Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-10-03

she allowed to HOat iuXuTlousiy o'ei nc, 80.
ders. and sobbed aloud. Overcome and forget
fnJ of all but the distress of the lovely creature
before him, the count dropped upon the cusnion
on which rested the small foot IN It's morning
simmer. and taking her hand. pressed II Suuueh-
ly and fervently to his lips.
The reality broke upon her! She was oeiov-
ed-but by whom2 A mental! Ana tne appai,
ling answer drove ali the blood OF her pIouu
race in torrent upon her heart, sweeping away
ali affection as il her nature had never known
the name. She sprang to her feet, ana iaio her
hand upon the bell. >,
sMadamer said Anatole, in cold, PROUD
tone.
She staid her arm to listen.
Il leave you forever
And again, with the quick revulsion OF youth
and passion, her woman's heart rose wltiin mel,
and she buried her face in her hands' anu uIop'
ned her head in utter abandonment on his DO
som.
1t was the birthday Of the emperor ana lhe
courtlv mobiles of Austria were rolling out from
the capital to offer their Congratulations at tne
royal palace of Schonbrunn. In addition 10 the
usual attractions of the scene, the drawlnS-room
was to be graced by the first public appearance
Of new French ambassador, whose Iepuleu
personal beauty and the talents he had display
ed in late secret negotiation, had sci the whole
court, from the queen of Hungary to the young
est dame dhonaeur, in a flame of curiosity
To the prince of Esterhazy there was anolhef
reason for writing the day in red letters. L lie
princess Liechstenfels, BY an express message
from the empress was to throw aside ller WI
dow's weeds and appear once more TO the al
miring world. She had yielded to The sum-
mons, but it was to be her last day OF splendor'
Her heart and hand were plighted to her ryro-
lese mental, and the brightest and loveliest or
nament of the court Of Austria, when the cere-
monies of The day were over, was to lay aside
the costly bauble from her shoulder, and the
glittering tiara from her brow, and forget rank
| and fortune as the wife, of his bosom!
The dazzling hours flew or. The plain and
kind old emperor welcomed and smiled upon
all. The willy Mettcrnich in the prime of his
successful manhood, cool, polite, handsome,
and winning, gathered golden opinions by eve
| nv word and look: the young duke of Riechstadt,
the mild and gentle son of the struck Eagle oil
st. Helena, surrounded and carressed by con-
tnual Gordon of admiring women seemed tor
! getlu that Opportunity and Expectation, await
ed him, like two angels with their wings out
spread; and naughty mobiles and their haughtl-
er danes, statesmen, scholars, soldiers, and
priests, crowded upon each others heels, and
mixed together in that doubtful podrida, which
| goes by the name of pleasure. / could moral
| ize here had time!
The princess of LiechstenGels had gone through
the ceremony of presentation, and had heard
the murmur of admiration, drawn by her beauty
| from all lips, and dizzy with the scene, and with
bosom full of painful and conflicting emotions,
she had accepted the proffered arm Of prince
] ESerhaZy to breathe fresher air upon the ter
race. They stood near window, and he was
pointing out to his fair but inattentive compa-
MON the various characters as they passed with
| in.
Il must contrve,' said the prince, ITO show
YOU the new envoy. Oh! you have not heard OF
him. Beautiful as Narcissus, modest as Pastoy
Corydon, clever as the prime minister HIMSELF
| this paragon of diplomatists has been here In
| disguise these three months negotiating about
Metternich and the deuce know what-but re-
| warded at last with an ambassadors star and
but here he is, Princess Liechstenfels, permit
me to present.
She heard no more A glance from the dia-
| mond star on his breast to the Hephestion mouth
and keen dark eye Of Count Anatole revealed
| 10 her the mystery of months: And as she leaned
| against the window for support, the hand that
sustained her in the forest of Friuli, and the
same thrilling voice, in almost the same never
| forgotten cadence offered hisimpassioned SYM
patty and aid, and she recognized and remem-
| bered all
must 90 back so far as to inform you that
| Count Anatole, on the morning of this memora-
| BILE day, had sacrificed silky, but prurient
moustache, and a pair of the very sauciest dark
whiskers out Of Coventry Whether the Prince
EsterhaZy recognized in the new envoy, the Ia
dy's gentleman who SO inopportunely broke in
upon his tender avowal, | am not prepared to
say; only know Qor was there) that the Prin-
cess Leichstenfe was welded to the new ambas-
| SAILOR in the leafy month of June. and the
| Prince EsterhaZy, unfortunately prevented by
| illness from attending the nuptials, lost very
handsome opportunity Of singing with effect
fshe be not fair for me-
supposing it translated into German.
| Whether the enamoured ambass address, prefers
| her husband in his new character, am equally
uncertain; though, from much knowledge OF
German courts and little Of human nature, |
think she will be happy if at some future day she
would not willingly exchange her proud envoy
for the devoted Tyrolese, and does not sigh that
she can no more bring him to her feet with pull
of silken string.