. Not that my fi iikw mi ittl) . silly or dUagnwablo M, rim ya Lliarmltff. Ui(.tvnwin of ajo, blaixt iw n corn Usl, jrreat ititti idtff f vt Ihnt stuirUc. d roily nn 1 looked juufulUi) th-) f ico with it gOMulIttlo ij iitiuiiitf, n llttlo wondcrliifr, at gf, i no that bad Uk--i hor ei rwrlonoo n llttlo llt-tlo fmin ooryvvherc, llw world uuj tho IIov did I find hcrt Very Mm ply, ai noli thlnjpi nro nlMac don when ono M'lxhini to inarr Vullat 1 got up ono cl ly 1 n ilviUh Umpcr, etonj ich Irrlta-lh Irrlta-lh rrmitho tMt titglit'4 aunr, livy it Ik ad, frinpty of licurt With oil thi. IjmI vrtatlitr, cold, gray, mJ, vnuo tuuul In IIhi morning) nt nuon, black rnmiL Si thlii to do, nothing to read, nuiliiii.i toIoTcl " Zoun It I told mywlf, V thao to tnnrn If I found n futully it vrlll ctr t mlyoci iipy iiip' I thruw injwlf Into n conrx and Mil's Tor Iho honi of my notary, nn old fntiid of my failirr, btid Ull tLu auo ber ro lilni. " I)o) Midenlrea Lion 1 or trimclU Vrtf ' Mid his turtiluff hU patn. " A hi uid I aliould i nftr,' said L " licanft Toujilnetto wai brunetto - mtrnet ' "fho J itlfrpnconppwircil trt him jmt. 2Ioi't-i I lameilllo. Uiitlullilw.rd, IVU" "irypnttr "'Whom d aho rwmble "Xoouo onlj IicImIU' llutMuu, think well rail I, Mj, II tto not in tlwciiriMdoballttaotue faoo that rwulU hi row n ''In tho Cori-t do Ulletl What a qilMtloiil' "Hut I only ink nn an roximato af-CnniMn' af-CnniMn' "MyiiutaryrtdKrttHl, Mtln tho corp do ballttl Tho coips dd bnllal No, no onet hnt nt thu UouITu ib,jei tho little AnffeleT "Auflul AnffeUI Ubhlnl bho riwinllm Anm-1, does lo, our litllo 1 mar Fill I. Ah, villi 1U marry In r infttfttilor. When will joa rvMut lauf 'i II, to k!p iircllmlnary dolalU, wo i to teo each other hnt nt thoilot! C uiiniubil A charity ball fur tlio It t of tho ahuptfirU who dorirrd t I i nt waUr cdor pulntora. A qu !-lilt !-lilt ,rt dtr two flnKura of flirtation in 1 wo li ild ltmw rath other aufB-i aufB-i ntTy wtH to cnt- njiou tho oOlHul J irltjuiii u Auoriraittitin? Y7lat oi iRriii)ly in mirh affairs. At th htt muuiuut, Uhol 1 llo ball o i ijiitmundtal. Jluy nptne-d tt by Uw oiwra r i n pto. A lIiimIo phMntntlon. Th n tary prrt. dtd mo to tho bo. I tew to tl inuihor bow to tha father, n ilah of th eo to the young (firll -bl drllclous tl -it yonng tflrll AsenuiiN jwwkill A iu) hut uijmi, roy IUm, kt1 ahlnlnK ct nnl tha darllngoiit littlo can, bo- I I id whkh curled mil clustered t n-ilrllaof n-ilrllaof hnirthat Khouo in thu (rallglit III o n ifuldui luUt Much prtttUr than AuklIuI 'It wni lettlodt tho wejdluj ahonld "Tho wwUIng? Yei, but before that realUiu would como tho romance, tho jKtrj of vuu cnnaCjmonU To marry t iiifi v. ii i m limit aunt, mid M. lUird, I t i fiUur.n ory nr4iWo oil man. a villi im oitnr (Kitiimlinu thnn tint of d tuhtnj: hiaroupouft hnyl wt tho dty tt r m comin ; ti his houw, tho oveniu i( our JlratiUtetlittf "IbHjttlll tlmtfimllyplctaro lu tho T lulowird M ileulu fbun, thu (rent wlilM uu 1 Kilt a-tloii, tho mil il fiirnU'iluir- of tiimUuUrnla molo, But a from tJwu-iib, tJwu-iib, rii hl atnlotit, brunxec too pold t n hi r n tirt gaud) , pliuh too Klirlriff, jil tunti t i now. A lu ur born of yo-t yo-t r 1 iy and t turn pod l mn the f nvotcot "JJut fl.iv, Uaxly oKulfcllv, pretty en mi;h to oat, n to fjwat, tar 1 lond b ud bent under tho md of tho lump, Milt Urtha cutting with n Jipim-eu l.iptr Lnlfo tho mwtn of tho last number vt 'Hid Itevu? dos IVux itoudw-u Ortni re ulin j roallletl "A triiln nrrnnxed, n trifle tooatn lied, rhip, this i lajliitf tho family notot u Jttlo too fceutlitunUil, but Mr)' cwntrtl. tiiiitcd enough