Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-12
Q0Iortestct 9allp Spp.
WOMAN, AS DRAWN BY MONSIEUR MI
CHELET
a Story by Hyppolite Lucas.
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH. I
LGuurIuln

Yes, wish it; you will find it an amuse-
ment for you"
Come l will dress your hair"
me IRON was put III the fire BOnface roll
ed the light hair of his wife, fine and soft, in
tle llttG iozenGe' shaped tissue papers that she
hallued nm coquettishly he acquitted him.
sell not badly, he even took pleasure in it.
notwithstanding, when the work was done.
he thought he had bought the right to smoke a
cigar IN the garden. He took several turns,
saying to himself, "Behod my wife's coi6eu.
1t is very droll"
lhey went to the S0iree at the Mayors they
danced, and MiChette, who had not danced for
long time, entered into it gayly. She did
not miss a Contredance, nor a waltz, nor a
polka. Bonitace and the doctor, who observed
her, were aatOnished at her vivaCity and her
animation
After the ball there was supper for a small
number OF invited friends, and AIchctte drank
and ate like one in the best OF health; she
empued even one or two glasses of champagne
without being solicited
The supper finished an old button proposed
to play at children's games at Romainville
they play such games still, and the forfeits
bring crowd of punishments, that is to say.
embraces tolerated by the friends and the most
severe OF husbands, under pain of ridicule
1t was upon that the old button had counted
>,
mltted with good grace. There was among
the guests, collegian, corvalescent the son
OF the doctor. The chances OF the play OBJ
ilged HIM to kiss Michette in his turn he APP
preached her with timidity, a little out of
countenance. 1t was remarked that there was
laugh, which quite Disconnected him he
bushed, and his bushes infected Michette
herself, when he placed his trembling lips up.
on her cheek. There was much whispering
they whisper at Romainville, as elsewhere.
lie took the part of seeking a serions expla.
nation.
"What means this sadness, said he : ''wil
you tell me Your airs of mystery make me
mad"
Michette threw herself ather husbands feet
Mon am" cried she, "take me away let
us go to some other place. 1t is not good for
either of us here"
"What have you TO say ?" said Bonitace
Speak more clearly"
We'll, that young man"
nat young man :"
"Ihe doctors SON.
"What has he done 2"
HE passes under my window every day"
"What is the harm 2"
The harm-the harm 1t is, fear. that
shall love him
"That is little to much" said Boniface
angny, at this unexpected revelation. 1T is
all folly"
"No, pursued Mchette despairingly, "you
know nothing of the nature of woman, nature
feeble and passionate. There is danger take
me away"
Boniface thereupon had such fit of bad
humOr that Michette was frightened !; he broke
several Chinese images that fell under his
Clenched fist
ooh the unhappy creature! p cried Mich
cite, The is capable of beating me-he will
ma 10 trntr r,r e., -
and vile to beat a woman :"
Bonitace opened the door violently, and
went out. lie had need Of fresh air.
He met the doctor and told him all, praying
him TO send his son back to college
do you go" said the doctor, "there is ev-
identity something wrong in her brain. a
woman never makes such a disclosure Sponta.
neously to her husband. Go to Nice, pass the
winter there the journey will do her good,
believe me-"
Bonface, persuaded by the doctor that his
wite,s mind was deranged, became mole COM
passionate again, and decided to take her to
Nice, always cursing his fate.
The journey was disagreeabe enough Mi
Ghetto confused, said not a word, and BOniflce,
who, from time to time, had fresh attacks of
ll-humor, did not break the silence
fortunately at Nice an event brought the
pair together again. Michette conlided some.
N'liS thOlS dSICGdDlp 10 llGf husband tllau the
things we have mentioned. She informed him
that for some days she had had the hone of
being a mother.
Bonltace forgot all in the thought that
child was coming to cement their union, and
explained TO himself the nervous state of lis
wife by her situation
He had known Aphonse Karr of old at
Parls, and there was nothing he wished more
than to renew his acquaintance with the charm.
81 M pltfN1,.
1t was well known that Alphonse Karr has
become gardener, and that he possessed the
most beautiful flowers in the world. Bontace
asked permission to bring his wife to see a
garden not less celebrated than the other
works of the author. Aphonse Karr willingly
consented.
Mchette admired the greenhouses and all
the riches they contained but whilst the pro-
prietor and her husband chatted together she
could not resist the desire to purluin some of
the precious treasures Of the greenhouse, and
slipped them in a work-bag that she carried in
her hand. Alphonse Kari did not perceive it
at the moment nor Boniface either.
The next day BOniiace in searching, do not
know why, III the bag, pulled out the flowers,
and recognized them.
Those are Karr's flowers, said he "When
did he give them to you!"
"He did not give them to me, replied She
GLOW - cried Bonihce, "you dared"-
"My dear" continued she, with sang fiojd
lin my situation that is pardonabe. DO Won
not know that an old custom permits a woman
in my situation to take anywhere three ap.
pies or three pears 2"
"Thgt custom has fallen into disuse my
dear, and shall not dare present myself again
at Alphonse Karr's. We must even quit Nice
Immediately and return to Paris"
Michette wept, but her tears did not appease
Boniiace, who was furious at this abuse of CON
tdence, which he expected to see published in
the Guepes.
The preparations for their departure were
not long, i'll such haste was he to get away
from Nice. He took good care not to 60 to
make his adeuX to Alphonse Karr, who by
that time could not be ignorant of the ravages
committed upon his greenhouse. Perhaps he
even yet expects an explanation, which we are
happy TO give him.
On the railroad from Lyons to Paris, the
pair, who We're very sulky to each other, met
young officer returning from Algiers, and
gong to pass some months of leave of absence
with his family, once connected with that of
Olseah Mouche. Mchette's brothers had been
ms comrades; lie had seen her when child.
ne louhu her grown and married, and pretty
us loFe' Agreeaby to his right and his
du'y, as a French officer he showed himself
very gallant, and Michette furious against her
husband, whom she regarded as tyront and
as a husband Tor whom the sacred organ;1,tin,,
OF me woman would always be a sealed letter
Mlchette answered his attentions with coonot
~ WHICH TeuouDled the dissatisfaction of
bonliaee' lie was often on the point of breol.
ny guy Iiito GoiJugal scene im the car But
he contained himself. They arrived Lonn;l,,
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