Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-11-06

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Never mind, darling" I exclaimed,
approaching my wife and kissing her
you shall have your way we will go
to Paris
Jane smiled through her tears, return
ed my embrace, aud we were good friends
again.
started the same day for Accomack,
c. H., and in a week was in full possess
ion Of my property. In three days we
were in New York. and on the fourth we
were on board the Arago, and on the
fifth out of sight of land.
shall not attempt to describe the
miseries ofthat voyage. The reader can
realize it when tell him that l was sea-
sick from the day we started TO the day
We landed. Oh, how cursed the sea.
Paris, and our recent fortune l begged,
prayed, implored somebody to throw me
overheard, but the savages only laughed
atme. My wife, on the other hand, was
not sick at all, but seemed to enjoy her
self thoroughly, while l lay rocking in
my berth. l could hear her laughing
and joking with the rest of the passen-
gers. The sound was hateful to me, and
upbraided her very much with it. She
retaliated; high words ensued, and we
had another desperate quarrel. 1t was
some time before we made this one up.
This quarrel was succeeded by others !;
in fact, they became now almost daily oc-
currence, and I plainly saw We were
growing to hate each other.
We landed at Havre at last. After
we had been on shore a few hours, be
gan to feel better, and could look around
me. The first thing I noticed was a
young Frenchman, paying, as l Thought,
a great deal TOO much attention TO nv
wife.
/ [ scowled at him.
He advanced to NE with the most
pleasant air in the world, and said =
Monsieur has been very sick. hope
Monsieur feels better"
-l1 E==y L. . I s=r-s--I<,1-
"Who IS that fellow 2 I whispered tO
ny wife.
"Ob, that's Monsieur Letoux, our fel-
low passenger from New York you
were 50 sick all the way over that you
did not see him, but I assure you he wa:
very polite and attentive to ne"
L have no doubt he was" I mutter
ed.
Monsieur and Madame go to Paris?
said Letoux. shall have the honoI
, ofaccompanying them
t There was no help for it. I could no
= be so unmannerly as TO repulse so polit,
: attention, so 1 bowed my head in acqui
! Iescence.
We were soon on our road to Paris.
sat coiIed up in one corner of the rail
road carriage, while my wife and N. LIE
Itoux eonversed in French. Now knew
little French, while my wife spoke It lik
native. I could, however, distinguis
the words Hon cher Monsieur" an
Ma chers MadGme,7 very oftened re
peated. 1 did not much Ike it, but hel
= ny peace.
We arrived in due time at Paris, an
!, under the Frenchman's advice, too
4. apartments in the Hotel Meurice.
/ Then followed long, dreary mont
= of sight seeing. Oh, how tiresome it wa
* We visited the Louvre, Pantheon, Cat
combs, Versailles, St. Cloud-and a huI
n dred other places that 1 don't remembe
n. We returned home every day tired
death. How l wished myself home agai
,e And then my wife became more distal
to me every day; It was evident she toe
!" no pleasure in my society; not da
j passed but We had violent quarrel, ar
"a not an hour passed that L did not cur
our recently acquired fortune.
l ceased at last to go out at all vi
my wife, but my place was very well fill
by Monsieur Letoux, who took her ever
l where.
& This eternal Frenchman was aIwa
with Us he paid assidious court to Jan
10 but / did not mind It much, for in spi
ee of all the differences between me and n
ne wife, still had faith in her honor, 1
1t not believe she was vulnerable on Il
III point.
Alas ! was previously deceived-b
u do not let me anticipate.
As | have before stated, things We
on in this manner more than a mon
until became perfectly disgusted "
the whole affair, and would spend /
whole day in Galignani's reading-ro'
ast while Letoux gallanted my wife abo
TX This became so regular that my v
tes never saw me till late at night. and ne'
.rY texpecfed me during the dav time. II '