The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-11-14

4 u would be to secure their promotion. as
4 he knew enough of Restaud's general char
4 acter to be certain that he would not be
sparing of his gold among his noble rela-
tives. All these considerations enabled
i him to smooth his ruifled brow, and reply
to the honest bourgeois with all the address
4 Of courier. ,srt
After protesting himself delighted with
allhe had heard of Francois, he said that
ashe could venture to answer for the con-
sent of the mGrquise, the business might
be looked upon as settled but from the
extreme youth Of his daughter, he would
! wish the marriage deferred few months.
In the mean time he made no objection to
comply with the desire Of Restaud, that
Mademoiselle de Money should be taken
from her convent, and Introduced to Fran
coise as her future husband
| 1t required, however, all his rhetoric to
bring his wife over to his opinion, and it
was with much difficulty he gained her con-
sent to an alliance which she looked upon
las a disgrace to her family.
/ AS soon, however, as her consent was
obtained, Mademoiselle de Money was
brought home, and the regrets which Fran
co.'s had felt at what he considered very
arbitrary measure, vanished at the FIRST
! sight of his intended BRIDE, Pauline de
Money was just then fifteen, and her ex-
| quisite beauty might have turned an older.
head than that of Francois; but she had
stronger attractions than that of mere beau
ty; her heart was excellent, her temper UNI
commonly auniable, and with all the smpli-
city of her age, her talents: were of the
first order. lis not wonderful that P Pauline,
| brought up as she was in habits Of perfect
obedience, should look with favourable
1 eye on her youthful intended, who was in
fact as amiable as herself. A short time
suficed to- render them deeplyaenamonred
/ Of each other, but, as our immortal bard
observes,
1.-THE course of true love never did run
smooth" i
Almost on the eve of their marriage, the
marquis eldest son was seized with dam
gerous illness; theirnuptials were of course
deferred till he should recover but week
succeeded week, and no alteration for the
better took place. Meanwhile the ssaub-
les which had for some time, agitated
France, took very serious turn; the re-
publican party grew every day stronger,
| and de Money, who was strict royalist,
was shocked and surprised to find that Res
taud openly eespoused tho opposite party,,
This difference Of opinion soon created a
decided animosity between them; and al
though Francois kept himself entirely aloof
from politics, De Money thought his mod
Grafton was only blind to conceal his re-
alsentiments, and felt assured that he was
at heart republican. .., i.
Unfortunately at this period the young
De Money died, and this circumstance
protracted the union Of our lovers for a con-
siderable time. Francois still continued
| to visit at the marquis as the intended hus-
band of Pauline; but he was received by
all but herself with GOODNESS which filled
his mind with the most nournful presagos.
! Unfortunately, they were too soon reali-
zed. Mons. St. Armand, gentleman of
distinguished family and afiluent fortune,
saw and admired Pauline. Her engage
ment to young Restaud was generally
known; but ST. Armand was man of the
world he saw that it would be easy t.
/ bring matters 10 an open rupture between
Restaud and the marquis !; he affected this
with very little trouble, and Immediately
made the most splendid proposals to Pau
line. r s
I Madame de Money had never been cor
! daily inclined to the match with Francois,
and all his good qualities4had not removed
the disgust with which his obscure birth in
spired her. She gladly received trifling
pretcxt to forbid him her house, and to de-
clare that, in consequence of the behavior
of his father, the projected union between
4 the families was at an end.
Nj Young Restaud did not acquiesce quiet
i " in these new arrangements he wrote
letter after letter, which madame Ia mar
/ quise returned unopened; and besieged
the hotel Of de Money, who continued
1 deaf to his prayers and supplications, till
old Restaud, who was now as averse to
the match as de Money himself, alarmed
at his perseverance contrived to send him
to considerable distance from Paris on bu-
siness. His departure was eagerly seized
by the marqiise, who had procured her
| husbands consent to the marriage of st.
j Amand with Pauline, and in spite Of the
lhapless girls tears and reluctance, she was
compelled to give him her hand. Arumor
of the intended marriage reached Fran
co.'s, and with the greatest speed he retur-
1 ued to Paris. The ceremony had been