The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-16
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-. -, tho street where NJ raiensin's grand houss
stn !. gone srora that house bat shs did not for
g. go ''' dad a., enough was when heard she was
:n ssi. gan ! asxc,asmed NJ vaien.in.
s,sss ysa 81 e ,a, ss ssar j. MI
.ho yeu know where she lives nov z
..somewhese on, Of town. ! don't 50 far nov.
am % old think It i',n bloomsbury Place. ~ss'
IL pain. NJ vaiensins feelings would be hope
less task Hcrtense married, bus still freei pain
I'll to e ss. mat he ae
vel discover himself That night he visited the
neiehhsrhood Of Hertense. read 'stanstury" on the
Il or and managed % secure tho next house, wnicn
happened I, be quite empty end having its garden
adj lining hers. The next day he furnished richly.
aa apes ,ss y ss
dosu 10 watch at his leisure the movements OF NJ
ueighhor lie ehase all hisp,iyats rooms On 'has
| She Looked et,li handsome. bu. was very sad and
lsie husband, lie sonn becams satisfied that she
led very quiet and retired life that she rae Itte
company aud kept early hours i wsseAiy spring.
but he had plenty OF flowers and fruit IN tho green
h ,nsc and be sent rome for her acceptance. Win
Mr.. Riches compliments. Again and again he re-
peatet the gifts and each time with selection that
marked delica'e taste Hor,ense was charmed
with her new neighbor. whom she had not seen
The lowers had been ISL several tines. when ne
add TO them q req1fst that he might call on ths
Iady. the returned favorable answer. aud under
cover OF the twilight hour he found hmseif In the
room with Horrense. The sound OF his voice filled
her with indeserihsbIs emotion because II r.seni
bled that of her first husband bu. she persuadsd
he'self that il was fancy. shs found her neign.
anyoaportunity Il being with her, They rode 70,
gether, sung together, and oiten his voice ~nu,a
thrill through the soa OF Ho as ike reh'em
Insensiby she was becoming inteIsssea IN ni iaa
He had told her much that was true OF ms past me-
| and openly mourned some bsing whom ne SAD was
| lost to him-he did not say by death-put hoI-
tense saw il In that light. More and more tender
grew their 1r me soy as snsTc.y
p-is d. and certainly not offended. al RECEIVING an
| effer of his hand. .,
consult no on Who had any right to blame her for
trusting 10 one Of whom she knew so little IL was
| lug bin how well she had loved him who had gone
| f ON her sight, and promising him that she wooid
| try TO love him as vel.
near discovering himself bat he had desired t2 de-
lay |. to certain Time aud he checked himself IN
| time The wedding-day was appointed and every
Ina rings. Hortense loose ed fxediy at the one whch
the bridegroon gave her 1t was the very ring when
vaieniin had given her at the hrst woddinKl she
tainted on the pot aud he began To think that ne
| had carried matters too far. He hung over her
sbe died now by his own folly. what wonld become
of him. Ha txecreted his scheme, and repeDteo
even with tehrs that he had boon led to pursue IT.
But Hortense awobe to life, a.oke to the new JOY
of bis presence ask his forgiveness for the past
aud inspire sope for the future There had been
su nexplicable attraction towards him on her part
from their first interview and che confessed this
her husband was quite In :lned to be saflshed, anu
10 forgive the apparent disrespect which ne anciea
bsM Va,entin predicted, the inhabitants Of Men
treal the7 found out his wealth. were hap
y an oa riend Wh the tue spirit Of an henest
man. he has Qnidatsd his debts to the last farthins
and now With his still beautiful wife. he is travel
ing through Europe, happy as any couple can pos
sihiv ha on III y u -ida' tom.