Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-09-14
BLEEDING A WIFE TO DEATH.


beauty, and was too stupid TO discover that he
was taking more than he asked. The beauti. !
fol Diane was as talented as beautiful, and
tine gentleman found at length that he had
brought TO his bouse being far superior in
spirit and intellect TO himself. Vain and
Jealous as he was, the discovery became a
terrible annoyance. His gorgeous house was
rendered the most Attractive in the city, and
his daShng wife the centre Of a wide circle,
maje up Of wits, poets, statesmen, and artists;
and no one could clam any position in the
fashionable world, unless recognized by Mad
are the Countess. This was bad enough at
best; but the lord and master was awkward
and silly, and good natured friends soon taught
him the fact, that one half Of the establish
ment was courted and admired, the other was
avoided and laughed at - the old story of
Besuty AMI the BeaSt-Only this beast was an
ugly beast, and permitted some very bad feel
ineq 10 grow in bis sour nature. The old love
gfaluaIly changed ino bitter hate.
When the Countess was no Countess, but
poor cir living with her widowed mother, in
no very magnificent ctyle but, to tcllihe truth,
in a rather poverty. stricken way, trusting 10
the precarious income from music and French
lessons, in the same house with her lived
"of student. Inc chHhihe'S nI M''aIAe val
1 Imoit and dturAler were some distance from
the street. but nothing m comparison 10 those
Of the student who lodged m an unknown
quarter, quite out OF iarlS You went round
and round TIL you were dizzy, then up a
straight, naTo" night, hen you turned Snd-
! deur and followed somber passage, the lit
lie lsht OF which came, you knew not from
! where and seemed i'erIT io br lost and faint
with getting there. TacnyoD Stumbled against
nav dozen s'ars--as II the ha"d OF having
stairs could o'lag1i clear I--thn YOU oren
ed door, and found Il''ie room, qoeerIy
shaped, ahd tlgh'nI by wu"OW IN the roof.
But We have nothing toao with tie room, only
With lis orcupsnt--a silent, S'Uiiouf man,
wing seemed to have purpose. i"" he be-
became acquainted with Madame NaImott and
her beau''n daughter, Go rot know hu'
the o"quajntance was interesting and useful.
He cove the daughter lessons, comiored the
mother with good advice and several small
loans OF money, and, suspect was IN love
? with his acqnan'anct--when Monsleu: ne
Count came IN ana carried OIL the pfZe' iHt
student vent lis way, and The Countess hers
they, were wide enou"h apart, and cult" un
known 20 each other for many years; Out th'
, position OF the one, ana 'he talent OF ihe one
, made them known TO The world and TO each
les
The Count was ignorant oi thIsiit'le hIs,o
/ rY; as were all but Inc TWO interested. II
only noticed The frightened lace ana JoYu
manner win which TINS gentleman was fc"e'
we'd, the hours spent III conveTSa'ion' 'he ie'
'ers passed 10 ana iro, ana ne faaHe up n,'
mnc 70 the lacI 'iat MS "'ie uau 't ISS'id u
en- III iH'e' Inc HiSt''eTY Hii ho' PIehSe l"
gent sman' much rs ne ando iPa'e'' looeeo
he Il w mo rose' even gong 50 TAR rs L
cons iler himself an lIl,u.ed man. Yic'm u
ne PItleo anU coi'F'i'eN' ~ nolreVchseu' VA
$ dame the Countess cefainly was very h'pp
in iha company OF her strange ACQUAINTANCE
ana paS>eH 100 ihNch '''ne IN emo in9 II, hu
ihe circumstances on WhIeh 'he huSta hn act
c ed were subsequently SHOWN TO prove hef eh
lrelH beyond suspicion.
4 IhS lazy haa never lnlrQIed heF poor re'a
4 tloh upon her husband Even her motoei
long as She "aS on EARN, seemed Qnlte femo'
Ell lTom spheres usually MED oy mo'heS' ~
che h'd one relative dependent upon he'
n bounty; poor cnusln' whose III neal'h Wau
e Almost lrDpoSSloie % save N"noli' dnnol
: ing her hustar7' she was ahNIouS 10 SecuF
II Inc unhappy youth post uiuet go'e'n'nen
o py Whlcn ne n!sht support hlrhSeli anu 'F''
tlohS. 1hS gave rise TO mysterious CORES
pohqchce wa'cheo over Oy 'he ANXIOUS nus
nano' lie saw SuiIlcleht' III MS ehcUeu con
o dillon' 20 thlnK lis leaiS cohirWeu' a"o. S'
about his revenge II was WHat a WeaE
It cow9fdiy creature would pToppsej enlnen.I n',