The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-15

and penitence, have mercy. But to meet him
again, meet him under the very eyes of the
man who is my husband-meet him in the
presence of my children-no. l cannot. Yet
he would not dare even by look to remind
me OF the terrible guilty past. He will not
force me to blush now, after a long atonement.
Ny mother carried my secret to the grave :
none on earth knew it but MOnbary and my
self. Oh. am mad to think that he will dare
10 betray me. No, no: for twenty years have
had the respect Ofall: Heaven be merciful to
me. let me carry my husbands esteem and my
childrens love to my grave. | will fear no
thing. and will 90 tonight
That evening" if there was not a prettier girl
AZ the ball than Mathide Chenneviere, there
was certainly not woman more admired than
Nine. de Chenneviere in her classical and ma
jes.ic beauty even her very pallor gave add-
tional refinement to her appearance.
rs leaning ON her husbands arm Nine. de
Chennevierc PISSED along, gentleman laying
his hand on Gen. NOnlmrvs arm. addressed
him in halt a whisper:
Monhary." said he. do you know that
lady,"
Tina. la y--the lovclicst in the room who
has lu>: passed. alOng:
Ge>. a woman of thirIv-eight. hut rs You
say very beautiful still DO you not remeln-
be- when she was more loveIy-"C bac', some
wears and think.
Who is she:'
" She is Madam Lhcnnevierc. she WAS Made
moi>ellc Nanteuil"
Elise, =" exclaimed NIOnI,ary d" Elise
There. | always thought you were that
girls lover. though you denied it: l saw YOU
come GA; ol her honse over twenty years ago
now. twice late at night with great caution
Silence ! behaved like a scoundrel then il
has been :, life, rcmOr>c: do not let me be {.
scomndrcl now she shall not see me my pres
encc is III insult to her."
only to think. continued his friend. that
SO much dignity can conceal so much frailty."
What Is EIise's name now:
- Vine. de Chenneviere.
Scarcely was the name pronounced before n
hand seized the speakers collar and an angry
voice exclaimed. who dares utter that name =
Loose your hold, young man. said De
tue only responsible person for what was said
is myself
DO YOU know Nine. Chennevi-re:
= IN former days did
''Then why not speak TO her now: ?"
- Because it might b" awkward for her,
SAID Mon'nrv's friend.
Say that this man tells Il lie
= receive orders from no one" said Mon
barry.
" Then take thai; yen coward to in
suit woman. and that woman is my mother"
Is he spoke. Paul with his glove struck de
MOnbarv across the face
BY this time all was confusion: NJ. dUrignv
hurried the gentleman from the room, whilst
CONSERVATION prevailed in the ballroom.
II was impossible for Nine de Chenneviere
to remain in ignorance Of what had happened:
she knew the danger of her son. but none
could tell her the cause OF the quarrel, that
none but the parties themselves knew brt at
the first sound of VI. de Monbary's name.
Nine. tie Chenncviere tainted dead away in her
L., l..-s- ~
conjunction OF the two names was to her
whole history: wildly, when she recovered,
did she look around: she was in her own
room she sought for her daughter, she saw
her not.
Paul. Paul. she exclaimed and started
from the bed on which she had been laid: she
had not gone but a few steps before the strong
arm of her husband arrested her.
Where are you going, Madam :" said he.
Paul. Paul-Iny SOn-"
You were not going to your son. Madam.
you were going to your lover
To Ill, lover
Yes. to your lover. 10 tell him that | AIN
not the father of your SON
'Oh. God. he knew ALL
Yes ALL Madam. even that you were going
la pervcrt this horrible duel. too horrible to
think ola duel between u father and son.
YES" exclaimed Nine. de Chennevierc.
yes too horrible TO think of: oh. let me 90.
~ Xii! ne in mercy. that | may be spared
agony 10 great TO endure.
Kill vOu now. Did ! kin YOU seventeen
years ago: Have | during all these years,
once visited on you the bitter grief that has
filed my heart?"
No. no. yoi have been very good to me.
I'VE had been married four years, Elise,
four years of happiness had passed when dis
covered your secret. II was on the death-bed
of your mother that this mystery was revealed
4, h.- hnr cir /
in the room near Won. strOve to rest but could
not. | heard your mothers last advice to you
and that told me all the past"
lyon would have known the truth before
became your wife, but for my mothers CON-
mands.'
WHO conld have suspected you-you, SO
devoted to me. TO your children, to your home:
Oh. half my fortune would l have given to
have been forever ignorant of this terrible Sc
cret. Paul, the child so lOved-Paul, the
child whose premature birth welcomed as a
blessing-thank heaven that 1, poor pupe
loved this stranger to my home and my blood
All Elsie. loved you. and that love made a
coward of me, or l would have rushed for
ward and even in her dying moments have
cursed your mother"
'You were good and generous"
Because loved you because / could not
resolve to lose you forever. The world knew
not my disgrace l shut the secret close to my
heart, and wOrshipped broken idol, but an
idol STILL"
''Oh. YOU were good and generous
You were the mother of one child who at
least was ours; my child, my Matilda, my
daughter for her sake, too, was silent"
"Oh. was not guilty; but for my mother
have told you all. l was young, SO very
young my very fault paralyzed me- You cam
not know how was deceived, to what prom
ises yielded"
do not speak of him. of the man who
must die by the hand of tho being who has in
ured me most in the world"
"Oh! no, that would be too cruel'
| have waited seventeen years for my re-
yenge; for seventeen years it has accumulated;
it shall be fatal, overwhelming as my sorrow"
"Oh no. you G Ca De SO eruei was 60
Wonbary from whom swear to you shrink;
but must save my son, even though die of
shame Mt his feet"