Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-09-17
An Incident in the Life of Mademoiseile
Clai:on.

The occurrence related in tho lcitcr which
We are about to quite, Is remarkable III
staLce cf those apparently supernatural iislt-
:tions which il has been found So diiicn't III
at inyus,i., .,ir tnvX ,iain an acc1uhi i"r u
doe, not appear - noNc aeen known to Scott
/, rsc-, or NY Other e.. iish writer, vii" has
,.Ncc I'd a.d cn,ciyurcd = cxpouud those
,llos;lN paeh, mems.
Ia an age uf corruption, unparalleled IN
modern tines, .iadcmuiscilc C.aiynh was nor
proof ga'nst the temptations t. winch her
puSiliun exposed her. Bu; u l"ily spirit, and
sonc religious principles, which sac retained
amidst n general ionu uf inid Is ard golfers.
saved her f. 10 degrading vices, and enabled
I her to spend an old age prn,rncrd beyond tAe
usual period of human life. il respcciabllity
guG honor.
:~l,r died IN l-02, q the age of eighty
She was nearly scveuiy whcl the f'llrwing
| !oiier was ~rilirn Ii was addcrss,' L. NJ
/ Henri nuStcr, u man If some cmincucc a
mang the litcrnii of that peri 'd; the aSsocl-
ate ur District Grimm, ID ilol5nch. aud
/ MADAME Nicks, De and tao cO!ld6ord'eH'
1 lrs Gr:rm IN his famous Eurrc 'pohdehce. -
This grut.cmau wgs C,uiron's literary exc
cutar:' having hccu iatrustcd with his me-
muirs, written by herself, 'nd pub lshcd alter
uer d hth.
With tni. preface we give Madcmpiscllc
Ciair"us narrative, written in her Old age. Ui
an occurrence ~ hich had taken place hall
cen ury before.
In l~j.:. my youth, and my success on the
sia.c tad drawn roand me 20 Il nan, All
| ircrs VI de -. the son ofa tnc chlnt
in l. / tany about thirty years ul I. hands me,
ard p,.sSrsscd nf cnGsIdcrablc talent was one
I, fthisu who were mlst strongly attached Ia
me Ills co vcrsniion and manners were
tiiusc If man of education aud good soclo'
~, and the reserve aud the timldity when
distinguished his attention made fW"rablC
impression ON ne. Aftcr Grccn-roOm ae'
quaintance of 5 me time ! permitted him tC
Vistt ne at my house, hnt bc'tur knowledge
of his situation and character was rot to hl'
advantage. Ashamed of being only bour
geois he was squaudcring his fortune a
Paris under an assumed iit,c. His tempe
was severe and gloomy, hc knew markin'
too well he sail not to dispsc and avol'
them. He wished to see no one but me, an,
r desired from me- in return, similar sacrl
Zee Of the world. saw from this time. TN
necessity, for hiS own sake as well as mine
Of dcstro, ing his hopes by reducing our IN
trrcourse TO terms oi less intimacy My DC
haviur brou sht upon him violent illness, du
ring which | showed him every mark
friendly interest but firmly refused 10 dow
! ate from the course had adopted, VI
stcadiness only deepcncd his wound, snd IN
!. happily, at this time. treacherous relative
e io whom he had inirusted the management
IS of his affairs, took advantage of his hclples
i condition BY robbing him, and eavial hin
destitute that he was obliged TO accept III
e little money had, for his subsistence, an
the attendance which his condition required
You must feel, my dea' friend the Iinportanc
ofncv,r revealing this secret. iresPcci d
memory, and could not expose . MA 70 inc 81, J,
ls suIting pity Of tho world. PRESERVE tne tne
II now b,eak for the first time.
y .Arlenpth no recovered his property, b
mover his health; and thinking ! was dolr