The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-12-29

3 fHSu 80 i'SAJ .A4eO 'SNuhh'u
: b,witching face, that, with such dc
murely smiling lips and dancing eyes
craved pardon for some breach Q
e caurt-etequette mr. 81 :. EHi
, There's nothing one could not for
give, madame, to such loveliness a
yours" said the king, with a graciou
inclination-and the little marquis
swept laughing courtesy, and CLAN
f ced around with saucy triumph in he
bright eyes.
.lRhis was in the old, old time
y when the, French monarch was
grand, stately, wicked old man wher
the French court was brilliant as i
was corrupt. and when there WI.
scarcely y one amongst the beautiful ant
witty ladies OF the court whose fame
was spotiess and pure, But "thc
Child Marquise, in spite of her gay
coquetry, and her scores of admirers,
passed unscathcd through the ordeal
of court life She laughed, and hirt.
ed her fan, and tossed her pretty head
+as she listened to the fatteIy and
compliments of her admirers; but
there was point at which the young
girl would grow suddenly cold and
stern, when her eyes would flash an
2ri!y, and her lip cnrl with scorn, rs
she uttered a few wildly indignant
words, and swept away, leaving the
man who had dared offend her, hum
hled and hewldered by her rebuke.
Then she would fly to the side of her
husband, and press her rosy lips TO
his withered hand, and look up smil-
ingly into his eyes, rs child looks
into'a fathers face She sincerely
loved the cid man, and he loved and
trusted lier, until the sad day that
Leor de Saint Evr, monde ramc to
court, with his rare. brilliant, deep
blue eyes, and his long, fairs his grace
and courtesy, end bravery. He was
a cousin Of the marquis, and, there
fore, entitled to pay greater attention
to the young marquis than any other
gentleman st court ; but. to the sur
prise of every one, after the first few
weeks of pleasant, fri, ndly in:e c,urse
with his beautiful kinswQnan, Saint
Everemonde appeared carefully to
shun her; and when they met una
voidablv, a visible coldncss and re.
straint marked their manners toward
each other The whole court won.
dered, for no one hal ever before fail,
ed to admire the young Marquise de
Hautlieu, and Saint Evfemonde,
though only n lieutenant in the Kings
Guards, and totally without fortune.
irti.ient s7.as as:cofnpffa and -4ss.,r
cinating, and many lady of rank
and fortune would gladly have he
slowed her hand upon the noble young
soldier. That these two charming
young persons should appear to Sc
lect each for special avoidance and
dislike, excited the surprise of all,
and the suspicious of the old marquis.
With the keen eye of jealousy he no
ted every action and word of Saint
every movement and
glance of his wife. Why should Leon
stand aloof with eyes bent on the
ground, when other gentlemen crowd
ed around Vivienne with smiling
homage? a? He could talk and smile |
yaily enough with every other lady !
in the court-why not with her |
What was it that deepened the color
in the checks of both, and made their
hands tremble as they were forced to
touch, for an instant. in some stately |
lance? Only madly jealous man
could have seen these things; but the
did see or imagined he saw
,hem. That his wife had been pure
.nd lovely, and loving as an angel
hitherto; that Saint Evremonde was
ike Bayari, a chevalier, sans jear ct
ans reprOache," formed no bar to his
and mis- rage. True, moth
ng had occurred which he could pos.
IDLY wrest into cause of quarrel
With his cousin and no one but him
elf dared to entertain a thought
g1inst the fair and spotless character
II his wife. So much the deeper and
ubtler must his revenge be; and for
lis own sake, no one else must sus-
'ect the truth.
Without word or explanation, lie
or,lered his wife to make
tor leaving Paris, and '
lking up her residence at Hautlieu. s
Viyienne was surprised and dis I
ressed by the command. She pointed ,
little and entreated like child for ,
short delay. Rrieny and sternly I
le marquis refused togrant an hours S
espitc. ...
Surprised by his harsh tone, she
'oked up into his face, and her eyes
lied with tears.
pardon me, Monsieur; I could :.
ot mean to offend you, who are al +
ays so kind, so good" she murmur- :,
|. 81 will cheerfully go with you !;
lywhere." - -
And she bent down with the old
rect caress, taking his hand in both q
RS and pressing soft kisses upon it. h
ut he shook off her light touch, and +,
lshing her fiercely and roughly from n
M, he LETT the room. n
Vivienne was utterly confounded q
: his conduct. For moment she W
pod bewildered then she threw N
rself weeping on couch, and was \
ly reused by the sound of her moth h
S voice, asking permission to enter 81
e room. Vivienne's first impulse
Is to spring up and run to sob out q
II grief upon her mothers bosom /; 2;
It then came the quick thought, b
He is my husband. have no right it
speak of this, even to my mother"
So with hasty hand she dropped E
e heavy curtains over the windows, in
iped away her tears, and as she y,
de her mother enter, she quickly