Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-03-17
- Raleigh, N. c., March II, 1869

are SO clever, dear, said Madame Sericourt,
tapping the check of the widow plavfuly
with her fan but the next moment she
turned to Mam'sellc de Nantelle an,l whis-
pered, vulgar creature! she can't forget
her trade. She will persist in telling us
she worked at the needle
A servant at this juncture announced
Counts Vanille and Gasconade.
OH the conceited apesr muttered
Madame Sericourt.
The presuming epappics 7 cchsed
Madame Gle SenneyiIe E Fl
The tailor's blocksr whimpered Mad
anne de Sayigne.
The apologies for men, chimea Mad.
anne de Luceyal
Asthe two gentlemen entered, Nam selle
de Nantelle approached Count Gasconade
and retired to the opposite end of the room
with him. Count Vanille arrayed in all
lis splcndor approached the remaining la
dies with all the vivaeity imaginable.
'Ah 7 said be, this is, indeed, a raptur-
Gus surprise. | expected to see but one
beauty I ain presented with boqnet :
! Oh! | shall positively expire with delight
a realization of Mahomet's Iaradise-a gal
axy of loneliness, an eclipse of the sun
and moon, a-a-.
THAT will do for the present, Count =
interrupted Madame Sericourt; 'we will
imagine the remainder of yoSr poctical
rhapsody
'Oh that's cruel | had only Just
mounted my Pegasus; to clip my wings,
and bring me to earth so soon, IS harba-
rous In revenge, I've a great mind to
60 away, without telling you the news |
have nearly lost my senses to procure for
you. a sa. ,..~ .- %
!, 'Oh! indeed asked Madame Sericourt
eagerly, what news? Dear Count do tell
usr .....
: W You can't refuse me, I'm sure! said
Madame de Sennevile
a Nor me, dear Alfred languished Mad
9 anne Savigne. @
: Nor me, you handsome villain, echoed
G Madame de luceval. ...#
'No-no-no I'm rock, I'm marble
e but as don't wish to have your deaths Oh,
e nay conscience, I'll be generous and ex
e plain You know all about the fight Of
the banker and the ruin of Beausoeilr
r Yes, yes; goon, goon ? cried the ladies
4 ,F-iss a hgeall,.asvzE --sss -
.sWell, that's not it-they're both dead
o Dead oh how shocking!'
d No, no not defunct, in the vulgar
: manner dead to US! rubbed out of th,
fashionable world, snatched from our visit
e ing lists The news | have to communi
1t cate is of a far more pleasant nature
e Indeed go on! go on !!
Well then, you recollect the mysterion
i lady We saw at Daplumet's ball las
) night !?
l. well, well, what of her?
1--WE discovered who she is ]
,. An American Princess ?
$ A German Countess?
" a Russian Marchioness?'
ID An Italian Prince Donna 2 exclaine
at the ladies in rotation and almost breath
n less with curiosity.
No-no-no! She's French woVna
ed the widow of a Polish General wit
ar such magnificent name it took me ba
an hour to study it: Princess Poniatous
ar kyerackorcusky kicklyoyinsky! She hs
an immense fortune, and has taken tn
" chateau, and gives this fete, for, wb;
le would you imagine-to make my a.
quantance, nothing elsep
q A princess! she certainly had yer
distinguished air J.
l. > saw at once she was Of good family
She's the prettiest lutte creature eve
p. saw
ed So amiable, and SO elegant
The ladies exclaimed in rotation, bighl
/ pleased with the princess-and her forum
The echoes Of these eulogies had scarce
ed died away when a servant announced tt
no princess and she appeared.
ly The mysterious lady Of Dnpnrnet's ba
was the so called princess. She was a
d. tired in an elegant dcmi-toilette, and as 81
bowed gracefully to the company was
d. paragon of loveliness.
(To BE CONTINUED,
ne e.#
de A NOBLE HEART.-It is related th
on the following anonymous note, written 10
delicate hand, was found tackled upon Il
he bosom of a garment FURNISHED by Il