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JOB PRINTING,
or ALL KINDS,
Executed at the Gazette Oflice.
(Md Cider ‘Brandy.
'~ I‘ - a verysuperior quality. Persons
whishing to get a supply‘, will do well to call and
examine it, for such an article is rarely to be
found. Likewise a new supply of Cogninc
BI‘a.EI(])', Jainitncia and St. Cronx
Rum, Holland Gin, the. &c.
Joiiri l3Uiir-:Ai.r..
Norwalk, April 19. 1814.
SEED Buckwliieat, for sale by
» H i1isi:i«.LL 5; Co.
Norwallc. .Iiily1,lS4-l.
A fine Store to Let.
-‘ To I.ei—-a fine Store in No.4,
’ Bun-all’.s buildings. It is very suit-
’ able for Dry Goods, or any other
respectzilile inert.-atiille business.-
Possession can be given imtiiediately ifrequiied.
Rent reasonable. Enquire of John Borrall on
the premises. Norwalli, Feb. 13, I844.
I I AS_iust been received at this Cstablishment
wholesale or retail, and at prices which defy either city or country cotnpelition. If proof
la‘ neerlerl. call and examine for yotirselves.
Cloths.——Fre.nch, Belgian. English and American, ofall colors and prices.
C0atingS.—Fiiie Beaver Cloths. French
Flushiugs. blue, black. brown, claret. Drab, &c.
CaSSinlcl'cs.—Superfine Freni-.li Doeskius, fancy and plain, Eng. and Amer. do. of the
newest patterns,
Ttveeds.-—Prinicd, Fancy and plain colors.
Satln0ttS.—lndigo blue. blat-k,tlrah. brown
Flannels Coal.Linitiigs ruitl CIoakiiiiigs.—A com ilcte assortment. direct from the
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most ('.r'lP.'t‘tralP(l ofthe Eastern fac.iorit=s.
Red Pa1I(ling’s.—Baizes. Canvass for tailors, \Vigans, &c.
\Vorsted Ci-avats.-—-|*laid, Spots and Stripes.
BLANKE‘l'S—Ofall s‘zes and ‘qualities.
VES'l‘lNGS.—A large assortment of Cashmere, \Voolen, silk and satin. plain and figured.
CAR.I’E'l‘ING—A large assortmrnt.
MILLINERY GOODS--Ofall kinds.
STUFF GOODS.-—Blue, black. anrl colored
Romelias, Paramettas, Indianas, Chushans. Luucttas, figured Alpacca Aprons, French, Ger
man rind En_c_rlisli Merinos. Orleans Cloths, &c.
DRESS GOODS.—-Chameleon Lustrcs;
for dresses; Moiisseline de Laines; Caroline Plaid; Gala Plaid; Bombazines;
hams; Black Silk and Cotton Velvets; Printed
HO5lERY.——Supeifine bilk, Black, white and mode colors: Merino. Lambsivcol. Worsted
and Cotton , comprising over 150 different styles.
\VHl'l‘E COODS.—Jacor.ets, swiss and Cainbric Muslin, Nansaoks, Bishop's Lawn, Mulls.
books. tape clir-ck. swiss stripes. lace do. satin striifd. lCtto'S.
LlNENS.—-A large assortment of fine Irish Linens, Linen Tahlecovcrs bleached and brown
heavy sheetiogs, napkins, crash, birds eye and Russia diaper, 5 4 pillow case linen.
ALSO.—Bleached goods. prints, and unbleached muslin, by the case, bale or yard; Scotch
diapers,ticks. brown drills, iimbrcllas and parasols, spool cotton, sewing silk. cord, twist. edgings,
corded skirts, linen cainbric, linen cainbric ham
and cravats, gloves, hosiery. mitts, suspenders. silk and worsted binding, gimps and fringes, sc-
lecies. brown hollands and Tailors’ triininings generally: tapes, lace , combs, bangup cord,
moleskin, fustian, dimity. twlld stripes. canton flzinnels, velvets, crown lining. buckratits_ black
bugles, colored muslins, and every thing else that
Czicliim=re (l‘Ecosse, a. new and beautiful article
TH_E Subscriber has just re-
ceived a new supply of Old Cider
Brandy, \\‘lllCl] is Old, and of
£’9E’1II%_¥.s_
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me as to" every body else. The Marquis
WILL NOBODY MARRY ME?
