Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-02

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our future plans. You may 'fnst 10 my '"'''i ~ -"
faithful guardianship Of yours
The u,aa vino loves is always sangt'he. y kihd *
pressiou frc the woman be Goes is s".elcnt 10 "a
n;sh uoeasness from his m'rd In sp''e 81 Tue SUI
,iie, calmncss of Aurora manner my 'H''" vas s'"
n her .ood iutcntions and did not reflect, that II
Ill 6,ve Lrcn more natural for her u have over
,.hnimsJ me with approaches. lof days retain.
vi @ ,n hone r., Of pardoo ir saw Ter smile traced
ou the plan Of such life as fond affections sug
re ssd How indeed could co.seivr alter The agony
had endured, that my cup 81 bitterness was no. y.,
full, and tia, t.ee was III reserve LOT DC e''e s'
more faiu
One morning about a week after our arrival, wien
dreams Of happness had prolonged NY Steep 10 a'eF
hour than usual, my father entered my foo'' ana re-
proving my iuz'ncss, presented me WIN TWO 'e,e's
Tie haudur ,ling of one unknown 10 ne. open.
ed The other, when was from ny ii'e''"s '" - ' 49,
ran thus:
1--WE are so wei! satisfied with you, and our revenge
upop the proud Aurora has been 20 completely accom-
piishcd that it is but just we sloniu fe'"' 'oeI ~
adrotness and good faith by which you nave
our success You are no longer Tilted 10 Gwen III inc
- - incl, vou were horn: aud we have great plea
sura in beinr able TO cer you The means OF 'Alrca'hS
vourself from YOUR present siuahon without taxing
vonr gratitude 100 far as can be useful 10 you WIN
out ipiurinr ourselves When urged on ny our oes'e
of revenge, yd are aware Tho! we each contributed
ons ,horsana crowns in aid Of plan you have
scn,ceIv evncnded one-,rd Of this sum; the rest Is
nl,ced =, vour disposal in The hands of notary OF this
civ who is ready TO deliver Il 10 you al any moment
The silks and ewelfy, which served 10 confirm ih'
creduliiy Of silly father. aud blind the prlde VI an ar
ropant jaue Inter, you ut also consider as your own
and 10 YOU we comde the future happiness Of Aurora;
having made choice of you, IN The hope that we might
meyer hayexause to- regret our revenge beng carried
loo far Should you desire 10 enter into any specula.
ton ycu may rely upon the credit, The good VIII, and
the support-ut your friends OF Lyons =,
1 ,,,Ih
..-,.a; -, s"rply all tho wants
Of my udored wife"
Tie other letter was from Aurora, and contained
these words: "Some feeling oil pity which std retain
for you, notwithstanding your conduct towards me- ~
dnces me to inform you Of my proceedings thus lar
l'y the time you receive THIS letter, SHALL be IN Lyons
where il is my intention toretre TO convent ID w'i'c"
shall be secure from your odlous presence As ..
open and generous enemy, make known ~ ~" ''"'
is my purpose 10 appeal 10 every tribunal =" 's eou
lry. until find one which will do me justice, by break
inc the Chains of your victim, and puhishh5 the VIE
traitors who have SACRIFICED i"e.
The perusal of this letter threw me INTO Inc most Vo
lent agitation. At first ! thought .. pafsu'"s Auio
;, aud rnrcing her TO obey the nan whom fate had
m,se ber husband; bot tins only All idea OF the
nor,.nt for felt an nyincb!e repugnance TO rcrsc.
