The native American., 1840-01-01

at The wiadow Of which | was setting with
book in my haud which was supposed to b
reading, Il was large begliae OF foreig
buih, wthou, arms, crest or cipler--a " hIsker
ed rou,irr, sniart luilies maid aud the usua
comp pleme nt Of bags and niboxes crowned th,
outsides while from within there descended frs
young man. so mufied up in fur cloak am
travelling cap, that nothing but his nose was Vi
sible: and then lady whose close bonnet and vel
comp!eteIy prevented me from catching even
glimpse Of her features. This form. lie FIR CLOAK
and travelling cap, assisted TO alig!t with grca
care, almost carrying it from the carriage into tht
hocl. After them fat nurse holding all infau
~ her arms, followed with great prrcaution anc
|!ei!beraton, and disappeared into the hous~
The carriage drew of, and thus having seen al
ihat was to b. seen, PIT on my hat AMI wander.
ed out 10 take my usual pron1rnetiu de yaafe.-
As was returning home, met the new arrivals
jnst issuing forth to enjoy the calm, pure evening
air; they had discarde,i some Of their dcgelopes
Therefore could now indulge my curiosity with
a view ct their countsnances. The young man
was ff the middle size, slender dark and pale,
| and altogether had the appearance Which is
geneFcy pronounced Interesting but the lad,
soon engrosseh my whole attention; she was, |
think, one Of the loyelirst creatures ever be-
held; her beauty was of that sort which it is
impossible to class as belonging to any particular
country; it was itself alone, aud might be Italian
German, French or English: and vet whichever
settled her to be, | immediately found some
objection to her being that, though | allowed
the ohrs might have some claim TO her.
This much only | was certain of, that III
whatever land she had been bora she wa Of
the first rank of so.iety in it. OF course, these
handsome strangers were The objects Of much
inquiry but il'le could be discovered The
whiskerrd courier and the smart ladies' maid
set off for Paris the very next day: and when
they were asked who their master and mistress
were, they replied, they knew nothing about
them; that they had been hired at Paris to attend
them as far as Geneva; the gentleman was call
ed in the passport Monsieur e Baron d. Clair
vile, aid The lady Madame Ia BaroHne and this
was all they knew. 1t was no use applying tn|
the fat nurse, for She was Swiss and engaged
by them after their arrival in the country; and
this parsonage now their only attendant:
and yet their appearance at first had decidedly
an air of pretenSion--a sort of taste about it,
and IS it was, they showed no other mark of,
economy; they continued TO reside in the most
fashionable, and consequently the dearest !otr
il Geneva, without any apparent wish OIL
avoiding expense i'll their way of life. They
received no communications from without
seemed to know nobody, nor to desire to form
any acquaintance, and except to take their
evening walk, never left their apartments All
this was sufficiently mysterious and exceedingly I
lecture was baffled; there was
no indication which to build theory; SO, as
we were completely ignorant about the matter
we decided that it was ''exceedingly suspicious" "
could be from no good motive; and that they
were very questionable people; which, as far as
f>r
was no end Of the questions we asked concern
ing these very quiet, inotfensve individuals As
Tor me, always took candid view of the af-
fair, and maintained that whatever their motives
might be for the strict retirement in which they
lived, it could not be from any they were asham-
I'd Of though I was obligrd to confess that
Clairvillo sounded very Ike non de guerre.
This state Of things continued for some time
our only Intercourse consisting in the Baron and
I1,yself
lie took several journeys, the longest of
which did not last more than four DAYS; when
he returned, the delight he apparently felt at
seeing his wife seemed to restore all his cheerful
ness, but OIL the morrow lie rea psed into mela,l-
choy again, nor was the baroness more free from
It though she succeeded better in concealng il !:
nore than once surprised her in so profound
revery, that she did not hear open the door;
d h ohe udy III PaiticuiaI, curing Inc absence
Ct the baron | perceived her, as entered the
partmcnt seated at table, one hand support
ing her head and tic othe. holding something l.
which she gazed on with mournlul intensity,
that seemed to call up the visible forms Of those,
whoever they were, which that record present
ed to her mind. Her cheek was pale as mar.
"le, and her brow contracted like one in pain |
!.ut who has determined to endure with firm
ness.
She started when size saw NE, and affecting
to stoop over her child, who was seated on the
sofa near her, arranged tie cushions round him;
aud when she looked up to welcome me-, she
had nothing in her hand but the embroidery.
That she might not suppose had observed
her agitation, gaiiy assured her that | had
been SO absorbed III admiration of her son, as to
have neither eyes nor ears for any one else
She tried TO smile, but the effort was too great
and after all Intellectual and almost convulsiyc
struggle, she burst into tears. was deeply
affected, but did not venture TO ask The cause
of her grief there was an appearance Of dis.
.ress, almost Of resentment against herself for
having betrayed hel uulappnes, which fear
ed to incrase. therefore pretended to attribute
her tears to the absence Of the baron. have
since bitterly regretted that | did not ask an