Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-01-21

I wealth and beauty OF MS young sister, coup
| led with the fact that she had scarcely We
/ made her appearance in the world of fashion
were sufficient to make her an object Of gen
era interest. Thirdly, curiosity was abroa
to know who was the beautiful brunette il
company of the marquis, and who had neve
before been seen in those precincts. AM
lastly, there were many present who had wit
messed the disgrace Of Eugene Marat. ON tn,
4 preceding night. and who now wondered II
see him returned to the very scene of hi
shame; but they wondered more, when h,
danced with the young marchioness not onlJ
a first set, but second and q third, and they
began TO think that he was not the marquis
tutor after all, but some foreiga nobleman
who assumed this plain dress as disguise
or from motives OF eccentricity. None were
more surprised than the viscounless Perigo
and her daughter, the former OF whom had
closely watched the party from IFS very en-
trance, with the design Of becoming ac-
quainted with the marquis, and introducing
him TO ma'amselle, while on the other hand
the latter was chagrned TO see the handsome
he was handsome,) so favored by one Of such
| high rank as the young marchoness.
| They had now danced a third set-the mar
quis still choosing for his partner the beauti-
ful Eugenie, who had suddenly become the
belle of the ball room, while her brother re-
mained by the young marchioness. Mile
PerIgot had been totally eclipsed and furgot-
TIM, when the duchess de B. approached
and saluted the marquis, whispering some
words in his ear.
The yscountess had become determined
that The marquis should dance with her
daughter. II was the only chance left-the
torlorn hope of recovering their sinking as
tendency. }II
'Ma'amsele MaHat, you must be pleased
to be released from the monotony Of dancing
with one-the Count LasalIe wishes your
hand. Allow me 10 present the Count La
sale, Madelnolsele Marat' So saying. the
marquis walked away in company with the
duchess.
The dancers had all taken their stations and
were about to commence the coGllion, when
the Marquis of b., turning to his partner,
who was the daughter Of the vscountess,
and who had been forged upon hum by the
management of heE/ mother, enquired the
rank Of the lady with whom he was to haye
the pleasure of dancIng.'
My father is the Iviscoun! Perigot, my
lord,' was the confident and rather exulting
reply. ItI
sThen, maamsele, you must excuse me
from being your partner; it was my mothers
desire that should never dance with lady
of lower rank than a marchoiaess!' and so
saying the marquis turned on his heel and
walked away. We need not attempt TO de-
scribe the scene that followed; suffice it TO
say. that the dscomited belle, after showing
strong symptoms Of madness, flashed from
the room like fury. The affair was soon put
in circulation, and its connection with that Of
an earlier date. and explained. so that no one
except the very sllliest ofrank pited the pun
ished paruenas, and il fortunately chanced
that none OF her spreur chspaliers thought
proper to burn then fingers in meddling with
the quarrel, so thae no dusls resulted.
Wekcannot commend, on sober reflection.
the course pursued by The marquis, though
we are constrained 10 look feniehtIy upon the
conduct. Perhaps sense of strict justice
required the retaliation, Certain il is, how
ever, that the marquis told the truth respecting
the wishes of his mother, who. being one of
the exclusives Of aTlstocracy, had in her life
time expressed the desire that her son should
never dance with a lady below her own rank.
The marquis. however, had grown up
young man Of sense, and was c9mpletelyadi
vested of such prejudices. His condact,
tuefPlOfes Ou tue pfSccut otCdSiout was no
doubt productive of much good, as il had the
effect Of breaking down the barriers of hered-
tary RAM, but there was another happy and
unexpected result that had its foundation in
this affair, and that was, thai the parties who
had combined to kill the coquelte, afterwards
became more closely connected by double
union. This, however, did not happen for
some time, as they were alt young when first
introduced. And when il did come 10 pass.
there was not such disparity in their rank;
as the student Marat, through the force of
talents we'll used, had become almost as cele7
brated as his patron, and Eugene had proved
so valuable sister. that 10 man of the
marquis good sense she was likely to be in
valuable as q wife.