The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-23

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!, retired to her chamber at length, to wee,
away one part of the night, and to pass th.
other in slumber disturbed by dreadful Wis
ions
! The hour Of the hearing of the case befor,
the magistrate arrives next morning, and De
lilah in tears, accompanied by her father an,
uncle, entered the coach and drove to 'Squir
Fairplays. The Count counsel, with fey
witnesses, were waiting their arrival Their,
was one thing, however, that struck Delilah a.
strange-that while the Frenchman's caus,
was entrusted in the hands of a lawyer, sh,
! was compelled to appear in person, and he
friends neglected to procure legal aid. Sh,
expressed her mind TO her uncle, and insisted
that Walter Lake should be Immediately sen
for
] 1T will be useless my dear returned The
/ Doctor: he has become SO exasperated By
your relentless trifing, and the affair of yester
day determined his resentment
An ashen palor overspread the agitateG
girls face, but was quickly followed by flash
of indignation,and murmuring, hes cold heart.
ed and false' she turned to the magistrate
with assumed calmness and signi6ed that she
was ready for the proceedings. The case was
quickly dispatched. The license was exhib-
tied, the testimony examined. and the marriage
incontestibly proved to be valid. The magis-
trate, without hesitation, declared that the per
son of the wife must be delivered to the law
ful husband He then addressed a few words
of mild admonition to the defendant, and con-
cluded by recommending resignation to hei
lot, and expressing hope that the severe trial
might result ultimately in her own happiness
and good.
The provoking coolness and indifference tc
her feelings which she thought was displayed
in the whole proceedings, by even the nearest
and dearest relatives, aroused to the full De
! lilah's pride, which enabled her to conceal for
the time her narrowing emotion.
The Counts counsel now stated that feel
ing of delicacy, and regard for the lady's feel
ings had restrained his client from appearing
in courtin person, but that coach was wait
ing to convey her, under his charge, to her fu-
ture home. He also expressed desire that
one of the ladys relatives should accompany
her. The Doctor volunteered; Delilab took a
constrained leave of her father; walked with
firm step to the carriage, and entered it with
the dignitied step of a martyr. But as the We
hicle rolled off, and the feeling came over her
that she was leaving her early home, kindred
and friends, to share the fortunes of stran-
ger whom she could not help regarding as a
madman and brute, her affected composure
forsook her, and dropping her head on her un-
cles shoulder her agony broke forth in tears
and sobs The Doctor strove to soothe her,
by bringing to view the bright side of the pic
ture. He dwelt upon the warm-heartedness
and urbanity of the French character, the
wealth and responsibility of the Count, and
expressed little doubt that she would soon be-
come reconeiled to her lot and learn to love her
eccentric lord All his words were inefectu-
al-she continued inconsolable.
The coach finally reached the place of des-
tination, beautiful country seat, some six or
eight miles from the village, and Delilah, in a
state of listless despair suffered herself to be
conducted into an elegantly furnished room
where her uncle placed her on sofa with her
face buried in her hands. and left her; after
an exortation to compose herself for an inter
view with her husband.
As she sat rejecting upon her situation she
resolved to make an appeal to the generosity
ofthe Count to beg and entreat him to release
her from her thoughtless vows; if that failed,
to affect resignation until the first chance of
escape and then go forth a awanderer, she knew
not whittier.
In few minutes the Frenchman entered.
She did not look up and he seating himself by
her side, said
Bon jour, madame, ! am very much de-
light dat you come
At the sound of his exerable voice. Delilah,
could hardly repress the feelings of passionate
resistance to which she was tempted, and the
word 'Monster' involuntarily broke from her
lips.
tAh, madame, you pronounced dat word
wrong; but | shall learn to speak de French
plus perfaitDseat 1Moasiear is de proper
A pause ensued. Delilah averted her head,
and the Count very cooly diyested himself of
his wig, whiskers, moustache, and green spec
tacles This done he laid his hand upon her
arm, and dropping his assumed dialect said !;
Perhaps Delilah, you may find me neither
a monsieur nor monster
AT the first tones ofthe altered voice, Dell-
ah started from her seat and ere he had finish
ed the sentence, overpowered with Joyous emo
ton she had thrown herself with scream of
delight into the arms of her own Walter.
Half an hour afterwards, when the Doctor
entered, he found his niece cheerfully laugh
ing over all she had suffered
How does the Countess Dellah de Laphin-
Stank Ike the homeopathic dose IN alopatnlc
proportions now p asked he in a tone of affec-
tionate railery.
1t was cruel jest; butperhaps deserved
it, replied the laughing bride; at any rate, I
am so happy in being undeceived, that I can
not feel angry with the perpetrators
DeIah became to Walter cheerful, deyo-
ted and amiable wife; but from that day forth
she eschewed practical joking. She has doubt
less discovered by this time that there are 9TH
er and sufficient modes of amusing ourselves
and enjoying life, without sporting with the
feelings or doing violence to the prejudiees of
others.
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