Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-15

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silence, he turned to Aurora, and with a
firm, imposing tone, he added. Fer
/ baps, madam, you were not intended to
! be lie wife bellows.mender---you must
howesr be The mother of the bellows
members child. Now will you, by pro-
curing your marriage to be annulled,
condemn that child 10 bastardy - "Oh
no exclaimed she"--alI trembling and
bursting into tears. .sOb no exclaimed
every voice in the assembly.
The emotion of maternal love decided
the clause. The judges declared cur
marriage valid upon the ground that the
contract was signed by my real name.
I They added that there was mol that dill
ference between our situations IN lie 10
| JUSTLY them in dlssolvng the mstrimo-
NAL lies. They however declared her
TO be at liberty TO choose her place OF re-
| sidcnce; and stated that she should be
protected from all further trouble, and
released from my control.
was among the crowd all the time OF
the trial; but no one suspected that the
poor below lender wore the appear
ance OF gentleman, and was unnc-
ticed. From that time the most rldcu-
lous stories began TO circulate concern
ing our marriage, and my absence and
a thousand matters. | laughed with the
rest {; but ! still found that those who
were disposed to be merry al Aurora 5
expense, were always ready to throw &C
cusations upon me. Consulting with
my friends, ! determined that Lyons was
not the place for me. removed to Pa
rls. No one there suspected who | was.
The poor bellows m ender, with hun
bred thousand francs; and the credi, Of
my Lyoncse friends, was a respectable
merchant. Fortune favored me beyond
my hopes. My dealing at Lyons still
continued A happy accident enabled
me to render an important service 10 one
OF the bankers o. that city, and it proved
TO be an essential service to myself He
was eager that should pay him visit
| accepted bis invitation most readily,
for longed to breathe the same air with
Aurora. To Lyons then repaired in a
splendid eqnipage, with my attendants
IN livery OF the FIRST style. For o &C cit
vas not borrowed.
My old friends hardly knew me; il
was thereto easy TO escape the observa-
non OF slighter acqualhtances. iDqulr-
ed for Aurora and her child without ap
bearing to have any particular interest
ID any thing re laiive to them. | learned
that her father was dead and that from
The situation Of his affairs she had been
lett in a great measure depcndenl on the
abbess. She still continued 10 excite
the public interest in her favor. the
attention which she paid to the educa
ton of her son gained her the highesl
respect. 1t was observed that the bel
lows member had never troubled her.
You may imagine that could not
hear these recitals without the warmesl
emotion. During the four years Ma, ]
had been absent my labnrs had only one
obleet-the means OF aifording hsppi-
ness 10 my Aurora. This conversation
then brought back the summer CT NV
love; and her image, which my soul i,aG
never lost, was cherished with more ar
dor than ever. And my child---was |
never to clasp him to my heart Here
was sentiment that was TO form the
charm Of nay future life. determined
to see them.
The creditors of Aurora's father had
through the agency Of one of the engra-
yers, all their demands discharged. -
Cer,ain article valuable to Aurora from
custom, or on account of the remember
ance Of her friends, were in the sales OF
his property purchased for her. My
banker had spoken highly OF her, and f.
was man much esteemed--I chose hin,
for my confident. | reIa,ed to h,m nv
whole history. Alter recovering from
his surprise, he informed me that the sh
hess of the convent was his friend-that
he would obtain me an interview with
my wife; and that he would endeavor to
procure reconciliation.
We set out on a visit to the convent.
Arriving at the gate he was announced
by his proper name, and was rich
merchant, stranger from Paris. We
were admitted. VIVA, picture pre-
sentey itself'o my view! Aurora, the
bewitching Aurora hersef,in all the bril-
lance of her beauty seated beside the We.
nerab!e abbess A child-a Cupid, slep,
on her lap, and engaged her attention.
When her eye caught mine she wes
evidently startled, and became much agi.
| tated /; my face recalled to her mind some
painful feelings but as was intro