Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-08-24
VIRGINIA MORNING AUGUST a. 1915
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Pauline de Muelan, young lady Of good family in
Paris, was deprived Of friends who had brought her
up, and was compelled to lock for some source Of
support for herself She had received good ednca-
ton, and having taste for literature made an attempt
to gain her bread by the OF her pen She sent va
rous little stories and other contributions several of
the newspapers but all the pieces 100 long. or
100 short, grave, or TOO lighany thing inshort but
entitled to reception. HadPaune otpessessed nncom.
mon energies, as well uncommon abilities, she would
have found il impossible TO fight her way through the
briarY path that leads 10 literary success. Many a
time and off, in her solitary chamber, she weuld cast
down her own pen in despairing lassiude, but tho
difficulty of seeing any other better mode OF mainte
nance made her always lf il anew, with revived de-
termination Her efforts al length rewarded with
something like success. Her essays found favor with
The managers OF the periodical paper called the Publ
elsie. and she became regular contributor lis pages
being pad for her labors IN such manner as 10 main
tam herself in comparative comfort She became e.
ven the object Of considerable notice and was occa-
slonaly al soirees so common among the Parisans
At NJ. Suard's, IN particular, well known member
Of the world Of literature. 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 in and be-
come unable TO send her contributions as usual 10 the
Pubtcise. UDucky for her, the capital supplied TOO
many young persons OF literary ability TO make the
cessation of her labors matter Of much consequence
10 the people with whom she communicated. She
sensible OF this and her sick bed was harrassed by
fears OF Indulgence and distress. But, this moment
kind though unknown, assistant stepped in to relieve
her terrors. and her from falling prey 10 the e
wills in prospect One morning while musing sadly
on her state. she received packet which proved, on
being opened, to contain contribution, in her own
line and manner for the P,tblcste. 1t was accompa-
MED by note, in which the writer stated his inten-
ton 10 send her similar paper at regular intervals
hoping, at the same time that they might be accepted
in place Of her own, until she is well enough TO re-
sumo her task The hand writing OF The note and pa
per unknown TO Pauline, and she could form no
guess who was the author. The promise made was
fulfilled, however Articles Of fitting kind were regu-
la-ly sent, and they procured sfor the Young invalid
from the conductors ofthe Pbcisie the same remun-
Grafton which her own Tolls have produced All ne
cessary comforts Were lbus assured her in Illness
and she recovered that health which distress of mind
might otherwise have aided 10 keep back
Paullnes correspondent drap his labors when she
enabled e resume her own. ii may be imagined
that her mind dweit much on the circumstance and
that she loaged 10 know and thank her beneIactor-
She was not long len in The dark. A pale and sen-
der Young man. with mild and expressive counte-
nance called upon her. aud modesly revealed himself
as her unknown assistant He was immediately re-
cognized by the young contributor OF the Pubcste as
enc whom she had seen al M Suard's aud who had
won for himself the repnie Of being one of the most
promising young men Of the day. He had also seen
her AT M Suard's, and it was from no common feel
ing that he had been induced TO act as has been rea
ted Alter their first interview they saw each other
agaiu and again, and Pauline learned 10 recpro-
cate the affection which the other had already con-
ceived for her They married Afihis day they
live happily with each other Reader the paT,ies OF
whom we have been speaking are Monsieur and Mad
anne Gaizot