The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-05-19
The Beauty Of The German Court.
4 Story IN the Famag Of Lord Nuo.ile
HOthlray.

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Hoturay.
"how me-" sand the young and Joyous
Lord $, as he entered my studio, one
bright day, 1--WE are indebted tor thi, story TO
Sir Thomas l.awrencc) ..to introduce a
friend and school-ielluw Mr.. D'A- is
a sad misanthrope; but have prevailed on
him to accompany me to-day, As he is dcUOic
to the arts, crave your permission for him
to admire and mediate upon your ''rooms
OF beauty, for such they are" added he, gli-
ly looking around.
81 shall be happy" replied !, ushering the
young and distinguished locking stranger in
to an adjoining room, whose walls are COW
cred with framed and unfinished pictures,
sketches and casts.
Returning 10 Lord $ (who was TO
have sitting )-"V hat is a most strange fell
Iow," said he, after a pause she is hand
some. as you see he belongs to one Of the
first families in England-(a little more to
the right, Ell? oh ! very wel-that will do :
Oh! his father has dcparted-gcne TO his IA
Tiers, suppose and D'A-- was rich,
clever and the tdhiOR-when suddenly he
left England in despair-causc unknown.
He did not 20 to Paris or Rome. where a
man may forget al! things, even himself;
but TO Arabia, Persia, and the Holy Land
a pilgrimage, in short. (Murc to the light?
--Sb!) some time after his departure hare
heard that he met with some old paper what
he saw know not, but that moment deCid-
ed him, and he became mlSan,hrOpe, fore
swore all society, men and women, would
not write or speak to, hear or see, an En-
glish person, and that for two long years
Nor it is only business, imperative business,
which has brought MIN TO town, and that for
few days only; for even in England he
will see no one who has known his former
haunS. lie has been here but week. and
T starts for Nova Iemhla Tomorrow was
once his dearest friend, and mu9e him come
this morning to your studio. Strange lel.
low, that mysterious and romantic quite
is it not?' laughed my gay young sitter.
As | was about to reply. Mr.. D'A-
=. entered the room. Hcexpre>Sed much calm
admiration, and some courteous and Judi.
CiouS criticism: and seeing his love for beau.
ty, | brought forward number Of miniature,
{ he had not yet seen. and leaving him TO cx,
anime them returned once more to my col.
OrS.
Mr.. D'A-- was decidedly handsome
he had manly and yet chisseled features, q
broad white brow, and frame Of elegant
and laulucSs proportions. \ mouth which
thoughu"w COMPRISING and almost despair.
ing IN its SternueSs, could evidently smile
, most Swcetly, and eycS-darl cyeS-whos,
expression. soft aud gentle as a woman's
, could only be described by saying that they
, were "hlled with love" for all things CooC
and beautiful; a voice deep and touching, ;
, manner kind and concjiiating. Could Til.
man lie \ miSanthropc:
one aftcranotherheo opened the rich cases
| till at length he came to one which was late
ly finished, and which represented face O
! uncommon loneliness. "GoOd heavens !
was his uuguardcd exclamation, sean il b,
, hers and his cheek changed suddenly auc
, strangely, whilst his lip quivered teariulIy
, "forgive me-" apologizcd he, 'Uut tell III,
who this Is !"
, For moment. which seemed to him a,
= ageol agonizing suspense. could not recal
f the name
. "MisS R.orLangdon IIalln Dovcoshire,
4, waSmy reply.
p "Arc you cegta;u?' said he, in a breath
less agitation, "when was it ,akcu--do yor
. know
"Thrce months ago Miss Il. first sat +
: me, but since that She has Quilted EuEland?'
"And- amd-iS she still Miss r. gasp
A ed he.
, .Shc iS-and NJ this moment is the reign
, ing beauty at the German Court; my inor
. nation is correct know. as it was given t.
, me by her cousin, Mrs. G--n, for WHOM
that picture was taken"
'You do not, cannot mean it," groanc
, Mr. D'A-. show have thrown ava
my happiness for moment his counte
nance was pale. and trembling with emo
ton; but soon rapture, hope, illuminated hi
4 magnificent features. lie shook my han
: almost fcrcely, and muttcred. .'you hav
-. saved me; but added he, calmly, II ow
YOU some explanation for this wild conduct
:, and you. dear S. shall hear my tale
. "lhrrc years ago first knew Miss II
, and to know her, was, with me TO love he
- deeply, pa>siuultrly. We were not cuGag
. ed, but she well knew my alteration. Whe
one night saw her talking to Mr.. C,
o did not like her manner, and told her So
3 she iaUgbpI. MaddeuCd at what thougl
J.. her coulcmpt-in anger aud rashncss-l lc
the country, determined TO forget her, Il
\. chance met with an old paper. and saw
Nd it the marriage Of Miss R TO Mr.. C.
:. "To me there could be but one that bon
that name. Fool that waS--I know itno'
De- i see ii ALL it was her cousin see
,s now, but then it drove me to despair, an
CurSing my fate. wandered n very wrctC
n and as could see 10 one, should haI
!. been still deceived but for this miuia,ur
ID This beautiful face and my own folly haI
q been the causes Of my strange conduCt-h
~ may now once more be harry. and sha
= leave England tonight to seek and TO in
plore forgiveness from her have so lor
- and so madly loved"
Ic He left Us; but ere many months hG
passed he paid another visit to my studi,
to and on his arm lcant his bluNhiug and bca,
tiul bride, the lost, the sought, the ron :
Miss II. no longer!
Is Selling DrugS-A raw.lookins genius,
waG, by the way, stepped into Brown
:. apothecary shop, at the corner OF state sire,
lv the other morning.
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