Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-11-15
THE WIDOW CURED;
OR MORE THAN THE DOCTOR AT FAULT.

have the most treacllerous memory lmagl-
, able for dates when Quarz was at Ber-
lin. You Of course know who Quar-
was9-if you don't, III tell you. He was
/, the celebrated music composer and musi-
clan at the court of Frederick the Great,
1 and by the way taught him the flute
Quar- was the pupil of the famous coun-
terpointist, Gasparini; Quarz, in short,
was the gan, who, as he was leaving the
orchestra one night, heard ball whistle
; in his ear, ticketed for him by the Spanish
: Ambassador, who was in love with a GER
tain marchioness. can assure you the
aim was a good one, and the maestro
might we'll bob his head, ard wink his
eyes.
At the time Of which | was speaking be-
fore got into these parentheses, Quar-
was forty-one--tall, and well made in his
person, and ola noble and characteristic
countenance, which, joined to a talent
whose superiority no one could dispute,
gave him free access to all societies, and
caused him to be we'll received every
where. He was, among others, particu-
larly intimate with one SCHNEIDER, a friend
of his youth, who has followed the same
studies--almost with the same success
What blessing was such friend! In
his house, after the fatigues and adula-
lions that every coming day brought with
lit, Quar- passed his evenings. AtSchind-
ler's he sough. for balm to the wounds
of envy and jealousy, fortified his mind
against the caprices of the great, and, a.
bove all, from SCHNEIDER he was sure to
meet with tribute due to his genius, and
praises that came from the heart.
But Death laid his cold and pitiess
hand ON SCHNEIDER, and with his terrible
scythe cut that knot. which only he could
sever. No record Of the time remains to
tell us whether Madame SCHNEIDER 'lamen'
ted him sore.' There are some sorrows
over which we are forced to throw veil.
Perhaps she did, perhaps she did not, shed
tear; perhaps flood Of tears. Habit
and long intimacy are mighty and power
lul things.
Yet, though SCHNEIDER was no more
Quarz still continued his visits-whetheI
from long custom, or particular affection
for his lost friend, does not appear; ant
the young widow continued to receive hin
with her accustomed welcome. For
considerable time no particular occur
renee happened TO interrupt their inter
views, the motive ofwhich seemed to be ;
mutual consolation. It's only by looking
closely, and examining events with atten
ton, that we can discover any diminutior
of their affections for poor SchiRdler; bu
by degrees he faded from their memory
They now and then spoke of him, it is
true, but less and less, till at last they cea'
sed to speak ofhim at all. SCHNEIDER was
allowed to slumber peaceably in his case
of wood-'was quietly inurned ! requieSce-
bat IN pace.
For myself, can perfectly understand
all this. can see no necessity for re-
naming inconsolable at an irreparable
loss, and can conceive no folly greater
than his or hers, had they doomed them
selves to eternal regrets. Whilst the
lamp burns, if ever so freely, nourish the
fame by all means; but when once it is
extinguished, it is waste of time and
common sense to trim or supply 1t with
oil.
Thus, as said, Madame SCHNEIDER had
givenup weeping; and as every one should
have some occupation or other, she be-
thought herself Of getting anew husband
in lieu of the old. The idea was not
bad one. Is it not so? With this view
she employed herself in repairing the dis
order Of her toiette-in smiling on her
visitors--in coquetting with them little
And who can blame her? If you know
mankind as we'll as | do, you must be
aware that these things. much as we may
despise them, 60 great way in the world
Depend upon it, that if a woman IS simple
in her manners, and plain in her dress,
and without what most people term atfec-
tation or coquetry, no one Will take the
trouble of looking at her twice. Madame
Schinder's house underwent similar
metamorphosis to her own. The yene'
tons, that had for a whole year been
carefully closed, began to let in the day,
and were draperied with more care ana
elegance than ever. The very furniture
seemed to assume new life. Her doors
opened almost Of themselves to her tor-
mer friends or new acqualntances, and
moro than one guest at time took his
seat at her dinner-table. Quarz was, as
may be expected, always welcome; and
he had this advantage; that come when
he might, she was at home to greet nm.
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old friend and no one could possibly IND
fault with her, for that you will allow.
One day, in the midst of an animated