The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-02

hope had given him new life, and he easily per-
suaded his attendant as they entered the gates of
Vienna, that he required his attendance no further.
Alone with his own servants he resumed his female
attire, and directed his course to Meckenberg
StreitZ
The Princess had maintained an intimate cor
respondence with her playmate up to the time of
her betrothal, and the name of Mademoiselle de
Beaumont was passport enough. La Chetardie
had sent forward his servant, on arriving at the
town, in the neighborhood of the ducal residence,
and the reply to his mssive was brought back by
one OF the officers in attendance, with orders to
conduct the demoiselle to apartments in the castle
He was received with all honor at the palaze-gate
by chamberlain in waiting, who led the way to
suite of rooms adjoining those of the Princess,
where, after being left alone for few minutes he
was Familiarity visited by the betrothed girl, and
overwhelmed, formerly, by her friend, with most
embarrassing caresses. In the next moment, how
ever, the door was hastily flung open, and Nadege,
like stream of light, through the room, hung
upon the neck of the speechless and overioyed
Marquis, and ended with commissions of mingled
tears and laughter. The moment that he could
disengage himself from her arms, La Chetardie re-
quested to be left for moment alone. He felt the
danger and improperly of longer maintaining his
disguise, He closed his door on the unwilling
demoselles, hastily changed his dress, and, with
his sword al his side, entered the adjoining recep
tion-room of the Princess, where Mademoiselle de
Beaumont was impatienty awaited.
The scene which followed the mingled confu-
sion and JOY of Nadege, the subsequent hilaritv
and masquerading at the CASTLE and the particulars
of the marriage Of the Marquis de la Chetardie to
his fair fellow maid-ofhonor, must be left to the
readers imdg ination, well of the re-appear-
ance of Nadege at MecElenberg.
Nadege retired to her turret at the imperative
command of the Empress sad and troubled but
waited wakefully and anxiously for the reentrance
of her disguised companion. In the course of an
hour, however, the sound of a sentine's musket,
set down at her door, informed her that she was a
prisoner. She knew Elizabeth, and the Duchess
of Mecklenberg, with an equal knowledge of the
Tzarne's character, had provided her with a re-
source against the imperial cruelty, should she
have occasion to use it. She crept to the battle
menis of the tower, and fastened handkerchiefto
the side looking over the public square.
The following morning, at daylight, Nadege was
summoned to prepare for a journey, and in an hour
she was led between soldiers to a carriage at the
palacegate, and departed by the northern egress of
the city, with guard of three mounted Cossacks.
In two hours from that time, the carriage was over
taken, the guard overpowered, and the horses heads
turned in the direction of Moscow. After many
difficulties and dangers, during which she found
herself under the charge of Meckenbergian Off
Ger in the service of the Tzarine, she reached Vi
emma in safety, and was Immediately concealed by
her friends in the neighborhood of the palace at
Mecklenberg, to remain hidden till inquiry should
be over. The arrival of MademoiseIle de Beau
necessarily wept with dread and apprehension, was
joyfully communicated to her by her friends and
so the reader knows some of the passages in the |
early life of the far famed beauty in the French
court in the time of Louis XV.-the Marchioness |
de la Chetardie.