Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-12-08

anger, ufel 10 say TO myself or my prOtcc
tress Ny friend, tony AatigJae, which you
i please
1" Madam, since invalids are The real spoilcJ
children that must never be punished, allow
NE to address with impuniiy a question e
to you, which almost resembles folly"
- do not believe 50. replied Rose
continued my impertiuenes SO far as {.
see. for the hand of the Countess, which
finished By finding in my own.
Madam, | know that you arc wise arc
you not witty every diy, to amuse me ]
know also that youare rich you scatter your
gold and silver in the dut Of the high road.
l know that You are noble; you honor one ol
the highest names in arisocratic Germany. /
know that yoa arc good, excellent, devout
your deYoiioa 10 me, is sublime? know
finally, that, some time since. you wore the
mourning habits Of au elegy that We call
widowhool You have been so kind rs TO
speak 70 me- IN a subluei tone. Of the death
of your husband, but what do not yet know
what wish much to know, because | am
curious aud indiscreet, as we are in France
have YOU designed to understand or guess it,
madam ,"
Yes, understand, guess; and advise
you 10 wait for the confessions Of woman,
when her age shall be settled"
And her beauty ?"
That is settled by looking"
But II one is blind ?"
lie tries to see her without looking.
] viii try, madam"
My inliscrcct hand. guided by q mytari-
Us light, lacsd itself boldly on the forehead
Of the Countess. The forehead Of Rose was
os soft, az smoothe, as the marble Of . statue
and imagined that it had a white and admi-
aable transparency. The hair Of Rose was
not far on imagined, as | touched it. that
it was black, because it seemed to me thick,
full, long and silky. The hair Of Rose showed
me very clearly that my Antigone was a bru-
nctte. Gathering bo'dness passed my hand
over her cGrls and her face, aud perceived
that Rose was charming The age Of the
Countess remained for me to discover; her
delicious manner Of chatting AMI laughing
could 10. belong 10 one more than - years
Oh
at Vienna, was installed in The hospita-
BE house oi the Countess. The servants /
pressed around me my friends ofthe French
embassy visited me cye.y morning., the vol
ces Of singers and the sounds Of instruments +
inundated me every evening with floods Of
Italian music. Rose appeared to me, poor
blmd man, more young and more pretty than
ever Nothing was wanting to my happ- I
ness bat one ray Of sun; less than that, one
BIT Of light.
One day, after dinner, the Countess con-
dusted me mysteriously into my chamber, and
| was placed in an immense chair, which 4
served me as a couch for reposc. In a short
time two persons one Of whom walked like
Rose, and the other more slowly. like an old
man, approached my chair without speaking
a word. They lookel at me, / was sure Of
They were commisserating my misfortune,
aud this silent pity t-oubled me.
WHO is there asked |, with a voice
trembling with emotion mingled with anger.
fell upon my brow hand with which
was marVelously well acquainted and l ad-
ded smiling, 10 the Countcss,-
Rose, you are not alone here ?"
No, my friend; come to see you with
the most celebrated physician Of Germany.
lie is before you he is looking at you; he
is examining you he thinks he can aud he
will cure you"
Rose, Is it not your hanl which Is now
touching my forehead ?"
do not talk. Frederic; and keep per-
feclly still under the hands Of the doctor"
"The physician lifed my eyelids; and al
most at the same moment, two dreadful pune
lures, two wounds from dagger, sharpened to
! needless point extracted from me q cry Of
handkerchief. for bandage, was
thrown over my eyes. The handkerchief b.
onQ q 70 Rose, perhaps; and there was moth
ne more to be said until the next day.
The next day, at evening the Countess
lighted single watching lamp in my room
She came to place herself before me the
loetor was not. far OF undoubtedly. There
we're many others about INC aud yet heari
nothing in this crowd 50 attentive. SO uneasy,
md tho silence Of which had something alarm
ng. Finally The bandago fell from my eyes,
md YOU eau family imagine my JOY, my hap
9ines=, my dclirium. The blind man was
born again to life and light | saw men,
women, young girls, the servants Of the house
YlO smiled a. the miracle ol sucu u ic5uttec-
ion. IL seemed to me that | should know
he Countess, without having ever seen her.
And said to mysolf, looking in turn at the
aides who had the goodness TO smile upon me
-" Where is Rose where does she hide
herself! Oh, God restore to me the etar-
lity Of night, that I may SEQ Rose one mo-
nent that may contemI late, that may
admire. that may recall her beauty.
"a voice, whose sound made ne tremblc,
leians 10 reply 10 my thoughts.
Frederic" said the Countess to me,
,fter God who has protected you, here is your
,aviour. thank God in the first place, and
.ben thank Doctor Mahdorf.
{" Whv should thank the doctor he had
.ured me Rut tho Countess alone had saved
me- Aly first lock belonged 10 Rose, and
anal hastened to give it TO her, as Il TO say (
!. 10 nv delivcrer. nly grateful eyes
aOh. nv friend what a surprise, what
shame, what grief This Rose, 80 pretty
R,,ss nv well beloved. was a woman already
Iadcd aud wrinkled by age 4 confess y =
49,, I olu,ost ninted as / knclt at her feeti