The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-05-15
n. OTTAWA ILL.,, SATURDAY. MAY 15 1852

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told he, how bonnv al, .s,.o,,.I l.,-,Is - g.,
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noli,e r,plv :, tho c,unIir,er, anil n,,, ,Ia,
seated th,m-clvcs h, h,s ,Le s,a ~. oia.!,
g,,no al ,;t;,,. ~, - - 49, '"'
the liberated nr;soror All o,,,oLi, r,-,,r,J ~.
acti,itv of nina ,h,, .nnoa,,J g. ta,, ta ,,
nnmhcd hv the ,oId,rss 81 bo, J',,o"n 1,h.
ensuing cony.rsation va, g,y ,;nran, r,u ~
charm and abandon ard was only in,c,,n,,.d hy
the order. given bv Madame Talisn IN Lsr f.,.
me de cbqt,b,e IN send IN, c,rri,yo o,v,y AMI a..
nv her To all visitors
Mr- Eadclifr. had Travelled ,nncb ard rel,tcd
her odventu,es With ,,,c. anJ o,;,;,,,I;,,
Uour, flew bv unbc.d,d and tho F,g,,sbwora,,
was in the uid.t of ,1,ne sn,ernr;sa =, har in,,.
ney in switzerland WIEN Tho ,ine,;.c. s:,nrl
twelve She turned male and , Will. sbudJer.
ing seized her Then osu,inr in her talc .b.
looked wildly and fear6lly around a. if follow.
ing the movements of some invisible b.ing M,.
dame Tallien. struck with n sp.c;,. Of vopue ter.
ror dared not address sinolc word to her visit,
or The latter at lenutb abrnp,lv orosc on.ped
the door. and with an imucratiyc gesture ordered
some one by the name of Henry to leaye the
room after which She apncarcd 10 cxp.rienee sud.
den relief
The lovely Frenchwoman with the tact Of real
kindness appeared mot 10 notice this strange in
cident. and The new made friends soon after sen.
arated, Madame Tnllien herself CONDUCTING her
guest to the apartment provided for her, where
She took leave of her with an ofF.cti,n,,e oa, ,e.
ro,r 20
The following evening Mrs. Radcliffe appeared
in her hostess. saloon as soon az the latter had
signlied that she was ready to receive her. Calm
and composed. habitcd u Ia Franeais, the Engll-h
romancist appeared ten years Younger than she
had done the evening before, and was even not
without certain degree OF beauty. She said
not word on the scene Of the previous evening,
was gay, witty, amlable, and took an animated
par III the conversation that followed. But aS
soon aS the minute hand Of the tlmeplece pointed
to haltpast eleven her color fled, ash.de OF pen
'''eness replaced her iHrmer galcty, and few
moments afterwards she took her leave Of the
company.
lhe same thing happened the next day, aud
every ensuing evening Madame lalIlen could
not AVOID "A feeling OF curiosity, but she had too
much pohtcnes, 10 question the stranger conided
to her hospitality, In tins way month elapsed,
al The END OF winch time, Mrs Radcliffe could
not avod expressing, one evening when She found
h'fsti alone with her new friend her d'sappont-
meht at OcnS detained a prisoner IN France WITH
out the power OF returning to her own country
[ I poh thl' AadHme la'ltn rose, TOOK paper
rom de-R' ana handed II l" The EnSh-hwomdn.
II was Il passport, dated from tie same evening
Sl"ua'he i'"utIiIe had Oeeh liberated from hcr
dungeon
9ihce You wish TO leave your French friends,
aa'n net lo'e'y host, smliins, go Migrate
va, no not uhStaitiu'. replied ihe author.