Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-01
nm CASnMERE NllAML-

THE CASHMERE SHAWL.
/ Poor, i0isc rable. conscience stricken Mrs.
che Courienc,' OF all the claims Tn distin,-
tion IN which she had hEmerly gloficd. she
retained bat one. aud that MAS Ter mysteri-
ously obisined Cashmere shawl. ID happcn-
Cd one summer. while the court was at llamp-
ton, that Az illustrous noblcmsu arrived irOin
franoe. upon political mission oi considers-
bic importance. Ills arrival was so sudden.
and his stay - short, that u was hy no means
4 possible Ia prepare reception iov him at The
court al ~. James, bat nothing which could
( be done to make the suburban palace brilliant
/ Was omi ted, aud a ictc Was given 10 which
/ oil persons IN the ueighborhood, who bad the
eairoe. were inVitcd. The ball with which
\ the ietc concluded was very splendid one;
bat cot all The scauiics assembled ther.. the
! Young daughter Of the French ambas-adur.eN-
I traortiuars was ,hr most admired. She was,
indeed, very lovely crcatun, aud tic lar
mother by Who's side She SIT Was scsrc,ly
less 20. L pom such an occasion AZ MAS quite
certain that Mis- dc CouHcuay AMI her shawl
would b. rrscnt auj either one or1hc other.
ur both, attracted the attention of the Duchess
\ dr fudonuiilc - slfongl, that she could not
I take Der ewes away irpu them. Nv hat 4, the
lfauie OF that yer, old lJd, an the magnificent
C5>hmen shaw -aI thc Duchess Ia a | dis
mc1r hvr; los ihc Duchess De frcdonsilic spoke
very good kngIi,h. Once Ia my life, grcat
many yeats ago, remember seeing a shaw
HAT, a mIsiakr uut, Was very ike H. What
l. tlic old lady's uame' 4" Poor old SOUL DOES
she not look likc a speCire' returned the lstl,.
thu> adln'ss-.l I'VE all ~ that She ought 10
pui Der bauiiiul shawl O,vr head aud ell
Tier name j. Ain,. de Cour,gnsy.' The Ouch.
ess dc FrcdOnaille started violently; bat the
lsdt she had spoken To-. having TUNED her eyes
ia another direction. DAD not observe il. lier
attention, however. Was speedily recalled TO
me noble stranger by hrr snlc, by sud lenly
'eeiipS the weight q hcr person on hcr shou.-
der; the Duchess BE- FredOnaiilc had tainted.
IL - scSTVcIy nccc,s1p 10 say th5ta consider.
able degree at confusion cnsued: bat the Dake.
who was The mo sitclionale htishanG in the
world, bring informed Oi the accident. him.
I'll conveyed her TO the apartment sllotic, TO
ihcin la tn. palace. and had -oon the pleasure
90 witnessing her rcn,cry. watch was as sud.
zen a. her Illness had been.
fonr old Mrs. dc Courlenay Was sitting I'm
het hs'ie clos Of panor, ou the following
moHning, whcn ihc ,lrvaut gih ct iiie Lodging
use Threw optm Toe door AMI annoiuc,l ?
nainr, which ht prnlncisiion rendered per
kcHy uninlciiigi5lc. but the old lady siu.,l
up to receive her guest II Was ihe Dnchcs,
d. rnedonalilc. Size approached the toitcr-
h'S tady with EIpid sep, and throwing her
atits around her. caused hcr. with gentle NO.
icnce, to Resume her sat, and then tropneJ
OF her knees b'iorr hcr. "Whn and what
ar YOU Sreanlod ,hc assoutshrd woman
sTe You ipot III, noble French woman vino
tainted last nighf' Mother" r,plied The
beautiful Duchess. with snh-" Mother /
ain yom child And ihe Turk SCREAMED
Mrs. de Courtrnay, trembling from head to
Loot. Ih, Tusk proved lrirn,lly Chris ian
To M, returned Madame a.. Fre,i.iniilic.
WIN gentle smile When mad. him uu.
lcrsiand that could not love him. he gave TO
me one whom could aud did love. though /
hnd only need with him once, mother. But
ne loved me as quickly. lie watched over my
'eshny and converted IL 10 the most happy
'ic nat ever b-irll woman Mother ,ou
ave nothing 20 regret Il Is Ia b. hope
nA' 'htS aSslu9ucc >oOihcl llic lasl hour, of
hr wfclchci Mrs. a. Courtcnsy; bat sh, dill
'o' lohS sirvi,e the surprise watch the az.
Naiai'ce ct hrf daughter accustomed her. A !
'IHt if"n iilc Dukc and from hrr grand-rhi.d
Nas proposed To her but she Declined both.
ini when the iorgiving Due a. s,c came 10 re-.
pat her pi"us visit lof the third time. which
was On tlie ihlId day after their first mcrtins
sac found that her mother was dead The
wnichcJ lady had found time, however. To-
maize dnl prpPedy execute, last will and
testament, by which shs b'quru,hrd t. her
u'uSh'sr IA 'nsgnIiiccnt Cashmere shawl.