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The History Of Madame And Monsieur C-.

the infant caught the infeftious sorrow , and wept because he saw her weep . Sometimes he enquired why his mamma had no dinner ; and sometimes asked whv , since he was a good bov , she gave him no bons-bons . now ? Victoire cheerfully , shared her lady ' s dry crust , and the only point on which thev differed was , that she occasionall y gave vent to a sharp reflection on her master , which Madame C instantly repressed ; upon which Victoire usually left the roomand

, indulged her feelings , as well as h " . r loquacity , by relating the story , in terms little measured , to the whole neighbotu hu- 'd . Madame C perceived with anguish , which can be ill defined , that ni tvithstaviding all the privations maternal tenderness could devise or practise , her little funds were almost entirely ex ' -iausted ; and

she had now recourse to her watcii and - rings , as the last means of averting want from her child . Victoire was forced to part with these relics of former splendour at a price far below their value . Alas I in such sort of conventions rheie is usually an unequal conflict between rapacity and distress ; but at that period the same sad necessity had forced so many unfortunate fugitives to relinquish , like Madame C ¦ the appendages of departed opulence , that the quantity of

, jewels , trinkets , and watches , offered for sale in Switzerland , had naturally diminished-their worth . With a trembling hand Madame G received the produce of her last resources , while she anticipated the moment when they would altogether fail . The people of the town , where she had alihtedhadbefore herarrivaldispatched theletter to Mons . C

g , , , , which she had sent him from Basil , but she had received no tidings of him in return ; it was therefore evident , that . , he was unaffected by her situation , that he was careless of her fate , that he thought of her no more 1 Amidst the bitterness of those reflections , how eagerly would she have welcomed that death to which he abandoned her , but that she must leave her child lo perish 1 She had not neglected

to inform her friend in Fiance of her circumstances ; but her letter , which it was death to receive , had to travel by a route so circuitous , and to pass through so many hands before it reached him , that nothing could be more uncertain lhan its arrival . With a frame languid from suffering , and a heart desolate with despair , Madame C was one evening sitting in her wretched

shed , lost in gloomy meditation , when Viftcire , who had been out in search of their little daily supplies , hastily entered . the room , and told her , that having been to pay a visit to the people of the inn , where thev had , lodged , and where she had been talking of her lady ' s misfortunes , a person who was present said , that if Madame could embroider waistcoats , woik cravats , or draw landscapes , she would

undertake to sell thern to the mistress ofthe principal inn at Sursce , who made it her business to dispose of such little sort of works , which were executed by some emigrant ladies who lived in that town ; aud she was sure the same benevolent person would do as much for Madame , when she knew her story . Victoire hud proceeded thus far , when Madame C—— threw herself on her knees , and poured forth a fervent thanksgiving : she then

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Untitled Article 1
A BRIEF MEMOIR OF MASONICUS. Article 2
PARK'S TRAVELS IN AFRICA. Article 3
CHARACTER OF GENERAL CLAIRFAIT. Article 5
DURING THE CONFINEMENT OF LOUIS XVI. KING OF FRANCE. Article 6
AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND. Article 12
ANECDOTES. Article 15
THE HISTORY OF MADAME AND MONSIEUR C-. Article 16
CURIOUS ACCOUNT OF A DUMB PHILOSOPHER. Article 20
THE LIFE OF THE LATE MR. JOHN PALMER, Article 27
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 35
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 41
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 47
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 51
POETRY. Article 57
PARLIAMENT OF IRELAND. Article 59
OBITUARY. Article 61
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The History Of Madame And Monsieur C-.

the infant caught the infeftious sorrow , and wept because he saw her weep . Sometimes he enquired why his mamma had no dinner ; and sometimes asked whv , since he was a good bov , she gave him no bons-bons . now ? Victoire cheerfully , shared her lady ' s dry crust , and the only point on which thev differed was , that she occasionall y gave vent to a sharp reflection on her master , which Madame C instantly repressed ; upon which Victoire usually left the roomand

, indulged her feelings , as well as h " . r loquacity , by relating the story , in terms little measured , to the whole neighbotu hu- 'd . Madame C perceived with anguish , which can be ill defined , that ni tvithstaviding all the privations maternal tenderness could devise or practise , her little funds were almost entirely ex ' -iausted ; and

she had now recourse to her watcii and - rings , as the last means of averting want from her child . Victoire was forced to part with these relics of former splendour at a price far below their value . Alas I in such sort of conventions rheie is usually an unequal conflict between rapacity and distress ; but at that period the same sad necessity had forced so many unfortunate fugitives to relinquish , like Madame C ¦ the appendages of departed opulence , that the quantity of

, jewels , trinkets , and watches , offered for sale in Switzerland , had naturally diminished-their worth . With a trembling hand Madame G received the produce of her last resources , while she anticipated the moment when they would altogether fail . The people of the town , where she had alihtedhadbefore herarrivaldispatched theletter to Mons . C

g , , , , which she had sent him from Basil , but she had received no tidings of him in return ; it was therefore evident , that . , he was unaffected by her situation , that he was careless of her fate , that he thought of her no more 1 Amidst the bitterness of those reflections , how eagerly would she have welcomed that death to which he abandoned her , but that she must leave her child lo perish 1 She had not neglected

to inform her friend in Fiance of her circumstances ; but her letter , which it was death to receive , had to travel by a route so circuitous , and to pass through so many hands before it reached him , that nothing could be more uncertain lhan its arrival . With a frame languid from suffering , and a heart desolate with despair , Madame C was one evening sitting in her wretched

shed , lost in gloomy meditation , when Viftcire , who had been out in search of their little daily supplies , hastily entered . the room , and told her , that having been to pay a visit to the people of the inn , where thev had , lodged , and where she had been talking of her lady ' s misfortunes , a person who was present said , that if Madame could embroider waistcoats , woik cravats , or draw landscapes , she would

undertake to sell thern to the mistress ofthe principal inn at Sursce , who made it her business to dispose of such little sort of works , which were executed by some emigrant ladies who lived in that town ; aud she was sure the same benevolent person would do as much for Madame , when she knew her story . Victoire hud proceeded thus far , when Madame C—— threw herself on her knees , and poured forth a fervent thanksgiving : she then

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