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VOLUME 11.
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JOHN POOLE,
PAINT and oil store,
JVo. 11 Whitaker Street,
Kotps constantly for sale White. Lead, Pure Nos.
Ind 2 English. Ground Paints! Black. Yellow,
Brown, Chrome Green. Paris Green, and Prussian
Blue; Dry Venetian Red, Spanish Brown, Lamp
b!ck. Yellow Ochre, Red Leal, Litharge, Paris.
ind Chrome Green, Prussian Blue, Chrome Yel
low, Umber, Terra de Sienna, Drop Black, and a
wiotv of fancy colors ; Linseed Oil, Sperm do,
N'catsfooi do, and Spirits of Turpentine; White
Wash Brushes, Paint, Varnish, Graining and Ar
tists Brushes; Window and Picture Glass of all
qualities; Copal, Japan, Light and Dark Coach
Varnish; Mixed Paints of all kinds; Paper Hang
ings. Fire Board Prints and Borders.
The above articles will be sold on reasonable
term*.
tir House, Sign and Ship Painting done in a- |
workmanlike maimer, and at reasonable prices,
oct 19 ly
G. BUTLER,
MASTER BUILDER,
DEALER IN WHITE PINE LUMBER,
York Street, Oglethorpe Square.
N. B.— He is prepared to put in Iron fronts
in Stores, £:c. ly oct 19
T. R. CLARKE,
FASHIONABLE BOOT MAKER,
Naxt door to corner Bull and Broughton-sts.
•ct 10 ly
A. PONCE,
Importer and Manufacture r of Sr gars,
No. 13 Whitaker Street,
Keeps on hand a well selected stock of intpoited
Segars ; also Manufactured Tobacco, Snuff, Pipes,
and all other articles usually kept in his line of
business, which he offers on the most reasonable
terms. ly oct 19
SAM L. L. SPEIS3EGGER,
TUNER A REPAIRER PIANO FORTES,
# HAVING been engaged in the above busi
ness for the last 35 years, Mr S. trusts that
special references are unnecessary.
Order* left with Mr 11. S. Bogardes,” Bull-st.,
Messrs F. Zngbaum & Cos., or Messrs I. W. Mor
re(l & Cos., will be attended to with promptness
nd fidelity. lm oct 12
W. A J. WYLLT,
CABINET MAKER % UNDERTAKER,
Corner of Broughton and Bull Streets,
Under the Lyceum Hall.
Coffin* of all kinds made of the bet materials, and
furnished at the shortest notice.
Also, uew and second hand Furniture bought
tid sold, and repaired with dispatch.
rt I*2 2 m
N. ELLS,
FASHIONABLE BOOT MAKER,
No. 140 Broughton-t„ near the corner of Bull-st.
oct 12 T
J. S. SOLOMONS
WILL contract to execute Plastering, of all kinds
and styles, at the shortest notice.
Residen President Street, next door to Mr B.
Bhider'g. 2m oct 12
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.
GUO. N. NICHOLS,
Ovens’ Building, opposite the Pulaski House,)
SAVANNAH, GA.
I* prepared to execute all work in his line, with
neatness and despatch, and in a style
not to be surpassed.
Prices a* reasonable as any other establishment
in iho citv. lv sept 28
JOHN F. SHEEN,
fashionable tailor ,
Over J. M. Haywood’s Hair Dressing Saloon,
OPPOSITE THE PUL ASKI HOUSE.
Cutting, Mending and Cleaning done with neatness
•n i despatch. Work made up us cheap as at any
other establishment in the city. sept 21
J DE MARTIN,
DEALER IN
Fruits, Wines, Liquors, Sugars,
PICKLES, PRESERVES and GARDEN SEEDS.
—: also: —
APPLES, ONIONS A POTATOES,
When in season, received fresh by every vessel.
—: also: —
Oysters put up to order in from 1 to 10 gallon kegs.
Corner of Bay and Whitaker Streets,
JOHN OLIVER,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER,
GILDER, GLAZIER, &c.,
No. 121 Broughton Street, a few doors east of
Whitaker Street, Savannah, Ga.
All kinds of Paints —Paint Oil, Turpentine,
Varnish, Glass. Putty, &c., for sale. july 20
EDWARD G. WILSON,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Conveyancer, Collector, Accountant 4* Copyist,
Office under J. M. llavwood’s.
t irn D.tv, Wednesday’ November 27th.
