The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-12
1T4T DAILY GAZETTE.
"a DOUBLE MISTAKE.

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90 "a DOuBLE MISTAKE.
A very amusing historiette is told
Of Count NJ, gentleman Of fortune,
his swite, and Q young man who may
be designated a. Mr.. A.. The latter
simple clerk in one OF the railroad
ofIoss, and the Count are cousins
The Countess, q very beautiful and
rather conseited woman, lived unhap
Div with her husband. For more
than Q year past she has l'een under
the idss that young A. was desperate
II ia love with her Every look the
gentleman cast upon her whea they
met. every pressure ofthe hand, every
new vest, every tresh growth OF nous.
tache--was interpreted a. an evidence
OF ardent though pent up love. Ore
niaht quite lste, Mr.. a. heard ring
st bis door. O on opening it, to his
great auaSement he beheld, In his
nocturnal visitor, the fair Countess,
stirred ia q travelling dress, and car
ryipQ il her hand her jewel case.
'nspry, said she, throwing her
arms around his neck, i have come
to reauise your long and faithful at
tach.nept.'
.WAat sttachmcntl do not under.
stand yyu!'
.Your attachment to me. ! have
reed Il in your very look Tor months
pss,. You love u4e! Ny husband is
: monster. Let Us ay to some dis
sant land
'Nou,sns 9, madam! ! love YOU! ]
never dreamed Of such thing! You
must have been dreaming. As 10 ~.
ing to some dist mt land YOU know
very we'll that | am al employee, de
pendent tor bread upon modest
salary. How tue duece are we TO live
in your distant land, should like to
knowl' ss.'
Here are icy jewels. Our wants
will bs triairg.'
'poohl poon! you don't want me
10 live on other peoples diamonds,
do yonl Let me bego: you to return
immediately home.'
The lady sobbsd, and ought to have
bVsr tempting.
] cannot, she said. SITS too late.
] ssized the occasion when he Count
went to the opera last evening, to
write letter, avowIng all--,ny love
for you--your passion tor me--ny
Aiaht with you. BY this time the let
,sf il in his hand, and il ] 60 back he
Will murder me- -,
s.Zonnds!' calculated the gentleman
'Yon mean hs will ruurd>r ms!' Z. y
Here was pretty business, to be
sure. The lady wept and the gentle.
man hurst into cold perspiration.-
!, 10 now two O'Clock in the morning
Presently sharp ring was heard at
the door. Poor A. turned pale, not
doubling that his enraged cousin had
come for satisfaction. Nerving hun.
selito the effort, he hid the Countess
in closet and went to the door. i
.cas the Count who had pulled the
bell; bus instead OF being in a violent
rage, he nnly looked anxious
Henry, ! want you.
i am ready vac the stoical reply.
sThatt right, old boy. knew ! corld
depend on YOU, The facts ere these:
] vent to tie Opera, this evening, and
euoht TO have been at home at eleven
o'clock, but as | was leaving the the
s.sr. soms friends met me, and insist.
ed upon my supping with them, and
have kept me until this moment
ycu know wbata jealous fury my
wife 10. You must So and make my
peace with her.
Then you have not been homer
No. ...
What q load was taken odpoor A's
Asart! sssa :,
IN do my bsst,' said he, go and
nsit for me at the Tor.oni. ] will re-
io.n you in an hour ..s9--..
Oh went the husband. and IS soon
- be was safely at distance, A, con.
Quoted the Countess 10 her residence,
returned TO his irienl and gaily slap,
ping him on the shoulder, assured
him that i. Was all right. The un'
conscious Count went home a happy
man--snd- 20 ended the adventure,
bu. it may be supposed that the lazy
sntertains any thing but atsnder sen
,.msut towards her husDani's cousin.
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