The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1858-02-04
4 Care Sos Love.

Our Partisan friends arc never nj u lns
for their distraction from snaut. Tho fol
lowing story ia going the rounds Of the
French press
The Duke Of ----. who has filled several
emipent posts under tho Restoration, aud
whose services were particularly agreeable
TO that wittiost of Donarchs, LOUIS rug
EIonrkksrn. has son aD oiticcr In the
navy. a,
Ijarng his stay at Paris. in the interval
beiwscp DIG cruises, this young man. whoe
| temperament somewhat resembles u barrel
Of gunpowder. saw every day ut the patcr-
nal mansion u young girl Of some sxtwn
years old fair. graceful, seductive, aud IN
every way accomplished, and n hundred
times more charming than was necessary 10
turn tho head Of young fellow just escaped
from the arms Of Ihetln.
The fair one had only one drawback
SHE was tho daughter Of the woman in
charge Of the porters lodge, and herself
followed the honest but humble calling Of .
laupdrc@,
Our hcro thought at first, that laundry
maid could be boarded like irigate But
be- only had his trouble for his reward. TO
pused with lo~.. and completely disabled, be
only requested to be safely Inoored in the
sDug barbor Of marriage, hut before arri.
wing at the port, il was necessary 10 double
the cape OF the patcrnaI anger.
Rain, thunder, and lightning A fine
day. however, came, mud u calm succeeded
the tempest. The father declared that he
would no longer oppose the wishes Of his
son, but allow him to marry tho object OF
bis attachment.
One either lives in his own times. or he
does not. W. live In IN epoch Of light and
equality; already. ip this last generation, did
not tho Nanipe Of Voltsire, who was, after
ALL but chamber maid. espouss the Count
OLnAs.
In short. the Duke consented 10 the mar.
riage Of his ron. only demanding that he
should return 10 SS for another year. Dur
ing this time. the young officer would have
time to rcii ct upon tho consequences OF an
act 40 SERIOUS m that Of marriage. and the
modern NAslsE would be perfected in good
manners. under the tutalage Of her future
father law. tho duke.
Oh u the malicious noblcman. the cloven-
footsd Talleyrand Under these new marks
of c0Ddc.cension be- worked Inachiavellian
plan. lie remarked in the young lady, who
was 10 is hi. daughter .in.law. tendency
to embcnpoint. lie employed the year ut
bis leisure to develop this dangerous tenden
cy. lila accoInplicsS 10 this attempt On ths
brauty Of the laundr',~. were all the fari
naceoup. meals AT his command. from the
simple po,atoe to the racchout Of the Arabs.
lie sternly Gorbad his victim taking any ex-
erci-e, under pre,e1t that II was unworthy
Of future duchcss 10 Use her fect. Al tho
expiration OF six months Of this regimen,
the young girl had acquired SOME ak and
thirty pounds of fat. At the end of year
shs WAS d monster. IL WAS ALBoSi, with
gu, tbs voice the elephant, without the
nightingale, she has swallOwed--in fact, On
elrphantine laupdres. The cruise over. tho
officer returns more enamOured than ever.
and dreaming Of valleys oi love and delicious
Ianguor Embraces your betrothed." said
his father 10 hin, ironically, and hs pushed
him toward, this mountain OF health that
be bad Developed 10 per6diously according
10 bis design. The young officer frightened
10 spite Of his bravery, fled, and, according
10 the last accounts, IL running still.