American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-06

tsctors, without aid, having at Lyons debts she
was unable TO pay, and in vain seeking for la
Dor, the wealth of the poor. Vice it is true,
stretched out its arms to her, but there are
pure souls which pass by vice without suffering
themselves to be sullied by its breath.
Meantime life was necessary; the hunger Of
the day redoUbled at night, and the misery of
the night was added to second day passed
without food ;. You rise from table
groaning under its weight Of dainties, where
wine, too, abounds to satisfaction, and although
it is but since yesterday, Frederic, that you are
I rich, you hGve no idea of the misery speak of,
| and you wonder that, in the midst of the luxury
which surrounds you, upon this armchair OF
| gold and six, where am sitting | can paint
| to you such picture; but listen to me farther.
Hunger led this young girl TO beg. She COW
erved her head with her mothers veil, the only
heritage sic received; she iaclined her body to
initiate age, and went down into the street..
There she held out her haRd. Alas that hand
was white and fair, and there was dagger in
showing it; that hand was then wrapped by the
young girl in the thick cloth of the veil, as if it
had been eaten by hideous leprosy.
The poor child took her station against post
not far from the lamp, and when young girl
OF wealthy appearance passed by, the uniortu-
nate one would hold out her hand and ask for
sous. a sous to buy little bread! At Paris
young girls have something else to do in the
evening besides drawing a sous from their peck
cts. If the beggar girl saw an old man passing
she also ventured to implore him. Age is Of
ten avarcious and hard, and the old man pGs-
sed. The evening had been wet and rainy,
night wac approaching, and the patrols, the
night guards, the city sergeants. were aboat'to
take possession Of the streets OF PARIS; When the
young girl, laintng with wants6nce more held
out her hand. She addressed herself to young
man, who stopped felt in his pocket and threw
her piece OF money, so muck did he fear to
touch the wretched one. A police officer, who
was apparently lying in wait for the beggar
girl, all at once appeared, and laying his hand
upon her, said: "Ah, have you; you're beg
ging. Come along, my beauty"
At this, the young man interfered, with
some warmth; he took the arm of the bergar
which befoGe he would not touch with his
glove, and turning to the police officer, said:
"This woman is not beggar, but one otmy
acquaintance"
"But sir, the executor Of the law Against
,ibeggary was going on to say.
81 repeat, that am acquainted with the lady.
My poor, good woman" added he, bending
over TO the ear oft the young girl whom he took
for an old woman, 'accept these hundred sous,
and let me canduct you to the neighboring
street. BY thiG means you will escape this Ger
bergs who pursuos you"
"The crown slipped from your hand into
mine,' continued the bride, "and, as we were
passing under the lamp, which had before a.
voided, saw your face"
''My (ace!" cried Frederick.
eyes, my friend, it was whose life, and per.
haps honor, you thus saved. You gave a crown
to Lady Melvil, your future wife"
"You!" said Frederic, $50 beautiful so young.
so wealthy-you have begged"
Eyes, my friend, have received aims once,
and that was from you. The next day after
this, and which | now reckon among the hap
pest days of my life, an old woman, whom
had inspired with some pity, took me into heI
house as & seamstress. My gaety returned
by labor; became the friend of the respecta.
bic lady with whom lived. One day Lord Mel
vii came into the room where | was working,
and sat down by my side. He was man OF
about sixty years-tall, spare, and of rePul'
sive aspect,
"NIss, said he, 81 know your history. Will
you marry mes"
"Marry you!" cried
eyes. | have immense property, which
do not wish to leave to my nephews, and have
the gout, which do not wish TO be taken care
of by my domestics. From what | have beer
able to learn of you, your character is as upright
as it is elevated. 1t is in your power to become
Lady Melvil and to prove that you are destn
/ ed for good fortune, since you have known how
TO support misfortune"
t 81 loved you, Frederic, continued the young
woman. 81 have seen you but once, but il
: was impossible for me to forget you, and some
( lal.. 10 hat lixyat
. ought to roll on together AS looked at Lore
Melvl, as saw his melancholy countenance
| and his sharp and almost wary eye, said tc
myself that the step he was taking was moth
, ing else than one of revenge, and | was loatf
to he the instrument of it. If the noble lord
did not receive refusal, he, at least easily per-
ceved it, from my agitation, and like all men
, who are only rendered more ardent by rejec'
, ton, he redoubed his solicitations.
NV companions induced me to profit by the
, folly of an Englishman worth his millions, and a
part of whose fortune cosldnothut soon be mine
AS for me, thought fyou,I adored you, with
r all that my imagination lent to my memory
{ and the image of man whom had seen but
, for an instant, almost induced me to sacrifice
t my fortune, as we'll as yours, Frederic. But
/ had passed through too rough q school for ro'
mantle ideas to have the better of my reason
You were rejected by the young seamstress
9 and | became Lady Melvil
> SIT was fairy tale, my friend! ], poor, de-
t serted orphan was the wife of one of the rich
S est peers of England Seated in a carriage
s loaded down with servants, was able to pass
through the streets where had begged few
weeks before, and clothed in silk and glittering
: in diamonds, to mark with my eye the curb
stone where sat. The sports of chance, the
e caprice of fortune, the passions of men, my
0 friend, are the fairies of this world.'
: "Happy Lord Melvi," cried Frederic, ''ht
i was able 10 enrich you"
), "He was in truth very happy" continued