Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-09-30

seldom that she left the house. for. notwith.
standing The meanness of her dress, there
was that IN her carriage which rendered i,
difficult to avoid unpleasant observation.
DO you see that person yonder ? she
said suddenly. IF am not much mis-.
taken, 1t is certainly the Duke of Guse.
i he strangers attention had also been
attracted, and he had now approached them.
Porbteu' said he, why that is Mas.
cali. What, are you married ?
lie does not know me, sighed the lady
| must indeed be altered.
MascaIi had, however, whispered a SIN
Gle word in the Dukes ear, aud he started
as II struck by thunderbolt; but Instant
y recovering himself, he hastily uncovered
aud bowed nearly to the ground
beg your pardon be said 6 but INV
eyes are grown so weak, and | could so lit
tie expect TO have the honor Of moetinr
your
For the love Of Cod interrupted the
lady, hastily, name me not here A title
would too strangely contrast with my pres
ent circumstances. Have you been long in
Coogner
Three days. am on my way from It.
ally | took refuge there when our common
enemy drove me forth, aud conGscated all
my earthly goods. | am going to Brussels.
And what are your adyices from Francel
Is the helm still in the hands of that wretch
ed caitifr
He Is IN the zenith Of his power
See, my lord duke, your fortunes and
my own are much alike. You, the son OF
a man VINO, had he not too much des1ised
danger, might well have set the crown on
his own head and ! once the Queen Of the
mightieat nation IN the universe; and now
both of us alike But adieu, she said sud-
denly, and, drawing herself up, the sight
Of you, my lord duke, has refreshed me
much, and pray that fortune once more
may smile upon your steps
Permit me to attend your majesty to-
A slight color unged the ady's features,
as she answered, with gently commanding
tone
Leave US, my lord duke, it is our pleas
ure
Guise bowed low, and taking the Lady,
hand, be pressed 1t revercnty to his lips -
At the corner of the street be met some one
to whom he pointed out the old lady, and
fastened away.
The next morning knock at the door
announced person inqulring for Monsieur
MascaI she had a small packe, for him,
and also billet Inside this was distinctly
written
Two hundred louis d'ors constitute the
whole of my present fortune; one hundred
| send for your use.
'GUISE.'
And the packet contained hundred
LOUIS d'ors.
The sum thus obtained suiiced to sup
ply the wants of the pair two long years. -
But the last louis had been changed, and
the lady aud her companion we're still with
out friendly succour. The shoemaker aud
his wife had undertaken a Journey to AK
la Chapelle, to take up some small legacy.
1t was the 18Th Of FEBRUARY, 1912. a low
sound of moaning might have been heard
issuing from the garrett a wilhered female
form, more like skeleton than thing of
flesh and blood, was lying on n wretched
bed OF straw, IN the agones o: death. The
means grew more and more indisunct; a
slight rafting IN the throat was at length
the only audible sound, aud this also ceased.
An hour later an old man, dressed IN rags
and tatters. entered the chamber. One only
word had escaped his lips as be tumbled up
the falling staircase" Nothing nothing -
lie drew near the bed istlessly, bat ia a
moment he siezedIan arm OF the corpse with
an almost conyulslye motion aud letting IL
suddenly fall, he cried
Dead, dead, Of hunger, cold, aud star
walton !"
And this lady was Mary Of Medicls, wife
of Henry ~, Queen Regent Of France,
mother Of Louis Kill. of Isabella, Queen of
SPAN, of Henrietta, Queen of England, of
Christina duchess of Savoy, of Castor,
Duke of Orleans-dead of hunger, cold, and
misery and yet Louis Kill, the cowardy
tool OF Richelieu his mothers murderer, IS
still called the Just"