The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-08-18

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In the summer of the eleventh year
of his reign, weary of the cares of
state Phillip retired with his court to
his royal residence at Chaumont, which
was favorite resort to him.
Among his train was Geoffrey,
Count dc Neville, the natural son of
Louis VII, the Kings half-brother.
He was mild and inoffensive man,
apparently we'll contented with the til
tie and estate conferred by the late
King upon his mother, and which he
had inherited upon her death, but un-
fortunately he married naughty, am
bilious woman who was but lily in
clined to forego her claims to royal
ty.
At the death Of Louis, she openly
asserted that there had been secret
marriage between him and the late
Countess de Neville, and upon the
head of her son should rest the crown
of France, he being the eldest born,
and urged her husband to assert his
claims. But this the Count refused to
do, being i'll fitted by nature to act a
part requiring more than usual ener-
gy and ability, besides entertaining
too strong an affection for the young
King, who had treated him with unu-
sual kindness, to seek to deprive him
of his rightful Inheritance.
If Phillip heard of the pretensions
which the Countess set forth, he mani
tested no outward token of displeasure
or distrust. On the contrary, he gave
his brother many evidences of regard,
appointing him to honorary Offices
near his person, although he took care
that they were such that they conferr-
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to The naughty Countess, who never re-
linguished the idea OF becoming a
Queen, and had fondly imagined that,
on account of Phillips youth, his
brother would obtain such strong
ascendency over his mind as would
make him King in reality, if not in
name.
This disappointment was felt with
increased bitterness when she became
the mother of son, in whom she CEN
tered all her ambitious hopes, and all
the love she was capable of feeling for
one.
Unlike our modern fine laGes, the
danes of high degree of thatrenote Pc
riod were early risers and tie Count
ess dc Neville often took lolg rides on
horseback before the dew vas off the
grass, unattended, except by her
groom, who, kept at repectful dis
tance, just near enough y be within
call, should his lady jequire assist
ance.
One morning, she pused in front of
little cottage, situald in perfect
8 wilderness of bloom AS an involun-
tary ejaculation of srprise and admi-
!. rrtion escaped her ps, pretty, intel
ligent looking girfalsed, her bright
ewes from the ros,bush she was prun-
Il ing.
az have some ,andsomcr within ar
g ranged in BOGUS" she said smiling,
elf madame Wild like to examine
them"
,r Throwing @ reins of her horse to
her attendap the Countess alighted,
=. mpch to tn turprise of the servitor,
who had Ter known his naughty
mistress tbe guilty of so much con-
descensil before.
Eo Az tbCountess entered the little,
,e low roc, the pretty fower-girl dis
"a nlaveih iher beautiful collection of
c. bonoJs with pardonable pride.
V. g" or any of them are at your SER
il viceith the exception of this" she
aipointing to one composed Of gold
an cries and white roses, and relieved
no h few leaves of green sit is for
no fKing."
mt $50 King Phillip buys the flowers
on petty maiden"
on eyes, madame; l have orders to
\ bring them to the Palace daily. The
golden lily is his favorite flower and
I there are only those in bloom to-day''
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