Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-08
THE sIBYL AND THE STATES.


At Paris, during the early part
Of the year 1927, and the winter of
1928 20, resided a lady, whose pre-
tensions and performances caused
no slight sensation among the
noyelty-seeking coteries of that
capital. Madame du Frambaud
was a woman advanced in years,
plain in appearance, and grave in
address. She spoke in the tone
and diction Of one who had beer
accustomed to move in the highest
grade Of society; but Of her de
scent, connections, plans and re
sources, no one seemed to be, ablt
to give the slightest information
She professed to unyail the future
and though her fee was gold, anC
though she saw those only wht
waited upon her with a formal in
PRODUCTION from q previous client
the equipages that were found loi
tering, near her spacious dwelling il
Rue de la Paix chez la Bnriere d.
Roule contained half the heaut,
and haut ton of Paris. IN
And yet the Information she CAV
was partial, and related to tw
.epochs in the life Of those who con
suited her death and marriage
She would place before yfu tn
lively scene and gay appendages o
the one, and the languor, gloon
and restlessness Of the other. 0l
neither spectacle was It her custom
to offer one single syllable of re
mark. She left her visitant t
draw his own-moral from the scene
Among the strangers in Paris a
that period were two Englishmen c
great, though opposite talent-bot'
ambitious men each idolized b
his respective party = each til
sworn champion Of a certain set {
opinions--both high in the favor Z
the sovereign whom they served
aud both aspiring to the highe;
rewards which talent and energ
could win. They heard from filt
ia;r tongues the fame of Madam
de Franbaud and as a mere whil
of the moment - an imprompt
extravaganza, they resolved to Wis
the Mystic in disguise, aud test he
pretensions. They were described
! in the note OF Introduction whic
they presented. Us g two America
gentlemen, whose stay in Par
must be, under the circumstance
short whose errand there WI
some commercial speculation, Il
issue of which might recall thel
to Philadelphia at a few hour
notice. They entreated, therefor
the favor of an immediate aud
encc.'
1t was granted at once. She +
ceiycd them, as was her wont,
silence. But upon the first wi
entered her apartment (the young
and by far the more intelligel
looking of the twol she gazed loi
and earnestly. "You are marie
and have two sons and a daughter
was the 0d-hand declaration wi
which she met hls. bow ; "the see
of your nuptials, therefore, yt
cannot well have forgotten. .Th
of your demise is the spectac
rLich | presume you wish to ba
brought before you"
"You anticipate me, madam
was the reply; "but such is u
> doubtedIy the object of my prese
visit"
"And you, sir" said she, Eqrpj
to his companion, "you are marie
but childless. Do you wish to g.
upon the closing scene OF 70
busy life? Perhaps" added she, WI
more of interest and feeling ia
y she generally exhibited, you W
abandon your ipteption' Recc
{ slider it,"
"By no means; the idea viii
is gaily courtol by my companit
| would also brave"
Have you frmness and reso
y tion? Have you nerve TO gaze uF
y o narrowing spectacleY"
Without it, ought | to HI
10 come hither?"
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