The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-02

| A. for Tourion and Faqulnet they we're. strange
10 SAY, the beet friends In the world, and talked
aeross the table OF walk they had had together
tfat morning.
Mon Deu," Whispered Madame 20 me, ''if YOU
were 20 know sill go through to prevent them
pulling Of caps!' (she did nos use this exact Eng
lIah idom,l YOU would think they would pail my
lsttie ewes out betseen them! Madame rourlou,'
abe wrat 3u, "ho'ds herself a. belonging to The
cream OF the cream, aud turns up the nose at poor
little Faquipet. In tTnth my heat Is altogether
aersse by their lealouslee," and here Madame
drew up deep Sigh that seemed to come from the
bottom Of her little lacersted heart. "You. Mes
sjsurs Of the English nation, have wisdoa. Such
gravity such splomb. You devise poor
| solitary woman who has one in the wide world
20 turn to-
And here Madame turned those swimming eyes
Of hers on mo with ap indispensable IN lancholy
There something very soothing in this conf
Dental relation sprung up SO suddenly between
us. 1t clear that she had exercised a sort OF
preference in my regard; choosing me out to be
the recipient of her little troubles. His must have
been gritty heart that could have been devoid d
interest Ia them The truth H. those Il ne Rriton'
qualities she had spoken OF, do make themselves
felt sac felt she could lean with more reliance
on our bun honest natures than the m maud
eiies aud false lacquer Of her countrys petie
Has:res and galants. Fer instance, that provin.
cit exquisite not yet mentioned, sitting at the
foot of The table, twirling his moustaches of i'm.
perial pattern (they called him E1ouard GALL
fo,ter.
She Was alone in the world, she had said but
wheCca came Ia3ame's TnatronIv prefix? This
| troubled me somewhat; 30 put 10, delcately as
| c0ulj, certain leading iDterro2atories hearing on
hadsm,'s social stains; fling whs: lawyers cal
bill Of discovery. She widow, she said
had been these two years. No mortal had ever
, breathed who ~as more deserving Of general re-
gard than defuuot Cr0quet'e. lie was the best
Of uleo, best of husbands, would have been the
| best OF fstuers. had Providence only wled it.
| II ROW rero-ed himself sweetiy (ioucement) in a
| SHADY of Monsieur lie Cures graveyard,
| with the nost charming hea3stoDe 10 the world
! ovee him Tho laced handkerchief now wiped of
.tIe tear RI the corner Of enc OF the little eyes,
! aad the sntject changed.
| II can ouly say st was the lawyers lady who
was now speaking in E harsh. nasal tone, that
seemed 70 come through a c0nbl 81 can only
| say that when aud Monsieur TuurIou were re-
| siding jp Paris-which We are accustomed to do
for At least three weeks in each year-sUch thing
was uuargampt OF la fact, Madame. the wife of
the district rTocureur, who is our very intimate
freud. has :old as much"
HIRE she looked round on the company and
suortoi Madame whispered me:
"En garde! See-theg cross swords Listen
aaa you will be diverted
The husbands were Indifferent, and were not
Gu. Of that mood yet. Bar the notarys wife was
Mt slack. She seemed to bristls over with little
points.
Bah what can sleeping provinctals know Of
that sweet city; who are taken up by complaisant
husbands, like school girls on a holiday / was
born there, pi"u uerci' AID hope 10 cad my DAVIS
there know every turn 10 the dear city"
Like enough" said hor enemy, now putting
and fl inning; "no one will dispute Madames
kDo" edge of The s'reets"'
The was awkward a!Hsi0n to gtisette ele
mrut in the : Ciii station Of tbe rOia:y's Iady;
who we'll nigh bounced from her chair Her arm
became, nstinctl'ey akimh ,n0js ar6o ia ! Jr nut
her husband jo ged, her aud they dropped at once
"Ah :" she said in shriiI tone" what does that
ape CHI meanI / HouId gladly know it, and have
|: made known TO this company"
NOT half 81 fiDe prospect" said the LAWYER
still on the walk. "a7 had seen in Languodoc'
| viii no: take The trouble" retorted Madame
Tourlou. stitl through the colnh.
'Ctrainly. rplie1 the little round woman
'#o should elways wash our linen a. home-shl
Nadamet'
By which was conveyed dextarous a!usion 70
Aaianes origin. dInl!y associated with the laund.
Eess prafes bon.
Il will not :" said the lady ronndly, and forget.
ting all restraint 4 will nos take such talk from
any low qnill-drvers wife,
Nor \" said Maiame Faquinet a kinho once
more, from any Parveou Robins wifs-pah ~
''ies files, mes lilies" murmered the Cure,
wiptu2 his lips, "a little moderation inip!ore Of
ynu, such a little roughness during the season de-.
voted TO Lntri'ion may seriously disarraOged the
digestive functions. He patient my chillreun
Yea, Monsieur lie Cure" Madame Croquatte
sid, little freliul!y. "the whole thing is not
worth etraw."
Ga which there came truce for that hour at
least; ehu Monsieur le Cure gave Us some pleasant
geusiDi5cenCe OF how he first began 70 grow wrong
sAterioTiy; OF how his aiInent came upon him
almost Iise tb ef ia the night, aud seized upon
him i2sidi9ualy; of what his first feelings were at
taa oi-coverr-suDrise mingled with corsferpa-
lion, he-itaiiou astonishmeDt, perplsxity-with
otner highly curious and Interesting particulars.
These carried rs welt through the desert ind
after GiEntg wiae. the hostile ladies still Il .red
Hereby az one another, and retired with menacip.
ru4tie from theic gowns