JOHN MALLERY^
DRAPER AND TAILOR,
No. 55 Bay-st. joining the City Hotel.
Lvi tes the attention to his Stock of New and
Seasonable Goods, now opening, consisting of
choice READY MADE CLOTHING and FUR
NISHING GOODS, comprising every article
Gentlemen’s apparel.
Algo, full supply of CLOTHS, CASS IME RES
and V BSTINGS, of various shades and qualities
which will be made to order in the most ap
proved style, by competent and experienced
Jtrkmen, warranted to give entire satisfaction,
tnd at prices to suit the time* oet 18
to 1 iterator?, irienre aiA 3,rt, tjja J>anG dMtft Jfeonrij unit tjj? Jims nf fjje Bat}.
MoARTHOR & MORSE,
Manufacturers and Dealer* in
PLAIN, JAPANNED & BLOCK TIN WARE,
HOLLOW &. ENAMELLED WARE,
STOVES AND COOKING RANGES,
Lead Pipe, Sheet Lead. Copper and Zinc,
STORE, 13 BARNARD STREET.
All kinds of Copper, Tin and Sheet Iron Work,
done in the best mariner, ut the shortest notice.
3P P> 21 lyr
ALLEN & BALL,
FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 112 BAY STREET,
SAVANNAH, GA.
J. M. BALL & CO.,
Commission t r c ft an t s,
MACON, GEORGIA.
ROBERT A. ALLEN, JAMES M. BALL,
sept 20 Jy
JONES & PAFOT,
Shipwrights, Spar Makers,
AND CAULKERS.
Yard opposite R. & J. Lachiison’s Foundry.
R. H. DARBY,
rr jbc m ea _
Corner Broughton and Whitaker Streets,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
R. H. D. is prepared to execute all orders for
Making or Cutting on reasonable terms
mar 9 ly
J. S. STURTEVANT,
MASTER BUILDER,
Corner Montgomery and Liberty Sts.
All orders in his line will be promptly attended
to, and faithfully executed. ly • june 1
JOHN V. TARVER,
FACTOR 4- COMMISSION MERCHANT
EXCHANGE WHARF, SAVANNAH, GA.
RABUN & FULTON,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 207 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga.
J. W. RABUN, R. L. FULTON, I. P. WHITEHEAD.
LANIER HOUSE,
BY LANIER & SON,
june 22 Macon, Georgia.
J. HASBROUC K & CO.,
\\ holesnle and Retail Dealers in
CHINA, GLASS AND EAR THEN WARE,
sepr 21 BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH.
S. Y. LEV Y,
ATTO RN E Y AT LAW,
Office, No. 185 Bay-Street.
E. T. SHEFTALL,
ATTORNEY A T LAW,
may 25 . Dublin, Georgia.
MEDICAL NOTICE.
DOCTOR MOREL. Otßce No. 157 Brough
ton Street. ts mar 23
FRANCIS WAVER,
IMPORTING & COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No 107 Bay Street, Savannah, Geo.
PHILIP KEAN,
DRAPER AND TAILOR,
AND DEALER IIX
READY MADE CLOTHING.
Penfields Range, No. 98 Bryan Street,
Store formerly occupied by J. Soufhtcell k Cos
G. W HEDRICK,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER,
Gilder, Glazier, Grainer & Paper Hanger.
No. 12 Barnard Street, South of the Market,
IS always ready to execute all orders in his line
with dispatch, and at the lowest prices. All
kinds of mixed Paints, Glass and Putty kept
for sale. lyr Dec 22
J. T. JONES,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
Double & Single Guns, liillcs, &c.,
West Side of Monument Square.
SAMUEL S. MILLER,
MANUFACTURER of
CARRIAGES AND WAGONS,
DEALER IN IIUIiS, SPOKES, FELLOES, tec.
No. 140 Broughton St., Savannah.
A SHORT,
MASTER. BUILDER,
Will Like contracts fur Building and Work in
Masonry of every description. Cornet of South
Broad and Whitaker streets. may 26
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
The subscriber is prepared to execute with
neatness and despatch all work in the above lino.
142 Broughton St. Two Doors \\ est of 1. W.
MURRELL’S Furniture Store,
june 1 ly I. SOLOMONS, Agent.
CLOTHING,
PIERSON & lIEIDT offer for sale CLOTHING,
Wholesale and Retail, ut New York prices, No.
