Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-06-27

girl haaH II with grief N4puleon related to
her his plans IN vain, he sought hi vain III BaH4
sole her, displaying In The distant ~fitafhta
whole life III lnnplneHs, love ahH #aaftt. MI
ti1da was iBBohs6fabie. j sad bfhsHfllmH8t
prevented her from putting afiF tfHsf. Iii tim
PROMISES If an uieHftaitt fifHfb Whist e6HiH
che h6pa ~ Haf 10 the kaBpfisaA they thst en#
ipyed, #1a which they Apfe ab1js III sacrifice
IL 4 sense If duty, She felt that baf heauti4
fuf dream vas 5taf, and RHs pissiHs ANaY
Napoleon totfvHfaa Haf Hard With KISSES and
tpatsi 'fetnstntaf,t said he, tthtuatHIef that
fou are lily hetfothHd, and That this hand be-
longs 10 ms
30 saylre, he placed i ruby ring on bst fa
ger
III belonged n inv m4tfaf5 ifa added
AZ her sHle HIsgaf, Matilda pressed The
fiHe 81 bet lips. and sank back n her chair.
dearediHs III hef grief Ndp9lebh then lsH
her.
HE absahta f4eilila ID tHs plans If ttfg
Gatefai and DE Duchess Tile GanBfai no.
paaied 10 Matlifa's fliai affection ffs eRaa-
Tefatad hts poverty pretended debt and Bnaa4
g%nt1ehts witch lie t9tild not keep, and pietafz
ed with All ak bf alright i Wfet6hei and Iis@
haBarHd old aEa. m even tbfeatBnsd t8 tiit
himself She aia1s bad lie pgtysf b save
him-ahd II. tbat she must fafagt N4pstemi.
and fnattF the fith Count de-. with
whose nebfs and tnaHiy fHea, Wh0sa courage
and strength III mind she was fanitat.
a Iittls salfshfesst aud Matilda would haze
beer sathdi but Il Is The weakness If 6ghis
hearts to hHslen on The sacrifice Matilda
tlifsW herself, IN despfif III the arms bf tgf H.
Their and promised #ft. tta blessed bsF and
thanked her for her dse9taduass. Hafgfs h.
bad finished speaking, Matilda escaped ffefa
bis arms no lgfaet able to control herself.
Exhausted ~ her etfJftst she hastehad N sHnt
herself 80 h her 5an apartment 8td .gabt Il
%stIenfs. In tbB toe4nwhiig the bs1ts afs Mi.
ltsbed, and, on l01h Ut tast t4oHaty. il ill.,
church ef 81 T'h6mas d'Aauib, Mafll4g mags
fied the Count DE-, Tie General vac
delighted
NJ The moment 6ftha bahbdittieat when tbs
husband places on The finger If hia vita ill.,
fiHg zths sgfnboiiGal ef06tam of tho chain
*litGh a1ttfs theta@iHatBad Of HigiaA baf lat
hand according To custom, Matilda hbfnoflv
passed 70 the tight Of The Count, and extend
81 her other hand The Count fanggsalfstag.
and wished 10 take her left hahd, bun WafIIas
Withdrew ~ and again presented baF flyhf
hand, ut ibe same time t%aaibB down bag
eyes, but with B1 lnd1nttabis af III subfais.
sive determination. The Count Al 5sea nav
telYad this, sud f8afihg i scene, pgt tbs ind
on the Fight hand which Mallds persisted Ii
presenting
The Count WIS t4adas-as Jealous ~ o.
t1Hll6 himself A fatal suspicion seized bin.
TIE ring which Militia wore 6b bHf siabf
b Ind, gave bin nh Ii ~ . f~siness. He IRE.
tended not q fancy 1t, and begged NfAfijda moi
to wear y. Matilda replied that che would nat
patt with it-hef answer Was fsnfts. but
avtaeed TIE same dstsFmiHatl0n SHE lad
shown At The church.