to damn u kiint, and 1 Ynsuot ftFiilnt "Hut, ii fur all, wl it la so df lidoai ni tho paftklu.c of tin K trot hul honmf It U tlm jrfmi, tho protoguo, tho pruimlilo ti in;trrlrtkci A prefnuf full of boautb fill proini&e! that nuvU-a ono Ultoro ruidin U l Unutlful lnxk to comet What ronuiiicu! Wh.it ioetrt Whit U'nimwuuddplU,htl " Vi hut nnfortunittly ono n""1 t'tro tho pA?ej, and lint thnt, j on roe, at liio inoniont, wia piccllely what I do-mill do-mill to do, to tArn tho p4e4 v;lth all t Hid, tlm fair whito pirfoc f thl jomifj (, 1 1 life, ua ) rt without n trm o of crny (ti I hod turtiwl mi iiinm pagi, yon I' that rcHiubled IncvLrthtiig thw) tu r ra of tho rbuirnut whkhivery butlyr- rutcticiw 'hnnimiimidtullriuiS, 'Ah! tha yu in inl That Ignorant, Inr . ut and tlinid Wtii;t i jul tin nnd Vtn o wln(4 thoir itifiiiowl llial fuund ha at lakt. that ldv.il maldl How happ lehoull botohweaT it T , I t t t tl xr .Wd, t.iat 0i u ii inoutu tliatrkin o witm hnd v.t I 1 wm fully deriihil I wuuld tiurr, iu IOOH bnyvili Xfr. (j i irj I i t i i i i I ""' I it 1 III I I i, 1 I M I l tl ., nnd no J i 10 J W i . lii l;.lt Ml , , t! ' fcitim bronx th .wm nMiiH tli I Miiioditana tmlrayc.-n!fr m Ikan vnla, only, Mile BurtitA in Iwiic-f cut the leavrt of Tho Itewi d.-a Deux SlotnW 'Now ho rtl llffhtrr nnd dmtlrr JoonmU, illhl with kou.liM and rlr tnroaof Knt uhl ' ni , loaeiltbltd h t 1 e !i lr, I fouk her a i i it i f tl n r r h i I whlU ll.ac mi tin d ih nt th ku , Ixiiir the miik l p WW re mipiIii I hrilvelhuam . alw.ijn for il. ma pur TNNie, tho iin mi, f w r Irl I ntnnt ' her Imnd to tb afuuncuinpirtiniutand liKawtnl tne tbt ituno rut and thi Htne lilac. "I liad lcom n renlar custom r tr Rardtni; uo one ami alwnya hurried, tltotigh it woild liaTebooiiiery ftjri--nblo toRUiyund ooiittniplato tliuwi Ii nn of oriorotu bliHwnv vluleta, nnr ,: llowen, Mmve all cm'lliiu, their p. tf Kj holdtiiK tho velvety Lheen of n wmiiaii'a ileah, nnd tn that verdure mif itrW trim nnd riiilllnjt and with tho rw) tint of living llowora. "1 Kruvv IJyIUe. No mat tori Itlja wen 'ry. "I did not at firet barlmrian Hint! vna obaervo tho lUmtjnrraoi and the pretty, and fact) of tho young fleurtat a that nerved mo. 1 thouirht only or Herthn, ,vt only Uvttha, hor golden cnrla danoed nlwaya before m eyta. Hho wm a thoiiaand tlinw prettirr than the little Atifrelo.itnllf otil , I aahl to myrelf, aho woro tho Morhiqiio coatniiM if tho pMiisantre) in tho uprra "An(;ell aul that vory tuning wo tnnteJ totrether, Hwrtlu and I,thlenroa tf tho family album, A very much mingled album At that! Bolder, mcr chanu, parshtuont auntf , apuj leptlo nn del, artillery colonel and n minuter. A minister 1 any, ni In rlden timet , ono nlwa) had la ono'a album n yrai.tH.i thvr culfed in tho aLincapcf thoKa tional Ciiianb " alt,' Mid Hertha tuddcnly, clottnif tho covire, '1 to n Uttt r ono Hill to iinvr ou ' And Kho ran to aeek it. hho mu ah! what a figure! Anl the Lroutrht It this one full of nttrtiMf, atiiRen, !annoa, all the abonldora nnd buti cf tho o)Vut ull tho truuks nnd UeUtu of tho billet, "And there, sundwlchetl between Jit-dio Jit-dio and'lheo, Mtioy, rogubih, the moat ilecolletod or tho lot, tho little Augulu of Ijw noulTff Au 1 doern't flio look liko mtY cried Herthi joyoual) i 'ncry cue ttlU mo low iimili I reaemblo hur Hecf "And nMiimluie the attitude of lur operitlo counterpart, winking her yo aul with linger to the aide cf hirtioiH', tha boffun to hum IWthi beffin tu biiin th rollicking coui leU of tle "He-mental "He-mental r! "lleaunlieiaonlfal? Mile. Hrhnrd dtUKhtcr of M Adulpho Hriard,co.u iiierctiil notnblo au 1 foruii r I rttident ut 1 thu Commercial exihauw, Lnew the rijnrtolr of tlm I iritlati boaSfm! 