, 1842-07-09

iau apPrOached her, and invited he
TO dance with him; and she, suspect
ing no evil, had willingly acceded
but when, during the pauses of the
dance, her partner scrupled no: tc
pour into hear ears compliments the
most exaggerated. and sentiments
and declarations of the most unequi
vocal nature, the timid girl, unable to
silence him, and blushing and trem.
bling at language SO new to her, al
last endeavored to put an end to i,
by escaping from the dance. He
was rash enough TO prevent her at.
.empt by forcibly OBTAINING her al
his side, but. no sooner did she feel
her hands violently grasped in those
OF her unknown prosecutor, than,
bursting into an indignant passion OF
tears, she shrieked aloud for help, and
her husband and his father immedi.
ately rushing to her assistance, col
lard the imprudent youth who had
dared to insult her, and, notwithstand-
ing his powerful struggles to get free,
held him fast in their iron grippe.
The confusion which this incident
occasioned, attracted the attention
of the other intruders to the spot;
who, perceiving that their friend had
been assaulted. quickly drew their
swords, and would have commenced
an attack on the persons who sur
rounded him, had they not themselves
been Immediately overpowered by
numbers and disarmed. The master
of the house then, with all the indig-
nation in his voice and manner which
conduct so ~reprehensible was calcu-
lated to awaken, questioned the
strangers as TO the motives which
had induced them to forget them
selves, and thus to mar the harmony
of the entertainment Of which they
were partakers; but what was his as
constituent, as well as that of his
guests, when he learned from the
lips Of the delinquents that they had
presumed 10 introduce themselves
unlimited to his tcte, and were un-
known to every person assembled
there.
Indignant at an insult which ap-
peared to reflect not only upon the
master of the r%evels, but upon every
individual composing his society, the
younger part of the male guests pre-
pared TO punish such insolent termeri-
ty in The most exemplary manner
The cnlprits, however, in order TO Il
yer the chastisement they so richly
meri.ed, deemed it advisable to make
themselves known, and announced
that they belonged to the noblest
families attached to the Court; one
of them was the Duke de Crillon
another, the Marquis de la Fare; and
the greatest offender of the party
was the Count de Lally Tollendal.
Gentlemen said the master of the
house 10 them, with dignity, 'the high
err your rank is, the greater is the OBJ,
legation itimposes upon you to inspire
respect by your conduct. That
which youhave justmauifested would
be u%nbecoming in the lowest and
most ignorant class of society-in
you it is unworthy of pardon, and
ought to suffer my friends to avenge
the insult you have offered to my
children, and which not even the sd
credness Of the tie which has just
united them, nor the laws of hoSpi-
tality which you have so shamefully
violated, could induce you to forego.
But when, at your early time Of life,
young men betray such lawless incIi-
nations as you this night have evinc-
ed, they sooner or later, bring dishon.
or and disgrace upon the name they
bear; from fault to fault the descent
is rapid, until they sink into crime:
and, at last they fall into the hands
of those whose province it is to full.
I'll the justice which the laws Of man
have meted out TO them in this world,
You say that you are noblemen be.
longing to the Court:-Iam the exc.
cutioner Of Paris! Leave this house
instantly, and reform your conduct.
or tremble lest we should one day
meet again-tremble lest the hand
of the executioner should once more
be laid upon your
'Ay,' exclaimed the young bride.
groom, echoing the last sentiment
go! and pray TO God that this may
be the last time you pass through the
b%ourreau's handsr
Saving which, the father and sor
thrust the Count de Lally Tollenda
cavallerly out Of their house; and.
his friends having been elected in the
same unceremonious manner, the
door was closed upon them, and they
found themselves in the street.
'WeIlr said LIE Fare to Lally, 'this