Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-02-02

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lg struck oddity, he contented himsel
IS, with forbidding de Breteuil til,
he house, and returned home to sd,
It. what effect he could have upon til,
ne Marehioness.
/; He came upon her in her boudoil
lie half sitting, half lying upon tllC
u downy cushions of a satin lounge
lit the very counterpart Of Smindrieds
le and his bed of rose leaves. Those
of his wife, de Charnay saw, were
l. very much crumbled, indeed, so he
a began his task with all possible
)e gentleness.
'e With consumate tact he led the
e conversation to the subject of de
/, Breteuil; wondered at his frequent
It visits; spoke of the impudence Of
d those married women who suffered
one man to re more attractive than
e others; and finally drew from his
G pretty Marchioncss the confession
that de Breteuil had addressed het
several notes. i
Madame de Charnay was quite
) young and thoughtless; but she
, was a woman Of principle. She
had allowed herself to grow sentil
mental over the plants Of this inl
teresting youth, and was just on the
brink Of that pity which is akin to
love. Her husbands words startled
her from her perilOus state, and she
had scarcely time to shudder before
the prospect of misery that another
step would have opened upon her,
before she felt her heart leap with
Joy for the timely deliverance that
came through the ministration of
her wise and sagacious husband.
"Would you object to show me
those notes :"
mo, Marquis, replied she, blush.
ing; Il ought TO have shown them
to You unhidden, But 1 was en-
barrassed lest l should bring trou-
Bile upon you, and my heart bled for
that unhappy young man"
She had risen meanwhile; and
after few moments search in her
dainty eScretoire of ebony and
ivory, she drew forth a velvet port
folio, and from its rose. scented
pockets took the notes OF the love
sick Captain.
De Charnay unfolded them and :
began to read. They were burn !
ing with love, but with love that :
professed to have no hope of re-
turn; and, as a matter of course,
the despairing adorer, who never, y.
never cou.d overcome his unfortu- II
nate passion, had no alternative left Il
him. He must put an end to his Il Il
life. II
While de Charnay was reading "
these precious etfusions, his young -
Marchioness looked on pale and ~
trembling. IL was clear that she Il
at least, had full faith in de Breteuirs -
menaces of suicide; ; aid that which "
most excited her inter st in the af-
fair, and was therefore likely to be @
most dangerous to her peace of o
mind, was her compassion for his u
excess of love-a love that was to 81
be the cause of death, and convert 81
her into quasi murderess.
"He will kill himself" exclaimed =,
she, looking piteously at her hand. n, NJ
"Possibly," responded de Char u
lav, with the utmost composure. W
But" continued he, with a smile m
hat was utterly at variance with CO CO
he import Of his words, "you must le
lie before him." I'
The Marchioness stated. era
.ious heaven!" cried she, "what III
IAN you mean p
81 mean," replied the Marquis NJ
that you have suddenly grown i'll: nc NJ
hat in few hours you will become II !,
corpse, and, finally, that the day
Iter tomorrow you will be dead"
"Oh," exclaimed the young crea-
ure. 81 have not deserved this at yo
our hands, Monsieur. / have du
ever spoken or written Il word sill
hat could compromise me, to NJ. de yo
and | swear before heaven, mi
hat the letters gave you were the thc
My ones that | ever received from dr.
i'm. Why then, are his sins to be ali
heavily visited on my head p ms
Il see no o.her way of escape he
ON the predicament in which he bill
as placed me-" was the reply of tho
le Marquis. "But calm your TN
ars, Eugene; you are about to apl
mulate death, but not to die in hat
.ality see, my pooryoung girl, cid
at this fellow has touch your fan pre-
:. You arc good, and loyal but but
is confounded fop has managed dis
make you, if not unhappy, at lett
nst melancholy. You are spright- Brt
IS and languid, and your life is to
IS bright than it was few months das
20. My remedy, l think, will re- wht
ore you to health and happiness. lies
i'll you trust your case to me ?" and
81 will. " said she, extending her MAJ
nd. carr
Then, tonight will send you, tho
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