Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-23

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share from many . well-fought battle, had
rendered him pecuniariiy rich.
After the expiration of little more than
two years from the time of his separat on.
from Pauline. his regiment returnedto LYONS !,
Hardly had he entret the city with Col.
now Gen. Dumas. before he learned that
Pauline was soonIto he married to the evil
hearted Beauseant As for himself, he was
probably forgotteb. ryt having been heard
from since he lefi kis tbme, for hg had as
samsd a,ns eitssgsninsS Ssl eses. On enfcring the
er's honest one. h;s';s sF5dsshh= f5s III
ed his honor.
He ascertained that tie day of his arrival
was the very one on wlkh the marriage con-
tract was to be signed. Gen. Damas, having
met with M. DeschappAles, was invited to
he present on the 0ccas on, and had agreed
to do So Claude's hfts yearned again to
behold Pauline, if onl for the last time
Was it for this that bel lad encountered dan
ger, spilled his blood kely, yet still hoped
on, prayed on, for til day, on which he
might again behold hd and now that it had
come, the hour he hasfngled outfrom time.
and marked for bliss, ew wretched he was
Pauline lost to him foyer, what charm had
life for him now? lrfain did Gen Damas
endeavOr to cheer hin in vain did he tell
him that there was inEore bright fate in
the future for so bravand constant heart.
Claude said to him.: Bid me not hope;
could not bear agalnD fall from such a
heaven
The hour for signirjthe contract has ar
rived. The notary si in the parlor of the
house of NJ. DeschapAes, with all the pa
pers drawn up in presf form before him,
Pauline was there, WI her parents, when
Gen. DamAs. accoszsses hE Claude, entered,
and introduced him 1, ,fe assum ed name Of
Morea. All were pr,l to meet Col. Morea,
the celebrated hero, even thanked Damas.
for the honor he had dferred upon them bv
the introduction. TIP, too, sat Beauseant
the evilminded deceib who was to become
, the husband of PAUL. now busily engaged
with the notary.
Claude, favored in disguise by his mil
t itary rank and dress, id also by the bronzed
hue that time and tolad added to his com
plexion, beside a dari iky moustache, ran
| little risk of being rgnized and he also
t wore his military clofwrapped we'll about
him. lie approachehau to whom he
? was introduced by Gfal Damas, ,as friend
= of Melnot; one who slept in the same
t tent. and fought in Il same field. He had
conversed with Paul but few moments
, in his disguised voicshen he gathered that
some strange myster rlpng about the pro-
: posed alliance, for Hine begged him to
!, wa was not n"t his. lis 1.ss essF' h''''''"t
q Tell him. saibe devoted girl, even
e now that would her share his lowllest
o lot, walk by his s an outcast, work tor h!m,,
IS beg with him, liPon the light OF one kind
D. smile from him, IN wear the crown 'ne
Bourbons lost
~ CIanda conld NV believe his own ears
Te that she still lovSim. and yet was about
y TO wed another. hen her voice, too; how
w = hrorobt hack old times to his heart!
a6 II we'll nioh uanned him. Turning to
H. Gen. Damas, heln ascertaineu iroln MN
lis that which he hlust learned thaG Won
he sieur Deschappd was on the Verseol oa'h II
nd ruptcy that on morrow unless nc 1oule
Sc. raise the sun til Beauseant hao aireauy vi
,or fprpd to furnish Pauline would give him
elf her hand, he wd be ruined. ihls"a 'ue
nf ,hartar-the cor on was Pauline's hand !;
,nt pnlpss that mon could be raised, the aged
os l;mhs of bnr fat must on the morrow be
oS. stretched on thh floor OF prison. She
-, cnuld not hnorl tirusht; she loved her
tho f,thpr andssented to the sacrifice; she was
p to marry Bseant, thou h her heart was
,ot- far away W him she loved. -,
va The notaneinc fady to execute the deed
i onlv reoed the hekignature of Pauline
md The mosevas the1to be paid over, and hel
bv father's wastill the great house of Lyons
rJS The nars are pepared, and we onl.
ery await yolIsignatle,' said Beauseant t
bo pauline. ri she mixed towards the table
ete to close theontracN
him sStav. Ia Y said lelnot, still in dis
hut ou;snd void were BIT your duty with you
;Ob. Faith nniteswould ku still share the low
,ent born peasal's lotT
IN .wnnld !, said 81 sAh! better deaf
NJ . with him 1--we thad Iii the power-whic
ond - bnt the Aver thatrowns the victim
Thot This wasenough. The night is passed
oo+- so;d ClandI and itometh with the NOR
,odv mop HeIeized tAontract, satisfied hlr
de- saif of the mount bed therein, and tore
ond to atoms ! All spr4 to their feet with a
was tonishment, ano MI kschappelles asked tt
t for meaning Of this in
av Peace. old man. I'd Claude, and he ga
cart him q pocket-booiAying, there's not
- - a. zsszk ana -ha llqssnd in t
they cause Of natiGds "a soldier blood
ID in He spoke noMn wiz ngtural voice. a
e for Pauline recogG,NEt:r with the wilde
stern JOY, rushed ito 6is Fms! O, the JOY
9ning that moment ttClals, the consciousness
er, if his redeemed had dhis ability to serve,
n did save her father, amas as his heart COZ
would wish.
would lie had retua after redeeming his h
roach or, and could nolook Pauline in the ia
and call on Frat to sanction her forgl
| Col. ness. The JOY 4 rapture of that meet
ed to beggars descriph. But too proud W
rdest Madame and M6eur Deschappelles to n
/ him ry their child toe hero of an hundred
ties, and one, towhose wealth was of
a be- small amount.
blme There were arappy, save Beauseant
there CLAWS, who we fooled and duped in
) but their schemes, a now were glad to
in the themselves TRANSFORMATION.
does Thus the samfove that tempted Clf
to his into sin, being tn love, also worked ou
It'll redemption.
e, was r,,r - r.