The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-09
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S at her pulse, made inquiries respecting
her appetite, her diet, the state Of her
: spirits; then, having expressed his
, opinion in a few words, wrote a mild
, prescription and withdrew yet be hardly
departed when Louise sank back into q
chair, and tears flowed freely down her
cheeks, but her grief was not of long
duration. BY degrees her brow became
more severe; a smile appeared upon
her lips the color returned to her
checks; her eyes shone. Yes she
exclaimed, it is a sacred duty which
will perlorm-and soon after she added,
{ a duty = l will make it a pleasure.
| will find my happiness in it, She did
not 90 to her neither that evening, as
she had threatened Edouard did not
pass Il very tranquil night; thoug b sat
istied he was right in asserting his own
authority, he reflected that he might
have done it with little less harshness
but the evil was irreparable now he
must meet the consequences with firm
ness and philosophy. We may judge of
his surprise next morning when at tho
breakfast hour he saw Louise take her
usual place at the table. He looked in
vain for any trace of the anger which
had animated her the evening before.
Her face was perfectly calm, though
somewhat pale. Edouard, attributing
to illness what was the natural conse-
quence of a sleepless night, thought
himself bound at least to make the
place inquiry after her health,
and said
Are you indisposed, madame p
| have been, but am quite we'll now,
She replied in a toneso gentle as to ex-
cite Edouard's surprise. At the close
of the repast, the cook came in to re-
ceive orders | wish you to procure
some woodcocks for dinner to-day said
Louise
But I thought madame disliked
them
My husband fancies them, and that
is enough
1t was a trifiDg thing, but it was the
first concession that Louise had made
since their marriage, and her husband
said good humoredly: f.:
Since we are to have woadcocks you
had better invite your uncle Joseph to
dine
Uncle Joseph was one of those on
whom monsieur had most frequently
avenged the sarcasms of madame.-
Fdouard had replied to the civility of
Louise by civility on his part, yet hs
kept himself on his guard. What they
cannot gain by force, they attempt to
gain by art Perhaps this unexpected
difference is a trap for my generosity
must be firm as well as courteous.
'The day had commenced too well to
end ill., Edouard, in the course Of it,
ecalling the aerial voyage Of the unior-
tunatc Ration, began to feel some re-
morse, and looked around for the poor
animal to give it, at least the indemnity
of caress but the Angora was neither
on the carpet nor on the divan, nor on
the law papers, which had been the
starting -point for its perilous leap.
What has become Of RatenH he
asked of a servant
Ration has gone away. | carried it
this morning to madam's mother. Mad
anne has made her present of it.
This was extraordinary, so incomprc-
hcnsblc, that it had to be repeated be-
fore Edouard could believe it. Aud
his surprise was not greater than that Of
honest uncle Joseph, when on accepting
the invitation, somewhat uuwillingly,
Edouard met him with cordial smile,
pressed his hand warmly, ind paid him
many compliments aud, what was more
agreeable, there was no snarling Tom to
salute him as usual with growl. What
have you done with Tom p he asked at
length. Have you shut him upi'
l have done better have sent him
to a brother lawyer who admired him
very much, while | was glad to bo rid
| of a troublesome animal who bit my
friends aud annoyed my wife,
1t is necessary to say that during tho
rest of the day Louise was charmlngly
amiabls, and Edouard overflowlng with