Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-04
From the Court Magazine.
MEMOIR
OF THE COUNTESS DIE LAvALLETrE.


began to brcNthe: in looking At the driver OF tn
cabrioet what my astonishment TO recosnis
the Count de Chasscnon, whom little expected I
find there! "whati" | exclaimed. as It thou
ayes and behind you are four brace OF pistols We
loaded; | hope you will make use OF tnem." "NC
truly, | said, have no wish To rum you" "Oh
that IS ALL will give you the example, and woe bC
tide him who should thy 20 stop YOU" We proceed
ed EDWARDS Tar tbs new Boulevard, at the corn
or Of the rue Planet. There We stopped spread m
white hlndke-chief upon the apron the caHruolet
va, the signal agreed upon with " Biudus. nov
disencunbere myself OF all my femNle attire which
exchanged for the coat and god laced hat of
groom. BY this time NJ Baudus arrived, aud Lidtin!
farewell to NJ de Chassenon, got out of the cabrI
olet and followed my new master. IL was lhe'
eight o'clock; and rain poured m torrents, and tn
night was as dark as pitch, We scarcely met a snu
in that solitary part of the iaubours SAINT German
1 walked with the utmost difficulty, and II was no.
without an effort that vas able to follow NJ s.u
dus closely enough not TO lose sight OF him. Ate
n short time, lost OF my shoes, but dared not
Wi, to pick 1t Up. We met party OF sendirme'
10 full s,lop. Perehhnce II was me whom they
were in search of-,tte did they think ! was So
near theml At length, after a long and painful
hours march, weary TO degree, with one shoe on,
the other off, arrived IN the rae de GrsrsAe close
20 the du Bae. Here, NJ. Bludus paused mo-
meni- 81 am gong into one OF these hotels" said
he "whlsi stop and speak TO the concierge, YOU
must pass on into the yard. You will see STAR
the eft hand, go up TO the very last story,
and YOU will ind yourself ina long dark pass ige;
turn TO the right, and Al the end you will mad piIe
OF wood; stop there He sud no MORE but turned
down the rue du Bac, and felt a Of giddlness
seize me- as him knock at the door OF the n &c
dc Riehe.ieu, minister of foreign affairs. NJ. B,u-
dus entered, rnd, whilst he was speaking 10 the
Suisse who put his head quite out OF the lodge
window. pissed quickly into the yard. where
is ;ha. man soing1" cried the Suisse, who saw
pass. at is my servant" answered Nj. BAudus,
clre!cssly, and went with what he had been
saying. quickly assembled the stairs 10 the third
sorry, AMI arrived 1T the SPOT Indicated | had
scarcely reached the pile OF wood, before heard The
rai;'lns OF a wUman's dress, and feeling -rn;.e
hand laid upon nv arm suffered mysefto be crawn
into chamber where the door wass iu uPo1 me, and
the kew Withdrawn ihe outside advanced softly,
towards a lighted soye, aud, placing my hands
on the slab TO warm them, discovered candle and
bundle OF Matches which enabled me al once 10
take survey Oi my new abode. Il was good zad
room, with 4 s'antins root, co1iaIaln- nice c.san
bed a chest OF drawers, two chairs and q stove a..
raAdy mentioned. Ga the drawers was slip Of
piper containing these cautious words: -"rnlSe no
noise, DO not open the window except during the
nish pu; on the Tvs, slippers, anu await patiently
BESIDE this paper was = bottle Of exec .eu; areI,
severn. volumes OF MoUere and Radicals, and
pretty .Iitle basket filed with sPonses, perflmsd
soaps, almond paste, and, IN snort al The ;ic items
O. the most rechsrchse toie, table These delicate
attentions, together with the petty female hand
writing OF the billet, convinced me that was the
guest Of persons, not only gifted with the most 2.
mems, uG. a,s) possessed OF elegance OF
manners anu good TASTE. Bat what puzzled me
: %
Aff.irs. had pry--.. n the Due de RichelieG, and
could not therefore, ,sine that the minister would
in VIC ation OF the 1p'y ne owed his Sovereign, as
SIS even Indirectly, ia hs escape o; Sia.e c''n nal
condemned as a consprItor.
| was lost IN these conicciures, when the door
opened, softly, and | found my hands c,lspsd in
those Of my KIND friend BiGius. As soon as the
first transports Of our jpyfl. emotions had lI,e
subsidized. | commenced questioning him; out be IN
terrup;ed me with comprehend your anxiety
10 all PARTICULARS but do no, le. your Imagination
pln on too quickly; here IS the lTu;h:-ths day be
fore yesterday, Madame lie Lava. cite sent for
as soon as the doors were closed, and that
sure Of not being interrupted, she thus commenced:
"As we have chance OF my husbands pardon,
going save him myself, ont / an az .oss iJT
place OF safety for hn when n Is free | csnno;
hope Tor assistance from eIshsr my own family or
immediate friends, IL Is out Of their power 10 aid
me. ! look therefore, TO you wiki confidence, 10
ensure him the means 10. concs1.m-nt, tor, 20 mog-
row, he will DC free" "Ehls brief sum.
