Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-07-01

my existence, a h old lady in whom |
had inspired some interest obtained
me a situation of seamstress in a
good house; gaiety and happiness
soonA returned and | gained the
friendship of my employer. One
day Lord Melville entered the room
where | was at work, and seated him
self by m, side II 3 was a man OF
about fifty years of age, tall, WI tn a
freezing c(untenance e.
Miss Said he, 4 know your his
tory, will you marry me?'
Marry youl' l e& claimed.
yes. / have an immense fortune,
which | do not wish to leave to my
nephews; I have cot the gout, and |
desire some one better than a servant
to take care Of me. From what |
have heard of you, 3Tou may now be-
come Lady Melville and thus prove
that you can bear good luck as well
as you have endure ed the trials OF
poverty
I Iloved you. Frederic continued
Madame de la Tour 4 could not
forget you, and ha q presentiment
that one day we 5 hould be united
With each other. l knew that Lord
Melville S motive in marrying me
was to vint his spite against his
nephews, snd hated to be the instru-
ment ofsh7s revenge, The noble
Lord perceived my hesitation, and
urged hill ! point. Those who sur
rounded me advised me to take ad-
vantage Of the folly of man worth
millions. But | thought Of you,
Frederic. Your image was constant
ly before my mind and for the sake
of one whom | had seen but a mo-
ment, Ialmost sacri feed my fortune
and yours. However, my trials had
been too severe to al low my romantic
ideas to get the bett er of my reason.
The young seam stress gave you
up, and l became Lady Melville.
That was the fairy talc, my beloved;
Il, poor, and abanq toned orphan, the
wife of one Of the noblest peers OF
England! In my 81 plendld carriage,
seated on silk and velvet, | drove
through the very streets, where a
few months before | was begging for
a morsel Of bread. Such are the
caprices of fortune.P
Happy Lord Melville exclaimed
Frederic.
lie s. as very ha ppy, indeed, ex-
claimed Madame de Ia Tour. lie
was rich beyond med sure, and never
could spend his income, and he
rightly supposed that gratitude would
secure him the af1ect ions of a woman
whose fdrtune he " ould make; and
he never repented b is marriage
trusted my future welfare In the
hands of the noble Lord, and | So
laced hik last hours. He died leav-
ing me all his We alth, and ] then
vowed myself never to marry again;
but the man who ha ! assisted me IN
the mo st painful moments OF my
life; | ehdaavored to lind you, but
in vain. Alb, if | had only known
your name.
1T is the same,1 said she, and
placed It in the hand of Federic
sBy showing this piece of money,
was enab bIed to obtain piece Of bread
on a q tedit for a few hours. The
next da y l obtained a situation, anc
I was thus enabled b keep it; it has
never L dff me for a moment. Oh
how babpy I was when | met you 4
month agM / was so glad that J
used the first stratagem that came
into my head to bring you near me
7 had but one fear, and that was to
find Won married. Then you never
would have heard the story. Iwoult
have made you rich, and poor Lady
Melville would have returned to Eng
land, and shut herself up in her cas-.
tie in Wales. /
Frederic had dropped the hand @
his wife, and stood gazing upon tht
coin, the cause of his happmess anC
fortune.
sYou see said Madame de Ia Toul
that | am not fairy; it is you, OF
the contrary, who Q ave me the tails
man..
The town of Columbus, Ky, BY
vote of her citizens has takel