Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-01

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the eclipsed favorite disappeared, with the
tears of unwilling submission in her soft
eyes, La Chetarde looked after her with
the anguish of eternal separation at his
heart, for a presentiment crowded ire
sistbly upon him, that he should never
see her more.
The empress was in slippers and robe
de NUT, and, as if fate had determined that
this well.kept secret should not survive
the hour, her majesty laid her arm within
| that of her supposed lnasquerader, and led
the way to the palace. She was wakeful
and wished to be read to sleep. And with
many compliment TO the beauty of her
| lavorite in male attire, and many playful
caress, she arrived at the door Of her
chamber.
But the marquis could go no farther
He had hitherto been spared the embar-
rassment Of passing this sacred threshold,
for the pdSSee empress had secrets Of tot
ette for the establishment Of her person,
which she trusted only to the eyes Of an
antiquated attendant. La Chetardie had
never passed beyond the boudoir which
was between the anlechamber and the
bedroom, and the time had come for the
disclosure of his secret. He fell on his
knees and announced himsella man!
Fortunately, they we're alone. lncredu.
Ious al first, the empress listened to his
asseverations, however, with more amuse-
ment than displeasure, and the immediate
delivery of the despaches, with the com
mendatons of the Disguised ambassador
by his royal master to the forgiveness and
kindness Of the empress, amply secured
his pardon. But it was on condition that
he should resume his disguise and remain
in her service.
Alone in his tower (lor Nadege had
disappeared, and he knew enough Of the
cruelty of Elizabeth to dread the conse.
quences to the poor girl Of yenluring on
direct inquiries as TO her late,l LA Che
tardie, after few weeks, fell i'll; and for
tunate, even at this price, to escape from
the slIken letters of the enamored tzarlne,
he departed under the care Of the imperial
physician, for the more genial climate OF
France-not without reiterated promises
of return, however, and offers, in that
event, of unlimited wealth and advance
ment.
But, as the marquis made his way slow
" toward Vienna, CLEAN Of light dawned
on his sadness. The princess, Sophia
Charlotte was newly aliianced to George
the Third OF England, and this daughter
of the house of Mecklenberg had been the
playmate of Nadege Stein, from infancy
till the time when Nadege was sent to the
tzarine by the Duchess of Mecklenberg.
Making a confdant of the kind physician
who accompanied him, La ChelardIe was
confirmed, by the good mans better eXpe-
rience and knowledge in the belief that
Nadege shared the same fate Of every fe-
male of the court who had ever awakened
the jealousy of the empress. She was
doubtless exiled to Siberia, but, as she had
committed no voluntary fault, il was pro-
badly without other punishment; and
with playmate on the throne Of England,
she might be demanded and recovered ere
long, in all her freshness and beauty. Yet
The recent fate Of the fair Eudoxie Lapou-
kin, who for an offence but little more
distasteful to the tzarine, had been pierced
through the tongue with hot iron, whipped
with the knout, and exiled for life to SIbe.
ria, hung like a cloud of evil augury over
bis mind.
The marquis suddenly determined thai
he would see the aliianced princess, anc
plead with her for her friend, before the
splendors OF "a throne should make her in
accessible. The excitement Of this hope
had given him new life, and he easily per
suaded his attendant, as they entered the
gates of Vienna, that he required his at
tendance no farther. Alone with his owr
4 servant, he resumed his female attire, anC
directed his course 10 Mocklenberg Ster
!, litz.
The princess had maintained an intimate
correspondence with her playmate up t
the time of her betrothal, and the name o
Mademosello de Beaumont was passpor
enough. La Chetardie had sent forwarc
his servant, on arriving at the town, in the
neighborhood Of the ducal residence, and
the reply to his missiye was brought back
by one OF the officers in attendance, witt
orders to conduct the demoiselle TO apart
menls IN the castle lie was received
with all honor at the palace gate by q
chamberlain in waiting, who led the way
to a suite Of rooms adjoining those Of the
princess, where, after being left alone TO
few minutes, he was lamiIlarly visitet
BIZ the betrothed girl, and overwhelmed, a
! formerly by her friend, with most embar
RAISING caresses. la the next moment
! however, tho door was hastily flung open
q and Nadege, like stream Of light, fe
( through the room, hung upon the neck o
tho speeehless and oyefjoyed marquis, an
6 ended with commissions Of mingled tear
aud laughter. The moment that be coul
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