The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-12-08

k11 in< fo1(I oould baby want!"
Dedl" thought his lady
xI| Whenever she had time to
q lo matter at all; bu, this was
ouft dntiss and court pleas.
avery faculty. and occu-
81 pr on. Another son was born
Ialleyrand and, like his
Snne into the world strong
1he mould Of vigor-
-. ~f GharlsA-
- N up ignorant and neg
the fear Of God or man be-
Till the arrival Of the little
y, he had never seen the lace
81 8 so[3lIve. HinInolher, occupied with
toaourel 81 father 1I{ nbition, thought
N Il tHb. 4 I. aIngular that while the
Nit having obtained
be sought, and the former en-
ne in comparative poverty, it
s|7 IA for1heir negisc,ed child TO
ring VA his FAME, and to
Sri ~ nous fortune. AHxk "
- Dlnpxice had entered
bned lhsk .lis~ hshers
Xii |Il J - alta, returned from
III odifiorl. AIter greeting the
h oSr II hierfamily, he enquired
| Ibr his lin VIZ hews, and felt both shocked
fsnd surprise lheir parents indifference
towards them. u Il was the depth Of winter
the ground was covered with snow. the
roads were difficult and dangerous; but the
| war. hearted sailor braved all obstacles,
and set out on horse back to visit his little
relat,. es. II was late in the afternoon
when ne approached the village, and he
bethoIght him Of inquiring the way to the
house Of Nurse Rigaut. Looking round,
he saw on the hill pale, thin child, with
long fair hair flowing on his shoulders; ne
was busy setting q bird-trap on the snow.
| The captain called him; and as the little
fellow approached. the kind sailor saw
with pain that he Yves lame. and lesnt for
support on a small crutch.
"Hollo! my boy, can you tell me where
Dame Rigaut livesl"
Certainly" said the child, smiling. al
will show you the way on one condition.
"Come, then, make haste, my lad; III
pay you handsomely for your guidance"
/" Nonsense replied the child, redden.
ing; "my condition is, that you will LEI
mo ride on yonr horse 90 nuree's door. i
don't want your money.
"Mount, then, my boy" said the cap
tain, reaching down his hand, and watching
with surprise the sgility with which the
child, cripple as he was, managed to climb
on the tall saddle.
Holding his little guide carefully before
him, the captain reached the house Of Dame
Rigaut. He told the child to hold his horse
for a moment, and entered the door: nurse
came TO meet him. What passed between
,heml Probably nothing very amicable:
for the young listener outside could distin-
guish a sound of weeping-feminine lamen-
tations OVERCOME by loud masculine repri.
mands- Suddenly the sailor rushed out,
seized the shivering boy, raised him, and
held him closely embraced with one arm,
while with the other he made good use Of
his whip in keeping off Nurse Rigaut who
wanted to gain possession OF her darling
Chariot" 1t was the work Of moment
to mount his horse, and with the child be.
fore him, to retrace his steps, without per-
hitting the perfdious nurse even TO say
adiew to her charge. As they rode on.
little Charles Maurice learned that his cap
tor was his uncle; an honest sailor, who, in
a transport Of indignation against the wo-
man to whose negligence his nephew owed
lifelong lamsness, would not have him
moment longer beneath her roof. 10 his
anxiety about the heir Of his house, he to-.
tally forgot bis brothers younger son, who
accordingly remained with abe nurse.
From the first town where he stopped, he
wrote to his brother to announce what be
had done; and on arriving at Paris, he
learned that the Count de Talleyrand was
with the army in Flanders, and that the
countess was in attendance on the queen
at Versailles. However, she had provided
a person to take charge Of her son, and
place him in the college Of Louis-le- Grand
The captain had intended to take him on
board his vessel--the st. Joseph-.and
bring him up to the naval profession; but
his lameness rendering that impracticable,
the kind sailor took leave Of his poor de-
serted little nephew, and set out for lou
lon. A few months afterwards his vessel
was shipwrecked, and he and all his crew
persisted. Had Charles Maurice been a
fine, stout boy, his history would have en-.
I ded here; but Providence reserved the poor
lame child for an illustrious destiny.
At college, the boy distinguished himself
by his talents and application, carrying of
the first prizes, and rising rapidly towards
the upper classes. Yet his life was but
sad one; few indulgencies. and no vaca-
tons passed at home, fell to his lot. His
mother rarely visited him, and when she
did, she came accompanied by celebrated
surgeon, who examined his lame leg, ban.
daged it tightly, dragged it. cauterized the
nerve, and put the child 10 such torture,
that he dreaded nothing so much as sum-
mons to the parlor to meet his mother.
Years passed on: his father died, and
Charles Maurice found himself Count de
Talleyrand, and head OF that branch of his
family. His brother Archambauld had left
the abode Of Nurse Rigaut with better for
tune than himself; for he had escaped &C.
cidents, and his limbs were straight and
we'll formed. On the day that Charles.
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