Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-06-26

serves the Count Lavellette, when had
accompanied Bousparte to the treasur,, t.
expedite the sending of of the sums thai
were required ut Toulon for the feet. he
ordered his coachman to drive along The
new Boulevards. that he might have st hi.
leisure conversation with me. Il can.
not make major Of you. he said: Iuust,
therefore. give you wife; you shall mar
ry Emile Bcauharnais. She is very hand.
some. and very we'll educated. Do YOU
know herr I l,ase seen her twice.
But. general. I have no fortune. We are
going to Africa; may be killed-wha,
will become. in such case, of nv poor
widow? Besides. have no great liking
for marriage Men must marry to have
children-that is the chief aim Of Efe.-
Killed you may be, well. in that case she
will be the widow Of one Of my aides-de.
camp-of defender of his country. She
will have q pension. and may marry agaiu
advantageously. Now she is the daugh.
ter Of an cmigrant that nobody will have
my wife cannot introduce her into society.
She, poor girl deserves a better fate.-
Come, this business must be quickly set.
tied. Talk this morning with Madame
Bonaparte about it; her mother has alrea.
dy given her conscIas C.hc wedding shall
take place in eight suit Ca rsM allow you
fortnight for your noiioJ iss.. - you mus,
then come and join US al TolS.k on the
29th.' CT was then the 9th I could
not help laughing all the while he ssskc I;
ut last said, Il will do whatever you
please. But will the girl have me1
do no, wish to force her incliuations. =
She is tired Of her boarding school, and
she would be unhappy ifshe were 70 60 to
her mothers. During your absence she
shall live with her grandfather at Fontain
bleau. You will not be killed; and you
will ind her when you come back. Come,
come; the thing /, settled. Tell the coach
man to drive home
In the evening I went to see Madame
Bonaparte. She knew what was going
forward, and was kind enough to show
some satisfaction, and called me her ncph.
ew. Tomorrow she said. we shall gc
to st. German. I will introduce you tt
my niece. You will be delighted with
her; she is charming girl
Accordingly. nent day. the general,
Madame Bonaparte. Eugene and l wen
in an open carriage to St. Germain, and
stopped at Madame Campan's. The visi
was a great event at the boarding school
all the young girls we're at the windows,
in the parlors. or In the courtyard. fol
they had obtained q holiday. We soor
entered the gardens. Among the forty
young ladies. I sought anxiously her wht
was to be my wife. Her cousin Horteuse
led her to US. that she might salute tho
general. and embrace her aunt. She was
in truth. the prettiest Of them all. He1
stature was tall. and most gracefully Gle
CANT; her features were charming and
the glow Of her beautiful complexion wa.
heightened BY her confusion. Her bash
talness vas SO great the general could no,
help laughing at her. but he went no far,h
er. 1t was decided that We should break
fast on the grass in the garden. In th.
meanwhile | felt extremely uneasy. Woult
she like me? Would she obey without
reluctance This very abrupt marriage
and this speedy departure. grieved me.
When We afterward got up. and th,
circle was broken. / begged Eugene :.
conduct his cousin into solitary walk.
joined them. and he ieft us. then en-.
tered on the delicate subject. made n,
secret Of my birth. nor Of my want of for.
tune; and added. L possess nothing in the
world but my sword. and the good will o
the general; and must lease you in /,
fortnight. Open your heart to me.
feel myself disposed 70 love you with at
my soul; but this is not sufficient. Ifthi.
marriage does not please you. repose q fal
confidence in me; it win not be dificul
to end prcsext 10 break il %. shall
depart; you will not be sormented, for
will keep your secret
while l Was speaking, she kept he
eyes fixed on the ground; her only answe
Was smile. and she gate me the nosegsy
she held in her hand. embraced her
We returned slowly to the company. an,
eight days afterward we vent to the mu
nicipality. Tho following day. q poo
priest Who had not tsken the oxths, mar
! ried ~ In the essall coavrnt Of the Con
eeptiOa. in the Rue Sc. Honore.'
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