'I took my lento n llttlo suffocated this evening from the white nnl tfilt rulun of the Doulrrard Alalealierbea. liio little Antrele nnd tho litt' lkrtbn mlnRlod atmuyelyln my thoughts and hoppvl b) ly btvido roe like two little puppeMcl ilia the aamo coatume, and my falthl the farther 1 wint tho leu I know if 1 was going to to .M1K lh rtln bilonl upjear tu tho paeaago Choiaml, or to marry Wfire a trtoolored acarf in the prerlnct ofllre the llttlo bloibl Anicele of the Mp ratio wore! " Twaa jmt at tliat moment that 1 fonnd tnyaelf at the door uf the lluriat a hop where every evening I eptmvd ngulnrly Tiny wore alartlug to close up hut betweun tho nzalc branchos and glldtid baskets, am n the d-ep, wniy grtnaof thocaoutchouo plants, Miinlng ns if vamUhod under the spray of tho fountain, 1 purcolvud fluililnjra bouipiet, pretty as a pink In her 1.1m It, robe and w hite mllar, w hiUi brought out I o cloarly the rich brunette akin, my lit tie llowor girl, who oery day for the past three vveVa had given me the aame bouiuet with the Mime gentle, coortooits and wd llttlo riuile thut 1 hud scarcely noticed. 'And I rtald there looking nt her. Bho waa charming, my little friend the flower girl. IIr black hair bruhitl rmrtothly back from htr forehead, and giving to htr straight, chusio rofilo tho iilruf nt old ineflalllon. With it ail, a true rarlnlenne, aweet, dainty, piquant, thu gnklight falllog on tho gloesy luunhtl hair, the flngers turning in and cut among a heap of row, which ehe gruniud to a hanuonioni wholo tn one bind togtiiher the noti of n aonnet. "laaw nothing but thnt llttlo nlilto hand, no pretty, (hider, nrfstocrutlct and I staid there contemplating It, I, who buyoml tlun, had alrcidy priparud tho way to dim ind anthi.rt "Tho next da) I emit, joi pee, the recital of mydre.imi and insomnlii(nn insouml i with haunting Tlslomi of fl nv-tr nv-tr girUwlth theaipoctof Virgin Ma-doimii, Ma-doimii, and of )niing girls dincing like bullet pmnUros In MorlAno costumes to tho tune of tin) ,UemontoIr" tho In xt day. I Kay, wo were to dlno nt tho limine of thatooufoundod notary Dertlu, lit r imretita an J I. "Will, I had :m uiunl promlaol her a boutpiet, as usual 1 woul 1 taVo It to hut bin would piu It to her aide nnd wo ahould d i part as arrasgvd fortho dining room of M, lkrgeot. "1 enteiM, tlicreforn, ni usual the florin's shop, and the ntuohvid, ni al-wn)n, al-wn)n, trrftchod iUelf toward tlioclus-tern tlioclus-tern of llhca a'i I loses that I badnlwi) houjilit there. ' 'No, mademoiselle sal 1 t, 'It ii a chutir fir the corsage, if you jilcue thlseenhijr "Ahr "She regar le 1 ine smilingly, her soft frank cjea turning from side to side seeking nunthr r il utter uf flowers. 'ev, monsieur, how la tbUT "A little large la It not? mademoi aolle,' sail I, In truth uirlnj nothing ft r thoftlzoof tho bunch, but aeliodwithn difclro to llnr indefinitely in thnt bower of erduro, bt-oouio nil nt ouceapura direof gren, red and white "An I w hen that pit tty i oung girt, all lu black md so p.de and amial 1, aatd a guiitly, placlug thii rlnnt r nnliut tho laniiiii of her oiu r If 'Oh, no, mun nli lr, it U nit, ) on , t w 1 irgul' 1 c nil scarcely r train m t fromrn. iugnlouJ lvc pit there, milemoiKrit 1Ujv.icUiOuI Auhoucit biU'juetfrou i a hat it ii rl! l w I. uli y ir 1 1 1 in i mu . uu I go-ir Hlowoulllui) found too old this r r t k my flower, r i i i , it nn i but lllle. I 'i . ii i l i lowly pro tin li l . u (It tr H i in ii t ii ii, ii ycmni; Bud Mut t tin . i ril y tlnuwgig cj i ii i ib'. i in I hi 1 1 1 u, it her. titnwh lhlitcr 1 would ntUin ltmw If, mil tl hile 1! ' 1 1 It,. from tho h 4t an 1 ( it m 1 In my I nit hole Ia up m m hreaat and kept my limrt warm during the whole of lint in tn t t ii i ilmU i tl 1 i i r during which it i Mi ill 1. 