Litchfield enquirer., 1838-09-06
THE WIDOW CURED;
OR, MORE THAN THE DIR. AT FAULT.

able for tlaieS-when Quar- was ut Berlin.
Y"n, OF course, know who Quarz was il
y''u doni Ill tell you. He was the cele-
braIed music composer, aud musician at
the court Of Frederic the Great, and, by
The by, taught him the flute. Quar- was
pupil of the famous counterpionist, Gas
parini Quar-, in short, was the man Who,
as he was leaving the o,clestre one night,
heard ball whistle in his ear, ticketed for
him by the Spanish Ambassador, who was
ln love with a certain marcllioness. ] can
assure you the aim was good one, and The
maestro might well bob his head and wink
his eyes.
AT the time of which was speaking be-
fnre l got into these paren,heses, Quar-
was forty-one-tall, and we'll made in his
person, and Of 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 ono SCHNEIDER, friend
of his youth, who had followed the same
studies-almost with the same success
What blessing was such a friend! In
his house, after the fatigues and adulations
that every coming day brought with it,
Quar- passed his evenings. At Schind-
ler's he sought for balm to the wounds Of
envy and jealousy, fortified his mind against
the caprices Of the great, and above all,
from SCHNEIDER he was sure to meet with
a tribute due to his genius. and praises that
came from the heart. FL q. #.ra
But death laid his cold and piiiless hand
on SCHNEIDER, and with his terrible scythe
cut that knot which only he could sever.
| No record of the time remains to tell rs
whether Madame SCHNEIDER " lamented
him sOre." There are some sorrows over
which we are forced to throw veil.-
Perhaps she did, perhaps she did not shed
a tear; perhaps food of tears. Habit
and long intimacy are mighty and power
full things.
Yet, though SCHNEIDER was no more,
Quar- still continued his yisits-whether
from long custom, or particular affection
for his lost friend, does not appear and
the young widow continued to receive him
with her accustomed welcome. For c
considerable time nj particular occurrence
happened 10 interrupt their interviews, the
motive Of which seemed to be mutual
consolation. 1t is only by looking closely,
and examining events with attention, that
we can discover any diminUtion of their
affections for poor SCHNEIDER; but by de-
grecs he faded from their memory. They
now aud then spoke Of him, it is true, but
less and less. till at last they ceased to
speak ofhim at all. SCHNEIDER was allow
ed to slun,ber peaceably in his case Of
wood-"was quietly inurned;" req"iesecat
in pace.
For myself I can perfectly understand
all this. ! can see no necessity for re-
naming inconsolable al an irreparable loss,
and can conceive no folly greater than his
or hers had they doomed themselves TO
eternal regrets. Whilst the lamp burns,
/ if ever SO feeble, nourish the flame by all
means but when once it is extinguished II
is a waste Of time and common sense to
trim or supply it with oil.
Thus, as said, Madame SCHNEIDER had
given up weeping; and as every one
should have some occupation or other, she
be,hoaght herself Of getting a new has-
band in lieu ofthe old. The idea was not
bad one. Is i. not sol With this view
she employed herself in repairing the dis
order of her toilette-in smiling on her vi
sitors-in coquetting with them a little
And who can blame her? If YOU knew
mankind as well as I do, you must be
aware that these things, much as we may
despise them, 60 great way in the world.
Depend ON il, that if woman is simple
in her manners, and plain in her dress, and
without what most people term affection
or coquetry, no one will take the trouble
of looking at her twice. Madame Schind-
ler's house underwent a similar metamor-
phosis TO her own. The yenetians, that
had for a whole year been carefully clos
ed, began to let in the day, and were dra-
period with more care and elegance than
ever. The very furniture seemed to as
sumo new life. Her doors opened al
most Of themselves to her former friends
or new acquaintances, and more than one
guest at time took his seat at her dinner
table. Quar- was, as may be expected,
always welcome; and he had the advan-
vantage that come when he might, she was
at home to him. Nothing less could be
expected from SO old a friend. and no one
could possibly find fault with her for that,
you will allow. .b 500 =,
One day, in the midst Of an animated
conversation with her amiable tayoriie,
Madame SCHNEIDER al at once burst into
tears, complaining Of a pain in her side, and
a violent headache. Quarz was :" dnZ Pc
tit soins," and did aud said all that might
have been expected Of him in sucb case.
Madame SCHNEIDER vent to bed, and sent
for physician. s,,. -a..b -. rf
| Well, you will say, what is there extra
ordinary in that Z Yesterday J. had stitch
in my side, and a headache; and what
can they have TO do with your anecdote ;
don't be impatient; mucb-as you shall
iIcar. r