The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-11-10

having signed my right name to, the mar.
riage contract (my wife and her father be-
lieving it to be thefamily name Of the Mar
quis Of Rennepont) it was declared to be
valid, and lawful measures were taken to
prevent me from exercising any influence or
control oversher affairs. " tyr .>'
could not remain in lyon after this event.
my name being associated with all that was
rascally and mean. With a. considerable
amount Of money, Stherefore, realized by
merchandising, l left for Paris, and under an
assumed name, throwed myself headloug in
to business, continued it with ardour, more
for the purpose of forgetting the past than
to acquire additional wealth. 1 exerted my
utmost abilities to succeed in all my under
takings, and that to such degree as few
would have done under the same circum-
stances. Thetmost daring speculations had
the greatest charm for me, and fortune seem
ed determined to favor me. Soon j found
myself the head of a most fourishing firm,
and before the elapse Of six years, was own
'er of considerable fortune Bun was uu-
happy-the remembrance Of my wife filling
me with grief repentance, anxiety and des-
pair, although never made the least attempt
to open any intercourse with her. About
this time / had the chance to be of great
serViceto Lyoner Banking House, and was
receiving repeated invitations of honouring
them with visit, and consented at last to
accept their invitation. Once more enter
ed Lyon, but this time in hired carriage.
| soon enquired Of my friend, the banker,
all about Cecily's circumstances, and he told
me, that she was still living in the convent,
very much beloved and respected on account
| of her modesty, piety and kind attentions to
all that needed help, also in providing with
the most tender solicitude for her son, there
by gaining the esteem of all the people of
Lyon. He farther told me, that Cecilys ia
ther had died shortly and left her so little as
almost to be compelled to live by the gener-
osity of the abbess. These explanations, of
course, excited me very much, scarcely con-
tanning myself sufficiently SO as not to be-
tray who really was; Immediately called
upon one of the engtavers, who gave me
more particular details and received me most
wsrmly. I begged him to call meeting Of
all the creditors of Cecily's father, gave him
the necessary funds to satisfy all their just
claims, and then went to repurchase such
articles Of furniture as I knew Cecily attach
ed particular regard to. Every hour du-
ring my stay in Lyon increased the wish to
see my wife and press our darling boy to my
beating heart. Unable to withstand this feel
ing any longer, at last discovered myself
to the banker, and begged him to exert his
influence in procuring me permission to Wis,
it the convert. His astonishment, recogniz-
ing in me that notorious, far-famed Bellows
Member, cannot be described. Fortunately
he was acquainted with the abbess, assuring
me that it would be easy for him to procure
me an interview with my wife. Scarcely an
hour passed before was introduced by my
Il
friend to the abbess of the convent as a
merchant lately arrived from Paris. She
received me kindly, and We were shown in
to the parlor by her, where ON entering /
saw with indescribable emotion my poor
Ceciy with our sleeping child in her lap,
sitting before me. Cecily was now twenty
four years of age, and appearing to me more
lovely than ever. @t 80.
had Intentionally disguised and nuffied
myself up so that she did not recognize me,
although saw her trembling at my entrance
as if my appearance recalled long lost OBJ
ject to her mind. Icould not speak, and my
friend was under the necessity of keeping up
the conversation. The boy, before long,
awakened, and staring at us left the knees of
his mother. Regarding us little while with
quiet curiosity, he came up to me, and who
can describe the stormy feelings in my bos-
om when my child covered me with his in
'nocent kisses and caresses. became excl
ted, and unable to suppress it any longer,
sprang up, and with the child in my arms,
throwed myself At the feet ofmy pale, trem-
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