The suspieisns Of The Count from that tses
nIsttt we're changed Into certainty; bHt ~ hs
visited to agbngs himself he concealed lbatp.
lie arranged d set Of spies about Matilda, Ii
was not long before 4 letter came ff6fH Nangs
leo9' ne unIeftdnafs young man, ignorant
of me ~saeFtfea Of Matilda aBi The fai9 III his
hoposs srp1Fs n his ldvst bis plans FOR tie H.
tufss and their approaching marriage, H. ga-
minded Matilda HAT her hand vas I'LL. agd h.
begged her 10 Io9E often 4b9n bfs t]ast5svts
faby ring, 10 remind her III him. ITa 8aisbsd
by announcing 4 ptaea 6fe66d rows. Jt9e An.
b#ssador WIS about ~ sHffUsf hiH9 witt imn9ys
tant dispatches for Paris. B6fyfh tba m6afh
was dVef. ha would see Matilda again. This
letter of Nap6leon' fell into tts Counts hand
he understood IL all.
Hs went fbto bis wtfs's roam, bbtJfbv L. III.
hand The open letter; lie b1nded ii b has, II
understand your scfublas now said ba; sghv
dtd 96a p9te8pltfn yourself s6onsn You bad
sworn that your hand should ba only his, Very
wei, aa s6bB Big he comes, / will sec lbat veH
keeP your oath he added with i ffiabtful
smtts.
Matilda did u9t betfag Tie SLIGHTEST eaaa-
tioH She feafhd ndtht8F mefa gga4 eatfb, 4
month afterwards, Nabeleon arrived In pagfs.
BOT no WIS much changed; hs already kuaw
bts mtslyttaBes. and vas ef0omy and dlsoalf-
ing TIC f19fniag u the day after Bis arr
fa5 4 small ebony e6fRgf vas bfou4bt NJ bfm
by q domestic IN livery. HIS 9prDeG II. JHdva
Of bis grief and terror III Contained tIs
bIoody hand u Matkla.
On ; piece Of biood.staia9d pap6f we're
Zee how the Countess de--hesps her
OATH
Flushed with mingled grief and INDIGNATION.
be seizgs bis pistols and ruahes III thS housa
Of the Count. The Count and Matilda lad te0
during tho night, some hour after f5s bLo4dv
operation Of Df, ffgbertL II vac MOI known
whether they bad gone.
The evening On which Napoleon had re-
eoq6ised the ffyg oftfs mother o. he syateb
Of DE Hubertit be had gone 10 fhs bali. i'm
PEELED BY a secret prssentiiaent.
The next day Napoleon and Dr.. Tgubey,f
fought IN the wo6ds 81 Vine6nnes. The Dag.
for more skllIfat with the knife than tbs sword.
was seyorly wounded under the arm. HINES
ars entertained Of biz recovery Before ha
parted with his adversary, hs related vyhatoe-
Cured on that cruel night on which liz had
been forced by feeling Of humanity 10 ION.
NIT 4 crime. Besides he added. Matilda dd
not suffer much. A subAoe devotion ais.
tanning her fortaude. and / ann certain sba
was cousoIed In tho endurance Of TIE pain. ~
the thought thai the hand would BIZ sent h.
you. When ] had finished, I heard ber asy In
a log tone behind the curtain that eoBessIed
her from me Tell him ny heart viii en-
within nj hand. But for tho ruby | never should
hayebseu able to fulfil her wish.'
) Compelled to fly, ~ ssrape being arrested
% account Of the duel, Napoleon de
nov IN Brussels. Poor young man His grief
is heart ronding. VII ever be return ID Pa
ris4
HUBERT IL an assumed name, III order fo
conceal the true one. The Doctor Il no othe
than DR., L(Lisfrsnc y The Biaasfious
MAJ. RfSGGoLD-Tbis gallant officer
was educated at West Point, and entered