Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-18
MISFORTUNE AND ENlLEENNoBLED.


MISFORTUNE AND EMILE ENROLLED.
Br MADAME 1uSor. DUCHESS p'AnR,NTls.
In 1893 NJ. de Tslletrapd WIS ~ Boston. One
day, whilst crossing the market place, he
PEELED to stop by long OF wagons al loaded
with vegetables. The wiley courtier, generally So
dead 10 emotion could bu look with akind of plea
sure at these saRonrrs. WIN. by thc h, were ,oung
aud pretty connfr, women. Sntdcul, tho vehicle
came To \ stand. and ,ie ryts of T.lle,tand chan
ced 10 rest upon one OF the Young women who an.
peared mote lovely than The othcts. An tNeiama-
lion escaped from has lips attracted The attention
." the lovely QUE, Whose country dirSs aud hlRe hat
bespoke daily visits 10 the market. and rs she beheld
the asionished TallryraHd. whom she recognized in
medaiely. burst oui ldue hing, sWhati is II you J"
exclaimed she. Yes, indeed. It is l. Blu, YOU.
what are yon doing here = Il l." said the ,ounp
woman, Il am waning lot my turn 10 pass Oh. | an,
going 10 sell my greens and vegetables at the mar
ket." Aiihis moment the wagons began to move
along she OF the sl,aw hat applied the VIM 10 he,
horse, told M. de Talestand the name Of the
village where she living, requested him earnest.
iy Ia Come auG see li,r. AID disappeared leaving HIM
riseied 10 the spot by tins strange aupa,iiIon-
Who was the young market woman Mad me la
Countess de la Tour n + ~, iAlademoisellr de Dd.
lon he most elegant ong the adtrs o the our,
Of Louis the Stxtccnth. kinp oil france. aud whose
moral aud intelligent worth had sluuc nnh 50 dtz
zling iustfe IN the society Of her numerous friends
and admirers.
Al the TIME when the French nobility emiprqtcd
che as lovely. dow ed wh the nio,i remark abic
t.lrnis aud. like all the la,ies Who held 4 rank =,
she Court had only had lime 10 attend To such duties
ne 'ioheed, I" her high. fashionable and court.
iy lie. Lea any one fancy The suffering and arony
al the woman, born m tie lap OF wealth, and who
had oreathed nothing ba, perfume under the pildcd
ceiling oil The Royal Palace OF Versailles when ali
al once, she found herself surrounded with blood
and massacre. aud saw every danger besettinp her
young and beloved husband, aud her infant Child :
They succeeded uf yng from France Twas lhei,
eoou i"f'une to escape from the bloody land where
RooespieHe aud bls associates were busy NJ The
WORK oi death. Alas Ia those times OF terror the
poor children themselves abandoned with i,y the
paerhai roo', ier no hiding place was secure against
the vigilant eye of those monsters who thirsted
Tor 'nnoccnt blood. The fuguwes landed in Amer
lea, and first went To Boston, where they found re-
treat.
But what h,nee for the Young ptctty and fash
tonablc lady, spoiled from Infancy by loud and CON
tinued praises OF her beauty and talenisl Nonsieu,
oe Id ioni.uu,i was eNuavagantly fond of his
wife. AT the Count OF France he had seen her, with
the proudeye OF hu band, the object of adn,r,op.
Indeed. her conduct had always been ,irtuous and
exemplary but now, ~ iureIgn land. and among
uns"phistieaied republicans, U793,) what was the
use OF coun'y rehnemen's 7 a Observation-Disclosures
OF LA Bonne fernncfe" Of Parmenuei seemed to
nm iar more preferable 10 rondeau of CLEMENT
or LA Coqnetie Of llefmdnS
Happy rs he was IN seeing her escape from all the
periis he had dreaded on her account sill he coulI
no, but depiore the future lot of The wifi, OF ms
bosom. However with the foresight Of good father
aud Kind husband he neryed himself against 1rsn,,,
aud excited himself TO rendcr their coudu,on less
miserable Than thai Of many emil grants ho were star,
wing when the little money they had brought owe,
with them was exhausted Not word Of Epebx
did i,e know, but his wife spoke Ancnlly aud ad
nirably we'll.
They boarded at Mrs. Mullcl's,a GOOD Manned
notable woman, WHO every occasion e,inc,d th,
greatest respcei aud admiration lof her fair bg,tder
yet M del lour-du-Pin aas in constant elIead e,l
The conversation of thai good PLAIN and well.m mean
ing woman misht be The cause OF great ennul to his
lady. What contrast wiIh the so, ,rty AT snrl
gentlemen as N. dc Tai ,rand & the hish- mind, d n
polished nobility OF France When,e Le was
'n'nAing VI ms sad transition, particularly when
absent iiom hIs wife, aud thing The garden of ,ht
cottage winch they were going 10 inhabtA lac lel,
such pangs heart hrobbInes as 10 make Inn anne
hensise, on his return 10 Mrs. Muef's 10 meet tn,
looks oi ms beloved wife. whom lie expected ia
see baihed III tears. Meanwhile, his good host.
css would give hm hearty shake Of the hand
band :" ii' '''
Al last Came The day when the live family Ir0
the boarding house of MIS- Muller 10 90 and ,ubabu
Their iittle coua-e, where they were to be al le,s
excerpt from want with au ouly servant. a nee,o
aud Kind Of ack at alluades VIZ gardener foo,na,
and cook. The last function NJ de Ia 'rou,J,, ~;
dreaded most VI all TO him undertake I, IVA.
s""os' dinner lime. The poor cmigtant went into
his garden TO gather some fruits, aud trried as Ions
rs possible. On his reIuIn home his wife was an
sent looking for her, he entered the kitchen AN,
saw young country woman, who. with her bacl
10 the door, was kneadng the dough; her arms
u snowy ~neness, were bare TO the elbows-M
de la Tour-du-Pin started /; The Young wuma,
susped fouDd. IL vas his beloved wife. who LA,
+" exchanged her niusns and silk for country dress
h or ancy ball, LG TO play the part ol Il real far
issr's wife. =
AZ the sight ofher husband her cheeks cfimsone,
anu sne joined her hands in duplicating amer
oh my love-" SAID size, edo not laue h ~ me- IN
sse.pe'' as airs Muiiers." Too full of emotion I,