The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-02-14

in making such fuss about u cheese,
said the lady, simpering.
By no means, madam
But | Lave an old aunt who resides
in the Rue de Varrenncs, at Paris,'
the lady, 'who is amazing
lngy ioud Of this sort Of cheese, which
i found TO perfection in the anvireps of
Coz bell and being much attached to
her, | would not, for the world, peglect
to b'ing her one every time go to
Paris; and of course | want her to re-
ccive 1t in its best condition, wLirh mu:,
be my ,xcuSc
Your explanation, madam, does not
lus'''y the favorable impression your
Appearance must create
Sir ,aid Madame Nongentel, bow
ing to this pretty compliment.
Aud, an looking more atlentively at
her fellow traveller, she thought him
well favored both as to face and figure.
And pray said she, is i, with a
view to temporary or definite resi-
dence that you have purchased an es-
tate in our neighbor hood =
i do not know, madana it must
depend how the air suits my wife,
%, so you are married, sir = said
the lady.
Here The conversation drorped.
The road bad now described Il curve,
and the sunbsams fell full on the whole
inside Of the carriage.
Dear me ! cried Madame Nogentel,
what shall | do with my basket =
Really, Madam answered Dclan-
noy, after n moments rejection, !
hink the ouly safe place wouid be un-
der the seat.
You are right, sir the simplest
means never occur to one a first
The basket was lllced under the
seat, OH Mad .me N0g"nt Is side
But the conv, isaiion seemed to flag
Perhaps the lady thought i, II pity 30
az ecatle man should be married /; and
perhaps Delaney considered it danger
Gus for married man to grow moic
Intimate with so fascinating a widow
The train now stopped Ut the Chisy!e
Roi station.
Madame Nogentel uttered an cxcla-
nation Of surprise Among the persons
waiting the arrival of 'he train, she re-
cugnizo former school fellow she had
not seen for years She Immediately
determined to alight, thinking she could
resume her journey by the next train,
and that an hours delay or e, would
not matter much to her old aunt.
Delannoy remained alone. Presently
his eye f Il on tho basket, which the
pretty widow had forgotten in her haste
to run after her new found friend.
Fortunately thought Delannoy
she has told me her name, and NJ, n
toned the street where her old aunt
lives, so can carry the much coveted
cheese to the person it is intended for.
Delannoy indeed considered that as a
well bred man he could do no less. -
And for fear he should prove as forget
full as Madame Nogcntel had been, he
drew out the basket from under the
seat and placed it upon his knees -
While thinking Of variety of things,
he lifted the lid almost mechanically,
just to sce how it looked for, after all
curiosity is not the exclusive inherit
ance of Ewes daughters.
On slightly removing the vine leaves
he perceived . most relisbing looking
golden surface that would have mad,
his mouth water, had not his attention.
been arrested by u corner of the paper
in which the cheese was wrapped, OF
which he recognized the signature Of hi
wife whose paue was Valentine
'llow very strange q coincidence,
said ho, aud how much stranger still
that Valentine should never have men
toned this Madame Nogeutel, Will
whom she cvidrnrly corresponds
His curiosity could not, however
rest appcascd with merely looking a
the signature; be must needs sec il
what manner his wife was in the habi
of writing to Madame Nogentel.
On lifting up the cheese he managed
to 10 sen the paper. which proved to b,
. fragment Of the third page of a letter