Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-25
THE BISHOP AND HIS Irorrsrxrr,r,

In city in the south of France which ~. IL
vi narse at present. there lived a few years ayo
bishop kind. amiable old man. severe to himself
nouisent 10 others, 90 good and charitable that
very body loved him His house was a model of.
'ropr'eiy and hospitality. Ii was managed bv an
Nd housekeeper. Madame Pichard wa. tho very
model OF housekeePers. and every thing went on
under her a,lmini.iraiion Her only
"orce ct trouble was her husband, n drunken.
iuarreisome old man who. nj the time of our s,orv
was carried OIL by droIsy, produced by his e1ces-
'es lew days after his death the bisher yyent M
10 HI. hoasekeeper's apartment to pay her visit of
coincidence.
well my dear adam" began his lor,ship. Il
have called 10 erdeaSor Tee console you i'm vou, NJ
hieiioiss. You must not grieve too deeply We are
all mortal you ksew. md sooner or later we come |
to the end OF QUO earthly pilgrmage Your husband.
I" now ended would have been better ii he had
MT spent " much Of il in drinking but sill IN.
merry Of heaven has M bounds"
Your ioniship Is very go,d. butte say ihet
was not thinking Of my husband ut all; vii rn,b
49, 80. not
Your lordship knows that my husband Nas n
drunkard. that he used To beat me. aud sold my
clothes 90 buy liquor with; for my own part am on.
ly sorry that he lived 50 long
This was kind Of funeral Grafton for which ,b,
bishop was hardly Prepared.and was with no little
asionishmcnt that he replied,
That u not very christian frame Of mind I'm
afraid; did you not love your husbandr'
Your lordship would not ask me that question il
yon knew how came To be married"
-fou must tell me all about IT," said the bishop
with the curiosity OF age.
And your iordship does mt know anything about
my Augustus" conIinued the housekeeper in a mel
sncholy tone.
| Your Augustus, Madame Pichard, Pray ex-
| plain'
/ n
ship. AZ fifteen. they called the village beauty
and suppose. when eighteen. was not much us.
her; but excuse me sir said the old lady draw wing
back her chair. am going to tell you a love story.
and shall tire YOU"
Coon repeated the dignitary, 1--WE are both Of
us oil now. and talk about such nonsense with.
| out danger"
There lived in the village Young man. tall,
finely formed. with blues eyes and light curling
hair; think can see him now; all we girls used
to pull caps for him; he what our parents cali
ed n wild youngmin; his name was Augustus and
We all used To call him handsome Gussy" He
soon singled me out. aud when my faIher went q,
| Paris, and my mother was out Of the way, he was
| always at my side. When one gets 10 be nm old
woman. and has a great grown up girl 10 take care
o one rails ut lovers. hat still that was the appresl
time OF my life; I remember il as lift was yesier.
day. ] was proud ofmy Gussy. who was our vii.
lage beau. and he quilted all the other girls 10
pay his court To All this sounds very strange
To your lur'lship, doubt. My father and mother
wonid never have agreed TO my marrying SO wild
fellow as he wac; they fnrbade him the house. but
we used TO meet often in secret. lie wonld prowl
around all day only 10 get n single look Of me- and
then, oh how happy and proud was, One day nv
father had gone To the city with a load and { slip.
ped out io try TO Augusta, Cor moment W..
had not seen each other for a fortnight. I met him
ia the high rUad. lf your lorIship knew what a d..
"a han, =. =
teen. aud has been parted FINN him for fortnight
| you would comprehend how one feels | fIryot IA.
iher, mother. everything. lie stood under tree b,
the rpadside. looking into eoch others ewes; "a,
were So happy that we did not even speak A car
came along. it was my fathers he saw US, sprun.
out, and began To beat me for having.meI AusIlsi,
against his orders. ] am certain that if he had nj.
tackled Augustus himself he would not have resist.
| ed, but the pOor fellow co1ld not bear 10 see I'M,
suiior. lac attacked my fIher and they foughI despe
ra'eiy. My father caught up a Stone AMI spIiI
open Augustus head. he. on tie olher hand deal,
tao old man such blow That he fell aenseless"
| "Oh run. run. Augustus" said I Iii the poIic,.
should catch you. you are LOST" lie obeved me.
led aud have never seen since. NV father soon
---.e 80 anI gave m dreadful bentng lie de
'erinined 10 marry Inc oil, and easily found n man
VINO was willing io marry me without any affection,
~ consideration ofa gosd dover When I Van.
| ,'eu OF being beaten every morning md uigbt I
became Madame PIcbard. | never loved nv bn.
oandi he knew ihat my father used Ia beat me anil
he followed his example. We wandered over m,
whole 81 France. in great want and misery Tor m,
most part tall You lordships kindness gave Us sun
po'i That is my story
"And what became Of handsome Gu..v-
"ie thought he bad killed INV father onJ leC
me village. lie was lad OF courage, no do lot he
enlisted; perhaps he Is now n cOloneI eeneral ar
count who knows. unless he was killed IN ba,,le
ou' eanno. believe he is dead;I have been look
ing lor nun these forty year; I expect every mo-
"'eh' 70 near him knock al tho door, aud see him
aud waving locks"
so Then you suppose. my good lady that your
oussy - just the same now rs he was theDl"
80 fancy. please your Iordshp.'
my mat Jolly; your Augustiae has grown old
IKE oiher men, by this lime his face must he wrn.
sIeu' ms mead bald, and his figure bent double
him" - "'u HO' Aho"
@Oh' that's impossible, I cast believe tbo, he,
10 ehansee' hut at any rate shouId know him A.
inohg thousand. Put him in the middle oCoo -,
my and tIi lay my life IL recognize hi m at the W.
~ first - ''e We
"fo" are mistaken, madam, you dwell in fancv
"e y"u,h oit"eniy. MT on the old man Of :: NV
five, and Augustus, hIrus-IC IL ne US. - 10y
would not know you. To prove this 70 vou-von
save Do'h Of you lived sI months in nv bou.e
was o N'"e'
What what does VOW Iordship me,nr, a,Lsd
the old woman anH iously.
TO uodeceive you, Margsret-I am your An.
gusfus." y" N1u
Madame Piehsrd sprung up from her chair. am,
held up both her hands she could no, believe him
On dead Is your lorJship handsome Cius.v'r
-Ceuaialy.~
me eandsoRe'' young fellow 10 tho viIlaeer /
Yes. Margaret, forty-ivs years ngo."
yardsHF" ." Nu'
"Aias' yes, Margaret"
wa" you your lordship-I mean Auqn.,us-l
mesn your lOrdshiP-ihat my father hit with
. The digniisry took "a his scucap and showed I.
distinct scar on his shaven crown
- can tell you al IN q very few work. When
'nonghi had killed your falher. ! ned scrous the
'Onuefii ioob refuge IN convent; the Rood Gafber
ave me eduostion; wanted to O. back b, Fr,nce
Sla'm your hand, when heard Of your marriage q
determined TO take orders. 7 abandoned the idle o
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