10 Whitaker Street. apl 26
DR. J. DENNIS,
BOTANIC DRUGGIST
Next door above L. C. Watren k Cos,
Augusta, Ga.
Keeps constantly on hand a choice assortment,
selected from the best establishments in the United
States, consisting of Emetics, Cathartics, Diapho
retics, Diuretics, Expectorants, Einmenagoeues,
Stimulants, Tonics, Astringents, Nervines, Alka
lies, Alteratives, Rubefacients, anil Compounds
for family use. Composition Powder, No. Six,
Lobelia in its various preparations, ulso
Medical Books. may 4
ALFRED HAYWOOD,
CORNER BRVAN AND BARNARD STREETS,
Market Square, Savannah,
Dealer in Choice FRUITS, CANDIES. NUTS,
ORANGES, LEMONS, APPLES, AND PO-
I AIDES, Wholesale and Retail.
First quality Thunderbolt Oysters, Fish, &c.
Newark refined Champaigne Cider, and Albany
Cream Ale, by the bbl.
E3?* Orders from the Country, accompanied
by the cash or City reference, punctually attended
to a>i2 9
GAS PIPES AND FIXTURES.
STRATTON & DOBSON,
Having received an assortment of Chandeliers,
Pendants, Brackets and Portable Gas Burners,
respectfully invite the citizens of Savannah to
call at their store, No. 72 St. Julian street, and
examine the same 4t june 1
G M. GRIFFEN,
HA\ ING purchased the stock in trade of
jSrS 3L tFiclato M. Eastman, would solicits the con
fe l fli i inued patronage of all the friend of the
establishment. All customers shall be pleased
with goods and satisfiad with prices.
GEO. M. GRIFFEN.
N. B.—Watches and Chrometers will receive
the personal attention of Mr. G., as usual,
sept 21
iflertfii
“PRESS ON.”
A rivulet’s song.
“Just under an island, ’midst rushes and
moss,
I was bom of a rock-6j,ring nnd dew ;
I was shaded by trees, whose branches and
leaves
Ne’er suffered the sun to gaze through.
“I wandered around the steep brow of a hill,
Where the daises and violets fair
Were shaking the mist from their wakening
eyes.
And pouring their breath on the air.
“ Then I crept geutly on, and I moistened the
feet
Os a shrub which enfolded a nest—
The bird in return sang his merriest song,
And showed me liis feathery crest.
“ How joyous I felt in the bright afternoon,
When the sun. riding off in the west,
Came out in red gold from behind the green
trees,
And burnished my tremulous breast!
“ Mv memory now can return to the time
When the breeze murmured low plaintive
tones,
While I wasted the day in dancing away.
Or playing with pebbles and stones.
“It points to the hour, when the rain pattered
down,
Oft resting awhile in the trees;
Then quickly descending it ruffled my calm,
And whispered to me of the seas !
“’Twas then the first wish found a home in
my breast
To increase ns time hurries along;
’Twas then I first learned to lisp softly the
words
Which I now love so proudly— ‘ Press
on !’
“I’ll make wider my bed, as onward 1 tread,
A deep mighty river I’ll be—
‘ Press on, 1 all the uay will I sing on my way,
Till I enter the far-spreading sea.”
Itceased. A youth lingered beside its green
edge
Till the stars in its face brightly shone ;
He hoped the sweet strain would re-echo
again—
But he just .heard a murmur, —“ Press
on /”
THE USES OF SORROW.
On, grieve not for the early dead.
Whom God himself hath taken ;
But deck with flowers each holy bed—
Nor deem thyself forsaken,
When, one by one, they fall away.
Who were to thee as summer day.
Weep for the babes of guilt, who sleep
With scanty rags stretch’d o’er them,
On the dark road, the downward steep
, Os misery ; while before them
Looms out afar the dieadful tree,
And solemn, sad Eternity!
Nor weep alone ; but wherf to Heaven
The cords of sorrow bind thee,
Let kindest help to such be given,
As God shall teach to find thee ;
And for the sake of those above,
Do deeds of Wisdom, Mercy, Love.
The shild that sickened on thy knee,
Thou weeping Christian mother,
Had learri’d in this world, lispingly,
Words suited for another.
Oh. dost thou think with pitying mind,
On untaught infants lefi behind ?
J?dtrteii Calf.
THE YOUNG ADVOCATE.
