Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-12-02

far. Should you desire TO enter lnso an,
speculation, you may rely upon the credit
the good will, and the support Of you
friends Of Lyons"
"Tbank Heaven" cried |, with de
light, half my troubles are removed
can nov supply all the wants Of my
adored WIFE,"
The other letter was from Aurora, am
contained these words !: Some feeling q
pity which | still retain for you, notwilh
standing your conduct towards me, in
duces me to inform you Of my proceeding
thus FAR. BY the time you receive thii
letter, | shall be 10 Lyons, where it is my
intention to retire TO a convent, in which
| shall be cur from your odious pres
ence. As an open and generous enemy
| make known TO you that it is my purpose
TO appeal TO every tribunal in the country,
until | find one which will do me justice,
by breaking the chains ofyour victim. and
furnishing the vile traitors who have sac
Yifced me-"
The perusal Of this letter threw me into
the most %vioIen, agitation. Az first,
thought Of pursuing Aurora, and forcing
her 10 obey The man whom iase had made
her husband but this was only an idea
f the moment, for | felt Of inyincibie re-
pugnance to prosecute a woman | so truly
and tenderly loved and besides, the thing
was impracticable, as she had already
been gone several hours, and il was in
vain to hope to overtuke her. | could
a.o.,,ra NJ Ha,ooc oo.xnr 49, Hfnrt,l.
mart, and it was useless to attempt it on
foot. My greatest desire now was to quit
a place fraught with bitter and sorrowful
recollections !; and fortunately | had just
money enough to take me to Lyons. Be.
fore my departure, | questioned both the
curate and his niece, in hopes of gaining
come clue to my uife's place of conceal
ment but neither prayers nor threats
were Of any avail they pleaded utter ig-
norance of her intentions, although af-
forwards discovered Them 10 have been
the projectors Of the whole plan.
When | arrived at Lyons, new Difficult.
ties presented themselves. Where was |
TO commence my searchf How, in so
largo a city, was | to discover the asylum
in which Aurora had taken refuge? | dar.
ed not appeal TO her father, justly incensed
as he mus, be, against the deceivcE of his
daughter; nor could | wander from one
conven, TO another, making such unusual
inquiries, without running the risk of be-
ing arrested and imprisoned as an accesso-
ny in so culpable a plot. Ia my dilemma,
! had recourse TO my friends, the engrav-
ers, who advised me to remain perfectly
quiet, and wal, until the suit instituted
against me should become the subject OF
general conversation in Lyons, when,
without doubt, | should discover all | de-
sired to know. followed their advice F:
and in the meanwhile occupied myself in
dustriously in ~endeavoring to increase my
fortune, being well convinced that with
out wealth and character, | could never
hope to recover the esteem and affection
of my wife.
After the sale of the various articles OF
which | could now make no use, | found
myself possessed of ten thousand crowns.
There were rumors Of a war between
some of the principal powers of Europe,
of which, aided by my generous friends, !
took advantage to make a bold specula.
ton, which, il it failed would again plunge
ma into misery and poverty, but ifsuccess.
full, would at least qnadruple my funds.
Thus, while my commercial operations
were made with the greatest secresy, the
history of my marriage became the sub
ice, Of universal conversation ; for, from,
the seclusion of her convent, Aurora con-
tinued to denounce my friends and myself.
Their want of address and caution hal
brought all the persecution upon them
selves bat 1t was most advantageous 10
me, as their own interests obliged them tt
take up my defence. Aurora pleaded
that our marriage should be annulled.
The abbess Of the convent, a lady highly
esteemed for her excellence and noble
birth, warmly supported her while hel
father aud his friends used all their indu,
encc, and made every exer,ion in thei,
power so that we were menaced on eve.
~ side with a defeat. the shame of which
would indeed have fallen upon the en-
gravers, but by which | alone should bt
the sad and heart.broken sufferer. They
CsCh 'uHSioh at VIZ "HOiO diltlf, dtlu WtTt
much amused to find how completely Au
rora's pride became her greatest punish
ment, through the publicity to which J
subjected her. But their merrlment coulC
not delay the course o fjustice. An ordel
was issued for my arrest, which | only
escaped through the obscuri,y in which
lived.
The day Of the trial arrived. Auror,
demanded a guard TO attend her TO the ,ri,
bunal, by which our marriage was to be
declared either null or valid. She mp
peared there in all the brilliancy Of beau
", heightened by an air of unftigued diff
hdence and modesty. Never had any ,ria
drawn together SO large a O
people; and her counsel pleaded heI
cause with SO much feeling and eloquence
that he was frequently interrupted by tn,
tears and sobs of the whole assembly
The i~n,eres, manifested by the Judges
left but little doubt as to the nature O
their verdict and the expectant assem-
bly, awaited il with enthusiastic eagsrness
when, no one coming forward to under
take my defence, the engraver whom Au'
rora had rejected, asked permission of tn,
court to plead my cause, which was i'm
medlately granted. In a few words hi
related my history. exaggera,ing in moth.
ing, except in the praises he bestowed