Gnoas," continued Biudls "and must admit tina,
was no, a little disconnected. You know how few
parsons visit, and 10 conceal you IN my own cham
bers, IN furnished hoie', occupied 0y at least
thirty individuals, was out OF the question. ! sta.
ted all this 10 Madame dc LavaIette, but she would
listen 10 no eXcuse"-"yOu must think u over At
once" she said, "for you must positively ind me
what require" Aier some hesitation, asked her
for two hours consider u, Ing her Al the
time that there was iliay here, and who had
once known misfortune, with whom happened TO
be on terms OF intimacy, and that they night PROB
ably give me some assistance. "Go TO them IN
SANDY" cried Madame de Lavallette, describe
my position TO them tell them is my life they give
me in concealiug my husband" wanted to learn
something OF her pan; ''not now she cried, 'run
TO your friends, on your return will tell you ALL"
Quilted your wife and came hItheT. S.Op-dO not
be so inpatient you are the guest OF NJ BressOn,
cashier OF foreign affairs" | had never seen NJ.
Il essen but twice, accidentally but was acquaint
ed with his history. He had been deputy Of the
convention. and IN consequence Of having yOle5
against the sentence OF death passed upon the un-
fortunate Louis XVI, was prescribed and forced 10
fly Ills wife and himself were fortunate enough
10 find an asylum amidst the mountains Of VOsges,
where they were received into the family OF some
kind pcaslnts who, at the imminent risk Of thc!r
own lives, sheltered them for nearly two yeas.
On quitting these excellent persons, continued NJ.
Bludus Madame BIcsson, 10 the iulncss OF her graf
ituGe made q vow 10 her turn, 10 save some midi
yiduh condemned to death for potlca, crimes, Ii
Providence fIvoured her so far 70 throw 10 her
way any person 50 clrcumslanced. | then went
70 Madame BressOn's And-'yOur wish IS grant
ed" | cried, soon we were alone; and,
in a few words | related 10 her your history
and Madame de LayaIette's regoiu ion. Bring him
TO us, bring him 10 u.s." she exclaimed, enthusiast
caly, my husband is from home, but | need not
wait to consult him; TO perform a good action, his
sentiments perfectly accord with mine. ] will in
Etanty prepare a chamber where he vii. be IN safe
ty; hasten back to assure Madame de Lavlle,tc Of
this" / accordingly returned 10 your vile, who
then acquainted me with her plan. ] listened, 10
silence; for IL was not period 70 make objections,
and she seemed so saGgllne Of success, and 50 hap
py that | entered a, once into our plans with the
utmost ardour; but we wanted 4 private ClOEIo.si.
With Madame De Lavaellss permission, then, |
ws0t IN search OF the Count De Cnassenon. knew
him to he a man OF honour aud courage. lie TeaiI.
w consented. Thus my friend, here you are by q
sort OF miracle for cannot YET actual understand
how you succeeded. You perceive y0Jrse lie
necessity Of forever ooncsaing the names Of tie
generous persons WHO, al their own risk haze AZ
iofded you this means Of cOnccam"n;i the whole
family would be ruined wers o. known, and VI.
Brcsson, having a daughter sn1 some u- .s-ws 20
provide fCr. c1rn3, gflri o. lose ais s.t-a,yl. 4
p4yIc fJnsyonary, hy1olfs1 w.tG ..l caal-.1 nee Of
ne minister logged d, .ue hIn-'s expense. boz. ,s ug.
blind % the lrrtg4Iauiy rs bus own 90 .c..4irEs,
uut the other hau8, le IS convinced o.. your in.
Amor considerations, N comparison With the lis o
a human belngr We are gong 20 try Yy VIVA
means Nc can get you past The frontier D; vii. D
u1 easy matter, rot the most impor,an. part OF tn
business IS accomp ishsi, and Providence will Hy
leave 10 own work unfinished
NJ Biudus quilted me, a0d remained alone Ll
ring two entire hours, scarcely daring 20 breathe o
move, rejecting, sadly, upon the fate OF nv poo
Emily, who was lei' as a hostage, in 10Y dungeon
About eleven o'clock ny door opened again, au
q lady, elegantly atured and with @ vel. throw
over her head and face entered the room sf
was accompanied by little girl, apparently oDot
fourteen years Of nge. The lady seemed deeI
lY effected, and pressed me IN her arms; an
the child, whose tears were falling, stood umidy
her mothers side. "ln the name Of God 2" erie
"falsc this veil, Madam, and LEI me know the al