Antoine de Cbaulieu was the son
of a poor gentleman of Normandy,
with a long genealogy, a short rent
roll, and a large family. Jacques
Rollel was the son of a brewer, who
did not know who is grandfather
was, but he had a long purse and
onlv two children. As these youths
flourished in the early days of lib
erty’, equality, and fraternity, and
were near neighbors, they naturally
hated each olher. Their enmity
commenced at school, where the
delicate and refined De Chaulieu
being the only gentilhomme among
the scholars, was the favorite of the
master (who was a hit of an aristo
crat in his heart) although he was
about the worst dressed boy in the
establishment, and never had a sou
to spend ; while Jacques Rollet,
sturdy and rough, with smart clothes
and plenty of money, got flogged
six day’s in the wedk, ostensibly for
being stupid and not learning his
lessons —which, indeed, tie did not
—but, in reality, for constantly quar
relling with and insulting De Chau
lieu, who had not strength to cope
with him. When they left the acad
emy, the feud continued in all its
vigour, and was fostered hv a thous
and little circumstances arising out
of the state of the times, till a sep
aration ensued in consequence of
an aunt of Antoine de Chaulieu’s
undertaking the expense of send
ing him to Paris to study the law,
aud of maintaining him their during
the necessary periods
With the progress of events came
some degree of reaction in favour
of birth and nobility, and then An
toine, who had passed for the bar,
began to hold up his head and en
deavoured to push his fortunes ; but
fate seemed against him. He felt
certain that if he possessed any
gift in the w r orld it was that of elo
quence, but he could get no cause
to plead; and his aunt dying inop
portunely, first his resources failed,
and then his health. He had no
sooner returned to his home, thap,
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1850.
to complicate his difficulties cbm
pletely, he fell in love with Ma
demoiselle Natalie dS Bellefonds,
who had just returned from Paris,
where she had been completing her
education. To expatiate on the
perfections of Mademoiselle Na
talie, would be a waste of ink and
paper, it is sufficient to say that
she really was a very charming
girl, witn a fortune which, though
not large, would have been a most
desirable acquisition to De Chaulieu
who had nothing. Neither was the
fair Natalie indisposed to listen to
his addresses ; but her father could
not be expected to countenance the
suit of a gentleman, however well
horn, who had not a ten-sous piece
in the world, and whose prospects
were a blank.
Whilst the ambitious and love
sick young barrister was thus pi
ning in unwelcome obscurity, his
old acquaintance Jacques Rollet,
had been acquiring an undesirable
notoriety. There was nothing real
ly bad in Jacques’ disposition, but
having been bred up a democrat,
with a hatred of the nobility, he
could not easily accommodate his
rough humour lo treat them with ci
vility when it was no longer safe lo
insult them. The liberties he al
lowed himself whenever circum
stances brought him into contact
with the higher-classes of society,
had led him into many scrapes, out
of which his father’s money’ had one
way or another released him ; but
that source of safety had now failed.
Old Rollet having been too busy
with the afluirs of the nation to at
tend to his business, had died insol
vent, leaving his son with nothing
but his own wits to help him out of
future difficulties, and it was not
long before their exercise was called
for. Claudine Rollet, his sister,
who was a very pretty girl, had at
tracted the attention of Mademoi
selle de Bellefonds’brother, Alphon
so ; and as he paid her more atten
tion than from such a quarter was
agreeable to Jacques, the young
men had had more than one quar
rel on the subject, on which occa
sions they had each, characteristi
cally, given vent to their enmity, the
one in contemptuous monosyllables,
and the other in a volley of insult
ing words. But Claudine had anoth
er lover, more nearlv of her own
condition of life ; this was Clape
ron, the deputy’ governor of the
Rouen jail, with whom she had
made acquaintance during one or
two compulsory visits paid by her
brother to that functionary ; but
Claudine, who was a bit of a co
quette, though she did not altogether
reject his suit, gave him little en
couragement, so that betwixt hopes*
and fears, and doubts,and jealousies,
poor Claperon led a very uneasy
kind of life.
