Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-02-19

heart Of the CEsrine. seemed 70 kiadle quits
a. prOnPtly tAs aascts0n, 0f her sttsn.laaf
Z Nadege -As no soOaer alOas ~ith her Ee~
2 friend thaa she junPed 10 Asr neck. saaotl-
cred her vifh kissss. called her by every
endearing ePsIh-t. and ossrwbeimed her
With qaesiiOns, mingled -ith the most ehiid-
like expressions Of sOsdss AZ her Osa an
exPleAbie love FOE a stranger. In an hour
she had shown - the ns- demoisclle all
the eOatents II the httle boadOir IN which
she lived; talked 10 her of her loves and
hates az the kusslan cOart of her home IN
Meeklsaberg. and her prOseut situation
IN short. poured out her heart With the s1if
ebrHfoa Of a ehiil. The yOaax marquis
had never seea % lovely q creature ard
rSsPensibly .s h> Sslt has diaieuls and deli
cate situAiion. b. returned the .fsciioa 50
innOosntly i.si-h-d spos him. and BY th.
cad of hi, first fatal hour vas irreyocablv
N love. AID g.y a. his life hsd bees st
the French court. "a ~.- the frss. and sub
seqaenily proved 60 be the deepest passion
OF his life
Tn tie trann-'s return % her private
Apartment. sbc summoned h.r n-~ favorit,
and suPeriatend-d -ith ooade,ccadins so
heit1de. the arrangements for her palace
iodging. Nadegr inhabited snail tower
adjOsEihg the bedroom Of her mistress. snd
above tAis -As an unoccsPicd room. which.
Al The present suggestion Of the fairy lttle
attendant. vas allotted 70 the newcomer.
Toe staircase opened by oae door into the
private gardens. and by the opposite. into
the eorridor leading immediately to ,he
iniP~riai chanbsr- The marlsis's dsIivary
~oald fare have nAAs soGo objectiOa 20
tbs very intimate lOcsiioa: bat be eoaia
hazard aoihin- againss the iatercs,. q NJ.
sovereign. and be trusted O. a speedy ter
ninAtioa q his disguise vita the attain
mens Of his object. Meantime the elos~
nsighborhood OF the fair Nadsgc vas not
the most intolerable % neccssitIes.
The nsrqai,'s task ~ss q very difficult
one lie ~as inStracted. before abandon
ing his disguise asi delivering nj. secret
dispairh-.. % awaken th- interest % the
Czarlns on the too subjects 20 ~hich the
doca1euts had refsrencs-vix a former
Pirtisii'y of her majesty for Louis. and
Formerly discussed projeet of ssaf'ng the
FEinco De COnti on iiSs throne % Poland
Bsstuchsf had So loog succee,ied 10 cutting
OF all approach Of the.s topics 90 the ear
q tha CzArine, that her majesty hal prob
iy forgotten them altogether.
Week, passed. and the opportunities. 70
broaeh these delicate subjects hai been in
auspiciously rsrs Msslemoi.elle a., Beaa-
mont. a Is true. had completely ecIipsed
thc sfavorits Nadege; and Eh.bstb. ia her
hours of rsiaSsfion from state aHairs ex-
acted the coas;ant attrndance % the new
fAsorits ia h-r private spa1ment. But
The almost coastant presence of sonrc 9th
er Of the maids Of honor. opposed cousin-
al obstacles and interruptions and the
Came herself "a. not ai-ays disposed %
talk u matters more serious thar the cur
rect frIfies of tie hour. Sss -ss extrenc-
y indslsnt m her p--soss al ksbits; and o.
ten reclined st length upon cushion, upou
the floor % her boudoir. she lail her iui.
penal bead in the lap Of the embarras.ed
denoisslls. sad ~zs .ooth-,l 20 sleep bv
reading ard the bafhiag % her temple.
Ani during this period. shs eracted fre-
qucntly Of is- marquis. Nth a hind % ~
stinctrse raistryi.t. rroali.-, ~ continuance
for life ~ lusr pcrsonsl service
Butthore we're sEre,crhour, for The enars-
CURED Ia Chetardie than iir9.e passed IN
the presence q hs partial and inpcrial
mistress. Eneircisd by sestinsls. and
glar'led from ali irtrssion Of other eve.
in the in.ioiabie sanctuar, q royalty. the
hesutifui NadrEe. imrassioncd. Sc kne-
rot ~t,. Boz be- irvv ioF hrr NV conspaa-
iar. v1. .ssi uiibiu call. ard happy IN de-
seims ip him al hsr faeult,e. q oarrss.-g
epdesrulcnf. lie bad not yst dsred 20
risk he Interests Of iis sorsrsirn ~ d,s-
closure q his -ex. ever fn the coufdono.
~ lore. lie coaA not ,rrrst Nadees o.
plsy 80 dit5cst q part a. trai of po,se..or
cf so smbarrassing q secret in The presea-e
a the .hresd and obscrs.ag Czarine. 4
b-trassi Too. -ould - oncs pat an end 20
h.s hagP.acss. With he slight ara Vi ibs
far aad rciying creature about his waisi.
an LsT bad rlsoed close against hi. bressi.
tLsy passed Tie bsls-g nights II ~ Ras-
san summer ia pacing the fo-ery a.icys q
ths ipperisl gaiden. disooursiag siib but
one reserve O. esc1y saljs-i ihai O. sicd to
ueir Hps IL repaired. Le-eser. al the
sclfcoatroi u Ia Cbelsrdis. AL al tbs fs-
vorng darkness % The RI ght 90 conccal his
SMILES az iLe nasrs coaiessions - tl,c ~