The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1868-12-08
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part he was playing Her isve had gwen
"a torture worse than her hate.
lie lost no time ia seeking 90; Hcan'
seant AMI CLAWS, and desired tneEn 10 re-
lease him from his oath. lie said ne vas
not in his senses when he had worn 10
marry Pauline Instead, howerw, oil
complying with his request Beausewt re-
piled that the invention he had u snnci
to bring about the marriage immediate'N'
was ripe for execution. In great excite
ment he went 70 DescAappelles, and pre-
tended that he had Just recei ycf'a 'e''ef
from a friend al fafis--s fnemNtr OF the
Directory ~ letter stating ihatlae ffh'ce
was suspected VI designs as An-t 'he re-
public-that he must gut Lyons immeu''
atcly, or he would be arrested--,nrown
into prison-perilaps gulliouneu. ho'scs
were ordered to the carnage hnm~dh'e
~, and the Prince Was TO ny d'recuy 70
Marselllos, and Then 10 take snip 10 Leg
horn. "a -,
| He daughter ana nauame pesc,ap
pelies beng ANXIOUS Una. the insfrag.
shouid take place NJ once 'ne seiie'"ea'
was sf'ahsea oS PeoN, ahV' oe'o'e W,
ceremony was over .he Cari,qSe WAS y
tie "o'r ahl Iepiule-"s sue anu ne'
parentstholHp'-,Nas carr'su nome Us W.
prlae OF the 'llust'ious rr'nce' pu'
wns' iear'ri rea".y " VS. 70 iua net
SELF IN Hess than an ho"f' sufrounoeu Ny
the rude walls oil wido" Meioo''e COY
tage. g4he boeu a1most 'foAe 70 nei
veins when she al9cVyerea 'ha' sue was
the wife OF the peasant--the son ., pea pea.
ants-a young man vi poor tnousn MOI"
est pafen's ~. "'s' she 's''o"s''' y VII :
lest--a horr'd urca'n,--aiu sue was alh'~'
cd beyonn measure t,'a' uie "eeP wrong
OF TINS revenge nag p.oeeH'V" i'e'''9
from the slight which she-a poor pow
eriess girl--hao SHOWN Cis""e III not NC
cepting his verses. but Oiauue, repent
ING what ne had done, was fea1y 10 iay
at her feet hasoahas rShti az ny 'n'
laws OF France, marriage thus holy and
! unfulflled could be made void, and h'
begged her TO sleep that night IN peace
for that the law would do her justice, ans
restore to her the right TO bless another
with her love. ie' e't
"And when thou art happy, continued
Melnotte. and have forgotten him whf
so loved, so wronged you, think, at least
Heaven left some remnant of the ange
still in that poor peasants nature
Pauline, in her solitary chamber, pass
ed the whole long desolate nigh IN sobs
while Claude sat down and wrote Iettel
to Pauline's father, which be sent on a
at dsybreak, begging him to come and re
ceive into his hands, his consent TO Thu
divorce. 20 ~. -ttat - Z
On rising in the morning Pauline foun'
Claude absent, but she sav his rno'hcr
In conversation with the widow, .h'
found out that she had been loved-idol
izca by Claude for ycars-that he ha'
learned To paint, that he might take"he
, likeness, and that three years before, h
. had saye, all his money to buy rea
Sevres China cnp,, merely because IN
name OF Pauline WAS Inscribed on u
Pauline was weeping ano grieving Una
Claude was not something bet'cr lhah
gardeners son--that ne was bu' poo
gentleman when heatiseans 'naoe MS ap
, pearancc, not SO much to exuit ~ mgr hn
} initiation as to lay ms fortune ~ ler iee'
/ and bear her to home more suitable 10
, her recepton---a home OF wealth, laxnry
and station ohe was pegs,hg MN 70 ~
spect her ANGUISH "h,i' a''''2l'Y op'"p'
; the door silently ana perceived beau
seant addressing Iauline, pansea ~ "
. threshold, and looked silently i,ut whe
, he behel,l Beauseant, IN spite OF Pauline,
entreatles, attempting 10 eihsp her ~ ~
| arms, he sprang forward ana dashed h''
| to the other end Of the room. EnrAged
| Bcauseant levelled a lplstol ~ nun /.
"Oh, spare hlm--spare my husband !,
, shrieked Pauline. beau ls.a
I --no-no," and she feii ana tainted
I the arms of Claude =.
E I, On recovering she found herself alon
, with. her husband.
"All gone, al calm, she exclaiinef
; looking around her :" Is every thing
dream Thou art safe, unhnrt-l q
: love thee she added tenderly, but Al
! a woman, and--and no blood Is spnt 7
mo, lady, no, replied Melnott'
any guilt hath not deserved SO rich
, blessing as even danger IN thy cause"
4 They were here interrupted by the er
5 trance Of the widow Memotte, who cam
Q to tell them of the approach OF Pauline
n.r.nta .t.t.ag = I. san
1 "Ah madam she continued address
!, ing Pauline, " do not let them injure him
' IL You knew how much he dotted ON you