Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-01-20

when he haunted tne oiu Piaces VI ouSiueSs'
Another name of course was upon The fam
| ily door: and hither he turned his steps, TO
see il happily some old friend Of former ia days
might not have heard of her. Even the the
name was unremembered, or pretended 10
be; vet theperson he asked was one yilHn wbNm
he remembenedas plotting zealeusly TO b, be
invited TO fis dinner, parties. zob.7ago Is !,
g,sThev will rernen,ber me when they lind
I am fiith," said Valeu;ip 70 himself bitter
lys1a9. ~ issis .a,nii cts n SaU1h.sa oi
He turned into by street. and saw
beggars sitting in the sunshine IL was
the most cordial and happy face that d, nag
met his gaze since he came pacS- Inc Inc
man did not ask for anything either, nor
show him the 1withered arm that hung
closely under his coat: and hopeless as the
question seemed, he thought be would ask ask
itaa .baueT essieni lncl bas toof sH.a. .r
las he dopped money into the ragged nat
that lay on the ground beside the beggar,
he said, rarelessiy. sCan you tell me where
Madam Valentm lives nov. my man .E.r
al usedito7 know her when she lived in
Queen street, Was that the one| .zIu,u
1T was the. street where M. Valentln's
grand house stood. 9gi .-illu-is:1n n-f sq
a@She has gone from that house, but she
did forget old Jack, and many's the
penny she has given me since. Glad
eneughwns / when heard she was mar
ried again." -ilo1sEE rg4a3 oel -ia ,,.a 7
"Married r. exclaimed M. Valintin. si
sBless you, sir, yes; married TO MIR.
Stanbury; but, poor man, he died year
ago."sgisep IA hs'I insii I,si,eIai % Il
do you. know where she lives now = %,
Somewhere out of town. 1 don't 60
SO far now, I'm so old. I think it is. in
Bloomsbury Place, West Terrace" ."v 7e.1
+ To paint NJ Valentin' S feeling would be
a hopeless task. Hortense married, but
still free!si A5painful rcvulsicn took place
in his mind. and he resolved, as all seemed
TO forget him, that he, would not vet dis
cover himself. That night he visited the
neighborhood of Hortense, read "Stan-
burr" aonthe door, and managed to secure
the next house, which happened 10 be
quite empty, and having its garden adion-
ing hers. Next day he furnished it richly,
broughtia n number of servants, bought a
fine carriage and horses, and under tie
name of Richie he settled down to, watch
at leisure the movements of his neighbor.
He choose, all his private rooms on that
side of the house which overlooked hers.
! The first time he saw her was in the
garden! --iaaze& eil lail I{ra n Il
Size looked still very handsc me, but was
very sad and pensive. He wondered if it
was not for.ihe lossao her late husband
He soon became satisfied that she led a
very quiet and retired life; THAT she had
little company and kept early hours. IL
was early spring, abnti he had plenty, Of
flowers and tiuit in the green house and he
sent some for her acceptance, with Mr.
Riiehie's compliments. Again and again
serepested the gifts, and each time with.
selection that marked a delicate taste.-
Hortense was charmed with her new neigh
Dor whom she had not seen. D s.Ii ,., a1tI
The flowers had been sent several times
when he added 10 them a request that he
might call and see the lady. She return
ed favorable answer, aud under cover Of
theItwilight hour, be fonnd himself in the
room with Hortense. The, sound of his
voice filled her with understandable emotion,
because it resembletl that of her first hus-
band; butashe persuaded herself it wascai
fancy. She found her neighbor agreeable
and attentive. He did not neglect anY-op-l
portunity of being with her, They rode,
together, sung together; and often his voice
would thrill through the soul of Hortense,
like remembered lay from a far off land.
Insensibly she was becoming interested
in him. He had told her much that was
true of his past life, and openly mourned
some being whom he said was lost to him
-he did not say 6y death--but Hortense
saw it in that light. More and more ten.
der grew their intercourse, for the lady.
seemed utterly to disregard his scars, until
she was scarcely surprised, and certainly
not offended, at receiving an offer of his
hand. nii owl .Eog5Io no CEfS lnn nIl,4
She was alone in the world; she had no
one to consult, no one who had any right
to 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 we'll she had loved him who had gone
from her sight and promising him that she
would try to love him as well. sas .,iliai
NJ. Valentin exulted greatly in this an
swer, aud came near discovering himself;
but he had desired to delay 1t tora certain
time, and he checked HIMSELF The we'd
ding day was appointed and everything
was in readiness for the occasion. In ex-
changing. rings Hortrnse looked ixedly at
the ring which ,he,,bridgroom gave her. 1t
was the very ring which N. Valentin had
given her at their first wedding! She
tainted on the spot, and be began TO think
he, had carried matters too far. He 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
execra,ed lis scheme, and repented even
vita tears that he had been led to pursue 1t.
But Horlensc awoke 10 life, awoke 10
the new joy of his presence, to ask his for
giyeness for the past, and inspire new hope
for the future. There had been an inexpl;-
cable attraction towards him on her part,
from their first interview; and as she cor
fessed this, her husband was quite inclined
to be satisfied and to forgive the apparent
disrespect which he fahcied she had paid
his memory, ...,,i,. ,,...., -..,.l 80,
AS NJ. Valentin predicted, the inhabit-
ants of Montreal, as soon as they found
o,,t his wealth, were happy to make bis
acquaintance, and remembered him MS an