Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-05-01
A MARRIAGE.
1sRoN THE

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One afternoon. in the year Is. I was sitting,
lonesome and l~isIless. in the parior of n lirtle inn, in
one oil the dullcSt villages of the south Of France.
IL raincd m torrents, 50 that | was forced To find
amusement within doors. In This | was particularly
unsuccessful. ] sat q couple OF hours nj my solitary
table 10 vile away the time, yet the evening lsas
hardly begun. Whit to DO next TO kill the timcl /
walked up aud down the room tall I was tired. aud
then ia despair began counting the drops as they
rIcSleddbwn the window. NJ kind landlady saw
how slowly the time passed with me. aud tired by
all the sriniy means in her power TO divert my
lisilessness. She brought me n Guic, which | seized
gladly, but it was cracked il three places; and the
only violin the house possessed wanted two strings.
Not possessing the gin Of a Plganani, | could draw
no music from what remliHcd. and threw 1t aside
in despair. Had she any bpoksl She did not know.
but would try 10 find some; and came back after a
while with an odd volume of n stupid novel. This
| read through, and tried To read again; hat nature
was unequal TO such an etJTt, and the volume was
Hung into the same corner with The violin Casting
my eyes round in the hopeless search for some en-
ploymcni. ] chlnced TO see on one of the window
panes the names of CIsimir AMI Julia written on tho
glass with a diamond, within n heart. This little
incident was n prize for mn idler. and ! drew near
the window to examine the names with n feeling
something like satisfaction. Nj hostess who was
beginning 10 despair was delighted at finding some.
thing 10 amuse me, and began nj once
IL see Monsieur is looking NJ those two names ON
the glass. All. those young people did not find the
time so heavy here as monsieur does"
you know, then, who the names belong tot Do
tell me the story"
with great pleasure. Last spring. a young gcu.
tleman and lady stopped here one evening. and
stayed with ms some weeks. They were both hand.
some, and 1t was hard To say which seemed 10 love
the other best. They lived in the lille room to the
south, which looks out on my daughters flower gar
den. and never went out all day long. Al evening.
they used 10 take a walk 1y the river, and / often
noticed when they came homo that The lady's ewes
were red, as though she had been weeping. and the
young man lo'ked rs If he wanted To cry too. They
were kind and gentle to every ono. and all the PEG.
pie about the house loved them. Who they were,
or what brought them To such an out of the way
place rs thus. | could not tell. and they never said
a single word about their affair. They paid me
regularly out of n purse which | saw wa, getting
empty every week. 80 things went on, and we had
got - used To Onr strange visitors, that we did not
trouble our heads much about them, when early ono
morning | was aroused by the smell of smoke. and
jumped NJ. thinking the house must be on fire. A
J thick choking smoke that came from the south end
OF the house almost s.Iiled me. ran as fast ns |
could TO the room where they slept. and when |
opened The door, what DO you think I saw, sirl-
Why, there lay the poor young gentleman and lady
on tho floor, aud he rom was filled with IN. char
coal Tiny had lighted over night. Only think a
W. Suth Sweet pIelly creatures killing Themselves
! opened the window, ana the fresh air seemed a.
revive them n liule. While I vas trying to help
ihem, | heard n carriage stop at the door. and I'm n
minute q stranger rushed into the room: a tall. fine
looking I'D man, with IA military air. lie knew the
young man at once. for ne cried. "Oh. Cnsimir. INV
son. my son. my son. and came near falling sense.
less himself by his side. However. by the helm of
my women, we soon brought them all To life; and
then you should have seen the joy of them all, and
how they laughed and cried; and I, Too. ms hard a.
any OF them. The old gentleman was General do
Beausencouri. | found. aud the Young man his son
VITO had mlrried n beautiful young gir. FIR below
him in rank and fortune, and Aed with her TO escape
his fathers anger. The general had boon hunting
for them ever since they left PARIS, firmly deter.
mined, # he found them, to force hls son to 20 home
with hun, and have their marriage dissolved by The
courts. Bat when he found his darling son Ivino
There 80 pale and speechless. his love got the belief
OF ms anger. and he not only Grglve him. but lor
his sake, his young wife; md all their troubles vyer,
over at once, and all were as happy as happy could
be- and all went away in the gentleman's car
ringe."
My landIady's story interested mo deeplv. and
hardly knew which TO admire Eosi. the affection Of
the young couple, or the generous forgiveness of the
faIhor.
Two years had elapsed, and I had totally FORGOT
ten the lovers and their adventure, when I was m
viied to pass an evening at the house Of one Of our
most Distinguished painters. When ! entered The
room, ! found our entertainer engaged IN converse.
ton with a man Of a grave and pensive demeanor
They were talking of marriage, and the painte,
maintained with warmth that there was no p,Ssi
biliiy OF a happy union without ardent mutual aC
lection. His adversary insisted that such MARRIAGE.
were always UNHAPPY. After dilaling on Ibis view
he added. II pity FROM the bottom Of my heart those
ihOughtless boings who hope to realize their hntas.
tc dreams Of love and happiness in such an uni,,
Yes. I pity Them from the very Bottom nS mo 49,,
for they will soon be cruelty undcceived. and bii.
teriy regret their fatal. their irreInediable err,r"
SIR J replied, Il think I could ment,on ,y,o
persons whose example would tiumphandv c,,.
inio your reasonIngs." And { then told tho S,o,y I
had heard at the inn, which affected our enteroi1c,
deeply.
well. SIR asked.
Well replied my antagonist. chat vounr ~.
viii bitterly regret his fathers relenung beF3r. s..
has been married a year Degraded b, the pn,,;,
able alliance he has entered into. from his -.
position In sOcieiy. and chained 10 a vy,m,, -
associations and ideas are totally diGsrent from ~
owing 10 me different sphere in which sbe has M,
Sed, ne vii lose all pride and ambition. and b,rslv
,g"a'e 'h'o"gh an unhappy existence. Now. no
will have 70 endure greater and Nor. ,o,i - 10
safely indifference. aud disgust will soon s,cc.,I
20 me romantic ardour Of the two lovers. and RI,
aheciions be wholly alienated from eocb o,b.,
his wife" ' o'7"nf and
iou Know The hero Of the story. tben1" asked
me painter FOR J had not mentioned the name 81
any Of he parties. The stranger seemed no, :
me question. aud led Us 10 JON a parry A. tho carl
"ole a few mianiesa afterwards a youaq man came
70 ieIIhim bis wife wished 10 20 home. He was in
me middie OF o game, oui The Information commu.
hIc'ied 70 hts features a aDst unequivocal ernres.
s'on o. hI-humor g. ssd wait on your sister
nome pe answered, and went on with he game.
me young man went up 10 n pale unhappy hooking
woman. whe presently Len he room viii hiu.
WHO u that lady who has just gone oaty' I AL.
ed The lady Of the house.
Madame Cssimif De DeagssneOur" wa. IN.