The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-02-26

thousand graces to your person. I..-u-,
continually the kind tone Of Won, ,n:s :cshea
though heard but TOR an instant. Va. a.
never looked IN my face, and yet I was nss.
sacnncing TO this dream Of the imagin.,;on
my good fortune end your orn; bu, had Isn, ,ann,
too severe lesson in the miser;es ~ i;ss
poverty and suffering to allow these roman,;e
ieehngs TO over-power my better judgement
your image was reluctantly thrust es;ls h.,
vile. -1aoy raei-
"It was indeed, my dear Frederick. a fa;,v
uhe, ,d,e, .nai !! poor, destitute, friendless or
richest Of Englands Peers thai T rnods.s oe
cinderella IN my magnificent eauipage with
servants IN heraldic liveries, should drive
through the streets, in which, but few shoyt
months before, i had walked shirrr;no hen'
gar that 4, clothed in the richest s;iG "a
radiant with Jewels, should look from mn h;gI
estate, upon the very spot where had stood
extending my trembling hand for charity. n
for belief in truth, fairy tale but the fairies
OF this world OF ours, my dear Frederick. are
the passions of mankind.r
Happy Lord MELVILLE cried Frederick, she
could enrich you!'
.He was, indeed, happy Isaid Madame de
la Tour; ''for the event proved that this mar
rage, which the world looked upon as an old
mans folly, caused to be regarded by this
same world, as the most sensible thing he
could have done. He was rich, not only be-
yond his wants, but beyond even his wishes
He could never manage to expend his entire
income, and his fortune was therefore contin-
ually increasing. He believed from the first
hour OF our union, that he might trust in the
achment of a wife who owed everything to
his bounty, and never did he, for one moment,
repent his marraiage with French woman. /
reposed on my part perfect and entire conf.
dence in Lord Melville, as to anv provision in
the disposition OF his fortune, and with snceri.
ty and tenderness watched over his declining
years. He died, leaving me the whole of his
immense riches, and then inwardly vowed to
marry TO no other than the man who had re.
ileved me IN my greatest need. But how 81.
lent you are! said Madame de la Tour, press
the hand OF the husband she had enriched and
would love with such devotion-"and you nev.
er visited in the gay world nor went to the the
atre, nor to concerts-ah! i'll had but known
your name" While she thus play fully re-
preached her astonished husband, she took
from around her neck, chain of rubies, to
which was suspended diminutive silk purse.
from the latter she drew out a fre franc niece,
set in little frame gold.
it's the same one," said she, putting it into Fred
erlcks hand Tor moment, and then taking it back
again "The sight CT this cherished piece of sill
| yer gave me supper and roofto shelter me un.
| tllthe next day, when, at my earnest request it
was SO arranged that could redeem and keep
your fortunate gift-It has never for moment left
me- All how happy | was when first saw YOU
IN the street--wth what joy ordered the coach.
man to stop-I was nearly frantic with agitation
and delight, and at once adopted the only pretext
l could SO suddenly think of, to get you into the
carriage, had but one fear-you might be married,
nal that been the case, you would have never
| heard this story. Lady Melville would have been
your good genius she would secretly have enrich
ed you beyond the dreams of avarice, but the un.
happy woman would have soughtou home in
| another land, far from the man whose hand and
| heart could never be hers"
Frederick de la Tour dro oped the hand of hiswie
| he fall the embroidered robe, and with both
hands grasping firmly the piece of silver he raised
1t to his lips, with an almost tial solemnify
"You see" said Madame de la Tour, 'that am no
fairy but that on the contrary, from yOu came the
fairy's tt, and it has indeed proved a wondrous
TALIsMAN"