The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-10-29
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Every body ins Paris has heard of til
Princess x Her beauty, her intelligence
her wit add her: wealth forn the. staple G
conversation atthe fashionable clubs, wher
endless afe1the stories told of her remark
ableienergy and indomitable will Child.
less, separated from her husband, un
hampered by any consideration but tht
proper Difference for public opinion, Whcf
Is hereditary iit the noble family from
which she springs, the Princess is at once
the envy Of the ladies' the admiration ot
the men, and the enigma Of both.
u have heard strange and terrible steries
Of you, dear Princess said, one day :as
we We're driving together "'+Anei; truly,
nothing that you could 10 would astonish
me much. ] our gaze has . feline sweet
ness and depth; and although yaur eyes
are. nov. az soft as those ofa gazelle, they
are too often shot through with strange,
lurid fres they seem 70 blaze with u kind
OF Eerocity which il not human, but Il
why do you hesitate t'' she demanded.
''Say that you think have the eyes Of -
s"Of . tiger" ] interrupted; "exactly,
my friend. But the eyes Of q tiger are
wonderfully beautiful. ........-:.
"You are cruel as you are fantaatic,"
she replied. al have suffered much. I
am not child perhaps can be dangers
GUS. But can be rnercif.ll. Twill tell
youa story that may give you different
idea of me than is held BY most of the peo-
pie by whem am surrounded, and who
talk 80 freely Of me. ~ -& *'*. Ezl
II had long at3ored nay husband. /
was sixteen; he was ten years my senior,
aud Of an intelligence and moral corrup-
ton equally refined. Few men were more
daring or more suceesseul IN intrIgales than
he need net dilate on ttsis; yon knew
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Except my daughter, 30 human being
ever" inspired ae with ta2 passion more
violent than that he planted iii my being. i!
This -astonishes you, mo doubt, and :see !
nothing 10 mere true was. absorbed, III
him; Intoxicated, 50 TO- speak, blythe sweet
drunkenness Of loYe. ] was proud to be-
long tohiln. and WAS net ashamed that; all |!
the world saw Eae the. blind, idolatrousat
slave OF. bis leaae Tsyord and look. and for /
9 long time lyasshis preferred slave. He
had conquered me, amothered the ragingI
fires Of my nature, and2until. the adventure
u which my child and he. goYerness, ptay-s
ed 4 grand role, 7 thought no more Of sgle- /
sisting him than the flower resists the
wind. -.----..-
'sNe lived = then uear Versailles. in al
nagnitleentehateaa il aimee SOLD. by .,1s. to]
Lady II. The Prince was absent often |
rom Us, but made frequent visits to enjoy,
Rith rs our exquisite retreat. s a
Miss Betsey---au girls.. of her kind are i
,alled Misc Betaey-was 8 Viennoise, ex-
sessively pretty, slender, graceful as a
willow, and with arms and shoulders like
aline.'' 5asfg.s. ss,., a5zz rsaaz ss<y
"Ah, Princess ]. interpolated, par
lon me for ubting that. No woman ever
lad such arms as yoll.''s- z.zss asa adj +
ihefcSs sne ~ret0rteQ. AT least she;
lad not such black and ferocious eyes as
hose which you 30 compliment for their
esemblance to the orbssofa tiger. Hers
we're blue, or forget -nle-not,, with long
lack lashes like ssilken fringe, and she
'ossessed an abundance of golden hair,
ike u sunset cloud. She was indeed
avislling ii beauty Elegant i'll manners,
or she belonged TO u patrician family Of
Jenna. She was, besides, q musician, F
ender, artistic, Of dreamy, poetic nature.
he was we'll fitted to gather all hearts :
nto. her silken net OF love. Ny little
aughter, Helene, had conceived such an +
fection for her that during the two gears
fiss Betaey was :Withrus the child seemed. Il
to hare escaped nae. 't'@s /.
Alas, the father did not 1ong. delay to
ollow the example OF our child. This
roman, ] know not hoW, Was one OF
hose subtitle chartners Wlae work auchsEs
isolation in this world. 455s.. zs.z. a1EsS
What happened tEdo not know.
as nothing. Mrthusbatad was too much !
man of.le graad a.osae, too thoroughly. /.
rasd seigasar, to let aslghtT be discovered
1at could create scalltial and sensation. /.
Int every day I felt my child grow farther
nj father away from me. II could bring