The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-24
The Fatal Cdno1IR.

= the uniailliig tell tale VI some new bori
desire.
wins. is il, hearts delight p asked he
q, dinner finished, they sat over their coffee
Nothing, dearest Charles" was the ans
wcr, in that peculiar tone Of voice which ~
sures the listening husband that nothing
means everything
You seem fcverish, dearest" suggestet
valdemont. "Permit me to send for ths
doctor"
mo, no, pray do not !" begged madame
" Indeed, ] feel quite well but" and sh'
hesitated.
"well-but what, hearts delight :" ask
cd the husband. "If you have . wish un'
fulfilled, pray tell me. You know IL IL Is il
my power you shall have oil your heart de
/ sircs."
There Was yet = little, pretty hesitation
on Madame Jcannette's part, but after SUN
dry encouraging requests FROM her husband
she ut length spoke out
alt il . wish which I know you will de-
clare absurd but | will tell Il since yea
ask me to. You have long ridiculcd the
new fashion BY which the dresses of ladies
are 20 beautifully distended. / see plainly
unless one follows this fashion, she will be-
come the laughing-xtock u her lady friends.
And, walking out this morning, | saw in the
Boulevard de Il Madeleine the most beauti-
fal ~cfinolincs! Dear Charles, I feel that the
happiness Of my lie depends on the purchase
Of that magasia. shall not dare to 20 out
upon the Boulevard again, without having
previously my dress arranged in the new
style"
This said, Madame valdeusout reclined
upon the ottoman, overcome by her feelings
and casting locks Of agoaixed entreaty 1t
her lord, who was meantime, with saddcned
expressions, carefully examining the flowers
upon the wallpaper Of the room.
" Dearest Jeannette," he said 1t last
.'you know how gladly I have always full
filled your slightest wish. But this time,
darling, l must demonstrate. have an un-
cenqnenble dislike Z the cTinoline.n
But l shall become sick with disaap-
pointment, am sure" urges madame.
~ trust your common sense, and your
love &C. your husband, will prevent such .
calamity, my dear" answered valdcmont /;
" fr ] must assure you that this one Of
your wishes must be disappointed. Crino-
linz you cannot have"
At these cruel words, Jcannstte, weeping
y Nh68RIVt11es4sIs1ts y hQH wv
room, and locked the door on her hard
hearted spouse, threatening never 70 emerge
from this apartment till her wish was grant
ed she preferred death by starvation to
living without . crinoline.
What Wa valdemont To dol Sorrow
stricken 1t this sudden interruption to his
cherished bliss, but experiencing an exceed
ingly strong eversion 20 the article which
was the unfortunate cause Of the Disagree
meat, he retired 10 HIS laboratory to muse
upon the course Of his Affairs. HERE musing
he finally came upon q solution Of tho din
Guilty. For, are not all things posrible "a
genius
II was already night when he knocked 1t
the door u his wiIe's self-constituted prison.
Pray open. IL is I, Jeanette"
Without tho crino,ine, there IL No en-
trance here" rcsounded from tho chamber
in = tirm yet Agitated voice.
Your wishes shall be fulfilled" was the
answer and in the same moment the door
wa opened, and Jeanette took in one arm
her husband, and on the other the longed-for
garment.
What n shameful deceit There was no
crinoline, but = simple skirt, ~colorle~s and
iormle~s. Jeanette would have tainted,
but valdemont begged her % restrain the
impulse and attend upon hismotions ; where
uIon he drew out \ small elastic pip,, and
through IL blew with might aud main into
the Shapeless garment, which shortly dcvel-
oys.d itself into the noblc~t and most cDllos-
sal proportions.
Jeanette ~ may he supposed, WAS al
most beside herself Tor joy at tins discovery,
IA. ssxn anal ~ IF utss.l. far e.naSx
the most famous crinolinc. She hugged heI
day walked out upon the Bonlevaris, the
envy 81 oil the ladies, who bebcld in the
circumference Of her dre~~ the most chcrish-
III hopes excelled.
hut, Though the happine.s of his wife VA
now complete, there were some disagreeable
circumstance attending upon his new peace.
He found himself cruelty separated fr0sn his
wife by his unrclaxing invention. When
arayed In her new garment, mn U could
approach within lcss than Four feet IL her
person. To Kiss her WAS evidently imprsc-
ticable 10 the afiectionate husband. To
walk out, - Of yore, arm in arm, IVES also
in the catalogue of impossibilities.
hut more fatal than al this To his happs-
nesr, and even TO his health, was the dur
nal necessity IL filling with air the fatal
garment. The exertion was too much fE
him, and shortly his lungs became very
much affected. But here his chemical
knowledge came again 10 his ALL. lie COT
structed vessels in which b. was esnhled Ga
coMpstss, by mechanical pruees-es, sncl
quantities II air ~ sufiicsl to extend Ia il
greatest latitude his wife's skirt. The
aperture in this needed only Ia be securely
fastened To N opening in the cir vesscl, and
. spigot turned, when, in = very lew mo
mcnts the compressed air rushed into and
extended the loved garment.
One evening Valdcmont had gone out %
business. His wife, who desired 70 attend Z
party, stood ready dressed upon the Aoor
anxiously awaiting his returA-Gor she lack.
ed osse thing yet u Completeness, she WI,
not inflated. The minutes dew by, th4
time drew near tor her departure, yet NJ
vaidemont appeared. Dcapairiag q his re
turn, madame u last sends her (sssm< de
cAo~br into the laboratory for tho air YES
eel, with the determination, Themselves, Il
make the application. The girl returns
quickly with the receiver, fastena the ven
securely to the abort connecting pips, as<
withdraw the stopper. The infatio0 pro.
cssds with marvellous csienty, ard In . IN
momcnts madame, to her extreme delight
h@ attained : greater bscadsA than evel
before. But, alas! suddenly the poor NO
mn fsels hcmelf drawn upward ffom be-
fest BY some mysterious power. Shriskin(
vainly f~ help, she - waited out q the ope'
door into the Qneden, md then the franti
servant sscs her ascead With terrible rapid
ity into mid cir, -disappsaring finally.
just then vsldemOnt returned to he
home. He hears the scssonD~o al tn servant
girl, and hastens " inquire tho cause. SD,
points TO the suspicious sir-rsceiver, yet ~
ing on the 6oor. In ose moacnt ~ drsed
ful truth flashes acruss kia Mid. The r.
ceiver uaed contained not air, hut kydrogel
gas, very highly compreassd, ises.dad 70
The imitation a . n0asesr balloua- III
Jsansstte, BY his own criminal oFelGu1sa
I'D aiaapplisd The dangerous -, ~ -
nov, alas! A0ating away u nndna throagl
apaee.
Walkisg sloag the Paris Boulsvsrih q
late, JON ny - . fosjorn looking ~
staring With VACANT soulless EYES toward
the hsavsaa, - though hoping to decry go
e~xtn0sdiaaey thine n the clouds. II
the unfortunate valdcmont, who, beset, :
one Cell blow, d HI ssness, snd The wife
h. sosca, ao~ vaialy 0sss aAsr A. love
one lot.
u is known that there sre CERTAIN Ian
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