The Litchfield County post., 1826-11-14

Already you have bereft me Of happiness
think YOU that it viii add 10 the misery you
have inflicted, by entailing on myself the
pangs Of endless remorse
'sWhy them" cried de Money, "aFe
you here 7"
"Tosshow you have not forgotten my
word. that 4 have never lost sight of my
cherished revenge. bought your prop
erty. II -,
DE Money replied only by stIfied
groan. r
!" 1 purchased it for less than tenth OF
It's value, and BY the care have bestowed
unoo II. II. IS now worth considerably more
tl,an when I bought it.-From the moment
I n,rchased il, / sought you out, that 4
p;ght show you of what the despised and
ins1lted Francois was capable. The time
that has elapsed before could trace you,
has enabled me to do more than at first
! hoped TO accomplish. There laying a
packet onahe table) is permission from the
government for you to return to France,
and deed by which restore to you that
property purchased only to preserve for
you" A.
Tears which de Money could no long
er repress, burst from his eyes, and as
Francois turned to leave the room, he
caught him in his arms.
"Noble, generous Restaud !" cried he,
IS how have been mistaken in you but
your gift would be incomplete unless you
add to it your forgiveness. know, fee
I treated you and Pauline cruelty; YET
several years of suffering may have atoned
my fault"
Francois struggled to disengage himself;
"Unhand me, marquis; must BECOME"
+" Not till you have forgiven me-not
till YOU have seen Pauline. You will lis
ten to her thanks, thought dare not offer
YOU mine.''
Pauline T. would not behold her for
worlds"
1t now first occurred to de Money, that
it was possible Francois did not know
that Madame St. Armand was a widow.
Restaud," cried he, "if you are free,
there is no obstacle to your seeing Pauline.
The hand Of Heaven has broken those
vows that my poor girl was forced to
pledge, and Pauline may yet pay her fa-
theirs debt Of gratitude
/ have no words tosdescribe the traps
ports of the faithful Francois, who few
minutes afterwards pressed his still adored
mistress to his heart.
De Money was all eagerness to have
their nnptials solemnized, and as soon as
the ceremony was performed, he insisted
upon returning the deed of gift which his
son-in-law had given him. 1t was in vain
Francois declared that he was already rich
enough: De Money protested he should
believe he had not forgiven his former con-
duct unless he accepted it.
"My dearest father" cried Pauline,
"you must not be dependent upon u.s."
"And why should / not, my child r"
said the happy old man. evil the rich
Madame Restaud be less attentive to her
fathers comforts, than the poor Pauline,
who supported him by the labour Of her
hands? or will Francois who uncondition-
ally restored my whole property to me,
deny me an asylum under his roof e. You
must indulge your father, my children; it
is the last time he will insist on being o.
beyed."
The wish of de Money was cheerfully
complied with by his SON and daughter.
They soon afterwards returned to France.
De Money lived many years to witness
the happiness of his children, who had
numerous and lovely family; nor had he
ever the smallest reason to regret the con-
fidence he had placed in his SON and daugh-
ter, whose'filial love and reverence contin-
ued undated to the last moment of his ex-
istence.