Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-08-24

Itnen- was exhausted NJ y Nlr1 Q
English did he know. but his wife spoks
| it fiuently and admirably we'll
They bos rded az Mrs. MulaeE's- goo
naiured. notable woman wiso- on ever
occasion, evinced the greatest resp~c
and ADM ration for her fair boarder- yet
i NJ. de la Tour -dn-Pin was IN c0nssan
dread. lest the conversation Of that good
plain. and weli-rneaning woman rniza
be the cause Of great ennaI 10 his lady
What contrast with the so -iety o. such
gentlemen as NJ de Norbonne. NJ IL
TalIeyrand, and the high minded an
i polished nobility Of France. Whenever
he was thinking of this sad transition
/ particularly when absent from his wife
and tilIing The garden Of the cotsags
which they were going 70 inhabItl be
felt such pangs and hsars thrO5bings as
to make him aPprehensive on his rerIra
to Mrs. Muller, 10 meet the looks Of MS
beloved wife. whom ne expected 70 see
bathed IN tears. Meanwhile. his good
hostess would give him a hearty shake
| of the hand, and repeat 10 him. --HaPpy
husbaudi happy husbandi
AT last came the DAY when the flgi-
tive family left the boarding house OF
Mrs. Muller to GO and inhabit their little
cottage, where they were 70 Be at least
exempt from want, with an only servant.
a negro, kind of Jack-o-alI-,Fades. VIZ,
gardener, footman and cook The last
function VI. de la TOur-du-Pin dreaded
most of all TO see him undertake.
1t was almost dinner time The poor
emigrant went into his little garden TO
gather some fruits, and tarried as long as
possible. On his return home. his wife
was absent; looking for her, he entered
the kitchen. saw Young countrvwoman
who. with her back to the door. vas
kneading the dough, her arms OF a
snowy Wilderness, was bare 10 the ell
bows. VI. de la Tour-du-pin started, the
young woman turned round. IL was his
beloved wife, who had exchanged her
muslins and silk, for a country dress. not
for fancy ball, but to play the part OF a
real farmers wife. At the sight OF her
husband, her cheeks crimSoned. and she
pointed her hands IN a supPlIcating man
ner, ''Oh! my love-" said she, do not
laugh at me. am
as expert as Mrs Muller
Too fall OF emotion TO speak, he clasp
ed her 20 his bosom and kissed her fer
venily. From his inquiries he learned.
that when he thought her given up to
despair, she had employed her time use
fully for their future happiness She
had taken lessons from Mrs. Muller and
her servants-aud after six months. had
become skilful in the culinary art, tho
rough house-keeper, discovering her an
gelic nature and admirable fortitudc-
''Dea rest" continued she, III You knew
L T.
derstand what would cost a country wo-
man sometimes one or two years Now
we shall be haPpy-if you will no longer
be afraid of ennui for me, nor OF Your
doubt about my abilities, of which | will
give you many proofs" said she, looking
with bewitching smile al him. GONE.
come, you promised a salad, and | am
going to bake for tomorrow, the oven IS
hot. To-day the bread of the town will
Debut oh! henceforward leave Il TO
me-"
From that moment. Madame De la
Tour-du-Pin kept her word. moreover she /
insisted in going herself to Boston 70 sell
her vegetables and creamcheeses. II
was on such an errand 10 town that NJ.
de Talleyrand met her. The dav after
he went 10 pay her visit. and found her
in the poultry-vard. surrounded with
hostof fowls. hungry chicks and pigeons.
Truly might have been said Of her,
"A TX petits des oiseux "a donuss "a pature.
t3t II bontes' eiend sur tout n naibrc-"
From thee the uniieg-d birds received their teod
nd all that live know vel lhat thou art good
She was all that she had promised to BE- I
Besides her health had been 50 much /
benefited, that she seemed less fatigued I.
tended to the balls of the winter Her
beauty, which had been remarkable IN 1
the gorgeous palace OF Versailles. was
dazzling in her cottage in the new world 4
NJ. de Talleyrand said 10 her.
..IndeedT she, with naivette. s.indeed 4
do YOU think so? ! am delighted To hear /
it. A woman IS always and everywhere (
proud Of her personal attractions"
Al that moment the black servant I
bolted into the drawing room, holding 4
in his hands his Jacket with "a long rent 4
in the back. "Missis. him Jacket torn 4
please mend him" She Immediately I
took needle, repaired Guiiah's jacket, I
and continued the conversation With /
charming simplicity.
This little adventure left deep nm /
preston in the mind of N. de TaIlev- I
rand, who used 10 relate il with thar tone 4
of voice peculiar to his narratloas-
*She returned TO France under the
Consulate; her husband was Profet Of |
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