Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-03-02
THEl.OVERS OFVIRE.


sun could shine on beautiful May
morning; bright, yet gentle; warm,
but fresh; midway between the water
ing-pot Of APRIL, and the waIming-Pan
OF June, when, in the beautiful valley
ofVire-every body knows Vire-but,
lest there should be any body in the
wide world who does not, dearly be-
loved reader, Twill tell you all about it.
&c: into the stage coach which
journcyeth diurnally between London
and Southampton; enjoy the smooth
ness Of the road, bless Mr.. Madam.
put up at the Dolphin, and yield your
self to the full delights Of an English
four-post bed, for no such sweets shall
YOU know from the moment you set
your foot or board the steamboat for
liavre. till the same steamboat, or an
other, it matters not which, lands you
once more on the English strand.
Surprising you then arrived at Ha-
vre-gct out Of it again as fast as you
Can-rush across the river to IioDfleurs;
dart back to Caen; and after you have
paused five minutes to think about
William the Conqucror, put yourself
into the diligence for st. Malo, and
when you have travelled just twelve
leagues and hall, you will come to a
long steep hill, crowned by a pretty
airy looking town, whose buildings, in
some parts gathered on the very pin
naClc, in others running far down the
slope, seem as if coquetting with the
rich valleys that WOO them from be-
los.
Go to bed; and il you battle your
feet beforehand, which, you are OF my
faction, you will do, walk over the tiled
Loor Of the inner bedroom, that you
may have fit opportunity Of cursing
tiled floors, and Of relieving yourself
Of all the spleen in your nature before
next morning. TheL, # both your IL
yer and the day be favorably disposed,
sally forth to the east corner Of the
town, and you will have fai view
over one Of the lOveliest valleys that
natures Profuse hand ever gifted with
beauty-the soft clear stream Of the
Wire, winding sweetly along between
the green sloping hills, and the rich
woods, and the fields, and the cha
feaux, and hamlets, and the sunshine
catching upon all its meanderirgs, and
the birds singing it their song of love,
as its calm waters roll bountifully by
them. Look upon it, and you will
not find it difficult to imagine how the
soul, even of an obscure artisan, in a
remote age, warmed into poetry and
music in the bosom of that valley, and
by the side Of that stream.
1t was then, in that beautiful Yale Of
Wire, some twenty years agone, that
Francis Lormier went out to take his
last May walk with Marietta Duval,
ere the relentless CONSUMPTION called
him from his happy home, and his ear
~ love. 1t was a sad walk, as may
we'll be imagined; for, though the
morning was bright, and nature, to
her shame be it spoken, mad put on
h"r gaycst smiles, as If to mock their
SORROW, yet the sunshine OF the scene
could lot find its way to their hearts,
nud all seemed darkened and clouded
around them. They talked great
deal, aud they talked a long time; but
IA. be it from me TO bctray their pri-
vatc conversation. l woold not for all
the wO,ld-esPecial!y as l know not
Que word about t-excePt, indeed,
tia, Francis Lormier vowed the i'm
age Of .,iariette should remain with
h III lor ever; should inspire him in the
ba, a., and cheer him in the bivOuac
and nat I,iariette protested she never
would marry any body except Francis
Lor n.er, even If rich old Monsieur
Latou>seiort, the great tou!an, were to
lay alm>elf and fortune at ner feet
and in short, ''that when his seven long
years were OUT" Francis would find
her still spinster, and very much at
his service. Mus 81 je perdo,s une
;onbc ?" said Francis Lorm,cr. SOU cs.
&c gue ca Ex!" replied Mariette.
i,ey Parted-and FIRST to follow
the isdy. Mariette wept a great deal,
but soon after got calm again, went a.
bou her or mary work, sag her song,
da 81 i, the village tcte, talked with
the t.l~ers, iaug ed with the laughers
and Non the hearts OF all the youth:
IN the place, by her unadorned beauty
and her native grace. But still she
did not forget Francis '.ormier; and
when AIRY one came to ask her in mar
riasc, the good dame. her mother, re