Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-07-25

|, iniJIm You that the KING has, at last, be-
come acquainted with your situation, and
! lha, hr Is prepared 10 make roparaiion t.
/ you for the inIusiice you have suffered.
4 'Oh, Ambrose = cred Madame de
Varonne, clasping her hands aud raising
| them toward heaven with the lselies,
expression Of JOY aud gratitude.
| The unknown lady could not refrain
! from tears as she listened 10 this passion
! ate expression, aud taking Madame de
/ Nnronnc uilectionareIy by the hand.
! Come with me, said she, TO the more
suitable lodgings which have been pre-
pared for You
\ 'Ah, madame, interrupted Madame
de Varonnc how can express to you
Iny feelings III dared, madame-I
would ask permi,slon-l have a bene-
+, ,lactor--ailow me to 90 aud acquaInt him
wilh my good fortune.
4 You are at liberty Of course to do so, )
replied the lady. i will not accompany
Won. Such meeting as this should
have uo Witnesses but viii show you
To your carriage which IL at the door
H 'My carriage y
Il yes, madame, let US lose no time. -
Come
!. When they went down 10 the street,
aud she heard the strange lady call for
\ Madame de- Earonne's people, size could
scarcely believe she was awake. She
ordered the driver take hcrto the shop
oi NJ. Nicanlt, the coppersmnh. When
she arrived there and entered, she found
\ Ambrose IN his working clothes, attempt
ing, ia spite OF his weakness, to perform
his usual amount Of labor. Madame de
/ Naronne experienced an inexpressible
pleasure at the sight He was luboring
for her, aud she had come to draw him,
forever, from his hard employment, from
misery and fatigue. She then tasted IN
all It's purity the happiness which grat!-
lude affords 10 noble souls
! My dear Ambrose cried she, follow
nv - come-lcave this work You shall
labor no longer--your fortune is chang.
ed
Ambrose struck with as,onishmcnt,
begged IN vain for an XpIanaion--In vain
he wished for time to put on his Sunday
clothes Madame dc Naronue could
neither hear nor reply. She seized his
arm, drew him out with her and forced
him into her caIringe.
\ On The way, Madame dc Naronne in
/ formed Ambrose of the visit Of the lady :;
he listened with pleasure mingled with
fear and doubt he dared not believe a,
hnppinrss so extraordinary, 50 unexpcct-
ed, could be real. At last the carriage
stopped before a linr house IN the forest
OF SAINT German. They descended and
entered the saloon, where they found the
unknown lady waiting for them. She
advanced toward Madame de Naronne
and presented her with n paper.
/ Here, madame said she, is the Ger
ifcate Of pension for ten thousand
Ihres, which the king has charged ne to,
present 10 you.
. 'Ah what goodness - cried Madame
de Earonuc. 'Fu, allow me To presen,I
/ you this person, madame, a man of sub.
lime virtue, who is worthy Of your pro-
lection and the favor of his sovereign. i
/ Al these words the embarrassment Of
Ambrose, who, tall then had remained
standing behind his mistress, was ncreas.
ed-he made some steps backward. with
an awkward All, holding his cap ia hi,
hand, ard in spite Of his excess of 10, .
he experienced n painful confusion, to
near himself so inuch praised besides,
he was ashamed to appear before the 1
ladies', without IA P"rruque with hi,
leather apron aud dirty vest Ihe un.
known lady approached hun.
Stay, Ambrose : sad she, stay let
me Took at you.
Heavens madame, replied Ambrose,
casting down his eyes and turning hi.
cap urteasliy IN his hands: i have done
nothing but what Is very natural, there IL
nothing that should shfprise---
Here Madame de \aronne interrupted
him and detailed WIN as much warmth a.
raps1Ity, all 'hai shn owed TO Ambrose :
Al thus recital The strange lady was much
moved.
After having witnessed so much il /
gratitude, SAID she, how much pleasure
do ! experience IN ilndrag two hearts
truly seos'bie aud grateful AdIcu, |
madame tins house with the furniture .
i yours and YOU may draw for the FIRST I
quarter o' your pe"S'o" whenever you
pI'aSe' "n" men, a.'er embracing
! ~ 'o'''' , u" ''I"he ol'c''o"a'ely, 'e'
"''' i"'"'S ""o 'ne u"of c!"srd upon
"o' ne'"'o re-"Pened ana lhe go"d
F") s'c'a" 10 wn"'' A"'orose owed MS
me- en'e'so; niaua'ne de |afonne al
once "'''"eu ~" :" was 10 ms man she
""eu ne, goo" 'o.'uh', She questioned
huh an" tath'u from iim mat the lady II