American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-08-23


tecmpanions. But they all grew thought
4 ful and silent ere long, and finally one o.
j them addressed me tbus:s. d.. ,rs.s
4 "The ten persons whom you see before
lyou, :. said he, "aieall citizens Of LYONS
4 We are all in good ciroum stances, anu
/ make very handsome living by onr occu.
patton, We are all attached to one anoth.
en- and formed a happy society. till love
stepped In to disturb us. In the street o
St. Dominic, there lives a picture mer.
chant, a1man ofTespectable station. buI
4 otherwise an ordinary parsonage. He has,
however, a dauglter, a creature possessed
IOtevcry accomplishment, and endowed
with every grace, but whose amiable quail
tiles are shaded by one defcct-4Sptide,,in-
supportable pride. AS antcxample Of tbe
way, in which this feeling has led her TO
treat o1Iiers, |. willown that | Imyselfpaid
my addrts sses to her, and was approved by
hersfailier, as oneby birth andtircun1stah,
ces muchher SUPERIOR. But what WIS the
answer which the ipsolcnt girl gave to ing
suit? Do you think, sir, that young
woman like, me, was born for nothing bet
ter than to be the wife ofan engmver?F
ssIIergreat pride'ahd charms have been
equally felt by us ALL continued the speak,
er, we hold that she has cast slur both
on us and oW,profession. We, therefore,
| have resolved 10 show this disdainful girl
that she has not indeed been born 10 tie
loEor of being tire wife ofan engraver.+--
Now, will yen, addressing me, J venture
lo'become the husband ola charming wo,
man, who, to attain perfection, wants only
hcrpride mortified, and her vanity pun
tished?'1 s',s 'es,F- ..tS1'zs'i, ., - = '%5s
.a'Yes,, / ANSWERED.; spusred on blythe
excitement of the moments, 4 comprehend
what you would have me to do, and viii
fafH it in such n manner that you will
have nOreason TO blush for your pupil
y The three. months which followed this
strange7srene, were wholly occupied with
preparation Tor the partI was to perform.
Preserving the sliic'est possible secrecy,
the contedtrates did their best to transform
me from Il plaiusbell6ws, nendcr into fine
gentleman. Bathing, hair.drdesers Be-,
brought my pcfsontoa tilting degree OF re-
| tnemcnt whlle everyday one orthe other
ofthecsengrlyers devocd himself to Tie
| task of teaching me music, drawing aid
otkeracromR)ishmcn and nature had fur
nished me with a disposition 10 study, and
a. memorysso sre'en i've sl,at my friends
were MS onished at the progress of their dis
4 ciplme. 2{hl'. sEfE5.t3Ht~ > t..-
! Thoughi'css of else, | felt the deepest
delight IN acquiring these new rudifn, MS
4 al education. = But tile time came WHOM
was.to be madessensible for the first time,
Of The truenalurc Of the task had entered
| upon.,;; The eoufedeWtes atlength thought
me perfect; aud mthe.charact,n oflhe rich
Marquis Of. Rouperon, proprietorof the
larssse estates. in Dauphny, i was installed
imtbe { first hotel in Lyons. 1t twas under
I this hide presented nlyselfsto the picture
i deaier4in 81. Dominic street. i made a
| few purchases from i'm, and seemed anx-
ious to purchase more. After linle in
tereolirses of this kind - lie sent me word
one, morning that he had just received a
superb collection of engravings from Rome,
ard begged me to call and sGethem I-did
SO, and was received, not by him. but by
\ Aurora This was the first sight bad
got gof that lovely girl, and for the, first
time in mylife, my young and FACILITATING
heart t1elkthe powerof beauty. "a ts5
o' Anew worhlsunfelIed itself before my
eyes; | soou furgut thy borrowed part; one
Sentiment absorbed my soul; one idea en-
chained my faculties. Th@lair Aurora per-
ceiyed hertriumpll, d seemed TO listen with
omplacency to tho incoherent expressions
Of passion which escaped my lips. That
interview Gxed my, destiny forever. The
| intoxcatierf Of enjoying herlpresence hur-
ried me on, blind to everything else! For
several months | saw her everyday, and
enjoyed state ofhappiness only dRmpened
| by the self.aceusing torments of SOLITARY
hours, and ofSthe necessity l was under Of
regularly meeting my employers; who fur
.nished me with money, jewels, and every
thing i could require. AT length ,Aurora's S
father gave little fete in the country, Of
which Iwas evidently the hero. a mo-
ment occurred in which, thoughtless Of all
but my love. i threw myself asuitor at her
feet. She heard me with modest dignity,
while a tear Of JOY, which dimmed for mo-
ment herhne eyes, convinced me that pride
was,notthe only emotion which agitated
her heart-yes, ! discovered that / was be-
loved. ~ ii, ..s5ersss ~f5i.5 ..;sy
was an imposter, but Heaven is my
witness, | deceived her not without re-
morse, In bcrpreseuce l remembered
nothing but herself; but in the stiffness of
solitude, sophstry and passion disappear
ed leaving a dreadful perspective before
me. When / associated the idea Of Auro-
with the miserable fale which was soon
to fall,upon her, whensIi figured to,myself
herdelicate hands3employedsins preparing
thescoarsest nourishment, shrank back
with horror, or started up covered with
cold perspiration. But self-Ioye would
come TO my aid and l thought if. sle'truly
loved me, she might yet be happy |
would devote my life, ] swore, to the task
I Of strewihg flowers along her path. But
all my hopes; all my fears cannot be told.
Suffice it 80 say, that her father believed
fme when ! represented my estate as being
lin Dauphiny, n distant province. I would
mot allow a farthing of Aurofa's portion to
be settled otherwise than on herself So
there was ono baseness Of which T was not
guilty. "5 r's.s:ss S@s''E'sessS 81
We were married. Aethe altar 4 shiy-
ering ran through my veins, a general