Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-23
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fapa c9nfnlictipg emotions violently agitated
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me servant entered, and announced that
1he hvrses were ready. Sllvio very warmly
pressed my hand, anu we took leave OF one
anoIhs5 m9it shecuonately lie jumped
In,9 sife. osga-a sl'ia'l wagon without
springs-in winch were deposited two boxes,
oas containing his whole collection OF pistols
snd'ses other sh ms movable property. We
oaoe auism once more, and ne was soon lar
awsy,on ms long Jonrucy.f -
"A iew years mad passed away when do.
nesuc circumssances conipepsd me 70 settle
IN miserable country ree46fnce IN the dis
trict o. noieva Ihis kinu'ot lite was not
:, ~ NJ se'vv ~ ny saot1s Au1 Shhte ilhita-
t.ng myself ~ ny new duties, cat many a
lnlngering tnou&nt on my former Ioisteroua
.nu caIeless His gsis Ne most tRfncu't task
~ Hwasw accus1om myself 70 spend the
ions w,n'er evenings IN complete solitude. L
genefaily manage, IN some way or another:
70 employ myseif 9nui my dinner.hour.
cna.'eI WIN thc old people who lived near
ne rode ABOUT, inspecting new works
In'rn mao Dceh set on ioot put, with the
oayhght, these resources falledme; nothing
lemained ior me but to SIT IDLE the remain,
ger o. the evening. a small number OF
pooks, wnich 1 Iound IN cupboard ana IN
hJ s,o,ehouse, reau SO many tunes, that
=. ;ias1 knew them pretty well by heart
!" men tnese sources OF intellectual enjoy
nent were exhausted' mad recourse 10 the
services oi my housckeeper, who related to
me ~ an tne 1aIes she could remember. Al
ohouSh wen s,ocked. she could not last for.
ever when sile dld fail' my WEAKNESS and
vexat,on became SO lnsupportable that re-
solved 70 drown my cares IN the less innocent
bottle; Ihis only increased my wretched-
ness, by adding to 1t the weight OF bodily
suffering. confess, also, that / was afraid
cf becoming habltual drunkard, of which
Isaw many deplorable specimens in our dis
trct; - Y, t9o ~ H'.'' l'-trf1f ~
~ Anont three miles from me was tine
estate belonging to the Countess B. /;
put tne peautliui mansion m on 1t was occupi..
ed omy Dy steward. The countess had
only VISITED Il on one occasion, and that was
with her husband, directly alter their mar
rage, ana tnen mad only remained month;
however, IN tne second spring after l had
taxen up ny. residence IN my solitary abode,
sIep9r1ecame current that ire countess
WITH ner husband intended to pass the sum
mer there ana IN the beginning ct June,
tne en report was verinea by Their appearance.
Inc arrival OF rich neiehbor is an epoch
OF great importance TO people who live In
the country. Ii is the talk on the neighbor-
nood ioy some months beforehand, and II
furnishes tne prlncipal topic cf coHyersat,on
TOT az least three years after. flonged with
the greatest inipaticnce TO see them, and,
on, tne nrsI SUNDAY aiter their arrival, set
ont lmmedia!eiy aIter dinner, to pay my re-
spects to their exceliencies, as their nearest
nelghoor ana moA obedlent servant.
T. 1Pe serysnt showed me to the COUNT,
capnice, auu wene 70 announce my ARRIVAL
The lmmense cabinet was htted up most
sumptuonsiy around the walls stood cup
boards nlied with DOCKS, and on each cup
board was bronze bust on the marble
maDtle-piece was splendid mirror; the
foor was covered with green cloth, and on
the cloth were placed several small rich car
pets. Ewing as had for SO long time In
such an insignificant dwelling, was quite
unprepared Tor such sudden change,
began to feel very III at ease, and awaited
the appearance OF the count with just as
much diffdence as country solicitor would
the arrival OF great man OF state. The
door opened, and the count, hne, hand
some man OF about thirty-two years OF age,
entered. lie approached me with look
fun OF candor and affability. L began to
take courage, and was beginning to recon,
mend myself, when the count interrupted
me, and prevented any further apologies. :
We sat down, and | found his conversation
so free and perfectly unconstrained, that II
a short time L conquered my uneasiness, anc
had just recovered my ordinary. sell: posses
sion, when the countess entered, and al my
embarrassment returned with renewed force
The count perceived s, the state Of my feel
ings, and IN order to give me time. to re-
cover myself, began to speak to his wife,
thus treating me as though he wished to lay
aside AL ceremony, and regard me as re,
spected nelghbor In the meantime,
moved about here and there, examining the
books and pictures. L am no connoissour o.
1 pictures, but one attracted my attention; II
represented scene IN Switzerland. l was
not struck with the beauty Of the scene, Oh
with the skill OF the painter, but my atten
tion was riveted by seeing the marks OF two
balls which had been shot through it, the
mark OF one bail very nearly corresponding
with the mark Of the other. This is ,
good shot, said l, turning to the count.
/ "Yes. he answered, that is celebrated
shot. Do you shoot well?' 4...1. gilLr.
Pretty we'll" | answered, delighted tina