The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-07
VOL. II. NO. Sc.


suffused with tears, and whose emotion was
manifest at the pain he appeared to suffer-
| He raised himself on his elbow, and gazed al
her attentively, seemed struck with her beau
| ty. After a little time, finding himself better.
| he called for glass of brandy, and reioined
his regiment Quiet being established in
Grenoble, Bernardotte left no means unem-
| ploved to discover his fair unknown. For
three weeks he continued his romantic search,
when one day, while walking pensively i'll the
Jardin de Vile, he saw her approaching. He
watched her home, and returning the next day
found the means of obtaining access to her
house, and declared his love. The girl was
named Amelie, she was a dress maker, and
about eighteen years of age but there was
rival in the field. young watch maker in the
town. Not knowing how to dispose of him,
and moreover, being violently in love, Berna-
dotte spoke of marriage thinking by that
means to overcome all difficulties, but he failed.
Amelie loved neither the citizen nor the
hero; but the first was matchmaker, and
the other nothing at all, not even King of
Sweden. She preferred the shop to the
haversack, and became the fance of the watch
maker. When Bernadotte heard her decision,
his fury know no bounds he rushed to the
house of his rival, and declared his love and
his pretentions to the hand of Amelie, and
challenged his rival to decide the question by
the sword. The watch maker was nothing
loath, and the parties met. The citizen, little
accustomed to the use of his weapon, was
soon severely wounded, and Bernadotte hasten
ed to the house of his mistress. He had been
there but few minutes, and had even for
cotton the occurrence which had just taken
place, when loud knocking was heard at the
door. 1t was the wounded lover of Amelie,
49, L. ~ = LII.
She was overwhelmed with grief and horror,
and turning to Bernadotte. loaded him with
the severest reproaches, and drove him from
the house. He saw her for the last time in
month she became the wife OF the watch maker.
Bernadotte, when he heard it, determined first
to shoot her, then to murder her husband, and
finally, to blow out his own brains Fortu-
natey for his future crown he did neither
The blue-eyed heroine of this adventure
now alive decrept, crooked, wrinkled, old
woman servant at common inn, and in a
state of utter poverty, related these circum-
stances short time since. "Ah SIR" said
she, in concluding her story, II should have
done much better in marrying NJ. Bernadotte.
should have been a Queen now Yes. a
Queen instead of waiting upon everybody
here. should have had crown, and sub
jects, and fine clothes. l should have been a
Queen! All made great mistake-a sad
mistake. ought to have foreseen this for
assure you, sir, M. Bernadotte was not q
common man. had kind of presentiment
that something would happen but what
would you have? when we are young we do
not reflective are not ambitious we refuse
kingdoms, and make fools of ourselves
Saving which, she shed tears.
When asked if she had ever heard anything
from him, she answered. "Never, sir; have
written to him several times since he became
King, but he has never returned any answer.
My husband says Il is because did mot pay tie
postage Of my letters, IL is very likely and
then, perhaps, he may still feel annoyed at
my having refused him. If we were both
free again, and had any money, would go
to London perhaps he would marry me. or
at any rate, giue me his linen to rash that
would be something after ALL