Affairs had beenJor some time in
this position, when, one fine morn
ing, Alphonse de Bellefonds was
not to he found in his chamber when
his servant went to call him ; nei
ther had his bed been .slept in.—
He had been observed to go out
rather late on the preceding even
ing, hut whether or not he had re
turned, nobody could tell. He had
not appeared at supper, but that
was too ordinary an event to awa
ken suspicion ; and little alarm was
excited till several hours had e
lapsed, when inquiries were institu
ted, aud a search commenced,which
terminated in the discovery of his
body, a good deal mangled, lying
at the bottom of a pond which had
belonged to the old brewery. Be
fore any investigations had been
made, every person had jumped to
the conclusion that the young man
had been murdered, and that Jac
ques Rollet was the assassin.—
There was a strong presumption in
favour of that opinion, which fur
ther perquisitions tended to con
firm. Only the day before, Jacques
had been heard to threaten Mons.de
Bellefonds with speedy vengeance.
On the fatal evening, Alphonse and
Claudine had been seen together in
the neighbourhood of the now dis
mantled brewery’; and as Jacques
betwixt poverty and democracy, was
in bad odour with the prudent and
respectable part of society, it was
not easy for him to bring witnesses
to character, or prove an unexcep
tionable alibi. As for the Belle
fonds’ and De Chaulieu’s, and the
aristocracy in general, they enter
tained no doubt of his guilt ; and
finally, the magistrates coming to
the same opinion, Jacques Rollet
was committed for trial, and as a
testimony of good will, AiUoine de
Chaulieu was selected by the in
jured family to conduct the prose
cution.
Here, at last, was the opportunity
he had sighed for! So interesting
a case, too, furnishing such ample
occasion for passion, pathos, indig
nation ! And how eminently for
tunate that the speech which he set
himself with ardour to prepare,
would be delivered in the presence
of the father and brother of his
mistress, and perhaps of the lady
herself! The evidence against
Jacques, it is true, was altogether
presumptive; there was no proof
whatever that he had committed the
crime; and for his own part he
stoutly denied it. But Antoine de
Chaulien entertained no doubt of
his guilt, and his speech was cer
tainly well calculated to carry that
conviction into the bosom of others.
It was of the highest importance to
his own reputation that he should
procure a verdict and he confident
ly assured the afflicted and enraged
family of the victim that their ven
geance should be satisfied. Under
these circumstances could anything
be more unwelcome than a piece
of intelligence that was privately
conveyed to him late on the even
ing before the trial was to come on,
which strongly tended to exculpate
the prisoner, without indicating any
other person as the criminal. Here
was an opportunity lost. The first
step of the ladder on which he was
to rise to fame, fortune, and a wife,
was slipping from under his feet!
Os course, so interesting a trial
was anticipated with great eager
ness by the public, and the court
was crowded with all the beauty
and fashion of Rouen. Though
Jacques Rollet persisted in asser
ting his innocence, founding his de
fence chiefly on circumstances
which were strongly corroborated
by the information that had reached
De Chaulieu the preceding evening
—he was convicted.
In spile of the very strong doubts
he privately entertained respecting
thejustice of the verdict, even De
Chaulieu himself, in the first flush
of success, amidst a crowd of con
gratulating friends, and the appro
ving smiles of his mistress, felt grat
ified and happy ; his speech had,
for the time being, not only con
vinced Others, but himself; warmed
with his own eloquence, he believed
what he said. But when the glow
was over, and he found himself
alone, he did not feel so comforta
ble. A latent doubt of Roilet’s
guilt now burnt strongly in his
mind, and he felt that the blood of
the innocent would be on his head.
It is true there was yet time to save
the life of the prisoner, but to ad
mit Jacques innocent, was to lake
the glory out of his own speech,
anti turn the sting of his argument
against himself. Besides, if he
produced the witness who had se
cretly given him the information,
he should be self-condemned, for
he could not conceal that he had
been aware of the circumstances
before the trial.
Matters having gone so far, there
fore it was necessary that Jacques
Rollet should die ; so the affair look
its course ; and early one morning
the guilotine was erected in the
court yard of the jail, three crimi
nals ascended the scaffold, and
three heads fell into the basket,
which were presently afterwards,
with the trunks that had been at
tached to them, buried in a corner
of the cemetery.
Antoine de Chaulieu was now
fairly started in his career, and his
success was as rapid as the first
step towards it had been tardy.—
He took a pretty apartment in the
Hotel Marboeuf, Grange-Bateliere,
and in a short time was looked up
on as one of the most rising young
advocates in Paris. His success
in one line brought him success in
another; he was soon a favourite
in society, and an object of interest
to speculating mothers ; but his af
fections still adhered to his old love
Natalie de Bellefonds, whose family
now gave their assent to the match
—at least, prospectively—a circum
stance which furnished such an ad
ditional incentive to his exertions,
that in about two years from the date
of his first brilliant speech, he was
in a sufficiently flourishing condi
tion to offer the young lady a suita
ble home. In anticipation of the
happy event, he engaged and fur
nished a suite of apartments in the
Rue du Helder ; and as it was nec
essary that the bride should come to
Paris to provide her trousseau, it
was agreed that the wedding should
take place there, instead of at Belle
fonds, as had been first projected;
an arrangment the more desirable,
that a press of business rendered !
