East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-12-21
UNpUNIsHED CRIMES.

Mme de Villele is still very fas.
cinating looking woman, is she not?'
said a gentleman in the orchestra stalls
Of the grand opera, looking through
his glass at lady in the box in tho
second tier.
"Still very fascinating! / wonder
you should make use of such an OK
preston as that; why Nine de Villele
is certainly not over -thirty-three, and
that is, according to Balzac, the v0ry
perfection of woman's age"
Ernest Barillon has been in love
with her for the last five years."
He has certainly been much with
her; that is, he is always found at the
same places she is; bat do not think
the world has right to talk, for there
is nothing in the conduct of either to
have compromised Nine. de Villele's
reputation"
{" Especially as she lives in the same
house with her aunt i have never
heard the world hint even at liaison."
"Well, i don't talk of liaison, but
see, here comes Haberneck; let's lis
ten with all our eyes, for see this act
of the opera is ballet"
So the friends sat down. Mean
time Nine. de Villele, the lady OF
whom they had been speaking, sat
apparently unconscious of all remark.
She was woman not to remark, but
whom once noticed to be admired and
remembered. There was nothing bril-
liant or obstructive in her appearance
but grace, gentleness, and elegance OF
manner, together harmonizing SO well
with her pale complexion and classical
features, made her to those who knew
her well, extremely fascinating.
Nine. de Villele position in society
was an awkward one. Her husband,
few years after their marriage, had
deserted her, and gone to live in a
foreign country with woman whose
least indiscretion was her flight from
lorettedom with M. dc Villele. As a
separation had ensued, legal separa-
tion, which gave to the deserted wife
an ample fortune, and her freedom for
oil except to marry again.
Helene do Villele had not shown as
much sorrow as might have been ex-
pected, nor had she appeared to look
gloomily at the life before her; per-
haps the few years they had been to-
gether, her husband and herself had
understood how little they were suited
to each other. $50
She was, however, sincerely pitied
by society, and, taking society into her
confidence, submitting to its DEGREES,
Nine. de Villele acquired Immediately
its protection and approval for her fu-
ture conduct.
AS soon as tho legal formalities were
accomplished, breaking up her old es-
tablishment she settled herself be-
meath the roof of a distant relation of
her husband, never appearing in pnb-
lie without Nine. de Valentin, never
receiving visits in any apartment but
the grand saloon, whore every one
was received, and never continuing
the slightest Irritation when it threat
ened to become remarkable.
Ernest Barillon was about FIVE years
younger than herself, and she had
known him from childhood. He had
been ever to her like q brother, and
she had always talked to him with the
demure dignity the difference in their
ages was supposed to give them. But
as time passed along this difference
seemed to diminish, until at last it re-
quired reference to dates to know
who was the elder of the two. Nine.
de Valentin had been delighted at the
intimacy between Helene and Ernest.
Nobody could talk of this as flirta-
ton, and, after all, they, two poor.
helpless women, dependent of SER
wants, were obliged to have cavalier.
This young man was exactly the per-
son they wanted. So he became the
spoiled child of the house, and even
prudish Nine. Valentin was not aware
of the change each year was bringing
in tho relation between them all