Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-06-15
MONTPELIER, JUNE Is, 1910.

sire OF gambling; in n week these two whims
cost him $4,000. As he was not rich, this loss
wns keenly felt, and he Immediately thought OF
repairing his fortune by marriage. ! sent for you
my dear Marchoness, in order thnt YOU might sign
the marriage contract, for the Baron is going to
marry one Of our relations This is one of my
motives Tor restoring you to life, not 10 say word
OF my longing TO see YOU, Tor 1 supported your
death with far less frmness than NJ. de Breuil'
The Marchioness was much affected, and threw
herself into her husbands arms with degree of
senslbility bordering on love.
You Sec, continued the Marques, 'i is not
difficult for woman like you to remain virtuous,
provided she places little confidence in her hns-
band. Had we acted otherwise than we have
done you would have been ruined and abandoned,
and perh9fs at this very moment in convent
But how will you manage to bring to life n
person whom all Versailles supposes to be dead y
inquired the Murchoness.
THE King knows that you are alive, and al
lowed me TO act rs have dUie, therefore we shall
he able TO manage TINT matter easily enough
Nothing now remained but to exercise little
vengeance against NJ. dc Breteuil, and Of course
Madame de Charnay could not deny hers If that
satisfaction.
Onthe following day, when the Baron was with
his betrothed Tor The purpose of signing the mar
rlqge contract, the folding doors were suddenly
thrown open, and the Marques and Warehouses
de Charliay were announced.
Tn hearing the name Of Madame dc Charnny
every one started, and NJ. de Breteuil Involuntary
suffered The hand Of his betrolhed to escape him.
Every one was DESTROYS ofknowing how Madame
de Chnrnay, who was supposed to be dead, should
happen to he more charming than ever, but the
Marques would enter into explanation, aud
merely said that the report of the death, and the
ieigned interment were family matters, and had
been concerted between Madame dc Clurnay aud
himself.
Many jokes circulated on the sub, and the
Warehouses was questioned about what news she
had brought from the other world. At length she
availed herself of an opportunity TO approach NJ.
de Breteu and, slipping his letters into his hnnd,
she said, 'Ths is all the news | have brought from
the other world, and really it was not worth go
ing for
! The Mnrclioness was once more presented at
court, where 10 one, the King and NJ. de Breteuil
excepted, knew the reason of the fegned death of
the Marchioness, and the latter took good care not
to say word on the subject.
The King joked the Marques about it, but beg
ged him not to solicit his wife's death every three
months. The Marques assured his Majesty that
if he had dunger of the .nme kind to dread, ar d
lie saw no reason for it, he would beg to I've sent
as Amb assador to Consiantnope or Morocco,
where lie would treat his wife as the Grand Seig.
nior treats his iavorite Sultana, and keep her in
close confinement.
NJ. de Charnay was right-his wife remained
faithful. Tie people Of Versailles, however, could
never be persuaded tint the Mhrchioness had not
ceased TO exist, and continue ed to feel nh awful
dread whenever they met hers so much so, that
wheL she died four years infer, they expected she
would rise again, mud some even went so far rs
to state that they had actually her after her
decease.