Mons. de Chaulieu's absence from 1
Paris inconvenient.
Brides and bridegrooms in France,
except of the very high classes, are
not much in the habit of making j
those honeymoon excursions so uni- I
versal in this country. A day;
spent in visiting Versailles, or St. !
Cloud, or even the public places of
the city, is generally all that pre
cedes the settling dou n into the hal>
# # # O #
its of daily life. In the present in
stance St. Denis was selected, from
the circumstance of Natalie’s hav
ing a younger sister at school there ;
and also because sire had a particu
lar desire to see the Abbey.
The wedding was to take place
on a Thursday; and on the Wed
nesday evening, having spent some
hours most agreeably, with Natalie,
Antoine de Chaulieu returned to
spend his last night in his bachelor
apartments. His wardrobe and oth
er small possessions, had already
been packed up and sent to his fu
ture home ; and there was nothing
left in his room now, but his new
wedding suit, which he inspected
with considerable satisfaction be
fore he undressed and lay down to
sleep. Sleep, however, was some
what slow to visit him ; and the
clock had struck one, before he
closed his eyes. When he opened
them again, it was broad daylight;
and his first thought was, had he
overslept himself? He sat up in
bed to look at the clock which was
exactly opposite, and as he did so, in
the large mirror over the fireplace,
he perceived a figure standing be
hind him. As the dilated eyes met
his own, he saw it was the face of
Jacques Rollet. Overcome with
horror he sunk back on his pillow,
and it was some minutes before he
ventured to look again in that di
rection ; when he did so, the figure
had disappeared.
The sudden revulsion of feeling
such a vision was calculated to oc
casion in a man elate with joy, may
be conceived ! For sometime after
the death of his former foe, he had
been visited by not unfrequent
twingesof conscience; but of late,
borne along by success, and the
hurry of Parisian life, these un
pleasant remembrances had grown
rarer, till at length they had faded
altogether. Nothing had been fur
ther from his thoughts than Jacques
Rollet, when he closed his eyes on
the preceding night, nor when be
opened them to that sun which was
to shine on what he expected to be
the happiest day of hie life!
Where were the high-strung nerves
p kS
now ! The elastic frame ! The
bounding heart!
Heavily and slowly he arose from
his bed, for it was time to do so;
and with a trembling hand and quiv
ering knees, he went through the
O’ O
processes of the toilet, gashing his
cheek with the razor, and spilling
the water over his well polished
boots* When he was dressed,
scarcely venturing to cast a glance
in the mirror as he passed it, he
quitted the room and descended the
stairs, taking the key of the door
with him for the purpose ofieaving
it with the porter; the man, how
ever, being absent, he laid it on the
table in his lodge, and with n re
laxed and languid step proceeded
on his way to the church, where
presently arrived the fair Natalie
and her friends. How difficult it
was now to look happy, with that
pallid face and extinguished eye!
“ How pale you are ! Has any
thing happened ? You are surely
ill?” were the exclamations that
met him on sides. He tried to car
ry it off’as well as he could, but felt
that the movements he would have
wished to appear alert were only
convulsive; and that the smiles
with which he attempted to relax
his features, were but distorted gri
maces. However, the church was
not the place for further enquiries;
and whilst Natalie gently pressed
his hand in token of sympathy, they
advanced to the altar, and the cer
emony was performed ; after which
they stepped into the carriages wai
ting at the door, anti drove to the
apartments of Madame de Belle
fonds, where an elegant dejouncr was
prepared.
“ What ails you, my dear hus
band ? ” enquired Natalie, as soon
as they were alone.
“Nothing love,” he replied ;
“ nothing I assure vou, but a rest-
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less night and a little overwork, in
order that I might have to-day free
to enjoy my happiness ! ”
“ Are you quite sure ? Is there
nothing else ? ”
“ Nothing indeed; and pray
don’t take notice of it, it only makes
me worse ? ”
Natalie was not deceived, but she
saw that what he said was true ;
notice made him worse ; so she con
tented herself with observing him
quietly, and saying nothing; but,
as he felt she was observing him,
she mfght almost better have spo
ken ; words are often less embar
rassing things than two curious
eyes.
