Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-03

FlE>d W.T. AND NGGIsu NoEuirI.-
/ Some years after the French revolution oi
/ lN30, The due de B1rdcauS. the last of the
I elder Bourhous. Glanced to De- in England.
The queen paid him no attention. as il Is the
rule of the court of st. James 20 show no
official c0urte>ic- To the member, oi royal
families who, as Doan says, have retired
from hu>inc--.' Louis Philippe wa~ then
king OF the French. and the lcgitimi~t Epur
bon was i'm exile The conduct of Her Bri-
fannie Majesty was the subject of couycI-l-
ton and auimadver~ion in the lestimi~t cir
Gle in Paris. Being referred 10 in the pre-
cnce Of NadcmoiSclc lie Montmorcnc.
Young lady who belonged to the an0sq r.q-
'n, and lived in the Fauhour- y. Gcrmain.
naturally sympatEizinE with the Old nobility
and chagrined at the behavior of the queen
of England, mademoisellc remarked ''that il
wa not at all surprising that her majesty
should behave in such a manner. Indeed 81
was not to he expected that She could have
any feeling in common with the ancient
blood of France for IN fact she was her
SELF only GrJS,fi. courouuer." The sarcasm
was repeated, and going the rounds of the
salons of Paris soon reached the ears oi Lady
Cowlcy. the wife of Lord Cowlcv. the British
minister residing near the French court. She
was n remarkably clever woman. and report
SAYS that her husband was frequently in
dchtcd To her for assistance in his official has
ines. Her ladyship was extremely inlig-
nant with Nlademoisclc De MonimorCnci
and declared THAT She should write made
moisclle Immediately and inquire whether
the made the remark in question for il she
did. then it was due TO herself. a. the vile
of her majesty : representative. to terminate
lhc friendly relations that had hitherto cx-
i~tcd between them" Lord Cowlev. how
ever. advised ''that the remark should hc
regarded as piece of French wit. and bc
allowed to pass in silence" But Lady Cow
ley persisted. saying Leave it TO me.
woman understands these things better than
man. Besides. there IS nothing ike Eng
li-h courage and directncSS in such cslScSc.
Il think you had better let it alone re
joined Lord Cowley. lit is not worth mo-
ticing, and mademoiSellc is French wo-
man. Nevertheless her lady~hip wrote a~
she proposed. Madcmoiscllc instantly re
piled THAT She was penetrated with grief
that her friend should credit 50 idle tale.
and begged that her ladyship at her next re-
union would give her the opportunity Of re-
pclling the aspersion that had been cast upon
low ,ras Jrl;rbtcd and sent ,a,.1o'a;,ll. 80 w,
;r,;tation c1r her nc,t rc',,,;,, tI cll
J,v Iord Cowlcv wa. ,l, a,,i o,,r,t'.,,
s;,e When tbc fine .7rr;,oI -.
drove up to the residence Of the English am
bassador. madcmoisellc alightcd. assembled
to- the rcception-room. and. being announc-
cd cntcrel LADY Co,rlev VIII, ,ras i, ,lo
oc,,tro ol tl,c c,siio,.lI,. ,'r,,+- LII
c.rol j., LaIc -, VIZ
-. L. N'.l,: ''''''i' ,'
I" i''', "'i N'''''I'NeiiV "Pproaen
ca, anu iirtH','l uIoPPnS ncr iacc shawl
heiu OUT polh her MINUS cAciaimlng How
Delighted am 10 see you How charmed
ap to have the opportunity OF contradicting
the absurd story you have heard How
could YOU believe it? What. have You lived
50 long in Paris. and not know me not
know that | am incarahc of SAVING what |
really think - Then with,lrlwip- her Lonls
pany and Gracefully retired. lea,ine, bcr
iadvshin and bcr friends conC,un5e1 mi an
ro,,cd orJ Co,,lcv ,,ro,rIod ,,,+ ,.I..II
-, =, l.. H., -. -, H.. '''.'
III. -. - -, ~ ~
~ "'t' :, 'ie.'n y, "o''''''' 40" We Sif'h
oc auSheu III. ir"e enough the salons.
heIt day' rang wlth the story OF the triumph
oil MademoSelle ana the discontinue OF Lady
Cowley. Some of the English, however,
conSoled themselves by snulling up the air