Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-26

grace. This over, the performers made their
Wav into NJ. Duac's slendid parlor, where they
made free with his best wines, spoiled his costly
sofas and carpets, dressed themselves in his
finest clothes, and subjected him to a thousand
other indgnities. As a suitable finale, they
tossed the old man in a blanket, and each one
exacted parting kiss from his young wife
Thus it Jared with ~ Dulac. He had been
in ine spirits the first night of his wedding,
but it was far from being so the second He
became bruted and abusive /; he inveighed with
fury against the whole world, his slaves his
wife, and especially against the charivari he
even went so far as to express his regret that
he had not married Madame Labedoyere.-
From that night NJ. Dulac was the NJ Dulae
of former times-as peeyish, moroSe, slovenly
and selfish as ever. For three years Therese
DISCHARGED towards him the duties of sick
nurse and had but little time to think of or
to regret Richard At length the old man
died leaving his wife the moiety of Misfortune
that he could not take from her, and deviSing
the other half to one of his negroes
On her side, Madame Richard tried in vain
to subject her young husband to the despotiSm
to which NJ Labedoyere had SO quietly sub
mitted. Richard was cold, reserved, and head
strong he regarded the house as his own,
having paid for it so dearly he desired to be
master, and he was master, to the sore grief OF
his wife. He was a good son and good
brother. and he established his father at his
own house. dressed his sister in the same style
with his wife, invited them to the same table,
and had them served by the same slaves and
when they married, he made them large
advances from his matrimonial goods. All this
was too much for her to bear For along time
she fretted under the curb but at last went to
Heaven, or to that other place, to be the tor
ment of NJ. Labedoyere.
Richard and ThGrese, once more free, both
rich, both young, both vigorous, handsome and
loving, prepared now to marry without any
mistake. Therese threw aside the diamonds of
NJ. Dulac, and received from Richard the silver
ring which accident had placed on the finger
of the widow. This time they resolved to
marry, not in the morning twilight, but at the
hour of midday The happy ceremony was
performed in the church of Adaycs. Never had
the holy edifce been so beautifully fitted up
never had the cracked bells pealed so loudly.
Even the Virgin De los Delor0S seemed for q
moment to forget her sorrows, and to smile
ueHlS HdutIy uPoH Inc Hul'0idi lltCo' DdilhdI"i
Polo was again the priest of Hymcn. In bless
ing the happy couple anew, he trembled in every
limb, lest he should commit some such blunder
as before But this time he had taken every
precaution TO aid bis eycsight, he had astride
of his nose huge pair of spectacles, which he
had ordered from New Orleans expressly for
this occasion
The worthy pair, happy and tranquil, grew
old in the midst of abundance and numerous
posterity To this day, they are referred to
in the parish of Avoyclles as models of industry,
constancy and charty-three great virtues of
household. They loved each other so much
that they never spoke of the fatal mistake
which came so near rendering them forever
miserable. On one occasion, after many years
had passed away, a worthy French botanist
who was travelling in that country, came to ask
an evenings hospitality. This traveller, among
other strange things he had to tell them of
his science, showed the old couple how the leaf
of the sycamore contained the germ Of the
leaf which would deveOpe itself the following
year. Richard, with tears in his eyes, turned
to his aged companion, and said to her, Thus,
too, it was that 6rst marriage contained
the germs of happiness we now enjoy" The
next day they planted before their door two
sycamores of equal size and equal age, under
whose shade they continued to love each other,
and beneath whose branches they were finally
buried the Philemon and Baucis of the village
of Adayes To their latest hour they vener-
ated and adorcd the name of Balthazar Polo.