Show 0 O T THE TWO 1 H FATHERS 1 m I 1 a 3 2 bo 1 et wu was a widow an indus erious woman who worked late andl nil early la in order to support br her child a little girt between betwee li 4 and 5 years old pretty as a fairy full of tun fun affection ita ato and coaxing as a an aay happy child could be on the opposite tide side 0 of the tending lending of the fifth floor door on a which mine etl eti enne and d her daughter lillie lived will the door atie door of the apartment inhabited ly by two brothers brother cabinet makers by trade and bachelors bac belon either by choice or by chance no one knew one of thoa those day when the intense beat necessitates tha the door being left open in order to let cat a current of air tile prettiness pre tUne of lillie attracted the he attention of the th two brothers br othera who were already part past their ant youth and adored children la in their quality of approaching old bachelorhood from that a tort art of intimacy prang sprung up lip between the widow and her neighbors little reciprocal services passed between them they sometimes mad made a party of pleasure on the sundy so well did they got get on indeed that one day the eldest of 0 the ali two brother brothers bald said to the other that child would want a father badly that im t my opinion foll alio also A would yon you tiara have any object objection loll to my the bother mother to marry me why should it 17 in fact I 1 ivi na as think ing of doing the anio name my me it but ince mines yog you have spoken first follow the notion up bat but on the condition tint that you wilet wilt let me am ee lillie as a often ill i I 1 like like I 1 lov love that child aa as much ai as it she be were tny my own I 1 you will live lh with ca us tho the question agreed upon tha the two br othera dreisel seed in their belt bee went to to call 11 on ime mme etienne whom haw bow eter ever they found confined to bed th the evening beton before she b bad run in order to take come some work back to the hop shop in time on returning ahe she bad had caught a chill passed a night and was wa oot not able to rise la in the morass mom jig she begged her neighbor neighbors to go fora tor doctor it wa was no time to speak of marriage inflammation of the langs lungs carried away the poor woman in ten daya days thank thanks to the two brother brothers abe had bad bof 0 to 0 to tb the bo p tat and until the abe I 1 but a s t in 0 w wai u a able ble t to 0 ice see her bar little be he whom abe he earnestly tar ar netly nestly recommended to wore swore never to the tb child the funeral over they took tool 1 charge of the little one killing her they said to one another at the came am time ume if it you with we wiil win defer borer get ft carried now I 1 they went to live at vincennes N In cennes 0 so o that lillie might bine have plenty of rood good air and take walks la to the wood they were very proud of their adapted adopted daughter when people topped stopped to look at them and mad asked in a casual way which wai wa her father they replied va I 1 both of at vs I 1 teemed seemed to like ilke one as well t aa ili the other and ad called tied them john and uncle jame james when the she grow a little older they put her to chool to a young aldis school be it understood tood taking her there berr every morning and calling for tir in the he so go lillie grew up between tween these two affection affections without ever feeling the h want of father tather or mother bhe she test the brother brothers a great deal dell of mone money r did the little oae one but bah ili they went no louger to the cafe eat and worked a little more than formerly y thea those supplementary hour were devoted to the pleasure and toilet tollet ct of ma demorvelle demol nelle velle when aoe he wu was 13 year ream of age alia tb W waa the th ant arst to suggest that 6 should 9 atay at bom home tor for the future at which of course t the 11 0 brother brothers were bachant ed el what ft charming homing little housekeeper they bad had then and with what joyful tenderness ibe she greeted their re turn every evening to nay may iba ed ad child nevar abaied abased their goodu pi a would be saying too much but at least be seized every available opportunity a of f pleasing eating pl them two yean years passed over BO so quickly for all of them that on the day the two men brought a cl L to and bouquet to celebrate lillie a birthday they the ex claimed seventeen yean years olal la to it his bley not vat res yem it wai was ami and camei me and john thought ao so much at about ut it that it made them anxious an aad d en on happy it wa was the younger who uld said one kvenlog to tb tbt t other do yon know that lillie la in getting wore beautiful aery every day I 1 ahl eh yes T I 1 know it well and oth era ere know it too there must be 1 a a rood good man baoy F adail admirer term prowling around here aft after e r her I 1 and it la Is certain one of them will take ber bet away from u us befar torl long I oo r little thiner ses yea it she ho were to get a bad bus bu indi lob ob I 1 should kill any man who wool I 1 treat her I 1 idlof 7 there t ere la Is only OB one way at 0 e at it bahr i adf cakl be ewer Irot lit watt t t tin ift on to th the ex x cla ela matlon mation and then aba continued ui the other bow and oj tt it would b be for tot am a to part from front illige mayer iffla to we w her li er about th the house never to w bear bm her airry votes singing after Vs return tron work at 0 en an mining evening 1 I 1 tare wa beta thlu klat 0 of all that for ot a long time nit my ler juha all it must tx be pat put aa an end W to and your pinar 1 it la 14 very tia simple it if it pheasee yoa lott 11 I 1 ihal shall many her bet before she t gata fund 0 of any ant on elm el else dal dir I allx he elder brother stood up almost eat ening 1 I 1 10 lo N bar have a of a that plan I 1 ww wu a often going to peak about it but alway always held h 4 back ill hinr by r 4 because Deca ui I 1 wanted to marry myself nrc lt the two brother brothers looked at L othea tar far from amiably then the jj ertl tf eAt ai Th Lith iaia ume ai as with the bother mother formerly do roo too remember fame limes I 1 rare gave her op up to yon you it I 1 Is your turn now to give ire lillie up to me you an fit three years older than L hleb doea does not mak make yea you very young A IOD C wai was bean beard ascending from below lain stairs tillie was WB coming back from boffl her dally daily lopan elsten raid maid john rapidly the th e bild who haw has made our happiness up to Ms this must not be a cause ot of disunion between us u let h her er choose which on all 0 he be likes bet best all 1 bald said tl the otter other that t to quite fir tillie entered took the two men by ilia the neck deck kissed them and ain drawing a chair between them said I 1 with wish lo 10 speak to you seriously Berlo I 1 the face 0 of tha the yaws young girl looked quite joyous I 1 wish to get married john and 1 I were jurt just about it if I 1 but yoa yon have dot not found me too a hui bus bind band I 1 As A a matter of 0 act fact we w have you love us very much like fatter father an I 1 bother mother at once that ii Is wl y we wish to propose to you to choose between us u I 1 why chooser 11 bich of us u you will marry the young girl burst into a fit at of laughter so 10 joyous so 10 prolonged that tl ti a two brothers remained quite dum founds then brushing the tears from her eyelashes eyela shei iso nonsense non arnae my uncle I 1 laid said I 1 wanted anted A to speak to you seriously er louly loo austn t joke I 1 have a sweetheart beart still neill er replied rep lieL now you must oot not be angry I 1 ua am m ID adud of mm him and ba he li Is coming tomorrow to see oe yon you like thail all at oncel and ui um tier tie to lou loll will alway always be my two fa there translated Trani fron from the french an fn for detroit nw news |