Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-08-10
MISCELLANEOU us
RoMANcE IN REAL IIrn.

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i Pauline de Meulan, young lady d
good family in Paris, was deprived q
friends who had brought her up, and wa,
eompelled to look out for some source :,
support for herself She had received /
good education, and having taste for lite,
nature, made an attempt to gain her bread
BY the use of her PEN She sent various
little stories and other contributions to Sc
veral Of the newspapers; but all the pieces
were too long or too short, too grave or too
light-anything in short but entitled to
reception Had Pauline not possessed
uncommon energies, as well as uncommon
abilities, she would have found it impossi-
bic 20 fight her way through the briary
path that leads toliterary success. MANY
a time and oft, in her solitary chamber.
shc would cast down her pen in despairing
lassitude, but the difficulty Of seeing any
other better mode of maintenance. made
her always lift it anew, with revived deter
mination. Her efforts were at length re-
warded with something like success, Her
essays found favour with the managers Of
the periodical paper called the I'u6Iiciste,
and she became a regular contributor to
its pages, being paid for her labors in such
a manner as to maintain herselfin compare
tive comfort. She became even the object
of considerable notice, and was OCCASION
ally at sosrocs so common among the Pa
risians. At N. Suard's, in particular, a
nell known inenhns s. ~ Ri ~c i:.-----
ture, Pauline met and mingled with many
Of the rising people of talent, male and fe-
male, in the French metropolis
Things continued thus until Pauline
fell i'll and became unable to send her con-
tributions as usual to the PuJliciste. I'm
luckily for her, the capital supplied too
many young persons of literary ability to
make the cessation of her labors a matter
of much consequence to the people with
whom she communicated She was SEN
sible of this, and her sick bed was harrass-
ed by fears of indulgence and distress
But, at this moment, kind, though un-
known assistant, stepped in to relieve her
terrors, and save her from falling prey
to tho evils in prospect. One morning
while musing sadly on her state, she re-
ceived packet, which proved, on being
opened, to contain contribution, in her
own line and manner, for the Pubiicisfe.-
1t was accompanied BY note, in which
the writer stated his intention to send her
similar paper at regular intervals, hop
ing, at the same time, that they might be
acceptable in place Of her own, until she
was well enough to resume her task The
handwriting Of the note and paper we're
unknown to Pauline, and she could form
no guess who was the author The pro-
mise made was fulfilled, however Arti-
cles Of fitting kind were regularly sent,
and they procured for the young invalid,
from the conductors Of the .Pablicistc the
same remuneration which her own tolls
had produced All necessary comforts
were thus assured to her inIher illness.
and she recovered that health which dis.
tress Of mind might otherwise have aided
to keep back.
inc'scerrespondent dropped his Ia
bors when she was enabled to Resume her
own It may be imagined that her mind
dwelt much on the circumstance, and that
she longed to know and thank her benefac-
tor She was not long left inlthe dark
A pale and slender young man, with, a
mild and expressive countenAnce, called
upon her, and modestiy revealed himself
as her unknown assistant Hewas imme-
diately recognised by tho young contribu-
tor Of the Pablicisie as one whom she had
seen at NJ Suard's, and who had won for
himself the repute ofbeing ono Of the most
promising young men of the day He
had also seen her at n Suard's, and il was
from no common feelings that he had been
induced to act as has been related. After
their first interview they saw each other a
gain, and again, and Pauline soon learned
to reciprocate the affection which the other
had already conceived for her They
were married. At this day they live hap
| PLY with each other Reader, tbepartics
Of whom We have been speaking are Mon
sieur and Madame Guiz0k