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THE PROTESTED NOTE.
Parody — “ Burial of Sir Thomas Moore."
Not a dollar we saw—not a single note,
As fast through the streets toe hurried—
Not a fri< nd from his locker would lend ua a. shot,
And we felt confoundedly flurried.
•
We “shinned” it hard at the middle of day,
The alleys and corners turning,
’Neath the heated rays of an April sun,
With our flushed cheeks hotly burning.
Many and long were the prayers that we made,
And our face bore the impress of sorrow—
But the brokers to lend us we saw were afraid ;
And we bitterly thought of the morrow !
No useless pity disturbed their breast—
Self-interest only had bound them,
And we envied the shavers taking their rest,
With their stock certificates round them.
We thought as we went from the street to the
Dock—
(’Twas now half past two—we ran fast—)
How the holders of our paper would bear the
shock,
When they’d hear we’d laid over at last!
Darkly they'd talk of the merchant that’s gone,
And over his protests upbraid him, —
But little he’d “stopped,” if he could have
“gone on,"
And his debtors had duly paid him.
But half the needful funds he had raised,
When the clock struck the hour of fate ;
And we knew by the Notary's heavy step,
That, alas ! it was now too late !
Slowly and sadly we gazed on the note,
As payment he sternly demanded—
And we brushed away a rising tear
As we took the “protest" he handed.
JIISCELLAIVY.
THE EMPRESS OF FRANCE.
t BY JAMES H. I'ERKINS.
“She, in the working of whose destiny,
The man of blood and victory attained
His more than kingly height.”
Tnr. Conqueror.
When a few centuries shall have thrown
their shades upon the strange fortunes of
Napoleon ; and given to every thing about
him the tinge of romance, the story of his
first wife will seem to the student rather a
fable than a fact; he will look upon her
as we look upon Mary of Scotland, but
with a deeper interest; for she, far more
truly than her lord, was from first to last
“th'c child of destiny.”
Told* while yet unmarried, that she
would be a wife, a widow, and a queen of
France—the entire fulfilment of the first
part of the prophecy, gave her courage to
believe in the last part also when under
sentence of death. When her bed was
taken from under her because she was to
die in the morning, she told her weeping
friends that it was not so; that she should
sit upon the throne on the ruins of which !
Robespierre then stood triumphant; and j
when asked, in mockery, to choose her
maids of honor, since she was to be queen
she did choose them, and they were her
maids of honor when half of Europe look
ed up to her. On that night, which was
to have been her last on earth, Robes
pierre fell. Ilad he fallen a few years ear
lier, her first husband would have lived;
had his fall been but one day later, Jo
sephine would have been among the ten
thousand victims whose names we have
never heard. But he fell on that night,
and her destiny was accomplished.
She married Napoleon, and, through
her, her husband was appointed to the ar-1
my of Italy. Step by step site rose, till at
last the crown rested upon her head; the
second part of the prophecy was proved
true, and she began to look forward to that
loss of power and rank, which had also
been foretold, and which was to close the
strange drama ofher life.
And he that had wedded the child of
destiny grew every day more strong and
more grasping. In vain did Josephine
attempt to rule his ambition, and chasten
his aims ; ho was an emperor ; he wished
to found an empire, and bv slow degrees
he made himself familiar with the thoughts
of putting her away.
When the campaign of 1800 was at an
end, hardened and narrowed, the General
came back to his wife: his former kind
ness was gone, his playfulness was check
ed ; he consulted her hut seldom, and
seldom stole upon her private hours with
familiar love that had so often made her
heart leap. She saw that her hour drew
nigh.
It was the evening of the 20th of No
vember ; the court was at Paris in honor
of the King of Saxony. Josephine sat at
her window, looking down upon the river,
and musing on the dark fate before her,
when she heard Napoleon’s step at the
door. She sprang to open it, using her
usual exclamation, “mon ami !” He em
braced her so affectionately, that for an
instant her fears and woes seemed vain.
She led him to a chair, placed herself at
his feet, and looking up into his face,
smiled through her tears.
“You are unhappy, Josephine,” said
the Emperor.
“Not with you, sire.”
“tkh,” said he quickly, “why rail me
sireT” these shows of State steal all true
joy from us.”
“Then why seek them ?” answered Jo
sephine
The Emperor made no reply. “You
are now the first of men,” she continued,
“why not quit war, turn ambition out. of
your councils, bend your thoughts on the
good of France, and live at home among
those who love you ?”
• “Josephine,” said lie, turning his face
from her, “it is not I, it is France de
mands the sacrifice.”
