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‘PHILADELPHIA, l SATURDAY, APRIL! 17, n 18.1.7;
104 scum THIRDAST.
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‘g in". 'For.thciBoys’ and Girls’ Catholic Magazine’.
Tim SPEAKING; COMB,
I Translated from the French.
av Miss‘:5i.inv c. rixxxsv.
' ADAM sw; MAR.
-CEL, wife a of one
of the most distin-
guished Surgeons in
the French army, and
7 consequently separat;
‘ ed from .‘ him during
many year's, devoted
herself entirely to' the
, , upon whom nature
-seemed‘ to'- have la-
visl1ed‘her' gifts. "She
5.3’ was pretty, ' graceful
:3lV'ltll0llt atfectation,
iwith an‘ excellent
IQ’ heart and cheertf:ul
, .,r 4?‘ -‘.--5.“ diuspositioh ; " her a-9
‘hays high r9P‘,ll‘m9l‘-
Jr:-;:2i:’='.’-’-7‘%“fv"a5r'a11'd largefortuncyhad
s'ecu“red‘ herfthc‘b'cst‘ society in Paris.‘, u’-F0, E111
these advantages she joined instruction without
pedaiitry and many accomplishmcnts.’w;h1Ch 5110
had (':'arric:cl'to'a greafdegree of perfection. . .
' One mayrasilyliiirtagine 'ho'w.dear this Clllld
waste. Madam St. Marcel,’ and the pleasure of
this‘ tender mother [when she ‘receivctl the con-
gratulations of r those who’ met with her ‘daugh-
ter; A very great fault however, had crept un-
perceived by her, among the good qualities of
her dear Caroline. This fault, which is junforL
tunatcly but too common to young persons, was
to ridicule everything without respect or distinc-u
tion, to laugh at the mostjsimple things-in short
to deride everybody. Caroline gave hcrselfiup
to this fault with the greater secui'it)'.”I1S.b91Ilg
agreeable,‘sprightly,‘ and handsome, she did not
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v-..,.. .... ...a....s.a. up ...',.,,':-re.
fear the same treatment from others.‘ Thus no;
thing escaped the penetration of her looks, the
volubility of her gossip and biting jests; If she
went to'walk, each individual she met was exa-
mined, carpcd at and taken to pieces from head
to foot ;-into’ whatever circle slicentered, ‘it’ was
a continual criticism on the dressand ' deport-
ment of one,’ the voice and gesturesof anotheri
the moment she was seated, her malicious eye
sought out its victim's$,and whilst discoursing of
those whom she regarded with irony, her imam.
dcrate bursts of laughter and whispers exceed-7
ingly annoyed the object's,of‘them.' ’ >
Some, ‘through respect to the‘ company in
which Atheyiwerc, and interested in the youth
and beauty" of'Ca1joline, submitted in silenceto ,
her bitter jests'j ’others,'lcss patientiior more sen?
sitive, would not consent to become the sport of
this young madcap; and spoke loudly of her
malicious and satirical tone, which so, ill con-
trasted with her dignified appearance and the’
charms’ of her figure. , L; ' , ‘ hi
‘ But what principally encouraged Caroline,
and gave her the habit of ' this pernicious fault;
was the approving laugh excitedby her sarcasms
and to which theyfoolishly gave the title of wit-'
ticisms, orf“ lien-nm'l.y.” The, pleasure of form-‘
ing around lierself a circle of giddy youngper-:
sons’, to hearitlicm ‘gather up all the gall which
tlowerl h‘oin'licr pretty mouth and repeat it as‘
7 an e.rquisz'tzj,' charniing thing,,to be spread thro'
‘all,Paris'; all.this had insensibly altered her'ami-
able iiaxikitess, and would have forever spoiled:
her cliaracter and ‘corrupted her heart, it‘ some‘
remarkable adventures had not instructed Mad.
St. M., of the fatal wanderings to which she had
abandoned her daughter. .
One day she went with her mother to a sub-:
scription Concert, where were reunited all the
most distinguished artists and amateurs of the,
city. A celebrated violin player was executing‘
a conccrtoof his own composition: at the mo-
ment ol‘ the most expressive adagfo. (Sl0W m0V'c-, i
meat) there’ was an absolute silence in the saloon,
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