1 u ! Anwlo be Md ii Ii 1 hi' ) o"i it and I ww r it pM i niiy t ii Mayh una pi Iili mlu ,n ii iiir f tnv titll-T llim.r lr! i , it wnn thlt ahnnUl ava y mi thu 11 nn w J lie flance I Hun ly. If th will lull nnr, that toinr wo ill I whiu,nll whlu, hke tho rose on my blvbat. "The denouement, tlie denouement wall. It NppruHt-hiM. "(tradttAll) , aa 1 frequented that white and ill iiilou tue llttlo llc-tlu lnndo m i nfrail yv, m.tiuilly afraid. And like wise, as I fruiuijU-d in florist's shop I Mdin)tftl(thfttlt was thrro I should flnl tiioconipi- oii,thefri nd, the Uue unjA tulo tn h ipplnosa or nam! Tl nt cl ruling child! Hour, It vra ttno; doiiuikunu orphan, 11 ring alone anl poaaiLly d rati 11 to marry ftoiuo shopman or railroad cmr.Ioyet, m to turn -aa turned to tlw wind of Paris-all Paris-all t how hoTHl(i brings who hail n- cupport. Htiw good It would be to draw that child frm this risk by drawing her from tho cunditlon itself, b) miking her my tntntreas, )ou aay? No, no, I swear It. IsweurtUtl never thought or it. "My wife, then? Ah, ir only I hnl dared I And while luA daring, slowly, gently, polltuly, 1 dutachod myself from Sllle lVrtha Urlvarl-I ha.1 nearly said of the HmifTus Harlaientiea. 1 left lur to her father, her white nnd gilt ralon anl Ik r guy "Ite montotr. I sought delaji, prttcxis, exousea. In short, when one craning 21 Hergoot i ltd to ine lumply, 'We cam no longer leave my friend Jhivnrd with his now in tho water' great nntnrallsta, thmo notaries j Ms It to be yea or nor this time, my faith, I an awcrnli "Kh, Men! Xo, tlnl I am not inadii for limrrjlugr "And I did not, as usual, set out for the Hi hard domicile AU too tamo, the same u veiling saw tne at my UorUta ahop. lu pi ice of my llttlo ilower girl theru ttoo-l another one; this one red headed, pretty nUo .ind alo polite, but the wm not the one I sought. She, they told ine, had gout away to relation In Hourginfiie. They lwl recalled Ut to marry Iter, To what sot? low hat beer keg? To whit vtno drer? I kuuw tiuthlng I ah ill never know anything. Of my llttlo bniwti flwer maid X never had known an) thing Iwr name, her age, her life. Nothing, nothing wh-iMer, aao that rlie wm ravlkhlngly jrvtty, with an luneat air, dt-p c)ett, and tliat she lnnded tno bomjuets rf lilnca au 1 roftai with a hand whlui and lender, which, on my mml, I would liave upplicat'il her to gle me, and which, at alt itmt, lilujr! mu from taking another. ''U'hold my adventure! A Tery trim-plo trim-plo owe eh, luen )es but 1 have nerh lu m) life bad a more agreeablo one. It scout to me tliat I lotto gathered In the mid ft nf our hothouse oxiateiioe a flower of the rl Ida, whuso noifuiuu I huvu mill on my finger, lteaweet odor still in my uoatrila. "Ah I grow olegiaof but (3od bleaa her, whnrever she be, my little hrowii iltiwer maid, who, compared to my coco-dtftteof coco-dtftteof tho Houlevar 1 VuiosLerbwi, wit like a mm uu a green ateni beside a tulip en n wire one 'Mile Hrhard, by tho vty, mirrtes tomorrow a ottug and skillful linancler, who has found a way to ahape a fortune that has rulnod others they will bo iry liapiy. 'As for me, I depart this evening for Monaco. I lme list my little flower zmti 1, but 1 Khali perhaps win at routato unlucky at love, etc Translated from thu French of Julea Claretl by U. C, Waggeiter for Hlmrt titorief. |