The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-04-10

tllat Sne never would ma elSeWher
what she was about to lose in reno
wing from M. de Talleyrand's circl
that is to say, the pleasure of in
huencing affairs, and that of havin
people of intelligence for courtiers
She persisted. Now, she helieve
and this belief being associates
with religious sentiments, had, with
out doubt, become dearer to her
she believed that her peace with tn
faubourg St. German would be mad
the day on which she should get fror
M. de Talleyrand public disavow
al of the past. At all events, sh
succeeded in this by flattering tn
Queen. And the enterprise hal
nothing chimerical about it (: for tn
Duchess NJ DINO controlsI,hor I'm
cle's will irresistibly, endowed, a
she was, with lively intelligence ant
charming wit.
SO M. de Talleyrand began his
own determination, although he
was careful not to let anything of il
appear to such of his friends, who.
like Messieurs Montrand, Theirs
and Mignet, would have a right to
be surprised at it. During the year
which preceded his death, he often
asked his librarian for pious books,
and we have read, traced with PEN
Gil, in his hand, on a little piece Of
paper, the following Indication The
christian religion studied an The true
spirit gifts marims.' At last came
that state of moral inertia when a
man no longer sufiices to himself,
and, seeing the phantoms ofhis heart
rise up around him, he resolved to
call a priest. He addressed himself
to the Able Dupauloup-not yet at
tackled by the malady under which
he was 20 sink, but extreme age
bringing death near to him.
The Able Dupauloup felt an ex-
IRENE repugnance for NJ. de Talley-
rand. When invited to dinner, he
declined; but on the invitation of
the Archbishop of Paris, he found
j. necessary to accommodate him
self to relations, evidently profitable
to the church-agitated, neverthe-
less, by secret uneasiness. Was
it not to be feared that NJ. de Tai
lcyrand's conversation was. cruel
mystifcation prepared by his impie-
ty, and last farce audaciously ac-
ted on the verge of the grave? Was
not everything possible to dissim-
ulation that was one of the great
scandals of history? Trembling lest
he should be duped, the Able Du-
pauloup would willingly have pro-
voked an outbreak, which might
clear up his doubts. But Nj. de
Talleyrand's exquisite politeness dis
armed him. He determined, there
fore, to write him a letter, which,
recalling recollections of religion
and of the priesthood, should be of
nature to draw from NJ. de Talley-
rand peremptory answer. Nj. de
Talleyrand did answer, and the an
swer opened With this snntenc.e
.The recollection whicl, ou invoke,
Nj. Able, are all very ,ar to me, /
and | thank you for havI OWNED
the place which they have deserved
in my thoughts, and in myheart.'
The relations between the >rince
and the Able Dupauloup contlucd,
religion being the basis Of their on
versations; and such was the unor-
tainty of mind of the man who pas
ed for the patriarch of incredibly
that he suffered himself to be insen.
sibly led not only to the idea of com
plying with his religious duties, but
besides, to that of publicly abjurins
his own life, which he did in dec
laration addressed to the Pope, am
which was submitted to the Arm
bishop of Paris. The prince ticre
confessed his errors, with a rem
bling humility, only there vas one
f which he tried to excus. The
Archbishop of Paris wopa have nc
, restriction, and made notifications
in the act, to which j. de Ialley-
A rand resigned himseg so much was
t he subdued and tared!
B, Meantime he he just been attack
i ed with a moril illness, and the
n news of what t.ssed within already
It betrayed tss1thoug h vaguely, with
S out. This hs, for the worldly por-
!. ton of thu u who surrounded the
p Prince, a lubject of inexpressible
e surprise ar pain. That M. de Tai
J. leyrand sDuld have made religion
o intervene between his farewell to
:, life and te extraordinary practices
j. of wors'p, such men as Messrs
Theirs nd Mignet could think only
IS suitab and very decent; but in the
IS publiretraction enioined on the ole
e man. whom the mass of the Champ
" de Mrs was celebrated, there was
d acc,ding to them, outrage to the
of whe of the revolutionary tradi-