M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-03-06
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The Cavalry Officer,
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THH WHITE SAITH DOMINO.
BY LIEUTENANT MURRY.

The period of Napoleon'S career
when at its zenith, is lu!! ofromantic
adventures as CONNECTED with the his
tory OF the officers lives that served
under the great captain. He was
quick to observe merit, and pro.at,s 10
reward it, and this it was that made
his followers SO devoted to him, and so
anxious to distinguish themselves by
.prowess in battle and strict soldiery con-
duct in the Emperor's service.
Colonel Eugene Merville was an at,
tache Of Napoeon'S st aft. He was a
soldier in the true sense Of the word
devoted to his profession, and brave as
a lion. Thoug gh very handsome and Of
fine bearing, be was of humble birth
mere child Of the camp,. and had fol.
lowed the drum andbugle from boyhood
Every step in tine line Of promotion
had been won by the stroke Of his sa'
bre; and promotion from major OF cav
airy was ior gallant deed which iran.
spired on the battle field beneath tht
Emperor's owneye. Murat, that prince
OF cavalry officers, loved him like
brother, and taught him allthat his owl
Igood taste and natural instinct not lee
him to acqnire before.
ltwas Tire carnival season in Paris
and young Meryille found himself a
the masked balm the French Operi
House. Better adapted in his taste t
| The field than the .bondoir. he flirts bu
little with the gay figures that cover tn
floor joins but seldom in the waltz
But at last while standing lhoughtiully
and regarding the. assembled throngwitI
q vacant eye, his attention was sudden
/ Iy aroused by the appearance Of per
son in a white satin domino, the uni
versal elegance Of whose figure, manne
! and bearing, convinced all that her fac
and mind must be equal to her perso
in grace and loveliness.
Though in SO mixed an assembly
: still there wasa digaity and reserve j
the manner iot the white domino the
\ rather repulsed the idea of a tamilIa
address, and it was some time before
the youngsoldier found courage to spea
TO her. Some alarm being given.ther
? was a violent rush OF the throng towar
the door, where, unless assisted, tn
lady would materially suffered. Eu
gene Merville offers her his arm, an
: with his broad shoulders and stoI
frame wards off the danger. 1t was
delightful moment; the lady spoke tn
purest French; was witty, fancfful, an
captivating. v-
'Ah! lady, pray raise that mask, an
(, reveal to me the charms OF feature tn;
!. must accompany SO sweet voice an
SO graceful a form as you possef.' +,
. n You would perhaps be disapPoir
. ted es, ] asl.- zzr.16ls5s Gu
!, No, i am sure not.' aAa,j aaa )
sAre you so very confdent?' ,.
Yes. ] feel that you are beautiful
i Il cannot be otherw Use a l
i sDon'tbe too sure of that said tt
. domino. 'Hayeyou never heard Of II
/, Irish poets Moore's story OF the veile
prophet OF Khorassan,how, when
: disclosed his count anance, its hideol
aspect killed his beloved one? How q
you know that shall not turn out to
a veiled prophet Of Khorassan?'
4 'Ah, lady, your every word convil
ces me to the contrary replied the eI
aptured soldier, whose heart began t
feel as it never felt before--he was q
lreaey 10 love.