The Nevada journal., 1852-05-15

my gratitude lent thousand graces to
your person. / recalled continually
the XII d tone of your voice, although
heard but for an instant You hl d
never looked in my face, and yet l
was near sacrificing to this dream of
the imagination, my good fortune and
your o,cn but Ihad taken too severe
lesson in the miseries of a life of
poverty and suffering to allow these
romantic feelings to overpower my
better judgment-your image was re.
luctantly thrust aside by the poor sew
ing girl, and Ibecame Lady Melville.
It was indeed, my dear Frederick,
fairy tale, that l. a poor, destitute,
friendless orphan girl, should become
the wife Of one of England's richest
Peers, that ], a modern Cinderella in
my magnificent equipnge with servants
in heraldic liveries, should drive thro'
the street, in which, but few short
months before, I had walked sh,per-
ing beggar; /; that /, clothed in the rich
est silks and radiant with jewels, sould
look from my high estate, upon the
very spot where I had stood extending
my trembling hand for charity. It
was turn of fortunes wheel too in
credible for belief; in truth, a fairy
tale; but the fairies of this world of
ours, my dear Frederick, are the pas
sions of mankind
Happy Lord Melville cried Fred
erick, he could enrich you.'
He was indeed happy sail Ma
dame de Ia Tour; for the event pro-
we'd that this marriage, which the
world looked upon as an old mans fol-
y, 1 caused to be regarded by this
same world, as the most sensible thing
he could have done. He was rich, not
only beyond his wants, but even be-
yond his wishes lie never could
manage to spend his entire income,
and his fortune was continually in
creasing. He believed from the first
hour Of our union that he might trust
in the attachment of u wife who owed
everything to his bounty, and never
did for one moment, repent his mar
riage with a French woman. Irepo-
sed on my part perfect and entire con-
fidence in Lord Melville, as to any
provision in the disposition of his for
tune, and with sincerity and tender
ness watched over his declining years.
He died, leaving me the whole of his
immense riches, and 1 then inwardly
vowed to marry no other than the man
who had relieved me in my greatest
need. But how silent you are? said
Madame de la Tour, pressing the
hand Of the husband she had enriched
and would love with such DEVOTION
'and you never visited in the gay
world nor went to the thertre, nor to
concerts-ah if Ihad but known your
name While she thus playfully re-
preached her astonished husband she
took from around her neck chain of
rubies, to which was suspended di-
minutive silk purse from the latter
she drew out frs franc piece, set in
little frame of gold
1T is the same one, said she, putting
it into Frcderick's hand for moment,
and then taking it back again. The
sight of this cherished piece of silver
gave me a supper and a roof to shell
ter me until the next day, when at my
earnest request it was SO arranged
that I could redeem and keep your
fortunate gitt-it has never for a mo-
ment left me. All! how happy was
when I first saw you in the street.
with what joy l ordered the coachmau
to stop-I was nearly frantic with ag-
itation and delight, and I at once adop-
ted the only pretext Icould so sudden
ly think of, to get you into the carr
riage. Ihad but one fear--gom might
be married /, had that been the case,
you would have never heard this sto-
ry. Lady Melville would have been
your good genius she would have Sc
cretly enriched you beyond the dreams
of avarice, but the unhappy woman
would have sought home in another
land, far from the man whose hand
and heart could never be hers
Frederick de la Tour dropped the
hand Of his wife; let fall the embroi-
dered robe, and with both hands gras-
ping firmly the piece of silver, he rails
ed it to his lips, with an almost rever-
ential solemnity: You see, said Ma
dame de la Tour, that I am no fairy,
but on the contrary, from you came
the fairy's gift, and it has indeed pro-
we'd wondrous TALIsMAN'
STATE OF CALIFORNIA--Coun of
~ Neynda