The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-10-10
The Faithful Wife.

he was compelled to stop by long row O
wagons, all loaded with vegetables The
Witty courtier, generally SO dead to emotion
could not but look with kind Of pleasure
az these wagons aud the little wag0ners
wi,o1@ Gssiee by, were young and pretty
country women Suddenly, as the vehicles
catae TO stand, tile eyes Of M, Talleyrand
CHANGED to rest upon one of the yoang wo-
mpa who appeared to be more lovely and
graceful than the others. An exclamation
escaped from his lips. 1t attracted the at
tention Of the fair one, whose country dress
aud large hat bespoke daily visits to the
market; as she bebeid the astoaisbed TpIey-
rand whom she recognized Immediately,
sae burst out laughing,
What is that you?" exclaimed she
Yes indeed, it is |. But you, what are
ysu doing here?"
t',' said tbe young Wolnan, AM waiting
fer NY turn to pass on ! am going to sci
ny greens aud vegetables at the market
At that moment the wagons began TO
4naye along, she Of the straw hat oppIied
tie whip to her horse, told NJ. de Paliey
rand the pane of the village where she was
living, requesting him earnestly to cone
and see her disappeared, and left him as il
sivetea on the spot by this strange appara-
tiou
Who was this young market woman
.iadanie la Conltessc de la Tour dp-Pu,
(Aiademoisello dc pilloul the most elegant
gauong the ladies Of The Court Of Louis
XIV, King of France and whose moral
and intellectual worth had shone with so
dazzling lustre IL lie society Of her nu-
merous friends and adnlirers At tue time
when the French nobility emigratcd, she
was young, lively endoW, with the most
remark able talents, and, like all the ladies
who held a rank at the court, had only had
time to attend to such duties as belonged
til her highly fashionable and courtly life
Let any one fancy the suiferngs and ag
ony Of that w0mun, born in the lap Of
wealth. and who had breathed nothing but
perfumes under the gilded ceilings Of tue
lts val palace Of Versailles, when all at once
she found herself surrounded with blood and
fnassacres, aud saw every kind of danger
hesetting her young and beloved husband
and her infant child.
They succeeded in flying from France. 1t
was their good fortune tn escape from the
OiDuul lniit NilNif ihOOEnplOt 10 anu Iio ctoos}
ciates were busy at the work Alas in
those times Of terror the poor children them
selves abandoned with joy the parental roof,
for no hiding place was secure against the
vigilant eye Of those monsters VINO thirsted
for INNOCENT blood,
The fugitives landed in America, and first
went to Boston. where they found a retreat.
But what change for the young, pretty
and fashionable lady, spoiled from infancy
by loud, continual! praises Of her beauty aud
talents
Moneieur de la 'Tour-du Pin was extrava-
gantly fond of his wife At the court Of
France he bad seen her, with the proud eye
of husband the object of general adtpira
ton JUDGED, her conduct had always been
virtuous and exemplary, but now, III a for
eigu land, and among nusophisticated re
Ipubltans Q793) what was the use OF court.
~ reinements?
Happy as he was in seeing her escape
from all the perils he had dreaded on her
own account, still he could not bat deplore
the future lot Of the wife of his bosom =
However with the prudent foresight Of a
good father, and a kind husband he nervud
! hinsef against despair, and exerted himself
to render their condition less miserable than
that of many enigcauts, who were starving
when the little money they had brought
over with them had been exhausted. Not
word Of English did be know, but bis
wife spoke it luently aud admirably well.
| They boarded at Mrs. Muller's good
natured, notable woman, who OH every oc
casion, showed the greatest respect and al
miratiun for her fair boarder; yet M dc Ia
| Tour du Pin was in constant dread lest the
conversation Of that good, plain, and vel
meaning woman might be the cause o
great eaa1sj to this lady. What a coDtras
| with the society OF such gentlemen as M
de Norbouue, III. de Talieyrand, and the
high minded and polished nobility Of France
| Whenever thinking Of this transaction (par-
I ticularly when absent from his wife aud TILL
| ing the garden of the cottage which they
were going to inhabit) he felt such pangs
and heart throbbings as to make hin ap
prehensive on his return to Mrs. Muller 4
meet the looks Of his beloved wife, whom
he expected to see bathed in tears. Meau
while the hostess would give him heart.
shake Of the hand aud repeat to him. ''Hap
py husband Happy husband r
At last came the day when the fugltlv
family left the boarding house of Mrs. Mul
Ter TO go aud inhabit their little cottage
when they were to be at last exempt frou
want, with an old servant, a negro a kin
Of Jack o all trades viz: gardener, foot
man and cook The last function NJ. de j
Tour du. Pin dreaded most of all to see hif
undertake
1t was almost dinner time. The poo
emigrapt went intoi.is little garden to gath
er some fruit, aud tarried as long as possl
bic On Ills return home bic wife was al
sent; looking for her he catered the kitchen
and saw young couutrywoman, wiz
~ith Der back to the door, was kueadin
Tough: her arms Of snowy whteness wei
bare to TO the elbows. NJ. de Ia lour-du
Pm started; the yunug woman turned ronnC
1t was MS beloved ife, who had exchange
iler muslin and SILK for d country dress, nc
a. for a fancy bali. hut TO play tue part {
IA real farmers Il ife At the sight OF he
: husband her cheeks erimsoned aud she J0it
e 81 her hands in q suppicatiag mauneI
Oh NY love said she, do not laugh a
me. am as expert as Mrs Muller
: Too full Of emotion to speak, he ciaSpe
e her 10 his bosom. aud kissed her terventll
/ Prom his inquiries, he LEANED that ~he
! he thought her given mp to despair, she ha
employed her tine more usefully for the
r future happiness. She bad taken lessor
from Mrs Muller and her servanls--an
after SIX mouths, bad become skiitul III Il
= culinary art, a Thorough hnusekeeper, Oh
e covering her angelic nature aud admiral
fortitude.