Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-12-25

hers. The next day he fornished Il richly
brought a number Of servants. bought (,
fine carriage and horses, and nodef III,
name of Richie he settled down to wafcI
az his leisure1t the movements of his neigh
Dor. He chose all his private rooms Sor
that side of the house which overlooked
hers.
The frst time that he saw her was in th,
garden '' i'
She looked handsome, but was YER,
sad and pensive. lie wondered if it wal
Tor his loss, or her late husband linI1esooi
became satisfied that she led very udie
and retired life; that she had little compa
NY and kept carly hours. 1t was, ,callI
\ spflIg, but he had plenty of. flowers ,anc
4 llnit in the green house, and he sent some
/ for her acceptance, with Mr. Ricbies com
\ plimetts Again and again lie rcpcated
tile gifs, and each fine with a Selection
that marked delicate taste. Hortense
was charmed with her new neghbor whom
She had not -seeu, .,1,
| The flowers had been sent several times.
wien lie added TO them request that he
might call on the lady. She returned a
favorable answer and under cover of the
twilight hour, he found himself ia the room
with HOrteuSe. BiEhe sound of his voice
filled her with iHdeseBbabe emotion. be-
causeat resembled that of her first husband
but Fhe persuaded herself that it was a
faucy. She found her. neighbor agreeable
aud attentive lie did not neglect any OPP
Portunity of being with her, They rode
together, sung together, and often bis voice
would thrill through the Soul Of Hortense,
like a remembered lay from some far of
land l3,-u1ir9 -l Ht. aa5r 30 lo r.
lnsonsibly shewas becoming interested
in him. lie had told her much that was
true of his past life; and openly meurned
some being whom he said was lost to him
--he did not say by death-but 1Hortense
saw it in that light. More and more ten
der grew their intercourse, for the lady
seemed utterlyto disregard his scars, until
slelwas scarcely surprised and certainly
not offended, at receiving an cfer of bis
hand. f......-. .....s. ....
/ She was alone in the world; she had no
one to consult no one who had any right
10 blame her for trusting to one Of Whom
she knew so little 1t was her own risk,
and she accepted him; frankly telling him
how well she had loved him who had gone
from her sight, and promising him thatlshe
would try 10 love him us well. m --..
Nj. Nalentin exulted greatly in this an-
swer, and came near discovering himself
but he had desired to delay it to a certain
time, and he checked himself in time. The
wedding day was appointed and everything
was in readiness for the occasion. In ex-
changing rings Hortense looked fixedly at
the one which the bridegroom gave her. 1t
was the very ring which NJ. Valentin had
given her at their Grst wedding She
tainted on the spot, and he began to think
that he had carried matters too far. lie
hung over her with an anxiety such as he
never knew before, If she died now by
his own folly, what would become of him /?
He eXecrated his scheme, and repented
even with tears that he had been led to
pursue it, ~ .a-l .a a. -r- ..7 '.-i
But Hortense awoke to life, awoke to
the new joy of bis presence, to ask his for
giveness for the past, and inspire new hope
for the future. There had been an inex-
plcable attraction towards him on her part,
from the first interview; and as she con-
iessed this her husband was quite inclined
to be satisfied, and to forgive the apparent
disrespect which he fancied she had paid
his memory, .sf ,..-.... ......r', ...
AS NJ, Nalentin predicted, the inhabit-
ants Of Montreal, as soon as they found out
his wealth, were happy TO make his. ac-
qdaintance, and remembered him as an old
friend, With the true sprit,of an honest
man, he has liquidqted his debts to. the
last ialthimg; and now, with his stil beau
tiful wife, he is travelling through Europe,
happy as any couple can possibly be on
their bridal tour. lsta 1880 ia.2.'