BY G. P. MORRIS.
Heigh-ho I for a litisband !—heigh.ho !
There’s danger in longer delay !—-
Shall I never agian have a bean '7
\Vill tiohody niztrry me, pray ?
I begin to feel strange I declare!
VVith beauty my prospects will fade !—
I’d give myself tip to dispair
If'I thought I should die an old maid!
I once cut the beaux in a huff!-
I thought it a sin and a sliame
That no one had spirit enough
To ask me to alter uiy name !
Sol turned tip my nose at the short
And rolled up my eyes at the tall;
But tlten I just did it in sport,
And now I've no lover at all!
These men are the p'ague ofmy life I--
’Ti.~.' hard front so marry to choose !—-
Shoiild one of them wish for a wife,
Could Iliave the heart to refuse?
I don't l-:iiow——f'or none have proposed!
Oh, dear tire !—I'ni frigliteiicd, I vow !
G-ood gracious !—-wlioevcr supposed
That I should be single till now ‘.7
MISCELLANY.
. Customers can be furunishcd to an amoun
Y .
Castor Cloths, Heavy Ptlot and low priced
. Oxford inixr-.il, steel do. &c. of every _grade.
Alpaccas :. silk warp and cottoit do; figured
Scotch Ging
(ll).
Also Shirts and Drawers.
lk‘s. silk and cotton handk’s, gents satin scaifs
can be called for in our line.
C. J. GRUMA.\l, West End ofthe Bridge.
Farm For Sale !
- ' One ofthc first farms in Fairfield
County. in proportion to its size, is
. now offered forsale. It is sttuated
— ”—‘-——- the town of New Canaan, about
one mile from the village, and consists of sixty
-acres of first rate land, with a large new Dwel
ling House, and other holdings thereon. Said
farm is well watered, and has upon it a fine
young orchard of grafted trees, and is replete
with every convenience, and well worth the
attention ofthose who are desirous of purchas-
ing. The title is indisputable. For terms. dcc.
a piply to Chas. A. Hanf'ord,_Ridgefield; Chas.
lsaacs, Norwalk, or of the subscriber. in New
Canaan. Witt. DRUBIRIOND.
New Canaan, March 7, 1844. II
For Sale.
A Farm containing between 90
; and 100 acres, lying in Wilton
l -, (Belden'‘s Hill) 4:} miles from Nor-
walk Bridge. belonging to the estate
Henry M. Holmes. assigned for the benefit
of his creditors. Said farmis well prooorlioned
into meadow, plow, pasture land and orchard,
and is under good improvement. On the prem-
ises are acominodious Dwelling House. two
large barns, (Sac. Gir.t~:s CTR}-ZGORY Trustee.
\Vilton. April 27, 1844. 11
For Sale
AT A BARGAIN.
very convenient Dwelling House and lot
A situated a short distance east of the Epis-
copal Church, on the main roail. and now oc-
‘.cupied by Maltby Elwood. Said house was
built about 4 years since, and is two stories high
and in modern style. There is on the place,
,a very good garden, with a large numbef of
thrifty fruittrecs of diflerenl varieties. Said
place will be sold at a bargain. For further
particulars call on the subscribers.
. ' HUBBELI. 61. Co.
Norwalk, Feb. 1. 1844.
HE Court of Probate for the district of Nor
walk, hath limited and allowed 6 months
from the date hereof, for the creditors of the
estate of .
Amaziah Wright, ,
late of'New Canaan dec’d,to exhibit their claims
for settlement. Those who. neglect to‘ present
their accounts, properly attested, within said
time. will be deharred a recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate, are requested to make
immediate payment to
» s.’‘"’’'”-/*’‘'“‘‘*T‘‘‘r‘ t-9.. ° .
