The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-13

We did DOT have cleAA ioe daily but folded ur
our dirty ones, aud stock them through . riog
with q smber on Il, which We invariably forgot,
the cis~ m napkin attracted attention, and Mrs.
Jon ~ our hosssss, sxpl aimed that were tohave
an additkN 70 our circle, . Mrs. ptautasssef,
widow nv heart gave . bound In my bpeom--
what u u should be shet Pooh, nonsense; Il vas
most probably some dummy old woman With rel
nose, who tOok saur. ana nexs 70 whom Il would
be very unpleasant 90 sit. BE she whom she might,
the stran9et wa late; the soup and nsh passed
away, the temels, were handed around before the
door opened, sud-it was sHki thouRht should
have awcened collapsed. died Of apoplexy. Of rush
of blood 20 the heart, aud believe that all
OF sheee calam tiles would have happened 10 me,
had not heaven diro,ted mouthful Of oyster pate
gone down the wrong way.
"fIsve glass vi water" said she, 10 the most
natural way 10 tho world, ~ 1t We had known each
other for months
Guild she have ssee pictures Of ase' Was her
ideal, ~ she vas mi Sef
"Is there any thing going on hersi" .be asked.
~hen had somewhat recovered. "Whars az the
theatr.t"
( replied that had not been there, not under.
stApdipg tie lAogs age.
.4Oh, you mu.i learn IT," she said; cit is soon
done. ii you are pIucky enough, TO talk and don.
There 10 the Htabiiss sment, where they dance"
"rhat 10 all right. ed ore Gaucing; don't you
"Ycs, littl'; that 10. am rather ciumsy at / :"
"Oh. you'll soon iearn--pracsice 10 the evening
-tase Lessons In the noru oa. lsthc champagne
good heref"
Ih.stened TO order bottle and OF n her glass
had never got on we'll with lady before. /
vas like the simple simon (Qoerry. Cymon -1oml
Of antiquity. Love had POI Shed me. When l
sought my pillow that evening. TWO things aston
ishsd me; ono was, the manner in which my des-
ticy had taken my education IN hand. The other
that ~ a widow. she must have been some one
olses destiny beforehand; but tub'less that was
u forced match, an il.sssort'd nniou. Bsshful
,ta II snra o. pytfh ha
fair sex, my present advantages iaight have been
lvsc from the mere want Of b-iag Slowed mp, had
not series o; miner events-iscki Ak Individually
the Same startling and supernatural character
which disfioxu,sh those employed TO bring US to-
gether, but s,iI bearing tho stamp Of destiny
when considered as u whole--oou.bi ned to draw
Mrs. Piantsgeuet aud my self INTO clcser intimacy.
Thus, the morning after her arrival, was sinoks
ing nv after-breakfsst cigar In the paved
court at tho back of the house, when the Venetian
shutters of window on the ground door were
opened. and she appeared clad 10 delightful
fresh mcruisg dress. She started, smiled aud
bowed. apologs-d for the cigar. Ii VAS the
scent of all others she most preferred, which ems
bodeued me to remain near the window. What a
beau tiful day il was how she w0sid erj y walk,
If she only had "A companion. l offered to attend
her she deDurred little, and saw no harm
were not known. 10 quarter Of al hour We
we're au;te familiar. Had mad dancing lesson
yet No. sns herself, you'd teach me few
steps In tvo hours We we're walking arm-in arm
up to the Napoleon column; in two days We Vel 8
dancing together at the Establishment; IN q week,
We called each other Lsonora and Edward; III ten
days, l was an engaged man
In Consequence. she infDrNed me, of dis
tres ing law suit at the time depending, II ass not
convenient for Leonora ~ return TO England Just
then aud as I'd certiia aff4 ~ 90 arrange, and
certain relations u word rhymisg With expects
tions) whoss advise IL VIA desirable {" a.k, AID
| 90 far as ie conceded with Ey own views, follow,
IL was decided that should cross che Chsnnel. set.
nd Fsfn {ia.
| NAMED at the boaYdirs house az Boulo9ne, aud
occupied herself in looking out for comforrsbi e
| lodgings la the upper town. IL certainly saves
| one god deal Of trouble TO marry a widow.
BY L.oaora's advise went straight frniu Bou-
| iosue to London, for though the vjyage that way
10 Of longer duration. you Gao 10 TO bed AMI sleep
all the vr, at least, You can cry 20 DO ST.;
| l took a berth on board the S'umak poomp, aud,
| III order to secure II, distressed and turned H.
| before the vessel left the ousy. The expeTimsI
to some extent successful, for though the mo,
tioa Caused to feel giddy, be wildered aud help.
less. GAS spared that horrible sensation OF sp.
| preaching dissolution, accompanied with tickling
| in the sides which / had before experience d.
| whenever the packet shot rapidly dow the hide
OF some uoususiiy big wave, and, indeed, escaped
| all the worst syniptoms Of she Iaaady.
! After had laid suiescent on my back for about
three hours, two gentlemen came into the cabin,
whom, from their long hair, boards, and general
| cut, rightly conjectnred to be artists.
| well, Jack, as It is raining catsaEd dogs On
~,
| drinking brandy and water, I suppose this Is
| about the eosiest nook In the whole ship. Upper
| or lowsri"
| "You have the longest legs. Lower"
"At right-here goes" and the taller one of the
| two swung himself mp into the berth Immediately
| opposite nifue, aud the other rolling iuec that
| under aeath him.
"Jsck,"
"Yes"
"No."
| "What borei''
| And they plunged into general talk. They dis.
cussed politics, cookery. operas preachers, every
| thing, but their princIpa! conversation was ~
| paintings painters-to all Of which Listened
| IN adfeamy way, psssivey, no. paying attention,
when suddenly word caught my ear which
startled NE Ike al electric shock-"Juditb."
It was at the eud Of something said by the IN
| der one, and the upl er directly answered
90, yes, remember nov; she sat also for Blow~
| ers Siren, didn't shef"
| "Thst's her. Pry she is so exrravagan,. Over
head and ears in debt Can't put her foot in EGG
land, they say saw her yesterday on the pier. y
"Speak TO heIf'
| 'Not ]; she had The prize in TOW; it might have
spoiled sport Besides, she tipped me little frown."
"Ati and you say he is Well off,
VERY, they say. He won't be long so, poor beg
| gari"
And he is really going to marry heli"
"sate."
"wnat eonsumuate ass! 1t 10 rather bore
though; perhaps he won't let her sit.' O..
mot while his money lasts perhaps; bat that can
not be long, in her hands: and then he cannot be a
very particular sort OF chap to marry her az ALL"
Only Dante could describe my feelings; suffice 1t
that on arriving IN London made searching in.
quiries into the antecedents of Ars PiantagensI,
the result VI which was 20 determine me TO break
off the match.
1t ts pleasant TO have a wife who 10 a model OF
virtue, eobre'y, industry, good huuoI; bot not
who Is u model Venus rising from the sea-
An enlightened British ury, however, saw the
matter from different point of view, and whes
the action was brought against me. brought in q
verde, for the Piainiitf-damsgss $500 Chambers
Journal.