Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-09-12
A GERMAN TALE.

There livel in viennp young man of rank and
fortune, who bore stro,g resemblance to many
Other young men Of that and every city, for he was
dupe to all The foles of fashion and high life.
lie combined nrxible heart with handsome per.
son ii had cost hi. MT er grea, d, a, to make
him what is "a ed puppy bt by indefoiisible
diligence, she he al last Effected her ruIpo.c.
The ladies', cons quently, loved him. an he Iov,d
them all in turn. II Is said hat one or twice
his attachments have even been of m ore than
months eura,ion, but never did he impc.e any
stran' upon himself or The o ject CT his affection,
by an i,ksnme fd lily. He possessed the incest
p'wers Of perception, whenever any wor or look
summoned him TO victory, hut he always had the
COOL manners to pay every attention to the clock
when it summoned the hour of parting.
With these qualifications he was certain of sue.
cess with the ladies. He paid his deyoirs To al,
joye1 all, nd wa at last tired IF all. In one of
his moments of stupl safety. our hero Lad return
el ",ne before supper Happy is he who fe $
tie time least oppressive hen at home-hc be-
longs 10 the better kind If men. Our young count
threw himself upon the sofa, stretched his limbs,
yawned, aud SO forth. Suddenly it occurred TO
him tn i lie w's married. No wonder that we
should have forgotten il, since he himself only Just
now recollectcJ it,
Apropos," said he, and runs the BELLA ser
vlJt ente ed
"o 10 your mistress and ask If may have the
plrr ne Of seeing hcr." The servant lis,,enel -
tcntvely, and net believing the testimony of his
ow "ar'. The count repeated his orders, which
the s'rvant at length oteyed, shaking his head as
he went. The countess was the amiable daughter
of , county 'ntaman-she wa flower which
from the pressure of the court atmosphere. d-oopcd
but did not quite wthrr-to avpid ennui she had
no resource hut 10 swim with the lie OF h h e.
She and her husband sometimes met--thcy never
avoided nor ever courted each Others society. Be-
re marriage ttey had seen little of each other,
and after it they had no time for such employ
mcnt. There we've people enough who spared the
the trouble Of admrng his wife's peicctions,
and ii they made no impression on hcl heart, they
ct last gafed heI vanity.
Her husbands message was delivered to her IT
same his--she knew not what 10 think of this
unexp,cel vrs she replied, however, that she
should be happy to see him. He en'er,d, he hoped
h not troubesome-took chair made To-
marks on the weail Grand recounted the news of
Ih day. The cnnvcrs alton, as far as is related
was quite common. but his vivacity and, aud A.
melia's genius inspired it with interest The time
passed they knew not how--the count looked at
his watch-was surprised TO find il SO late. and
requested permission TO sup with his wife. With
oil my hca,t," replied Amelia, " if you can be con
tent with my homely fare" Supper was b,ouph
they eat, and were IN rry without being noisy
This calm pleasure possessed to them the charm o
novelty; they were both pleasant without wishing
TO appear So, as is generally he case with mos
people. They were quite new acquaintances tn,
hours flew sUi0y away and the time fr retiring I,
rest being arrived, tie count took leave Of the coun
tess highly pleased with his visit.
The next day he was invited to a concert. ant
did not lean till it was too la'", hat one of tn,
vTtuosos being i'll, the concert was def ned, How
was he 10 pass the tedious evening He inquire,
as he passed after his wife, and was informed lha
she was somewhat indisposed.
"Well,' thought he, common c;vil;ty reuaire
that should wait " on her, and ask her personal
" how she docs" He sent message reoucstip,
that he might he allowed to set with her till sup
per, and a. po'ilely received. He was cheerful
lively and gallant. The supper hour arrived, an,
this time Amelia begged him 10 stay. He ha,
been invited TO a casino party after he concert
s. notwi,h- tandng which be remained with his wife
and their conversation quite as pleasant an,
less reserved than that Of the preceding ,isi'.
"Do you know" said Amelia " that The parry {,
which yu invited would find little lroubl
in discovering the cause Of your absence." III
smiled and paused for a moment. al must tel
something in confidence" began he at length
while he was playing with his fork, somethin,
which you win perhaps think rather candid thar
gallant; you cannot imagine how much you hay
imp we'd your marriage" "My marriage !;
answered Amelia in jocose tone, 81 believe
touk place about tho same time your own
"yery true, my lady" replied he, " but il is incon
ceiyable how so happy an alteration can have take
place you. At that time-padOn me-you ha
so much rust bashfulness, it is scarcely possibl
to recognize you, your genius is no longer til
same; ,v,n your features are very much i'm
proved"
"WeIl, my lord" replied the eountsss, with
out wishing to return the compliment, al that yo
have said OF ne, thoaght Of you. But upon m
word" ad led she, il is well that no one hears US