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HE subscriber has of late returned from
' New York with a large assortmentof new
goods, which added to his former stock, makes
as large an assortment of many kinds of goods
as is usually found in any city store. Tlte
cry ofthe (lay is cheap, cheap,—-we buy most
of our goods with the cash in hand. and get
them as low as the retailers can get them in
cities. Our rents, dzc. are low, and we know
we can aflord to sell as cheap as anybody.
Watclnes.—VVe have a large assortment of
Watches,just purchased--some gold‘ and silver
Levers very low.
Jewclry.—\Ve have almost every descrip-
lion ol'Jewelry. Rings and Plus from 6 cts. to
336; some elegant ladies’ from 3'7; cts to 50 cts.
New and beautiful ornaments for the hair.
, Brilshes.—VVe think we have the best as-
sortmentol°Tooth and Hair Brushes in Norwalk.
Wallets and pocket books purchased at the
factory. ~.--
Cutle1'y.—A small assortment of Knives
and Forks—a good assortment ofpocliet knives
THE YOUNG MARCHJONESS.
Or the Sacrifice.
On the right bank of the river Ille,b.2-
tween Rennes and Vitrey, in Bretagnv, [he
once magnificent chat-'iti of Kordonan, rears
its proud turrets, at once a beacon of the
mutability of human grandeur and the utili-
Lirian cliaractet‘, of tlteage in which we live.
Having become the propetty of an enterpri-
zing manul-tcturt-r, now a member of the
French Cllttnibcf of Deputies, it has been
converted into an extensive i-stablisliiiient for
the purification of lamp oil arid the manufac-
ture of brown so IP.
The spacious and now delapidatcd halls
of this princely residence of the late Marquis
of Kordonan, have been the mute \\'ll.tte;~ses
of mt-lancholy scent-s of thrilling agony. uri-
drctimpt of by its present busy and clieerful
throng of 0CCUp‘zllllS.
In the year I780, the family ofthe young
m:irquis consist:-d of himself, the ll'lal'L'.Ill0l]t’SS
an old servant rnan,and a young peasant girl.
The pertinacious seclusion in which they
habitually lived, naturally awaken-ed the
gossipping cui‘iosit._v of the neighboring vil
lagers, who were incesstntly cndeavoring to
penetrate the mysterious cause of an exclu-
siveness so unusual.
Philip was the incorruptible factotum of
the chateau, Nanette, the int:-lligent attend-
ant and faithful coiilitleiit of her inistress.—
With C0llllll(‘l’l(lt)l)l8 shrewdness they success-
of their iriqusitive neighbors, and hcedfully
secured the family apartments from their
intrusion.
When they inqnired——VVlty, Mr. Philip.
does your master hide himself in this inan-
ncr .7 Is be dead .7—or,_ perhaps, only sick .7
He is Ct;’l".8lllly not dead, but his health is
not good.
What may be his illn=‘ss .7 The gout, per-
haps? or, more, likely, pride?
It is not exactly sickness, but he stttddics
too much, p2‘tSSlll_'__1’ days and nights in his
laboratory, and he has grown dull and mel-
ancholy, in trying to become too learned.
I This is certainly a great change in him ;
before his marriage he acted more like a
buffoon than it wise man; instead of walking
he would run and leap in the streets, and
when accosted by a friend he made the most
frightful grimances —evcn the children made
8. laughing stock of him.
I suppose his thoughts were in his out-o.’-
the-way SlU(l<'llPS.
When they met Nanette at Kt-nnes of
Vitrey, they asked:
Nanette, why does your mistress appear
so dull and wearied ?
Because she lllet‘lS_ such wea risome peo
ple, I suppose.
But why does she live so much in the
country?
Because she does not like to live in town.
VVhy not?
She thinks wherever there are many peo-
ple, there must be fools and rogues.
That is very flattering, ct-rtainly; butshe
might go to court sometimes, as her rank
entitles her to do?
Oh, she remembers that she was not born
to her rank.
We ht'Hl',. also, that notwithstanding her
youth and beauty, she always dresses in
black .7
So she does; she still wears mcurning for
her benefactress. the late Marchioness.
And do you often see the old Mr. Blondel?
