Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-05-02

alone, would not have continued TO tempt
me. | could be happy without homage,
and with % hundredth part Of the luxury !
can command. But there is another priv.
ilege accompanying high station coldly
maintained, and bought by me with these
same bitter sacraiices--n disddRetm 5Hdg-
DeRdenee ofthe world that has s. robbed
us J. What will you say i'll tell you that
this Is what am trying to preserve to my
srlfas twin happiness with your ldYc I!
Whht will You think Of me, if coafc55 to
you, That tie strongest feeling In my boz
som, till you Weakened love there, was re-
sentiment against society for the crueltics
it haa 0Nn my lie with lndiyidualat Of
course, are blameless. Of design against
me, but the cruelty lies IN the prevailing
heartlessuezg Of the cIfss. In their mock
cry Of every thing bit that which dazzle3
thcm-in their polished rejoicing oyer tic
downfall Of any social stperiofly--lies
the iue4itabl2ne9s Of the submission ] re-
sent. Is i strange, then, that hatc the
class r. IT strange that I wish to pre-.
serve a1 oscendsncy over IT, and remain
above IT. gtteer or its pity I With the
glow Of tenderness now in my heart, | can.
not find the bitter words to express to you
how much | value his undeninble power Of
disdain-.but TIL it Il which seems to me
the only equivalent | have yyruBt from the
world-.-this it in which look on as the
true price ofthe heart sold, pulse BY pulse,
Mt the hateful bidding Of the o]pinionJ Of the
class Hive in ! And for you have already
seen my dritl 1t ~ this privilege which an
open marriage with you would esd1nger.
You are ten years Younger than /. The
| qualities YOU love in me ripcn oaly IN the
meridian oflife. We shall be happy IN
marriage, / have reason to believe. Bfr
the world would not believe it, Oh no
Tho first knowledge Of the strip would be
received with a smile, and with TINT smile.
lightly as it would pass around, would tl
from me-, like tt dream, the agcendency II
which lies my power.
"0f c0trge you anticipate what ! have
to propose. | viii but name IT t5,you now
and explain its possibility when we meet
II Is to "marry yott positively here j
Germany. After Il week more In thi
sweet retirement, (for my time here /
nearly expircd,) vii! leave You, and re.
sumo my apparently heartless life in Eng
land. You shall return to England soof
yourself also apparently single, dnd W
win be known to the world but as we wert
the 'Ecold Countess" Isny. Frere, nm
Tretnlet, the unimprcg5iblc artist. Th,
secret con be kept. More difficult tltifig
are done by the simplest people around Us
Part of tho rcar we will pass in this re
tiremeht or another, and, with means s.
ample as mine, and II character 50 it'll
open TO sospician Of such d secret, inumer
able varieties, in the masq1erading part Q
our life, viii always be possible.
"D3 yoan0 see, my gifted and beauti
fill lover, how | thus add to the wealth 3
your affection, the jewel for which sold 81
my happiness till | meet you ? Do not fee
offended that in your love | have not for
gotten It. We yalue what has cost us on
hearts blood, though it be but a worthless
trife to another. Oh, you must let me pre-
serve my icy veil between me and the worl
preserve it for my heart to beat benin
it in a heaven Of every day affection.
pied for 1t with my whole soud-but-"i
IL yours to decide !" / began my lette
thinking that I should inlexibly exact II
counld not hesitate, however, now, in
choice between it and you. I viii mar
you openly if you 50 require.
"Comc to me at sunset Having ono,
broken my wish to you, | can venture /
talk Of it. And now-impatient to pres
my lips upon your beautiful forehead
record myself your
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