Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-30
The Faithful Wife.

1' 'V"oSH WIN FeBolholtb' Inc Willy cOuftier
generally so dead to emotion, could not buI
look with o kind oil pleasure at these wagons
ana the little Wagonere, who, bJ-the-by. were
young pretty country. women. Suddenly tbs
vehicles came to q stand and the eyes of M. dc
Talleyrand chanced to rest upon one of The
young women who appeared more lovely and
graceful than the other5, An exclamation
escaped from his lips II attracted the atten.
tion OF the fair one, whose country dress and
large hat bespoke daily viaits to the market:
as she beheld the astonished Talleyrand, whom
she recognized Immediately, she burst GU,
laughing.
What! is your" exclaimed she.
Yes, Indeed, IL is |. But you, what are you
doing here2"
~" said the young woman; II am waiting
Tor my turn to pass on. | am going to aell nv
green's and vegetables at the market"
AT that moment the wagons bega. to move
along she OF the straw hat applied the whip tC
her horse, told M de Talleyrand the name OF
the village where che was living, requesting
him earnestly to come and see her, disappeared
and left him as If riveted on the spot by this
strange appafitou
! Who was this young market-woman? Mad.
anne Ia Comtesae de la Tour du Pin (Mademo.
ieelle de Dillon), the most elegant among the
ladies' OF the court of Louis the Sixteenth king
OF France, and whoge moral and Intellectual
worth had ahone With 30 dazzling a lustre in
the society Of her numerous friends and admir-
ers. At the time when the French nobility
emigrsted, she was young, lively, endowed with
the most remarkable talents, and, like all the
ladies' who held rank at the court, had onls
had time to attend to such duties as belonged
to her highly fashionable and courtly life
Let any one fancy the sufferings aud agony
Of that woman, born In the lap OF wealth, and
who had breathed nothing but perfumes under
the gilded ceilings Of the royal palace of Yer
sailles, when all at once che found herself sur.
rounded with blood and msssscres, and saw
every kind Of dagger besetting her young be.
loved husband and her infant child
| They succeeded 10 flying from France. Il
was their good fortune TO escape from the bloody
land where Robespierre and his associates were
busy at the work of death. Alas! in those
times of terror the poor children themselves
abandoned with JOY the parental roof, for nc
nioing place was secure against the vigilsni
eye OF those monsters who thi.sted for innocent
blood.
The fugitives landed in America, aud ftst
vent 70 Boston, where they found setreat-
snt what change for the young, pretty, and
fashionable lady, spoiled from Infancy by loud
and continual praises OF her beauty talents.
Mons. de 10 Tour-du-Pin was extravagantly
fond OF his wife. At the court of France he
had seen her, with the proud eye Of husband,
the object OF general admiration. Indeed
her conduct had always been yirtuous and
exemplary; but now, in foreign land, and
among unsophisticsted republicans I793),
what was the use of courtly refnements?
Happy as he was in seeing her escape from
all the perils he had dreaded on her own ao.
count, still he could not but deplore the future
lot OF the wife of bis bosom. However, with
the prudent foresight of good father and kind
husband, he nerved himself against despair,
and exerted himself to render their condition
less miserable than that of many emiprants
who were starving when the little money they
had brought over with them had been exhaust.
cd. Not word of English did they know; bu,
vel! "'''
They boarded at Mrs .Muller's, q good.natur.
ed, notable woman, who on every occasion
evinced the greatest respect and admiration for
her fair boarder; yet M. de Ia Tour du Pin was
Id constant dread lest the conversation of that
good, plain and we'll meaning woman might be
tne cause OF great ennu to his lady. What u
c9nIas, win the society OF such gentlemen Of
"a. oe Nofoonne, M de Talleyrand, and the
high-mnded and polished nobility of FrsnoeI-
Whenever he was thinking of this trannitlop
particularly when absent from his wife, and
tilling the garden Of the cottage which they
were going to inhablt), he felt such penRa and
heart-throbbings to make him prehensiye or
his return to Mrs. Muller to meet the looks Of
hie beloved wife, whom he expected to ses
bathed in tears. Meanwhile the good hoatesl
would give him q hearty shake Of the hand
and repeat to him, "Happy husband! happ,
husband! happy husbsnd!"
Az last came the day when the fugitive fam
ily ielt the boarding house of Mrs. Muller Il
90 and inhabit their little cottage, whea the,
were 70 Do at least exempt from want, with al
only servant, o negro, . kind Of Jack, 90 al
trades, viz: gardner, footman and cook. TIL,
last function M. de Ia Tour-d Pin dreaded mos
lot all to see him undertake. =
~ was almost dinner time. The popr emf
grant went Into bis little garden TO gather aom
ffuit, and tarried as long as possible On hi
return home his wife was absent; looking 10
her he entered the kitchen, and saw youn
country woman, who, with her back to the door
was kneading dough; her arms of snoyy white
ness we're bare to the elbows. M, de "a Tour
du'rin started, the young woman turned round
it was his beloved wife, who had exchange
hes muslins and silks for q country dress, no
asfor fancy ball, but to play the part Of
real farmers wife. At the sight OF her bus
Dana ner cheeks crlmsoned, and she Joined hand
IN duplicating manner. "Oh, my love !
SAID she, "do not laugh &c me am as exper
as MIRA. Muller" t
100 fuil OF emotion to speak, he clasps ber 4
his bosom, and kisses her feryently From BIZ
Inquiries ne learns that when he thought he
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