Very often; he comes and goes whcnever
he pleases; weliave orders to admit him at
all times. '
This Mr. Blondel was an old notary of
Vitrey, sixty years of age, with an unblem-
ished character, and very small fortune.—
‘and Scissors. The ladies will find it to their“There were but two things in the world he
advantage to call on us for scissors, as we have
the best article in market. Razors, boxes.
brushes, straps, soaps, &c.
Looking Glasse, from 12} cents to $6;
Clocks from 2. to 85; Tea \Vaiters, some very
handsome patterns. We have a variety of
fancy goods, in a word, everything usually kept
it a Silversinitli’s Shop. C. E. DISBROW.
Spoons ! Spoons !
I I sortment of all the different patterns of
Silver Spoons of our own stamp. We take
pains to procure French and English coin which
are the best that can be found. We know we
have the best of the article.
We havejust returned from New York with
:1 large assortment of plated Spoons, best of
English German Silver, do., best English brit-
tantiia and plated Sugar Tongs, pearl and bone
Salt Spoons. We can suit any one that want
E keep constantly on hand a large as-
cnred for,the young Marchioness and a copy
of the laws of Brittanny, which he carried
with him wherever he went. However, he
thought he had a right to complain of his
beloved Therese, the lovely Marchioness, to
whom he had been tutor. He never saw
her, though, as Nanette said, he was admit-
ted at any time he came. Ho wandred
through the parlors, the gardens and the
park, in hopes of-encountering a single
look or word from his favorite pupil. In
vain: she was as invisible to him as to most
of the gossiping of her neighbors. Some-
times when he returned disappointed from
his walk, he consoled himself by talking to
her portrait, which hung in a small saloon,
where refreshments. were always placed for
him. Gazing affectionately on the smiling
face, with his glass in his hand, he would ad-
dress her thus: Yes to be sure, this is excel-
lent wine, but where is the fair hand which
_MERCY G. Wamirr, Administratrixq
- ‘New Can'aan,July 23, I844. .- ~ "31
spoone. Call and see, C. E. Disanow.
should give it me? Alas! she is invisible to
fully pt-irriecl_the oft-ropeatctl lTll.€‘l‘T0g‘l|l,0l‘l‘(-S“
lnay shut himsclfas much.as he likes‘ he
I‘t=-_v dv-spise me and disdainmv C0mp:ti’)V.—
"l__V Welll He is noble and I am plebian.
It.‘ is a person of (‘.OtlStqtlPl]Ce and 1 am no-
0flV- I have no wish to coinplniniofhis
llftdo. but I r-‘preach you, madam Marchio.
uess;_ Icomplaln of your coldness-vour
llturatittide. How can you so forget -rue?
old man slowly emptied his gloss, drew
Vii tong sigh. and continued, regarding stead-
ly the po trait. Your father Jaqucs Flare],
llll his prtpers arid his debts. I was the god.
ll.ll€l'.nf his child and l]7'lSl.FUt.’(l to cons()lt§ht=r
hid give her it home. This was my inherit-
rllicc from him.
I t1HlS tears began to flow at the rcnien.-brnncc.
' D) you cvt r think of this, 'l‘lit-rcse? A
l'l£'t1l‘S afterwards, the Olll Marchicni-ss. my
c,ient, did me honor to lfl'.t.‘l'(T.~l. herself iirtlrc
ftlrtuncs of my adopted child. She conde-
séei'idt=d to take her to her house and estab-
lish her in her finiily, and, one fine day. to
l3,t_V Ereat a.-‘toriisliincnt and thcscandal Oflllc
»It_'ttbllity.ot' Brittany. she :n.trried her to her
son. her only child—the marquis. Very
tvcll! Now one would think that she re-
ptoaches me for ll(‘l' happim-ss——sut~li happi-
-tfcss. She conceals ht3l'Sr-ll lrnin me, she
rrpulses me, she avoids me in her own boos--.
tShc has grown haughty and proud—sht=.
fhrmerly so simple and so affectionzitel No
riiritter. I love you still, 'I'ltr-t‘t-sc, and here
lidrink to your pride, flItt(l.IlIl Marchicness!
l ', Blondel wiped his eyes and added:
flOfall I have loved none are lL'fl. to me;
.~.: me-are dead, like my wife and children ;
others I) me forgotten me, like you. 'I‘hc-rest’.
niid another ingrzite whom you know, the
‘hevalier Morangy. But he at least may
r turn from lnditi, and I will forgive his
itlgratitude. l\'lay he as easily forgive your
intrri.gt\—l \\’US going to say your lIlll(lt‘l'
ityl Adieu, adieu. Every time I come,l
intend it shall be the last, but my old lt-gs
cannot forget the road to this door, and my
heart suffocatrs me when I leive these halls.
