Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-10-27

exon ! Your father. you tell me, has
grown cold toward De Marsan. You do
nos tell all, Mademoiselle, although YOU
know much more. Bv this time YOU will
know that De Marsan himself ainys veur
hands from him in return--and, better
informed than am, you know his reason
also for this rejection. All, :. father
who truly loves his daughter. controls not
her affections p Very good. But you
forgot. fair lady, that You told me but
yesterday that it would cause the death
of this affectionste father, if you did not
espouse the son of his friend, 10 pacify his
affections, though you sacrificed your
ownr'
M. Du,iieul succeeded most happily in
persuading himself that he was betrayed
and deceive He saw il is clear as the
sunlight that they wished 10 make him
their dupe among them-and, in his suspi-
cious eyes. the poor little Geciie was n
thousand times more TO blame than her
father. Leopold was not TO be duped-
he was too ssgacious 70 such shallow
plotting. No. no Instead of hurrying.
at the propiGous moment. TO Cecile, he
turned into packing his trunks and while
Ceciie was looking for him with all her
eyes, he set off for Paris. There he took
post chaise for Turin, all agog 10 visit
an ancient uncle, for whom, all of a sud-
den, he felt a most filial interest. We
shall say nothing about the events of his
Journey-enough that he reached Turin
IN safety, and had no reason 10 complain
of his uncle's reception.
CHAPTER ".
PoRriA-oh, these deliberate fools, when thoy
They have the wisdom by their Nj: to lose.
NERssA-'rhe ancient sayin. is not herssy,
Hanging and wiving go by destiny.
foRnA-Comc, draw the curtain, Nerissa.
MLRcuANT OF NLSlrE.
1t was some three months af.er. when
a truant disposition took our lover TO the
beautiful city of Tours. S;rplling one
day beneath the noble avenues of trees
whicn line its ancient streets, he caught
glimpse of an officer of fhussars-thst hate.
tul uniform The person was approach
ing him. The air and manner seemed
familiar. AS he drew nigh, the doabts of
Leopold vanished, and he recognized that
generous NJ. de Marsrn. who having de-
termined that the grapes We're sour. so
kindly gave him notice that he might
pluck and eat. Leopold felt his kindness.
and free to acknowledge the same. The
hrst cirili'ies over, be procte led frankly
after the following fashion-"And now,
my dear De Marsan, now that have the
pleasure of meeting you ut a moment
when both of us are calm and Indifferent,
be pleased to explain"
g De Marsan ]" exclaimed the hussar.
while an uncomfortable laughter shook his
manly person. =" My good sir. you are
mistaken in your person: you see in me
not NJ. de Marsan, but his friend. Capt.
Dubois--Captain Dubois !" and the laugh.
ter was resumed.
How. sir ?" exclaimed Leopold, an
grily.
The other laughed still morc-but du-
ring his merrimcnt. resumed" You seek
an explanation, NJ. Dutifieul you shall
have it. You could not, fortunately, have
addressed yourselft to one more capable of
giving it. am sure | shall be able TO
reveal the whole mystery to your entire
satisfaction. l am the brother, sir, OF
Ceeile Dubois. That damsel really loved
you. but my father wished to form uni.
on between her and my friend NJ de Mar
san. This desire was mine also. Ny
sister. however. firmly resisted our wish
es. insisting that You bore for her love
which nothing could eradicate or enfeeble
Well. sir, doubted this. and proposed to
test the strength Of your passion. She
consented. Ny task was easy. By i'm
posing upon you my person as tnat of De
Marsan, proved TO Cccile how little she
could rely upon your stability. / have
but TO add that NJ. de Marsan himself ar
rived at Versailles but few days af.
ter your departure. Handsome, anna
Ole and noble. he found no difficulty in
rendering himself pleasing to Cecile. and
month since she became his wife. Are
you not satisfied, sir 90
Leopold was very far from being salts
fled. but his case was one of those in
which man is compelled TO stomach
what he cannot well digest He was an
cry enough 10 have swallowed alive til.
sagacious straiagist captain of hussars,
and would have fought him chcerfuIly but
for the additional brui, by which his
disgrace and defeat would be only render
ed more notorious. We may fancy that
he soon cut short this interview that lie
left the good town of Tours with its fine
trees with all expedition. and made n Sc
eret vow never to see Versailles again a.
long as he lived. II may interest his
many fri, nds 10 know thai he finally set
tied in Turin.
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