North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-04-06

allenated whose tenderness was necessary to
my existence, to read coldness in that eve
on whose look my peace depended. But
could it be otherwise Had | not basely,
vilely darkened all the prospects of her life,
and overwhelmed her with intolerabe shame
and anguish? ...-.....-.
Ina: night was punlshme mt which
would have wiped out any lesser sin. Fre-
quently, it may be BELIEVED, ] sent to know
how Aurora was. She was calm, they told
me and, indeed, to my surprise, she entered
in the morning the room where was. She
was pale, but collected. | fell before her on
the ground, and spoke not. ''You have de-
ceived me-" she SAID sit is on your future
conduct that my forgiveness must depend
Do not take advantage of the authority you
have usurped. The niece of the curate
has offered me an asylum. There l will
remain till this matter can be thought OF
calmly -......
Alas, these were soothing but deceitful
words Within a day or two after this event,
the interval of which spent in forming wild
hopes for the future, | received at once two
letters. The first was from the engravers,
the cause of my exutation and my fall
| They wrote to me that my "acquaintances
| had begot in them friendship for me that
they had each originally subscribed certain
sum of money for the execution of the plot
that they wished not to carry their revenge
too far and that they would supply me with
money and everything necessary for enter
ing into some business, and insuring the
creditable support Of myself and Aurora -
The other letter was from Aurora. Some
remains Of pity" she said i" which l. feel for
you, notwithstanding y our conduct, induce
me to inform you that am now in Lyons.
1t is my intention to enter convent, whi ch
will rid ne OF your presence; but you vii!
do we'll to hold yourself IN rea diness to ap:
pear before every tribunal in France till I
have found one that will do me justice and
break the chain in which you: have bound
your victim" ....... .....
This letter threw ME into dispair hpr-
ried to the curate's but could learn nothing
Of Aurora's retreat, although became as
sured that the curae and his niece, despis
ing my condition, had been the earnest advi
sers Of the step Aurora had taken. then
hastened to Lyons, where the affair had now
created great sensation. lived unknown
however. rnd obscure, and saw only the en-
gravers, who, notwithstanding the pase plot
which they had through me effected, were
men Of not ungenerous dispositions. As
they had driven me out of my cormer means
otliveliu ood, conceived myself at liberty to
accept a sum which they offered me to enter
into trade with. They advised me how to
dispose of it at once, and laid it out in way
which speedily, and without trouble to me
augmented it greatly. Meanwhile the father
Of Aurora had made every preparation for
annulling the marriage. This could be done
only by detailing the treachery which had
been prac'iced. Never, perhaps, was court
house more crowded than that Of Lyons on
the day on which the case was heard Au-
rora herself appeared, and rvited the eyes of
all present, not to speak of my own. Tn
known and unseen shrunk into corner
like guilty thing. The counsel for Aurora
stated the case, and pleaded the victlm's
cause with so much eloquenee as to draw
tears 10 my eyes. No counsel arose for me
and Aurora, who merely sought divorce,
without desiring to inf1rct that punishment
which she might easily have brought down
o,, tho offapdarS vvnuId otr,poo hoyn
her suit had not one man risen 10 speak for
me- 1t was one of the engravers, the one
who had been refused, as mentioned, BY
Aurora. He made brief pleading for me,
he praised my character, he showed and cen
fessed how | had been tempted and how
fell. eyes, madam" said he, "the laws may
declare that you are not his wife, but you
hare been the wife of his bosom. The con.
tract may be annulled, and no stain may rest
upon yon. But stain may be cast upon
another Can you, will you throw the blot
of illegitamacy upon one even more inocent
than yourself 2" This appeal was under
stood, and was not made in vain the tremb
ling Aurora exclaimed ,-"No, no !" and the
tears fell fast as she spoke.
The marriage was not annulled-was no
longer sought to be annulled. But while the
contract (Which had signed with my own
name, believed by them to be the famiy name
of the Marquis of Rouperon) was declared
void, il was also determined that Aurora
should remain unmolested by the adventurer
who had so far deceived her. Every legal
precaution was takeu that I should have no
contiol over her or her affairs.
After this event did not remain long in
Lyons where heard my name everywhere
branded with infamy. Master, by the means
have reiated, Of considerable sum, went
to Paris, where assumed a foreign name