The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-01-18

her, | yield her back to you. For myself
deliver you forever from my presence
An ouicast and criminal, | shall seek some
distant land where | may mourn my sin
and pray for your daughters peace. Fare
well farewell 10 you all forever"
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Two years and a half had rolled on
since the incidents above related, when
there marched into The streets Of Lyons a
regiment fresh from Italy, and under com.
mand Of Colonel-now General Dumas.
10 tie corps there was young officer
who in those two years and half had
risen 10 ColOnel's rank, was the hero oi
Dodi, and altogether was very mysieri.
Gus person. His fellow officers knew him
by The name of Morier, and his constant
melancholy-ihe loneliness Of his habits
his daring valor--his brilliant rise in
the proiession-the friendship Of his Gene
rail- and the favors of his Commander in.
Chief--alI tended to make him as much
the matter of gossip as Of admiration. il
is almost unnecessary 10 say that i was
Claude Melnote, who had gone 10 Italy
with General Dumas he had placed him
self where a foe was most deadful; where.
ever France most needed a soldier; there
was no "forlorn hope" without him. But
instead of meeting death, he distinguished
himself by brave deeds; he was a thrifty
economical man, and so managed-lo find
in Italy a second Mexico for he had
saved something very handsome. On his
arrival at Lyons, he asked every one who
could know anything of her about Pau
line, and was amazed to hear that she had
consented TO divorce from him-lrom
her husband Claude Melnoiie, and on that
very day she was to authorize the neres.
sary proceedings Of annuling her present
illegal marriage, and signing a contract
which was 10 make her Beauseanl's wife
within one week. Not thai she was false
to Claude-no. her heart was still dev0,
tedly attached 10 him, but she alone could
be the means Of saving her father from
bankruptcy, by procuring large SUN 10
meet the demands that could only be oh
lained By giving her hand to Beauseani,
who, on tina, condiiioa, would advance the
money. .....
As the clock struck one, the hour fixed
for annulling the contract, Gen. Dumas,
accompanied by Claude Melnotie as Colo.
mel Morier, entered the room in the house
of Monsieur Deschappeles, where the
contract was to take place, and where Pau.
line, in great detection sat with her pa
rents. On seeing her cousin enter, Pau
line implorej him to save her.
al cannot help YOU was The reply
Z" am TOO poor "but hold,' continued
the General, "you see my friend Morler
MenotIe is his most intimate friend
fought in the same ieli-slep,in the sam,
lent. Have you any message 10 sen'
to Menolle any word 10 soften hi
browF" -..
She approached Melnoile, bat with {
stern air he turned away from her. Sh,
spoke TO him, and as he heard her voice
old times came DER him again.
"Tell Melnolte," she said, that fo
years never nuHed thought that wal
not his that on his wandering way, daily
and nightly poured mourner's prayer
Tell him that now | would rather shart
his lowlesl cot-walk by his side an out
cas,-wolk for him-live upon the hgh
of one kind word from him, than wea
the crown the Burbon lost"
Almost maddened with the 10y tha
these sweet words produced, MelnOlIe ex
claimed in a mourniul tone
"You love him thus, and yet deser
him."
"Say that il his eye" continued Pau
line, "could read this heart-ils struggles
its lemptalions-his love itself would par
don that deserlion! Look at that poo
old man--he is my father; he stands %
the verge of an abyss-he calls upon hi
child 10 save him Shall | shrink iron
him who is my father! with my hand an
see a parent perish Tell him this, an
say we shall meet again in heaven"
Here the voice of Beauseant, who wa
standing at the table on which The paper
were scattered, was heard exclaiming:
"Tho papers are prepared-we onI
need your hand and SEAL"
"Slay lady," exclaimed Melnolie, viii
anxiety, ne,aining Pauline, "one wor
more. Were but your duty with you
faith united, would you still share the io'
, born peasants :"
"Would | :" exclaimed Pauline. "Ah
better death wtth him love, than all til
; pomp, which are but as the flowers lht
/. crown the victim"
, She turned to take the contract from II
notary when Menoite seized il and tOI
, it into fragments.
) "Are you mad I" exclaimed Beauseau
$ "How, sir" exclaimed Monsieur Des
chappelles, what means this insult 7"
"Peace, old man." said Claude, "
, have prior claim. Before the face
man and heaven urge it. oulbid va
, sordid huckster for your priceless eve
, There is the sum twice told! blush not
take il; there is not a coin of il that
not brought and halowed IN the causes
q nations with a soldiers blood" NJ.
s That voice ~ exclaimed Paulin
bre,thless with amaZement "thou Q