“Are you sure of that, my lord?” said
his wife; “have you probed your heart to
the bottom? is it not ambition that
prompts you reasons for repudiat
ing me; you are sure it is the love of
France?”
Everf word she spoke touched him to
the quick ; and rising hastily, he replied,
“Madam, I have my reasons; good even
ing.”
“Stay, sire,” said she, taking hold of
his arm, “we must not part in anger. I
submit. Since you wish it, I submit cheer
fully. It is not in my nature to oppose
your will; I love you too deeply. Nor
shall I cease to love you Napoleon, be
cause I am to leave your throne and your
side. If you still go on victorious, I shall
rejoice with you ; if reverse comes, I will
lay down my life to comfort you. I will
pray for you morning and night, and in
the hope that sometimes you will think
of me.”
Hardened as he was, Napoleon had
loved his wife deeply and long. Her sub
mission to his stern resolve; her calm,
hut mournful, dignity; her unshaken love
moved even him; and for a momentalfec
lion struggled with ambition. He turned
to embrace her again ; hut in that moment
her face and form had changed. Her eye
and her whole person seemed inspired !
He felt himself in the presence of a supe
rior being. She led him to tlfh window,
and threw it open. A thin mist rested
upon the Seine and over the gardens of
tl»e palace; all around was.silent; among
the stars then before them, one was far
brighter than the rest. She pointed to
it.
“Sire,” she said, “that star is mine—to
that, and not to yours, was promised em
pire; through me, and through iny desti
nies, you have risen ; part from me and
you fall. The spirit of her that foresaw
my rise to royalty, even now communes
with my spirit, and tells me that your fate
hangs on mine. Believe me or not, if we
henceforth walk asunder you will leave no
empire behind you, and will die yourself
in shame, and sorrow, and with a broken
spirit.”
He turned away sick at heart, and over-}
awed by the words of one, whose destiny
had been so strangely accomplished. Ten j
days were passed in resolves—and then }
the link that hound him to fortune was
broken. Josephine was divorced; and,
as he said himself at St. Helena from that
hour his fall began.
Josephine was divorced—hut her love
did not cease; in her retirement she joyed
in all his successes, and prayed that he
might be saved from the fruits of his foul
ambition. \\ hen liis son was born, she
regretted that she was not near him in his
happiness; and when he went a prisoner
to Elba, she begged that she might share
his prison, and relieve his woes. Every
article that he had used at her residence,
remained as he left it; she would not let a
chair be removed. The book, in which
lie had been last reading, was there with
the page doubled down, and the pen that
he had last used was by it, with the ink
dried on its point. When her death drew
nigh, she wished to sell all her jewels, to
send the fallen emperor money ; and th’e
will was submitted to his correction. She
died before his return from Elba; hut her
last thoughts were of him and France, and
her last words expressed the hope and be
lief “that she had never caused a single
J tear to flow.” She was buried in the
| village church of Rucl, and hex body was
' followed to the grave, not alone by princes
; and generals, hut by two thousand poor,
i whose hearts had been made glad bv her
bounty.
Her marble monument hears only the
inscription:—
“EIT.ENE AND IIORTENSE TO JOSEPHINE.”
What n fund for future writers in her
character and fate; and what a lesson to
all of us, whether in prosperity or adver
sity.
MARIANA, THE NEAPOLITANS.
Oh, what cannot a woman do when she
is handsome—when a deep resentment
drives I'rom her heart every joy hut ven
geance. How religiously she treasures
the memory of an affront.—Like a spring
that gushes up and islost in the sand of the
desert, she melts into tears until her eyes
dry up, or death seals them, or she waits
silently for the passing of her enemy, like
the Hyena of the Egyptian tombs.
Recently, a beautiful Neapolitan young
lady arrived in Paris with a young man—
one of those who possess the art of in
veighing the affections, and abusing the
confidence of a female. He had said to
Mariana, follow me; abandon thy old
father for mine—thy blue Italian sky for
that of France—renounce for me, the mar
riage—the marriage that is proposed to
you. For you the pleasures of the world
are opened, and the pure delights of love
arc for you. Mariana followed him.
He had left her many months alone, is
olated in the midst of an immense city, not
daring to return to Italy, and cherishing
the deceptive hope that he would come
back to her. He had gone—the wretch !
One morning he had cast a look of disdain
upon her who had ministered to his pleas
ure, and left her with a smile.
BRUNSWICK
What had he to fefcr ? She knew not e-|
ven his real name. The fear of dishonor I
—the lack of support—r-her woman’s fee-.
bleness, would drive her soon from Paris, j
The crime once well arranged, he depart
ed.