Oh, charming itnagc, ifyou have heard me,
ifyou have understood me, do not grit.-vi-.
my Therese. by betraying the complaints I
utter with tears.
'“- Then putting his oltl law book under his
arm, he would mount. it chair and kiss with
fervor the portrait of his god-child.
Sometime after this, he was again walking
in the park; this time not unaiccomprtitietl.
He was leaning on the arm of a fine young
man appziri-ntlyjust l't'l.llt‘nt‘(l from it jriiirney.
He was in gay spirits, in the anticipation of
mcetingthe two most precious things on
worth -...in ol-l fri.-rid and a young mistress
'-She old friend was Blondel, the young mis-
tress has not yet been introduced to the
reader.
Ycs it is I, exclaimed the young Cheva-
lier do Moraog_v, pressing 3fI.“t'l.l(tll:llt-’ly thi-
hand of the old titan, here Iain returned to
dear Brittanny, never more to quit it. Alter
arriving at Ver.-.'tlllt‘sand embracing my old
uncle, the Clievaliei' D’Argcnt tl. I lIE‘lSlt’l’lt't'l
hither to kiss the hand oftlie M-archioness dc
Kordonan - ‘
Which Mnrchioness do you mean ?_
The dowager Marchioness, certainly.
She is no more.
No more! And dot‘-s Miss Flavel then
remain at the Cl'lfllPfll]? Is she still in Brit-
tanv .7 Where shall Isce her? If you cou'd
l)lll..l{l'lO\V my dear friend, the sensations I
experienced when Ientercd this park, where
I have so often talked of love with Therese-'
And you loved each other .7 ‘
Like two young fools.
Like children, you mean; but with time
comes reason, and all this nonsense and
childishness pass away.
Do not say so Blondel. Do you not sits-
pect what brings me to Kordonan .7
The wish to see a friend Isuppose, who
has rather forgotten you!
The intention of offering her a handsome
fortune, ti name wotthy of her acceptancé’.
and a heart devoted to her service. My
God l lfthis be true-fly, fly, in haste. and
may Heaven conduct you again to India!
You terrify me; speak! Does Therese
reside at the chateau .7
No, there is no Therese here; there only
remain strangers, ingratcs. in this house.
Therese is dead? .
Yes—-dead to you; she is married?
Married ! .
To the young Marquis. Take courage,
Frederic. I also adored her; she has bl‘-
trnyed my friendship as she has betrayed
your love. _I was proud to call her my
child; but she is ashamed of the tenderness
ofa father. We have been sacrificed to her
ambition. Let us endeavor to despise her
in proportion to our affection —let contempt
extinguish every other feeling.
Silence, Blondel, I must see Therse.
You cannot see her; she is invisible to us
she forgets those who languish for her pres-
ence. If you go to her door, it may be 0-
pened to you: her old servant or a young
girl, may bow at your approach; you may
be asked to sit down and refresh yourself at
your case, but expect no more: Madam the
Mztrchioness, is blind; she will not see you.
Madam is deaf she will not hear you. E-
ven I, the intimate and devoted friend of the
poor-Jtiques Flavel—I the tutor and god-fa-
ther of his daughter——- _
He was suddenly interrupted by a violent
agitation among the boughs near him. and
the words died on his lips, as the bright star
light disclosed to him a female figure. in it
kind of nich. formed by nature in the rock.
They stood motionless with astonishment,
during a few seconds. till Blondel €X.Cla't:t|9(.l.
