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

landlord, he is so proud, and yet gentle, and
looks so like prince, no wonder they call
him so, and it is all for love of the beauty of
Lyons, in whose fathers garden he has work
ed when boy
The ready wit of Beauseant took fire at
this relation, and plan for his revenge i'm
mediately struck him. lie took Galvis aside.
and proposed to him to seem to humor the
love Of young Menot, to communicate with
him, supply him with money, dresses, retinue
and all, and thus pass him off rs a prince
introduce him to Pauline rs such, and onalle
him to obtain her hand, and then leave her
to find herself the wife Of PEASANTS son, a
SeTJ! GaivIs consented to the proposal glad
| y availing himself Of any means whereby to
F, venge himself on the proud girl. And yet,
sooth to say, he thought far more of the sport
of thus manufacturing prince than Of re-
venge, while the latter spirit alone actuated
Benuseant. They procured writing mate
rals, and forthwith sent a note to Claude to
meet them Mt the Golden Lion, relating there
in that the writer, Beauseant, knew the pas
sion Of his heart, and that he would aid him,
nay, promised that he should realize his
brightest and most sanguine hopes.
Come with us, reader, to the hEmble cot
tage Of the widow her son has just entered, |
bearing in his hand the prize of the games
a beautiful gun, which he has won. lie calls |
on his mother to examine it, and give him |
joy that he has met with such success
Though the good mother loves we'll her
noble boy, and is even more proud of him
than she is willing to show, yet she chides
him gently for thus employing his time and
thoughts, and asks what these things are
worth.
Mother said the proud spirited hoy,
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everything. Glory is priceless
'Ay, Claude, but what good does it do
r thee to learn Latin and sing songs, to play
= the guitar to fence, to dance, to paint-ail
very fine, my boy; but what does s. bring
in?'
Wealth-wealth, my mother, wealth to
the mind, wealth to the heart, high thoughts,
! bright deeds, the hope of fame, the ambition
? to he worthier to love Pauline
The mother knew her sons love for the
: beauty of Lyons, and strove to convince him
: of its hopeless character but his faithful
heart could not dream of aught but final sue
i ! cess. That very day had he poured into
u verse the warm and ardent promptings of his
:, heart, a trib butte to its idol. He was embol-
J. dened to do this by reason of Pauline's hav-
D ing worn upon her bosom the flowers he had
: sent her anonymously, each day for the last
g one of these bouquets that engaged her at
y the opening Of the tale. He had sent the
y verses to Pauline, having signed his own
name to them. and now impatiently awaited
y an answer, and the arrival of his messenger.
e SAGE. returns, and hands him back the paper
o he had sent his verses were returned to
t. him! and with insult, too, for his messenger
p had been beaten, and himself threatened with
n like welcome should he show his face
p Claude, perhaps, might have borne with some
IT degree Of patience the return Of his verses
ur though he told his comrade and messenger
n, in answer to his question, What could you
'st have sent that should so have offended them
lie Not word that serf might not have
Ter written to an empress
ng But HowS--blows to his messenger, anC
Ter threats to himself-this he could not tamel.
re- submit to and while exercised by the pas
sionate feelings thus excited, he received tn
nd letter despatched from Beauseant and Galvls
OF at the Golden Lion, as we have before meT
not toned.
my He snatched wildly at any chance for n
did venge, or at any rate to satisfy his own wisl
nts es nor could he tell which was strongest
en- his heart-love or revenge, when he read II
the assurance that Pauline should be his.
had hastened forthwith to the Golden Lion, al
her there he found his tempters, who laid o.
ded the plot that he must follow. His hone
nature rcvoltcd at first in contemplating II
eau propos ell deception, but while in this ang
pose nn,und he was led TO consent to the wish
Des. Beauseant, who bound him by an oath
e of carry ont the proposed plan, and marry Pa
was line disguised as a foreign prince.
the The plot was well conceived, and condl
no. ted with cousummate skill; and soon Clau
HIM appeared in Lyons, and at the house OF
had Deschappelles, through the introduction
han Beauseant, as the Prince of Como. Well {
lnls, he become his splendid dress, and now
y to the accomplishments which he had so ind
ry Il triousy acquired, served well his purpo
Handsome, too--he was very handsome, a
be- no one could WOO Pauline as he could {
cter- for no one really loved her SO well. Day
'r he ter day the deception was successfully pre-
m be cuted, until Claude was at length enga;
hap to the beauty of Lyons as her future
Q the band Pauline loved him with deptt
mind affection rarely found in high life. True
sscrl- was at first caught by his noble appeara
n his and title. but she soon loved him for him
.ffon that he WWonhdeE Glaude felt more and m
ait of nossess it, to be released from MS guity
h dis and though he endeavored 10 petsu"ue -
: he "ao,t =, pelease him Som It, 1t was a
"e seah' u nv nns.-. Of Madame Deschappe
ul'o' Va'"' ~ I,ftined; indeed, it rather antic
-. -; was Sf& formal request for she was compl
~ "' ~ taken with the title and style of the Pr
"'ond of Como, whom she pronounced to be
'spire most accomplished person she had
known.
road There WAS nm honcst ro,rb ola ,ontlor
dine a cousin of the family and q coion.l n
o'den French army, resident at this time in
men family; man who had a supreme conte
inc for princes and all dignitares, other
ca'ieu those the army recognized and created.
MIN, was led by some slight circumstance tC
y ana lieve that the Prince of Como was hum
Ie WAS or rather that he was no prince at all
ley Ill in the course Of some conversation
linary Claude in which the latter outwitted
noble he hecame so enrocpd that ho cbolIenood
eu ev- to fight. Claude at first refused, but b
pressed, he at length took the proffered s,
slty to produced by Colonel Damas, and after {
Jiaude contest, disarmed him but sparing his
"a that son, he returned him his sword. This
accom- tlemanly act on the part of Claude was a
DC the which took root in the ColonePs heart
ore Tor bore fruit in after time to Claude, of
hter OF and honest friendship.
mt also Melnot. in the nroctica of his cboract
u Lion a prince, scattered the wealth that Beau
en- gar had placed at his command with a i
les, but hand, secretly enjoying the irritation Il
eavlng caused those whose tool he now felt he
erty.- In vain did he beseech Beauseant and {
he took to release him from his oath Having
learned enjoyed the society of Pauline her conf
ence to and affections, he loved her more dearly
I'm his ever, and would rather make almost n
'e won rlhce than TO deceive her into an al
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