The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1869-03-14

Madame Delpech, to keep house and land to-
gether, her son at school, and well4filled purse
gency. Madame Deipeeh in brief, ostensibly
herbalist, had for many years derived an in
come from the practice Of Q species of charla-
tanism, c0InHipn in the French rural Districts
that of selling to simple rpsties, and not nnfre-
quentfy to as Ample-niBded towu-folk, charms,
love powders, vegetable preservatiyes of vari-
magical corslpoursis whsrewith to compel the
favor of some obdufate Jeanette or Jeannot,
as the case might be-
had, from some accidental coincidence, attain
ed 10 wide q celebrity, as to engage the atten-
tion Of tIa Correctional Police Court Of Lyons,
distinction which had the effect of eompel-
ing the cheating old heidame to be more dis
Greet and wary in the sale of her magical
wares, and more particularly Of colored bean
meal, alias Poadre rose, at the rate Of i've francs
the half ounce. This nefafious traffic, was, rs
I have intfMated, at all events ostensibly repu-
dated by the retired officer of castoms, albeit
it was confidently limited that upon moro than
considerable fee, he had dispensed his mothers
Inostrums- especially the Tose powder--with
| the hest effect. This, Sag. WAS the common
| scandal or gossip Of district ON the left bank
| of the Rhone, not far from the city of Lyons,
no longer ago than tho .thirty-seventh year of
! this enlighf3nedf nineteenth century and I
6e pointed ont IN an fhe vast exsent Of France
| where Like credu5ity In not noEgor less pre-,
vaiezlt at this very dag This ID a sad tindoni~
1 Bile fruism but it is NOT from our Engliah
| giass-house that we can contemptuonsly cast
| stones in seornfuls sreprobation of such huftfai
follies at our neighbors; far, as the newspa-
pers constantly tell ms, superstitioIs as gross
Of the rural districts of Great Britain, and even
/ in the metropolis itself Imposture and erejtl-
lity are unfortunately indigenous to all couns
tries and cliEzes as W9ir az Inhrveffonsly self
adapfiyc to vnrying exigencies and conditions
/ DiamissipE for o while JnlBs Delpeeh, aad his
visions, schemes and nostrums, regain the
current OF the story at the moment of Adrienne
/ where she was received with every demonstrs-
Ftion of regard. 1t really seemed that Madame
de Vautpre's heart was touched By the sorrow
of the interesting grand-niec in whose fea.
lures she discernsd, fancied, striking re
sembiance to Gen.. Beaudesert, the brother
whose niemeFy, spite of the Bresson nsesatliaRce
she had always tenderly cherished. 81
The establishment of the chateau was an ex
treInely welf-orsiered one its discipline perfect
In asnechanical point of view bntsit7 was un
fortunate Tor q girl of 7k1trfBhIie Beadesexti
ltempeTamentland tendencies, that both b.
madame, despite her pietyy and by her house
hold; the faith in charms, amulets, and the hk'
fantasies, imbibed in her childhood, instead o
beipm Eehnlxea, patisexedA force and -axtharit,
/ from the conufenance attordest it, Had TN
Abbe Meriaix, now chapiain to the household
, possessed Adrienne's confidence, his/,yise
teaching woufd fuye iiissipated -srlrt noxior
Illusions; but eince his, as she deonedit, heart
less, cruel funeral Grafton, Aiademoselle Bean
> desert, despite the abD6S strenuous enueAy0r
20 conciliate her goodwill, ceased not TO re
gard hina with mingled feelings of aversion am
niistrust. Instead of complaining to- Madam
! de Xautpre that the sensitive girl resolutel
! declined his spiritual guidance, the able left
to time to remove her unjust antipathy; bnt
alas time frequently halts in the acoomplish
ment of his errands, and arrives with the heal
! ing remedy only to witness the death OF tn
! patient.
) Thus grew in years, in beauty in gnileles
o simplicity Ofheart and mind, Adrienne .Beandt
/; sert, Madame de Vautpre continuing the Will
! towards her the stately courtesy, the regulate
/ unvarying kindness which she had from th
!, | first imposed upon herself -
i Madame 10 Baronne never went into sOciet.
nor encouraged visitors Mt the chateau. Adr
: enne's education in the accomplishments {
{ music, painting, history, foreign language
d ETC., was intrusted TO the Sisters of an Drsulir
; Convent in the neighborhood, whittier an
It back she was daily escorted in = carriage; nj
b the only male persons, except, servants and \
g. Morlaix, with whom she ever held the slighte
n converse, were jules Delpech and his son PA
10 one other of whom she was pretty sure
" meet whenever she ventured-never witho
.e n watchful ,attendant--beyond the chate]
70 grounds. They had always o very resPectfu
a yet, as it were, kindly familiar greeting f
a her; and handsome Paul--it was impossib
G. that IdIdemUiseile Beaudesert, slightly imprt
ID sionable as she was in that direction, cou
L. help remarking that he was very handsou
~ young fellew--had often n fresh bouquet
sl-l present, whatever was the season of the yei
of These rencOahes donot appear TO have been J
VI ported TO N1aUhn1S nc fbtl pIo OF inc ADDS wv
I'd laix, or what they might, and justly, ha
is deemed the irnpertinent audacity of the ID
i'd pechs would there can be little doubt, ha
I'd, been summRriiy Tepressed,
H. But it was not such love rs that with viii
he Pan1 Delpech had the vanity to believe he h
lyl inspired the girl-heiress that, by the time 9
r. touched upon her sixteenth birthday, had bt
ished everything of color from the droopi
M maiden's cheek light from her eyes, wasted
lot finely rounded form, md still burIsed in
q veins with the fever OF Consuming paSsl
-I ,AdEtenno Beaude9ere child or RIr1 OI@ exSEIs
he sensibility, was, be it rememberedy morally !
Ac{ lated in her relatives magnificent abode, W