Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05

!. 81 promised to do so. and you may be
sure did MOI fail 10 keep it. 4 went home
over joyed. re eea ,4
e But what have you done with your.
drawing2' said my uncle.
81 had. not thought of this, and blushed
deeply. After few wise remarks upon
the danger of young men falling into
strange company my uncle quietly allowed
the matter to drop, and in the evening
went, full of JOY and expectation, TO the
French family. l was received by the
gentleman / had seen in the morning and
his WIFE. in whose features found little
difficulty in tracing. those of the fair Aglae,
making due allowance for the ravages of
time. The lovely girl herself entered the
apartment shortly afterwards, if possible
more beautiful than ever. Hardly know
ing what 1 said, l advanced to meet her.
Her father introduced me with some COM
pliments to my artistic taste, pointing to
my little sketch, which was already hang
ing on the wall among number of
graceful drawings by Aglae herself.
Aglae possessed, in common with the ma
jority of her country women, the faculty
of making a stranger feel perfectly at ease
in her company, and after a few hours
flown like minutes in her society, left
the house, with surprise that could pos
sbly have grown 80 intimate in so short
time.
"From that day forth my visits became
frequent. Aglae and l understood each
other so well, and our intimacy advanced
so rapidly. that in a short time we were
recognized lovers. My uncle made no
objection, and became very tolerant of my
French friends Catholic principles. He
7 olya
figure in the pulpit, and was only glad to
see me with some tangible object in view.
So, contrary to the usual experience Of
such matters, the course of true love ran
as smoothly as could be desired; and, in a
few months from our first meeting, the
captivating Aglae was my wife.
"Agreeable to the wishes of her parents,
we took up our abode with them, in the
old house, and for some time were as
haplJ as two frail mortals could possibly
be on earth. When 1 remember that
happy time-the glowing looks that spoke
volumes in answer to my endearments-
the sweet silvery prattle, in delightful bro
ken English, about her native-viryards
and mountains--the pretty French legions
which she told me. by the dusky twilight
of the winters 6reside-or the plaintive
romance, accompanied by her fathers
guitar-I wonder more aud more at the
dark fatality which destroyed such an
earthly paradise. But, alas it was des-
troy yed. and regret is unavailing.
"Among the visitors to the house was
a young Count Chandler, who, for some
political offense, had been banished his
country. He was young man of most
captivating manners and address, and was
evidently very much taken with my young
wife. After our marriage, encouraged by
the praise of my wife and her friends, L
had again taken up the pen and pencil,
and frequently spent some hours in the
pursuit of these studies. On these occa-
sions, Count Chandler and my wife would
ramble out in the grounds surrounding
the house, Knowing the gaiety and free
dom of French manners, felt no uneasi-
ness on that score, till, one day, an old
friend calling upon me took occasion to re-
mark, in a playful manner, that had bet
ter not leave A glae too much alone with
the young Frenchman. 1 have long since
known that this was said out of pure gen
erosity to my charming wife, because he
feared that she might feel neglected if
gave myself up too much to books and
pictures. However, the effect on my
mind at that time was sudden, and fatal
to my happiness. When Aglae retl rned.
L upbraided her, with all the bitterness of
an injured hu sband, for what was in real
ity my own fault. Her tears, her assur-
ances, were alike in vain; from day to day,
1 brooded like mailman over this one
thought, till her parents, disguised with
my conduct, proposed separation. The
Count himself, who had innocently been
the cause, or rather, / should say, the OBJ
ject, of my hatred, reasoned with me to
the utmost; but the demon jealousy had
entirely taken possession of me. AgIae's
parents, indignant at my suspicious, with
drew to their native country, and, by rea-
soning and en- treaties, induced her TO ac-
company them.
81 can easily account to you for the agi-
tation I felt when you told me of the ap'
partition at the window of the little inn at
Llanhamlach. You will laugh at me, l
dare say. but ever since was boy, l
have been inclined to be supers.itious;
and l cannot get rid of the idea that the
face you saw staring at me 80 intently was
not human, but a supernatural warning of
some danger about TO happen to my long
lost Aglae. Whatever it may be, my
mind is now made up. L shall leave here
to-mo orrow, and set out for France. will
throw myself at her feet; l will save
her from the peril that hangs over
her-she must forgive me. Heaven has
taught me a bitter lesson, and ls now invi-
ting me to profit by past experience. Yes,
my friend, leave here tomorrow, never
to return until have wiped out this foul
stain, by giving back, lii a thousand times
greater degree, the alteration l owe to
A AgIae's innocence and beauTy!"