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true scion Of the old French noblesse,
with ape features and clear. pale come
plexlon. There had been ylyacity aud
brightness. too. IN those brown eyes, but
the luster was gone now. and there was
left only the calm expression Of resigna-
tion which follows u life OF troubles nobiy
borne. She had lived sixty'four years
In the world.
Her father and mother, the Marquis
and Marquise dc MoDtolieu. had been In
high favor at the court OF Louis the Six
teenih. They were proud, handsome
arlstocrnts. and when the Revolution
came with It's fearful horrors, they were
for I'd TO 1y for their lives. When they
reached England they were penniless aud
compelled TO earn their bread.
The marquis gave lessons In singing.
and the marquise made little money by
selling her paintings. A kind-hearted no'
bleman, who had known them IN former
days. allowed them fifty pounds year;
and with this, and the fruit Of their own
excrtions. they managed TO exist. Three
years later daughter was born 10 them,
whom they named Marie Antoniette, In
aifcctionate aud reverential memory Of
their martyred queen. From her earliest
infancy she was deeply imbued with thc
sad spirit OF the. time; and the unyarying
melancholy OF her parents produced a
strong effect upon her. She was nat
urally bright and vivacious, but the at.
mosphere Of constant sadness was infee-
tiOus.
When she was seventeen years old her
beloved father died, aud from that time
all her energies were strained TO provide
for her heart-broken and widowed moth
or. Five years later the marquise died
also. and Marie was thrown on the world,
literally penniless and frlendless. Then
all at once the nobleman who had be-.
fricnded her parents came forward and
offered her home in his house, in spite
OF the remonstrances OF his wife, who
was keenly alive to the imprudence OF
bringing beautiful young girl under the
same roof with her grown.up sons.
For time Marie Antoinette was hap.
py, aud then came the most bitter trial
OF her life. She went ont again as a
goyerness, and travelled abroad At this
age of thrty-fire she went into Sir How
ard Champions family. TO educate hl'
daughters, and remained with them
twelve years. The elder daughter made
brilliant match, aud the younger eloped
with a gentleman farmer, There being
thus no further occasion for her services
she was dismissed: but Sir Howard, be-
Ing liberal although arrogant and des'
potic man, settled an annuity of hun
dred pounds on her for life. On this, and
the interest Of what she had saved dur.
Ing her long years Of teaching, she lived
aud small as was her income. she gave
away much. Hers was grand life OF
love. OF charity and of sclf-abnegation
Unsecured by her troubles, unimbittered
by her loneliness, she was the true picture
OF gentle, sympathizing and patient
woman.
Sir Howard cursed his younger dnugh
ter soiemnly on the Bible--from which he
erased her name, aud commanded that II
might never be uttered In his presence
again. The whole household were awe
stricken. and crept about silently and
fearfully. Madame de Montolieu wal
heart-broken.
Winifred bitterly regretted her fals'
step. She loved the world and the fash
lon, and so the comparatively humble life
she now led was gall and wormwood L
her. Her husband was fond Of her, bu
he chafed under her constant fretful re
grets; she quarreled with his family, re
fused to notice them. and made him bit
ter, contemptuous little speeches, whicl
drove him In anger from her presence
| The only link left to her between thu
present and the past was Madame d.
| Montolieu, who came to live In smal
cottage near her. and was with her con
stantly. But poor Winlfred fretted nigh
and day at her loss OF caste, and becam,
thin and Ill; and when her little girl wa
born she died.
For some years little Winifred wa
brought up and taken care Of by her faith
er's sister; but when she was eight year
old Miss Eyre married, and her fathe
was somewhat perplexed what to do witt
her. Madame de Montolieu offered t
educate her. aud Mr.. Eyre gladly accept
ed the offer.
She received complete education fror
Madame de Montolieu who loved her as
daughter, and had brought her up wit
tender care and watchfulness, She spok
French perfectly, was good musicia
and sang as sweetly as a nightingale
Madame de Montolleu had devoted grea
time and care to perfecting her accom-
plishments, hoping that, when she grey
up, Sir Howard might relent and give he
an opportunity Of entering into society
for which she was eminently fitted. Blu
the baronet and his whole family sternl
persisted In ignoring her. and 1t was
very bitter grief and humiliation to poo
Winifred.
1t seemed so cruelty unjust. VIII
should Flora Champion her cousin, an
ilattered, and received everywhere, Will
she, who longed so ardently for the sam
advantage, was compelled to live unnotit
ed In farm house? Her father had giN
en- her pretty little pony and carriage
In which she took great pleasure. Sh
would have liked to ride as well. but he
two horses for her, and had given her
chance of riding or driving; she preferre
the former, but chose the latter, remen
bering that 1t was a pleasure which he
dear madame could share.
Mr.. Eyre was very fond of his daugl
ter, and, moreover, exceedingly proud {
her. He desired intensely for her th
advantages of wealth and station, person
ally Indifferent though he was to then
His greatest truble, his most bitter mo-
tifeation in life, was that her grandfatl
er would not acknowledge her. For hin
self he did not care, he had no wish