Your knees, your knees, Frederic——it is
Therese l -
It_was indeed Therese, whom the dark-
ness had prevented their noticing before.—-
Trembling an_d agitated, she sunk on the
ground, exclaiming to Blondel;
t riotary like myself, lcfl nothing behind him‘
_ You recognize me than, mv god.f,uh9,-; [
did notthink you would find winv resem-
hlance between the Mzircl‘tion«.=ss of K0rdon-
an and your be-lovedpupil! ' Oh, no, She
\_Vas young and gay. and I am old before my
time. She was blooming and fresh, and -1
am ptllt‘ and faded. She was always laugh-
ing‘ was she not .7 And I weep without cras-
tng. Ali, my friend, as your god-child \V.'7S
happy so am I miserable. Di.-ar Blondel, I
not still the same to your l'lenl‘l, but am en-
tirely changed to my mirror,
Blondel, her friend replied only by his
tears Her lover overwhclincd h~-r with re-
pro..chi*s. Without attempting to reply to
the liittigr, she arose proudly and with l"lil5p-
ed hands and eyes r.-.i5.;-(J p, h,.a,,e,,. m0,;0,,,.d
lllvln to follow, as she led the way to thi-
clintctiu. Tliey cnti-red it cold and dreary
room, scarcely lighted by it sepiilclirnl look-
ing lninp. She closed softly a‘l the doors of
this cliatnbt--r, and listening to the distant
sound and ltlltil of voices, po‘nte(_l to a small
door, hall bid by a piece of drop:-i‘y_—-Irle is
the-rt-. -
‘Who ll'l-’1«l(lm.
My llllsl‘-dllfl.
'l'ht-n taking seats near the immense fire-
place. I*'rt-dcric lll'l'-tllgl-‘Ll the fire to avoid
looking at his fi1lllllt'SS mistress, while the
old man took revenge for his lonf: (lcprlva
tion by ivntcliirig t-very motion of Therese.
She tht-n adlressed them:
This is for me ll tr-rrible day! I have
had the courage to suffer and be silent. It
fails mc,al.isl when I t'enti=niber and speak.
Listen to me. Fl't*(lt*llClt’ and then judge.-
Do you See the portrait before us .7
It is the old Marcliioncss of Kmdonan.
l! is that of my prote-ctrcss: of her who
l't'L‘t'l\’(-‘(l_ me in her noble house; whotwateil
me uiih the tenderness of a mother and the
affection ofa friend. Every i.':stnnt——-every
mirinte. she ad led something to the “It lg ht of
the oblig:ttion,alt'eady so l1t‘ttv_V,\Vl')l(.‘llSll0 had
confo-riet on me. She who was so haughty
to her equals, was simple and almost familiar
with me. Her (‘Ol'lClt‘SCL‘IlSl0l] made ntefor-
get the obscuiity of my birth, and I gave
myself tip to thc tendi-rness I felt for her
with an enthusiasm 0f\\l]lCl) she hael given
me the e.\’:tmplc. fdiscovertd that she was
not happy, in spite of her great fortune and
?ll'l(.'lt‘l'll.ll'dfl)C. Her solcjoy and hope in
life was her only son. But God punished
her pride of his beauty by inflicting him
with a singul-.ii' melancholy. The most cel-
‘l‘lC)l‘l'tl.t'd physicians were stcretly consult:-(l
and the never. failing reply was: ‘B- fore six
months, the young Marquis will be an idiot.
Insanity, the most horrible of deaths, the
death ofthe heart and mind. wasthe gloomy
future ofa poor young man oftwenty years.
His property and his person were to fall in-
to the ll-ands ofnet-dy relations, who had at-
This poor lady, this desolate iitothrr saw
that after her dc-cease, that her child would
be ill-clothed. ill-fed probably shirt up in an
hospital. There was but one way to sooth
her apprehensions and protect her son from
such a fate. No one as yet suspected the
case of the poor creature; and some one
might be found weak enough to [l’tll’tSgl‘('S$
the laws of God and man, or good and devo-
ted enough to rriarry an imbecile, for the
sake of obtaining the right to protect and de-
fend him. 4
My be-nef-actress was at my feet.Fredericlt
I had seen my own mother die, and it seem-
ed as if her lips besouglit me. I threw roy-
self in her arms, weeping; my sobs choked
- the utterance of your name, which rose from
my heart. I raised the siippliant and cried,
‘I will be your daughter l’ At midnight it
priest received us in the chapel ofthefchateau
the marquis repeated the words his mother
dictated, and Therese became a Marchioness.
