The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08
iE 50 5o per annum-payabe half yearly in advance


half yearly in advance.
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please, | promise TO grant it," Wen, take
Iyou a, your word Swear 10 me, that from this
lmrr ent you renounce gaming for ever."-De
IRosny gave her his promise without hesitation,
md wi h a fixed determination to keep it." And
lnoa nother,' cried he, "you must leave oifyour
Ilrsde, and sit down to enjoy yourself in peace
land comfort for the rest of your days. will im'
lmediately secure TO you decent msinta'nances
md you may either reside at one ofmy country
cats, or have lodging of your own in Paris, as
you please"-" My dear co1nte thank you for
Proposal, which is like yourself; believe me 4
shall be always grateful for it, though cannot
accept it"--s' And why i"-' have fondness
Ifor my present way oi lifs it has its inconve'
iencies to be sure, but then il has its pleasures
oo"--" Pleasures f'--" Yes IN the first place
lam not dependant on any one."-"o my good
mother, could you consider yourself dependant
~ him who would be indebted to you tor every
hing -
These words, and the tone in which they were
l,ttered, affected the old woman, but they did not
Ater her resolution. DE Rosny and she were
':ill debating the point, when packet was deiiv'
red to him, containing his money and an acquit-
ance Of his debt He imrlored the mendicant 70
ell him how sh. had ex,ricated him but on THU
Ipont she would give him no satisfaction, neither
would she accept Of large sum which ne wouia
lrave forced upon her; but taking only a few
francs. she quilted him, with promise OF seeing
|him again in few days. and the comte took care
ylIo desire his servants to admit her whenever she
hould call.
n| Three days had elapsed before old Msnon pre-
rlsented herself Mt the Hotel de Rosny. "Ah:
T. lcomte," cried she, as she entered, So am now tha
isrbinger of bad news Your life is threatened
y Threatened did l say lit is in the most lmrns.
nent danger A villain, who has been prevented
4 frnpo lar,p hzc rnru death tGU
e must leave Paris II you would save yourselffroa
Il thc dagger Of an assassin p" Explain YOURSELF
'my good Manon." "The Italaniwith whom You
first played, was in league with the Russian, VINO
u has been forced to return your moneys hall the
Sum was destined for the Itahun, and frantic ss
osing it, he has vowed that you shall pay Tor his
oI oIisappointmen. with your life" "Dont fear tor
> lme, my kind Manon, shall always go armed
n But what will arms avail against an enemy IKE
oIthis' eomte bese- ch you leave Paris y an
o|possble should despise myself were to acs
pusillanimously." In vain Manon urged ana
u|praycd. De Rosny was inhe1ible: all she could
ilIobtain was promise that lie would have arms a.
bout his person. and that he would not be CUT a.
Il one at late hour
* A month passed, and De Rosny. though he
tsill continued these precautions, began to think
olthey were supernuous. He had an engagements
lone evening very near his own house, and as tlan
day had but just closed in, and the evening waS
ldt1',, tOOk MS
rrhe was Just turning the corner OF the street IN
hwhc ch his friend lived, when he thought lie hea>f
Ia steshy step behind ham, and IT that monleat T.
al Imam aimed blow at him with stlfetto; but Cas-
.larm of the villain suddenly arrested by Manoa,
\ Iwho. unperceiyed, was alone behind bin. Ass.
s. engagjng hmseh with the qufkness of lightning.
ell he Inscre ant buried the sietto in the poeF Ess.
nj d cant's side. He shifted the s'ilesto to his sfs
nand with the quickness of Lightning, and asrss
"a I.n,ed at the comte who rushed upon him Esse
t missed his blow, and hurled his weapon in the boz
y, som of the mentcant. She fell covered wfsEs
fntood into the arms of the horrer struck c,sts:
is|he assassin would have escaped, but the shr;ss
nlof Manon as she fell brought assistance, and tha
mIrut1ixn was secured. De Rosny bore her into the
b ,earest house, and sent for medical aid as hs
piaced her upon = couch her scnsss returned and
d n fcnt voice she desired to be left alone With
'elhim for moment
is De Rosny, spite. of his agitation, was stsuci;
. with astoni,hment at the sweet and youthful ac-
III cent in which these words were uttered. " ]. -
II only at moment like this" said she, as soon 81
n nthey were alone, " that may be permitted to tell
eyou that you in Inc the daughter OF the R1ar-
n, lu d. dAvarez, whose life you ohce saved young
a As then was the gratitude felt for my fathers
pieserver soon tipened into passion, which ycar
D. refusal Of my l,sn, could no, sXtingush. Heaven
nfnas permitted me to prove to you the ainceriey
9 # that affection, winch nothing but the approach
', of death could ever have induced me to reveal,
As she uttered these Words she again tainted, and
n 1T WAS so long before she recovered her senses,
mi that the distracted De Rusny thought they werc
n ted forever,
d But heaven spared him the pangs of having
,t c used her death: the wound though exceed
It ingy dangerous, was not mortal. and the lovely
II ,paniart after many weeks Of danger and suffer-
is ny reco"ercd to see herself the sovereign mis-
Il ress Of that heart which she had purchased at
J. nearly the expense Of her life. 1t was, however,
t. Hang before she could be persuaded that it waa
l. -resly love which brought the eonte to her feet
y she feared that it was gratitude rather than pas
sion which urged him to seek her hand: but this
isltear was at length dispelled by the tender and
:lpassonate attentions OF De Rosny, who could not
,tlr fleet without astoni hmsnt on his having ever
,l|refused the hand Of creature 50 lovely and SO
nhighly gifted. lie forgot tina, at the time her IA
ri her offered her to him, her loveliness was that
elof child, for she WAS scarcely fourteen.
e 1t WAS five years before the period of which VIC
dlare writing, that the comfe paid visit TO Mad
elwhere he became acquainted with the Marquis
'ed Alvarez, who, naturally hospitable was partc-
'euary pleased with the young and amiahie French
n man not contented with inviting him frequently
st Ito his house, lie often made parties for his anuse
= ment. 1t CHANGED that in an aquatic expedi.
is tion, which undertaken on De Rosny's ac-
count, the Marquis was seized with a giddincss
'in his head anil fell overheard: he must have