The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03
LOVE AND LOYALTY
BY IRENE MILLER.

lists, many Of whom preserve, to this
day, their national character, Gus
toms and prejudices. Among these
was one family Of rank, distinguished
for refinement and intelligence, who
having emigrated on the first lower
ing of the storm which convulsed all
Europe, we're enabled to bring with
them considerable amount Of their
once princely fortune. This family
consisted OF old Jean Dulaire, for
merly an officer at the court of the
unfortunate Louis, and still a faith
full and a heavy-hearted royalst;
his daughter, an Only child, gay,
charming, pretty and petiet, with
Julie for her name; his nephew,
jacques lie Brun, a scholar and a
gentleman, tall enough for grena-
dior, but with an amount Of modesty
which would overstock schoolgirl.
It happened very naturally, in the
course Of human events, that Jacques
loved his bewitching little cousin;-
but "faint heart never won" lively
and coquettish French girl; and so
one Summer morning, with a cold
smile on his lip and agony at his
heart, poor jacques saw his souls
dearest treasure bestowed-by her
father, fate and the PRESTON q gay,
handsome and young Frenchman,
once attached, IN an honorable ca
pacity, to the house OF Orleans, but
who had been about two years in
America, was poor but enterprislng,
and had already entered upon an ex-
tepsive trading business on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, After his
marriage, he remained with his wife
at the house of hel father until the
Autumn, when his business called
him to Louisville. He parted from
his friends with o cheerful smile on
his fine, manly face, tenderly un-
winding the small, white arms OF
poor Julie, who clunS weeping about
his neck to the last, agonned with
those dark presentments winch ever
haunt the heart OF q young, loving
woman.
Months had passed by, bringing
most atfectionate, though, from the
want OF direct communication, very
unfrequent, letters from the absent
Lorraine. One bright, frosty morn
ing, Julie was standing at the VIM
dow OF the common parlor looking
toward the river, with liked and
dreamy eyes. Against the wainscot
at her side leaned the pale and de-
voted jacques, cherlshing still for his
fair cousin holy and unallterable
afFection--a love as pure and as un-
seen as crystal hid in the bosom OF
rock. Suddenly the eyes OF both
were attracted to a party OF men
coming up from the bank OF the river,
led by old Jean Dulaire.
The strangers We're dressed-as
travellers at that Indictment season OF
the year should be dressed-with
comfortable plainness, even rough
ness. Two OF them were evidently
but common boatmen; but the three
in advance, who were young and
handsome, though strong and hardy
looking, had about them that name.
less grace, that, air OF superiority, OF
refinement, which always and IN all
situations, distinguish gentlemen, the
trul ly noble, wherever they are found
Julia and jacques were hardly sur
prised when they were presented to
three Of the princely members OF the
royal family Of Franee-the Duc,
d'Orleans, Due de Montpensier and
the Count de BeauJolals. After
breakfasting with their friends these
brave and adventurous young princes
related enough OF their recent history
to account for their present situation
and undertaking. After many months
travelling through various parts OIL the
United States, they had heard, while
resting for a time in New York, OF
the new law, expelling all the mem
bers of the Bourbon family from
France, and that their noble mother
had been deported to spain. Their
object was to Join her; but owing to
the then existing war between Eng
land and Spain, this object was not
easily attained. 10 avoid French
cruisers on the coast, they determined
to repair to New Orleans, and from
thence to Havana, where they
thought to take ship for Europe
They crossed the Allegheny noun
tains to Pittsburg in December at
that place they purchased keel-boat,
hired two persons to aid them in their
navigation, and thus descended the
Ohio. They found that the immense
quantities Of ice almost obstructed
their passage; they had been in some
danger from it, and had once or twice
been obliged to land, and lay up Tor
some days, awaiting thaw. AS the
day of their arrival was extremely
cold, the travellers remained with the
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