Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-26
TIE LOVERS AND THE MARQUIS.
FROM LOVE AND Duty.
BY rmg AUTHOR or Mourn SoREL."
lCONCLUDED.

with indignation at this speech. In England
he would have longcd tn knock the marquis
down IN France, il was for three feet dis
lance, and a brace of pistols; he, however,
mastered his passion enough to say with toll
cradle CdlmucsS.
such AN answer as this is what no gentle
man expects To deserve ~lromanother; and but
Tor the charms of Madcmoisclle de Montalem-
bert. and the tender sense | entertain of all
her innumcrable Projections
Have YOU seen her then?' interrupted the
marquis with iierccncsS.
81 have said Victor steadily.
Aud spoken together"
1--WE have"
"Ihen,' bursting into a paroxysm of UNI
govcrlablc imy, Z" you are the mcanest. most
infamous. dirticst scoundrel. that ever trod
upon the face of the earth. Noua gentleman!
What! make love To the daughter of am hon
orable family ma secret, sncaking. clandcstinc
manner, as II, iorsooth, she were a millincr's
apprentice! What! dare 10 compromise the
honor of one of the nohicst houses of France.
by presulning To address It's daughter unau-
thorihed by its head! Leave the room, Mon
sieur lie Comtc lie Vermont! Fit son of a
most honorable father! Carry your fair seem
ing, as your father did before YOU. into the
world, and let it sheer and make mouths at
the hearts you have broken. My daughter
my daughter -
ut is impossible said Victor impctrous-
ly, now cnTdged beyond measure. i'm his turn.
= To endure this most unreasonable passion.
Had your daughter been To b. found where her
rank entities her to shine, amid those circles
ot the great world where her beauty and her
excellence might have been Justly appreciated.
there would have been no possibility, as there
would have been no occasion. for conduct.
perhaps not exactly iustifable according to
onr received code OF name All | beg leave
tn say, however, is this-that mere accident
has ELECTED what seemed to be so completely
out OF the range of ordinary chances. | ac-
knowledge it'll have had the honor to become
acquainted with Mademoisclle de Momtalem-
bert; ! am devotedly attached to her, and |
intend, IN spite oievery circumstance howev-
er dlscourdglng, To persist III my endcavors To
obtain her hand. loumust permit me, there
lore, thata strange sentiment of dislike, which
1t Is absolutely impossible should be personal,
will not be suffered TO interfere with all NV
prospects of happiness; and that the sentence
50 lately pronounced may be reconsidcrcd.
Victor had somewhat recovered himself be-
lore he came To the termination of this speech;
he concluded it with considerable sang frOid,
which produced its usual effect the turbu-
lence OF the marquis was arrested, aud it was
with more composure and g~entlencss, nay,
with a tone and gesture that might almost be
melancholy, that he thus persisted
cit is impossible for me To listen TO your
suit Tor a single instant: | must earnestly in
upon its being withdrawn. Your pres
'nce, sir with p%ardon.) is, owing TO certain
iSSocIations, incXpressibly painful to me; my
.neNcusable emorion must have made YOU SEN
'lble oi this. Allow me To inquire whether
your carriage has drawn up
He rang the bell.
You cannot" said Victor. now Welding
10 the modification, disappointment and vex-
'lion that oppressed him, = you cannot posi-
bly, intend me tn he con;entcd with this am
'wer! Atlcast allow me the poor satisfaction
II asking One question: Am | To consider
NadcmoiScllc dc Montalcmbcrt, as cngaaed9
| TO look upon her as intended for anoth-
or can II be possible that YOU will reject a
proposal such as mine, in order To bcstow her
upon a convent? That would be utterly in
- brsccch YOU, sir" said the marquis, who
apparently exhausted, had by this time sank
ih'o his char " spare me useless questions
aud spare me, | cntrcat, a perseverance so
ifuitlcss upon a subject so painful"
"Champaignc!' for he opened tAcdoor, ''the
Count de Ncrmont's carriage
"And So" as wrote DE Mennonite Eugene.
out went, fairly beaten, crest fallen, hum
bled and mortified, and in d state of rage and
VeXatIon that il would be impossible 10 de-
scribe. Do not laugh at me Eugene do not
accuse yourself with the inconceivable situa-
ton into which | have BETRAYED myself. |
tell You fairly. | am in no humor TO bear it
Rciuscd!-l refused and i such an insolcnt.
overbcaring manner! At least. the old fellow
might have condcscendcd to throw a little
more civility into his rejection of proposals
such as not many men in this kingdom have
the power To make. Here havel been all dav,
wandering over the bills, a prey to the bitter
est modification, Cursing this father and my
sell, and almost vowing never to see his
daughter, the cause of all this humiliation.
more.
'Ycs-lct her take her fate. as il must BE-
so. will return to Paris; Euphcmie will soon
dnve all this romantic nonsense out of NV
head. All, Nirginie!"
The marquis remained i'm his chair for some
time alter the departure of DE Vermont. an
parently suffering under a paroxysm of mental
PAIN almost too intense for endurance. He
"rithcd upon his seat, the large drops stood
upon his forehead, his hands were clasped
ovcrh his face.
Atlength his passion found words.
'Oh wretch! miserable and contempiablci
at last The hour is GOMEZ But | will at least
the worst
lie started from his chair and pulled the
bell.
Desire Madcmoiscllc dc Montalcmbcrt to
come To me, as Champagne opened the door
and let no one disturb u.s."
Virginia as his young and lovely dauah-
ter entered the room, an stole softly and
timldly iorward-"my child come to me. -
with an air of tenderness which she had never
before seen, put yourself upon that low stool
put yourself at my feet
The fathers hand pressed the silkcn ]ringlcts
ni tlc daughter londly. II was the first time
IN his life that hc had ever bestowed upon her
the slightest of Il fathers Carcsscs. Che tears
melted into her eyes.
"NlTinic-hcrc has bccuau unusual occur
roncn-a young gentleman has been viii, me
But atth1sc words Virginic started. cssprd
her hands and fixed her eyes uponhcr father
WIN a lo"h 80 wild aud earnest, that itwouil
Irtp bsfU na.I4-. a.. All