The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-04-26
Vol. IT..

MAJ ceremony OF giving up The keys,
which the dauphin instantly restored to
the capi;ols, at the same time saying
81 order you to keep them, since
they cannot be in better or more loyal
| hands,"
All the solemn mummeries which
constituted what was then called "une
| joyeuse ct noble entree,n = having been
gone through with much admired de.
corum, eight ladies Of the highest rank,
not only i'll the city, but whole prov
ince, advanced TO meet Queen Mary,
and lay at her royal feet the offering Of
the nobility; and Guy had no sooner
cast his eyes upon the lovely band. than
he turned deadly pale, and trembled in
his seat at the sight Of a young girl Of
hardly fifteen years, who formed part
of the gentle depuatioa, and who her
self, surprised at the emotion she so ev-
idently excited in the strange knights
breast, cast her bright speaking orbs
10 the ground in timid bashfulness, at
feeling herself the object Of such undis-
guised and singular attention. Salts
fed by the choice which had been
made of her for so important an act of
homage, that she must of necessity be
one of the banquet given that evening
to the Queen, in its hotel de vile, by
the city of Beziers, Guy deferred till
then the making any inquiries as to
who the beauteous person was with
whose resemblance to one he had for
merly known and loved he was so for
cibly struck. ] will not weary my
kind readers by dwelling on all the
sp!endor and maguificence Of the feast
which took place on that memorable
occasion, you shall only know what
Guy learned there respecting the young
girl whom he had seen in that morn
ing's procession. Her name was Co.
omhe. and the daughter of the sire of
Carmain and Catharine de Coaraze.
Her father had died few years after
her birth, and her mother retired to the
convent of female Hosptallers, of the
order ofSt. Cyprian; where, in short
while, thanks to her austere virtues,
and rigid observance of the most pain
ful duties Of the rule, she became supe-
ror 10 the pious community. Hence
it resulted, that the young demoiseIle
of Carmain--left from early childhood
to the care of mercenaries-had never
known the sweets of domestic affection,
and, in consequence, married whilst
very young, and, at the time speak,
was the wife of Raoul de Terrides.-
During the recital of these details, Guy
de Bastides never ceased his earnest
gaze on the speaking features of Co
lombe, and many time and oft SEEM
ed to be saying within himself a'
''Yes, she is indeed Catharine's own
child-there, in very sooth. is hercoun-
tenance Of grave and striking beauty;
there the lustrous black of her hair, the
pale brown tinge Of her complexion,
her darkly brilliant without, how
ever, the hard sternness Of expression
which characterized her mother. All!
| could believe the past were come
again" , sr-
Then, during the remainder of that
long, wearlsome feast, to whose noisy
gaiety and mirth Guy remained an ut
ter stranger, his whole soul absorbed in
the contemplation of Colombo, he MUIR
INJURED many time and oft in a low
voice, and as though despite himself
"Yes, it is she--she in very truthw
On her part, the Lady Of Terrides
felt very anxious to know who the
seigneur was Of Charles VII.th's court
who continued 10 gaze on her with
such intentness; ;but she ecould only learn
of Guy what we have already related,
except that neitherhis family nor coun-
try were known. During the course
of the stately and protracted banquet,
without approaching each other, they
mutually remarked sufficient to desire
a better acquaintance: and anon, Guy,
profiting by Mary Of Anjou's stay in
Beziers, found means to introduce him-
self to the young girls familiarity; and
when tine queen departed for Paris, he
followed not in her train. Meanwhile,
Raoul Of Terrides was on q visit to his
castle Of Mirepoix, occupied in cas,i-
eating the inpertinence Of the burgess
ses there, who attempted to resist his
right to take to'l on the high road which
passed before his castle gate, and which
was their only way to Faujoux and
the fair Of Castel Vaundary; and il
there reached his ears any rumors of
the now undisguised intimacy which
subsisted between the sire OF Bastides
and his young and beauteous wife,
doubtless he gave them no credit, for
he did not hasten his return. This pre-
sented nothing extraordinary to those
who were tborouphly acnuainfed with