The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-06-15
- aoaFrom.the Eng Magazine.
s AQUEEN FOR A DAY.

- anu Desanqon. Two persons occunied
the carrnge--one Of them, a tall, handsome
and elegant looking figure, reclined alone e
ene PACK. while IN front was seated a Young
woman whose dress. and manner at once BE-.
spoke the waiting maid. "
"What o'clock is it q, asked the o,;s.- !.
the maid. MISTRESS 81
'.Four o'clock, madame
wv shall never arrive-the Positions are
frlghtfully slow" 0'o
The road is very bad, madame.
wv hat horrible delay-I was s,lre my
nerves would play mesome dsaereeable trick;
detained three days at Lons-le-Saulnier. III and
utlnt 10 continue my route, with such serious
reasons to wish it ended; and to add to my
misery, to go SO slowly; I believe at each
change OF horses they hrve given me the most
miserable beasts possible to procure"
"But, madame, unfortunately we are galop
ing the whole way, for the jolts are enough to
dSiocate our joints; it. is your uneasiness and
'mpatIence prevents your feeling it. This
country is pretty, but the day IS so wet-l am
sure that young man who follows US finds we
go too fast''
"How is he there still -
"Yes, madame, but a few PAGES from the
carriage he has not lost an inch of ground
he IS very good horseman.''
'lte must be most determined der to
make journey of seven or eight leagues, in
weather like this"
'.Say rather, madame, that he must be very
much III love-"
''He must be mad to follow person whom
he scarcely has seen, and never spoken to-
1T only proves that they have still rem
nant of chiValry in the provinces. | should
like TO see our fashionables of Versailles or
Parls gallop in that wav in weather like this,
and a road bad enough to break ones neck !;
trust me they do not give themselves much
trouble, they are expert at talking nonsene, or
in following up an easy intrigue, but most as
suredly they would not do as this honest pro-
vincial."
"And they are perfectly right. for what can
this young man gain but broken back or
pleurisy."
rPoor Fellow
''You pity him, Suzanne; has be Dough you
over?''
'You know me too well, madame, to sus-
pect such thing; the chevalier-"
"Ah 1t Is a chivalier?"
"Dld not tell you SO, and more over, be-
fore you tore his letters, you read item, and
they were signed his name is De MaLlettes,
and of good family"
"Why, this is a conquest really fattering
"He saw you enter the inn at Ions -le
Saulnier, he saw you again when you went to
the window, and he fell in love with you. You
must know, madame, there are hearts in the
world capable Of love at first s ght, and you
should neither be offended nor surprised at
having INSPIRED a sudden passion"
''But hope you have been discreet. You
have not told him who am! You know that
nito in his Journey it is for that reason | did
not permit the Due de l., the marquis de
c., nor any of my faithful 'vassals' to at
tend me.'
BE assured he knows no more than any
one else; and it is not his fault, for he did not
spare questions. | answered him as / did
every one else, that you were called Madame
daGPryne, and that you travelled for pleasure.
But this did not satisfy him, his curiosity was
strong enough to make him snake purse Of
gold hoping the sound of it would make me
more communicative. When he saw that his
offers wounded my deicacy, that my dIscre-
ton was incorruptble. he tired conjectures;
no doubt, said he, ii is person of consequence
whom the troubles and misfortunes OF France
have obliged to seek safety in flight, but
! shall follow her to the end of the world"
"You see that this foolish fellow viii end by
compromising nc."
They stopped to change horses, and after a
moment g silence Suzanne recommended the
conversation
"See,'' said she, s'this poor chevalier, who
still pursues us, and bears his Wettlng With
patience quite praiseworthy."
"Does It still continue to rain 7" feplied Ma
dame Pryne. Then drawing the glove off her
white and beautifully formed hand, covered
with diamonds, she ran her fingers through the
curs of her fair hair, arranged the lace OF her
cap, and, notwithstanding the rain, leaned her
head a little out of the window of the carriage
so true is it that zeal. devotion, and oostina'
CIV, are always rewarded in the end
"Where are we % asked the handsome
traveller of the position.
SAT Vaux.''
"And the next stage?"
"Jougne.''
ais it a good place 10 stop :"
HCertainly, town ofseven thousand souls
and at the hotel ofthe Lion d. Argent, you are
| as well treated as IN palace"
..rhat will do very we'll"
In tins little dialogue the word were for the
postillion, and the look for the chevalier, 10
| Madame de Pryne was not woman wIthou
1itv, and after this act ofcharIty she closed tn'
| carriage " nIdow.
| "Does madame intend to pass the nlgnt
Jougne % asked Suzanne.
mo, no, we shall continue our journey 70
nrght; you know that | ought tobe at Besan
4 ron DY LO.IuOTTOW LnOr1iiS W. -
i -tay for supper at the Lion d Argent, Wner
YOU are as welItreated as in palace, ana the
we shall continue our route. Scarcely "ef
the two travellers seated at table IN tne Ia
NOUS inn OF the Lion d. Argent, when Iunc
tionasy wearing tri colored scarf entered 20
dining room, and fixed upon Madame de Fryn
scrutinizing look. and seemed to compar
her features with something written on a pa
per which he held in his hand. After TINS 81
animation, by which he seemed profoundly oC
cupied, the functlonary. who was no less Una
1.-THE mayor of Jougne. desired the travellers
show him their passports.
Il Madame de Pryne seemed embarrassed
"Could you not spare us. sir, said she, "tn
fcrmality !: all our papers are shut up IN one
our portmanteaus.
81 am very sorry" dryly replied the Office
.sbut no one can avoid submitting to a proc
dure 80 important at present in this conntI
Your trunks must be opened" And notwlt
sfandinr the ill-humor shown by the lads
the trunks were taken from the carriage. al
broueht into the great room OF the Lion
Argent. The largest vas first opened. p
!. rOhsf twas the ast0nishment OF the mayor