✓ When they reached Madame de
Bellefonds he had the same sort of
questioning and scrutiny to under-
go, till he grew quite impatient un
der it,’ and betrayed a degree <>t
temper altogether unusual with him.
Then everybody looked astonished ;
some whispered their remarks, and
others expressed them by their
wondering eves, till his brow knit,
and his pallid cheeks became Hushed
with anger. Neither could be di
vert attention by eating ; his parch
ed mouth would not allow him to
swallow anything but liquids, ot
which, however, he indulged in co
pious libations ; and it was an ex
ceeding relief to him when the car
riage, which was to convey them to
St. Denis, being announced, fur
nished an excuse for hastily leaving
the table. Looking at bis watch,
he declared it was late; and Natalie,
who saw how eager he was to be
gone, threw her shawl over her
shoulders, and bidding her friends
good morning , they hurried away.
It was a fine sunny day in June;
and as they drove alonj the crowd
ed boulevards, and through the
Porte St. Denis, the young bride
and bridegroom, to avoid each oth
er’s eyes, affected to be gazing out
of the windows ; but when they
reached that part of the road where
there was nothing but trees on each
side, they fell it necessary to draw
in their heads, and make an attempt
at conversation. De Chaulieu put
his arm round his wife’s waist, and
tried to rouse .himself from his de
pression ; but it bad by this time so
reacted upon her, that she could
not respond to his effort?, and thus
the conversation languished, till
both felt glad when they reached
their destination, which would, at
all events, furnish them some thing
to talk about.
Having quitted the carriage, and
ordered a dinner at the Hotel de 1’
Abbayc, the young couple proceed
ed to visit Mademoiselle Hortense
de Bellefonds, who was overjoyed
to see her sister and new brother-in
law, and doubly so when she found
that they had obtained permission
to take her out to spend the after
noon with them. As there is little
to be seen at St. Denis but the
Abbey, on quitting that part of it de
voted to education, they proceeded
to visit the church, with its various
objects of interest; and as De Chau
lieu’s thoughts were now forced into
another direction, his cheerfulness
began insensibly to return. Natalie
looked so beautiful, too, and the af
fection betwixt the two young sisters
was so pleasant to behold! And
they spent a couple of hours war
dering about With Hortense, who
was almost as well informed as the
Suisse, till the brazen doors were
open which admitted them to the
Royal vault. Satisfied, at length,
with what they had seen, they be
gan to think of returning to the inn,
the more especially as De Chau
lieu, who bad not eaten a morsel
of *ood since the previous evening,
owned to be hungry ; so they direc
ted their steps to the door, lingering
here and"there as they went to in
spect a monument or a painting,
when happening to turn his head
aside to see if his w'ife, who had stopt
to take a last look at the tomb of King
1 a ;obert, was following, he beheld
with horror the face of Jacques Rol
let appearing from behind a col
umn ! ‘ At the instant, his wife join
ed him, and took his arm ; inquiring
if he was not very much delighted,
with what he had seen. He attemp
ted to sav yes but the word would not
be force out; and staggering out oft he
door, he alleged that a sudden faint
ness had overcome him.
T hey conducted him to the Ho
tel, but Nataiie now became seri
ously alarmed ; and well she might.
His complexion looked ghastly, his
limbs shook, and his features bore
an expression ot indescribable hor
ror ami anguish. What could be
the meaning of so extraordinary a
change in the gay, witty, prosper
ous De Chaulieu, who, till that morn
ing, seemed not to have a care in
the world? For, plead illness as he
might, she felt certain, from the ex
pression of his features, that his suf
ferings were not of the body but of
the mind ; and, unable to imagine
any reason for such extraordinarv
manifestations, of which she had
never before seen a symptom, but
a sudden aversion to herself, and
regret for the step he had taken, her
prjde took the alarm, and, conceal
ing the distress she really felt, she
began to assume a haughty and re
served manner towards him, which
he naturally interpreted into an evi
dence of anger and contempt. The
dinner was placed upon the table,
but De Chaulieu’s appetite of which
he had lately boasted, was quite
gone, nor was his wife better able
to eat. The young sister alone did
justice to the repast ; bat although
the bridegroom could not eat, he
could swallow in such
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