God knows what I have suffered these three
years. Alone. -lay and night, with this poor
man. my husband, uneasy. trembling and
tert'ified. My God, what days and nights!
Often, when sleep overcame old Philip, dur-
ing the tedious evenings of winter, my bus
band pointed with his finger to his sleeping
guardian. and looked at me with a strange
smile while takikg my hand. I wished to
die a hundred times but the resolution to ful-
fil my dirty. preservt-rl me; and now, Freder-
ic. I can bear any affliction. Does not my
martyrdom prove it?
My child, my child, how have I wronged
you; how have I caluinniaied youl Par-
don me. pardon me‘
Therese, in his turn exclaimed the Cheva-
lier, you have sacrificed the love and happi-
ness of my life, but I pardon you, lovely in-
fidcl. I love and admire you I’
Hush, hush, replied Therese, in a low
voice, ‘do you hear nothing, some one is
walking——some one is stiring in his cham-
ber. He speaks.
No, Sold Blondel, it is the voice of Philip
He was right. Therese recognized the
voice ofthe old servant, who was saying in
a suppressed tone, ‘It is I——it is your old ser-
vant, do not hurt me. Almost immediately
Philip rushed into the room and closed the
little door violently after him. Terrified at
his manner, the Marchioness was basting to
her husband, but be prevented her saying,
‘Do not enter madam he will kill you. He
has armed hlll)Self\Vll.l);3. knife. While I
slept, he threw himself on me. and see
how he has wounded me.’ Both his hands
were covered with blood. ‘
Let no one follow me,’ said Therese. I
will go into the chamber, he will know me I
am stire.
Madam, madam, do not go, his fury is at
its height, everything en rages him. '
Be not uneasy; kind words and caresses
will appease him.
We will pray for you madam-
Tberese pushed aside the door, and a
shudder crept over the witnesses of this hor-
rible scene. Philip threw himself on his
knees in a corner praying for his young
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l;"5Sl|_ES-°. Nanette, who had joined them. on
‘‘'‘“''"g ll“? voice oftlie old domestic, knelt
‘on the prie cit-ii ofthe Marchioncss. the old
°°“V"lSl"9l". and the Cllt'V8ll€l' put.» his ear
to the tvainscot, in readinc.-s to burst open
anxiety——tvh'ut terror’!
The “lg” _Was terrific, the rain dashed it-
85903! the wtndous of the Cl1al.('alJ' the
wind moaned loudly, and the sound of’.-gobs
was heard at the intervals 01 the smrm me
. I
dogs h0,Wl(~‘d in the most horrible inanner—-
perhaps they scented death. God, in his
"‘e’C)' '-00l< pity on this group. Thence re-
"PP"““’d 1“ S=|fety. on the threshold of the
room andgave orders to Philip to hasten
l"" “'9 Vll-329 doctor and to Nanette to oivg
- ‘ C
Ihgqr dhci‘ prav_er-book. '1 he-n addressing
nee: 9'], Site Sttld, «My 13',‘-“her your
W c s your support. M,-_ Mom,,gy'Tht.,ese
Havel Your old friend will return the Visit
3'00 have deigned to make to the M-archio~n-
ess of K-tirdonan.
My.u'it-ther, continued she, addressincr the
Pnll-l'fl!l, have I not performed to the ufniost
my Isttbcrrd promise.’ Have I not earned
my I erty? Your son ha rrn ’
of me. Your son is dead is no Iona” need
A few (lays after this terrible scene, the
rt-iiittins of the Marquis rested with his an-
cestors. Therese returned to the home of
the old notary.
At the expiration ofa year she became
the wife ofthe Chevalier i\’l0t‘£tno-V. but neg.
ther ofthem ever t"nlert'(l the ..-Eriis of the
Chtllf‘-"U ‘Vltlch had been the witness of the
sacrifice of Therese.
