Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

l'he queen Downgers maids ct honor can
miner, and In spite OF my demonstrates did a
inllnlly oil mischief. See this American MAJ
nola, the only one your Majesty possesses.
: Wen, Sire, they cut off its finest blossom:
neither oranges or roses could escape the "a j.
happily succeeded in hiding from them IN
Il lavorte child--my beautiful rose tree, which
nave nursed with so much care, and whic
r VIII 1--we Tor hlty years, provided care be take
5 not 10 allow il to produce more than one ros
IN the season. Then pointing 10 the plant c
3 which he spoke, lie Notre continued: IT'S III
three hundred eaved rose, Sire! Hitherto
have saved it from piilage, but protest
. lsuch conduct can be renewed.
II Come, comel interposed the monarch, 'w
must not be too hard on young girls. The
are like butterflies, and love flowers
4 'uor6hu Sire, butterflies don't break bouph
and eai orangesl'
Louis deigned to smile at this repariee.-
l'fell u.s. he said, who are the oulpriisi'
'All the adde's, Sire! Yet, no. am wrong
there was one young creature as fresh and
lovely as this very rose, who did not initiate
her companions. The poor child even tried t.
comfort me while the others were tearing m,
flowers, they called her Louise.
1T was MademoiselIe de la Valliere,, sal,
l4ozun, the young person whom your Males
y remarked yesterday in attendance on Ma
dame Henrietie.'
she shall have her reward said Louis
Let Mademolselle de le Valiere be the onl,
maid ot honor invited - the ball to be given
here 10 night
"A ball! All my poor 1owers!' cried LIE No
ire, claspng his hands in despair.
Colbert ventured TO remind his Majesty that
ne mad promised 10 give an audience that eve.
nlng to two architects, Claude Peroult and
LID RAJ Bryant, OF whom, the first was ia
oflns designs for the Observatory; the second;
4 plan for the Hotel des Invalides.
Receive these gentlemen yourself,' replied
he King; while we are dancing NJ. de Colbert
will labor for our glory; postsrity will never
be the wiserl Only in order to decorate ,he
bare walls, have the goodness to send TO the
manafactory Of the Gobeiins, which you have
Just established, for some Of the beaztiih ta-
pestry you praise so highly
AfcoFflnglX to the uief despair eQIe No.
TIE, me ball took place in the greenhouses,
melamofphosed, as il by magic into a vast gal
lery, Illuminated by thousand lustres, spark
ing amid flowers and precious stones. Each
fragrant orange tree bore wax lights amid its
branches, and wany lovely faces CLEANED a.
II ongss The adwery lhicLets; while bright eyes
watched the mighty master OF the reye. The
cutting northeast wind blew outside; poor
wreiches shivered on the payemeHts; but what
did that matter while The court laughed ann
danced amid trees AMI flowers, and breathed
tue soft sweet summer aifi
Maria Theresa did not mIngle in the scene.
iipld and retiring the young Queen 4 d from
me NOISY gayeiy Of the court, and usually re
malned with her aunt the Queen Mother. OnI
ms occasion, therefore the hall was presid d.
eyer by Madame Henrietie, and by Olympia
ilanclna, Countess Of Scissors. The gentle
La felliere Kept modestly in the back gIound
nhtll espled by the King, beneath the magno
LA, which her companions had so recklesslv
despoled OF its flowers, and which had cos
Them exclusion from the feie.
The next moment tie hand Of Louise trem-
oled in that Of her sovereign; for Louis the Nv
mad chosen the maid Of honor for his partner ini
ihe dance. At the close of the evening LIE
Noire. who had received private orders, brought
oFtl MS iayorte rose tree, trans planted into
Hchly gllded vase. The poor man looked like
criminal approaching the place of execution.
tie lal1 iiie flower on a raised step near tnel
hrone; and on the front Of its vase every one
read the words which had formerly set 0lym.
pus in fame-'To the most beautiful!'
Many rivaltlHHcs grew pale when they heard
he Due de Louzon ordered by Louis to convey
ne precious rose tree into the apartment Of
Mademolselle de la Valleie. But Le Notre
ejoiced, for the fair one gave him leave TO
'ome each day and attend to the welfare of
is beloved flower.
The rose tree soon became to the favorite
mysterious ialisman by which she estimates
he constancy of Louis the Fourteenth. She
watched with anxiety al its changes of
'cgetailon trembling at the fall of a leaf
md weeping whenever new bud failed 10 re. /
place wthered blossom. Louise had Weld
ed her erring heart to the dreams of love, not
10 the visions Of ambition Ten ier and a.
shamed of being So as Madame dc Sevirne
has described her, The young girl mourned ior
her fault at the foot Of the altar. Remorse
her for her happiness; and more than
once has The priest, who read first mass at The
;hlpel OF Versailles, turned at The sound of
s'iled sobs proceeding from the royal recess,
and seen there closely veiled kneeing fl !
cure.
The fallen angel still remembered heaven.
Ihus passed ten years. At their end the
rose tree might be seen placed on a marnl-
ieent stand in the palace of s.. Germain; but
iespile LIE NVtre's constant care, the aower
lent sadly on its blightel stem. Near it the
Duchess dc la Vallere (lor she had Just been
'reatei1 was weeping bitterly. Her most in
innate friend, Franchise Athenais de Monte
naE Con,esse de Montes5an, entered, ana ex-
,lailned, what. weeping, Louise! HIS not lie
King Just given you the fltolrei as a fresh
lrooi OF his lovel'
Without replying La Valiere pointed to her
rose.
What an absurd superstit on!' cried Ma
lame des iontespan, seating herself neai her
friend. ''ris really childish to fancy that the
affections Of Monarch should follow the dss
Liny Of flower. Come, child she continued
playfully slapping the fair mourrer's hands
with her fan, you know YOU are always ado
rable, and why should you not always be a.
doredl'
'Because another has mad the art to supplant
me-
Athenas Bit her Lip. Louise had at length
discovered that her pretended friend was sssk-