Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-08-11
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A Widow.

Madame dc Portable sat in front OF
her toilette table. Nile. Dalyille, half
niaiI, half companion, was standing be-
hind her arranging Nine. dc PontaIbe's ;
magnificent golden hair. Apparently
there was something magnetic in the op-
Grafton, for as Mile. BalviIlc looked at
the beautiful face in the glass, She per-
ccired that theeyes were closed, and that
in fact Nine. dc PontaSe was asleep.
Nv Well," said Nile. DaIyi.Ic, hall aloud.
I'm glad to see that the country has
the same effect on her as it bas CA me,
.or then | suppose We shall nos stay
long
Probably Mile. Dalville gave an extra
twit:h to tie long tresses, in her hand
for with start Niue. dc Pontaitc open
ed her eyes.
YES, madame, and no wonder, for |
think the country is uncomfortable, and
only just fit to send people to sleep
Il think the country, on the contrary,
charming; why, We have only been three
weeks in one of the most beautiful villas
OF Vile d. Array, aud you already ap-
pear 10 regret Paris
Not only appear, but do actually re-
grct Paris. even the three weeks-rom
the very FIRST moment We decided on COM
ing here
That's pity, for mean to stay
here; | want to finish my widowhooi
with becoming dignity. Why, Nile.
Davile, you know that from the very
moment | changed my mourning, putting
on gray and purple instead Of black, |
was overwhelmed with invitations, with
visits, and"
with declarations how nice
but very indccorous, at least before
the two years af grief kad expired, and
after all the country is not so tiresome.
| am fond Of flowers, of tiue scenery, of
reading; the days will not be SO very
long, and then one sleeps so well the
whole night through; in the country
there are 10 rumors rolling about to dis
turb you"
"No, | wish there were.
"And So it WAS my determination to re-
main; let me see, how long is it since
that dreadful evcnt?'
"What dreadful event ?"
"Why, since lost
oh! since you lost that cross old
man whom you hated the day you marri-
ed him, and who justified your bate by
making you miserable all the time you
were his wife luckily he dld not live
long; well madame, if you call his death
the shocking event, that took place exact
ly year and nine months ago, -
80 that there are only three mouths
more to give to prepriety--l mean to
grief. Well, l shall pass them here in
solitude, and in utter forgetiulness OF
the world Wasn't lucky to get this
villa, quite detached p
YES, with six feet of solitude around
it. There's another hermitage just like
this one, adjoining our solitude; have
you remarked that madame -
"Why, of course am not blind"
"Well, then, suppose you have seen
that We have Il neighbor y
NE" replied Nine. de Portable, but
she turned away from Mile. fDalvllle as
she family uttered the word.
Then Just come here
Mile. Dalvlllc drew Nine. Portable to
a side window, and there she beheld from
behind the rampant of her muslin curtain
the nelghbor Mile. Dalyille had spoken
Of
lie was young man, that is some
where between thirty and thirty-fve.--
Dressed with the utmost care, he sat in
front of a small table with . large book
open before him. He was apparently
perfectly absorbed, and seemed certainly
not to be aware that there was another
human being in the world beside him
self
NOV, is he not provoking? Why,
madame, he has sat in that same attitude
all day, aud every day since We have
been here. "