Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-06-24

III .ou9 w ell yes, replled the young
: girl; shut on condition that when get tired
may do rs the little birds which in winter
time make their meats in houses, but in sum
mer fly away to the fields" $50 I've it," said
Madame Elizabeth; and the young girl lump
ed for joy.
i, The womsno Of The Princes. took possession
lof Marianne, undrcssed AND washed her, and
J Iperfumed her hair. During this toilet, Ma
rianne was several times near lainting; these
essences, these shows, were unusual to her:
and her pretty head would droop. like those
wlntry flowers thatfleur,sh beneath the snow.
bat whose frail stem droop and perish when
the sun is too warm.
The little Sayoyard. with her plated hair.
her neat collar, Der purple frock, and her
farms bare to the elbow, WAS lovely to behold
There was nothing ideal in her appearance.
land Guido Reaai might probably have pass
ed without observing her; but Marianne was
So fresh, SO rosy; her teeth were so white. SO
Ipearly; her eyes so sweeily modest; every
| thing about her was So pure, so innocent, that
at court she must excite attention land ac-
cordingly every lady caressed her. Nothing
was talked OF Tor month but the pretty Sa-
yoyard; DemarYe took bon picture, and co.
pies OF 1t were multiplied some of which are
still iousd about our docks and on the boale-
wards. Marianne caressed, attended TO, car
riedoff in round OF pleasures which she had
never partakrn OF forget her old father and
her mountains; but she soon got tired OF
worldly amusements. Two months had scarce
| ly passed, aud the rose on her cheek had ia
ded, her eyes were sunken and her heart
heavy. In vain Madame Elizabeth sought 10
question her---the young grl kept silence;
but in order not to giieye her beneiaetress,
incurred in secret.
The day that, forgetting her sorrow, she
related 10 the Princess her mountain life. aud
that she spoke ioytully of the Dent de Nlvo-
J let; OF her cows with their silyery bells, her
| fresh grottos, and of the fairies that appear
on st Martins night, all AT once sunbeam
penetrated the room, and coloured and light
ed the whole apartment. Marianne Interrupt.
ted her story and disappeared IN All instant.
She was sought, ard found endearorns to
climb the chimney; but her knees. SO long
unused 80 work, tottered and gave way. and
she fell, hiding her face with boh hands, and
weeping bitterly.
"N hat is the matter with you!" said Ma
dame Elizabeth, helping her up. and holding
her hands; al insist upon your telling me the
cause Of your tears. DO you not wish to re-
main longer with mepp
"Oh, should like to-" answered Marian
slnp he calls nae Il want to see the Dent de
!, Niyolet, and my father, and Peter too"
i Peter" said the Princess, looking stead
tasty at her; s.yoa never told me about Pc.
ter. He is your lover---is it not SOP"
, "Oh, no! no! do not love him. our curate
forbids young girls TO love young men"
''But he loves you?"
81 do moi know IL our curate forbade him;
, hut then he is very rich he wants to marry
: me but his father viii not allow III sWhsn
: she has a thousand francs lac said, then |
4 will give my consent"
"And you have not got thousand francs?'
81 am not very far from it. have already
t more than seven hundred. Twas Peter
4 who said to me, $50 to Paris, sweep chin.
lneys. and when you have thousand francs
we will be married. and every year act off
, | sweep, beg, and when | have got two
hundred francs, and tho .un is bright, as il
is now, return homo Peter goes every
day on hill, and when he sees me in the
: valley, he makes signs TO me. As soon as
see him, 1 cry out, two hundred francs morcp
He jumps for JOY, and SO do !. When saw
the sun shine, my heart sweiled? fanciec
heard the voice Of Peter. Oh, / want tc
: go; want to go; but next year win csme
! back with beautiful bunch of flowers, tina
Peter viii have picked on the mountains"
"Well,'' said Madame Elizabeth, ''in fif
teen days you shall GO"
NJ. Mesmer was at that time in full vogue
Madame Elizabeth sent for him. and inquired
of him if he could at any time put young
girl TO sleep. .'Withont any trouble, replied
The doctor, smiling, ''but [ should be ,nuch
more certain Of success, if the night before
the magnetic operation, the young girl had
been at ball"
i III understand said the Princess 81 will
send for you al the proper time ("
She immediately sent to Savoy one of her
confidential lacqueys, who had orders to
bring post haste the two Savoyard families;
and distinguished painter was ordered TO
take the exact representation OF the native
r!sce oil Marianne. The painter was the frat
back.
!, In one Of Princess apartments, theatre
was constructed, in which, by the help Of
: well psiated scenes, the huts, Dent de Nivo-
let and the hlilocks from which Peter watch
ed Ter Marianne, were represented.
: Every order Of M. de Mssmer was obsysd
; The young girl spent two slespless nights,
, and when her eyes wsrc closing from fatigue,
she was walked by order OF the Princess; he's
jbsggar clothes, which had been procured.
!, were put on her, the doctor, who acted the
part of guide, conducted her to an apart
ment, every window ofwhich was shat, seat-
: ed her on an ottoman, where she was soon
I ovsrtaken by a natural sleep. She had hard
ly drawn few breaths before she was pro
f faundlv aslsep Then - ~svan .;a.c.l al.