Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-02-03
pive NJ de Blancard standing beside bis


frightened us! !" exclaimed Mile. Daleillc,
secretly cxult:ng in the success of her
scheme '."". .'''-'... ''' TO- '' -i9'' -".
You know my conditions. sirtah,' said
NJ. dc Blancard. You never again re.cntcr
my house i- .'.'t '1i ''-i --'.'i
4 know said the servant IL &. A-sH-a=.'
Il came here to Villa de Array especially
to find peace and solitude, hying from the
world to plunge into study, and now this
man brings me in contact with the most
destructive element of society woman. TO-
AT tins moment Nine. de Pontalbe appear
ed at the opeE window, coming from the
| inner room. .-'' H. h-' ga" -.-l
what is the matter, sir ? said she; 4
hope no one here has annoyed you.
Madame, beg pardon-allow me to
come in for few moments, and will cx-
| plain ..'' econ i.t. i'.."4".
Sir, although against my rule to admit
any visitors = i't ....I' t s''i
How singular, that is precisely my rule;
but you see there is no rule without eXccp.
tons. So if you will allow mes ..."
Pray come in, sir, if you have anything
special to say
Monsieur de Blancard stepped across the
window sill, and was soon seated opposite
+ to Nine. de Portable, in u charming little
drawing room, full of flowers and strewed
with those Thousand nothings that indicate
the presence of woman. Looking around
him for u minute or two, Nj. de B!ancard
appeared to have forgotten his explanation,
for all at once he exclaimed: .a. ....
! "What Il delightful room " .....
ut is exactly the same as yours the two
villas are precisely alike. looked at them
both before decided on this one"
singular so did | !; chose the other be-
cause / thought the trees thicker, and so
insured more profound solitude"
! You seek solitude just as do. All when
misfortune overtakes us, solitude is a great
consolation, men are often plunged in sud
den calamity" ...
Not at all. never speculate. i an. too
rich to trouble myself about money"
''Thcn disappointed ambition; ; perhaps
some election which you ought to have gain
ed, but lost Z
"Precscly: wanted two votes, and got
but oIc--that was my own. / was aspiring
to the hand of lovely widow, but had n
rival" ..
"A rival2"
Yes rival My widow wns cuamoreG
I of II dead queen, Artemissa, and so took it
into her head to remain faithful! to the
shade Of her husband. But she never knew
of my love and admiration, so caunot
blame her; still, anu resolved to be us faith
ful tony fancy as she is to hers, so came
to this profound solitude" --. I'D.
"Six miles from Paris. You had better
have tried to love some young girl, whose
heart was free from bitter memories"
Madame, l am bound hy solemn pro-
mise TO my dead uncle. from whom inherit
my fortune, to love and to marry n widow"
"Ah he had peculiar taste for widows
thenr ~ -..... trr. ...
Yes, madame. He had been married
twice, and twice had repeBted of his mar
ringe. The third time he married widow.
anu ,H4m TtG" nHn5dG,' sand my uncle is the per
| fection of Development in woman. wi
dow is pre- cfessor in the art of love, and
also of domestic felicity. The man who
marrics a widow escapes all those expert
ments. those struggles for power that young
girls are so fond Of She knows exactly
how far her authority goes; she knows how
to assert it without aspcrity (shc has TIED
it OH her first husband, end you get the
( bcrcit of her eXperience;D in fact, a widow
| knows how to manage husband, and
knows that 10y making him happy she in
surcs her own felicity .........
so You determine after this to marry Il
widow .., ..
OF course, but the misfortune was that il
all Paris could fri but one widow
What, ip all Paris--PGris renowned for
its widowsr '.' f. ---''r.-
'Ycs, know, but found but one" .H
And where did you find this phUniX"
AT ball in the Rue d'Ani0u. But then
she was a widow who could be nothing but
q widow, for no man was worthy to be her
husband / watched her all the evening,
listened to her conversation, which was as
brilliant as her eyes, and when | lost sight
Of her Paris became a desert TO me, and
sought this solitude to be alone with my
love ...., .l.-., .,,.s .s .r.....
Then how are you to fulfil the promise
you madeH
There's the difficulty you see, madame
in order to marry this widow, 1t is necessary
to have the consent
NO, of her husband If ever you should
be a widow, you will understand what
mean '>' ..'-- ..
y am widow; did you not know itl' 10
Really, beg pardon ~.
You have said nothing to offend me-
WELL my widow is afraid of her hus
bands ghost, for, aitei making her appear
ance at this one ball, she rushed liked me L
/; desert, six miles from Paris ....
! i was at the ball you are talking about
1t took place op the 18th of April ...-.
Precisely on the 18th you bought thi
villa. You are Nine. de Portable, the queer
of the ball of the Rae d Anjou. You can
: not forget me, because you never though
of me, never knew. But have given yn'
my whole soul, my life, and / have aske'
nothing in exchange, for love gives all, an'
feels poor when it has no more to give or t
sacrtice.' 20. .frr - b.. a.. .....f. f.g4
n What could give for all this m D
}, IInpev
You are so good, so charitable; all tn
S poor of the village say So
e The poor are grateful
!, 'And | shallbe grateful all my life.'
/ 4 have not had u happy life, MoLsieur d
t Blaneard had renouneed all idea OF love
u scarcely believed in it, f-.. ..,
;. Il will teach You that you have neve
n known love at all, and in three months 20
e shall return to Paris with me-" ..if .-.tg q
d With you, ah II think YOU are presnmtI
n Gus remember, you are almost a strange
n Just a mere neighbor.'
Yes, but yoa shall love your neigh5or
. your yourself, you know,"sIa. .-u3i-.
> True said Nine. de Portable, pensiyel
suffering her neighber to take her hand,
- .Three. .nonths- later both yillas were sl'
up. n, d, and Nine Ae lBlancard had gor
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