Poor Mariana! At first she had no sus
picion—afterwards thehorrible truth flash
ed npon her mind with all its force. Be
trayed—abandoned—after having sacri
ficed all, betrayed by Aim — who, then,
could be trusted ? - ' , ,
She opened her window aqd looked
out upon the passengers in the streets. No
one stopped. Mariana then thought of:
death ; but a new idea occurred. She
brought forth her dress, purchased deco
rations ; and gathering new beauty from
despair, went with other females of her
country to balls, and to the theatre-—in*
suit and injury ranking at her heart, arid
a smile upon her lips.— Seeking to be in
debted to chance alone for an opportuni
ty of avenging herself upon- a traitor, she
watched with eagerness the entrance of
every person, yet recognized no one. She
poured out before a piano, the riches of
her cultivated voice, and stifled the sigh
which almost suffocated her. Her appear
ance at length was that of a mummy dres
sed and decorated which one might put
in motion, and which would be a union of
external beauty and internal death.
A young Irian had noticed her with deep
interest, and followed close as her shadow. ‘
He possessed a candid and noble soul,}
and he yielded that noble soul to love.
He swore lie would press to his bosom the
brilliant star which had thus dazzled him.
lie kept his word—hut repulsed for a
long time, lie began to despair of happi
ness, when Mariana proposed to him to
revenge her by the death of her deceiver,
if he could find him. —He consented. He
immediately commenced an indefatigable
search—visited every place, examined all
corners, made himself acquainted with
every grade of life. In every, place where 1
bodies moved, where eyes looked, where
voices spake, they appeared companions
of love and vengeance with a mission
which the one incessantly recalled to the
other.
One day Amedec said to Mariana—“My
brother has returned from his travels.”
“ What brother ?”
“The only one 1 have. A difference
of temper has separated us for a long time,
lie returns to marry—to-morrow. The
nuptials will he brilliant indeed. If you
wish to be a spectator of them, place your
self against the altar—l shall see you and
he happy:”
After the service he escaped and joined
his mistress, and found her pale and con
vulsive. **
“It is he !” said she.
“Who ?”
“You know well—mv enemy.”
“Woto me ! I comprehend the whole—
my brother ”
“Your brother? the infamous wretch’.”
“Yes—Yes. And this morning how
affectionately he pressed my hand.”
“I have pressed your hand upon my
heart,and you have felt heat at the
thought of injury and revenge.”
“Mariana, what do you require of me ?
It is a fearful thing.”
lie fled—but some hours afterwards he
changed his mind. He asked for his
brother, and coldly recounted to him all.
The brother smiled at first—hut afterwards
pausing, lie asked who had told him that.
“Your victim.” ,
“Are there, then, victims in these days?
Cherished and favored lovers are so com
mon, it is scarcely possible that one could
be missed.”
“It is true Gustavus, that you refer to
your error?”
“The error was love’s—not mine: she
quitted me too soon.”
“Cold and contemptible railcr. How
if this woman, whom you thus contemn,
had fallen into my hands, as if by Heaven’s
design, that a crime should he committed
between brothers—if she had authorized
me to revenge her of a disloyal wretch?”
“This is too much.”
“It is true nevertheless.”
“What! for that Italian wanton.”
“Wretch!” cried Mariana as she rush
ed into the room. *
“Gustavos received her with a gesture
of contempt, whigh Amedee answered by
a blow. Then agreeing on an hour and
place of meeting, he dragged Mariana
from the room. Both were at the place
appointed—determined and silent.—Gus
tavos had a thoughtful air not unusual with
him—and Amedee held, with trembling
hand, his unloaded pistol, when suddenly
a female form stood befure them.
! “Tis enough,” she said : “Each of
you has done his duty. Rut innocent
blood would be an unacceptable olferin<r
from a dying wretch.”
“ Dying !” exclaimed both.
“Yes, Amedee—l desired to see wheth
er you loved me enough to sacrifice alf to
me. To be a witness of your brother’s
happiness was impossible to me—l
have taken poison.”
“You would have despised me—and
indeed, I should have deserved it. Your
brother alone had my affection. Be rec
onciled—let me join your hands. Adieu,
Gustavus, be happy with your young wife.”
She died—the poor Mariana.
Gustavus lost his gaiety ; and as to A
medee, he never married—and is oftep
seen leaning his forehead upon a name
less tomb, whose secret alone he knows.
[U. S. Gazette.
Rev. Russel Streeter of Boston,has mar
ried Iftf) couple during the last 12 month*.
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DAVID F. WILSON.
Macon, April 14,1837.
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