Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-09-13
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, THURSDAY

4 said The truth had flashed upon her. and she
= sank back in a swoon. Recolect that had
= now acquired considerable share of sensibiltv
= and delicacy from my late Life. At that cruel
: moment | trembed alike at the thought of los.
ing the woman adorel, and Of seeing her re.
stored to life. lavished on Der the most ton.
! der cares, yet almost wished that those cares
) might be unavailing. She recovered at Ienptb
her senses, but the moment her frenzied eve
met mine, "Monster" she exclaimed n nd
again became nsensible IpDfted BY her con-
dltion to remove her from the light of those who
} had gathered around, and to place her on
} humble straw couch. Here remained beside
her till she opened her eyes mine shrunk from
her glance. The first use she made of speech
was to interrupt the broken ordinations of love.
shame and remorse, whch.fell from nv lps.
and to beg to be left alone for time. The
niece of the curate oftne parish, however who
CHANGED to be by, remained beside her, and the
poor young victim of my viany, for she was
but eighteen, seemed glad Of her attentions
How shall describe the horrible night which
then passed? 1t was not on my own account
that suffered or feared. She alone was in nv
thoughts. dreaded above ALL for my love was
still predominant, to see that heart alienated
whose tenderness was necessary to my exist
ence, to read GOODNESS IN that eye on whose
look my peace depended. BIT could it be other
wiser Had | not baseE, viely darkened all
the prospects Of her life, and overwhelmed her
with intolerable shame and anguish; That
hight was a punishment which would have al
most wiped out any lesset sin, Frequently, it
may be believed, | sent 10 know how Aurora
was She was calm, they tod me; and, indeed
to my surprise, she entered in the morning the
room where I was. She was pale, but collec-
ted. | fell before her and spoke not. "You
have deceived me" said she: " Ii it on your fu-
ture conduct that my forgiveness must depend
DO not take advantage ofhe authority you have
usuIped. The neico of the curate has offered
me an asylum. There will remain till this
matter can be thought of calmly"
Alas these were soothing but deceitful
words
Within day or two aNe this event, the IN
teNal of which spent informing wild hopes
for the future, received alonce two letters
The first was from the ensse the cause of
my exaltation and my falls Z wrote TO me
that my aaa,tni stHsE "a N ~ i i! ~
frienslalip for thhts''~ W oiV'' vi y iiiu''y
subscribed u certain sun pfthe execution Of
their plot that they wlale not to carry their
revenge too far; and that lhny would suDply
me with money and everything necessary for
entering into some business and ensuring the
creditable support of myselfah Aurora The
other letter was from Aurora "Some remains
ofpity," she said, (which feel for you, not
outstanding your conduct, l1 luce me to inform
you that | am in Lyons. II Is my intention to
enter convent which will n me of your pres.
ence but you will hold your| Pf in readiness 10
appear before every trbund in France, till
have found one which will 70 me justice, and
break the chain in which yoe have bound your
victim"
This letter threw me into Despair | hurried
to the curatc's but could learn nothing of Auro-
ra's retreat, although becaHf assured that the
curate and his neice, desPisng my condition.
had been the urgent advisers 9tlhe step Aurora
had taken. | then fastened TO Lyons, where
the affair had now created a great sensation
| lived unknown, however, hAd obscure, and
saw only the engravers, whH Notwithstanding
the base plot which they had through me eflec-
ted, were men of not ungener1s dlsposltIons'-
+ As thew had driven me out olmy former means
of livelihood, conceived d yself at liberty &c
| accept a sum which they dhIed me to enter
into trade with. They advsf \ me now to dis
pose of it at once, and 4 n it out in way
which speedily and without tpaOle to me- aug
r mented it greatly. Meanwn le, the father o
t Aurora had made every preparation Tor annuIl
= ing the marriage. This couI only be done pl
nubliclv detailing the treaAhery which hal
f been practsed. Never peTpaPs, was court
o house more crowded than thf of Lyons on tn,
= day On which The case was he1Id' Aurora her
# self appeared, and riveted tbf eyes of al! pres
: ent, not to speak Of my owl Unknown an
II unseen, sllrunk into col ner like guilt
if thing The counsel for Auroh stated the case
| and pleaded the victims cause win 50 much eI
# oouence as to draw tears from many eyes. N
y counsel arose for me, and AURORA, who merel
o sought divorce, without deslI 0g to lnfct the
>. punishment which she might easily have brougI
=, down nm the offenders, would at once hay
J. Gained her suit, had not one man arisen
IN speak for me. It was one OF the engraver
| the one who had been refused, as mentioned b
|. Anrora He made brief pleading for me
n praised my character, he showed and confesst
I how | had been tempted, any no" tell. /
rs last he concluded by addressln9 Aurora. aye
40 madam said he, "the laws may declare thu
r. YOU are not his wife, but you que been the wi
Of his bosom. The contract nay be annulle
en- and no stain may rest upon you' But sta
! may be east upon anotI'er' Y'n you' Will "
tie throw the blot of ilegtimacy upon one eve
if more innocent than yourself" The appeal w
re understood, and was not Inspe In vain. II
ng trembling Aurora exclaimed NO. mo-" al
he the tears fell fast as she spoke
it The marriage was not apDuIIed-was !
ad longer sought to be aOnulle% But while Il
oe contract (which | had signed with my oy
,t- name believed by them to be The family mar
ut of the Marquis de Rouperonl wp declared val
% it was also determined 'Iia' aurora should l
,ra main unmolested by the adTenI prer who had
ey far deceived her. Every lcgal precaution W
ora taken that should have no 0YI'fol over her
TO- her affairs. After this event did not reme
ght long at Lyons, where heard my name brand
me everywhere with infany. masq+O by the meO
is have related, of conslderaO.Ysum went
We Paris where | assumed foreign name. {
no tered into business, and, more to drown ieme
~ ber,nce than from any other cause pursued