Show 2 0 M a f 1 I 1 1 5 2 1 ff f jn f egiy sey S 1 4 ey r I 1 I 1 i RAZA bazaine S TWO LOVES WS hta second true rc co tafts n one Baas alne e when a colonel came e across A atae spanish girl of great beauty d personal attractions who seemed to ha him out lout of place amid her surround ings says the century IC tury he picked up the little wild rose ros e as it grew on the roadside and conce conceived ived the notion of transplanting it he tools took the child to paris where he left her hep in a convent to be educated on his return to parts paris after several yem years ot of brilliant campaigning he tell fell in love with her and breaking through all rules of french matrimonial usage married her after several years of happy married life the general lett left her to take command of the army in mexico while he was away on we this expedition the news ot of her death reached him after a funeral mass which C h he heard with his officers he retired to his tent and alone fought the hardest of battles and conquered his own heart in a few days he returned to his duty and no one ever knew what had passed in his innermost soul two years later a ball was given at the quartier general bazzaline Baz zaine who had lately been promoted to the rank of marshal 1864 had stopped tor for a moment to say a few words when one of his guests a young mexican girl who was standing by suddenly stopped near us having torn her dress pins were produced the damaged ruffle was repaired and the girl passed on who is it asked the marshal evidently much struck with her appearance it Is extraordinary he muttered how much she reminds me of my wife he looked distrait and shortly afterward att erward excused himself and wandered off in the direction adlle de la pena had bad taken the courtship was a short one maximilian in order to facilitate a union which he deemed to be in the interest of his government gave the young girl as a dowry the palace of san cosme valued at and thus was may united to december two children were born to the marshal one of them in mexico and never was father prouder of his bis young wile wife and oi her offspring than was the marshal |