Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-01-16

| love he bore for Pauline DeschappelIes.
the only daughter of a rich merchant ot
Lyons. Beauseant also learned from mine
host of the Golden Lion, that Claude's
father had formerly been gardener in the
family of DeschappelIes, but had deceas-
ed but about two years since, leaving to
his son and widow, q good property. A
change then came over Claude he took
to study, to fencing, dancing, music,
learned to paint, and, in short, strove by
diligence to acquire every accomplish
ment in his power, until he did indeed
become the wonder of the village.
" Ah p said the honest landlord, he
is so proud and yet gentle, and looks SO
like prince, no wonder they call him SO,
and it is all for the love and beauty OF
Lyons, in whose fathers garden he has
worked when a boy"
The ready wit of Beauseant took fire
at this relation, and plan for his revenge
Immediately struck him. He took CLAWS
aside and proposed to him to seem to hu-
NOR the love Of young Melnotte, to COM
municate with him, supply him with mo-
ney, dresses, retinue and all, and thus
pass him off rs Il prince introduce him
to Pauline as such, and enable him to OBJ
tain her hand, and then leave her to find
herself the wife Of serf. CLAWS consen-
ted to the proposal, gladly availing him
self Of any means whereby to avenge
himself on the proud girl. And yet, sooth
TO say, he thought more Of the sport Of
thus manufacturing a prince than of re-
vcnge, while the latter alone actuated
Beauseant. They procured writing mates
rials, and forthwith sent a note to Claude
to meet them at the Golden Lion, rcIa-
ting therein that the writer Deausant.
knew the passion Of his heart, and that he
would aid him-nay, promised him that
he should realize his brightest and most
sanguine hopes.
Come with US, readers, to the humble
cottage Of the widow her son had just
entered, bearing in his hand q prize of
the games-a beautiful gun. which he
has won. He calls on his mother to ex-
amino it, and give him Joy that he met
with such success.
Though the good mother loves we'll
her boy, and is even more proud of him
than she is willing to show, yet she chides
him for thus employing his time and
thoughts, and asks what these things are
worth.
" Mother" said the proud spirited boy.
"what is ribbond worth to the soldier ?
Worth everything. Glory is priceless"
All Claude, but what good does it
do thee to learn Latin and sing songs,
play the guitar, to fence, to dance, 10
paint-all very fine, my son, but what
does it bring in ?''
Wealth-wcnith, my mother, wealth
to the mind, wealth to the heart, high
thoughts. bright deeds, the hope OF fame,
tho ambition to be worthier to love Pau
line"
Tho mother knew her sons love for the
beauty Of Lyons, and strove to convince
him Of its hopeless character; but the in
fatuated youth could not dream Of aught
but final success. That very day had he
poured into verse the warm promptings
Of his heart. Il tribute to its idol liz was
em0Oldened to do this by reason Of Pau
lines having worn upon her bosom the
flowers he had sent her anonymously,
each day for tho last six weeks, the rar-
est to be had. and it was of these bou-
quets that engaged her at the opening OF
the tale. He had sent the verses to Pau
line. having signed his own name to them,
and now inIpatienly waiting an answer
and the arrival of his messenger. Soon
his comrade, who had borne his message,
returns, and hands him back the paper
he had sent; his verses were returned 10
him and with insult, too, for his messen-
ger had been beaten, and himself Lhrca-
tened with like welcome should he show
his face. Claude. perhaps, might have
borne with some degree Of patience. tho
return of his verses, though he told his
comrade and messenger, in answer to his
question,
What could you have sent that should
so have offended them %
{" Not word that sorf nigh not have
written to an empress"
But blows-bIows to his messenger and
threats to himself-this he could not
tamely submit to and while exercised
BY the passionate feelings thus excited, he
received the letter dispatched from Beau,
seant and CLAWS, at the Golden Lion, as
we have before mentioned.
He snatched wildly at any chance fol
revenge, or at any rate to satify his own
wishes nor could he tell which was stron.
gest in his heart-love or revenge-when
he read the assurance that Pauline should
be his. He hastened forthwith to the
Golden Lion, and there he found his temp,
ters, who laid out the plot that he mus
follow. His honest nature revolted al
first in contemplating the proposed decep'
ton. but while in this angry mood, he was
: led 10 consent to the wish of Beauseant
who bound him by an oath, to carry ou
the proposed plan, and marry Pauline
disguised as foreign prince.
The plot was we'll conceived, and con-
Quoted with consummate skill and soou
Claude appeared in Lyons. and at the
house of NJ. Deschappelles, through the