The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-01-18
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CLAUDE NIELNOTTE;
THE LADY OF LYONS.

Daring the early years of the first and
most brilliant success of the French Re-
public-a period when society in France
was in general lerment, and ranks were
equaIised-Claude MelnoiIe, the son Of a
gardener, lived with his widowed mother
in small cottage, in The neighborhood oil
Lyons. -... ........... ..
In that picturesque city lived Pauline
DeschappelIes, the only daughter of a
wealthy merchant. She was endowed
with so much beauty, and so many ac
cumplishmenls, that every body, old, young
rich and poor, paid homage 10 her. Among
her admirers there was no one who enter
lained such ardent feelings for her as
Claude Melnotie. During the lifetime Of
his father he had worked IN The garden Of
Mons. Deschappeies, and while tending
the flowers had seen Pauline. He saw
her spirit Of bloom and joy, and fresh
MSS; the passionate feelings Of man en-
tered The breast OF the wild and dreaming
boy, and from that hour he grew-whdt
10 the last he washer atlorer. This love,
vain and frantic as it seemed, became In
him fountain of ambition and bright
hopes. lie thought of the tales he had
heard, gossips told by the winter hearth,
how maidens sprung from kings had stoop'
ed from their high spheres; how love,
like death, levels all ranks, and lays the
shepherds crook beside the sceplre. With
his high placed love, isresess and brill
liant hopes, he made his home in the soft
palace of fairy future. His father died
and he became his own master, whereup
on he sought 10 raise himself above his
low position. Pauline's bright image
glassed his soul, and lured him on TO those
aspiring tolls by which man masters man
lie grew midnight student over the
dreams of sagcs; he sought 10 borrow
from every grace and every muse Inc at
tributes which lend ideal charms 10 love
lie thought of Pauline, and passion taugh
him poetry he thought. Of her, and ih'
life beauty grew on the canvass of tn
painter. His companions called him vaiI
-man--and he needed not, but still toilet
on-hopcd on it was sweet, If not Il
win, to feel more worthy of tho object o
his exalted passion. At fast, in mat
hour he sent tribute of song 10 Paulin,
some verses which he had written o
the idol of his heart, 10 show what brigh
things il had created. Instead of feelin!
proud Of The present, Pauline scorned
though there was not line that ser
. might not have written 10 an empress; tn
, letter was tossed into the mire by the lack
ey, who swore that the lady and he
mother were never moro insulted, an
Claude's messenger, Casper, was drive
from the house with blows. ..
{ From that hour the love Of Claude Me-
nolle turned 10 wrath-almost resemblin
hatred. But he was not the only one VIII
had been made miserable. Monseu
r Beauseont, rich gentleman, whose fam
ly lad been ennobled before the revolt
! ton, had been refused by her, foe no olht
reason than, as he believed, she woul
marry commoner. His friend CLAW
? was also a rejected s,iler of hers, al
> CLAWS was vain enough TO think that
had been refused for the same reason'
These two friends, in perfect frenzy
: modification and rage, and to conso
, themselves in their heartsche, were pr
/ seeding to tspend day or two al Bea
ir seanfS, where they stopped to halt tht
70 horses and rest an hour at the Golden lilo
a small village inn, few leagues from I.
Ons. They were standing On the law