The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-10-18
From the independence Beige
Romance of the Paris Exhibition.

From the Independence Beige.
A Romance of the Paris Exhibition.
The day on which the Queen of England
visited the Exposition for the second time.
considerable number Of ladies were. by
special favor, seated upon the diyuns which
surround the central fountain, in the great
nave. Gentlemen had been banished from
this privileged spot. They were compelled
TO resign themselves 10 sitting alone within
the enclosure along which the Imperial and
Royal cortege had to pass thus they were
isolated from wives, sisters. mothers, daugh-
ters, aunts and friends-and in some cases
from those whom some of them loved more
than all together. BY this means an elderly
lady, Of noble and aristocratic appearance.
found herself side by side with a charming
young French lady, whose simplicity was
most beautiful and elegant.
The arrival Of the august visitors was anx-
iously expected. \ thousand observations
occurred to the two neighbors. and some
incident soon arose which led to one Of those
interesting conversations which in many ca
ses only commence with some commonplace
about the weather. Soon, however, they
passed to other topics, on which they dis
courscd with Il sympathy that speedily be-
came reciprocal. The old English lady
learnt from the talk of her fair companion
that the young Frenchwoman had not long
been married, that her husband was some
where IN the crowd, and that he had com
PEELED her to accept the place she then occu-
pled though it had been given 10 him by the
Nlscount de Ronvll, Director Of the Indus
trial Palace.
The manner in which the young lady told
these and other things, so won the esteem of
the old dowager that they soon gained each
others confidence. The cortege passed, and
perfect tide Of feathers. ribbons. lace.
lowers and silks filled up, as it were, the
track Of their Maiesties. Carried away bv
this sea, impelled a little by curiosity. and
moved perhaps by the excitement which oc-
caslonally carries ladies away in such cir
cumstanees Of pomp and grandeur, the old
English lady and her new friend got mixed
up with the suite and as it was impossible
Tor them 10 separate, they took each others
arms among the wives and daughters Of the
hlgh State functIonarles who formed the cs-
cort Of the Queen Of England and Of our Ma
Jcsty's Imperial host into the superior gale
ries.
Hitherto neither Of the two ladies knew
the name or rank Of the other, but in this
way they passed two full hours together. pro-
tccting one another from the pressure of the
crowd, mutually Offering each the best pa-
ees they could obtain, and conversing quite
intimately upon thousand little things aris-
ing out Of the circumstances Of this rather
unexpected promenade "What IL charming
young woman" said lady v to her
self 81 wonder who she is; | certainly
shall not leave her until | have enqured her
name ~ The promenade at last was brought
To a eiosa and = Ia Onnnyt 1aft 4ba ~,
! great crowd again collected al her depart
nre. GLOW ever shall find Edward in such
n multitude? 2" exclaimed the young French Ia
dy "Ah," replied the English Peercss. is
Your husbands name Edward - 'sOui, ina
ehere Madame.''
HE old dowager for q moment had mis-
giving about her own son who bore that name.
and whom she had refused to see for more
than year because he had run away from
England, where she had with infinite care ar
ranged great match for him, and married
french girl whom nobody knew, without
shilling in her pocket She would never al
low the girls name to be mentioned in her
presence. "Ah, there he is suddenly cried
the young lady, as they arrived at the foot Of
the staircase, what lucky chance that we
have met ''What, Pauline reioined the
Young lord, ''in company with my mother
What has happened - The peeress in ago
ny, uttered Shrek Of surprise, and tainted.
she had been overcome with emotion. and
had To be rested upon Il chair. in the midst Of
the crowd which still encountered the sor{ie.
"oh, Edward" when she came TO herself,
she exclaimed, ''is this the girl YOU have mar
RED against my wish, '.Oui, ma chere
mere was the young lads answer. 'sAnd
you seem to get on very well together" Let
Us 20; lei US 60 Immediately" she replied,
and the carriage was called. '.rhe whole
three Of us, mother ~ inquired the Young
man. yes, all three,' was the answer
Aud then taking the hand Of Pauline, she
proceeded-"Yes, come, my dear girl he who
would have said this morning with whom
should visit the Exhibition, and whom
should afterwards take home, would have -
tonlshed me much more than all Europe is to
see the Queen of England visiting tomb re-
moved from St. Helena to the vaults of the
inyaldes."
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