The Southern journal., 1846-07-25
MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI, JULY 25, 1916

" 'uC ioiiy vi al HlSiieiiiiI"ii "oiti
his millions, and part of whose for
tune could not but soon be mine. AS
for me, thought Of you-.I adored
you with all that my imagination lent
to my memory-and the image of a
man whom | had seen but for an in
slant, almost induced me to sacrifice
my fortune, as well as yours, Froder-
ic. But | had passed through too
rough a school for romantic ideas to
have the better of my reason. You
were rejected by the young seam.
stress, and / became Lady Melvil.
SIT was a fairy tale, my friend! ],
a poor, deserted orphan, was the wife
of one fthe richest peers Of England!
Seated in carriage loaded down
with servants, was able to pass thro'
the street where few months before
| had begged, and clothed in silk and
glitterng with diamonds, mark with
my eye the curb-stone where l sat.
The sports Of chance, the caprice Of
fortune. the passions of men, my friend,
are the fairies Of this world"
"Happy Lord Melvil," cried Fred
eric, che was able to enrich you.''
"He was in truth very happy" con-
tinued Madame de la Tour, ''and he
proved to me very clearly that, since
my inclinations were honorable, this
marriage, which was looked upon as "a
foolish act, was the most reasonable
thing in the world. He never could
expend his income, SO that he had no
need of new possessions, and he tho't
very justly that gratitude would at
tach to him woman whose fortune
he would make. He never repented
having married a French woman"
81 entrusted myself to the noble lord
for the care of my fortune, and | as
sisted him in his last days. When he
died he left me all his property, and
then made to myself an oath never to
marry any one except the man who
aided me in the most miserable mo.
ment Of my life. Ingrate" ad.
ded Madame de la Tour, giving her
hand to her husband, who yet came
no nearer TO her who wished 10 love
and enrich him. "But sir, do you me-
yer 60 into the world? Do you not
attend shows and concerts? All! II
| had known your name!'
So saying the new bride detached
from her neck a collar of rubies, and
drew from small bag of silk. which
was attached to it crown, of hun
dred sous, set in gold. "This is the
very one" said she, putting it into
Frederic's hands. CAT the sight OF
this crown | was furnished with sufii.
cient bread 10 support me till next
day, and | also obtained credit for a
few hours. The next day things were
so arranged that l was able to preserve
your crown. All! how happy l wa;
when met you about month ago
With what quickness did stop my
horses! | leaned over the carriag &c
door, and, TO attract your attention
seized upon the first pretext which
presented itselfto mel l had but one
fear / feared that you might be
married. Ifthat had been the case,
you would have known nothing Of this
story, and poor Lady Melvil would
have enriched you in secret; she
would have returned to England,
where she would have grown old in
seclusion, at her castle in Wales"
Frederic let go his wife's hand, he
let fall from bis grasp the embroidered
muslin Of her night dress, and seized
the crown, the cause of his fortune
and his happiness.
$50 you see," continued Madame
de la Tour, $50 you see that | am NO
fairy. On the contrary, it is you who
have given me talisman."
A Young Spartan
A gentleman OF the army stationed a
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