Saturday morning visitor., 1848-11-25
From the Nep World.
A LOVE-STORY REALIZED,

N AOt ~ UAVHA hhAAtHAUb
We have given this title to our present
Romance. because it is really like ';thing
in book" 1t might appear with advan-
tage as an elegant fiction in an annual, or
in any other medfall through which the
ftcourse of true love" does occasionally
Frun smooth.
CIvET, in the Netherlands, is in man
ner joined to Charleroi, excepting that it
is outside the notifications. 1t stands up
on the Meuse in wonderfully pleasant
situation; but after residing there for
three months in Ardennes during the win
ter, the first appearance Of anything like
cultivated country in the opening of spring,
and on fine day as this was, might seem
somewhat beyond its real deserts. Char
leroi Charleroi!" I repeated to myself
several times, when having inquired the
name of the town on the other side of the
bridge, was answ cred "Charleroi."
felt that it was associated in my mind with
some past incidents; but what they were,
| was at first unable TO recall. Suddenly
it broke upon me, and / was sitting with
Durand and Elize, in the saloon at Avig-
NOON. Poor fellow said l, aloud; for
somehow or other | was firmly persuaded
he had been killed at Waterloo. But be-
fore preceding, let me go back several
yeare, 10 give the reader information that
may increase his interest in what am a.
bout TO relate.
was sitting upon one of the high
grounds on the road between AK and A
,ignon, looking down upon the latter city,
and buried in deep revery, not connect
ed with Petrarch and Laura, but in which
the history Of the Popes was passing be-
fore me, when step close behind broke
the heightened link of images, that like
wave on wave had foated on the sea of
fancy. l, was French officer who. with
many apologies, hoped he had not disturb
cd the revery of Monsieur. The inter-
| ruption was rather in discord with the
tone OF my mind ; but through the tinse OF
French manner ! thought could discov-
er something beyond glitter; & il has e.
yer been my rule in foreign travel, to en-.
courage rather than rep-l the advance of
strangers. | accordingly answered with
that courtesy / was master of,-and we
sal down upon the brow of the hill to-
gether. The secrets of Frenchman, es-
pecialy those in whose disclosure vanity
may CLEAN little harvest, are seldom We
ry closely prisoned; and was soon mas
ter of his budget. He was quarlered at
AK, and was thus far on his road TO A
vignon, TO see the sweetest girl in all
France, by whom he was tenderly below
ed, and joiis CONNIE un ange. He possess
ed, he said, small independency in the
north, near Charleroi, and was 10 be uni
ted to Elize in few weeks. /, in my
turn, told him | was an Englishman, and
a traveller pour plaisir, that had come
last from Lyons and intended remaining a
week at Avignon and in the neighborhood
before taking the road TO Nice. We de-
scended 10 the city together; and speedi-
| ly found accommodation near the site o.
The peoples dllapida,ed palace. My friend
pressed me to accompany him to the house
of Elize, who he assured me would be
charmed to see me; but | excused myself
on the score Of fatigue, promising, howe
yer TO pay my respects the next morning.
During the few days that succeeded my
arrival at Avignon, Monsieur Dufand wat
my constant companion. He carried m'
to be introduced TO his bride elect, whom
found TO be very far superior TO thegen
erality of French women and was dai
ly indebted 10 her, and her aniable iaini-
ly, for the greater of the pleasure founC
at Avignon.
One morning, about week after ou
arrival, was surprised by the unexpect
ed entrance of Monsieur Durand, for
supposed him TO be at that time SOM
leagues distant with a party 10 which
had been invited, but which had declih
ed joining, owing 10 my preparations fol
setting out OH the morrow. Twas certail
something important had brought Mons
Durand--thoush from his countenance
was quite unable TO guess whether h
came to communicate good or evil. H
had just received summons to repair in
stsntly TO AK, to march wfh the troop
to which he belonged, and Join the arm,
destined 10 oppose the progress of NapO
leon--the news of whose disembarkatio
at Frejus had reached AK but a few hour
before.
"My union with Elize," T" said he, SINUS
bc postponed for a little, until"--here b
! checked himself; but when glanced 4
1 the cross Of the legion Of honor and Ii
medal upon which were inscribed "Jena
! and "Husterlitz," ] had no difficulty
} cemprehending the cause Of his hesits
> ton. II would perhaps have been diffi
I cult Gor himself to tell whether y anon
. or recolleclions of ID g!oris, were al lhI
moment the more predominant. parts