The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-03-09

OF justice were outragcousv V violated
on this occasion the Prince had
written the decree, the judges pro.
nomccd it.
In this matter, the Prince had made
use of sufficiently plausible reason.
ing: he had said to himself with an
ingenious wisdom
I " | shall more easily succeed in
conqucring the rebel, when she shall
have been reduced to poverty"
But this time the monarch had de-
ccived himself. The virtue of the
countess did not allow itself to be de-
jcctcd by misfortune, and when she
was offered splendid palace, full of
luxury and Of riches, she replied, "I
! prefer my humble house in Tie SUI
burb."
The bull wounded in the flank by
the sword Of the picador is not more
furious than was the Prince, when he
felt the goading severity of this re-
| ply lie sworc to break through all
obstacles, and to employ, if necessary,
his entire absolute power to impose
a favorable termination on the adycn-
turc SO unsucccssfully commenced.
One evening, the countess had
gone to dine i'll the city F.: she had left
home at four o'clock, and was return
lug at midnight. Her carriage ira.
verscd the deserted suburb without
accident. In front Of her house OK.
tended a little park, enclosed by an
iron railing, was open that evening,
contrary to custom. The carriage
passed rapidly through All alley of
chestnut trees. 4 stopped; instead Of
getting down from his seat, the coach
man amazed, rubbed his eyes, and
looked around him.
" Why DO you not orcn the door
for me - said the countess, Getting
imraticut. The coachman obcyed,
Ml1hfeat te,lAsss uiassslasl 50 astoundcd
was he the couutpSs was then as.
founded III her turn. l1ETTousc had
disappeared, and there ,a,mainci no
trace Of it. Motiollcss and silent,
tho countess was a prey ~ the most
acute emotion, when an aiN,dc.canp
Of the Prince presented h'}l:sclf be-
fore her, and said
" You have no lon.cri house,
madame, but you have always a pal
ace" His mission fulfilled, the aid
de.camp retired.
"I understand !" exclaimed the
countess, Z" but | DO not surrender !"
Then added she. getting again into
her carriage, " John, dive Inc to
Place d Armcs, number 1, 70 the
house of Captain l.a,lislas." Imas-
inc what was the astonisLmcnt If the
Captain when lis servant came to
wake him, and to tell him that a lady
wished to speak to him.
CA lady ? at ono O'clock i'll the
morning! !"
6 Ycs, Captain"
"Anl who is this adventures L?
DO you know her? Has she mention.
cd her name q
" Yes, Captain; she said her
name was the countess Of Medialo.l."
The countess appeared:
4" | have come in here" said she,
countess Of Medianof', and widow
Of a genera! | shall go out of it
baroness Of Il and wife o? a
Captain. For you love me, Ladislas,
and | oilcr you my hand"
a few words suiiicrd to explain tu
the Captain the position of a!airs,--a
position which was OF course produr-
tive of much delight to him. But
alas lis delight WAS Of shor, duration.
| Captain Ladisas was destined TO re-
cclvc more tliam onc visit that hight.
An o!!tcaG OF the prnv"st-marshal arriv-
ed, followed by four soldiers. and
brought with him Il Warrant, with or
dcrs to transport the Captain iInncdi-
atcly to Siberia. Resistance war i'm
possible: The countess tainted, and
Ladislas was dragged oll'by the guards.
- During the journey to Siberia,
he managed TO escape, and reached
Wlsbndcn. Up to that time his steps
to obtain some news of the countess
had had no success. . The three
companions in misfortune of Captain
Ladlslas were an Italian. Count Lucio
lrsi; Il Pole, count Paul Laminski; and
trcnchinhn named Fcrnand dc Sc
naizoas. The Pole had been c.,ilcd in
consequence Of the mislortuncs of his
country; less interesting from his posi-
ton, Fcnmd had only left Paris and
France to escape from his creditors.
and to wait until an uncle. a mHii0nai-
re, of whom lie was the sole heir. would
consent to pay his debts, or pass into
the other world.
Large, wcll-madc, brave, ardent,
proud, generous, essentially, good and
mild, when calm, but capable of the
most terrible cXccsscs when passion