The old place ab.tnCloncd long before [her
revolution, was sold in the name of the na-
tion and became the property of many mas-
ters before the time of which we write, but,
singularly enough no one ever made it a
rcsidt-lice. We noticed at the continence-
merit what was the ignoble destiny, when in
the hands of its pri-st-nt owner.
AN Al«‘FEC'I‘lONA'l‘E SCENE.
The New Haven Courier gives the fol-
lowing :
_1n it latvyc-t’s office, in a remote part of
this Slim‘. lay 51 mortgage for clevrn hori-
drcd dollars, which was within a few days
of being due. One morning‘. the man of
whose place the mortgage was held, called
and enquired if the p-tymcnt could not be
put off‘-a short time. He was a man some-
what advanced in life, very intemperate.—-
The lawyer‘ in reply to his ir:quii‘ies, said
th ll. the man who Iltfld his mortgage wanted
his mone-y——that he_ was sorry, but it could
tt0l'lJe extruded. The tears came to the old
man’s eyes, and after standing a few mo-
tvaystreatetl with hatred,thc old l‘t'l.trcliioncss. .
Il)t‘lllS a p(’l'ft'Cl. image of dcspall‘, he turned
and left the office. He returned home, be-
lieving that in a few shoffdays his aged and
infirm wife, and invalid daughter, would
have to quit the roof which had so long shel-
it-red them, and seek for a home he knew
not where. a
He could say nothing to thetil about it, it
would cause them so much grief. The
mortgage became due, and in the morning‘
early the farmer repaired to the lawyt-r’s
office. He pleaded for time, but to no pur-
pose. . Overcome with emotion, the old man
sank into at-hair, and there sat for two
hours, apparently unconscious of any thing
that was passing around him, when a car-
riage drove up to the door, and a lady step-
ped from it. She entered the office. After
standing a few moments, eyeing the old man
with interest and emotion, she spoke. The
old man looked up.
Father, how do you do?
Oh! Sarah, [am well, but sad. I am
glad to see you, but sorrow for your aged
mother and invalid sister. lcunnot I'L'l.lllX1
to them, for it will be to tell them they have
no home, and this I cannot bear. It will
kill your poor mother. A ..
Father! Fatherl said the daughter, could
you live a temperate man, ifthis were paid .7
Yes, oh yes, I would : but it cannot be,‘
for I have nothing to pay it with. _
The father was a loco foco, and violently
opposed to the tariff. In this village was a
factory doing good business. This daugh-
ter worked in it. '
Father, said the daughter, here is the
eleven hundred dollars, (taking it from her
pocket) of my hard earnings, which I have
laid up while working at the factory. Go
home— be happy—and never, no never
again raise your voice against that which
has raised you from min, and which is the
greatest blessing your county can enjoy.
ANECDOTE.
A fashionable young beau made his ad-
dresses toa woman, who was stricken in
years and had been remarkably homely in
her youth, but was possessed of the attrac-
‘tions of a large landed property; and as a
cozmterrfeit part is commonly overdone, as
well in courtship as in politics. the young
spark was exceedingly profuse in his pro-
fessions of attachment. In the mean time.
the old lady was prudently suspicious. At
length, while they were walking! together,
arm in arm, over her lands, and"iifter,'liélf-had
been renewedly declaring his ardeiifpassioiis
she very seriously addressed him as follows,
‘My glass told me when l was young,‘ that
my person was very plain and forbidding;
and old age has added wrinkles -to my nat-
ural deformity: therefore. although I wish
to believe you, Ican hardly think it possible
that sucha handsome accomplished young
man as you-be, should fall in love with an
ill-looking old woman.’ ‘Oh! it is possible.
it is possible, it is real, replied the gallant—-
such is my affection for you. that 1 love the.
very ground you walk upon!’
torted the old woman with warmth, ‘I sus-
pected it before; I thought that my ground
and not my person was the object ofyour af-
fection,;and now I am determined ,that you
shall possess neither the one nor the other.’
notary turned over the leaves of his book,’
the door at the first cry of- "‘I‘h'ere‘se. \Vh,,,.._
‘Indeed.’ re» V
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