cn,e woman | so truly and iendeIly loved: and be-
sides the lhing was impraccabe, as she had already
been zone several hours and IN VAN to hope 10
over,ake her. could procure 10 horses nearer than
ajy creates. desire was 70 quit u place iraught
with bitter AID sorToNfu rccolectIoEs: ani fortunate
Iy, had lust money enough 10 lake NE to Lyons De
tore my departure, questioned both The cnEate and
his niece in hopes of gaining some clue 10 my wie
place Of conceament; but neither prayers threats
were of any avail they pleaded utter ignorance Of her
although afterwards discovered them to
have been the projectors of the whole plan
When arrived u, Lyons new difficulties presented
themselves Where was 10 commence NY search
How, in SO large city, was to discover the asylum
in which Aurora had taken refuge: dared not APP
peal TO her father, Justly incensed, as ne must be,
gains, the deceiyeT Of his daughter could wan
der from one convent 10 another, making such unusu
al inquiries without running The rsh oil being arrested
and imprisoned as an accessory IN cu!pahe plot
III my dilemma, mad recourse 10 my ircn;S, tile en-
graycrs lo advise me 10 remain perfectly Grct, ana
until The suit instituted against me should become
the subj, Of general conversation IN Lyons when,
- hort doubt, should discover all desired TO know
followed their advice: and III the mean while, occn-
pied myself induslriously in enceayorIag To nciease
nv frune being we'll convinced that without wealth
and Character could hope 10 recover tie esteem
and affection D. NV w:s.
After the sale Of the various articles Of which could
now make no use, found myself posse ssed q ten
thousand crowns. There were runners Of i war be-
tween some Of tie principal powers ni Europe Of which
aided b. my generous friends | took advantage 10
make bold specniation Which, 1t 1t failed would again
plunge me into misery and por; riy, hut u successful
would Il least qnaGruplc my funds. Thus, Wide my
commercial operations made with Tie creates, Sc
c.rsy the history OF my marriage became the subject
Of universal conversations for from the secuson Of her
convent, Aurora continued 10 denouncc nay friends
and myself Their want Of address and canton had
brought all the persecution upon themselves, but Il
was advantageous To me, as their 1mn INTERESTS
nbped them 10 take up my defence. Aurora pl, AIDED
,ha, our marriage should be annulled The a5bcss of
the convent lady highly esteemed fer her excellence
and noble brih warmly supported her; wit her iahcr
and his friends used all their Influence and made every
exer;on III their power so that We were mrEaced Oh
every side with Ii feat the shame OF which would IN
deed have fallen upon the cnarayerS, but ~ which
alone should be tie sad and bcast.broken sufferer
They even laughed at the whole affair, and "cTe much
amused to find how completely Auroras pride became
her greatest punishment through the fub.icy |" hich
it subjected her. But their nerGeni could nl delay
the course Of justice An order was issued Tor ny
rest, which only escaped through the ct:custy in
which lived.
The day ofihe trial arrived. Aurora demanded a
guard to attend her to The tribunal, by which mar
rage Was 10 be declared either null or valid She ap-
peeied there in all the briilancy ofbeauty, hH hened
by air of unicigned diidpnce and modes/- Never
had any trial drawn together large concDurse Of
people; and her counsel pleaded her cause with 80
much feeling and ccGucnce, that lie was frequently m
terrupt,d by the and sobs Of tie whole assembly
The interest manifested by the Judges, left but llc
doubt as 10 the nature Of Their verdict and the expect
when, coming forward to undertake my de-
ence, the engraver whom Aurora had rejected asked
permission Of the cour, 10 plead my cause, which
immediately granted. In few words lie related my
history, exnggera,ng in nothing except in the praises
he be stowe cd upon lie dcknow ledgcd that The cir
cumsances under which my marriage had taken place,
would fully authorize the Judges 10 declare il null
He appeared 10 hesitate Tor moment The
profound silence rcigncd throughout the court;
when, turning 10 Aurora, lie said, a calm and i'm
pressivc manner:
at may be true, madame, tina, you not intended
10 he the wife IF bellows nenter; but Nature oges
you 10 be the mother OF his child. Lslen in the plead
lngs Of your unborn infant, and say ifyou desire free.
dom, which will condemn j; 10 the infancy Of egili-
mate birth
'No. no" cried the trembling Aurora, bursting into
tears, while the spectators deeply moved echoed her
words, with voice. aud "Nu! no.! resoumdcd
throughout the assembly.
The soce Of maternal love decided the cause The
Judges declared the marriage valid, as the contract
was signed with my true name; and they admit.
ted that our situations not unequal as 10 Justify
the dissolution Of our ties. But in order to diminish
the triumph Of an ADVENTURE, they declared that tny
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