Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-10-12


eW persons were in the secret, lit was gen
srally supposed that Madame 4gosta had
retired from the world with moderate for
tune; AMI Sidonia again receive d some Of
rera of marriage, but she refused them, as
she had done in the day of her prosperity.
In this SiIonia WAS sill goverp ped by The
noble desire of being useful 10 her friend.
Four years after the death Of NJ. Agosta
his widow, who had long suffered from i'll
health, was released from her sRfferings by !
death
One NAV imagine Shs.ss;szatian Of. the
two sisters, at the death Of the only person
deeply interested in them, and deprive Of
the twelve hundred francs revenue which
Madame Agosta had received during her
life. ElnneIine had ,blent nervous attacks
and kept her bed. Sidonia, overcoming in
measure her grief, rendered the last sad du
ties to her friend, whom she caused to be in
tered in the most respectable manner she
could possibly afford. When all was over,
Sidonia passed the night in tears. Cecilia,
though in great affection herself. consoled
her III the best manner she could.
Alter this Sidonia set to work again with
renewed zeal upon her would now fall all
the expense Of their housekeeping. They
sold the furniture of Madame Agosta's apart
ment, and reserved tie money for time Of
need The two sisters no longer received
any one; those who came about work gave
their orders to Cecilia in the first apartment
Emmeline would now have tried to EN-
ploy her pretty 6lssasz<ila saise usefa! s.ssss
ner +; but what could she do!
Que day when the sisters were wonder
ing how they could add some branch Of in
dustry to that which barely gave them sub
sistence, letter was handed to them, ad.
dressed to Sidonia, who opeEed it and read :
Mss have watched you since the death
of NJ. Agosta: your conduct is above all
praise. Whilst attracting my admiration,
YOU have acquired right to my most ten.
der friendship 1t is in Drawing fortune by
virtues such as yours that one succeeds in
making her blush, and in triumphing over
her. Consent, charming Sidonia, to make
Cassimer happy by giving him your hand
it is mother who begs it Of you, and who
will take the place Of the one you have lost
DO not refuse this request, | couture you
in the namc Of her who raised you from in
f.ncy. S. ID. BLANzAc.
Sidonia had not recovered from the sur
prise into which she was thrown by reading
!!ttisu !tis l5slsF dasnS%AhiiaM! %hsa M'ds d Rl2zo en-
81 come" said she, embracing her, "t
receive my reply, and to do away with an
objections you may be tempted to make"
Emnellne, having remarked that Madam
de Blanzac, after coldly ssluting her, pal
G her no further attention, retired to her cham
, ber
= More free by this retreat, the lady be
slowed thousand caresSes on Sidonia, an
;, used the most powerful Arguments TO Pc
=, suade her TO consent to her wishes. Sidoni;
pressed SO earnestly, WAS about giving wa,
! when Madame de Blanzac added that sh
! did not wish Enmene to live at her hous,
= i will not abandon ms sister, said
- - donia quickly: without ceasing to be graf
~ =. FIJI for your brilliant offers refuse them
g. g. The good girl pronoun ed these words
SO truthful and energetic. a manner, that NJ
dame de Blanzac could not doubt the sen,
n uIents which animated he. therefore, takr
n her IN her arms.
H. Pardon, thousan19iIny8 pardon, II
e amiable friend; but this last proof was n
~ cessary to show all the beauty OF your sol
K Let Emmeline follow you; she shall be
OF my house as in your own. | should con<i
n, er it wrong TO oppose your sIighte>t wish
is it would trouble tie happiness promise m
~ self i'll possessing you
If Having obtained all she desired, Sidor
K no longer believed it her duty to refuse Ca
at mir, whose worth she we'll knew. The hs
IN py Casilnir settled fifty thousand francs
YES his wife, with the full consent Of his faith
VI. At the end of a month, the amiable you
nd lady, Madame de Blanzac, took possessi
'er Of her apartments at the house of her faith
IN in-law.
IN This marriage made great talk. G:
re- Mrs mother, proud Of her daughterin-I;
TX told all her friends Of the devotion Of
donia. The fathers euvied the happines;
,he NJ. de BIanzac, the mothers gave Sldonia
La an example to their dauaasars,- and
I'VE young men looked on her with admirati
"A Enmeline saw not without jealousy
icy marriage of her sister, and the fortune
ne- enjoyed; meanwhile by Sidonia's genero
she was enabled to CRAFTY her passion
he ; dress Enme,ine at length became aw
pa that beauty alone is not sufficient to plea
lt, besides, her face had no longer the piqua
5ln- Of noselty; persons only spoke OF hlr
lelr compare her with her sister, who was be
do lifuI without prelension, simple, kind, afa
her endowed with all those qualities which g
ces, nand esteem, and take possession df
III hearts. Ennleline was not iadennif4d
res the homage denied 10 her by the conin
res friendship Of her sister. The neglect
ng, experienced affected her 80 deeply that
Wis fell sick. A frightful thinness took tie o
o. Of that freshness on which the coqustte
81 80 much prided herself, and with il all
lose attractions disappeared. MOI daring
MIA longer to show herself in sssis,ga where
ten et as if only tolerated on Account of s
9fts MIA, she desired to retire TO he countr,
But eunui soon assailed her there.
the ,i,ed some years longer, fgretting
II in charms and the time she had lost, and
was lied, still young, without having done
a la . any one, having been through life a
auti len to her friends and herself. A sat
uul. rmpIe for a young girl who loves hersel
pic, y. and places all her happiness in dress
hei .Lmiration; without ref. ction that co,
hei >, scarcely tole.abie in early yonth, bee,
upremely ridiculous in ripper age and
.bor. bessles tho numeT0us faults It csCss q